The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-24

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liier hu1band persisted IffHlayi6e ou
every afternoon TO attend lis lifel
airy clubs and bridge parties and wa
hegeF home 70 get supper He ais
reinsed u wash the sdiiaies realilaTlS
The defendant was disc harged by III,
court, 8 'f;s.S
j Mr.. Pefsyiai b. Smith, a charmln,
/ Young gentleman, clad In lie latest at
itite and new spring hat, and muci
admired bY all Of the feminine at
taches Of the court, appeared caiarg
ed with shoplittlng. When searched
by the man attendant at the Jail, sew.
eral yards Of valuable lace had been
found opsealed in the young gentle.
mans corset. The young man put up
a pttful plea, claiming that he had
been deserted by his wife several
months before and had been obliged
to pick up a living as best he could.
lie. was dismissed with warning and
left the court weeping.
Jane Perkins and Mary Bilkins were
arraigned for vote. buying and were
bound over to the Circuit court, nj.
though their husbands pleaded for
NO, don't play poker for the mon.
their release. claiming the children
at home were crying for bread.
Samantha Jordan and Lucy Jane
Perkins were fined s25 and costs each
for racing automobiles in q public
thoroughfare. They were arrested by
motorcop Sarah Bascomb.
That's What They all Say.
Huh! What do you take me for?
OF course I'm goin' TO the prize fight
You don't suppose my wife tells me
where to get of, do you?"
81 got one kid and wouldn't take
$4,000 for him but wouldn't give
nickel for another one."
mo, don't playp oker for the mon.
ey there is in 1t. Just comfortable
living Is all wunt to get out OF IL"
81 am, going south next winter. No
more northern winters for me-" (But
they don't go.)
The west is the grandest country
have ever seen. The business pros
poets are magnificent. The poole are
splendid and the climate is magnifl-
cent. But. by hockey, I'm glad to get
back to Michigan.
The Ole Fashioned Fourth.
Anvil salute at sunrise.
Hosting the flag on the town hall.
Grand historical, alegorical and para
gorical parade at . o'clock.
10 a. m.-Exhibition by the village
fire department.
1880 a. m.-Public wedding. gifts
donated by local merchants.
II a. m.-Oration in the public park
by Hon. Lemuel J.Stebbins, village
attorney. Reading OF the Declaration
OF Independence.
II to 2 o'clock-General celebration.
2 p.m.-Games and race including
potato race, three-legged race, obstacle
race, slack race, rolling peanut race,
pie eating race. wheeibarrow race.
3 p. m.-Grand exhibition by Prof.
Alex, tight wire walker and balloon
ascension by Prof. Windski.
to G p. m.-General celebration.
Grand display Of fireworks in the
evening.
Observations of Old Cap. Whipple
Lem Higgins is in a fine hole. He
has sold his farm and bought an au.
tomc5ile and now he hasn't got
enough money to run 1t.
Hank Tumms has found a place
where he kin sell dead files for 5 cts.
4 pint ana he has been swatting ev.
cry day since May l. He has saved
up seven dead flies already and ought
to get rich at 1t, providin' he makes
money.
There are two things in this world
that are entirely necessary and they
are pair OF ear-muffs.
Postmaster Tibbins says he hopes
Taft is reelected and nobody kin
blame him so Very much at that.
There's goin' to be lot Of simpli.
fed spellin' in this country II the stem
ogIaIh hers ever go on a strike.
The only thing natural about the
present campaign is that Debs is run,
min.
This seems to be an open season Cd
Contrlbutin' Editors.
$4,000