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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-18
A SURPRISE PARTY.

Watson. W. Va, Quite a number OF
friends and acquaintance gathered at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Lewis
on Virginia avenue about 1880 Friday
evening to await the arrival OF Mrs.
Lewis, who had been called early in
the day by telephone to the home OF
Mrs. Seaman, the occasion being In
honor Of her birthday. 1t was planned
as a surprise by Mrs. Emmerick,
daughter Of Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Multi
gan. The guests were Mrs. Haney,
Mrs. Carl scully and children, Mrs.
Musgrove and daughters, Lola and
Delsie. Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Albert Ray
and children. Mrs. MCGEE, Mrs. Great
house. Mrs. Alta Basley and daughter.
Margaret. Mrs. Kite, Mrs. Minnie Mus
grove. Mrs. Frank Hartley, Mrs. G. E.
Wilcox. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Seaman,
Miss Myrtle Griffith. During the eve.
ming delightful refreshments were
served. Those who assisted were
Mrs. Mulligan, Miss Beula Lewis, Mrs.
C. E. Wilcox, Mrs. seamon, Mrs.
Frank Hartley, Miss Myrtle Griffith,
Mrs. limerick. The remainder OF the
evening was spent in various kinds
of amusements. The guests departed
at a late hour having spent a very en-.
toyable evening, wishing Mrs. Lewis
many more happy birthdays.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-18
RARRAcKviLLE.'

MI. Andrew Ice. who Is a highly
respected citizen in this community.
IS seriously M at his home. He is the
father OF Hon. w. B. Ice, who also
resides at Barrackville.
Messrs. g. 81. Ridgeway, E p.
Smith, John Steele, Walter Graft,
Walter King, Charles Fleming, Wal.
ter Smith and several others from
B~arrackyflle attended the X. Of P.
Lodge at Fatrmont Thursday night.
John Proyance, who broke his col.
lar bone while skating some three
weeks ago. Is back In school.
Nj. Herschel Ice, Of Barrackville.
Mesrs. King and Riley, Of Monumen.
tai, and Miss Cora Price, OF Pine
Grove, went to Fairmont Wednesday
night to confer with Mi. whaley in
regard to the organization Of a school
extension club which Is to be organ.
lied In this district.
Messrs. Manuel Bell, James Noel.
fresh and French Miller are helping
Mt. Duke Brand, choir leader in the
Baptist church, by the Organization
Of an orchestra which has added
greatly to the church music.
Miss Margaret Richards and Miss
Joanna Mailman were the guests Of
Mrs. ". \. B%illingslea Tuesday for
lunch.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-18
President Smiles
Over A Grandson

WASHINGTON, D. G, Jan. 1s-A
son was born at the White House yes
terday to Mrs. Francis Bowes sayre,
President Wilson'S second daughter.
The child was born at $3.50 O'Clock
and the fact was formally announced
at 8 O'clock, when Secretary Tumulty
gave out the following statement:
.Dr. Grayson, the White House ply:
's!cian, states that at 1880 so,clck Mrs.
sayre gave birth to q fine boy. Every;
thing went perfectly and both are do.
ing well.r
The boy weighed ~ pounds. He
announced his arrival by a series of
cries which gave assurance that his
lungs were in excellent condition.
President Wilson made no effort 70
conceal his Joy when informed that
the child was a boy, aud that Mrs.
Sayre was well. His face was wreath.
ed in smiles for hours afterward. 1t
was his frstigrandchild. and the presi.
dent has no, boys OF. his own.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-18
Grand Jury Hears
We'll Bribery Charge

Especial to the The West virginian,
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. IS
Judge Henry X. Black of the interme-
date court, this morning empanneled
a special grand Jury to investigate the
bribery charges against A. Leo Well,
Pittsburgh attorney charged with of
fering $4,000 to influence the vote
Of Charles H. Bronson, member Of the
state public service commission, in
connection with the petition Of the
Manufacturers Light and Heat Com
pany and other companies to raise
rates to consumers Of natural gas.
Or. ]. E. Robins, Of Charleston. is
foreman OF the Jury. A special charge.
was given the jury relative to bribery
Of public officials.
Guy B. Biddinger. Burns detective
was one Of the first witnesses called.
Well is under $4,000 bond to appear
before a local Justice of the peace to-
morrow.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-18
in Ranks
May Defeat Ship Bill.

