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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-08
new STORE HAS
FINE OPENING
HUNDREDS VISITED THE STORE
OF BERT S. LEOPOLD AND
COMPANY ON SA7'uR. S
2;sE DAY. : ail

The clothing and furnishing store
Of Bert S. Leopold & Company, which
occupies the Mansbach store room on
the "kurner," was opened to the public
for the first time Saturday and a most
satisfactory day was experienced by
the management, as the store room
was thronged with people the whole
day, and while 1t was not expected
that much selling would be done on the
first day. the trade was surprising, as
scarcely a person who entered the
store left without seeing something
that was wanted. lIj,!. Fl
Mr.. Nathan was over from Parkers.
burg to witness the opening and lend
the benefit Of his experience to the
boys and 10 illuminate the room with
his friendly smile and cheerful colln.
tenance. He says he is more than
pleased with Fairmont and believes
that now the firm will be- able to do
even more business than they anticl;
pated in the formation Of original
plans. 4
The new room, We call It new be.
cause It has been so greatly changed
by the addition Of now fixtures, shelly.
ing and painting, that one would hard.
ly recognize 1t as the same place, is
a large ono and Is well filled In all
departments with a complete line Of
new gods. "A boys department Is a
feature Of the store that is much ap'
preciated by the parents. f}Ss
/. Mr.. Leopold, Of the firm, who has
had charge Of the preparation OF the
stock, Is n faithful worker Of expert.
ence and the tasty arrangement OF the
room II proof enough that he is Ia
thorough store man. He will have
charge Of the business from the OPEN
Ing and there Is no doubt as to the
SUCCESS OF the firm which has taken
for It's slogan For Better Clothes"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-08
JOHN N II. MANL|..EY'|' II /. y ].
PASSES AWAY.
PIONEER RESIDENT DIED sATUR'
DAY NIGHT, At HIS HOME n
ON ROOMS RUN.

Mr.. John II. Manley, pioneer resi-
dent Of Marion county, died on Satur-
day night, February 6. at his home on
Rooms run after a long illness from
diseases incident to old age. For the
mast several weeks, Mr.. Manley had
been in declining health and his death
was not unexpected. Z
Deceased was aged 50 years and had
resided practically all his life In this
county, where he followed the voca.
ton OF a farmer successfully for many
years. Since young manhood he had
been a member OF the Methodist Prot.
estapt denomination and was con-
slstent Christian. A wife survives
him, with ten. children. two be-
Ing deceased. Those surviv.
lng are Mrs. Sarah Koon. Mrs Eliza.
beth Koon. Of Koon's Run. William H..
Manley, of Rooms Run. Mrs. John Nix
on, Of Eldora, Thomas a[anley, OF
Fairnont. Samantha Manley. at home,
Samuel R. Alanley. Of Watson. Mrs.
Lloyd Rhinchart. Of Rooms Run. Mrs.
Della Tetrick. of Enterprise, and Josh.
ua Manley. The deceased children are
Margaret and Albert.
A brother, Harrison Manlcy.- also
survives. the last Of n large family.
The daughter, Miss Margaret Manley,
died few months ago. Mr.. Charles
Manley, OF this city. is n nephew Of
the deceased. 70
Funeral services were held this
morning at Rooms Run church and In,
terment was made In Martins ceme'
terry. rt.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-08
HOME FROM Y.
M. c. A. MEETING
FAlRMoNT NORMAL REPRESENT
Ed At TRl.sTATE coNVEN.
TIoN AT MORGAN.
TOWN.

Guy Matthew. who represented the
Normal school y. N. C. A., and Prof.
Stooksbcrry, a member Of the Normal
faculty and a speaker Mt the meeting
OF the Tri.Statc convention Of the Y.
NJ. C. A. held at Morgantown Satur-
day and Sunday, with other local rep
resentatives who attended the meet
Ing, returned home last night.
The local people were pleased With
the convention. The sessions we're
interesting and we'll attended. En-.
couraglng reports came in from all de-
partmcnts OF the work.
J. NJ. Rice, was elected statae secre-
tary of the Y. NJ. c. A. Other officers
were elected but It Is not known
whether or not they will serve so the
names CT the other officers have not
been given out. y.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-08
WRONG MAN
WAS ARRESTED
CECIL MORGAN PLACED IN JAIL
BY MISTAKE FOR MAN WHO
COMMITTED BURGLARY.

