The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-31
Evening Chat


Hundreds OF dollars worth Of false
faces, Wigs, Charlie Chaplin mustachec
and canes have been sold at the local
stores. Many have their last years
costumes, others will wear the regu.
lar pumpkin head and It will be . night
Of riotous joyfulness.
Horns, racket making devices, bells
and whistles have been sold. Music
and Browns COW" parades will be
held, automobile horns will be discov.
cred missing. small klaxons and fire
crackers as well as bass drums will be
part Of the music used by the reveiers.
Mayor Bowen's Proclamation pro-
vides for the blocking off Of Main
street and for police service all around
the rialto. Bright lights will shine.
theatres will open their doors to the
masked, and the carnival spirit will
prevail.
Cider will be sold all over the city
and some OF this may be worth while
hunting up. Ths bootleggers will be
as busy as bees but II everything goes
as quietly from a police standpoint as
last year there will be no kicks. There
were no arrests last year.
1.-THE minutes Of the last meeting Of
the Physic Club having been read, are
there any objections?"
Mr.. President"
Mr.. Calomcl."
MIR. President, / rise to object to
having placed on the minutes OF this
club any reference made by the
speaker last week regarding selling
bootleg whiskey In. the court house.
contend. have always commended, that
there are none so blind as those who
will not see. believe that William
Randolph Waggerty. invested by law
TO pat an end to this terrible traffic, is
full filling to the best Of his ability.
the obligations Of that investment. II
his ability be understood, who are we
that We should criticize. Are not We
representative citizens OF Fairmont?
Does rolling stone gather moss? Is
not honesty the best policy?"
"Mr. President"
"Mr. SLAYER"
"Mr. President, / want to know II
this club can offer me any redress from
the calumnies that are being heaped
upon my head by INSCRIPTIONS Repub.
licans and suspicious. Democrats. Tho
other afternoon some one even men.
toned my name in q speech here in a
manner that l am told was almost de.
famatory. Just because am close
the purse strings of West Virginian
Democracy there are always being di.
rected at me glances Of distrust. Why
its a fact Mr.. President that"
"Mr President! Mr.. Presideut!"
mir. Rand, Mr.. SLAYER has the floor"
But Mr.. President, when ! think
OF the few things that Elem there. has
10 worry about, and then reflect On the
fact that survivor Of cause that
was"
"Mr. Rand. You have not been rec.
ognized by the chair and until Mr.. Sle.
yer has finished you must hold your
peace"
"All right, but I'll go out here in
front Of the court house and talk"
Politics Is not the. only subject en-
crossing the attention OF the public o.
Fairmoft. This afternoon a group OF
venerable looking men were seen
standing In circle In front of Martins
Drug Store and giving all their atten.
tion to one who stood in the middle Of
the ring and explained something to
them. Persons who came siding up
expecting to hear political subjects OF
&c being rehashed. were surprised to
find that the elderly gentleman In the
center had a puzzle ring and was show.
ing his friends how easily 1t could DO
worked.