The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-23

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James Deesan5 FIRST sergeant Of
Troop b. 15th Cavalry stationed at
Fort Myer; Virginia; arrived here last
night to spend the holidays with Ills
parents. MI and Mrs, j Deegan.
x II The four mon In tile tomb guard,
ing Mrs. Eddyis remai inns are said TO
be passing q quiet, peaceful, but en-
tirelyjc omfoIta Bile existence, the tomb
being heated, and provided with com.
forts II
The local merchants did an ex.
cellent holiday business last evening,
especially from sixduntil ten O'clock.
closing time. One dealer stated that
his business was by far the largest
days sales during the holiday rush
and that. he had done more business
during the past ten days then he had
ever enjoyed since being in business
IN Fairmont during the past. dozen OF
years and he firmly believed that this
vas due to his doing more newspaper
advertising tlian ever. before.
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This is the best kind OF weather
to contract pneumonia remarked a
ocal physician this morning, as the
ain was gently falling, "and II would
be wisdom for allRto keep their heavy
coats on even II they are a little un.
comfortable. II this kind Of weather
continues for few days there will be
lozens of: persons in Fairmont NO
| will be confined to their beds by this
lime next week with pneumonia and
{ will be due to the. fact that they
rave not taken proper precauti0n
when 5itSturned suddenly warmer and
brew OFF their outer wraps and over.
shoes" concluded the doctor OF medi.
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This West. Virginia weather is
about as irregular asia verb. remark.
ed n gentleman; from Dixie land this
morning, US he stepped out Of the
hotel and came near walking down
the street on his face. The gentleman
from the land OF sunshine and flowers
was correct in his observation, for
4 today Is just forty degrees warmer
than yesterday. That's some change.
The same thermometer. that register.
ed two below zero at six o'clock yes
terday morning on Main. street showed
35 aggressive above freezing at
the same time this morning and by
noon 1t was more than 40 degrees.
The prediction of colder weather to.
morrow. and 1t looks as IL Fairmont
Is going to have white Christmas after
all, even If today does feel like an
Indian Summer.
/ Had old Rip Van Wrinkle taken his
long sleeps on Eqtt hill oyershadow'
ling this city, aud awakened today
shortly after noon. he would dave
known 1t was nigh on to Christmas,
by the many hundreds Of persons seen
on the streets with packages Of all
kinds hurrying home, and this spirit
would have shown the old man that
the merchants "sho" have done bust
ness this Christmas season. tThs
thoroughfarei were well filled With
: both local and country folk, while: the
stores have been crowded nearly al
the day with shoppers who have pu,
1 of their. Christmas buying until the
eleventh hour, While many Of them
were awaiting for pay day today. The
merchants expect to do still rushinf
business tomorrow, and 1t is safe
prediction that there will be (, the
largest crowd on Main street tomor
row evening than was ever seen OF
Christmas eve in this city.