WASHINGTON. D. G., Jan. 1s.-Di.
vision in the Democratic ranks over
the form of government ship purchase
bill developed at a party caucus late
Saturday held for the purpose of clari.
flying the legislative tangle which
threatens the administration program
for the short session.
Although a resolution was adopted
to make a shipping bill the unfinished
business of the senate following pass.
age Of the District Of Columbia appro.
priation bill, it was only accomplished.
upon decision to hold another caucus
Monday night to pass upon amend.
ments to the pending ship purchase.
bill. Vigorous opposition to the gov.
eminent ownership feature of tho
pending bill was expressed by several
senators, and several amendments. it
was declared will be submitted to the
caucus.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-18
LOCAL JEWELER IS
HOLDER OF Patent
Z. 7. Feaster is Inventor Of
Instrument of Great
Usefulness

Really successful inventors are rare
in any community but In the number OF
its inventors and in the Importance of
their inventions, Fairmont is peculiar:
ly fortunate.
Mr.. L. 7. Feaster, proprietor Of the
Feaster Jewelry Store, is the inventor
and patentee Of an instrument of ;inge.
NOUS simplicity which he has facet.
ously dubbed the "Feaster Tool" II, is,
designed to oil a need of Jewellers, OPP
ttcians and optometrists that has ex.
listed since the Introduction OF nose
glasses. The Invention combines last
ing utility and comparatively low cost
Of construction, factors that assure fits
manufacture and sale on a large scale.
The tool is used to repair springs on
Finger Piece Eye-Glass tMountings.
The "Feaster Tool" obviates the ne.
cessity of removing the lenses from the
mounting to effect repairs, which re.
quires from 20. to 80 minutes and often
results In a Clipped, scratched or brok.
en- lens. With the "Feaster Tool" a
new spring can be put in any mounting
In a minutes time. There is no risk
whatever, of injury to the lens.
The invention consists of a base Of
hard, seasoned wood bearing four up
right, rubber encased steel pins and
four pair Of steel pin anvils Of diflc-snt
lengths to accommodate any size lens.
The position of the anvils can be ad.
tusted for any size mounting to bring
the face of anvils directly under post
screws Of mounting. The lenses and
mounting are held firmly and safely in
position, thus allowing free use of oper.
ator's hands in replacing spring.
Mr.. Feaster has been iobbing his
output to the Ohio Optical Company Of
Columbus, and reports a fine initial
sale.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-18
Attending Funeral
Of Charles Ward

Former Governor A. B. Fleming and
daughter, Miss Virginia left Saturday
for Charleston, called by the death of
Mr.. Charles Ward, father Of Charles
Edward Ward, the son-in,law of Cover.
nor Fleming.
Mr.. Wards death occurred satur.
day. His death was due to pneumonia
from which he had been suffering for
a week. He was aged "a years.
Mr.. Ward is survived by his son,
Edward, Harold, another son, and a
daughter, who lives in England, to-
gether with the widow. Mrs. Ward is
i'll with pneumonia, Harold is bedfast
with typhoid fever and the daughter
in England has not been reached,
hence the family is in sad straits.
Nj. Ward is a citizen Of Great Brit
ain, having never taken out his ma.
turalization papers here.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-18
Die in Fire, 3Jump
From Third Story

r. -
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1s.-Four Of
a family Of eight were burned to
death when fire swept through their
apartments over a furniture store at
70s South street, and the mother and
two 70 her daughters were injured,
the former severely, when forced to
leap three stories into the arms q
policemen.
Those who persisted were Fritz lie:
whisky, aged Sc. and two daughters
and a son, ranging in age from Alto
10 years. His wife, Bessie, 43, and
two daughters, Ethel and Rose, IS
and 10 years old, respectively, plung.
ed from a third story window as the
flames began to envelope their cloth:
ing.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-18
70 N%AT|ONAL|T|ES
IN MARION COUNTY
Directory Issued BY County
Superintendent Is Inter
esting Reading.

