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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-16

Pursuant to chapter 90. pages 1923,
of the acts OF the Legislature of West
Virginia, enacted in 1901, notice is
hereby given that the Fairmont, Nor
gantown & Pittsburg Railroad Com
pany, a corporation organized and ex.
listing under the laws of the State of
West Virginia, will apply to the Com.
mon Council of the City of Fairmont,
in the State of West Virginia, on the
10th day OF February, 1907, at a reg.
ular meeting of said council ut the
mayors Office in said city for the
right, privilege and franchise to con.
struct, maintain and operate a branch
railroad in and through the First ward
of said city of Fairmont, in Marion
county, West Virginia, and in, across
and over the pablo streets, ways. al.
leys, river banks, grounds and prop
erty Of, and belonging to, and controll-
ed by said city of Fairmont, as by its
charter it is authorized to do. begin
ming at point near the north end OF
where the Fairmont, Morgantown &
Fittsburg railroad bridge formerly
crossed the Monongahela river in said
county, and extending in a southerly
direction along the right bank Of the
said Monongahela river. crossing Kick
mans run and passing through said
First ward of said city OF Fairmont, in
said county, and connecting with the
main line of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad near the mouth of Tygart's
Valley river in said county, to be
known as the Palatine branch Of the
Fairmont, Morgantown & Pittsburg
railroad. at which time and place an
opportunity will be given any citizen
or corporation interested in the grant.
ing or refusing of said franchise, to be
heard.
The application for said franchise
was duly filed with the city clerk of
said city Of Fairmont, on the 10th day
of January. 1907, and there was also
fled with said clerk along with said
application on said last named date. a,
nap and profile showing the proposed
location of said branch railroad
through the public streets, ways. al.
lsys, river banks, grounds and prop.
erty controlled by said city, and also
form of ordinance which said COM
mon council viii be asked to pass,
granting said rights, privileges, and
franchise. ~ 4
FAIRsIoNT. MoRGANTowN q
lPITTsBURG RAILROAD COMPANY.
BY LEVI b. HAIR.
Jan 15. %. 80, Feb. 6.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-16

Men In Jamaica
PARTY OF ENGLISH rouRlsTs ON
THE ISLAND IN THE INTER.
EST OF COTTON GROW
ING.

LONDON, Jan. 16.-1n addition to a
great number of Englishmen in bust.
ness at Kingston, there is at present
a party of distinguished persons, head
ed by Sir Alfred Jones, on visit
there to attend an agricultural confer
ence. There is much uneasiness here
on their account
This party left Bristol, England, on
December 80 aboard the steamer Port
Kingston for Kingston. 1t is com.
posed of about 60 prominent British
statesmen and agricultural experts.
1t formed an expedition to the West
Indies in the interest OF cotton grow
ing in. British colonies on the invita-
ton Of Sir Alfred Jones, president of
the British Cotton Growing Associa-
ton. In addition to Sir Alfred there
were in the party F. Swansey, a West
African merchant; viscount Mount
morris. Arnold Foester, NJ. p; P.
Murray Hunter, OF the Liverpool Cot
ton Association; a. A. Pearson, of the
British colonial office: Sir Thomas
Hughes, of Liverpool: Mcdowell Nath.
an, leading Jamaica merchant; G.
Lancaster, representing the Liver.
pool chamber of commerce: Mr.. OIL
yer representing the Manchester fine
spinners; Sir Thomas Sham, repre-.
senting the Manchester cotton spin.
ners: Sir Ralph Moore, L. Rivet, chair.
man Of the Jamaica Cotton Company,
of Stockport; Hall Game, the a1thor:
f. Ryan, secretary to Sir Alfred
Jones; Mr.. Hutton, chairman of the
British Cotton Growing Association;
Mr.. Cotterell, member of the West
African section of the Liverpool cham.
Der of commerce; Jesse Ceilings, NJ.
p; and Henniker Heaton, NJ. P. 9th.
er passengers aboard the Port Kings.
ton bound to Kingston were the Earl
and Countess of Dudley, Evelyn Ellis
Percival Phillips and Capt Rhodes.
A conference of spinners and plant.
ers had beef planned to be held at
Kingston. On this voyage the Port
Kingston went first to Barbados
where She embarked some 30 dele.
gates from that colony to attend the
conference. The Port Kingston reach.
ed Barbados on January s. and should
have reached Kingston several days
later.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-16
DOG GIVES FIRE ALARM.


