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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
CHURCH PLANNING
BIG GELEBRAT|ON
Presbyterians Arrange Ex-
cellent Program for
Centennial.

Plans are rapidly maturing for the
Centennial celebration of the Presby.
terrain church which will take place
The week beginning November IA and
ending November 81.
"a splendid program has been ar.
ranged for the celebration and large
number Of out of town people will be
here and participate in the events ar.
ranged for the several days.
On Sunday the Centennial Celebra.
tionfwill begin with talk by some OF
the church. officials on "The Personnel
fthe Is Founders and Early Members OF
the Church at the evening service
and a historical sermon will feature
the morning service by the pastor, Dr.
II. g. Stoetzer.
MondayiwilI be Christian Endeavor
Day. when President Louis E. Black.
of the State C. E., will deliver an ad.
dress. Several officers OF the Presby.
terrain church will also participate in
this service.
TheEladies of the Presbyterian Le-
gion will give reception on Tuesday
evening which promises to be de.
lightful affair.
Missionary night will be observed on
Wednesday when the Home and For.
efgn Missionary societies will have
charged of the program which will con.
sistg OF an address by prominent mis-
sionaryl and other talks.
The Sabbath school will have charge
OF the Thursday night service and
Prof. j. Walter Barnes, who has for 80
years been the superintendent of the
Sabbath school. will have charge Of
the service.
The West Virginia Synod and the
Grafton Presbytery will have repre-.
sentatiYes here for the Friday night
session who will give brief addresses.
on Sunday, November 81, Rev. DR..
David g. Wylie, of New York City,
will occupy the pulpit at both services.
DIR. Wylie Is noted divine OF the
Presbyterian denomination. The Sun.
day evening service will bring TO a
close the week OF services in celebra.
ton of the Centennial anniversary Of
the church.
on Sunday. November IS, Prof.
James H. Snowden, OF Pittsburgh. will
occupy the pulpit at this church at
both services. DR.. Snowden is editor
o. the Presbyterian Banner, one Of
the official organs OF the Presbyterian
church.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCK.
HOLDERS

BY order OF the Board OF Directors
special meeting OF the stockholders
OF Monongahela Valley Traction Com
pany is hereby called 10 be held at
The Office of the Company, Room No.
3o5. Watson Building. IL the City Q.
Fairmont, West Virginia. on the 9th
day OF November, 1915, at IL O'Clock
a. NJ. TO consider and act upon rcso.
luton TO be then and there offered
TO increase the authorized Capital
Stock of this Company by increasing
the number OF shares OF stock thereof
from $4,000 shares OF the par value
OF One Hundred Dollars each TO 1885,.
600 shares OF the par value OF One
Hundred Dollars each. thereby incrcas.
ing the number OF shares OF Preferred
Capital Stock from $4,000 shares OF
the par value OF One Hundred Dollars
each to 10000 shares OF the par value
of One Hundred Dollars each, and in.
creasing the number OF shares Of Com.
mon Capital Stock from $4,000 shares
of the par value Of one Hundred Dol.
lars each to $4,000 shares of the par
value OF One Hundred Dollars each;
so that such authorized Capital Stock
shall hereafter he Sl2500,000 instead
OF 81 800 900 as heretofore; and so that
the authorized Preferred Capital Stock
shall hereafter be s3,00o,000 instead OF
$2,500,000 as heretofore, and so that
the authorized Common Capital Stock
shall hereafter he s9.500000 instead
OF $5,00O,000 as heretofore.
WALTON MILLER,
Secretary.
Oct. 95.Nov. 1.S.15.22
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
.SUFFRAGISTS plan
FOR DOLLAR DAY"
Political Equality Club Asks
for a Dollar From
Each Person.

Wednesday, Oct. II. will be observ.
ed in this city by the Political Equal.
ity Club as Dollar Day. in accordance
with the proclamation Of the State
Suffrage League. setting aside this day
to he devoted to securing funds to
carry forward the educational cam.
paign toward the ratification of tho
suffrage amendment to the State Con.
stitution In 1916.
State suffragists believe that an edu-
cational campaign is the means to an
end in securing the ratification OF the
amendment and must have the funds
TO carry out this educational cam
paign. and for this reason inaugurated
Dollar Day" with the hopes OF secur.
ing many hundreds OF dollars to re.
pienish the campaign fund. The day is
being observed in practically all tho
towns and cities In the State.
Circular letters have been mailed
out asking for contributions and it is
hoped everybody will contribute at
least one dollar to the cause. The Suf.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCK.
InInERS% {e3

