The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
WASHERS MUST
CO. SAYS
BOWEN
|Fairmont Mayor Imposes Heavy
Sentence on a Flirtatious
Teamster.

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rAIRMoNr, July Washers
,n,,st 90 Loungers on the streets ana
elsewhere In the city will not be per-
mitted to insult women. Sucn was
the emphatic declaration OF mayor
Antohny Bowen. wehn he sentenceo
Earl Smith, teamster. TO pay fine
~ s25 and to serve thirty days In
Jail for annoying MISS Louise Saiuei
of the East Side.
Dannie waltman, alias Eddie Glib
son, has been arrested In Warrington
nv Oficer Wilhair, of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad police ana taken 10
Connellsyille to answer charge OF
stealing brass and skipping bond.
Waltman's arrest followed disclosures
resulting from the desertton OF girl,
aged / years, known In Warrington
as Anna Wa1tman, by members OF
gang of disreputable characters who
took her there. "A numb Der of Man
nington people believe that the de-
serted child may be Catherine Win
ters. the daughter of a New Castle,
md. physician, who was kidnapped.
The girl has been taken charge OF
by Mrs. John Stephens. humane So
ciety agent, and an effort is being
made to determine who the girls
parents are. She tells strange story
of abuse and mistreatment by the men
who took her to Warrington and
whom she says are guilty OF num-
her Of crimes. including murder. The
child, apparently, has been drugged
and her arms bear marks OF hyper
dermic needle.
Antonio Angotti and Julius Marc
chi, accused of violating oh Yost pro-
hfbition law, were held for the grand
jury under $500 bond eacn. Anthony
Sinezza was sentenced to pay fine
of 800 and to spend sixty days in
jail.
Four homes were struck by light
ming in severe electrical storm
which swept over Fairmont Thursday
evening. The home of Justice of the
Peace NJ. r. Musgroye, at BARRACKS
vile, near here, suffered the most.
The chimney was knocked down and
great hole torn in the roof. The
chimneys were torn from homes OF
Edward Reed, Fairmont avenue; Eu-
genia Fisher, Barnes street; and
Pearl Shaeffer. of Morsauyown avs,
nue.. Crossed wires caused the city
to be plunged into darkness for some
time and street car traffic was inter
fered with.
The South Side Land Company. has
issued 100000 worth or stock to re-
fund its floating Indebtedness. This
stock was distributed among. the ola
shareholders pro rata, according to
their holdings.
Louise McFaIl, aged Is months. the
daughter of Arthur McFal, OF Belle
view, fell into kettle of water as-
most boiling hot. The cnnd's screams
attracted the attention or Sae mother
who rescued itDbut not until he 'scald-
ing water had burned the child SO Sc
verely that it may die.
The complete valuation of the real
estate in the city of Fairmont, as an
nounced by County Assessor. James
w. Davis, is $12, 086,490. The land
books are completed and in the hands
of the board of review.
Plans submitted by six architects
for fine new house of worship, are
being considered by the building COM
mittee for the First Presbyterian
church.
Avis Toothman, of Belmont. o.,
died in the Miners hospital. Avis
Toothman is the third victim of a
collision between an automobile and
a Baltimore and Ohio railroad train
at Hackers crossing, on June %, in
which e. C. Toothman and his son,
Knsey Lee Toothman, were killed.
A new Methodist Episcopal church
building was dedicated In Fairview.
The sermon was preached by the Fasv.
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of the Morgantown district.
o. P. Miller. aged rs years. of Pike
street, died suddenly carly in the
morning, Friday, and shortly after he
had risen and dressed for the day. He
is survived by one son Richard Miller,
of Pike street. and by several grand
children.
Members of Companies II. and 1.
state militia, stationed here, are par
ticipating in picnic and target prac,
tfce today, which will continue until
Monday son the Meredith Farm, y
short distance away. The Fatrmont
companies will be well represented
lat the Parkersburg encampment,
where a team of rif1emen Will be Sc
lected to represent the state at the
national encampment at Jacksonville,
Fla.
Morlae Genfo. an insane Italian at
tempted to hang himself In the coun-
ty jail here by twisting his belt about
his neck and fastening an end of the
strap to a bar in the cell. He was
prevented from doing himself any
real injury by Deputy Snerin T. ".
Buckley. Genio was sens TO Weston.
The county officers had considerable
dificuIty in capturing Gento who nad
climbed a tree near his nome, which
is in Barrackville. He claimed to Do
1870 ~ water Mt the bottom OF