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It pays to advertise. Albert Rahm,
the Barboursyille restaurant keeper
who advertised In the Huntington
newspapers for wife Is now a bene.
dict. Rahm, who is about 80 years
old, and Miss Laura Rider. II, years
old. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r.
Rider, OF Greenbrier county, ,elopea
to .Ironton and were married In the OF;
fee of Probate Judge Collins Of Law
renee county Miss Rider was visiting
with her sister, Mrs. ]. M. Cackley,
wife Of a well known Barboursyille
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SPECIAL NOTICES
~~~NN~N~.N<~~0~.
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
~. ----- MEETlMHNns p & .tLs.a.l.-

The annual meeting Of the stock.
holders OF the First National Bank OF
Fairmont, w. Va, will be held at the
Chamber Of Commerce rooms on the
second floor of the Watson building,
In the city of Fairmont, County Of
Marion and State of West Virginia, on
the second Tuesday in January being
the eleventh day Of said month, at
200 p. M, of said day, for the elec:
ton Of directors to serve for the en-:
suing year, and for the transaction
Of such other business as may legal.
~ come before the meeting.
The First National Bank OF Fairmont,
By H. H. SHoWALTER,
Vice President.
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Meu, York

NEW YORK, Dec. i0.-Except for
the forenoon, when the average prices
Of leading stocks was Slightly higher.
Yesterdays arket was under constant
professional pressure. Dealings were
fairly active In the first hour, but
tapcred OF during the mid.session.
There was come revival Of activity in
tho Anal hour. together, however, at
the exepense Of quoted values.
Trading WAS limited largely to the
board room. public Interest being no.
ticeable lacking, presumably as u rc.
snIt OF the several adverse factors
which temporarily obscure the financ.
1n1 horizon. II
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Oil and Gas.

There is no Improvement in the size
Of the. late competitions in the West
Virginia fields. On Tanners Fork, Troy
district. Gilmer county. the Crude on
Company drilled its second test on
the FIJI. Waggoner farm through the
Berea grit and has an eight.barrel
pumper. In Duyal district, Lincoln
county, the South Penn Oil Company.
completed Nos. rs and 80 on the Horse
Creek tract. The first Is good for Ave
and the second is barrels a day. In
smithfeld district, Roane county, the
same company, drilled its test on the
John Denham farm through the Big In;
jun sand and gotta gasser.
:. The oil Market s
Pennsylvania ................. 1910
Indiana ................... 1.13
Illinois .................. 1.42
Kansas Observation-Disclosures. LOO
Oklahoma OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 100
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handled quite a number Of these dead
oirds. The party killing the crows
has to bring them to the justice with.
in thirty days thereafter and In the
presence Of one reliable witness ties.
tify to the killing thereof, The Jus.
tice will then have the head cut of
the crows and the bodies burned.
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The farm Of Mrs. Mary Durbtn
along the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
about mile west Of Grafton was sold
Monday by Commissioner Jenkins for
5000 to John Phillips. OF Fairmont,
at public sale In front Of the court
house. The farm comprises nearly
20 acres OF land, Is in f1ne condition,
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NOTICE OF DIssoLUTloNFoF7THE
STATE LINE q SOUTHERN RAIL.
ROAD COMPANY, A CORPORA.


STATE LINE a souTHERN RAIL.
ROAD COMPANY, A CORPORA
5fTloN. 80
Notice Is hereby given at a meeting
of the stockholders of The State Line
and Southern Railroad Company, q
corporation created and organized Sun.
der the laws Of the State OF West svir:
ginia, held at the office OF ]. M
Schoonmaker, In the City Of Pitts.
burgh, State Of Pennsylvania, on the
18th day Of October, 1915, the follow.
ing resolutions was adopted:
Resolved, That The State Line a.
Southern Railroad Company, a cor.
poration, created and organized under
the laws OF. the State OF West Virginia,
does hereby discontinue business as
a corporation and surrenders to said
state its charter and corporate fran.
chises.." A ? ", .li q
Y Given under highland this 18th day
Of November, 1915. Stis}s III
J. M sCHoONMAKER,
President Of said Corporation.
Attest: i}''lf1y.
J. T. BLAIR, Secretary.
11.2s: 12,3.1o.17.
