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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-07
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EX-SHER|F||F
IS SHORT
w. B.. ALLEN, FORMER OFFICER
IN DoDDRlDGE COUNTY, OWES
s4,654 ACCORDING TO STATES
Z AUDIT. a
FOUND By TAX commissioner
SAID TO HAVE TURNED OVER
COLLECTIONS AFTER HE HAD
TAKEN OUT oiscouNTs-THE
COUNTY COURT OPPOSED THIS.

CHARLESTON, Dec. S7.-Acco-tlins
to the report and copy OF an audit
filed With the county court. and prose
cutting attorney of Il Doddridge county,
W. D. Allen, former sheriff OF that
county, owes Dbddridge county 81 !.
4l4.S4, the StateSof West Virginia
$2l0.32. while the sum OF s3,46O.O4 is
found as the amount OF the discount
Allen took during the four years OF
hi STERN. but which is not made rs q
finding against the former sheriff. for
the reason that this question has not
yet been decided by the supreme court
OF appeals.
Although w. B. Allen has been out
of office for several years. the audi.
tors find that s2.537.S3, the amount
agreed upon in settlement with the
county court, has not yet been turned
over to the present sheriff. To this
the tax commissioner has added In.
terest amounting 10 $3O4.54. Besides
the amount not turned over. nearly
all OF. the remaining difference due
from Allen Is interest on taxes co.,
lected after the first of January dur.
Ing the four. years Of his term. This
interest amounted to s1,4SS.12.
Tho auditors report, compiled by
Chief Accountant E. A. Dover, shows
that the county court Of Doddr!dge
county was opposed TO giving Sheriff
Allen credit for discounts, but that
the sheriff refused TO turn over the
money in his hands until after he had
deducted the amount OF the discount;
in other words. that he has arb!trari-
'ly taken the discount. q
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I|I||AN|ESj|||l !
ANSWER.
LABOR LEADER DECLARES THAT
He DID NOT KNOW OF .M,NAM.
ARAs1 GUILT IN ADVANCE.
.HE SCORES SLEUTH BURNES|
LITTLE Is LEFT OF THE DEFENSE
FUND AFTER THE COMMITTEE
HOLDS A SECRET SESSION.

I. WlASHINGON Dec. THE Nc.
Namara ways and means defense com.
:mittee composed OF number OF Of.
ilcers OF the American Federation Of
Labor held6 an extended conference
here today but failed to reach a de.
cision as to what action they should
take or what report they would make
in the case Of the labor officials re.
Gently convicted in Los Angeles.
f. N. Ryan president OF the Inter.
national Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers the association OF which
John J. Mcnamara was formerly sec.
retary refused to make any comment
whatever as to what had occurred at
the meeting and Frank a. Morrison,
secretary Of the federation, declined
any, information. e
Gompers Attacks Burns.
Preceding the meeting. President
Gompers Of the federation. in whose
office the conference was held. bitter
~ arraigned w. ]. Burns the detective
in the Mcnamara case, because the
latter had been quoted as. saying that
Mr.. Gompers knew the McNamaras
were guilty.
Detective Burns evidently be.
lieves,n said Mr.. Gompers. "that If he
repeats a falsehood often enough 1t
may become truth On mo a other
theory world she fepfat tfe falsahobd
that \ knew the McNamaras were
guilty. l have repeatedly emphasized
the fact that ] had every reason to
believe the McNamnras were, limo.
cent. / had their assurances that
they were innocent, and no one was
more astonnded than when learn.
ed OF their guilt"
After the conference Secretary Nor.
rison said nothing would be made pub.
lie until the committee had reached
a conclusion. He asserted that while
he did not know as yet how much
money htere would be left of the
$780, collected for the defense fund
he knew 1t would be comparatively
small amount, as Attorney Darrow
had been given $4,000 as a retainer
and there had been other heavy ex
penses.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-07
STORE
WAS CROWDED
HUNDREDS or PEOPLE WE'RE
TURNED ] away =, PLACE WAS
MUCH TOO SMALL FOR THE
: iFHRoHGs THAI K WANTED TO

