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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09
CRANK MAY HAVE
BEEN IN HAGERsToWN.
Man Answering Description Of Steele
Called at a Savings Institution
There.

HAGERSToWN. Md. Jan. g. II
was developed here hat a stranger,
believed to have been the same man
who Saturday wrecked the Fourth
Street National Bank. Philadelphia,
was in Hagerstown n few days ago
and called twice at the Mechanics
Loan and Savings Institute for the
purpose of negotiating a loan. The
first time he called was in the morn.
ing. He saw ira L.. Slower, a book.
keeper, and inquired for the president.
saying he wanted to procure a loan.
He acted in an eccentric manner, and
when told that the president was not
in he left the bank.
Shortly after noon OF the same day
the stranger called at the bank a sec.
ond time and saw Assistant Treasurer
George E. Slower about a loan. He
was ~shabbily dressed and seemed ex.
tremely nervous, apparently suffering
from the effects OF drugs. AS Mr..
Slower sized the fellow up us a crank
and paid little attention to him, he
soon left the bank all the time fumbl.
ing in n of his pockets. Agent H. C.
koehfer. OF the Western Maryland
railroad, who was in the bank at the
time, noticed the queer conduct Of the
man and he and Mr.. Slower talked
about 1t after the stranger had gone.
The incident was forgotten until news
came of the bomb throwing in Phila.
delphia. From the descriptions pub
lished of the Philadelphia crank. Mr..
Slower feels positive he was the fel.
low who was here.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

The Charleston News and Mail. the
Mcintosh twins, keep ringing the
changes on Oliver Marshall, Ran stal,
maker, Charley Teter and Sam Mont.
gomery. telling where they are stop
ping. how handsome they are. what
fine fellows, how they are being perse-
cuted, ct cetera and SO. forth. They
are dead ones, George, and the sooner
you stick a pin in yourself enough to
get awake to that fact, The more con.
fdence people will have in what you
have to say.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09
CHARGE or ARSON
BOYS BELIEVED TO HAVE FIRED
SCHOOL HOUSE, RUN DOWN
BY DOGS.

ELKINS. W. Va, Jan. 9.-Anton
Kun and his two sons, Homer anil
Harry. were tried before a local justice
yesterday, on a charge of having set
fire to n school house at Craven's Run.
The evidence against them was SO
slender that they were released in
spite of a general conviction that they
were responsible for the fire.
Revenge for corporal punishment ad-
ministered by the teacher to one Of the
Kun boys was the motive introduced
by the prosecuting party. BIoodhounds
were used.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

Catarrh Of the nose and throat
should lead you to at least ask us
for a free trial box of DR.. Shops ca.
tarrh Cure. Nothing so surely proves
merit as a real, actual test-apd DR..
Shoor, to prove this. earnestly desires
that we let you make that test. This
creamy. snow white healing balm
soothes the throat and nostrils. and
quickly purifes a foul or feverish
breath. Call and investigate. E. A.
BiIIingslea & Co.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09
THE PEOPLES FORUM
Amos For Sheriff
Editor west vlrginian.

Editor West yirginian:
Some time ago l noticel a letter in
your paper advocating Geo. E. Amos
for sheriff at the next election. !
want TO say that George Amos is the
a If he enters the race he will
be a winner. There is no better man
in the county for that Office. He is
honest, honorable, upright and capa.
bic. Let the people get in line for
George Amos and we'll have a sher-
III of whom we can feel proud. Marion
county has the cor of having hal
some Of the finest sheriffs In the State
and with George Amos as the success
scr of Howard Furbee another laurel
would be added TO the wreath on the
county's brow. We want the peop,e to
get busy and make 1t unanimous for
Amos. Keep his name before the yot.
ers and when election day comes he
will roll up from 1900 to 1900 major.
ity.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09
~PITTssURGER IN LUCK.
"Mother Lode Of Great Wealth Found
on Hla Property.