PITTsBuRG, Pa. Jan. 16.-The
three.room cottage owned by w. ],
johnson of Patton township, near Will
merding. was destroyed by fire at
midnight Monday, and trunk con.
tanning $500 in cash was burned.
The Johnson family was away Mon
day and left a fire in a crate. AT mid
night large watch dog owned by
William Mccarrison, a nelghbor, be-
gan running back and forth between
the two houses, and scratching Nc
carrison's front door woke him. He
followed the dog to find the Johnson
home abla2e. He broke into the
house, but could save nothing.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-16
PERSONAL


John Barr Is recovering from an at
saek Of scarlatina-
MA Minnie Martin has recovered
from few, Jays illness.
frank Stewart. of Mongantewn,
spent yesterday in the city
Born. on last Saturday, 70 Mt. and
Mrs ]. c. GIasscock. Of GYPSY,
Slaughter
Robert finkead was IN the CITY
yestsrday en- route from Weston 70
siurgzntown. I.
XIrn. G. w. Smith and Mrs. J. a.
yickineer returned last night rom q
brief visit to Pittsburg.
Arthur Wilkins. WIN had been In the
city for several days. returned 70
PIttshurg this afternoon.
Joe Sands, Jr.. is III Of scarlatina
al the home Of his grandfather MI y. b
E,sands, on Main street.
MIS-. J. l.. Boomer has returned from
washington. Pa. where she had been
the guest Of her daughter Mrs. y. 8:
M j. b. Lilly was called to Pitts
burr Yesterday on account Of the Sc
rious Illness Of his daughter, Mrs. i.
n. Dumble.
Born. January 18th. a son to MI.
and Mrs. r. J. conley, Of Baltimore.
Mrs. coniey was formerly Miss Geor-
ria Hall. OF Fairmont
mr. Leon Rubin, Of Rubin Brothers
tho Madison street brokers and Jew.
elers. LETT to-day for q business trip 70
wheeling and Bellaire-
( Rcy. James r. Plummer, Of clarks-
burg. who is here for the Episcopal
convocation isa guest AZ the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. sample
Mrs. Richard Ely. who had been the
xnest Of Mrs. j. E. Anderson since
saturday. returned to Morgantownt
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Ely spent
sunday here.
The Very Rev. Dean, MI. Q. =.
powell. Of sistersviiie, Is here for the
Episcopal couvocation. He Is q guest
At the. home of Mn and Mrs. George
DcBoIt. on First street and CASTOR
avenue.
REV. George W. Feterkin, ;of Par
Rersbupg, Who is here for the North
Western convocation Of the Diocese
Of West Virginia is a guest at the
home of Bishop and Mrs. G., q. Pc
nick on Pike street.
Mr. stfothsnidar Of wadnesburg,
a~ho 'issbere today, says that the
Farmess and Droyeiif bank of
Waynoshrrre. wiz pay dollar Sfor dol
lar to III atccishoifers He said that
the newspaper rsports concerning the
matter were erroneaps and very much
exaggerated. Mt stfethsnider is a
depositor'in the bunk.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-16
WIFE HAS pREMoNlTloN.
Forehedins of Her husbands Death
Comes to Butler Woman.

BUTLER, Pa, Jan. 1s.-Nrs. ollie
Ramsey. whose husband was killed last
Friday night in a wreck on the West
Penn railroad at Creighton, had pre-.
monition of disaster. She called her
mother, Mrs. c. R. Kennedy. to her
home. When the Standard Steel Car
works whistle blew at midnight the
wife exclaimed:
There Is o1lie's whistle II Is all
over now This was the time Of the
wreck at Creighton.
An hour later messenger told OF
the accident in which her husband was
mortally injured.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-16
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.