CLARKSBURG. Feb. S.-A man civ.
ing the name Of Cecil Morgan and his
residence as Pennington. was arrested
at Burnsville Sunday morning by Con.
stable L.. M. James. and brought to
the county Jail In this city charged
with burglarizlng the residence OF Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Peck, on West Pike
street. about two weeks ago. s
The warrant On which he was ar
rested was issued by Justice OF tne
Peace Gordon after the commission Of
the robbery was for Erwin, stutiet and
when james arrested Morgan, he de.
clared that he was innocent OF any
crime, being very profusa In his prp-
testaations all the way to this city and
to the jail, but Constable James took
no chances and brought him on. When
they reached the Jail. Morgan de-
manded that the authorities prove the
charge against him before locking him
up, and as his plea or innocence seem,
ed so genuine, several people who
knew Stutler we're brought In to- iden.
tify the man. When they arrived at
the office Of the Jail he was brought
before them, and they Immediately
declared that the officer had made a
mistake. Morgan was released and
went on his way rejoicing.
The robbery with which he was
charged was the theft Of iewelry from
Mrs. Peck amounting to between for
ty and fifty dollars. and ten dlolars
In money from Mr.. Peck. This. as
stated above. occurred about ten days
or two weeks ago.
Erwin Stutler the man for whom
the warrant was issued. Is believed to
be the same Erwin Stutler who escap.
ed from the county Jail ut Weston
several weeks ago. The officers here
received tip the first part Of last
week to the effect that he was In Dol.
bridge county, and Constable James
made trip over there, but could not
locate his man. On hearing that he
was probably IN the vicinity Of
Bnrnsville. James also went down
there to look for him. but landed the
wrong man. I'd
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-08
Bill Planned to Abolish
Various State Boards
All Institutions
UnderOne Board

CHARLESTON, ". Va, Feb. s.
Abolition Of the numerous State
boards. often working at cross pur.
poses, and the creation in their place
of board OF control. centering tie
admission Of all State institutions In
such board OF three men. Is the pur-
pose OF a bill now being printed which
will be circulated to-day. This bill
comes rs a result Of the investigation
ei State Institutions made by the leg
'slatlvp investigating committee, i'm.
pressed upon them By the useless ex-
pensa TO which tho State Is put by
reason OF scattered administration.
The same conclusion has been arrived
nj by, Governorolrct Glasscocli, as a
result Of his Inspection Of the insti'
tutions OF the State. and heartily .ap.
proved by the retiring governor.
Under the terms Of this act, the
administration Of NIL, the Institutions
Is vested In a board Of control OF
three to serve for six years at time,
but the first appointment, to be made
July l, 1868. shall be for the period
OF two, four and six years, each mem-
her Of the board to receive $4,000 per
annuM. -.
By fixing the salaries at that sum-
1t will be possible to secure the best
business talent. In them will be vest.
ed the entire charge Of all tie fiscal
affairs and management Of all lnstltu.
tIons. .75H:'
To supplement their work, State
hoard OF regents Of three members Is
provided, having charge Of the educa-
t'onal affairs only Of such lnstitu-
tIons. 1t Is estimated that with two
such boards 1t would be possible to
effect, saving of onequarter the
present sum used In operating and
maintaining all the State institutions.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-08
Mrs. Maple Dead
WIFE OF, w. e. MAPLE, OF FARM
'lkaToN, DIED YESTERDAY
At HER HOME.

Mrs. W. E. Maple, vile Of Cashier
Maple OF the Dank OF Pennington.
died on Sunday afternoon, February
I, at her home IN Pennington, OF pul.
monary trouble. For many years she
had been In a serious condition and
1t was known that The end was near.
Dece ,scd was formerly Miss Ashcraft,
a daughter OF Mrs. J. B. Asncraft, OF
this city. Besides her mother. sew
eral brothers and sisters survive. Two
sons, aged II and Is years, also sur.
vive. w.. A
The remains will be brought to this
city on Tuesday at 1890 o'clock and
interment will be male in Woodlawn
ceneteny. Undertaken Cunningham
In charge. y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-08
y { GIRL
BOUGHT ALCOHOL
I e. a. { BlLLINGSLEA DRUG STORE
ACCUSED OF LAW BREAK.
/ 81 Z 4. ING AGAIN.

