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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-29
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FOR FLETCHER'S
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NorlcE fo .coNrRAcroRs

Sealed proposals Will be received BY !
the County Court of Marion County,
West Virginia, until twelve o'clock
noon. April 10, 1918, and opened atone
thirty o'clock p. m. the same day, for
The construction Of S2.7 miles o. road.
including grading, etc, In MANI ton
District, Marion County, according 70 !
tte plans and specifications prepared
by ]. Russell Wilson, Civil Engineer.
Washington, Pr.
Plans and specifications Will be-
found in the Office of the Engineer
National Bank Of Warrington Build
mg, Warrington, West Virginia, JOB
South Main street, washington, Pa,
and the Office OF the County clerk,s
Fairmont, West Virginia.
No bid will be conside.ad unless tac;
companied by certified check Of not
less than two ~ per cent Of thesbtdS
drawn payable to the order Of the
County Courto Of Marion County The
successful bidder is required to FUR
nish bond satisfactory to the County
court, after due notice of the accept.
arce OF his proposal.
The right is reserved TO raicrt any
or nil bids.
JOHN F. PHILLIP ..
Clerk County Court, Marion County
West Virginia,
GRAIN
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ANREEIRaIaB slls
.IRE COMMERCIAL SKIES
; 4tRE' CLEARING

BALTIMORE. March 29.--Iere u.
wheelwrlght, .presdeptofithe GonsolI-
datlon Coal Company, is among the
active business men OF the city, whose
Operations bring him closely ip touch
with financial and industrial interests
all over the country, who takes an or
timistic View of existing conditions In
business, He admits that money con
ditions at the moment are drawback
to general activity In both the secur,
ity and commercial markets, but he
said that he thought the end was In
sight and that the skies we're clearing
with the indications pointing to an
early change for the better. He satu
that he had spent part OF the EastC
vacation with a number OF New York
bankers and from rhese he had learned
much 10 strengthen his belief that a
turn in the tide is near at hand. These
bankers, he said. expressed the opin'
ion that while money may CONTINUE
tight for three or four weeks longer
or until after the April settlements,
about the middle of the month would
become easier and continue TO through
out the remainder Of the year
Mr.. whCelwright further said that
The business operations of his COM
pany were going along TO his entire
satisfaction. The output of the com
pany's mines was up TO the average
at this season. and the industrial de-
mand was steadily growing.
I'VE have no complaint to make
he said. "To us ii seems that the
users Of our product are working
their factories at full time. MS their
orders for fuel have not 'lessened
with some Indications of'an increase
20 curious coincidence has just
happened to me-" continued Mt
Wheelwrieht. 81 was slhncing over
an auto catalogue and studying lh'
different kinds OF steel used in the
manufacture OF It's cars. 1t at once
struck me that our ElkhOrn coal was
lust what The company needed in the
manufacture of this particular kihd
of steel. was on my way to the
telephone 10 reach Our manager and
get him in contact with this manu-
featuring concern for an order, when
I was called to the telephone myself
i found it was the mines manager
on tile other end. He told me 'hal
no had inst closed deal with the
parkard company for years sup
piv of coal. This was striking co
,ncit.eMcr. bai +, was one that pleased
nc nightly. 1t is moreover, further
prcc: Of what have said, that the fac
tories OF the country are busily at
work in netting the consumptlvc DE-
mand whether it be for automobiles
agricultural br household necessities
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-29
3gRREWsrER,s MILLIoNs."

