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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-08-28

Between Carranza and Hughes
President Wilson is opposed by an
almost impenetrable whisker entan
glement.-Chicago News.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-08-28

A letter from Los Angeles, Cal, tc
Stuttgart, Germany. has just been de
livered minus an enclosure of 1925
The British censor should at least
issue !. o. us payable at the close
OF the war.-Pittsburg Gazett.Times
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-08-28

There is some dispute about what
constitutes an adequate naval pro-
gram. but SO far nobody has called
the Wilson program an inadequate
one.-Charleston News and Courier.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-08-28

Mr.. Hughes has found II difficult
to arouse popular enthusiasm. Why
doesn't he try the turkey trot?-
Rochester Herald.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-08-28

From the way Congress is piling
work for the Federal Trade Commits.
sion, that body soon will have to give
consideration to the proposition Of
an eight.hour law for itself-wash.
ington Herald.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-13
W.C.T.U. OFFICERS
DELEGATES NAMED
State Convention To Be Held
At Parkersburg Octo-
Der 3, a and 5

Officers were elected and delegates
named to attend the annual conven.
ton OF the West Virginia w C. T. U.
at meeting held yesterday afternoon
at the Publ. Library parlors by the
Central Christian Temperance Union
fthis city. The annual meeting will
be held this year on October 8, 4 and
at Parkersburg. The 1915 session
was held In the First Methodist Epis.
copal church in this city In Septem.
Der last.
The officers elected. at the meeting
yesterday are as follows: President,
Mrs. W. d. Evans; vice president.
Mrs. E. S. Amos; president emeritus.
Mrs. Jennie Engle; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. S. E. Miller; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Ida Bowman; treas
urer, Mrs. Arthur Menear. A vice
president Is also named for each
church affi,ia. ed with the Temperance
union and they were named yester.
Mrs. Belle Shurtleff; M. P. Temple,
Mrs. George Amos; Presbyterian.
Mrs. Sarah Lloyd; Methodist Episco.
pal church, South, Miss Esser HUFF
man; Baptist, Mrs. ]. S. Lemasters;
Christian. Mrs. Mary M. Smith.
Delegates to the convention were an
nounced as follows: BY virtue Of her
office as president, Mrs. w. D. Evans.
alternate, Mrs. r. G. Jones; Mrs. w.
e. Arnett delegate; Mrs. John Yost
alternate; Mrs. Ida Bowman delegate,
Mrs. J. H. Beckman alternate; Mrs.
J. F. Hess delegate, Mrs. Jesse S. LIE.
masters, alternate; Mrs. Elizabeth
Dent. delegate, Mrs. E. B. Toothman,
alternate; Mrs. P. B. Swearingen, del
egate; Mrs. Maud Hawkins alternate;
Mrs. Mollie Ross. delegate, Mrs. Sam
uel James alternate. The association
Is entitled to one delegate for each
rs paid up members and the local as.
ISOLATION has a paid up membership
Of almost 10.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-13
Will Mark Site
of Prickett's Fort

A monument will be erected In the
near future on the site of the old fort
at the mouth of Pricketts creek and
an interesting ceremony will accom-.
pany the erection of the shaft. A
granite shaft has been secured and
1t is the purpose of the committee
which has the matter In charge to
place It SO 1t will be plainly visible
from both the Baltimore and Ohio and
the Monongahela railroads.
The monument will bear the follow.
ing inscription:
This monument is erected by the
society of the Sons of the Revolution
Of West Virginia to mark the site of
Prickett's Fort built In 1878 on the
land of Jacob Prickett.
Col. Henry Raymond OF Clarksburg
has history connected with this set.
Element and one of the descendants
Of this family has the original muster
role. The Sons Of the Revolution de.
sire to state that an me that has
anything Of interest connected with
this fort will please be present on the
occasion Of the erection OF the shaft.
The date for the erection Of the shaft
has not been fixed as yet.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-13
HELD
III NORMAL TODAY
ENROLMENT Is Growing and
Expect To Reach 300
In Ten Days