&1 The case Of the City Of Tairnont
Jvs. 2. A. Billingslea was tried In Mayor
Neley's court this afternoon. Miss
!; ;Goldie Fletcher was the prosecuting
witness. She stated that she had gone
to Blllingsleas drug store on Saturday
night and purchased a half pint of al
cohol, the purchasing was made she
I said without prescription. She said
that she gave the bottle Of alcohol
to Howard Hough. The bottle was
delivered to Hough on Main street be.
tween Jefferson and Madison streets.
she got the alcohol she said at
Houghs request.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-08
People Puzzled
OVER MYSTERIOUS FIRES WHICH
HAVE OCCURRED AT UZZ.
TOWN.

The second fire during the week at
Uzztown occurred Saturday night
about 7:45 o'clock. When the blaze
started people on the street began to
conjecture what the fire was. Some
argued that It was cars in the yard,
others Thought It to be the round house
on fire, few said 1t was the Uzztown
church. while those VINO enjoy the
lighter vein proclaimed 1t to be sparks
from the FLAMING Arrow"
The fire grew larger and It was
learned That 1t was consuming a house
in Uzztown belonging to Mr.. Snyder
The house was unoccupied and the or.
igin Of the fire ID not known.
Several days ago a house belonging
to Ed Knealcy was burned. the cause
OF the fire unknown. .r
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-08
SENATE. IS.
f|'[5IliI[TTT'L|.'||.NI.GI|j.O.||'N|' / |. ! |. I !
J. / 1 D BILL |: } Il.
Fisher Measure Is
..OHe.red As A
8z5..5 Substitute

Z 15}li CHARLESTON, Feb. SIN the Sen
ate this morning the question Of sub.
1 istltuting the Fisher local option bill
i for; the Craig measure came up first
as unfinished business left over from
: Saturday.
3E,@T The main feature OF the Fisher bill
E;s embodied in this section, which
,sboth increases the license and throws
4 greater restrictions upon the scope OF
8 the business:
3S3lS;s"Section S7-Un every license To sell
4 spirituous liquors. wine. porter, ale,
h beer and drinks OF like nature at re.
;ttall, one thousand dollars; provided
4 such license shall not authorize or
empower, the holder thereof. either by
: himself or through his agents or con.
s iederates. to sell such splrltuons liz.
uors, wine, porter, ale, beer and
4 drinks OF like nature for delivery at
y any: rlace or point outside the limits
\ ofItthe county in cases where such II.
cense Is granted by tae county court;
!. 5.;or outside the city. town or village in
H cases where such license is granted
:sbyS the city. town or; village; but such
9 sale for delivery outside such county,
\ city town or village shall be deemed
/ a sale In the cnunty where such
4; drinks are delivered, and the courts
\. thereof shall have Jurisdiction to pros.
a ecute any violation Of this provision
4 in the SAME manner as toeher unau-
Z thorized and unlawful sales Of suca
4 drinks in such county,"
other words no liquor dealer Is
u authorized to deliver wet goods into
isdry regions. A local option election
n can be held upoE petition Of one
fourth the qualified voters by the
Il county at large or by any incorporated
u city or town separately. These elec.
5S$sttons must be neld upon the fourth
3STuesday IN April and the result ls
binding for three years.
\ !Tncs bill does not make the county
4 che Unit. II In cities where the corn-
n ell has the exclusive license granting
II power, the voters cast majority for
y license, the county court shall grant
II licenses therein even though the total
vote Of tho county Is against license.
4 Also IN cities which nave not the ex.
Y elusive license gmnting power vote
wet license may be granted II the
Il majority therein Is so recorded. In
short the bill gives local autonomy to
4 all municipalities. hut Is very strln.
gent in its provisions against ship.
Il ments into dry territory.
In the House. the leading question
4 OF Interest Just now Is the tax on pro.
4; duction measure which is being fought
Z to the last ditch by the various coal.
Y oil and gas companies Of the State. A
] final hearing on the measure will be
\ given this evening. Ex.Gov. Fleming.
II of Fairmont will address the commit
\ tee. ,.,4 l"N Foo.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-08
boy Shot /.
BY SISTER ]
Attempted to Play Joke by Stirring Up
Chickens and ReeeIvevs Mortal u
t"yr Wound. af