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palu IN vniue- Stockholders now hold
receipts for n per cent OF the par
value Of their stock. In actual diyi-
dends, the company has paid "a IL
Eper cent besides paying the interest
on the deferred payments which orii.
nartly would have been paid BY; the.
stockholders, thus bringing the earn.
Iings OF the orchard up to about $50
600. This year the stock holders will
make q payment on their stock out OF
The. dividends and not from their own
pockets. Re \ y
The State Of West Virginia Is one
OF the purchasers Of the $3.50, 900 road
bond issue recently authorized by the
voters OF Wyoming county and sold
spyS the county commissioners last
week. The state purchased ,s250, 600
worth Of the bonds, the remainder
$500 900 being awarded to the Powell.
Gerard Company. of Chicago. There
were q large number Of bidders com:
pettng for the securities.
Voters in Portland district, Preston
county, voted favorably on a s250, 600!
bond issue Tuesday for the construc.i
ton OF concrete road extending from
Albright .on the M. e. K through Ter.
"a Alta to the Maryland line. 1t Is.
thought that the outcome OF the vote
In this district will have a bearing on,
the elections to be held within the
next few months in Kingwood and
Valley districts. ThisSis the first def
mite step taken in Preston county IN
regard to the improvement OF roads
and the new road when completed will
be the first link In proposed brick
or concrete highway extending from
Morgantown to- the Maryland state
line.S =
AZ blast furnace which hasn't been
In operation for seven years Is to re-.
sumo activity at Wheeling Iron and
Steel company's Belmont mill within
the near future, probably shortly az.
ter the first Of the year. The furnace
will employ approximately 100 men; It
is said. h 3llii
John Smith, of Durbin, Pocahontas
county, Travelled two hundred miles
to visit wet Bridgeport. The end Of
his journey, with his aim accom-
plished, was in the Ohio w. Va.
Jail where he was sent by Justice
John ]. Gompers. Of Wheeling in de-
fault Of a fine Of 81 and costs. John
undoubtedly holds the record for
length of journey to the Ohio saloon
city. John was unfortunate. He went
to Bridgeport and after taking in the
sights and little liquor went back
to Wheeling to catch his train. In
the B. q o. depot, Just at train time,
the lure of Bridgeport was too strong.
He waived the train farewell, re-;
turned to Bridgeport and after a last
Farewell went back to the depot and
pinched by B. & Q. officers.
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING sss Sss5S sssss
WANTED

WANTED --Trench teacher for read.
ing lessons. Pupil Twill 60 to teachers
homie. Address Boz 6o1. West Virgin.
ian s12.9 2t.No. COL.
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HOUSES FOR RENT

FOR RE&r-T'wo very desirable
seven.rooia houses and one fiat. In.
quire ,. P. Kelley. office 800 Main st,
Bell phone. 11.9.tf-No. 531.
FOR RENT-Seveu:room house 5S5
CASTOR avenue. Arranged for two
families, $500. Apply Geo. II. Brohst
Watson Building. 12-1.tf No. $50
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and is equipped with modern dwell.
ing house and other buildings.

Fayette Osborne. one Of the promi-
nent farmers OF Lubbock district, Ifs
confined to his home at River Hill.
with serious injuries, the wounds be.
Ing inflicted by q maddened hog, and
had It not been for the timely assist.
ance Of others it is probable he would
have been killed. The animal had
tusks four inches long and they laid
the flesh open to the bone. e n
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lIveryman. She Glanced 70 see the
ad. Miss Rider applied at the restau-
rant Monday and the bargain proved
satisfactory To- all concerned. Ar.
engagements were immcdisteiy made
TO 80 to eatlettsburg yesterday for The
marriage. The couple were refused .
license by County Clerk I'd. s..
Hughes OF Catlettsburg, owing 10 the
age OF the Bird ,to.be and the seekers
after matrimonial bliss were forced
togo to Ironton.
b Ralph Deyore, a former resident OF
Petersburg and sistersyille, was
brought to Parkersburg from Cuff
port, Miss, Tuesday night and at the
City hospital he underwent an opera.
ton for appendicitis which was very
successful. Mr.. Dsvoref Isl q banker
and prominent business man OF Cult.
port. His wife. formerly Miss Blaine
Berry. OF Parkersburg. accompanied
him on his trip. His father, c. II. I De.
yore. arrived In sParkersbure from Sis.
tersyille Tuesday night and; remained
over until the result OF the operation
was made known. The operation was
performed by DR.. II. M! Campbell q
brother.in.law OF the patient. Z q ., :
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At the meeting Of the McKown or,
chard company hold at Martinsburg,
dividend Of nine per cent on the par.
value was declared which Is equtya.