A special meeting OF the stockhold.
ers Of Monongahela Valley Traction
Company is hereby called to be held
at the office OF said Company, Room
No. 305 Watson Building in the City
OF Fairmont, West Virginia, on the
cath day OF November, 1915, at IL
o'clock noon for the purpose OF consid.
ering and acting upon the following
matters OF business, to.wit:
For the purpose OF considering and
acting upon a resolution TO be then
and there offered authorizing the pur.
chase OF all the property and assets OF
Fairmont Gas Company.
For the purpose OF authorizing the
sale of the Common Capital Stock and
the Preferred Capital Stock of said
Company at less than the par value
thereof.
For the purpose OF considering and
acting upon a resolution TO be then
and there offered providing that any
holder OF the Preferred Capital Stock
OF said Company shall have the right
or option at any time set by said
Company as a date with respect to
which, dividend upon said Preferred
Stock Is payable (but only after ten
days written notice 10 said Company
to convert his Preferred Stock into
Common Stock OF said Company on
The basis OF one share OF Common
Stock for each lilo shares OF Pre-.
ferred Stock so converted, such con.
version to be effected by the surrender
and cancellation OF the certificate for
such Preferred Stock SO converted
and the acceptance OF a certificate for
corresponding amount Of Common
Stock on said basis.
And for the purpose Of considering
and acting upon amendments to the
bylaws OF said Company.
This special meeting OF stockholders
is called by order of the Board of
Directors and by the undersigned
members of the Board OF Directors OF
said Company, who, together, consti.
tute majority OF said Board.
A. B. FLEMING,
VAN LEAR BLACK,
c. W. WATSON,
S. L. WATSON,
GEO. I. WATSON,
S. L. SHAVER.
WALTER MILLER,
JAMES O. WATSON,
Directors OF Monongahela Valley
Oct. 25.Nov. 1.S.l5.22
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
|MRSMARY OLIVER
DIES SUDDENLY
Physicians Say Apoplexy
Caused Death of Aged
Woman.

Mrs. Mary Oliver, aged 70, died sud.
denly Sunday afternoon at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. John CASTOR, on
Ogden avenue with whom she resides.
Alter dinner Mrs. Oliver had gone to
her room to read, and when her daugh.
ter, Miss Opal Oliver, Joined her a
lew minutes later, the mother had
passed away. Physicians were sum.
moned who pronounced the cause OF
her death to be apoplexy.
Mrs. Oliver formerly resided in
Chicago, but for the last several years
had resided here with her daughter,
who survives her with one other sister,
Miss Opal Oliver, and son, E. A.
Oliver, Of Chicago. The latter was In
New York when his mothers death
occurred. He. is enroute here.
Funeral arrangements which are in
charge OF Undertaken r. C. Jones, will
be announced later. 1t is probable,
however, that the body will be taken
to Chicago for interment.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
SCHOOL PLANNING
F0R PATRON DAY.
Excellent Program VIII be
Observed at Locust Ave-
nue. School.

Patrons Day" will be observed on
Tuesday evening from to 10 o'clock
at the White School on Locust avenue.
The purpose of the day is to give the
parentsgand patrons Of the school the
opportunity OF becoming acquainted
withtthe new superintendent, Prof. O.
G.. Wilson
Last week the Miller School bserv.
ed this day with splendid results and
II Is the purpose to hold Patrons
Day at each of the school buildings
within the next few weeks.
A4splendid program will he carried
out at the White School. after which
nninformal reception will be held.
The program:
Piano Duet-Katherine Arnett and
Leonora Ferguson.
Address--C Congressman NJ. NJ. Nicely.
Cocal Quartette-Violet McCIoskey,
Fay Watson, Inez Bosserman, Verde
Manning.
Address-M. c. Tough.
Plano solo-Ruth Eliason.
Address-Supt. o. G. Wilson.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
!: Personals: :

Miss Nell Prichard. OF the W. V. u,
at Morgantown, spent the weekend at
the home OF her father, A. S. Prichurd.
on Fourth street.
Mrs. Gus Hardus. OF Boydston street,
went to Wheeling Sunday to join Mr..
Hardus and they are now the guests
OF Mr.. Hardus' sister, Mrs. John Zap.
per.
Miss Louise Schroeder spent Sun.
day al her home in Grafton. She re-
turned this morning 10 resume her
studies at the Normal School,
Mrs. ". B. Campbell and daughter.
Miss Charlotte. are the guests of rcia.
tives In Wheeling.
Miss Adelaide Pinnell spent Sunday
at her home In Grafton.
MIR, and Mrs. r. J. Hessian and son
returned yesterday from Grafton,
where they had spent several days.
Mrs. John Smith has returned from
Oakland. Md, where she had been the
guest of her parents for several weeks.
W. c. Cooper. of Webster Springs,
spent Sunday here with his sister,
Mrs. r. l.. Tucker, OF Grant street, en-.
route to Pittsburgh on business.
Mrs. A. Holden, OF Litteton, former.
lr OF this city. is the guest of rela.
tives here.
Miss Gertrude scranage spent Sun.
day with relatives at MCGEE.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
To Hold Social.