mary a,ice noou, p'A'n,'n, AGAINST A.
H. ran ailas hupen A. hai'. IN ma
own right Ruben A. Hail. George p
flames ana Melvin sumner admin.
issIa'ors OF the personal estate o.
sonn Z fAihs' 'eceaseu' p'ehe'son
sniieihs Supply company cor
+ poAlion, JACOB o. Taught w >
(. .l.5 tilymona. trustee ana Marion RAN
ROAD Sosnpahs,'a corporation detena'
= ANS.
" ehaneery,i'n sne 'n.ermed.ase Court
g n Ma county wess virginia
BY q decree entered In the above
entitleu cause on the ss'h day OF No
yemoer' lsVe, sad cause was referred
70 me, me undersigned special com
missioner N ~ chancery, win directions
70 t AK s'ase ana report the following
h u y, si,sS
First, All the real estate owned
by the Judgment debtor, A. r. Hail.
or Ruben a. Hall. where situated. its
description, and the quantity thereof
Second. The liens upon said real
estate. by whom held. their respec-
tive amounts and priorities.
Third Whether said real estate
vii, In hye years, rent for sufficient
sum 70 pay on and discharge said
liens. and the costs OF this suit.
Fourth. And such other matters
as any DartieS In interest may rpouirp
the same being pertinent or such 9TH
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-16
STANDS BY
THE PRESIDENT
SENATOR sPooNER WENT AFT.
Err TlLLMAN ROUGH sHop
YESTERDAY.

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-16
cuPlp's WORK. SPEEDY.
Man Spends Day In chsmbersbura
and Leaves Benedict.

HARRISBURG. Pa. Jan. TO-
Leaving this city Monday for Cham.
bersburg, where they intended to
spend the day, returning in the even
ing. Hiss Elizabeth Edwards and vii
liam Gluck, the latter OF Homestead,
decided to get married while in that
city. The ceremony was performed
and telegram was received in this
city saying the couple were in Florida
aud would return to Harrisburg Sat.
urday.
Mr.. Gluck is a prominent business
man at Homestead, and the couple
will make their home IN that city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-16

: 7. + , q q !. N I . 8
t'ri'lsSDhes. san, 10 ~ res's'
naa Champ Clark o. missouri, y. Gov.
EDWIN warnelq, o. Maryl'ana. anu
GOV edwin ,. smart @iilSpe .he- ora "a
torS At tne annual pan qaet OF tne Me- e
chants and sianuIactur e a ass 'si
ZION al the Hotel schenley on inc
night 'oi Lineoln,s plfthaay' feDr'''
ary u Practieaiiy an ARRANGEMENTS
Tor the alfair have been completed and
already over q fourth OF the capacity
Of the BANQUET hail has been applied
for The banquet Will be layishly
decorated and the Getnet orchestra
wll render a fine sprogramme. Sec
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-16
Notice.

Anyone having Just claims against
Frances Marion Wells, deceased, or
anyone owing him, will please present
their accounts to me for settlement
and ply any bill owing to him to me.
Also have some valuable real estate,
city and interurban. for sale. Do you
want a bargain?
Jan. 14-et E. S. AMOS, Executor.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-16

Henry E. Dixey, supported by the
greatest acting company assembled
since the days of Augustin Days stock
company, comes to the Grand to.
night. Mr.. Dixey's play is dramati-
cation. of Harold MacGrath's celebrat-
ed novel, "The Man on the Box" and
has been mounted by the producer
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-16
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that appll.
cation will be made to the legislature
Of West Virginia, at Its next session
beginning on the 9th day Of January
1907. for the passage of an act to
amend the Charter Of the City of Fair
mont.
tsigneD CITY OF FAIRMoNT.
]. ENGLE. City Clerk.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-16

II taken at the sueeze Stage Pre-.
ventics-a toothsome candy Tablet
will surely and quickly check an ap
preaching cold or Lagrippe. When
you first catch COLOR feel 1t coming
on-take Dr.. Shops Preyentics, and
the prompt sffect will certainly sur.
prise and please you. Preventics, sure:
" supply the proyerbiaI ounce OF
prevention Sold in s cent and Is
cent boxes by z. A. Bnllngslea & Co.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-16

