The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-30

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date Also adam 1sittIspa Sc, who IS
cand idate for con tess on tlte Deni5
ocratic ticket. IN
Hon. Thomas Townsend I. sot Char;
iestons Massin the city today 81 az
not think that there Is the least
1otfbt OF Captain Avis being reflect
ed toscongress. He has made. good,
and the people in the third district
50 und It" was the comment
made by Mr.. Townsend on the situ-
alton in Capt. Avis district.
Hon. Ben Hiner, of Pendleton
county, who had the honor OF being
defeated by Howard Sutherland to
The tune OF about 10000 plurality.
Is here, Mr.. Hiner is not making
any Democratic predictions. He
says that Mr.. Sutherland seems to
i>have made record that appeals fa-
l'vorably to his own partisans and
very largely to those who claim af-
Utilization with the Democratic party"
Frank o. Fabrion, of Buckhannon,
and Frank Lively, Of Charleston. two
appointees to Annapolis made by
Congressman Avis, were in the city
today. They have been on their va
cation and now on their way to the
United States MILITARY Academy at
Annapolis.
Announcement has been made
here of the marriage of Miss E. Grace
Carson to James w. Marshall. nt
Summit Point. Jefferson county. W.
Va. Miss Carson's home was former
" in Dumfries. Scotland. but for the
past year she has lived In New York.
The wedding took place last week IN
Baltimore, and MFR. and Mrs. Mar
shall have gone to the groom's home
at Rocky Glen. near Summit Point.
Senator johnson N. Camden, who
has been i'll for the past week.. re-
ceived a message Monday ANNOUNCE
ing that his friend and neigltbor, Luz
'2as Brodllead, a prominent farmer
and horseman, and who owns the adj
Joining farm to the Camden estate.
is lying at the point OF death. AL
though 1t was Senator Camden's
First day out after his illness. he left
at once for Kentucky, TO go at once
to the bedside of his friend.
Bishop W. N. Weekley. OF Park
ersburg, W. Va, was in Washington
this week on his way from, Western
port, Md, where he presided at the
annual Virginia conference of the
United Brethren churches, at which
ministers from Virgfnfa. West Vir-
ginia, and Maryland were in attend
ahcc. Bishop Weekley made an adj
dress wllileSin Washington at tile
United Brethren church. He is on
his way to fredericksburg, Pa,
where he is to preside at the churcl's
annual conference.
The government officials and pos
tai inspectors are cooperating with
the authorities of several Virginia
and West Virginia counties in an
effort to apprehcnd two men. who
rented team from, J. NJ. Bright, OF
Keyser. on August 21st. The two
men, who represented themselves as
travelling statesmen, rented two
horses and light wagon from the
,liveryran on that date, which were
never returned. Since then it has
developed into much larger case
as 1t is thought the men were mem
bers Of a gang of bandits who arel
suspected OF robbing several post
offices in Virginia. and postoffices.
stores and railroad stations in the
eastern panhandle of West Virginia.
Two men answering the description
given by Mr.. Bright, as well as tie
horses and wagon, were seen at Mon
terey, Highland county, a day OF two
before the robbing Of the offices at
,Ptckney and vanderpool. They are
said to have been, Joined by others,
and the entire gang Is being hunted
in the Allegheny mountains along
the virginfa-West Virginia line.
Mrs. Joseph G. Cochran AMI
daughters, OF Parkersburg, arrived
here Tuesday. Mrs. Cochran will
place her daughters in the Fairmont
school and spend several days in the
City. She is the president Of tile
EMomans Club of Parkersburg; and
While here will confer With several
officers of the Federated clubs in
this city, and complete plans for tho
entertainment of the various clubs
OF the state which are to meet in
tPafkersburg in October.
The annual convention OF the
american Fisheries Association open
ed here Wednesday and will contin-