The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-01

ago Governor William A. MacCorkle
gave the Salvation Army 5000 for
the purpose OF building q barracks aud
the work was ffnme diateIy begun.
swarm Of Italian honey bees have
improyised q hive of their own at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Burt, Of
Beech Bottom and have produced q
fine lot OF honey which will shortly be
removed from between the window
casing and the Misunderstanding OF the
Burt home.
Dietrich II. Kruger. who dropped
dead on Third street, Parkersburg,
during the storm last Thursday after.
noon, had a premonition Of his death
about month ago. ccord'1g to Ser
geant j. W. Pen, In charge Of the Par.
kersburg branch OF the United States
regular army recruiting service. Ser.
geant Penn and Mr.. Kruger were In.
innate friends.
Penn's story yesterday was to the
effect that Mr.. Kruger was spirit.
ualist and Penn was talking to him
about living alone in bachelor apart
ments in the Wetherell building.
What II you should get sick, while
living here alone. you wouldn't have
anybody to look after you would your"
Penn asked him.
Mr.. Krueger's reply was to the Of.
feet that he wasn't going to die In that
manner.
81 am going to die from heart trou.
BILE in the midst of big electrical
Storm" he said, and dismissed the sub.
ject.
The state audit Of Taylor county
which has Just been completed, shows
a number OF discrepancies. all OF which
have been adjusted by the officials in.
volved. The audit covered the period
from 1909 to 1913. l.! the accounts Of
former Sheriff o. A. Heffner the sum
of $10.35 was found to be due the state
and $S73.30 due the districts and coun.
ty. Former County Clerk H. Fleming
was found to owe the county $260.5s.
Former Assessor L. G. Raymond was
asked to pay the county s2c0.4o, which
he did.
The Wellsburg News says, &c. NJ.
Warden & Company raised and sold
during the part Matching season about
5000 chicks which they sold when one
day old. The variety was pure bred
White Leghorn. Last year this COM
pany sold about 500 day old chicks.
Next year extensive plans are under
consideration and much larger out,
put is expected"
Congressman Sutherland has arran.
ged with the Department Of Commerce
and the Census Bureau to compile all
statistics they have bearing on Yves,
Virginia industries, etc. This means
a big job and the assignment Of mum.
Der OF clerks to perform 1t. When
completed, II will constitute valuable
refe,ence library for the West Vir.
ginia Board OF Trade, the Secretary Of
which, Henry H. Archer, had the spe.
cial work instituted.
Several concerns ar making prepar.
atoms to open extensive chemical pro.
ducing plants in and near Charleston.
There are a number Of such plants
already In operation In Charleston and
The Mail OF that city suggests tina,
this delightful town on the GrSsS Ka.
nawha will in due time become known
as The Chemical City, not by virtue
OF the adoption Of any slogan, but sim.
ply because 1t will in fast and not In
fancy, become such through the opera
ton OF q natural law
The Tyler County News prints the
following account OF decidedly unus-
ual experience which fell to the lot OF
Charles Doak, of upper Laurel Run.
"Mr. Doak was stacking some hay. A
sever storm was approaching. and he
got under the hay stack. The lower
side of the stack, and the side that
was protected against the storm, was
about three feet above the ground and
was built on rail foundation. Mr..
Doak was sitting there watching the
rain when he felt something crawl
across his neck and the right side Of
his face. The next instant the huge
head OF a copper head snake. with its
beady eyes and vicious mouth looking
like a Krupp gun to Mr.. Doak, paused
for a second within two inches of his
nose. Mr.. Doak was Mortified. He
was afraid to move least the snake
would bite him and he was afraid to
sit ctill for fear Of the fangs Of the
reptile. The snake glided over his
face until more than q foot of its
length had crossed, when Mr.. Doak
gave sudden blow with his hand and
struck the snake to the ground.
"Mr. Doak then jumped to his feet.
He was scared so badly that he didn't
know whether he had been bitten or
not, He kicked at the snake and 1t In
turn struck at him with It's fangs. It
missed and before Mr.. Doak could get
anything to strike 1t, the snake had
glided into some weeds that were near
and made Its escape. A careful search
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