eHgewster's, Millions" a dramatiza-
tionyof George Barr McCutcheOn
storyEot the same name, will soon be
presented here with practically the
gar6e,cast as that which presented this
most successful comedy for more than
year IN New York. A brief synopsis
Of the, play follows: The first act is
aIllMtroduction to the most unusual &C.
cuFtenCes of the next three and shows
Monty" Brewster in possession Of a
nSilt0asdollafss @hiehihe must spend,
legitimately, @lthin'onc year in order
tofwlp an inheritance o. seven mil
lion. 'sas
me second act shows the young
manfIn full swing spending money as
reokiessiy as could be imagined. "A
great deal of comedy is the result.
Tie third act shows the steam yacht
"Flltter," complete in all visible de-
tails and the marine effect as shown
is perfect, The storm which takes
place Is most thrilling and is without
doubt the finest piece of stage realism
.eyerSprOduced.
Tie Climax is worked out in this
act. Brewster. still has 100000 left
to spend and only two months to do
/. in.
The fourth act and last shows "Mon'
ts" III .his-and we'll We won't spoil
yourtpleasure by telling. Just wait anu
: sac f. Al, the Grand Tuesday next
nHUNTY PULLS THE STRINGS"
;'Bunty Pulls the Strings" viii be
fhe attraction at the Grand on Thurs,
day next. And ever since 1t was pro
dnced In London two years aGo-and
It's success y the English metropolis
duplicated In New York, Chicago and
throughout Canada--lt has been q sub
iect OF comment as TO the canses Of
the wonderful interest shown in Bun
tg."
@iThe best that can be said is: Why
do We love our grandmothers, and why
do ne like the old candelabra, with Its
giittering pendants flashing back upon
us all the many colors Of the rainbow
and the tall old "corner-boy" SLOWLY
ticking our lives ,awayfrCm the Grads
toSthc grave. that adorn the old par
ler, better than the modern electric
light?-They brink us back to the OF
days. and that is the secret of Bun
ty's" eueeess.
4lEethgg seems planned, The CHAR
actefs Seem to Just live before us, an'
there Is no suggestion Of plot or ell
max to offend the sensitive ear ant
while you have not. made the voyage
ii is Just like transporting a bit .
Quaint old Scotland TO YOU as you 81
50 a comfortable orchestra chair an'
I Hnjoythe charm OF the visit.
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CONDUCTOR DEAD

/. MARTINSBl .1G-iNllIiam H. Keller
a retired D. & o. freish; conductor,
and for the last few years a we'll
known Waterman at the Queen street
crossing, died at his home G91 North
Queen street. aged 70 years. His
death was caused by erysipelas and
he had been bedfast only 4 week, al
though, complaining for month OR
more past. F ...,.
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MAN DEAD

ELKINS-.Charles HysOn, aged GS
years, died Monday night, March q,
OF paralysis, at the home ii Jack Rob.
crts in WoOlwine Hollow. Mr.. Hyson
whose h0m0 is at MOntrOsc, was here
visiting When he became i'll. Inter.
ment was made "Wednesday in Cheno.
Meth cemetery. =.
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criticize is nailed On fathers q
eHtcheon. r Bovine with meek cenr'
stesy to each he raised the glass TO hid
lips and said: Here's howl"
Bennington laughed good hunOred
y, and turned TO 90.
"Well, good night Nh Jefries,
Good night Mr.. Underwood"
Underwood followed ths. manager to
the door.
Good night" he said glOomiIy.
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sTATE "a oaIo. cIll 81 IoIeao.

% ~ VI VII ~ W. "a -
Intas County, s.
Frank b cheney nagc an illst ne
Is senior partner IN The Hrnset + J.
Cheney Co.. doing bushes Va Che clty
Of Toledo, county and state l5toresaid.
and that said aftn Hillspsy tlie sum Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS Tor each
and every case OF catafrh that cfulot
be cured by The use OF HATS eaFarrn
Cure. FRANK ]. CHENEY
Sworn to before ne and sgbscelhed
In my presence, this eth day Of necem.
Der. a. D. 1856.
A. W GlslShso
tseaN Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken inter
nuliy, and acts directly on The hood
and mucous surfaces Of the system
Send for testimonials free.
FL. CHENEY Y Co, Toledo q.
Sold by all druggists. 76c
Take Halls Family, Pills idr ecnasl:
patton.
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Cot some hardts.sell propeFtys
All the more reason for deterlnined
campaign of classified advertising. OF
course, "hard.to.sell property Is usuai
ly very desirable for some purpose, To-
someone. y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-29
FARMERS PARCEL POST sDs;

GI1o run SeS6Et SlstAsFit y ~
S. c. Brown Leghoms, is per i5c.,
Dufr Rock, 15 per sl.OQ. WhiteTyah;
dottes, 115 per $500.
n. Ii SATTERFIEbD,
4. r. r. No. 3. Fairmont, w va.
i" Maple syrup.
Maple syrup, pure nome made. a
postal card brings you any amount de-
sired at Us cents per quart. Alb. Rnle,
ri. 4, Box CS, Falrmont, w. vas
Fo9 limited time ads Of this ltaIe 5
will be excepted free of charged BY the
West Virginlan, .5g
CHICKENS
S. C. White Lcghorns and White
Wyandottes. AIew Surplus 8. 4, Leg.
horn cockerels, Also eggs for hatsh-
Ing at $3.50 per hundred.
THORN BROS. Z
2gS.tf 2ivesville, ". va
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-29

1t wouldn't PAY ANY merchant to
advertise unless he could really make
1t pay YOU to read hlS ads and buy.
his adyeftIged Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-29