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ROOMS TO RENT

ROOMS TO RENT
FOR RMNT-Furnish front room. In.
quire 900 Fairmont2 avenue.
12-10.3t. sos.
FOR RENT@siI.roomI apartment, fur.
uiahsd. Inquire 621 Terrace Apart.
uenta. s12.9-3t.No. COZ.
FOR RENT-Two necelyl furnished
fnrnished rooms for light housekeep.
Inf. Cali Con. 71l-W. 12.4-6t.No. $50.
FOR RENT-Iarge front room fur.
ptshed, Use OF bath and Telephone.
Inquire GA Walnut avenue, Con. phone
90. i2;s.st.No. 5ss.
FOR RENT ono nicely furnished
ROOM downstairs with privilege OF
Hight Housekeeping. modern conven.i
uico Upstairs rooms for light house.
keeping, 1890 per month. Inquire 3l7
Hamilton street Bell phone. 514.M.
- ~ o'ot-So osl.
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FOR sALE-BlanK b1oks, cash n books.
Journals, ledgers, record books, bill pay-i
able. trial balance, time books. Fairmont
Printing and Publishing Co.. Monroe
street. sl1o-1a.tf-No,S Il 400,
FOR SALE--Protectogra scores and,
prints n indelible Ink the amount
OF check. In first class condition and
Will sell cheap: Inquire Box SAT. West,
11-1s:tf.N 10 .547
FOR SALES acre farm adapted TO
dairying and poultry. Well located,
land rolling. Price sssoo.oo. Terms.
Write for particulars. Am. Simpson,
R.SS, St. Clairsytlle, o. ]. 81 q
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FOR SALE

FOR sALE-Household goods. s..
Pierpont Ave.
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Baltimore
Summary

Furnished by W. W. .Lanahsn q Co.,
Calvert Bnilding, Baltimore.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-09-03
BICKF0RD
ENACESR0LE0F
JlTNEY DRIVER

Last night City Clerk Albert E.
Bickford was elected secretary Of the
Auto Club of Virginia. Early this
morning Northside miner "elected"
him as a jitney driver.
The genial city clerk was driving
down Chestnut street when hailed by
the miner, who mistook him for a
jitney driver.
"Northside," questioned the miner.
"Yes," responded Clerk Bickford,
deciding to have a little fun.
The little car, which bears Clerk
Bickford and his friends, started on
it's journey to the Northside. On
third avenue, the miner left the ma
chine and placed a nickle in the
clerks hand. He accepted it and will
keep it as a souvenir.
# think the Auto Club of Virginia
is going to be a paying proposition, -
said Mr.. Bickford in relating the in
cident. He is now considering apply
ing for an auto-for-hire permit, which
costs $25 per year.
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OUTLOOK FOR
FOOTBALL ROSY

With more than 80 candidates try
ing for places on the two high school
football teams, Coach ALI. K. Jack
son, who led the Virginia team to the
northern Minnesota championship last
season, is confident his proteges will
make good showing this season.
Signal practice has already started.
Falling on the ball, tackling and all
forms Of gridiron play have been
taught the boys. It has been planned
to elect captain this week.
Reports from Eveleth state that
Virginia's sister city will have a
strong eleven. Last season Eveleth
was Virginia's strongest opponent.
Matt Levant is star who will be
badly missed by Eveleth, owing to
graduation. .-~~: =
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COMMERCIAL ('|
CLUB TO HEAR
MANY REPORTS

Reports from various committees
will be heard at an important meet
ing of the Commercial club at the
city hall tonight. Chairman R. L.
Griggs of the road committee is ex-
pected to report on his conference
with county officiais at Duluth on
road matters. 1t is5possible plans will
be devised to finance= the completion
Of the new Sand Take isske hi aigfhseay this
fall.
Chairman O. H. Griggs of the ban
quet committee has been in commun-
ication with Governor Hammond and
other state officials and which Off
cials will speak at the local affair will
be made known tonight.
