The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-26
Bountiful Not
Merry Christmas

throa ghont5 the land thatisno such cal.
amity may ever be visited upon anoth.
er community In the future.
The abundant supply Of Christmas
goods was not all used and many.
buckets Of candy and other presents
were left over and will be given out
nj New Years.
Quiet Yesterday. \ N
Mayor Moore. was at his Office ear:
ly this morning, but he had not the
usual rttn Of business after Christmas.
only one or two mild offenders were
token in during the day. He said that
Christmas was more like a Sunday in
Monongah than any other day. The
only trouble he has had with lawless-
ness since the mine disaster has been
with tramps and people who come in.
to Monongah, and the home people
have all been very orderly. He re
ports that the funds received by him
now amount to about $4,000 and
that plenty of everything was provid-
ed for the people of his town for the
Christmas festivities.
Work Shut Down.
The work at the mines throughout
the region was shut down for Christ
mas and this notice Is still posted on
the office door Mt Monongah this
morning: mo work at mines 5 and
Shaver December 25 and &C."
Mans Head Found.
The work OF Strengthening up niue
number six. is still progressing and
this morning the head OF an unknown
man was found In pool Of water in
number six. The head was severed
from the body close to the base Of the
skull as evenly as II cut with a huge
knife. The top of the skull and brain
are missing and the remainder Is mash.
ed into an unacceptable mass OF
putrid flesh, the only evidence show.
Ing that the flesh is human Is the
mouth and one ear. The trunk of the
body may yet be found or It may
have been buried heretofore us one
OF the many unidentified persons.
some OF whom were beheaded.
Rush at "rhe store.r
The busiest place in Monongah to.
day is the room where the clothing has
been stored for those who need 1t.
This store room is in charge Of Mrs.
j. w. Orr and Mrs. R. U. Myers, who
perform the same service as the sales.
ladies' In the department stores. that
is in selecting the kind and size OF
clothing needed. The rush TO n bar.
gain counter during the Christmas
rush in shopping is not to be com.
pared with the eager way the wearing
apparel is being grabbed up at Mo.
nongah.
As an evidence Of the demand this
note was received at the storage room
this morning:
please send ME black dress. AMI
two or three calico dresses, and soma
white flannel. and some muslin. ami
| want a black hat and a black coa:,
size 80. pair of shoes, size 4 a, and
some under clothes. send ME some I'M.
lerskirts. IS
Yours truly.
GETTIE WATKINS,
Sick in hospital and you give Mr.. Wat,
ltns these things for me.
This is onf yone of hundred such
appeals as are made by letter and III
person. The demand for black Is
very great. Most all the women on
the streets are in mourning and
in this way the widows can
be distinguished from the rest
OF the people. Many OF the for
eisn women have their heads wrapped
in black shawls and wear fascinators
or silk or sateen sashes.
Many letters bearing Christmas
greeting were received by the leaders
in the relief work at Monongah. Mrs.
Ruckman has received several dozen
letters and two from Michigan ex.
pressed much sympathy for little
I
Faustina Davia. the ten year old girl
who Is turned hoasekeeper and guar.
dian. since the loss Of her father Ia
the mines. Mrs. Ruckman was 70.
quested TO turn the enclosures over to
this little girl OF whom the parties had
read In the newspapers, provided 9th.
ers were not more In need Of the re.
lief. Mrs. Ruckman says there are
even worse cases. one OF which she
cited In Mrs. Kate Trode, an Ameri.
can woman. whose husband was lost
In the mines and not yet found or II
found has been buried with the uni.
Identified. She has four little chill.
dren, the Oldest six years, the young.
est a month old, and she has nothing
at all to so on.
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