The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-07
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

On paper there is an awful lot Of
railroad building going on in this state.
In addition to the extension Of the Mo.
mongolia road to Belington and the
acquisition of the Coal and Coke by
the Pennsylvania, for which the Fair.
mont Times vouches, the Coal and
Coke according to the Charleston Mail,
is shortly to be taken over by the Ka.
nawha and Michigan, which Is New
York Central subsidiary. Either Of
these stories is plausible and you can
take your pick, but 1t would be good
thing to remember, before placing any
bets, that the Baltimore and Ohio
which has been looking the property
over, has never said that It does not
want the Coal and Coke itself.
Then little surveying party operat.
ing along both sides Of the Potomac
in the vicinity Of Shepherdstown Is
worrying the newspapers in the East.
ern Panhandle. One guess is that they
are at work on railroad that will get
into Washington over the road con.
structed some years ago from that city
to the Great Falls, crossing the Poto.
mac river from Washington to the vir.
ginia side by the old aqueduct bridge.
The late Senator Stephen B. Elkins
and other financiers built this road.
1t was believed then that the road was
intended eventually to connect with
the Western Maryland, West Virginia
CentralWabash system, but the death
OF Senator Elkins and financial rea.
sons prevented the carrying out OF this
purpose. The surveyors have come
through Virginia from Washington
with their lines. and It looks as IL they
are aiming for a connection with the
Western Maryland in the neighborhood
OF Williamsport. It will be recalled
that branch Of the Western Maryland
was recently built into Berkeley coun.
ty with the ostensible purpose of get.
ting into the limestone section, but this
may have been but foxy move to get
into West Virginia to link up with
Washington.
This Is a snake story, says the
Moundsville Echo which printed It
first. Robert Denoon and Earl Howard,
OF the east end went snake hunting
near the prison farm Monday. They
were gone about two hours but during
that time they report having caught SO
snakes. They assert that very few Of
them were small.
Rev. and Mrs. B. F. Lawrence and
little daughter of Hochow, West Chi.
ma, are guests at the home Of A. C.
Wood on Price street. Morgantown.
Mr.. Lawrence comes to see his little
daughter. Faith Lawrence, who has
been at the home Of her grandfather
since she was brought from China
after the death of her mother, Lucy
Wood Lawrence, several years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence are doing
pioneer mission work in Hochow.
which is city Of 100000 inhabitants.
and is situated at the junction of three
branches Of the Yangtse river. It Is
1000 miles from railroad and 1000
miles from Shanghai. Rev. and Mrs,
Lawrence are the only English speak.
ing people in the city and their near.
est neighbors are so miles distant.
Rt. Rev. P. ]. Donahue, bishop OF
I, the Roman Catholic diocese of West
virginia, has left the Episcopal resi-.
dence In Wheeling for another long
trip through the state which will take
him to the missions in the southwest.
ern section. While away he will dedi.
cate new church at Spring Bowl. He
will also administer the sacrament Of
confirmation to classes at Stonga, Va,
/ and Thomas Creek. These places are
near the Tennessee line. He will also
visit the Visitation convent and on his
return trip will inspect the new hos.
pital now under construction at
Charleston, W. Va.
One Of the interesting exhibits at
the Central West Virginia Fair, to be
held in Clarksburg, will be the cele.
brated big bone Poland China hog, vlr.
ginia Defender, owned by William E..
starcher, Of Glenwood. This thorough.
bred hog is considered to be one of the
greatest Of its breed in the United
States. It is now two years old and
weighs about 900 pounds. which is
some hog"
The first application for a political
position ever filed by a woman in Ohio
county, was made by Miss Ada Dillon
OF Fifteenth street. Miss Dillon an.
Piled to the board of county commits.
sioners for appointment to the posi-.
ton Of county law librarian. She would
succeed the late Berry Merchant. The
board did not consider the application
Joke by any means, says the Wheel.
Ing News. Each Of the members as.
sured Miss Dillon that they had no OBJ.
lection against woman filling the DO
sition, although they were taken some.
what by surprise. 1t was intimated
that politics might prevent her ap.
pointment.