The Willingness 80 pay more for
things than q necessary is eqs Of tie be
traits Of character which I'd, readers
out grow completelyI u
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-29
TINA LERNER

TIM Leraar's success With the Lon.
ph symphony Orchestra at her a g! A
bsSfS6ce with that orSanizea lh
8f1sl.t,. 80 ~ a N. 49, fssA
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-29

idaRs won't stay in one place. | got a
Job as ume,keeper, but didu't keep
It down week ] kept the time all
right, but it wasn't the right time"
Again raising the glass to his lips, he
added: They're so beastly partlcu-
lar" 49,,
you keep pretty good time with
that" laughed Underwood, pointing to
the whisky.
Howard ,grinRed in drunken fashion.
ITS the .one thing | do punstuRlIy,"
hs hiecouEhed, Il can row, swim
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II you have rpperty to sell,H ciassI'
fled advertising viii enable you to sell
It somewhere near ION time@- perhaps
ever. In half the ,tilne yoush have antiei.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-02-13

Harmony village, now the terminus
Of the Sebasticook * Moosehead branch
OF the Maine Central railroad is en-
joying its first winters experience OF
railorad communication with the out
side world. The rails We're extended
from Mainstream. the former trmlnus
of the Hartland branch, so-ealled, be-
ginning last spring. and on Aug. IT,
1912, the first train was run out Of
Harmony village. With the extension
Of the road the Saco Valley Corn Can
ming Co. carried out its plan to locate
one of its canning plants in the town
and an up-to-date plant Vas construct
ed there last season and operated
when the corn was ripened. Other
manufacturing establishments in town
are the carding mill OF II. o. Bartlett,
lumber and grist mill of Fred lib
belts. Scion Creamery Co, cream. and
the Mainstream Lumber Co. at the
former terminus of the road. The Sc
basticook & Moosehead railroad was
built from Pittsfeld 10 Nainstream, a
distance Of IL miles, the road being
first organized July a. 1856. 1t
changed hands and management in
October. 1A95 The mortgage on the
road was foreclosed in 1903 and Ru-
fus Burns acted Tor the receiver. In
1910 the road was secured by the
Maine Central and the extension to
Harmony village made the next sea-
son. The extension is about TWO miles
in length. making Harmony village
about Is miles from the junction point
at Pittsfeld
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-02-13
IT WAS ONCE HERS
Unbidden Guest in House Once
Her Own.
BY EMM Ell BEE.

Who could have expected such q
change in few hours?" thought Mrs.
Pennington. loosening the sumptuous
fur coat which two years before had
cost more than her present annual sal
ary. The coat was warm, the air
pulsing with vitality. and as she
walked toward the radiant western
sunshine. some Of it, glow penetrated
to her heart. Il viii walk home" she
said to herself, with an unconscious
grimace toward . passing trolley car
already crowded. II ought to walk
more, since that IL An exercise which
not merely costs nothing. but is econ
omical. Isn't 1t funny that carfare is
something to be saved.!"
There was but one pleasant route
by which to reach her destination, a
small room on the top floor Of board
ing house, and that was by way OF
Fifth avenue, a thoroughfare which
she usually avoided. Today she en-
tered 1t courageously. Suppose she
might meet some one who would re-
member and recognize her? She
could endure the pang of being spoken
by an old-time acquaintance. How
ever. she sighed and then smiled-she
had learned to smile bravely-there
we're more who remembered yet failed
to recognize. Once a woman whom
she had entertained, one Of a troop
who had passed as friends, had caught
her eye and carelessly looked away.
Words could not have said more plain
ly: you are no longer one of US
why bother about knowing you?" Mrs.
Pennington had been bewihered.
frightened, indescribably hurt, and
after that day had Stunned every
haunt of her former life. Even the
two or three true friends still surviv'
ing from it she saw but seldom, pre-
ferring not to accept hospitality which
she could not return, and scorning the
fringe of a social fabric of which she
had once been shining thread.
But today some sweet Indifference
to the "slings of fortune" carried her
past the old familiar places. She en-
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NAINSTRE

A little boy came to live with Mr.
and Mrs Alfred Pearl, Tuesday night,
Feb. 1.
Alton Shorey of Dexter, visited his
sister, Mrs. Herbert Chadbourne, one
day last week. He had been in Har-
mony looking for a rent, whera he
contemplates setting up barber shop
in the near future.
Robert Bunker. who has been con-
fined to the house with the grippe, is
reported to be gaining,
Several from this place attended the
reception given by Mr.. and Mrs Earle
TAYLOR in the Grange hall Harmony.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor were the recipi-
cents of, many pretty and useful pres
ents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Linnell oil
Castle, Harmony. were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bunker, Sunday
Martin Lowell is quite sick With ton
slitis
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BLACKWELL
ASSETS DEC. 81. 1917