The ladies of the Golden Eagle
Mountain City Temple No. 90 will
hold a necktic and apron social at
the hall of the Modern Woodmen Of
America In the Skinner Building, Main
street, Wednesday evening, October
81.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
Hard Thlnas Of II,..

Hard things that come our way are
not hard when we do them. They are
nard only when we don't do them or
when We do them imperfectly. Duty
9 not hard when It is checrfully and
vigorously done. Duty is hard only
When II is not properly met-that is.
when u Is done without good will, or
when II 10 not done at all.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25

Wssea WAiIs Quotation.
All map u what has by men been
esne.-YSsAa.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1915-12-23
MANY USES FOR SARDlNES
Suggestions for Dishes That VIII 30
Appreciated by Those Fond Of
tho Dclicacy.

Combined with tomatoes, sardines
make delicious sandwiches. Pound
dozen OF them to paste with n little
butter. squeeze some lemon Juice over
them and season with cayenne pepper.
Butter thin slices of bread and cover
with the mixture. On this place some
thin slices OF tomato, add pepper and
salt, and cover with slice of bread.
A pimento.sardine salad Is both un.
usual and toothsome. Remove the
bones from the sardines, chop and mix
with an equal quantity each OF chop
ped pimentos and celery and one-third
the quantity each OF olives and nut
meats. Chill and serve I'm border of
jellied tomato with rich mayonnaise
dressing.
Stuffed sardines are tasty for infor-
NAL lunches and suppers, and are cas-
lily prepared. Select the boneless va.
riety which are put up in oil, open and
I'LL with Parmesan cheese. press to-
gether and serve with sliced lemon.
Grilled sardines are good. Wash q
can of large sardines and heat In ta-
blespoonful of butter. Pour over them
q white sauce seasoned with q table
sauce. lemon and parsley. Serve on
toast.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1915-12-23
PUDDINGS FOR COLD WEATHER
seasonable Desserts That VIII Call
Forth the Appreciation Of Guests
and the Family.

Tapioca Pudding.--Soak one cupful
OF pearl tapioca over night In one
quart OF water In tho morning pare
and core six tart apples or peaches.
Stew them slightly and lay In a deep
baking dish. Add sugar land q Ut.
tle lemon Juice IL apples are used) to
the tapioca and pour IL over the fruit.
Bake until the tapioca becomes like
jelly and eat either hot or cold with
or without sugar and cream.
Chocolate Puddins.--Hcat a quart
or milk with four level tablespoonfuls
or grated chocolate: and three level
tablespoonfuls Of cornstarch dissolved
In little cold milk, II pinch of salt,
and swcetcn to taste. When cooked
thick. flavor with vanilla. and when
sufficiently cool pour into glass dish.
Serve very cold with whipped cream
piled on top.
Prune Puddino.--Ono pound stewed
pruncs. whites of four eggs, one cup
full Of sugar. Drain the juice from
tho pruncs, remove tho stones and
chop. Beat the eggs stiff. and the
sugar gradually. then stir In the
chopped pruncs. Bake 20 minutes.
Serve cold with whipped cream fa-
vored with vanilla
Rice Puddino.-Mix four cupfuls OF
milk, onc-third cupful rice. one.half
cupful seeded raisins, one.third cup.
full sugar and one.half teaspoonful salt.
II Is necessary to stir occasionally to
prevent rico and raisins from settling
to bottom Of dish. II raisins are not
used some tavoring should be added.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1915-12-23
Telling Some Of the Best Brain Fin
ments Ever Devised.

