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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-13
Games Today.
Pittsburgh at Chicago.
Brooklyn at st. Louis.
buffalo at indianapolis.
Baltimore at Kansas City.
Standing Of the Clubs.
RAIN HATS PLAY FOR
W. VA. DOUBLES TITLE

pARKEESBURG, w. Va, Aug. IL.
Rain and wet courts so interfcrcd
with the play of the West Virginia
championship tennis tournament yes
erday that only five matches in the
trst round of championship doubles
we're played. They resulted as fol-
ows:
Gilbert and Jackson, Wheeling, de-
SeatGd Chapman and Flowers, Clarks-
burg, 6-2, rs.
i, Bcattic and Hughes. Wheeling, de-
fcatcd Rich and Flallcrty, Parkcrs-
burg, CO, Go.
Armbrusted and Franzheim
Wheeling. defeated String and Ora
'fn. Parkcrsburg, &C., Ga.
Bradford and Steel, Wheeling. dc.
Gated DltmaT and Higgins, Wheel
Eng, 6-2, CO.
Shrewsbury and L. White, Parkcrs-
burg, defeated b. White and Craw-
ford, Parkcrsburg, 6-2, 6-2.
Tomorrow the third round cham
nionshin singles Will be resumed ana
they will be completed as soon as pos
sible. The finals in Championship
singles and doubles cannot be reach
ed before Friday afternoon. Not
enough matches have been played to
forecast the winners of the cham
pionships.
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DEFAULT REUNION
AT SHUTDOWN

Tho fourth annual reunion of the
Dcyault family will be held ut Smith
town, MononGalia county. on Satur-
day, August 30. Tho following pro.
gram will be rendered beginning at
1880 o'clock:
afusir-Dy Viola Brass Band.
sons-Amcrica.
Prayer.
Reading Of Minutes of last Reun-
Address Of wclcome-J. NJ. Hol:
land. Rcsponse-John F. Phillips.
Music.
Recitation-ch Charlotte and Mar
tina Kramer.
Recess for Dinner,
1880 o'clock-Music.
Potato and Sack Race-Conduct
cd. nv Ira c. Dcvault.
Music.
3AddrcssAB. j. ]. Harris.
Music.
Rccitation-Meryl Austin. Rut.,
Harris. Violet Devault.
Quartette.
Austen.
Address-T. N. swlsher.
Music.
DECLARATION - Glcndon Dcvault.
Allen Kramer, Herbert Deyault.
Music.
Reeitation-Miss oeeile Deyault.
Music.
Reeitation-Edn Devault, Mary
Holland, cecile Deyault.
Music.
Dfstribution of Presents TO Oldest
md Youngest Descendant Present.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-13
ORDER
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.,
County Of Marion,

J ~ Al II VT w FOL NllhblNlh,
County OF Marion,
! Town OF Fairvicw, to-wit:
At special session OF the council
of the town of .Fairview, in Marion
county, held in tho council cham
bcrs thereof, on the 18th day OF Aug
ust, 1914. Present: ]. S. Grcaser,
Mayor, and w. w. Bowman, record
er: and ]. E. Parish. Andrew Warner,
]. L. Tenant, c. C. Snyder. members
Of the council of said city.
The council having aseertained
that on the first day of January.
1905, there was an outstanding In
debtedness against the municipality
amounting to S1,354.44, and interest
thereon amounting to $S1.26, as
shown by the statement of the clerk,
auditor or recorder OF said municipal
lily, after carefully auditing the SANG
as required by Law. and that ST.
1850 Of said Indebtedness and in
terest had not. heretofore been pro-
svided for, and the council desiring to
.liauidate the same. as provided by
section s. chapter 8, OF the Acts OF
the legislature. 1908, providing for
the payment OF outstanding indebt-
edness represented by outstanding
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municipal orders. together with the
accrued interest thereon: It is there
fore ordered that 49, cents f-e)
be. and the same Is hereby levied on
each one hundred dollars of the val
uation OF all property taxable In saii
mpntcipality, according to the las,
asses sment thereof. for the purpose
of applying same toward the pay.
ments OF said outstanding indebted.
nea5 and the accrued interest there
on.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
County OF fIarion,
Town of Fairylew, to-wit:
I. W. w. Bowman, Recorder IN
and for the municipality Of Fair.
vicw. county of Marion, and State Of
West Virginia. do Thereby certify that
the foregoing is a true copy from the
records OF an order made by thu
council Of said municipality on the
I11al day of August. 1914.
Given under my hand this 11th
day Of August. 1914.
W. W. BOWMAN.
Recorder of,the Municipality of Fair
view, W. Va.
ESTIMATE.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
County of Marion,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-13

Games Today.
Detroit at Cleveland.
Washington at Philadelphia.
Now York ut Boston.
Chicago at st. Louis.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Chicago, 4; brooklyn. l.
ST Louis, .; New York, s.
Other games postponed; rain.
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NOTICE.

