The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-21
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Ten Of tho is West Virginia Uni.
Varsity PROFESSORS and Instructors
who we're graduated from Cornell had
q postum and sweet potato dinnc:. at
the Morgantown Elks club Saturday
night. 49,
According to a dispatch to tho
Wheeling Intelligencer three large
tracts OF coal land In Webster county,
are TO be developed within the next
year.. The properties arc what is
known as the McGraw properties, for.
me.ly owned by Col. John T. McGraw.
and later taken over by the estate OF
anthony NJ Brady. A New York law.
yer, Francis p. Caravan, son.in.law
Of Brady has the properties in hand
and ~ ooking after the development
work One OF the properties Is known
As the Dessert Fork land, and in.
cludes some 10000 acres. Another is
located at Point Mountain, having
some 5000 acres, and another on the
Back Fork sof the Elk river, compris-
estsomei s 1000 acres, making q total of
Rl,000 OF $4,000 acres. These proper.
ties lie In q sort OF valley or basin
surrounded by mountains so that to
market coal, timber and other pro-
ducts q line OF rail will have to be
built to Holly Junction, which is the
logical outlet for this property. Mar.
row gauge roads now traverse the ter.
rttory, affordtng q means OF transpor.
taaon for development purposes.
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I George W. Orr. a Berkeley county
farmer living near Gerrardstown.
boasts that his strawberry vines Of
the Mareymaker variety bo-e three
crops this year. Early in tho season
nt the usual time for strawberries to
mature, Mr.. Orr had an abundant
crop Of this variety and In apple pick.
Ing time this fall, having given his
plants special attention, he was de-
lighted TO find them very well filed
with O second crop OF most luscious
fruit Inspreparing his berry patch
for the winter a few days ago, he dis.
covered that q third crop-some Of
the vines being very well filed with
good sized berries-was maturing.
Protected by the foliage OF the vines
the winter crop of berries had es.
capped the heavy frosts, and until a big
Bleet fell Thursday night. IA
The Laird Oil Company Of Parkers,
burg, which drilled in a fine producer
on the Delaney lease in the Richie
county Held have made the location
md VIII begin drilling this week on
the No. 3well on the Rachael Lemon
lease In Murphy district, Richie
county. This Is one of the promising
leases IN that section.
Fred Goldstorm, ST., was arrested
In Parkersburgs on a warrant charging
unlawful sale OF intoxicants. He ap.
peared before Justice III. &C. Butcher,
waived examinati ion and was released
on bond. Goldstorm is the proprietor
Of meat market on lower Juliana
street and II DO alleged that he went
he trot line and old stump statesmen
one better BY selling his whiskey
wrapped IN meat.
1t has been announced IN, Charleston
that It 10 the intention OF the county
Of MonongaIia 70 present to the state
for, use BY Went Virginia university a
Tract Of land near Morgantown valued
= It $4,000. on which will he erected
additions TO the institution. Al. Bliss
McCrum, member Of the state board
OF CONTROL inspected several tracts
thcro Inst week and It will be decided
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