Five women were chosen as county
arensurer IN Idaho at the recent cleo
cion and seventeen women as county
supcrintendentso Of schools.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-16

Mr.. Walter N. Lawrence, with the
same artistic, refined and rich taste
which have made him one of the fore
most producing managers. Both OF
Mr.. Iawrences' plays. MRS. Temples
Telegram" and "The Prince Chap"
have been seen and appreciated by
local playgoers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-16
NOTICE

OF Application for Franchise of the
Fairmont, Moraantown 6 Pt.tshurs
Railroad Company to the Common
Council Of the City of Fairmont to
Construct, Maintain and Operate a
Branch Railroad In and Through the
First Ward of Said City.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-16
ways ready

Why pay big price for cab worki
Mecray Livery will do 1t cheap. Al.
ways ready.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

lFrom the Chicago News.1
The religion of the average man is
spasmodic.
1t is better to have a poor opinion
than to have mona at all.
Flattery has bean known to make a
brunette light-headed.
Where there's a will there's a lot of
disappointed relations.
Your cue to laugh comes when a
rich relative gets off stale joke.
However, the disgrace of poverty is
overshadowed b. tho discomfort.
Some men are too good to be clever
and some are too clever to be good
A lazy man makes a strenuous eff
fort to see how little he can accom-
plish.
Art for arts sake would be all right
if food wasn't necessary for the stom-
ach's sake.
It's queer how people will sit up and
take notice when one man begins to
abuse another.
When a man tells girl she is pretty
she tries to make him believe she
didn't know it until he told her
1t is much easier for a bad man to
live down to his reputation than it is
for good man to live up to his.
Although the bridegroom plays an
insignificant part at a wedding 1t
couldn't be pulled on to the satisfac-
ton of the persons concerned il he
failed to show UP.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18
EDIsON's CHEAP HOUSE.

The lumber trust and those building
trades unions that have been holding
UP the public for exorbitant prices, as
they have in San Francisco and some
other cities, may get humble If Mr..
Edison's cheap concrete house pans out.
Mr.. Edison, who has invented so many
more difficult things that he ought to
know what he is talking about, says he
be built large enough for two families
for 81, 200 to $1,000 and that it can be
put up in IL hours. It is to be built
out Of concrete units, and If it is a sue
cess lot of them will be built by an
eastern millionaire for tenements so
that 1.-The man who works in the ditch
can have a comfortable place to live
OF course it might not be we'll to ex-
pect too much in the way of oak wood
work, and maple floors, and tiled bath
rooms, and hot water heating plants
for the sum named by Mr.. Edison, and
it will probably not be necessary for the
carpenters to quit their trade right
away; but if Mr.. Edison's general idea
is correct, 1t may help considerable
when a poor man desires to build a
modest home. If concrete can be made
and put together as cheaply as Mr.
Edison estimates, 1t will put the lum-
Der trust out of business to a certain
extent, bringing down prices. Incl
dentally 1T may also be possible to get
job of work done in some cities with
out paying the seven or eight dollars
a day demanded by the building trades
in those cities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18
HUMOR CT THE DAY

1.-THE lady whose name you gave as ref
erence, Della" said Mrs. Hiram Offent
:. tells tel 81, me yoH were not always truthful
NO. ma Fam" replied the new servant.
-, II couldn't be. wild her teliin. me all the
delphia Press.
Minister Con return from holiday
Well. Daniel my good man, and how have
things been going on in my absence?
Daniel-Deed, sir, things been gaun on
We gang frae hame aye TAX guild care to
send waur men than yourselfs to fill the
Punch. ~ e 'A''
Il don't see how Roxley managed to get
along in Paris"
why not?'
;, Why. he couldn't speak the French
no. but his money couId."-Philadei-
phia Press.
How rich Is her
Very. very rich"
well, how rich7"
'Oh. SO rich that the small boys are
taught that it is praiseworthy to destroy
his property. Chicago Record-Herald.
smithkins-I understand that you have
put all your property in your wife's name.
enthusiastically so; I've bought her
a new hat.-Town Topics.
Hewitt-Are you in favor of capital pun
Jewett-I think capitalists should be
p1lnished.-Judge.
II ct brekfuss a half-hour late this
mornin'," announced Johnny at luncheon,
so won't be hungry for that long yet"
But luncheon will be over in half
hour, dear" objected his mother.
"Oh, no. 1t won't. You'll Jest about get
to the pie by that tirne."-Cleveland
Leader.
Traveler-Can't you hurry that horse UP
a bit?
Driver-'Fraid can't, stranger. I've
tried everything 'cept twisting his tall an
I'm saving that for the climb up the
school hill.-Chicago News.
'Of course" said the serene statesman
II am the logical candidate"
Perhaps" answered Senator Sorghum
but you want to remember that when IL
comes to tallying up votes it's mathemat-
ton Star
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18