. There will be a pie supper and fes-
tiyal at the old church grove in
Pleasant Valley Friday evening. Au-
s st 18th. The ladies are requested
SC bring pics and cakes. Proceeds to
70 for the building OF seats.
S-11-3t COMMITTEE. 4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-13
ESTIMATE.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
County of Marion.
TOWN or Eairyiew. .to.wIt.

Town of Fairview, to-wit:
AT special session Of the council
II the town OF Fairyiew. Marion
county. held in the council cham.
hels thereof In the town building on
the 18th day OF August. 1914, there
were present J. S. Grcaser, mayor;
W. W. Bowman, recorder, and ]. 4.
Pa: lsh. Andrew Warner. ]. l.. Ten
nant and c. c. Snyder, members Of
the council of said city or town.
in accordance with section 4, chap
ter ., of the Acts of the cxtraor.
binary session of the legislature Of
1908, the council proceeded to make
up an estimate of the amounts ncces.
sar2 TO be levied for the current fis.
Sal year. to cover all municipal debts
and liabilities payable during tho
aail year, including probable cxpen.
iiiiturcs for municipal purposes, am
proper allowances for delinquent
taxes. expense of collections and con.
tinScncies: but deducting thcrcfrom
the money in the city treasury ap,
nlicable 10 the service of Tie year
and municipal claims and doth dc.
termine and estimate the several
amounts to be levied as follows:
ESTIMATES.
Maximum levy So cents on the
Hundred Dollars valuation.
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS.
The amount due the said munich
pa!iiy. aud the amount that will be-
Gene due and collectibls from every
source. except from tho levy of taxcl
10 be made for the current fiscal
yea..
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
;TATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.

Ola e UT w ISo I flRblNlA.
I At the August. 1914 Rules. held
In and for the county OF Marion. and
state aforesaid, August 5th, 1914. the
following order was entered: Jessie
Hamilton Brown VS.. Paul NJ. Brown:
In Chancery.
d. Summons.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
To the Sheriff OF Marion county,
Greeting:
You arc hereby commanded to
summon Paul NJ. Brown to appear be.
fore the Judge OF the Intermediate
Court OF Marion county. at Rules TO
be held in the clerks office of said
court on the first Monday in August,
1914, 10 answer a bill in chancery.
exhibited against him In said court
by Jessie Hamilton Brown. and have
then there this writ.
Witness. w. S. Black, Clerk OF said
court at court house In said county,
the Sd day of August. 1914, and SD
year OF the state.
w. S. BLACK, Clerk.
The return on the foregoing sum-
mons is in tho words and figures fol:
lowing, .towit:
The within named Paul NJ. Brown
IS not found in my bailiwick August
Cd, 1914.
C. D. CONWAY.
E. Sheriff Marion County,
West Virginia.
\. Object Of Suit.
The object Of the above suit Is that
the said plaintiff be granted an abso-
lntc divorce from the said defendant.
she having obtained by decree Of the
said court entered on the 18th day,
ct. September. 1872. divorce from
bed and board from the said defend
ant; and two years having elapsed
from the time of bringing of this suit.
10 which the said decree was entered
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-13

GleyelandE "a 0hleago, ..
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-13
Standing Of the Clubs,
FEDERAL LEAGUE.

. ItSICFUdyS htsuILS,
brooklyn, 5; ST. Louis, s.
Pittsburgh. 2: Chicago, 1.
BaffAlo, o; indianapolis, 9.
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Games Today.
Boston at New York.
ST Louis at PITTSBURGH.
PkilasdslRhias at Rsooklyn.
Standing. Of the Clubs.
kMERICAN LEAGUE.
G Yesterdays Results.

