The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-03
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II is believed that the oldest man
In poddridge County Is G. g. Davis,
father OF Chesley Davis. who was a
member OF the last grand Jury In that
county. The elder Mr.. Davis Is o.
years old!
Three turbines for the new power
plant OF Petersburg have arrived. One
that reached there this week weighs
40 tons. One more greater Is to come
and II Is estimated that the new plant
VIII ne in operation some time In Jan:
uary4
The other day a Hagerstown young
blood by the name OF Jacob Fisher paid
a visit TO Martinsburg wearing an
oyercoat that must have shrieked to
high heaven, At all events the home
gown sports manhandled him and
now the incident and the coat have
become a subject OF controversy be.
tween the newspapers OF the two
towns and threatens TO become an In.
ter!state issue. For instance, this 10
the way the Martinsburg kMorning
Journal dishes It up:
ut Is rumored that Mr.. Jacob Fisher
OF Hagerstown, whose freakish over.
coat subjected him to considerable
annoyance In Martinsburg Sunday
night intends to visit this city again
tonight. The advance information is
that he will wear a stunning suit with
an immense check and greenish hue,
enhanced and adorned with ore OF
those ifoppish belts the ends OF which
are allowed 10 inscouciantly dangle.
He will carry The mooted oyercoat
nonchantly flung over one ARMAND
" he does, there will either be trou.
Die for him or worry for the local po.
lice force to keep the town boys away
from the visitor. Scarcely any one ap.
proves OF the manner In which Fisher
was treated Sunday night, although Il
was partly his own fault; but II he
Is coming here tonight for the pur-
pose of batting the Martinsburg youth
DO sympathy will be felt for him. It Is
70 be hoped that the statement that
hets looking for trouble is incorrect
and IL the young man wishes to visit
Martinsburg he will do 1t In a quiet
manner. He will then be unmolestcd.
lnasmuch rs the state guard OF
western Maryland or West Virginia
have been called ont, II is fair In.
ference albeit truculent Mr.. Fisher
has de erred his promised visit TO a
later date.
Fifteen years ago Wednesday Of
this week the free delivery OF mail
went into effect at Morgantown. Ac.
cording to the New Dominion from
that town the first carriers in the city.
were sDolph Anderson. Harvey Brand
Homer Crawford and Emerson Car
ney. Oscar Gregg was a rural carrier.
In addition to the postmaster, DR..
James p. Fitch, the office force in.
cluded the late DR.. J. ]. Hall, Glenn
Hunter, Il. Brown and Miss Mary
Madagen. or the men and women in
the service at that time, only three
remain Uncle Sans employees, Dolph
Anderson, Harvey Brand and Oscar
Gregg.
In the window OF every home in
Huntington will burn light Christ.
masieye. II the. suggestion OF the. Hunt
tngton Art League is carried out. The
movement has been started with ayiew
70 adding sentimental touch to tho
glad Christmas spirit, mute Merry
Christmas to all who chance with.
IN the beam ofithe little light.
President Writ Wallace, OF the art
league, says that the Women's Club
will be asked to endorse the move.
mem, while Mayor E. Sehon will be
requested to issue a proclamation to
the public that in one front window OF
every home light should be placed
on Christmas eve.
According to the Charleston Post
the Boomer mine horror was seen in a
vision twelve hours before It happened
by an Italian servant. girl employed
in the home Of Mrs, Engle, at 1862
Quarter street,, Charleston. The girl
arose earlier than usual Tuesday morn.
ing and complained that she had not
slept all night. Her eyes were red
from weeping. When Mrs. Engle in.
1uired what was wrong she told her
she had o premonition that her brother
had been killed. The vision was so
life.like 1t haunted her all night. She
could not throw off the feeling that
something terrible had happened to
him. She was so affected by It that
sheSwas unable to work all day. When
the actual news OF the disaster reach.
ed Charleston Mrs. Engle got into
Communication with officials OF the
company and learned that the brother
had left the mine few days before
and was working at Il ncishborinG
mine.