HELENA, Mont. Jan. 9.-"Mother
Lode Of Last Chance Gulch. now Main
street In Helena, has been found Il.
Springhill mine. three miles south OF
the city. The vein has been traced
5000 feet, is 2S feet wide IND averages
500 a ton in gold.
The property was operated as an
iron mine and owned by a Pittsburs
man. Mining men believe 1t fed the
richest placer mines in Montana, which
yielded $75, 900, 900.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

Chesney Ramage graduated at the
University of West Virginia at the
close of the fail term Of this school
year AMI will get his diploma next
June. He passed the examinations
required by the Johns Hopkins Medi.
cal school and has entered that insti.
tuition as a freshman.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

II taken at the sneeze Stage" Pre-.
ventics-a toothsome candy Tablet
will surely and quickly check an ap
preaching cold or L%agrippe. When
you first catch COLOR feel 1t coming
on-take Dr.. Shops Preventics, and
the prompt effect will certainly sur.
prise and please you. Preventics, sure.
ly supply the ,proverbial ounce Of
prevention" Sold in 5 cent and rs
cent boxes by e. A. Bifiingsiea G. Co
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09
HELD ON A
FORGERY CHARGE
PARKERssuRe YOUNG MAN AR.
RESTED ON CHARGE OF US
ling A%NoTHER's NAME.

PARkERSBURG, Jan. o. Robert
Armour, of the East End. was ar-
rested last evening by Constable Jack
Helmick and Policeman Albert
Schwartz on a charge of forgery pre-.
ferred by the Citizens National bank.
II is alleged that Armour forged
checks on George Pratt, to the amount
of $101 .25.
The n of his operation marks
the case as one Of the most unique in
the annals OF local forgery cases. Ar.
moar learned hat Pratt. who is a B
q o. brakeman, had an account at the
Citizens bank. He passed a checI;
for 50 or the bank. purporting TO be
signed by Pratt, some time in the fall.
Fearing detection on the second APP
pearance, although. the first had been
entirely successful. Armour presented
himself at the bank again on Decem.
Der II. He had one eye bound with
u bandage, hiding his face and thus
avoiding detection. He explained that
while braking on the road he got a
cinder in the eye.
Said Twas His Balance.
He wrote a check for SIS, which he
signed George Pratt" whom he rep.
resented himself to be. He said that
he guessed the check represented the
balance OF his account.
One of the cashiers assistants ex.
amined the books and informed him
that the stood sG3.25, in his
favor. He tore up the check already
drawn and drew n new one for the
amount.
Later on Pratt presented a checs
himself and was informed by the bank
lie had no money. He was accompan-
led by r. e. Mumaugh. proprietor of
The Bartlett House. MI. >Mumalgl
and Mr.. Pratt both insisted that the
checks held by the bank were not sign
ed by Pratt. but that the signature was
o forgery. They had no clue to the
forger until last Saturday nieht-that
Is no defiuite indication of Armour's
quit. AS n matter or TACT Armour
was suspected for some time. He was
II of the few men that knew Pratt
had the money in bank.
Tries Another Racket.
On Saturday evening someone cali.
cd the Farmers and Mechanics Ma.
t:onai Bank, representing himself 10
be R. f. Mumaugh. He said that he
had some checks to present signed by
J.. H. Carter. brother Of the sheriff
and wanted to know II they would be
cashed. Later he appeared with them
End presented them p%urportins to be
indorsed by Mr.. Mumaugh and sign.
ed by Mr.. Carter. The signatures were
a forgery.
The bank officials did not cash the
checks. but in the meantime n quiet
investigation has been going on. The
result was that Armour was arrested
on warrants issued from the court of.
Justice Thomas last evening. He was
held under a thousand dollar bond for
his appearance in court for n prelim-
mary hearing, AS he was unable to
give bali he was lodged in Jail.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09
EAST SIDE REPuBI icAN.
After T. A. r.
Evansville. Jan. |

