The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-01

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would he an uRgF tefpl lot { we tlq
not feel pleased with the words ot N
probation expressed BY the editor
IN Thutsday edition. Like the
clause III the prayer book we know
that we have done many thing we
should not have done and have lstl
undone many things We should have
done. but as a general thing we aayye
all done the5best We could and after
for the. words Of abuse the
correspondent often calls down on his
own head 1t is pleasant to know that
the editor at least notices our etfort
and the difficulties we labor under and
expresses his appreciation through the
paper occasionally. Thanks.
eBetter late than never is an old
saw All Richmond who works IN
wheeling, was home on a visit to his
family on Sunday the Esd, but he came
and went SO quietly your correspond,
ent did not find 1t out until after our
last letter was sent.
Many persons here are preparing to
attend the Sunday. school picnic at
East Fairmont Park the Fourth.
Mrs. Charles Hoult returned Thurs,
day from a visit to her parents on
Prlckett's creek,
Mr.. Eliza Holbert. of Masontown,
Pennsylvania, is visiting his parents
here.
Several people from Hoult attended
the Children's day services Of the y.
B. Church at Montana last night.
People here were pleasantly sur
prised yesterday to learn of the mar
riage at Evansville, Of Miss Darla
Harr, a daughter Of Joshua Harr, for
merly of Hoult. we did not learn the
happy young mans name but he was
an employe Of the Pennsylvania Steel
Co. and made Miss Harris acqualnt'
ance while at work on the B. and Q,
bridge here.
Miss Jessie Eaglen, of Lock No. ID,
was visiting her parents here yester'
day
Miss Alice McElfresh returned yes
terday from a visit to relatives near
Clinton Furnace, Monongalia county.
Mr.. Labon PrIckett, from Viola, was
a guest Of Charles R. Hoult Sunday.
That pleasant smile that won't come
off which plays around the phtsiogRo.
my of Mr.. James snider has no CON
nection whatever with the weather
nor his digestion. 1t is because a fine
boy came to their place for keeps last
Saturday. Like some of the rest Of
us Jim cant be accused by TEDDY
Roosevelt of the crime of trace sui
eide" Congratulations.
Mr.. Henry Wildman and daughter
Margaret. of Pine Grove, are the
guests Of their daughter and sister
Mrs. Frank T. McElfresh here,
One day last week clnder from the
yard engine fired the first bridge on
Hickman run branch. burning out a
considerable string Of 1t. The carpen'
ter camp from Connellsvllle put in at
Aurora siding and repaired the burn
ed bridge.
On Friday a special engine and
coach ran up the Palatlne branch and
Hickman run branch to the steel
plant, having on board Superintendent
j. ]. Driscoll and Division Engineer G.
ID. swingley, Of Connellsyille; Track
Supervisor B, +. Hanna of Point Ma
rlon. and Yard Master William Riggs,
of Falrmont. No one seems to know
the object Of their trip over these I'M
important branches.
Mr.. Alya Mcdonald, Of Blacksville
and Lloyd Pyles, of Warrington, are
guests Of Garfield Mcdonald.
IVa shouI,i lil,o IN com6ly with the
editors request to write for Thurs
day paper but as most of the visiting
and otaer events of a social nature oc
cur on Saturday and Sunday We don't
see how they will keep till Thursday
unless the editor will put them in cold
storage and cold storage news like cold
storage eggs has a dtsagreeable fla
yor.
To see the way the corn and yege
table are growing one would think
they appreciated this summer wealth
en- The weeds are making an espe
cia!ly fine growth. AS the writer
George Burba expressed It last sum
mer, "PuIl up a bunch of weeds and
throw them over the fence and they
will take root and grow and a lot
more wedes will come up in the hole
you pulled them out OF
BY the way. speaking of weeds, Fred
Harr, the genial good natural mail
clerk on the Pittsburg Flyer has been