H. LH H#"-.H 4L.
The school directory issued by Super.
intendent William NJ. Kennedy contains
the following Interesting statistics.
The area Of Marion county, in dis.
trtcts in square miles Is as follows:
Fairmont district, 20.6s; Grant dis.
trict. 25.44; Lincoln district, 1928;
Warrington district, 100.os; Paw Paw
district, sss.76; Union district, SLSS;
Winfield district, 1851. The total area
of the county is 1885 square miles.
The above figures are determined
by plainimeter from the q. s. Geologi.
cal survey topographic sheets. A sur.
yey of the county madetat the direc.
ton OF the State Legislature determin.
ed the arena Of the county to be sO7.5
square miles. The 1910 census report
gives the area as 315 square miles.
Some maps give the area as s57 square
miles. The figures given by the U. S.
survey sheets t315.55) are presumed
to be very accurate.
The following quotation is taken
from the West Virginia geological sur.
yey. report for Marion, Monongalia and
Taylor counties:
"The general surface Of the county
varies In elevation from s47.S3 feet
above tide, normal elevation OF Pool
No. IA of the U. S. governments lock
and dam system for the Monongahela
river, to zoos feet above the same dat
UNI at the cross roads in the extreme
eastern point OF the county in Win.
field district, a range of 1855 feet"
The population Of the entire county is
42,79b.
Population by Districts-Fairmont
distric .tincluding west side Of the City
of Faimont, 1l,7s0; Grant district. in.
Guiding part of Monongah, ASS; Lin.
coin district, including Pennington,
W%orthington and part Of Monongah, g..
27S; Warrington district, including
Warrington, sS.050; Paw Paw district,
including Fairview and Rivesville, a.:
239; Union district, including part OF
the east side of the City OF Fairmont,
Sill; Winfield district, 1881.
Color and Nativity Of Population
White, 41,9S5; Negro, 1851; other races
s; total 42,794.
Native white, native parentage, s4,-
1872; native white, foreign or mixed
parentage, 2.s0s; foreign born, white,
1895; Total41,935.
The total foreign born and the nat.
ionalities represented are as follows:
Austria 1883, Belgium 95. Canada IS,
Denmark O., England 1872, France az,
Germany 115, Greece %, Italy 2i1S5,
Roumania i, Russia 1855 Scotland s5,
Spain g., Sweden II, Switzerland 10,
Turkey in Asia 66. Turkey in Europe a,
Wales Is, other countries 8.
Number Of males in the county %.
904; females 1880.
Number Of males voting age, 1905.
Citizenship of forelgn.born white;
naturalized, 404; having first papers,
III; alien, 2,174; unknown, 1852; total,
1895.
~Illiterate males of voting age, 1857.
Per cent of total 10.4.
~Illiterate 10 to 20 years Of age. 293;
Per cent OF total Of that age, 3.3:
Number of dwellings in the county,
STE; Of families 9,212; number OF
farms in the county, 1883.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-18
HANDBAGSNATCHER
ESCAPES FROM JAIL
Red Wallace Is Identified AS
Thief By Woman-Made
Getaway

chauncey Wallace was arrested for
snatching handbags from women and
placed in the city Jail last night. In
some manner he got out Of his cell
and broke Jail, hiking for parts un.
known. A woman who was assaulted
on Madison street and relieved of her
pocketbook identified Wallace as the
man.
The officers are on the lookout for
him and 1t is only a matter of time
until he is rounded up. s
Some time ago Wallace had a mum
Der of saloon keepers indicted for
selling whiskey to him when he was
a minor. He has been more or less
in the limelight in criminal circles for
some time.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-18
Moore Circuit Takes
Huntington Theatre

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1s.-Edward
L. Moore, manager Of the Moore cir.
cult, which contains a chain Of well
known theatres through the middle
west, has added another house to his
list, the Huntington at Huntington,
Va. Negotiations were completed
and the theatre passes from the man.
agement of Samuel F. Nixon 10 Mr..
Moore, whose success in the theatrl.
cal business iswell known. Mr.Moore
assumes control of his newly acquir.
ed house, today, and as is his usua.
custom will only book first class at
fractions.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-18
Struck b Trains
Ribs and Leg Broken

Oliver Bryner, an American. was
struck by train No. 8 near Hutchin.
son this morning and sustained Sc.
we're injuries. He was admitted to
the Miners hospital this morning and
found to be suffering from a broken
leg. three broken ribs and scalp
wounds.
It is thought the man was walking
along the tracks and failed to hear
the approach Of the train. He was
hit by the train and thrown clear OF
the track the engine not passing over
his body,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-18
Exams For
Fourth Glass 2 Ms

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. lex.
aminations will be held by the civil
service commission on February goth
to fill 525 fourth-clas postmasterships,
paying $685. year or more, for which.
no one passed the examinations held
last year. These offices are scattered
all over the country, some in every
state except Delaware, Arkansas and
Rhode Island. There are thirtyssix Of
them in West Virginia.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-18
Last Tuesday evening, Rev. LAWYER

Last Tuesday evening, Rev. Lawler,
who is holding q p~rotracted meeting
at this place, gave quite an interest.
ing sermon to the B%arrackville school.
The pupils marched from the school
building to the church. the high
school pupils wearing their colors.
Mrs. Chas. Hall, of BarrackyilIe,
who has been quite sick with rheu.
matism for the past few days, is now
better.
Mis- Mary j.. Eaton, of the Fairmont
Normal school. was at the Barrack.
vile school Friday to give her usual
weekly lessons in drawing.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-18

BALTIMORE. Md, Jan. 1s.-A re.
hearing has been ordered by Judge
Rose. in the United States district
court in the West Virginia liquor
shipment case under which he decid.
ed several weeks ago that railway
and express companies had no right
to refuse or to accept liquor ship
ments into West Virginia when the
products were consigned for personal
use Of the consignee.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-18
MRS. cHAs. MOORE.