8 b q e - .
Large crowds attended the opening
of Omen's music store at the. corner
Of Monroe and Jackson streets last
evening and large numbers were un.
able to enter the building which was
entirely too small for the large crowd
which attended the affair.
The store is handsomely equipped
and fills long felt need in this city.
The store Is well stocked with pianos
of all grades. besides all kinds OF mu.
sical instruments. including Victrolas,
sheet music and music supplies.
Ffrom seven o'clock until nins tn
store was jammed and the sidewalk
outside OF the building was crowded
for several hours.
The visitors TO the music store
were well repaid last night when they
were entertained with a high class
musical programme. Omen's orches.
ira furnished excellent music and sew,
eral local musicians sang beautifully
n number OF selections. The Enter.
tainer's Quartette which gave several
selections at the Elks' Benefit sang
at the opening last night and were
heartily encored.
BESIDES carrying complete line OF
musical instruments. etc. Mr.. Omen
has line OF toys such as pianos, toy
drums, etc., for the children.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-07
BAZAAR WELL
PATR0N||Z.E||.D:
CATHOLICS REALIZE. OVER $4,000
LAT SUPPER AND CHURCH FAIR.

The Supper and Bazaar held last
evening BY the St. Mary's Aid Society
OF the Catholic church was decided
success. The supper was we'll pat.
ronized and was served In an entirely
satisfactory manner to all patrons.
The various booths were in charge
OF the ladies' Of the church under the
direction Of the officers. Mrs. j. NJ.
Mcdonnell, pres, Mrs. Harry Clark,
was in charge OF the candy booth,
Mrs. Hart OF the fancy work table,
while Mrs! c. L. Skinner, assisted by
S. S. Cochrane and Miss Cora Murphy
were in charge OF the supper tickets.
In n gold watch contest. Miss Hart
won the doll having sold S725.95 worth
OF tickets. The second watch was
won by Miss Anna Saarsneld, who
turned in almost 5000. More Shan
$1,000 was netted by this contest
alone. Joe Mann won picture OF
Father Boutlou and C. Jarvis OF
Fairview the picture of Father Jep.
son. Miss Mary Raymond won big
box Of candy and Mrs. John Blschor
won aquilt. @
The proceeds from the event will
net about $1,000 which will be used
for the maintenance Of the parochial
school.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-07

|F.|||N|l|: .|||N|l |: LECTURE
FIRST Or SERIES ON "HUMAN
d 1UNeERss AT NORMAL SCHOOL
4 4 ffLAsT2NiGHT.

siDr. Earl Barnes. of Philadelphia,
gave the 3frst Of a series Of five lee
stures on Human Hungers" in the
Normal School Auditorium last even.
Ing, A. large audience was present
10 greet him. From what had beer
already said concerning his ability,
everyone present was In an expectant
mood. From the very first the inter.
est ofatheyaudience was manifest, and
ut Its close There was not person
present but who wished some friend
had been present to have gotten what
they had from this great thinker ana
scholar. siiss;;.S iss;.sS.. q.
Earl Barnes Lectures are for think
| Ing people land not solely for those in
seducati work: The Lawyer Doc.
tor, Clergyman, Business Man, and
Commercial Man, are equally inter.
Sested and equally: helped by his dis.
2clssionsa WeRwishtlto urge the ct.
Siensiofy Fairnont5toqplah to hear this
NAM The eFsecond:l lecture will be civ
! nSnext Wednesday evening. His sub
jecte@ills be "Egotlsm 1iand Acquisl
tiyehess%. opt"The Non.Social Hun.
( gers.p',
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-07
TAFT ] |. S Told D
|1'|0|NGER|'||l||I||NIGG|:'. | |
A|[s!.l| ..IlIl|.R|g!IN|A| ]
CHAIRMAN sHlG \ AND AND SAM
v.RMATTHEWs IEEGSTHEsPRE
L. oENTgTHAIs n e WILL GET3THE
STATES ,suPPoRI, So
THE Situations REVIEWED
WlLEy.Hue eHEs CONTEST MAY BE
THREsHED QUIZ BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE ON 5EGEcTloNs.