. - ). z. 3. -
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land there having been 10 reccncilia-
|tion between tic ea!d plaintitf and
defendant.
An affidavit having lseen made and
filed that the tnld Paul N. Brown.
the defendant int,ie above styled
cause 10 non fcsident OF the state
OF West ylrglnin, Il Is ordered that
the said Paul NJ. Brown do appear
within one month from Tho first pub
lication Of this order. in the clerks
office -four Eaid intermediate Court
at Rules 10 be holden therein and do
whatever is necessary to protect his
interest. =
1t Is ordered that. a copy Of this or
der be published and posted a. re-
|quircd by law.
Given under3my hand this 5th day
CT August, 1914.
w. S. BLACK. c:sfk.
W. S. MEREDITH.
Counsellor Plaintiff.
This order q. published for the first
time August 9Th, 1914.
w: S. BLACK, Clerk.
Aug. 6. 10, 2o,27.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-13

Rond1 snrins "a" 500.
s 10000
Election Expcnscs-
mtssioncrs $50
Per diem of poll
clerks 400
rcr diem Of chal.
lrnrcrs 4 100
For registration Of
For, rrintinE bal.
lots. stationery.
c,c 1oOo-
$ so.sg
saluricp- '
For salary Of may
mr. 5000
For salary Of
courcilmen 5000
'% treasurer Sn,a.s :. s5,oO
s 1850
Police pcnartment-
For salary or
Feeding ediT' @ city ps', pris- '0V'sO
For heat, light.
: water, etc 49, 900 .oo--
s1sso no
Health penprtmcn,-
For rcmnval of
r,rbaro ctc 8 75 nm
7soo
s,rco,s and A,,ev.
For clc,n;nr nav
I'd stroo,s ava.
nnvcd allow. con nm
4 eoo M
Now strcc. psvinr md sovo 49,
For now street
nayinr aud sow
crs aoo m
mn "a
Z continron, Exne,ses SSS.Vg q
For collie ctor,s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-13

Total estimated receipts. s1,077.S4
ESTIMATED DISBURSEMENTS.
Debts and demands owed by said
municipality which will become due
and payable during the current fiS'
cal year. including interest on bond,
cd Indebtedness of every kind and
character.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-13

TIL Chautauqua season opened
here Yesterday with two jugglcrs. u
'boxin' kangaroo an lecture on Gu
gcnics. TIL trouble with wcarin' Il
Palm Beach suit is that you've got
L keep moyin'.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-16
GoDAIR LEAVES LARGE SUM FOR
"oLD PEOPLES CLUB" -

One-third Of the 100000 estate
left by William Godair, late real es-
tate dealer, was bequeathed to his
wife and the other 100000 was set
aside for the founding Of an "Old
Peoples Club, which viii be a COM
Portable home and pleasant gather
ing place for people too old to earn
living and without private means"
Mrs. Godair expressed herself sat
isfied with her husbands wishes, but
the children of his half brother have
announced their intention to contest
the will ~ ss5EisyalJ - q .E~S
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-16

New York, N. Y.-Miss Barbara
Guggenheim is only 10 years old and
not big for that, but she carried off
one Of the big prizes at Madison
Square Garden recently when she
won the blue ribbon in the saddle
ponies event. -.
. The little horseWoman is amember
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-16

learned to ride "out west."
O-o-
CITY TO MAKE CAR LINES COME
THROUGH RIGHT
Two suits for $1,000 each were
filed against the Chicago Railways
Co. and the Chicago City Railways
Co. by Asst Corporation Counsel
George L. Reker yesterday in the
municipal court. 70
The suits charge violation of the
ordinance compelling the surface
lines to have signs in the cars In
forming the public about their rights
in regard to transfers. Some Of the
cars have these signs, which are
placed in the center of the car, but
the majority are so crammed with
advertising that the signs have been
left out
Reker' is in charge of campaign,
ordered by the council, to compel the
street car companies to give better
service.
Twenty investigators of the public
service department are now gather
ing evidence upon which suits viii be
based for violations Of the ordinance
compelling the street car companies
to keep the cars warm and wen VEN
tflated. -
In turn the elevated roads viii
come in for their share Of the prose-
cutions.
$780,
G0DAIR LEAVES LARGE SUM FOR
"oLD PEOPLES CLUB" -
Ora It'd nnnn mn 1872
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-28
NUMBER II

