The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-29
BITS OF
STATE: NEWS
There are now "a convicts In the
state road building camp which is
located near Martinsburg.

There are now "a convicts In the
state road building camp which is
located near Martinsburg.
At the annual meeting of the Mer,
chants. association OF Grafton the fol
lowing officers were elected: Prest,
dent, "a. A. Doak; first vice prest'
dent. B. w. Perine; second vice pres,
ident, G. A. Keefer; treasurer, C. ",
Miller. Executive committee: G. L.
Joliffe, A. W, Cuppett, J. v. Shelley,
s. X White, N. G. Musgroye and J.
B. Bradford.
West Union has been discontinued
as a postal savings station. Since the
establishment of the postal banks
there have been but two accounts at
that office. The local banks which
pay four per cent. got all the savings.
A new car was put into service OF
the inner loop of the Charleston Inter
urban Railroad company.rThe car was
purchased short time ago and is one
OF six new ones. Passengers enter and
leave the car from the front end as It
is what is known as the one-man car
The one man employed acts In the
dual role of motorman and conductor.
The capacity calls for the seating of
2S passengers. The car weighs about
10000 pounds, which is comparatively
light.
Another step forward among the,
Catholics OF Weston has been taken in
the establishment of parish library,
says the Weston Independent. One of
the large unoccupied rooms on the sec
ond floor of the school building has
been neatly furnished as reading
room. Some books were donated by
members OF the parish, and more than
a hundred books were, purchased. The
library begins with about $50 books.
These books will be circulated freely
among members of the parish.
Apparatus completing the necessary
equipment of the state department Of
weights and measures has Just been re-
ceived at Charleston by Commissioner
Nightingale and has been installed for
the use of the department. 1t includes
standard weights from so pounds down
to FIVE pounds, and from two pounds
down to one thirty.second Of a pounds,
glass liquid graduates showing both
drachms and ounces and a flye.gallon
measure to be used in testing gasoline
measures used at garages and other
gasoline supply stations.
Postmaster Charles Lively of Wes-
ton was at Fairmont Saturday. He
as.II. a.
who is connected with Cook hospital,
afflicted finger. He scratched the mem
Der on piece Of parcel post mail Just
before Christmas. inflammation was fall
lowed by traces of blood poisoning,
and 1t has been slow to yield to treat
ment, though Mr.. Lively thinks 1t will
soon heal now.
A rest room, which has been con-
nected in the court house at Wells
burg, has been discontinued because tti
has been necessary to utilize the room
for other purposes and the leasing of
some other place Is now being adyo-
Gated. The room has been OF real ser
vice to the women of the county.
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The Atlantic Refining company, o
branch of the Standard on company,
will soon erect a gasoline blending sta
tion a short distance below Ststersville.
twill be, the purpose OF the station to
buy casinghead gasoline to send to the
company's refineries for blending pur-
poses and instead of hauling II in
drums, 1t will he piped into: the sta.
ton similar to the, ptpelining Of OIL. "A
number OF carloads Of pipe have al.