charted seas and tell "whoppers" guar.
anteed to at least attract attention.
He has been telling officials at tho
Children's society some of the best
brain Pigments ever devised. After he
had conflded to them that he was the
abandoned son Of an Indian prince.
the child OF q Japanese fisherman and
the scion of western family, his ad.
ventures became tiresome, and postal
cards, bearing his likeness. were sent
all over the country. His grandfather.
In Kansas, ILL.,. saw one Of these cards
and notified the Children's society tnx
It could find the father in New York.
Mr.. Adachi. when told OF his sons
whereabouts, sighed:
"Oh, we'll. I'll come and get him. I
thought he was safe"
The youthful Adachi. when he was
told firmly what his name and pedi-
gree was. rubbed his hands ruefully
against his knickerbockers. kicked .
stubbed shoe into the rug and said &, v
"Oh. shucks. that's true. guess
now I've got to go home and 60 to
school again-but." and no frightened,
you Just wait. When I get rich. I'm
going to and the rest of the chill
dren gathered around while the youth
full Aladdin again rubbed his lamp OF
dreams for them.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1915-12-23

1t ia a good idea to buy an extra
yard or so OF the material selected for
a tailored suit. in order that the coat
or skirt. or both. may be altered and
the suit remodeled. Good fabrics out.
last styles. and a suit is often regret
fully consigned to the discard. not be.
cause It Is worn but because styles
have changed since II was made.
A suit that Is required to do more
than one seasons service without any
alteration should be conservative in
style. A plain skirt Of medium full.
ness. and a box coat or one OF the
plain. semifitted models. II we'll made
OF good material and fine finish. 10
never out OF the running.
good model to follow in remaking
q suit is shown In the picture given
here. The skirt Is made with an In.
verted panel set in at the back and
front. and q narrow skirt may be wild.
ened by the addition of such panels
Another good plan for widening mar
row skirt Is to split 1t up at each side
to the swell of the hip. Here II is
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1915-12-23

Someone whose occupation, or bust.
ness, Is the thinking up of pretty
things must have turned her attention
recently to artificial flowers. For these
cunning copies Of natures beauty-won.
ders are compelling attention every
where because they are used In new
and unusual ways. We are used to
seeing them In corsage bouquets and
replacing natural flowers In the limOu-
sine. We are familiar with them in
girdles about the waist and In
wreaths about the hair, but these are
only mere beginnings of their useful.
ness as 1t has been lately developed.
Everywhere little blossoms nestle
In bows and rosettes of malines or
lace, ornamenting collars and cuffs.
They dangle. In place of ribbons, In
hanging sprays from the girdle. They
are perched In bright sprays on the
party or the shopping bag, and they
adorn the pincushion. the perfume
bottle and the powder puff.
A small bouquet set in a frill Of
gauze and suspended by narrow rib
bons that are tied about the wrist is
the latest adjunct but one OF the party
gown. And that one is the spray of
flowers which finishes an adorable
anklet OF malines that Is tied above
the slipper to hy with the feet OF the
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1915-12-23
Many Converts During Meeting

Hastings.-With 107 converts for
the three biggest meetiags OF the
campaign on Sunday the six weeks
united evangelistic efforts Of the allied
protestant religious forces concluded
shortly before midnight the most Of.
fective revival effort ever conducted
In central Nebraska.
The grand total Of converts, accord.
Ing to classified cards signed, is l,772.
Free will offerings to Evangelist Ham.
ilton In three collections OF the last
day amounted to $3.50. In addition
to this Hastings church folk and ci..
zens contributed over $4,000 to the
expense budget, over half of which
paid five other members of the evan.
gelistic party assisting the evangelist
and wife. Forty volunteers complete
ly RACED the big tabernacle.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1915-12-23
FROM ALL OVER NEBRASKA

Farmers around Liberty have organ.
ICED club to fight the hog cholera.
An epidemic OF measles has teen
raging in the town Of Burr, in Johnson
county.
DR.. Wesley Queen. a territorial
pioneer Of the state, is dead at his
home In Lin .oln.
Many farmers In Otoe county are
short Of help and are handicapped In
gathering their crops.
Thayer county has 3,435 children at.
tending school in the various districts,
there being 1G0 teachers employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. Whitcomb cele.
bra,ed their golden wedding anniver.
sary at their home at Friend last week.
Captain Adam BaX, one Of the old.
est residents of Lincoln, died on his
87th birthday al his home in that
place. where he has resided for over
fifty years.
Three year old Pearl Clark is in 4
Norfolk hospital suffering from serious
burns received when she fell into q
burning, pile of rubbish.
A haul Of $40 only was secured by
yeggmen who blew up tho safe OF the
Farmers & Merchants Bank at Fair.
bury.
Charles Bartick. OF Beatrice, has
been appointed to position in the
army and navy department at Wash.
ington.
Frank Schmarder of Louisville, was
held up and knocked unconscious
with brass "knuckles" by a negro at
Omaha.
Lincoln will have municipal Christ.
mas tree on the statehouse lawn.
Kick Sturdevant OF the North Platte
gun club made a score of 40 out Of a
possible 30 at q recent shoot on the
club grounds.
Nearly 200 tickets to the democratic
banquet ut Lincoln, January IL, have
already been sold. Preparations are
being made to feed over a thousand.
Pawnee county will receive some
where between $4,000 and $4,000 for
Its road fund from the inheritance tax
from the estate OF the late John w.
Bookwalter who died In Italy some
weeks ago.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1915-12-23
RUNAWAY LADTEL
ASTONISHING TALES
Japanese Authors Son Has PEN
chant for Wandering and
Wondering.