AleHlPteu " Fla% oohG ~ os"'u9 Sf
Chickens and ReeeIvevs Mortal
Wound.
WILLIAMSON, ". Va, Feb. s. =
Tony Blair, the 16 year old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Blair. living on NIL.
lers creek, Just below Nolan, was NOR
tally wounded by his younger sister,
Emma. ssEla
Young Blair had been at Nangatuck,
Returning after dark he went to the
chicken coop near the house and scar.
ed up the chickens to play joke on
the members Of the family. Thinking
that some thief had entered the coop.
Emma, his 12 year old sister, seized a
Winchester rifle and raising the win.
dow fired. One Of the bullets truck
Tony in the head, inalcting a fatal
wound.
The affair Is greatly deplored by all
and the family is being sympathlzed
with in their terrible afflictlon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-08

been special feature. Rev. J. ".
Hickman. Of Covington. Va, will ar
rive today. to assist in tho meetings.
two weeks. Rev. Hickman Is n spe'
ciallst In this line, sometimes having
two or three reyivals in his church in
one year-in July or August as well
as January or February. Now Is a
great opportunity for Christian work
ers to fall in line for a great campaign
for righteousness.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-08

lMe revival
meetings at
the First NJ.
E. church are
moving along
with good In
tercst. T h e
m t ! n S $
have been well
attended and
the singing out
of t h e new
song book has
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-08
Miss Martin Very III.

Miss Anna Martin Is lying very
low with heart trouble at her home on
Locust avenue. Her relatives residing
at a distance have been summoned to
her bedside.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-08
browns in Tug River.

HUNTINGTON, W Va. Feb. $. -
John Craig was drowned yesterday
while crossing Tug river in a skiff
near Warfeld. The boat in which he
was rowing capsized. is
Howard Wilson, another occupant Of
the boat, was rescued. i7 B +
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-08

Miss Kitty Jenkins, who had been
the guest Of her brother. Mr.. O. r.
jenkins, has returned to Morgantown.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. snider. Of Brett,
were In the city Saturday. s5Es
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-08
REVIVAL MEETING

Now Ia Progress at the First NJ. E..
IglE. Church. a3 EI.s-.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-08

Charles Cross and Tom Powell were
visitors In Morgantown Sunday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-08

city. ,3.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-08

u The revival
Suwannee Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 1897-current, 1909-05-28

$40 Suit for SIS 4 SIG Suit for $3.50 4 S15S7it
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Special Price m6uc
The Washington times., 1909-11-03
c. v. u. WILL HAVE
CHEERING SECTION
Plans Systematic Encourage
ment for Eleven in Car
Isle Indian Game.

In order to stimulate the roofing
which, up to the present time. has not
been Of a nature TO reflect credit on the
university or give encouragement to
the players. Manager sommers, Of the
George Washington football team, has
decided to reserve an entire section for
the students In the grandstand At the
game with the Carlisle Indians next sat
urday.
This Is an innovation in the mana
gerial policy of the university and
should have its good effect. Last year
even when the team was playing a
splendid game, and was capable OF Civ
ing the best Of their opponents a hard
rub. the roofing was away of color.
Manager SOH7mers hopes BY giving the
rooters some advantage over the ordi-
nary holder OF general admission tickets
to secure bette support for the team.
George Washington's present football
prospects seem more favorable than az
any previous time during the present
season. The squad is being nightly in
creased by the addition OF seasoned
men who hope to beat out some Of the
regulars for their jobs in the big games.
The back field, which has been the
weakest spot on the team thus fas is
receiving most Of the coaches sstten-
ton, and Is fast rounding into form
Last Saturdays game demonstrated that
in team work the backs are painfully
lacking. That this must be remedied
before Saturdays contest the coaches
are aware and every effort will be
concentrated on this point
The Washington times., 1909-11-03
MARSHALL TAKES
EIGHTEEN GAMES
But SEE and Webster, of
Washington Chess Club,
Draw With Him.