WASHINGTON, j. e., Dec. . -
Virgil L. Highland chairman OF the
Republican State committeeSof West
Virginia, and Samuel v. Matthews.
his predecessor IN ME office, we're
granted anSinteryiewi,wlth the PresI
dent at the White House yesterday
Political :conditionss sdGsWest Virginia
are understood to have been discussed
and It is said that lie visitors from
West Virginia assured the President
that he would not onlyhaYe the dele.
CATION from the State to the National
convention. but that he would get the
electoral vote rs we'll. Whether the
matter Of candidates was discussed
could not be learned tonight.
One Lone Delegate.
Wheeling had butt single represen'
tativc at the annual convention OF the
National Rivers. and Harbors Congress
which convened here yesterday. Hunt,
ington had the largest representation
from the State, With a dozen or more
delegates. Among them is United
States Minister Northcott, stationed
ut Managua, Nicaragua.
Urge Ohio Rivers Claims.
Members ofsgthe Ohio Valley I'm
provement Association were given q 9
hearing before the rivers and har'
bors committee Of Congress yester'
day, and urged the liberal approprla.
tion OF money ior the Ohio river and
the authorization pfl lar 90 amount Of
work on the continuing cont tract sys.
TEN as recommends ], ,9by HE chief ot
engineers Of the arsi Z sssl
WiIey.Hushesf Contest.
The Wiley-Hughes contest case Is
about to come up.s AtEleast George S
Wallace, counsel for Mr.fWlley. is
understood to have ftelegraphed fol
his client to come to Washington. Mr.
Hughes has no counsel here, and will
have none unless The matter Is heard
before the committee. inswhich event
he may be repre- sented.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-07
BUSINESS MEMS
MEETING TONIGHT
The REGULAR QUARTERLY
MEETING IS EXPECTED TO
BRING OUT GOOD ATTENDANCE

Tonight at 1880 o'clock the regu
lar quarterly meeting OF the Business
Mems Association will be held at the
club rooms in the Masonic Temple
This promises to be one OF the NEST
interesting meetings of the year and
it. is the duty OF every member 10 be
present and take parti n this meeting
Il only takes a little time and al,
though this is the busy session eoou
attendance is expected. The busiest
members of the organization are most
always present and spend considera.
BILE. time in the work Of the associa.
tion and It is the duty of every mem.
ber TO cooperate and assist In this
work and nothing adds more lie to
the work than good regular attend
ance so be sure to be there and brlnG
another.member or two with you.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-07
Of
CITY SCHOOLS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
i BOARD OF EDUCATION LOOKS
ila OVER LOCAL SITUATION.

Al .
The Fairmont Chamber Of Com,
merce and the Board OF Education
this afternoon madefa tour Of the city
visiting the schools In the several
wards TO determine; what is needed in
the way Of improvements. There has
.heen n cry from the Second ward for
some time that the building there Is
INADEQUATE for the accommodation of
the pupils that 20 to that school.
Something Will have to be done
soon to relieve the situation there and
the same is true in the Fourth waru
1T is likely that the voters OF Fair.
mont Independent district will vote
upon n bond Issue for the improve.
,ment OF school buildings and grounds.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-07
ORGANIZE To
BREAK TREATY
EMINENT MEN LAUNCH NATION
WIDE MOVEMENT IN NEW
YORK.

