The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-05

The Warrington Chamber of Com
merce met Friday night to arrange for
cheaper electric lights for the mer-
chants of the city. Mannington's mer'
chants claim they are being charged
excessive rates for their electricity
and wish to have the matter looked
into.
Warrington is getting to be quite a
law breaking city. Last night officers
SLurm and Jones of tho police force.
with a number Of deputies, pulled the
store of Frank Cook, an Assyrian, on
Railroad street. Many DRINKS have
been seen about the place and it was
quite mystery as to where they were
getting their booze"
AT the bidding of the city authori'
ties, several persons purchased some
CT the "stuf" ~ and it then became
known that hard cider and cranberry
juice was being sold. The officers
raidcd the place about $500 o'clock.
Eight or ten men besides Cook were
found in the place. They gave the Of
f'cers little difficulty and we're soon
lodged in the city jail IN the place
raided the officers found about 500
gallons Of hard cider and cranberry
Juice, spiked, It is thought, with alco-
hol. Twenty-Five or thirty gallons were
taken to the mayors office to be used
as evidence in the case. Cook and tho
witnesses were arraigned before
Mayor Vance this morning, who sat as
u Justice of the peace. When asked
for their plea, the prisoner decided to
waive the case, and gave bond to ap'
Fear before the grand jury. The
states witnesses who were also under
arrest, gave bond also.
Miss Louise K'lmler who has been
visiting her sister, Miss Katherine
lKumler, of the Warrington High
school, returned to her home yester.
day.
Frank Leach returned to his home
in Cameron yesterday.
Roy Glover, OF Glover's Gap, was
visiting in Warrington yesterday.
Several nights ago Night Policeman
Jones was called to the upper part Of
town. Several horses were trespass-
ling upon private property md they
we're taken in charge by Jones, until
The damage can be settled with the
parties concerned.
A. J. Hess was business visitor In
l'alrmont yesterday.
A. A. Ash, Of the Fairview High
school, is visiting friends hero.
1t is said that another attempted
robbery was made ut the store Of II.
c. Anderson on Market street. This
report is not verified, although a
large carton Of Mail Pouch tobacco
was missed from the store. The mat
ter is being Investigated.
A little excitement was caused in
Warrington last night, by the high
water. The steady rains caused the
crock to raise to very high stage,
although no damage was done.
Now is tho season of Christmas ba-
saars. The Baptist church held ba-
zaar at tho music store of Stuart and
Wise, while the Methodist church held
their bazaar in the church. The la
dies Of the Catholic church also held
bazaar in the Hotel Bartlett build
ling. Many beautiful and useful arti-
cles were on sale, for tho two days,
December 4th and 9Th.
The regular Sunday services will be
held in the churches tomorrow.
First Presbyterian church, Albert
N. Park, Jr., pastor.-s9:s0 a. M, Sun,
4 day school; 1000 a. M, Mems Bible
class; 1890 o.. M, public Worship.
rev. Birch preaching; 1900 n. ms
,IiJunior5 Christi ian End eavor;; 100 gp:,
M, special mems mes citing; (: 100 p. ni,t
Senior Christ ian End eavor;; s30 M: ms
Bpublic worstip, Ray. Birch pEeachtn
f Methodist Episropai church. Claude