Members Of the Washington Chess,
Checker and Whist Club and the expert
players of this city are today discussing
the marked ability OF Frank J. Mar
shall. chess champion Of America. who
played a simultaneous u-etch IN the
rooms Of the club at 6l4 Twelfth street
northwest last evening.
Marshall disposed OF eighteen of the
twenty players that faced him, and
only allowed the other two a draw. Ru-
dOlDh SEE q young Chlnaman, and WEB
sters one Of the veteran players OF the
local club, We're the lucky ones, and are
today being congratulated on their sue
cess.
The former is eighteen years OF age,
and has been IN this country only a
year. but has already earned a place in
the front rank among chess players in
this section.
The Franklin Chess Club Of PhiIadel.
phia. considered one Of the strongest
organizations in the country, with a
record Of clean victories over the best
clubs Ia the North. has challenged the
Washington club to a match, and will
be accommodated with a date IN the
month OF December.
Ple Washingtonians are rapidly COM
ing 70 the fore among chess players,
and expect 10 make a record during the
coming season FAR above any in their
history.
The Washington times., 1909-11-03

With Tech practically conceded the
championship because Of such decided
advantage in weight that a victory by
any % the other schools is practically
an impossibllity, followers of interschol-
astic football are today looking forward
TO this CentraI-W Western game, next
week, as the real battle OF the series.
Up until yesterday it appeared as
though Business might have a look-in,
but so thoroughly did Central beat the
Stenographers that the Blue and White
is now considered on par with West
ern.
When Central went on the field yes
terday a hard game was expected and
the team was prepared by having
number OF desperate plays TO be used
in case Business should get an advan-
tage. From the outset, Central cut the
opposing line to ribbons and after one
long forward pass, Hamilton to Dyson,
which was indirectly responsible for
the second touchdown, Captain Ham
ilton's team eliminated all modern play
and by hard, strsight football carried
the pigskin into Business end of the
field
Near a Record.
In one respect the game set a record
for the high schools, when, at the be
ginning of the second half, Central re-
ceived the ball on its own 5-yard
line and from then on down the field
to within less than a yard Of the goal
line did nor once lose it. The surprising
feature of this uninterrupted offensive
march Of more than one hundred yards
was that Central seldom attempted to
run the ends, but concentrated the al
tack on the line and depended upon
the power OF its backs, IN formation
plays to gain from one TO five yards
down.
Business attempts to gain ground
were weak. At me outset the STEM
ographers began open 2lay, and essayed
forward passes. but the watchfuI backs
on Central's secondary defense were on
the lookout for just such plays, and
before the game was five minutes old
Reuter- gathered in one Of these hurls
and ran nearly half the length Of the
field for touchdown Not discouraged
by this, Business persisted in using this
The Washington times., 1909-11-03
Succeeds Mccarthy, Who
Was Disqualified, Along
With Three Others.
CHANCE FOR CUP
RECEIVES JOLT
Students and Players Despair Over
the Present Pros
poets.

Word received from Technical this
morning states that Bullough has been
elected TO succeed Mccarthy as captain
of tsse football team.
This report seems to confirm all the
preceding ones that four Of the players
had been disqualified and is taken as
substantial proof that the tiny doubt
about the men being able to get back
into the game has been definitely and
entirely abandoned.
Students Excited
High school athletic circles are great
~ stirred this morning following the an
nouncement that four of the best play
ers on the Technical team had been
forced of the squad. One is used up
and may not be able to play again this
season, and as a result the football
championship may be led instead Of
won by the Manual Trainers.
Technical is in the throes Of gloom
which will require drastic work on the
part of the coach to remedy. It has yet
to play both Business and Western. Ac-
cOrding TO the feeling at the school,
among players and students alike. either
Of these teams MAJ register a victory
and halt Techs progress toward perma-
nent possession Of the Princeton cup,
fer which it has strived so hard during
the past three years.
Veterans Barred.
Tech, unlike the other schools, has
adopted a ruling providing that marks
in studies be turned in every six weeks.
This has proved hard blow to tie
football players Captain Mccarthy
Kelley. Spencer and Macon are the
men affected. All have had one or
more years experience on the schoIas-
tic gridiron. and the ent' re play Of this
seasons team has been luilt up around
them. Their withdrawal Is looked upon
as almost fatal.