The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-05

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trait painter, OF Whseling, has gone to
Charleston, W. Va. While at the state
Capitol. Mr.. Owens will have the final
sittings for large portrait, In oil,
OF Governor H. D. Hatfield. The paint.
Ing will be the official portrait OF the
governor and Is intended for the State
building.
The Wheeling Register says, III tho
West Virginia National Guard stays
In the field all summer and into the
fall, its members will have an oppor.
tunity to do something none OF West
Virginia's soldiers in the past have ev-
er done-vote as state and national
elections and not have their right to
vote questioned.
volunteers from this state In the
Civil war voted while on the battle.
fields and In the camps OF the South,
but there has always been a question
as to whether or not the voting was
legal and whether the votes as re.
corded should have been counted In
the Spanish.Americar war the troops
who were out OF the state at the fall
election OF 1895 were not given a
chance to vote for the reason that
there was no law on the statute books
which gave them the right to do so
and prescribed the procedure.
"But with the vounteeis OF 1916 mat.
tiers are different. There is a law
which provides that the ballots of
soldiers shall be taken, and their right
to vote will not be questioned. Under
a strict Interpretation OF the act the
soldiers would have to make applica-
ton to the clerk OF the county in which
they reside for the ballot, but 1t is
figured by state officials that mas.
much as there will be so many soldiers
from various counties, the command.
ing officer or someone In authority
can make application for his entire
company"
The Charleston Chamber OF Com.
merce Is going to make an effort 10
have the state headquarters OF the
Republican party established In that
town.
The estimated population OF West
Virginia in June, 1916, according to
the report received at the capitol,
In Charleston. from the United States
census bureau, was 1,359,474, a gain Of
13s.353, over the census report OF
1910.
Four hundred aud fifty.one acct.
dents were reported last week to the
state compensation department. OF
these eight were fatalities.
There are more fish Of all kinds
In West Virginia streams this year
than In perhaps fifteen or twenty
years." declared David Frame, deputy
state game warden, Of Gassaway at
the Waldo hotel In Clarksburgh, after
travelling for several days In all sec.
tons Of the state. Mr.. Frame said
that he attributed the increase In the
number Of fish largely to the fact that
the day passed at the recent session
OF the legislature prohibits the gigging
Of any of the tinny tribe.
According to the Marlinton Journal
q strawberry measuring five and one.
quarter inches in circumstances was
grown this season by Elmer Shary.
Of the Stony creek neighborhood
Many specimens were picked Of which
10 would fill pint measure.
Though the state may be dry and
snake stories are scarce, some really
and truly snakes Of large size are
being found about West Virginia, says
the Grafton Sentinel, which goes on
to say that right In Grafton, where Is
located one Of the most arid spots, a
snake story was secured this week.
"a blacksnake between 5 and 6 feet
long was found q few days ago be.