j
NEW YORK, Dec, limited States
senator's and representatives.. diplo-
mats, educators and prominent men
of affairs game to, o,Sew York today
to asistlin the formation Of plans for
n nationwide agitation for the abrosa'
tion OF the, treaty OF 1882 with Rus
sin because OF that country's refusal
to honor without discrimination the
passports Issued by the United States.
The Russian authorities have persit.
entity refused to honor passports Is.
sued to Jews. AS n consequence OF
this attitude many Jewish citizens of
the United States, among them men
of worldwide prominence rs scholars,
nhilanthropists and men of affairs,
have been denied the privilege of Wis.
iting the Cars dominions.
Beginning with meeting In Carne.
gle Hall tonight. presided over by
Andrew d. White. former ambassador
OF the United States to Russia, n ser.
les OF great mass-meetlngs are TO be
held In every large city OF the coun'
try to protest against the attitude OF
the Russian government on tho pass.
port question. Among the men who
have given their support to the move.
mont are Andrew Carnegie. Vice
President Sherman. Governor Wood
row Wilson, William X. Hearst, Sen
ator Penrosc. of Pennsylvania; Sen
ator O'Gorman, of New York: DR.
Charles Parkhurst and Bishop David
II. Greer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-07
IM)BlO| White MEN
'S|j[A|Y Three NEGROES
IoRJEcTED TO THEIR OCCUPYING.
" AND-WAYLAlD AND BURNED
III EN-.

81 MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 1.-TWO
negroes and one young negress were
burned 10 death by mob OF white
land tenants who object to the occu.
,ancy ot land BY negroes, near sa.
Yannah. Tenn, according to meagree
reports received here today. The
6lynching IS said to have occurred ten
miles from Chiffon, Tenn. &
The three negroes were travelling to
IN gin with q load Of seed cotton.
They were swaylald and tied to the
swagonload OF cotton. 1t Is said that
the mob, after building a fire beneath
Tho wagon stood guard until the ne
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-07

REGULAR QUARTERLY MEETING
OF THE FAiRMoNT BUSINESS
MEMS ASSOCIATION THURSDAY
EVENING, DECEMBER 7TH.
THE regular meeting OF The Fair.
mont Business Mems Association will
be held on Thursday evening. Decem.
Der 9TH, 1911, in the Masonic Temple
Club rooms, at 1880 o'clock.
All members of the association and
all other business men OF the city are
cordially invited to attend this i'm.
portant meeting. Y.
s3iIt has been arranged that interest
Ing talks by local business men will
be made on questions which come to
every person engaged In; business In
this city ~. ,i,siS s,;s
BUSINESS MEMS stAssoc ocIATIoNI
y !. BY IRA d. SMITH, Secretary,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-07
sERV|ICESjH:|E|L[D|::::. h J j II 4.
THIS MORNING
REMAINS OF JOHN GRAY LAID
AT REST IN WOODLAND GENE.
Terry.

This morning at ten o'clock at the
NJ. P. Temple, impressive funeral SER
vices we're held over the remains Of
Mr.. John Gray whose death occufrea
on Tuesday at Worthing,on. The re.
mains were brought here this morn.
ing on the 10 o'clock Cur escorted by
the ST. Johns Chapter OF the A.. F..
and A. VI. OF Worthington. and large
number of relatives and friends.
Rev. W. O.. David. of Mononsah
conducted the services and was as.
sisted by DR.. ]. c. Broomfeld, of the
NJ. P. Temple and Rev. Conway. In
their remarks each speaker paid n
high tribute 10 the memory OF the de-
ceased expressing the sorrow Which
was occasioned in the community in
which he resided by his death.
At the conclusion OF the services
at the church the remains were con-
veyed 10 Woodlawn cemetery where
they were buried with Masonic hon.
ors. the local Masonic lodge having
charge Of the service. An escort OF
knight Templars acted as pail bear.
ers. Evergreen Lodge No. 81. of
Worthington. attended the services
I In body. lnterment was made In
Woodlawn cemetery by Undertaken
Musgraye and Sons.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-07
.M'NAMARAS may NOI
GO BEFORE GRAND JURY
TITS rHoueHTs3THElR EVIDENCE
MAY N OF be ApMisSiHEE.
WOULD NOT. lMPllcATE OH.
b ERs ANYWAY. & "a

