The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27
Nicely THINKS
MANLEY WILL
Be CONFIRMED

III OOlU luvlID
AS Postmaster at Fairlnont by.
the Senate at First Session
after the Holidays.
FAIRMoNT, Dec. 20 Congressman
NJ. NJ. Nicely gives It as his opinion
that the United States Senate will
con1lrla the appointment of Charles
f. Manley as Fairmont postmaster at
the fret session after the holidays.
The congressman spent Christmas In
his home city.
The Morgantown District Minister
ial and Layman's Association COM
vened in the Diamond Street Method
list Episcopal church Monday for q
days session. A large number OF
visiting ministers were present. s
Announcements of the marriage OF
Carter Leonidas Faust and Miss Al
Ice Parker have been received in this
city. The wedding took place at Oak
land. Md, last August. Mr.. Faust is
4 former county superintendent but
is now employed by the Fairmont Gas
Company. Miss Parker was formerly
a teacher in the public schools of this
city.
Mrs. Bette NJ. Huffman, aged So,
died Sunday at her home on Walnut
avenue Of heart trouble. The body
was taken to former home at Linden,
Va. for interment. Afuperal service
was conducted at the home before de-
parture.
Pansy, the three months old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Shirl Gibson, was
found dead in bed Sunday moring.
Heart trouble was the cause of her
death.
The choir of the First Methodist
Episcopal church rendered an excel
lent Christmas cantata Sunday even
ing. The large edifice was crowded
and the music was splendidly rem
dered.
Twenty-four foreigners are apply
ing to the intermediate court citizen
ship papers. Two-fifths OF this num-
Der are Italians, while many other
nations are represented among the
remainder.
The Wc<ran's Christian Temper
ance Union observed its crusade an
niversary Wednesday afternoon at
the home OF Mrs. L. G. Powell, on
Barney street. The organization
started in Fairmont just forty-one
years ago, and Mrs. Powell is one of
the few remaining charter members
Mrs. Fannie Coffman Norman, wife
Of Seymour Norman, died Monday at
her home in Worthing ton, near Fair
mont. She had been Ill for several
months. Funeral services were held
on Wednesday and interment made
in the Woodlawn cemetery, in this
city.
Sam K. Nuzum and g. w. Evans
have been appointed committee OF
the Fairmont Chamber of Commerce
to confer with the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company and United
States engineers in Pittsburg in re-
gard to the railroad taking part OF
the river channel for fill, on which
to build its Palatine branch of the
railroad.
The Marion County Game and Fish
Protective Association held meet
ing this week, the object OF which
was to discuss matters pertaining to
certain game legislation which the
society wants passed at the next ses-
sion of the legislature.
John Jackson. store manager OF
the New Central Coal Company's
store at Baxter, and his family had
a narrow escape with their lives.
when on last Monday morning the
store was destroyed by fire. The
Jackson family lived on the third
floor and being cut Oft from the
stairs by the tiames,s an improvised
rope made from blankets was used
and In this manner they reached the
ground. Mrs. jackson sustained a
wrenched back in the the descent.
while Mr.. Jackson was rendered un-
conscious for time when he fell.
caused by the slipping of the rope.
Henry S. Lively. an attorney Of this
city was called TO Weston this week
by the death of his sister. Mrs. Emily
Lively Whelan. Mrs. Whelan was
lis starting test on the ]. A. Holy
farm. On Pinch creek, Elk district,