The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06
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The heirs AZ the property q the de-
4 "; ". Hay ono, formerly post
master Of this place, are having the
old shop building painted, John
Steele and partner have a Eve year
lease on the building and have placed
their machinery in It with the inten.
ton OF starting up machine shop
there before long.
The little baby Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Steele = Is very sick, but the
writer has not heard what its aft.
ments are. 1t has been sick for sey.
eral days, with no improvements as
yet. s5t 4:
Preacher JIM. Rice, wife and son.
Russell, were in town yesterday en-
route home from Pharoah,s Run. where
he preached from Thursday till Sun.
day Mrs. Rice has Just recovered
from a sick spell. during which time
Ishe was not able to do anything or go
ANYWHERE, and rs they used 10 live
here and knowing 1t would do her
.
good to get out from home, and to see
her old neighbors and friends. she
grasped the opportunity to do SO, and
came with him.
| Mrs. Jessie Gibson Is visiting her pa.
rents and friends Of this place.
The postmaster OF this place receiy.
ed a notice some time ago that after
June LIST We would receive our mail
from Fairmoht, BY rural delivery The
postmaster then got UP a petition
against 1t and sent It in 10 the assist.
liant postmaster general but has re-
ceived by no answer yet. The mail
continues to come as usual with the
exception Of the Fairmont papers, which
are brought out by the Rural Delivery
man, when the papers came on II OF
a morning we got them by eight
O'Clock or shortly afterwards, but how
we have to wait until noon TO get yes.
|terdays news. Some Of the citizens
propose trying 10 have the West Viz.
|ginians sent out on IS in the evening
$50 we can get the paper the same
tday they are printed instead Of about
eighteen hours late. So carries mail
and does not run untill.6:21, SOL think
That Is the thing to do, have the ere!
lining paper come on IS, SO we can, get
II and read It the same day it Is print,
led. ] think The Post master affair.
mont is trying TO impose upon lis by
trying to have the mail for this place all
|eome through his office and making us
wait until twelve o'clock the next day
for our mail that we aught 10 have
had at 1880 the day. before.
Mrs. Kinsey, Of Bridgeport, Ohio,
Is here visiting her cousin, Mrs.
Springer. stS 3i,.s
Mr.. 2. D. Robson our village black.
smith, buggy maker, and shoe !cobbler,
is doing flourishing business this
spring, All those wishing first class
job should patronize him.
We had quite heavy rain and hail
storm about $50 yesterday evening.
1t doesn't look as though We were 60.
ing TO have very much summer and
II this cold weather continues very
much longer we won't have very much
fruit Or garden stuff. for It has been
100 cold most Of the time for either 10
grow very much yet. t
Mr.. Jim Hammers is nearing his
three story brick house to completion.
He has all the brick work done and all
that is to be done now remains for the
carpenters to do. II only the electric
railroad was built out this way, with.
out a doubt, there would be several
brick houses erected in our city be.
fore very long. s.
SIR TOBY.