" g T. 4 = W.
Los ANGELES. Cal, Dec .
There need not necessarily be sub.
poenas Issued to have the sAlcN Namartl
brothers testify before the federal
grand jury was the assertion made
last night by Oscar I.awler, special
prosecutor OF tho United States. who
Is trying to determine whether thera
lie dynamiting conspiracy extending
over the country. "A subpoena ID iss
sued only toSforce q man tostestlfy,s'
he added. !. y, q! 4.
Asked concerning subpoenas. Clar-
ence s. Darrow, counsel for the pris.
oners. remarked that though no sub.
poenas had been served, ofllcial no,
tice had beerrig given. the brothers that
they wo,lldi be caleld Il o,day before tho
Federal grand jury u
Il don't think they Will say nuti.e
commented Mr.. Darrow. 4
Los ANGELES, Dec. 7.whethe
John J. Mcnamara and his brothe..
James B. Mcnamara, now awaiting
commitment to San Quentin penitens
tiary. would tell enough about other
persons to make 1t worth while 10 !,
take them before a federal grand
jury was 4 question under serious
consideration last night BY officers
concerned.
GRAND Jury subpoeras had not been
issued last night, although Oscar Law.
Ter. who hns been especially assigned
to this case by Attorney General
Wickersham, had a long talk With The
two men yesterday,
The question was raised yesterday
as to; whether d convicted felon could
be allowed 10 testify before the grana
jury, andiif not ether the testimony
OF; the Namarass II given might IN.
validate subsequent Ind dictments:
.My personal opinion would not do
the public any, good ( said sIawler
when asked VI about Il sThero 10
nsIderabie law on tbc atb-
Ject.''s i
Attorneys connected with the Ne!
Namaraide defense said st sthat ire only
reason thel WcNam in / 3 m I'M {; i,ot:.
be called would ,bsS fhaf ii po,,ia @ s 'ISScs
Ii good, : as sanys ono ssonld 4 ssfirys ILL.,. \
fore a grand Jury, States or Federal h
Attorney Joseph Scott added to this
opinion that "a convicted yfelon after
testifyinr before / grand I siuryi eonldt 1
not 90 into court a. q witness VI s,,b.
stantiate wbnt he had fold ! the rrand
inrv. 81 n ..rf5 fs;i iiss5 y
fawIer Ind 4 con fore 1 "a " II Ar Is
with Malcolm Mel ,arer, 3 apenf IN the
detective agency which asles,sd si,s
McNamaras and ort,a ID sirTantsai .
Tho confessions n 5McNa,nIpal + 'Wprss
consi,leredi He probabIy viii annear
hofore tho EederaI' ora M ~ whstb.
or tho McNamaras door mi X
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-07

Wallace Gribblc of West Union Is
In the city today.
c. S. Barlow Of Buckhannon is in
the city today.
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Thombell OF
Belinston are visitors in the city to-
day. Es
L. #. Prlchard of Belington is in tho
city today,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-07

Mrs. Will iPnnell and child OF
clarksburg are the guests of the form
4er,s mother, Mrs. Caroline Housh on
Madison street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-07

Leon Robin of the firm Of Robin &
Lipson is here today on business. Mr..
Robin is nov, located in. Ohio where
he has another store.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-07
WANT MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS
SUPPLY OF MACHINES is MADE.
2 oUATE TO THE DEMAND AND
MANY SALES BEING MADE.

Fairmonters have a peculiar liking
for Victrolas and like machines ac.
corillns to statement Of a leading
musical dealer made today. He said
that the only trouble with, the. music
trade was that he could not get ma.
chimes as fast as the demand was
made for them. People have tho
money to pay for them and sales are
usually made for cash.
The factories have trouble in keep.
Ing up the supply to the demand.
Mechanical music is Increasing and
sales Of machines aremale without
effort.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-07
Peoples Produce rod il, {
Market
MONROE ST.