brace and cried just a few happy tears
on shoulder very dear to her.
PLEASE don't cry, Alice. or course
was to blame. 1t was nasty OF me to
tease you about that Benton girl, but
really. dear, I only did It just TO see
how much you cared"
"And cared so much! But. Billy
dear, how can you explain about those
trunks. My key opened yours
Easy enough, darling. We bought
those two trunks on that shopping ex-
petition when auntie chaperoned US In
Paris, at the Bon Marche, and evidently
the locks were the same. We won't
have that trouble again, Alice, for the
next time we take a trip there will only
be one trunk for both of US. Where Is
your ring. dear-consigned to the ocean
or the ash barrel?"
ooh. Billy, you're horrid to find me
out. Here it is around my neck. You
see, wrote you saying the engagement
was all OF, but I kept the ring just Tor
day or two, you understand, thinking
maybe-oh, don't be so mean.
well. I'll forgive you this time; Dut
don't take it of again, until the plain
gold one goes on under it."
And she promised to do as he SAID.
-(Copyrighted, 1907, by c. II. Sutcline)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

from the Philadelphia Record.l
The spendthrift seldom has the
cents he was born with.
If matches are made in heaven n
Is evident that they are not to be made
light of.
The priclxtngs of conscience are Of
ten inspired by the fear of being found
out.
Manayunk has a woman named Mrs.
Lolita Kids, and strange to say, she
hasn't any.
Nell-"I wonder what she sees in
him to admire" Bell-sThe fact that
he admires her."
The woman who never gets to
church can't expect to keep up WITH
all the neighborhood gossip.
When fellow is always in a hurry
ana still gets fat, he must realize that
haste makes waist.
Blobbs-"What's the matter with
Wigwag? He looks badly" Siobbs-
oh, he's being treated for pipe
dreams" Blobbs-"By a doctor or .
plumber"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18
JOURNAL ENTRIES

The groom doesn't amount to much
at his wedding, but he sort of inter-
feres with the plans If he doesn't come.
" n u
Industry begets industry. For in
stance, new saw mill usually means
a new breakfast food factory beside it,
to utilize the bi-product.
The current crop is usually picked
from electric light plants.
= =
A good way to fool the burglar who
breaks into your house is to leave your
money in the bank
y X
Still, it is not easy to see how the dis
charge of $4,000 men by the railroads is
going to make it any easier to get a
hired girl.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18
Not a Sloan


OF the late Samuel Sloan, the noted
said the other day:
Mr.. Sloan owed a great part of his
success to his prudence. He was new
er reckless, he never threw good mon
ey after bad, but, once he perceived
that an investment had hopeless
look, he abandoned it coolly, and
turned his attention to something
moro promising.
Most of us are different. We lose
our heads over some trif1ing loss. We
waste dollars worth of time and
energy trying to recover a penny. In
short, we are like the man who lost
the copper.
There was a man who dropped a.
penny down crack in a board walk.
With wire and a stick he tried to
recover the penny for a long time.
Then, shaking his head sadly, he went
home.
But the next morning he returned
carry to the spot, and he was bending
over the crack with a quarter in his
hand when a friend happened along
and said:
Hello, Joe. what are you doing
there?'
Well. I'll tell you,' said the other.
= esterday I dropped a penny down
thls crack Now 1 reasoned that it
wasn't worth my while to pull up four
or hve boards to find a penny, but
last night in bed an idea struck me:
and L m going to drop a quarter down
TO make 1t worth my whi1e.'"