The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-14
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STATE NEWS

Wv fShAAtS "a my
were raised on an acre of ground this
season by Cecil Hammond on his farm
in Sardis district, Harrison county.
Last year the same ground produced
only a ton OF hay with much weeds in
it. This years crop was clean and
almost tree from weeds. Mr.. liam
mond usel 1900 pounds Of limo and
800 pounds Of acid p~nosphaec on the
ground, wheel caused II 70 r:oiuGe Is
wonderful crop this year ana which
has benefited 1t for other seasons to
come.
Hon. r. C. Kerens, president OF the
Coal & Coke Railroad Co., who has
been seriously i'll for several months,
Is reported in bad condition. He is
In Philadelphia, undergoing treatment.
Mr.. kerens Is extensively interested
In West Virginia utilities. He was
formerly ambassador to Austria, ana
for many years was n Of the great.
est of the Missouri Republican lead.
ers. His home Is at st. Louis, but he
is at the home OF u daugnre: in Phil.
adelphia.
Judge George W. Atkinson and
Banking COMMISSIONS S. p. Smith
wero talking politics on the Sidewalk
In front OF n Of the big downtown
stores the other day, says the Charles.
ton Mail, when they noticed a number
of people taking advantage of q pair
OF free scales just inside the Capitol
street entrance to the store.
Lets try them suggested Smith,
and the two men entered the store.
Smith stepped on the scales and
tipped the beam at 1851 pounds.
He then gave way to the former
governor. VINO, 10 be eminently fair
and maintain his former judicial atti.
tude of weiHting on the essentials,
passed his cane to a b%ystander and
mounted the scales. The beam was
on a balance at the same figure. His
weight, too, las 1861 pounds.
well, Press said the Judge as he
stepped to the floor, that not only is
a remarkable coincidence, bu:. It also
Is proof Tat you are q mans size"
There seems to be keen rivalry
among the toma o growers of the east.
ern end Of the f.ate. The other even.
ing the Martinsburg Journal contained
the following:
IS. 0. Rogers, Of Be 'teley Place.
has 'em I'll L.aten u full city block
when It comes to raising big tomatoes.
And what's more, he produces the TO-
matoes to vouch for his claim. Yes.
terday evening he brought to the Jour.
nal office two whoppers, n weighing
40 and ga ounces and the other Al IL
ounces. They are Of the beefs.cak
brand. Now beat that"
And about the same time the Mar
tinsburg World stood sponsor for this:
THAT the much-prized, most deli.
cious of the tomato class, the Beef.
steak can be grown to rs near per.
lection in Berkeley county as any.
where In the temperate zone, Is proven
for a certain once again by a Jumbo
specimen produced in the town gar.
den plat OF Judge E. Boyd Faulkner.
The tomato referred to pulls the
scales at thirty.three ounces, and is
the true 'Beefsteak' type, large, flat,
with irregular outline, and of a deep
purplish red, Elmer Wilson, the col
ored gardener, is deriving great pleas.
use out Of exhibiting the mammoth
vegetable"
A sad and peculiar death was that
met at West Raleigh by Cecil, the 10.
year-old o OF Mr.. and Mrs. Johnny
Holmes, Of that place, says the Hin
ton lndependent.Herald Together
with some other boys, Cecil was play.
Ing on a large pile Of sawdust, said
to have been Is feet high. They had
dug a tunnel way into 1t and the in.
side being rotten, It suddenly gave
way and unbeknowns to the other
boys, he was caught under 1t and SUI.
located to death.
The ona correspondent in the MI.
ton Waterman says: Mrs. Alex. Ever.
cite is said by many to be the hand.
soonest matron In Ona, but, oh. her sis.