The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-16

;Eafl ttOlneft. SatuTday anu sunday
" Mrs. Ella casteel and son Stanley
are visiting at their old homo near
Oakland; Nd. & Z
a.z Mr.. Will Fleming, OF Pawpaw dis
trict, was visiting at F. L. Barnes Sum
day.
Miss Trixie Clelland. OF Nit Har-
mony, was visiting her aunt Mrs.
Chas. r. Hoult, over Sunday.
Earl McEitresh is sojournlng in the
wilds Of Hampshire county. He is VS.
ing his brother Harry. Whether or
rot there is any other attraction de-
1onent smith not.
Mrs. Elizabeth knight Is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. Bailey. at, Stafford.
BERTHE snider, OF Colfax. was a Wis.
itor at his undle D. E. snider's Sun
day. n, 100 q, 4.
Miss Laura Snider Is suffering from
3 snraine,l ankle. :
Mrs, Rebccca Robes, OF Viola, IS
having the house she purchased last
summer OF Harry AIcElfresh overhaul
ell and repaired and another room add
ed. The improvements will add to the
value Of the property. We expect to
have Mrs. Robes as resident before
long.
William Waller. hoy about fifteen
years OF age. who has been living for
several years with Mr.. Francis l.. Mil.
Ter and his sister near here. having
been taken by them out OF the home
Of the Humane Society. took French
leave the other day and no things OF
him have reached here since. As he
had relatives III Oklahoma. it is sur
missed that he tried to reach there, but
unless lie works his way tits difficult
to see how he will get through. 1t will
be recalled that another child adopted
by tho Mil1ers from the Humane soci.
ETY.. little girl. died n few weeks ago
with diptheria. This leaves Mr.. Miller
and sister alone.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. =. Satterfeld were
visiting their married sons. Paul and
Lawrence. at Middleton Sunday.
In commenting on Eugene v. Debs'
speech at Wheeling Sunday the Intel.
ligencer says: "Mr. Dcbs was not in
anyway anarchistlc in his statements
and created favorable impression"
This Is amusing. SO we'll fixed In the
public mind is the Impression that an.
archy and socialism are synonymous
that even the lnteligencer Is surpri..
cd. probably expecting MIR. Dehs to
advise the socialists of Wheeling to
start through the city with torch in
one hand and 4 bomb in the other.
The editor has been wanting to hear
from the country correspondents rela.
tive to their opinions and the opinions
OF the country people generally on tile
license question. especially as applied
to Fairmont. TheIfact that | ha,a
refrained from expressing IN opinion
was not that l hare1 had no opinion or
that have not been interested In the
matter; rather the5rererse. | have re.
Trained partly from q knowledge of
my own inability to do justice to so
Important question, partly from a
feeling that SO many: able persons were
daily handling the question In a way
to make any remarks from so obscure
source suncrfl,poust but above all.
principally from that sort OF n feeling
that makes the spectator of,a race
when he sees his fayorite in danger
fairly hold his breath for fear he may
say Or do something to precinitate dis.
lister. The Dutchman has heretofore
expressed himself In such uncouivo.
cal terms rs to where he stands on
the whfskey question. and I can assure
you his sentiments and opinions have
undergone no change.
! believe there Is not one country
on the West Vireinian's
list who would not voice the same sen.
tlments. We believe We could safely
say that hree-lourtls OF the voters In
this community are very. much op.os.
Ell to the saloon and want to see Fair
mont dry. And why should they not?
Is not Fairmont the county seat?
Haven't the country people of the
whole county an interest; in 1t? Is not
the Normal School located there, and
mas not every aren't with sons and
daughters to educate right to AN in.
tcTcst In Falrlnont's attitude toward
the question OF saloons? IF the inter.
csts OF the whiskey crowd were in the
hands OF the country people they
would stand as little show as a lcne
dish of Ice cream ut Fourth of July
picnic.
II the town people have any doubts
as to whcr ethe country people stand
on this question. all We. have to say Is
Just give us u county optipn law AMI