BARNSVftE, Jan. s.
Editor West Virginian:
Please allow me to make a few cor
rections of yesterdays Timex
see in that little paper something
in regard to the recent election held
In Evansville, January 3, and signed
T. A. r. Now, We interpret that to
spell tar, and the meaning of tar, nc.
cording to Webster is something soft
and sticky. Yes, and II you get It hot,
1t runs. This accounts for T. A. K.
running down the steps of Lawyer Vim.
cents office when Tom Hess made him
hot.
Well, Tar Is wrong about fraud he,
Ing used in our recent municipal cleo.
ton. So far as | know-it was com
posed of good. honest and law-abiding
citizens. Men whom | would not be
afraid TO trust with what little I have
in their hands and that is more than
| can say Of some others who infest
our town at present.
It seems that our town Is running
at n pretty low ebb IS we cannot fir,1
honest men enough to hGl! IN cleo.
tion. He spoke of MS having only Il
small number cut to vote, and also
said 1t was like our convention a small
affair. Yes. that is true. but we had
more than seven at our convention,
and more than fourteen at our c;sc,
ton.
1t does not loos much like any Que
Is sore but Tar. for If they we're very
much opposed TO the present admin.
istration there certainly would be more
than fourteen persons vote. for there
We're forty.nve voted against It before.
Yes. we saw Tar there when the
polls opened, and we also saw how
sore he vas because he was not ap,
pointed commissioner of election, but
we did not care now mai Re got we
have decided to rnh our OWE uf.airs
regardless OF Tar or Tnrpeutine either.
The thirty-rfue we had there were
staunch. citizens and property owners.
They were also voters and men vic
have the good of the town and It's
people at heart: men WIN will stan.l
by the right and see that the laws arc
obeyed.
Tar spoke OF the, I'd chapter Of the
Code of West Virginia. That's very
good. ] am glad he is realing the
Code, 1t is unfortunate for him. he
did not read 1t He could have
saved himself a great deal of trouble
and expense as we'll as some OF his
ways a time when one learns
just the right thing.
Now. II Mr.. Tar was one of the
citizens Of Evansville, loyal and ar
dent, he could have the benefit Of onr
lawyer and not have to bother his lit.
lie brain about the third chapter of
the Code.
Now, Tommy, come along. and II you
know anything about any of our good
citizens that you do not like. blow
yourself or give 1t to the Times, and
well think just as much of you as VIC
do now.
But please do not tell about all of us
drawing a salary any more.
Tommy. why don't you run for news
paper reporter? p. A. S. T. E.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09
Three Prisoners up Today.

Police business during the new year
has been very quiet until this morn.
ing three prisoners were up. Bill Par.
ker. Leon Coombs and L. N. Murphy
composed the trio. They were fined
but no was cleaned for the
city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09
BANK OF
Held Annual Stockholders Meeting
Meeting Yesterday and Selected
Directors For Coming Year.


Meeting Yesterday and Selected
Directors For Coming Year.
The stockholders of the Bank OF
Fairmont held their annual meeting
yesterday afternoon in the directors
room of the bank building. The usual
business of these meetings was trans
acted. The directorate of the bank for
the next year is composed of the fol
lowing men:
NJ. l.. Hutchinson. ]. E. Watson,
Walton Miller, o. S. Mckinney. C. E,
Manley. A. B. Fleming and Frank E.
Nichols.
At the conclusion of the stockhold.
ers' meeting the directors named the
following officers:
President, ]. E. Watson: vice presi.
dent, J. S. Hayden; secretary, Frank
e. Nichols, and cashier, Walton Nil,
Ter.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

James Nance escaped from the Re.
form school yesterday morning and
came to this city. Officer Gould found
him yesterday afternoon about three
o'clock near Dickerson's planning mill
on the Belt line in a freight car. The
officer arrested him and brought him
TO the city Jail. He will be taken to
P%runtytown to-day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09
THE BAPTIST BANNER.

The Baptist Banner which was pub.
lished at Huntington for a long term
Of years and afterwards printed at
Clarksburg for some time has been re.
moved to Parkersburg and Is now Is
sued from the book and Job printing
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09
NOTICE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
OF
MARION PLANNING MILL COMPANY.

The annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the Marion Planning Mill
Company will be held at the principal
office of the said company. 500 Jacobs
building. in the City Of Fairmont, Ma.
rion county, West Virginia, on the
10th day of January. 1907. Mt 100 p.
M. for the purpose of electing a board
Of directors and for transacting any
other business hat may lawfully come
before said meeting.
5. RAY HOLBERT, Pres.
Atteste. JAS. A. MEREDITH, Sec'y.
Jan. 9.l5.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

A suit for libel ought to be institut.
ed against the Wheeling Register by
Senator's Marshall and Forman for the
cuts of those gentlemen that paper
ran this morning. No doubt Marshall
vas feeling bad, but the u in the
Register made him look worse than Il
thirty cent piece with a hole in It.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

The clarksburg Telegram thinks
there ought t be a State examining
board for editors. The State lunacy
board might perform the duties with
out the creation of a new body.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09
Important stoekhoIders, Meetina.