Mrs. Daisy .Barthalow Moore, wife
of Chas. Moore, died Sunday evening,
at Cook Hospital, after an illness of
several days.
She was aged q years and Is sur.
vived by her husband and two chill.
dren. aged 2 and 2 years. She was
q member Of the Diamond street NJ.
E. church and was a woman of splen.
did Christian qualities.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-18
Two White SlaVers
Found uiltyby Jury

PARKERsBuRG, Jan. 1s.-sam
Muscarra and Frank Giardina, of East
Liverpool, Ohio, were convicted by a
jury in federal court here OF violating
the white slave law, they having taxi.
en- Ada Hedley, a fourteen year old
girl, from East Liverpool, Ohio, to
Clarksburg for immoral purposes.
They were sentenced by Judge Day
ton today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-18
Tin Blows From Roof.

Alarge piece OF tin fell from the
roof OF the building occupied by the
Anderson;s Bon Ton this morning. It
fell acros the car track and was quick.
#ly removed. Some workmen were
making repairs and It Is thought that
they left the piece OF tin on the roof
and as the wind was strong IL was
blown OF.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-18
Girl In Church Is
Shot By Her Lover

PEORIA. NJ, Jan. 1s.-Miss Hattie
Gauwitz, shot by S. c. Erdman dur.
ing services. in the Church Of God
here last night, has a chance for re-
coyery, according to physicians to.
day. After sending a bullet from a
revolver into the body of the girl,
who had been his sweetheart, Erd.
shot himself. dying in a short
time.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-18
SMITH HOOD III,

Smith Hood, general superintend.
ent OF the Monongahela Valley Trac.
ton Company, who has been at or.
Florida, for several weeks, has
been quite nj for two weeks with
Stood poisoning
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-18
w. c. 4. U. MEETING.

The regular meeting Of the W. 6.
U. viii be held on Tuesday after.
noon at $3.50 o'clock in the Library
parlors.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-18
U. o. c. MEETING.

The regular meeting OF the Robert
3. Lee Chapter of the U. D. G. will
be held on Tuesday evening at 1880
O'clock at the Manley Hotel, with Mrs.
J.. H. Abbott hostess.
Following the transaction Of busi-
ness, a program will be rendered,
concentrating the birthday ami
yersaries of two Confederate generals,
Robert E. Lee and stonewall Jackson.
Each member Is asked. expected to
relate an incident from the life of one
or both OF these generals.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-18

F Tf1gG FfNRT plNHH
at the mine sat Harrington. sustain
ed a broken thigh this morning when
he was caught beneath a fall of coal.
He is at the Miners hospital receiy.
ing treatment.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-18
ROUTINE BUSINESS.

AZ the regular weekly meeting o.
the city board OF affairs today routine
matters were considered.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-18
JAckso NHoTEL RalpEp.

Thirteen people we're arrested In
the raid on the jackson hotel satur
day night. Seven men and six wo.
men made up the list. The roundup
was complete.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-07
SHORT ONES

Only fool guesses the age of a
women correctly after she passes 1879
The heighth of impertinence isy
Florida's orange exhibit at the Sano
Francisco exposition. 81
With Ireland wet and England dry
the population of Ireland will be
doubled inside two years. g
We are anxiousIy awaiting to sees
what brand of grape juice King
George intends to advertise. ~
Some fellows are so seIf-satisfied
that they will boast that they have
more dandelions in their front lawn
than the neighbors have. 4
The evidence that peace is near ins
Europe is accommodating rapidly. Five
hundred prominent Londoners HAYES
taken the pledge not to drink until
the end of the war.
The most discriminating fellow We
have encountered recently is a book
seller who put sign Recent Fic-J
ton" over one table filled with booksd
and over an adjoining table Decent
Fiction" g
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-07