in Mrs Norton. mot a thing In the
house to eat Just like man."
You didn't look In the right place.
ma'am," replied Mr.. Peters. with rel
ish. II got supplies for a couple Of
days In the kitchen"
"Well, what's the sense In hiding
'emr the large lady inquired.
ut amt hlding-it's system" ex.
planned Mr.. Peters. Something wo-
men don't understand" he came close
to Mr.. Magee and whispered low, "You
didn't warn me there was another
Of 'em."
"The last, on my word Of honor"
Magee told him.
'The last" sneered Mr.. Peters.
There isn't any last up here" And
with a sidelong glance at the new
Eve in his mountain Eden he turned
away to the kitchen.
Now" whispered Magee to Miss
Norton, "I'll get you that package.
I'll prove that it was for you I fought
and bled the mayor Of ReutOn. Watch
for our chance. When see you again
I'll have 1t in my pocket"
"You mustn't fail me-" she replied.
1T means so much"
Mr.. Magee started for the stairs.
Between him and them loomed sud.
denly the great bulk Of Mr.. Cargan.
His hard menacing eyes looked full
into Magee's.
II want to speak to you, young fsl-
low" he remarked.
I'm flattered," said Magee, that
you find my company so enchanting.
In ten minutes I'll be ready for an.
other interview"
you're ready now" answered the
mayor, "even II you don't know It
I've been trying to dope you out, and
l think I've got you. I've seen your
kind before Every few months one
of 'em breezes into Reuton, spends q
whole day talking to few rats I've
had to exterminate from politics and
then flies back to New York with a
ten page story Of my vicious career all
ready for the linotypers. Yes. sir. 1
got you. You write sweet things '"-
the magazines
think So" inquired Magee.
"Know It," returned the, sq,'
heartily. $50 you're out after Oh
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-28

again. He pulled himself together
"I'm going to make you believe In me, ,"
he said. with touch Of his old jaunti.
ness.
Mr.. Max was knocking with charac.
teristic loudness at the hermit's door.
The door of the hermit's abode open.
ed before Mr.. Max's masterful knock,
and the bearded little man appeared on
the threshold. he was clad in pur.
pie dressing gown that suggested some
woman had picked 1t. Surely no man
could have fallen victim to that riot OF
color.
Come in," said the hermit in a tone
so cOlorless it called added attention
to the gown. Miss, you have the
chair. You'll have to be contented with
that soap box davenport, gentlemen
WellT'
He stood facing them In the middle
Of his hermitage.
1--WE have come to Plead began
Miss Norton, turning her eyes at their
full candle power on the hermit'a
bearded face.
"I beg pardon, MISS" interrupted Mr.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-28
Spring Work.

How about 1t? Is everything ready
for the spring workp Are the plows, har-
rows, disks, seeiers, planters, cultivat.
ors, wagons, harness, and various small
tools in shape to use? Are the seeds
tested and ready to plant? Are the pas
ture fences in shape to keep the stock
in? Are the horses ready for their hard
work? Are the milk house and cooling
tanks ready for the warm days to come?
Are all of the cropping plans we'll work.
ed out? Has the manure been cleaned
up around the barnysrd? Have the gar
den tools been overhauled and the gar
den planned? Have the pig pens and
chicken yards been fixed SO that the pigs
and chickens will not overrun the gar
den and doorysrd? Has the dooryard
been raked and the bare spots seededf
Has the housewife been provided with
an oil or gasoline stove so that she need
not roast, parboil, bake, and sweat her.
self to death this summer? Has . good,
comfortable, shady porch been provided
for Yourself and the family for the heat.
ed DAYS and nights to come? Has the
Windmill been fixed and running waite,
been provided In the house and at the
barnP Have you provided . horse and
buggy for the pleasure OF your wife and
children for the summer?
Take an inventory OF the things you
know you should have done and-dc
them. .-Hoard's Dairyman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-28

girl striding along. by his side. The
red famed In her cheeks; her long
lashes were fiecked with the white Of
the snow; her face was such one as
middle aged men dream Of while their
fat wives read the evening papers
beauty hints at their side. Far beyond
the ordinary woman was she desirable
and pleasing. Mr.. Magee told himself
he had been a fool, for he who had
fought 80 valiantly for her hearts de-
sire at the foot of the steps had falter-
ed when the time came to hand her
the prize. Why? What place had eau
ton In the wild scheme Of the night
before? None surely. And yet he,
dolt, idiot, coward, had in the moment
Of triumph turned cautious. Full con-
fession, he decided. was the only way
out
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-28
CHAPTER XIV.
A EaIaahaod lIndar thu Palma.

