The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-05

er through tampering with their me.
chanism by local dealers or their i'm.
proper operations. While the matter
OF short measure Is one for the local
authorities in each State to handle,
the bureau shortly will issue re-
vised set Of instructions for the guild.
ance Of weight and measure inspec.
tors Of each state by which they can
detect inaccuracies In the mechanism
of these devices.
Mrs. Naomi Swan, National warden
of the Daughters OF America, and a
party composed OF representatives
from Washington, Virginia and Mary.
land, are in Wheeling, w. Va, this
week to attend the National conven.
ton OF the society. In the party be.
side Mrs. Swan were Mrs. E. ".
Thompson, Mrs. Laura Burdette. Mrs.
NJ. C. Howell, Mrs. A. Hill, representa-.
tives Of the national order. and Mrs.
Unlisted. Mrs. Ella Scott and Mrs.
Elizabeth Sewel. past state council.
lors.
Captain Ralph C. Caldwell Of the
Eleventh Cavalry has been relieved
from duty at Jefferson barracks in St.
Louis and by an order OF this week.
detailed for duty at New Orleans,
Louisiana, to report at once.
! Captain Caldwell is the son Of the
/ late Charley" Caldwell, OF Parkers.
burg. and one Of the most popular
OF all the younger army officers. Popu.
lar, too-with both men and super.
ior officers.
He has host Of friends among
! members OF the army circle In the Cap
are hoping that the day is not far dis.
tant when he will receive further pro-
motion.
Miss Gladys Stegall, of Fayetteville,
who has been the guest Of friends in
Washington and Richmond. left this
week for New York where she will en-.
/ ter Columbia college.
! The following applications for pen
sions have been flied by Congressman
| Sutherland this week: For increase in
pension under the Ashbrook bill Mrs.
, Jane Allen. OF Clarksburg; Louisa A..
Morgan. OF Fairmont: Elizabeth j.
Anterior. of Grafton: Olive NJ. Arnett,
OF Fairmont: Matilda Davis. OF Farm
ington; Mary ]. Cunningham. Melin.
da J. CongrOce, Harriet E. Case, all
OF Parkersburg: Mary A. Long, of Dull.
in; susan Hovatetter, of CassOn, Ollie
Moore. Of Belington; Ellen Pierce, of
Howelsburg; Mrs. Acy c. Henline, of
: French Greek; Elizabeth Teter. of Bel.
ington; Deborah Vaughan. of Beverly;
I Deliah Wilmoth. Of Moatsville; Har.
riet a. Shaw, of Fairmont; Mrs. Sarah
j. Fry. OF Cameron. He has also filed
with the Pension bureau papers sub.
stimulating the claim of Frank Fl. Rey.
nolds. now an inmate of the Soldiers
Home at johnson City, Tennessee. for
an original pension. MIR. Sutherland
has prepared Il bill which will be in.
troduccd Immediately after Congress
meets, granting pension to Benjamin
y. Satterfieid. of Grafton. An increase
| to $40 per month is asked for.
Applications for original pension has
been filed with the bureau for Mrs.
Ethel Mccartney, of Wilsonburg: and
an increase applied for in favor of
Sidney E. Hovatetter. Of Casson. AID.
plication has been made to restore to
the pension rolls the name of Mrs,
Mary E. Hall, OF Bridgeport. under the
clause applying to remarked widows
OF the new pension bill.
Mail messenger service has been or.
dered discontinued for Princeton, Mer.
Ger county. from October 5th.