The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-10
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OF MILL CITY LODGE I. Q. O. :
NO. ITO, FOLLOWED BY a
BIG BANQUET.

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BIG BANQUET.
AMOS. sJan. s.-The yillage ns Amos
lis now very quiet. a season Of duh.
mess prevails which usually follows
| in the wake OF holiday hustle and fes,
tiyities.
But last week on the Cd Of the
month occurred the municipal cleo
tIon for the election of mayor, re-
corder and Ave councilmen. Things
got little warm around the edges,
which rather relieved the monotonous
hum-drum which had apparently set
tie down upon the village. The mills
Of the gods grind slow. but sure
the following is the grtst that was
ground out:
For mayor. Geo. R. Miller, dry.
For recorder, reversible like but
ton on the door. Charles McElroy.
For councilman, D. B. chalfant, dry.
For councilman, DR.. Armstrong. wet.
For councilman. B. S. Derring, wet.
For councilman, Or. ]. w. P. jarvis
wet.
For councilman, John Sutton, wet.
The main issue in the campaign was
booze or no booze.
Booze carried by the aid of the
church. They did not want TO be re.
stricted for sacramento purposes. We
see that some of the same old politi-
cal Junk ornamented one OF the heads
of the ticket and when the noses were
counted on the evening of the election
IT was found that he was administered
the same old bump that he always gets.
1t is a wonder that some people don't
take a tumble to themselves. This
aforesaid gentleman has had politi'
cal aspirations under the rim OF his
stetson hat for so long. He re-
minds one Of old Farmer Jones' old
SOW who was always found in two
corn fields at once. He had better
go and form the acquaintance Of
Baalam's ass-he might get some CON
ISOLATION in his society.
On last Saturday night, January !,
1908, MBm City Lodge. No. no. !.
o. o. F., installed their newly elect
ed officers for the ensuing term.
Joseph Michael acted as Grand Mar
shall of inaugural ceremonies.
The following elective and appoint
ed officers were installed:
B. F. Ammons. N. G.
Andrew Warner, " G.
Blaine B. Paling. Cor. Secy.
A. T. Sine, Finacial secy.
2. F. Ammons. treasurer.
Appointments to N. g.
ElIhu futile, R. 8.
John S. Myer, L. S.
F. NJ. Parrish, w.
Joseph Michael, C.
Everett McElroy, R. S. 5.
Byron Billingslea. L. s. S.
John Williams. o. G.
E. L. Delaney. I. G.
Appointments to V. G.
T. P. Eakin, R. s.
VIM. Williams. L. s.
After the installation ceremonies
had been concluded and the order o:
business gone through, In conformity
with time honoret custom which
has long prevailed in Mill City Lodge
No. ITO, the newly elected and ap-
pointed officers with members and visi-
tors present repaired to the spacious
dining hall of the Burns Hotel where
they were lavlshly and beautifully
banqueted by the Noble Grand elect.
During the banquet while every one
was busy storing away under his belt
those delicate viands which tickle the
palate and allay those gastric long.
ings, the Smith Orchestra was dis
pensing sweet strains of music which
added to the hilarity and enthusiasm
of the occasion after the rattle and
the clatter of the dishes had cease'l
and the voluptuous strains of the mu-
sic had died away. H. 8. Basnett act
ing master of ceremonies, introduced
the first speaker of the evening, 2. F.
Ammons. who in we'll chorus worlds
gave facts and figures in regard to
what the order had accomplishments
progress now and the possibilities of
the future.
Mr.. Joseph Michael, one Of the
founders of Mill City Lodge, and one
of its Oldest members, now living gave
in spicy way his experience as an
Odd Fellow notwithstanding Mr.. Mich
ael is no longer a spring chicken. He
is one of its most attentive members.
Mr.. L. w. Brown, collector for the
Houe Fas Company, and member of
Titusville Lodge, Pa. portrayed in
magic colors the meaning and true
Significance of the three links. H. S.
Basnett recited a poem the title OF
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