well, we will have to take off our hats
to him.
Everybody will keep on kidding,
him for some time to come. But
Eddie isn't worrying. He evidently
looks at the joshes the way he doesq
at the family proposition. "The more
KIDS the merrier" II
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-07
EDDIE FoY'S KDS.-If t

any other actor on the stage today
who has been more kidded about his
family of children than Eddie Foy,
step forward and name him. AS
Jack Johnson would probably say to-
day: ct can't be done"
About one out of every ten or so
vaudeville acts carries some remark
about Foy's flock with it. The Broad
way star and, Chicago favorite sure
has furnished material for many
witty remarks. And, we might add,
he has also made many witty re-
marks. But Eddie leaves it to his
brother and sister stage folks to pick
kiddingly on his family tree.
And the bully part of it is, Eddie
can stand all they hand him. He
has a flock of seven children and one
wife. All the little Foys are huskies
and they. more or less, all take after
their dad.
When man can make good on
the Musical comedy stage and raise
seven children at the same time
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-07
AN UP-To-DATER. -

Villa was mere bandit chief?
Press dispatches state that his at
tack on Matamoras is being delayed
because of an accident to an aero
plane he is operating above the be-
sieged city.
That certainly removes him from
the Robin Hood class, if anything
can.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-16
BERLIN REPORTS CAPTURE
 OF 40,o00 RUSSIAN TROOPS. Third Battle of the Mazurian Lakes
 Disastrous to Muscovites.

Berlin, Feb. 15, via Wireless to Lon den. 6.55 D. m.-The following an nouncement was made today by the Overseas News agency:
 Field Marshal Won Hindenburg s third battle of the AIazurian lakes will prove more disastrous to the Russians than the other two, from present indi- cations. It is believed that 10000 Rus sians were captured.
 Prussia Is now cleared of the en- emy. Indications point to a general German Austrian offensive from Bu- koWina to the Baltic. The Russians are being rolled up in many portions of the line
 Turkish advance guards drove back British divisions across the Suez canal at Ausun and Serpeum. Senussi Be- douins invaded Egypt and occupied the Siva oasis.
 Turks defeated the British at Kur- ma Mesopotania
 Wireless negotiations between Aus Tian and Hungarian ministers result ed in the declaration that there is suf- fclent corn and flour for both coun- tries, especially since Hungary will give Austria her superfiuous stocks
 Dutch shipping companies have decided to suspend commercial com munication with England from Feb. 1S except mail steamers
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-16
SIGHT DRAFTS ON LONDON
 SELL AT LOWEST RATE
At $4.91 in the Pound Sterling, Cent
 Lower Than Saturday.

New fork, Feb 15.-Sight drafts on London were sold today at the lowest rate in the memory of foreign ex- change brokers. Shipments from the United States to Europe of greater quanitiesh of material than were ever before exported from these shores are creating unparalleled conditions in the market for international credits The sight drafts on LCndon, selling here below $4.S1 in the pound sterling, rep resented a decline of more than a full cent from the rate quoted on Saturday.
 Drafts on France Germany, Switz- erland and Italy all moved in remark able fashion, so that exchange quota tonS on all those countries reached levels at which, in normal times, gold would be shipped here in large quan- titles. Of the exchange on cOntinen- tai countries that on Germany moved in a manner to cause the widest fnan- cial interest. Reichmarl<'s exchange was quoted so that S4 11S cents were the equivalent of four German marks no such low rate has been seen before in many years-if ever it has been seen before.
 On one occasion last November ReichSmarks exchange tell as low as S5 5-S. Until today that had been re- Sarded as q phenomenal record. The normal rate of this exchange is 95 Is, so that German Reichsmarz exchange exchange is now quoted more than 10 cents below par.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-16
X RAY REVEALED RUBBER
 IN BALES OF COTTON WASTE
Each of 17a Bales Contained About
 Four Pounds of Rubber.

New York, Feb. 15.-The X-ray ex- aminations of cotton cargoes of out going British ships, which have been conducted by representative of the British government for several months as 8 means of preventing shipment of contraband of war, revealed today that bales of cotton waste consigned aboard the White Star liner Cretic contained rubber. The Cretic is due to sail tomorrow for Mediterranean ports. The consignee was given by officials of the line as a firm in Genoa, Italy. The consignor, they said was A. B. Newman of this city.
 The rubber was in the form of sheets and easily concealed. Each of the ITS bales in the consignment con- tained about four pounds. The entire consignment was refused shipment when the contraband was discovered, it was said at the Cretic's pier. Omcials~of the White Star Line said that the office of the United States district attorney had been furnished with the name of the consignor and consignee.