The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-01
TWO MINERS
MEET DEATH
IN EXPLOSION
Hurled Forty Feet from Mouth
of Federal Mine, near
FaTmont.

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Fairmont.
FAIR!MONT, July S1.-Joseph Mark
ovich and Franch Markovich, aged 80
land 30, respectively, brothers and
Croatians, were blown from an ar
shaft at the Federal Coal and COKE
lCompany's mine near Pitches run and
killed instantly. Julius Stenley, aged
az Years. single and Polish, was seri-
ously injured in the accident. The
air shaft was being dug into the mine
and the men were descending to work
lin the bucket" when an explosion
of gas occurred The victims were
hurled forty feet from the mouth OF
1.-THE shaft.
John Afford. a negro. was fined
500 and sentenced to serve sixty days
in jail by Justice OF the Peace 4.
Leigh Fleming on charge OF violat-
ling the Yost law. Afford had brought
four gallons OF liquor to hotel In
which he was working and where ne
eat and slept the greater part of the
time He was arrested while carrying
a part of the liquor to lodging house
in Fairmont where he kept room.
1.-The court ruled that he was not carry
ing the liquor to his "home" when
The was carrying it from the hotel to
the room in the lodging house
| brilliant electric sign bearing the
letters "Y. NJ c. Al in blazing liglt
has been erected over the association
building in Fairmont avenue. The
"beacon" is dedicated in honor of DR..
lAspinwall McQuaig, who lectured here
recently.
Howard Wheeler, a negro Of Anna
belle mine, was ordered to pay hne
| of $40 and costs by Justice OF tag
Peace NJ. r. Musgrove on charge OF
men quarreled over the possession OF
a car in the coal mine.
w. F. Stockdale, Of Waynesburg,
Pa, has taken over the Eureka Hotel
| in Madison street, and is having 1t
renovated and put In first class con-
dition.
Blaine Wilson. aged eight months.
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. William T.
Wilson, of Millersville, died at his
home.
The West Virginia Federation of
Womens clubs will hold its annual
conference in Falrmont, October 10,
20 and 81. The sessions will be held
in the First Methodist Episcopal
church Mrs. R. L. Hutchinson, of
Huntington. president of the organiza-
ton, will preside.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Suck have
moved to Pittsburg. Mr.. Suck, who
is an employe fthe Pittsburg Plate
Glass Company, has been transferred
to Pittsburg. Arthur e. Lewis sue
leeds Mr.. Suck in Fairmont
The Arnett family will hold its an
nual reunion at Oak Grove near Ar
netsville, Sunday. August 10.
Open air religious services will be
held by the First Presbyterian congre-
CATION at $50 o'clock at Loop park.
the Rev. DR.. H. G. Stoetzer, pastor OF
the congregation in charge.
A birthday celebration was held at
the home of Mayor Anthony Bowen
in celebration of the seventy-second
anniversary of the birth of Isaac NJ
Kelley, father of Mrs. Bowen, who
resides at the Bowen home.
Iris Wyer white, who was badly
cut by Charles Jones, negro, dur
ing a fight two weeks ago has been
released from the hospital here. Jones
lis held pending trial.
Joseph Kokaski a Polish miner.
was killed and Peter Wenet, a fellow
workman was seriously injured by
fall OF slate in Jamison Coal and
Coke Company mine, No. Z at Bar
rackville.
The annual encampment OF the
Marion county Grand Army Republic
will be held at Fairview, September
10 and II. The committee in charge
Of arrangements includes Mayor Cum
Minis, of Fairview. Oliver Shurtlefr.
w. d. Yost and DR.. ]. w. Jarvis.
twenty-five young men of the junior
class of the high school held ban,
quet at the Manley hotel. H. Wayne
Hamilton was POSTMASTER. Addresses
were made by George McCrory, Rus
sell Sturm. Clyde Baker, Edward
KEEL and James Knight
Clay McAllister, of 20s Ferry street,
is seeking the owner of a considerable
sum OF money which he found in
Fairmont street recently.
1 The Fairmont city board OF affairs
has passed an ordinance prohibiting
the careless and negligent emission
OF dense smoke and SCOT from the
smoke stacks of any steam boat, steam
derrick, locomotive or any similar
machine or contrivance, or from the
smoke stack OF any factory or other
! building within the CITY OF F'airmOny