The community picnic committee
will report, while report is also ex.
pected from the membership commit
tee.
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FIRE STARTS
FROM SMUDCE

Fire starting from burning paper
in the rear of the Garon clothing
store on Chestnut street late yester-
day afternoon spread to an adjoining
shed and did a little damage. Smoke
from the fire entered the store and
did some damage to the stock. The
loss has not been fully estimated as
yet, but is covered by insurance.
At $50 p. m. yesterday the fire
was called to extinguish
a small blaze in Father w. J. Powers
garage at the rear Of his residence
on Poplar street. The garage is being
used as a warehouse for materials
for the new parochial school and but
little damage was done. The fire
started from a plumbers torch, which
had been forgotten by it's owner.
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SAY WIFE OF PHYSICIAN
HIRED them TO MURDER
HUSBAND ON AUTO TRIP
Husband; Woman Under Arrest Says
Story il Absurd.
Automobile While Assassins Carried
Out Pact as ArranGed.
(By Associated Press.)

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Sept. o.
Elizabeth Mohr, wife of DR.. Franklin
Mohr, who was fatally shot on trip
from Providence to Newport Tues
day night, was arrested today after
three negroes had signed a written
confession saying that Mrs. Mohr had
hired them to kill the doctor for a
promised payment of $4,000. The
negroes charged with the murder are
George Heals, chauffeur, who was
driving DR.. Mohr's car at the time of
the shooting; Cecil Brown, formerly
employed as hostler by DR.. Mohr
and Henry Spellman, half brother Of
Brown. No specific charges have
been brought against Mrs. Mohr, who
vehemently denied the accusation
which she characterized as absurd.
Healis has been detained by the
police since the shooting, as his story
contlicted with that of Miss Emily c,
Burger, the doctors assistant, who
was in the automobile with; the doctor
ana was wounded. -
Brown was arrested after Heals
had told the police that he and the
hostler had plotted to rob DR.. Mohr
the night of the shooting.
The authorities discounted the
stories Of the negroes and subjected
them to grilling examination.
Brown, the police say, finally broke
down and admitted that Mrs. Mohr
had offered him $4,000 to kill her hus-
band.
Heals and Spellman were ques-
toned separately and corroborated
Browns story. The arrest of Mrs.
Mohr resulted.
According to Brown, Mrs. Moh1
proposed that Brown kill DR.. Moh1
and promised him a total of $4,000
nine days after the killing. Brown
said he had asked Spellman to help
him out and had brought Spellman to
discuss the matter with Mrs. Mohr
Heals was present at this interview
by request of Mrs. Mohr. Healis was
to receive $1,000, Spellman $4,000 anG
Brown $4,000. Arrangements for the
shooting were carried out in detail
At a designated point in the Nan
tucket road Heals stalled the engine
of the automobile and Brown ant
Spellman crept through the shfup
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berry and fired at the occupants of the
car. Brown said he shot DR.. Mohr
while tSpellman wounded Miss Burg
er. Brown and Spellman escaped by
motorcycle after the shooting.
Brown declared that Mrs. Mohr told
him to be sure to kill the doctor and
to kill Miss Burger if possible. His
instructions, he said, were to shoot
anybody in the tonneau, whether it
was Miss Burger or Florence Ormsby,
maid employed in DR.. Mohr's office.
All the negroes said that Mrs. Mohr
told them she was jealous of DR.. Mohr
and also desirous of getting possess
sion of his estate, which she believed
would be denied her if she got a
divorce.
Mrs. Mohr was held without bail on
a charge of having melted the murder
Of her husband: The arraignment of
Mrs. Mohr took place at Warren.
The three negroes were charged
with murder end alscs held without
bail. Hi four pleaded II; not T sglu1ly. they
were locked up at Warren pending a
hearing set for Sept. 16.
Mrs. Mohr was arrested this morn
ing at the Mohr home in the exclusive
Elmwood section Of this city. She
was brought to the police station,
where she was turned over to an Of
ficer from Bristol county, within
which the shooting occurred.
Accompanied by her council, Arthur
Gushing, Mrs. Mohr was taken in an
automobile to the Warren county seat,
passing on the way the scene of the
murder. Another automobile carried
the three negroes. Mrs. Mohr ap-
peared to be not in the least dis
turbed. She is diminutive Of body,
was dressed in a blue tailored suit
and modish straw hat with spread
ing brim which half hid her features.