There will be an important meeting
of the stockholders OF the Mononga-
hela Industrial Company tonight at
the Offices of Levi B. Harr. Trust build
ing.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE = For
town property. 81 acres Of ground,
near Fairmont. Apply S34 Benoni
avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

FOR RENT-Fnrnished room. All
modern c%onveniences. Rates reason.
able. Apply at 800 Locust avenue. Con.
solidated phone, 72-R.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

No inferior goods In uur store.
Globe Book Store, Watson Hotel build.
Ing. tt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09
NOTICE
To the Stockholders Of the Tri-State
Land Company.

TO the STOCKHOLDERS OF The Tri-State
Land Company.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Tri-State Land Com.
pany will be held at the principal Of
fee Of said, company, No. oil Adams
street, Fairmont, Marion county, w.
Va, on Monday, January 14th, 1907, a,
1 O'Clock p. m, for the purpose OF
eIectfng n board Of directors and for
%transacting any other business that
may lawfully come before said meet.
ing.
E. A. BILLINGSLEA, Pres.
Attest: H. F. CoLEBANK, Sec,
Jan 20.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

FOR RENT-one two story, six room
dwelling with bath, and al modern
improvements, at No. 413 Washington
street. Rent, $500 per month. APP
ply to James w. Hair, office, or resi-.
dence. Possession given at once. II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09
LOST.
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Ffve room house. mod
ern conveniences. Immediate posses
sion. Address 1l3 Chestnut street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09
.lnM0NT WEST YIRGIHIAN
.sHEp DAILY EXCEPT SUN.
af THE FAiRMoNT WEST
fiF1iMiAN PUBLISHING
COMPANY.

x West virginian. daily and
|iy. IS entered in the Postomce at
;'oht ". Va, as second class mail
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

Call and see our circulating library
Of latest copyright books Of fiction
Globe Book Store. Watson Hotel build
ing, I,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

SENATOR McDermott, he Is
young, but liberal minded and fair.
HE VIII make an excellent presiding
'Pficer. He will hold no spite against
hose who We're opposed to his candi.
dacy. His many friends are greatly
pleased yer his selection to the re.
sponsible position to which he has
been chosen.
But along with the rejoicing over
the election OF McDermott. and the
defeat of Marshall. there comes a
pang Of grief owe the defeat of Harry
Shaw for clerk of the House of Dele.
gates. 1t is difficult to understand
at this time how SO many who had
pledged him their support changed
at the last moment and threw him
down. OF course. the rotation in OF.
nee Idea had some weight, the areu.
ment being used that he has held the
place during three sessions and that
! II ought to be passed around. Tie
row and breaking Of an agreement in
Kanawha county. which has five dele.
gates on whose support Mr.. Shaw
counted. served to disorganIze his
forces and no doubt had much to do
with the result. Personally, 1T is no
doubt the best thing for MI. Shaw.
as his rapidly growing law practice
suffers materially by his absence for
such a length of time AMI he has al.
ready gotten all the honors that go
with the clerkship. having served in
that capacity for SO long, While Mr..
Shaw went down in defeat, he has
the consolation that he made an hon.
orable fight and he comes home a no
less honored citizen than II he had
succeeded a fourth time in Icing
made clerk OF the West Virginia
House of Delegates.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

FOR RENT-store room. Heaner
Bldg. Barney st. Apply at this OF.
fee. If
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

Read the Daily Yves. Wirginian.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE OR RENT-A comfortable
rick house with all modern improve
nents, two acres of land, nne frui,
n good shades. Apply on premises
1873 Pike street. I,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

FOR RENT-A few choice office rooms
tn the new Peoples Bank building.
Apply at the Peoples Bank.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

FOR RENT-Furnished front room
with bath. hot and cold water, to one
or two gentlemen. Apply FOG CASTOR
e ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

FOR RENT 2 furnished rooms for
light house keeping, $40 per month.
Apply 300 View street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

FOR RENT-3 rooms on Ogden ave.
uue. Gas and water. Apply 3o4 Qlin.
~ street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09
5Eo. NJ. JACOBS, President.
<oN CARLETON, Louer, Editor.
~ DAVIS, Business Manager.
gERMs on SUBSCRIPTIONS.
ND GRIEF IN THE SAME
BREATH.

