The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-21

States Engineer Sturdevant, Of
Pittsburg, together with 4 Baltimore
and Ohio engineer, Paul Didier, and
q committee Of local men, met IN this
lcity Monday to discuss plans in re-
Elation to the making 6f a NIL by the
railroad rcompany, taking part Of the
ichannel ON the east side OF the river.
Nothing definite was decided at the
meeting and II IS likely that the COM
lpany viii abandon the idea OF MI
and build q retaining wall on which
to erect Its tracks.
"A revival which as been going
on in the Diamond street Methodist
Episcopal church for several days has
has closed with thirty-hve CONVEX
lsions.
James w. Hair, a former resident
Of Fairmont, and at one time q well
known man here, who died In Colo,
RADIO, was brought TO this city and
inferred In the Woodlawn cemetery.
Mr. Hair when in Fairmont was a.
prominent real estate man and served
one year as warden at the county
jail and several terms as town SER
geant. 81 mi I
George Stanley sNehrley, former
manager OF the Hayrfan- Green
house Company, has opened a flower
store In the Holt Drug Company's
lstore on Main street. I,
The Rev. J. s. :Broomfeld, PASTOR
n ft1a At1A ffy..4. II.
recently celebrated the tenth anniver-
lsary Of his pastorate. During this
time the church has more than
doubled in membership.
The Fairmont hotels have been
supplied with Bibles by the Society
LOT Gideons. who held a meeting In
|, this. city on. last Sunday. The Bibles
were consecrated at a meeting held
in the Methodist Protestant temple
after which they were distributed to
the several hotels.
Captain K. D. Walker. a vel.
known citizen Of the. city, recently
celebrated his; seventy-seYenth birth
day anniversary. A large number
LOT friends called at his home to ex-
tend congratulations.
+ Robbers entered the home OF Mrs.
Rebecca Radcliffe at Montana and
took number, OF articles. The couri-
!ty authorities were notified and blood
hounds were sent to the scene, but
mo trace of She burglars were found.
If A. +l,A o,,n,ais Il, ,,.ntfn, y t,,A 49,.
militia companies recently held In
this city, itswas announced that the
Fairmont soldiers were probably the
best drilled in the state. The In
spection was made by Major Wallace.
OF the United States army, and Ma
|jor Charnock. Of the National
Guards. +
Lloyd Heron, the f6-year-old son
Of NJ. L, Heron, OF Pleasant Val
ley. Is under arrest charged with
|blackmailing Samuel Hull, 4. neigh
Dor. cousing Hun to- place $50 lin a
cemetery under a penalty OF death,
|if he failed to. comply with the re-,
quest. +. g. Z. S.
A community, meeting was held,
Thursday night at the White Rock
school house at which County sfealth,
Z A case In which blackmail is al
legged has been brocght to: the at
tehtion Of the county authorities.
Samuel HUH. prosperous farmeN
|of Pleasant Valley. Is the victim and
he lost $50 by obeying the instruc-
lions Of his tormentor. Hull was
told to leave $50 by q monument in
atty Of death. He left the money
and after going back in a few days
found that it was missing. He im-
Imediately notified the county officers
who placed blood hounds1 on the case.
Miss Fannie Pritchard, one OF. the
most prominent women OF Manning
ton, this county, died. Wednesday In
the Mercy Hospital in Baltimore.
Miss Prichard had been in ill health
for several months and had beenskept
lat the hospital most OF the time.
The body was taken to her home at
Warrington and Inferred there Frt-
day. :e p
X Lewis Wilson. an aged citizen Of,
Blacksville, died at his home there
Monday. Mr. Wilson, was well
known in Fairmont. having many
relatives and friends in this city.
Funeral services were held Wednes-
day after. which 1interment was
made near his home. sss
The Young Mems Christian Associ-