NEXT TO Troy i. LAUNDRY. i
We have rsss'ysss Z 's' ssr of ohio
potatoes and swl'' = I'' your last
chance to get 2sur ~ winter into potatoes
at s1.oo bushel Apples s5e bu.
Lemons ,sc dos; select eggs 27c
doz; country eggs 80 doz; Oranges
zoe dos and up; Selected s'as York
State Grapes two baskets for 25c;
Cal. Grapes BIB for 25e. HI
We have full line Of fruit and
produce and everything in the
green vegetable lire a. the lowest
possible prices.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-07

John Wyatt and Austin c. Merrill
will attend the fral lernity dance at
Morgantown tonight leaving this city
on the 4:30 train.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-07

H. ". Hesse OF Frostbnrg, Md this
morning left for his home after hay
Ing attended the Mining Institute held
inS this city.s x, n,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-07
.TENNAIA7 0BsEQU|Es
REV. w. J. EDDY OF THIS CITY
CONDUCTED THE FUNERAL SER
VICES.

Rev. ". J. Eddy was in McCurdys.
Vile yesterday where he conducted
the funeral services OF Mr.. William
Tenant whose death occurred here
on Monday. The services were attend
ed by large gathering of,relatlyes
and nelghbors. I. iSsisss
" lntermentS was made In the GENE.
terry nenr there. " 4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-07

al Generally fair tonight and Friday.
Warmer tonight In southern portion.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-14
MILITIA MEMBERS
TRYING TO ENLIST
Regular Army Will Not Accept
Those Who Belong to
National Guard.
ASKS RAILROADS TO BID
General Sale Wants Prices Tor
Movement Of Officers
to Texas.

Anxious for an opportunity to get
70 the scene OF operations along the
Mexican border, members OF the vir-
Sinia Volunteers, most of them sta
toned in Richmond though some have
come from out OF town have made an
pllcaticn for enlistment in tho regular
army AT the Offices of tho United states
recruiting station. $50 East Broad
street Mono of these applicants will
he accepted by Uncle sam
Lieutenant Fowler. in charge of the
recruiting bureau, said yesterday that
militiamen who wish to Join the army
must produce their discharge papers
from the National Guard before they
VIII be considered.
The number OF applicants for enlist
mcnt here since the movement Of
but comparatively few men arc being
accepted. About one OF every six is
passed by Lieutenant Fowler and his
corps Of assistants
The men passed ar- sent to Fort
Siocum. y. y. where they must un
dcrSo sigid examination before thcy
arc cp listed
Al arms of the service arc now open
20 recruits
Go TO SIM antonio.
Nothing new, developed Yesterday in
=
oiflcers to the Texas frontier. Adju-
tant- General w. w. Sale received n
telegram from Washington announcinc,
ihat MI Virginia officers would be as
S!ened TO the camp al san Antonio. but
this was already known. having been
contained in tho original announce
ment made by the War Department.
and published in The Times Dispatch
last Thursday
Nothing is as Vet known as 20 the
tiihe when the officers will he called
10 leave their home stations. although
me order may come ut any moment. Or
may be delayed week or more.
General Sale has put himself n com
munication with several railroads, ask
ing them TO quote prices OF transporta-
non Tor officers travelling in parties or
from twelve to twenty General
SAFE has not been Informed by what
route his men arc to travel. nor in
what numbers they arc expected 10
leave for Texas. II Is possible ,h,t
ne officers Will leave in bodies OF
from twenty to thirty, remain three
weeks. and return, that q second de-
tachment may follow
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-14

-. ~ an election held by Company c.
FIRST Regiment. d tho armory last
night, George y. Skipwith. former cap
tam OF the company. was unanimously
eiccted TO the second licutcnantcy and
second Lieutenant samuel II. Harrison
was chosen first lieutenant 10 succeed
-. = leverins. Captain Charles NJ.
wallace presided over the election.
Lieutenant Elect Skipwitil las long
pcnc prominently Identified with the
local military, although for some years
ne mas been on the retired list. lie is
n spanish War veteran, and al the last
election lacked only ono vote Of being
chosen colonel Of the First Regiment
served as first lieutenant and as cap
ram IN COMPANY c. and as first licutcn-
ant in Company G. Of the Blues He is
secretary OF the First Regiment Asso-
citation.
f.icntcnan; Skipwith is very popula;
among military men OF tile state. ana
MS election last night on the eve of
tue departure OF militia officers for the
Mexican border is looked upon. as a
distinct compliment. War talk was
high at the rcgimentai armory last
night.