At the station house she sent out
for a brown veil, which she so arrang-
ed that all but the lower part Of her
face was concealed. In her hands,
which were covered with white gloves
she carried vanity box. She greeted
the officers and her counsel with
smiles when told that she was to be
removed to Warren. She rose quick
ly from her chair and said, "1 am
ready"
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PLANS COMPLETE
FOR RECEPTION

Music for the annual teachers re-
ception in the Technical building to-
morrow night will be furnished by
Hugo Anhalt's four piece orchestra.
Frappe and waters will be served by
domestic science students under the
direction of Miss Bacon.
The remodeled Roosevelt school will
be- open for inspection by the public.
Dancing will be held in the Technical
high school gymnasium from 9 p. m.
to midnight, and Supt. and Mrs. Col
grove and members of the school
board and their wives will act as
hosts and hostesses. There are 26
new teachers on the local faculty.
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FANS TAKE INTEREST IN SALE
OF TONY FAETH TO MILWAUKEE

The sale of Pitcher Tony Faeth to
the Milwaukee American association
team has aroused much interest
among local baseball fans who have
followed his diamond career for the
past three years. Each season the
husky St. Paul boy has shown i'm
provement and under Manager Clark's
tutelage should develop into star.
He has the stuff and is developing
control. Northern league batters
claim he has as much "stuff" as any
other twirler in the circuit.
Faeth is a heavy hitter for pitcher
and was the best fungo batter in the
Burmeister loop.
Milwaukee is cutting loose its
veterans and already many old heads
have fallen. Veteran Tom Jones, first
sacker, who like old Jack Backley had
graced the initial corner in association
company for more than a decade, was
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ENGLISH PEOPLE
JUBlLANT OVER
LAST REPORT
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.)

(bI ASSOIlA1ED fNEoS.)
LONDON, Sept. 2.-The British
public has been greatly cheered by the
version of the recent fighting at the
Dardanelles contained in the official
report received last night from Gen.
eral Sir Ian Hamilton, the British
commander-in-chief.
This report has been awaited
with eagerness, in view of the asser-
tion of Constantinople that the Allies
had been repulsed with heavy loss.
Sir Ian Hamilton claims that his
forces operating on the Gallipoli pen
insula, on the northern section of the
line captured the important tactical
point commanding Buvuk, Anaferta,
as we'll as making appreciable gains
along other fronts.
If the British colonials now domi-
nate Anaferta their guns should have
a clear field to fire upon one of the
main Turkish supply roads leading
toward Achi bay. The Turks, how
ever, have an alternative line of COM
munication with this part Of their
front. Constantinople has admitted
no advance up to the present by the
Allies. The Russians are developing
unexpected strength in the north,
where they state they are now holding
Field Marshal Won Hindenberg, in ad-
dition to local successes near Wilma.
Various changes have been made in
Russian commanders. Berlin wire
less reports, which are usually day
or two in advance of Petrograd Of
ficial communications, announce re-
versal in the Galician situation as the
result of a victorious assault on the
Russians in the north of Seborow.
The English press is keenly interest
ed in the German promises charact-
eristic of submarine warfare At
taches considerable significance to
news that Admiral Won Tirpitz is to
have his vacation. This is interpreted
as indicating that Chancellor Won
Bethemann- -Holleweg has won definite
victory over his naval colleague in the
German cabinet.
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the first to. 60. Then Lou Fiene, vet
eran, and Jones' successor heard the
swish of the decapitating knife.
Youngsters who have been signed
by Milwaukee are "Pecky" Rhoades,
one time Northern Lacquer, Catcher
Spellman of the St. Boniface club, and
Dame Rumor says that Bob Wright
may also be bought by the Brewers.
To coach the young pitchers is old Cy
Young and Pat Dougherty. Roy Pat
terson boosted for Faeth and was
among the veterans who recommended
the Italian finger.
Bert Larson, who was with Grand
Forks until the Flickertail team dis
banded, recently defeated. his old
teammates, the st. Paul Apostles. He
was flinging for Kansas City.
Faeth's first performance with the
Brewers will cause the boxscore to
be closely scanned by Virginia fans,