*%D GRIEF IN THE SAME
BREATH.
resum OF last nights caucuses
'rieston for the choosing of the
OF the Legislature brought
ensure and pain to the Repub.
Fairmont. They were great.
IN fact, hilarious, over the
DIoseph H. McDermott
Presidency and the
51drshail. whose cleo
circumstances could
6ted nothing short of a
~. For who wanted him?
Republican insurgents,
alters and the whole abom.
4 despoilers who are seek.
counter to the welfare Of
tople. With such a man at the
|Q,of the State Senate and only a
Fiduai between him
atr OF this great
being of the
in jeopardy.
bre prevailed
)ditures are left
where they be-
high places next
d and most import
Ithe State government.
who championed Mar.
atdacy will now get the oh.
$ their due and when an.
y comes around they can
the shades of oblivion
Fsuch people must go when
Feople find out their motives
In politics.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-10-16
The G%entIemanIy AuioIst.

There r autoists who, if they
meet a horse m%anifestly frighten-
ed, will slow down or stop their
machine entirely until the team
passes; or, if they see approaching
them a vehicle containing only
women, will at once stop and lead
the horse safely by the bugaboo.
Such courtesy should be the rule
rather than the exception, as it is
now. In time, country horses
will doubtless become as fearless
of automobiles and traction en-
gines as the horses in the cities
have become oblivious of the many
disturbing sights and sounds; but
while this equine education is 60
ing on in the country districts,
gentlemen will not, and others
must not, crowd the farmer and
his family off the public roads,
which belonged to them before
the first auto was incubated.-Ex-
change,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-10-16
Gamblers Driven Out.

Winston-Salem, Oct. 9.-At the
request of several ministers of the
city, who were probably spurred
to action by a communication of
Prof. G. L.. Padgitt in this morn.
ing's Journal, Sheriff J. E. Ziglar
this afternoon at 4:3O O'Clock or
dered the fakirs to vacate the fair
grounds. The order was given
by the sheriff in a quiet manner,
and the operators of the many
games of chance immediately
pulled the covers over their ma
chimes and stopped all gambling.
There was a protest from a num-
Der of citizens of the CITY who
had been playing q sons Of ~
machines, but this was of no
avail.
The fakirs reaped a harvest
yesterday. There we're great
crowds around the gambling
tables all day. Many a poor fellow
lost all he had and borrowed from
a friend in a vain endeavor to
gain back what he had spent. The
fair management is in hearty
sympathy with the move made by
the sheriff at the request of the
ministers, and the people of the
city will endorse the action.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-10-16
The Ends Of Justice Demands Severe
Punishment.

At Waynesville last week one
Davis was on trial for murder, the
jury could not agree and was dis
charged. After a mistrial had
been ordered the solicitor pro.
duced evidence that Ole of the
jurors had during the trial talked
with a brother-in-law of Davis
and that the juror had been fur
nlshed cigars and liquor. In fact,
a bold and open attempt to camper
with thesjury..had been made and
the failure of the jury. to agree
would indicate that the attempt
was successful. Judge Cook was
Justly indignant and denounced
the affair an outrage. He ordered
the case moved to Jackson county,
it being evident that a fair trial
could not be had in Haywood.
Then the juror and the man who
talked with him were fined $40
each. It's a pity Judge Cook did
not let his righteous indignation
extend to the punishment in this
case. What is a $40 fine for $50
serious an offense? If both men
had been sent to jail, or better
still, to the chain gang, thus re.
os,ving pnnisk1snt that would
mark them for tho balance of
their days, not only would it teach
them a lesson that would be
effective but a warning that would
give pause to others inclined to
commit similar offences.-States-
vile Landmark.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-10-16
No Site Is Selected.

Greensboro, Oct. s.-The board
of trustees of the Stonewell Jackson
Manual Training and Industrial
School were in session here tonight
from $3.50 o clock until after mid
night for the purpose of adopting
a set of bylaws and selecting a site
Tor the proposed reformatory for
North Carolina. Nine cut of the
fourteen members of the board
"ere present. Propositions were
heard from a number of towns in
the State, seeking to induce the
board to locate with them, among
them Concord, Statesville . and
Greensboro. After carefully,con-
sidering the propositions. it was
decided to leave the matter to the
acting and: auditing committee
with power to act. It is thought
the site will be located within the
next go days.