Yonkcrs. N. Y.--Tho Children's so
ciety lost its greatest and most imag.
NATIVE mystery when the twelve-year-
old Japanese youth who has been
there month was Identified as Cliff
ton Adachi. son OF Kennesuke Adachi.
an author The boys father will take
him home. calmly and without emo
ton. as he has done about thirty or
forty times In the last two years.
For Clifton. whose mother was an
American woman. tho daughter OF
Judge John Clifton Epperson of Kan
sas, ILL.,. is tormented continually by
the itching of the rabbits foot"
When he is not reading detective sto-
ries and running the parlor furniture
by playing that no is anything from .
battcring ram to Sherlock Holmes.
he is preparing to wander through un.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1915-12-23
Lemon Pop.

Half cake yeast, two pounds granu.
lated sugar. two ounces ginger root.
eight quarts boiling water. two ounces
cream of tartar. Juice Of seven lemons
Place ginger root (crushed) in pot.
add sugar and boiling water. lemon
Juice and cream OF tartar. Let stand
until lukewarm, then add yeast dis
solved In half cupful water; stir well.
Cover and let stand eight hours in q
warm room; strain through flannel bag
and bottle. Set bottles in cool place
and put on ice as required for use.
This IL a most refreshing summer
beverage; as thirst quencher nothing
Is superior.
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trimmed to form yoke. and an extra
piece In set In at each side by shir.
ring or plating II to the yoke. The
fashion for short skirts help make the
way easy in altering them. and Dor
ders at the bottom and bands set on
are useful for the same purpose.
Coats have been brought up to date
this season by the addition of full
skirts. set on at the waist line. and
by belts and pockets made In the new
mode. A collar and cuffs In another
fabric help out in the transformation.
and buttons supplement these with
the smartest Of finishing touches,
1t is a great satisfaction to con.
vert an old style into a new one.
Whether one is compelled to be eco
nomical or not a remade suit made Of
good cloth adds variety to the ward.
robe and admits of the exercise Of the
individual taste In design.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1915-12-23
ONE KISS ENOUGH At ALTAR
Judge Calls Halt When Bridegroom
Delays Completion Of Marriage
Ceremony.

Alton. Ill.-One kiss IL all Q bride.
groom may give his bride when the
ceremony Is performed In the ONCE OF
Police Magistrate Patrick Mcguire.
This rule was announced by the magis-
trate after the repeated oscillations OF
couple delayed the completion Of tho
ceremony.
The couple being married were J. p.
Koshensoerger of Alton and Miss
Goldie A. Van Hoy Of Terre Haute.
Ind. In the course of the ceremony tho
Judge asked the bridegroom to kiss
the bride. The bridegroom didn't stop
at one or two or three, and finally the
magistrate asked him to cease. as Il
was taking too much time for the cere-
mony.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1915-12-23
Tomato Soup belgian FashIon).

Boil together six medium potatoes.
a celery. two leeks. two carrots and o
pound OF fresh tomatoes. with pepper.
salt and leaf of bay. Pass all through
the sieve. Fry two or three chopped
onions in some butter and add the
soup to them. Boil up again for 20
minutes before serving. II you have
no fresh tomatoes. the timed ones
can be used. removing the skin at the
same time that you add the fried
onions.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1915-12-23
CHASED WOLF INTO HOUSE
Animal 10 Caught Under the chIIdrsN's
Bed and Killed
With Ak.

Centralia, Kan.-Hounds chased .
wolf into Joe Jackson's yard near Sum-
merHeld and when Mrs. Jackson
opened the door to see why the dogs
were barking the big wolf jumped In
and ran under a bed.
The bed was pulled out q little from
the wall until the wolf raised his head
between the wall and the bed. Then
the bed was TANNED back to hold the
animal until an AK could be obtained
with which to kill II.
Meantime there was something do
ing in the noise line. with three chill.
dren In the bed, the wolf back OF the
bed and two hounds under the bed, all
lifting their voices in loud howlings.