F&l00U00o Su6vt htO
81 lT,1lELL, 1t seems he'd bought a
M ticket for that loud cOlored
V country where met him and
come down there to forget.
I could buy the ticket he said. as
soon as learned how to pronounce the
name of this town. But can't forget.
I've tried. It's hopeless And he sat
there looking like n man whose best
friend had died owing him money. /
won't 60 into his emotions. Mr..
Bland, up at the inn. Is suffering them
at the present moment, I'm told. They
are unimportant; III hurry on to the
lie. l simply say he was sorrowful,
and 1t seemed to me crime, what with
the sun so bright and the sea so blue
and the world 80 full Of number OF
things. Yes, 1t certainly was crime,
and I decided he had to be cheered up
at any cost. How? I thought awhile,
gazing up at the sky, and then 1t came
to me-the le-the great, glorious lie
and I told It,"
The hermit looked in defiance round
the listening circle.
"'You're chock full Of sorrow now,
I said to McMann, but 1t won't last
long He shook his head. Nonsense.
I told him. Look at me. Do you see
me doing heart bowed down act un'
der the palms? And he couldn't, the
lie unfolding itself in such splendor to
me. You? he asked. Me- said
Ten years ago 1 was where you are
today. A woman had spoken to me
rs Mabel-or Marie-or what was it,
spoke to you
81 could see had the boy interested
I unfolded my story as 1t occurred tc
me at the moment. Yes said l., ter
years ago saw her first. Dancing as
4 butterfly dances from flower to flow
er, dancing on the stage-a fairy sprite
Il loved her, worshiped her. 1t could
never be- There in the dark Of the
wings she told me so. And she shec
a tear-a sweet tear Of sorrow at part
ing.
"T went to my room,' told Nc
Mann. with lot Of time tables and
steamship books-bright red books; thu
color came OF on my eager hands.
picked out a country and sailed away
Like you, thought could never bt
happy, never even smile again. Lool
| at me-
"He looked. guess my face radi
ated bliss. The idea was 80 lovely
He was impressed-I could see II
I'm supremely happy l told him
I am my own master. l wande
| where I will. No woman tells me IN,
hour for going out or my hour TO
coming n. l wander. For compan,
have her picture-as l saw her las
with twinkling feet that neve
touched earth. AS the spirit moves
20. You can move the memory Of
mr,F."n In Assh, my boy. but 1t take
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-28

Cargan's scalp again, are you?
thought that now, seeing stories on
the corruption of the courts IL 80
plentiful, you'd let the same Of the
r,ity halls alone for awhile. But
well, guess I'm what you guys call
good copy. Big, brutal, uneducated.
picturesque-you see read them sto-
ries myself How long will the Amer-
can public stand being ruled by q man
like this, when II might be authorfs-
Ing pretty boys with kid gloves to get
next to the good things7 That's the
dope. amt 1.-THE old dope OF the re-
form gang, the ballyhoo Of the bunch
that can't let the existing order stand?
Don't worry. amt going to set
started on that again. But want TO
talk to you serious-like father.
There was a young fellow ike you
once
Like mer
Exactly. He was out working %
long hours and short pay for the re-
form gang, and he happened to get
hold Of something that man knew
"a nan high up In public ofice-
wanted and wanted bad. The young
fellow was going to get 500 for the
article he was writing. My friend Of.
fered him $4,000 to call 1t OF. Whatd
the young fellow do"
Wrote the article, Of course" said
Magee.
"Now-now," reproved Cargan. THAT
remark don't ft In with the estimate
I've made OF you. l think you're .
smart boy. Don't disappoint me.
This young fellow I speak Of-he was
smart, all right. He thought 1t over.
Magee, the same as you're going to
do. You're on says this lad and
added fve figures TO his roll as easy
as we'd add a nickel. He had brains.
that guy"
And no conscience" commented
Magee.
Conscience" said Mr.. Cargan,
"ain't worth much except as an e1.
cuse for q man that hasn't made good
to give bis wife. How much did you
say you was going to get for this ~
ticleT
Mr.. Magee looked him coolly in the
eye.
"If it's ever written" he said, ~
will be a 100000 story"
There amt anything like that In II
for you,' replied the mayor. Think
over what I've told you"
"I'm afraid" smiled Masee, I'm too
busy to think"
He again crossed the Office floor 20
the stairway. Before the fire sat the
girl of the station, her big eyes upon
him pleadingly. With a reassurins
smile in her direction, he dartsd up
the stairs.
"And now" he thought as he closed
and locked the door Of No. behind
him, "for the swag. SO Cargan would
) give $4,000 for that little package. I
don't blame him."
He knelt by the fireplace and dug up
the brick under which lay the package
so dear to many hearts on Baldpats
mountain.
II might have known" be muttered.
For the money was gone. He duo
up several of the bricks and rummas'
ed about beneath them. No use. The
fat little bundle Of bills had down.
Only an ugly hole gaped up at him.
t1o n oeasxvA1 ~