Several from this neighborhood at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Nancy Nor
ton at Skowhegan. She was resi-
dent of this place for many years. Sht
was a kind hearted and honorable wo
man and will be greatly missed by al
who knew her. Through all her trials
and troubles, she has always sho"i
much courage and always looked OF
the bright side of life.
Many are suffering from bad colds
in this neighborhood.
Dexter Danforth is at the home o.
his brother, e o. Danforth,
Every team in the town is busy
hauling wood and lumber
Mrs. Susan Eaton is at the home OF
F. E. WEIGH for time this winter
Austin Patten is taking treatment
of Genoa Sanborn at Skowhegan.
Mrs. Annie Pierce passed several
DAYS recently at the home OF Malon
Manter. 49,, .he
Little Alberta Manter visited at tht
home of her grandparents, MT ant
Mrs. Elmore Carl last SATURDAY "h'
Sunday in Madison. ,,ao.
Mrs. Viola Harding was at Mauisol
last Friday. ,.or,
Mrs. Eunice Danforth has been very
i'll at the home of her daughter MIS-
d. L. Gray of Fairfield .u
We hope all in this vicinity VIII
avail themselves of the opportunity u
attend the up-to-date Horse snow u
be given at Skowhegan, FEB I ietn
Bring out your heavy weight ilsh
weight fast and slow horses.
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\ North Arson correspondent says
The site of the old saw and grist mills
presents a desolate appearance to-day.
Not many years ago the HIM OF in
dustry was heard on these tails, now
nothing but the splashing of the wa
ter over the rocks can be seen. beCkon-
ing so TO speak. for the ingenuity and
industry of man to harness them
again as in years gone by. For three
quarters of a century and more there
stood on this site a good saw mill.
grist mill, earding machine and later
a rake factory. Farmers from this
and surrounding towns came here with
their logs and their grists and did
their trading in the village stores.
To-day, there is no building of any
and the water is running to waste
away to the sea. This village has a
good undeyeloped water power, as one
said, who was skilled in developing
great industries. OF the CarabasseJt
Falls at this village few years ago.
You are letting water enough run to
waste under the iron bridge, if proper
ly utilized for manufacturing purpose
to employ a thousand men Who is
the man or men that is going to de-
velop it
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Notice of SheriH's Sale

Taken on execution, wherein Albert
e. Blunt and J. Wallace Blunt, late CO.
partners In business under the firm
plaintiffs, and Henry Vigue. com
morant of Hermosa Beach in the State
of California, is defendant. for the sum
cents ($96.S9D debt or damages. and
eighteen dollars and seventy-three
cents $1S73) costs of suit. and will
be sold at public auction, at the Office
of the Clerk of Courts. in Skowhegan
in said County of Somerset, on the
twenty second day Of March. A. ID. 1913,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon, the fol-
lowing described real estate. and all
the right. title and interest of the said
Henry Vigue in and to the same, and
all the right, title and interest which
the Third day of July a. d. 1912, at
2.l0 o'clock in the afternoon, the time
when the same was attached on the
original writ in the same suit to-wit:
certain lot or parcel of land situa-
ted in said Skowhegan on the south
side of the river road leading from
Skowhegan to Waterville. past the
Shoe Factory, so called: and bounded
on the north by said road: on the east
by land occupied by Frank b. league;
on the south by land of Manley It.
heirs and devisees of Abner and Phil
ander Coburn. Also all the right. title
and interest of said Vigue in and to
certain spring. of water and the pipe
as laid leading fro msaid Spring to the
above described premises.
Being the same premises decided by
said Henry Nigue to Octavia Vigue by
deed dated January 81. 1912. recorded
in Somerset Registry of Deeds, Book
30S, Page 226. the record title to the
same standing in said Octavia Vigue.
but said conveyance being claimed by
the plaintiffs in said execution to be
fraudulent and void TO them as
creditors of said Henry Nigue.
Dated at skowhegan. Maine. this
fourth day of February. A. u. 1913
CHARLES II. CHUTE
3w6 Deputy Sheriff
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ATHENS

The NJ. +. b. Society met Jan. 30,
with Miss Lillian Hurd with an at
/ tendance Of q. The society is plan
ming to give in some adjoining town
in the near future the play given so
successfully here Miss Fearless &
Co"
The Baptist Auxiliary met Feb. .,
with Mrs. A. Locke with large attend
ance The business of the afternoon
was in making preparation for the
| town meeting dinner. Mrs. Eta Chap
man, Mrs. Ellingwood were the COM
mittee named The literary program
consisted of singing and readings by
Annie Fox, Laura Whittier, Agnes
Johnson, Ellen Jones. Bessie Brayton,
Able Fox, Eta Cooley and Winifred
| Locke. The next meeting will be at
| Elmwood. Feb 49,
The entertainment given Thursday
evening, Feb. 6, by the Athens Grange
Dramatic club passed off very success
fully both socially and financially A
large number were in attendance than
at any similar entertainment for a
long time. The three-act drama
Those Dreadful Twins was well pre-
scented, each part being particularly
we'll taken. Geo. W. Moulton, famous
| Maine rube- assisted much with the
staging and with monologues and
songs, responding 10 repeated encores.
! Mr.. Moulton has sung at Hartland the
past year and is now located there.
! He was assisted by Mr.. Goodwin of st.
| Adams with the violin for the music
for the dance which followed the en-
tertainment. Lunch of sandwiches,
doughnuts and coffee was served at II.
Mr.. Moulton promises to return to
Athens within a few weeks to give a
big Grange benefit He will bring
some talent and will be assisted by
some local talent Tuesday evening,
Feb. 18, he will be at Grange Hall,
Cornville. TO assist in the club in re-
peating the play there. A dance will
follow and an oyster supper will be
served at H. Mr. Goodwin will also
be there.
Athens Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
are to give benefit for Maine Odd
Fellows Home. Auburn. The date has
been fixed for Tuesday evening, Feb.
25
All interested in education should
patronize the entertainment to be Civ
en- Friday ewing. Feb. IA, by the
students of the High school
II. p. Bush and wife made trip to
Skowhegan, Feb. 8.
Miss Lottie Reed, we regret TO learn
is on the sick list.
Mrs Real Letourneau of Boston is
passing some time with her aunt, Mrs.
Eta Chapman.
Our stage driver, r. d. Cleveland
has recently lost one of his stage
horses.
Mrs. Dora Brasier of Brighton Wis
tied Mrs. K. r. Bunker, Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Small went to
Mayfield, Sunday
Mrs. E. Ward is on the sick list
Elmer Campbell went to Harmony,
Friday.
Frank Boynton is hauling boards
from Avery & Farrens mill to Har-
mony.
2. P. Emery of st. Adams was in
town, Thursday, calling on his sister,
Mrs Matilda Thompson.
Miss Annie Alton Is boarding with
Mrs. K. r. Bunker.
Mont Sinclair and son, Harold, visit
ed relatives in Kingsbury Friday.
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countered not one acquaintance in all
the animated crowd and sense of Sc
curity grew upon her, disarmed her.
Sharply, OF sudden, she realized
how far her feet had wandered Be
fore her rose typical town house, of
stone and iron, SO like any other
house that in her state of absent
heedlessly, had it not been that a
striped awning, banner of some social
activity, stretched from the doorway
to the street. 1t caught her eye.
And she saw that she was passing the
house that had been hers. She had
not come near it since the day when
1t had ceased to be her dwelling.
1t seemed to her that she turned
into a living ache. With her eyes
fixed upon distant point, she forced
her way for some hundred feet until
the pain had gone, and except for a
heavily beating heart, she was herself
again.
To that house had she come, bride
expectant of the joy OF living. In that
house had she lived all Of her welded
life. There had she ostensibly ruled
in the midst of luxury. And there, for
seven years she had striven to hide
from the keen eyes of the world the
horror of her marriage, living with
feverish gayety In gay set, smiling
in public upon her husband, shielding
him, dreading him.
1t had been a place of bitter disil-
lusionment, and yet great longing
crept upon her to go back to the
house, her house, to enter its door
once more, to behold what manner OF
people were in possession now, to
stand again in her rooms. Would
they be greatly changed? The build
ing had been sold with all its furnish
ings; perhaps these were still much
as she had left them. The longing be-
came irresistible. Slowly she re-
traced her steps. People were coming
and going at the house; apparently 1t
was nothing more formidable than
somebody's "at home"
With remarkable calm she entered.
II necessary. she could explain to the
hostess who she was and what had i'm
PEELED her to come.
She heard her name announced.
She moved toward the hostess who
was repeating charming sentences b
several women at once, and who
clasped her hand With partial attenr