me first chapel exercises for the
t19t6s17 school year was held this
,mofning I'm the auditorium Of the old
Normal SCHOOL building. A large mum.
her of the students who enrolled yes
ferdays were present and talks were
iEfNanaby President Joseph Roster and
iothef members Of the faculty on the
work as planned for the year. The
+: embodiment Is steadily increasing and
the high mark Of 300 is expected to be
reached within period Of ten days.
Excellent music featured the chapel
exercise which was under the direc'
.tdon q Miss Virginia Mulvey and Miss
Amy Rice Of the music department
Special music features which were
heartily enjoyed by the student body
.wetea solo by Miss Muivey, duet by
Afiss Mulvey and Bertha Gilgarde and
~ piano solo by Miss Amy Rice.
Beginning with tomorrow routine
work will be taken up in its entirety
and from this time on the Normal
school VIII be busy place. 1t is the
hopes Of the faculty that the new build
Ing VII be ready for occupany before
the first OF the year.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-13
Girl ALI But Killed
By Unknown Admirer

JoHNsoNBURG, Pa. Sept. 10
Miss Clara Ward, telegraph operator
atSthe Ludlow station of the Pennsyl.
yhnta Railroad, is in serious condi.
ton at q local hospital, following a
nervous breakdown, the result Of her
Verifying experiences Of a few weeks
at the hands of a mysterious lover
whose affectionate missives she did
not answer. Then he wrote notes
Threatening her life, and finally at.
tempted to burn her to death in a
telegraph tower after saturating the
building with OIL. She WIS rescued by
q railroad detective.
One evening since then. while Miss
Ward was on her homeward way, the
man stepped out Of the shadows and
attempted to grasp her. Screaming,
the girl started to run back toward
the station. She staggered into the
ofice, started to tell her story, then
,sWooned. She was ordered to the
hospital.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-13
Civil War Tunes At
Drum Corps Concert

Originally the Famous Silver Drum
corps consisted of nine members and
1t was musical organization known
far and vide. Old Father Time has
whitfield 1t down to the point where
three men, John J. Went, w. r.
Knowlton and C. E. Watts. are com.
PEELED to take all the parts. And they
do it very well too, albeit there is a
pathetic undercurrent to their public
appearances.
Thursday Of this week they will give
a concert at Warrington at which the
following program will be rendered:
The Bugle Call; Tramp, Tramp,
Tramp, the Boys are Marching;
Tenting on the Old Camp Ground !;
Fishers Hornpipe; Mount Weekly
Gig; The Girl l Left Behind Me; Are
There Any Stars in My Crown; Sweet
Bye and By.
These are all selections Of Civil war
times. They will revive many mem.
cries for the old. It will be musical
entertainment Of more than ordinary
interest.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-13
JON ES.HESS.

The marriage of Chester W. Jones
Of Shinnston. and Miss Vivian Hess, OF
Warrington, was solemnized last even
ing at o'clock in this city at the Man
ley hotel, Rev. c. c. Mitchell OF the
Central Christian church, officiating
A wedding supper followed the cere
mony and Mr.. and Mrs. Jones left last
night for an eastern honeymoon trip
witnessing the ceremony were A. L
Jones, brother Of the groom, and R. G.
Floyd, both Of Warrington, Miss Sat
terfleld, Of Fairmont, and D. Robert
son, Of Shinnston. Mr.. and Mrs. Jones
will be at home at Shinnston after Oc
ttober LIST. The bride is a daughter
OF. Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Hess, of Man
nington. and has been instructor in
music in the Warrington schools for
several years. Mr.. Jones Is son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. David C. Jones. Of
Shinnston, and holds position with
the Farmers Bank there.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-13
PERSONALS.

Mrs. Frank Fisher has returned
from Roanoak and Weston, w. Va.
there she had been the guests OF
Intends.
w. o. Cross, of Piedmont, is q
guest at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. J.
! Digs on Ogden avenue.
C.aL. Mpsgrave attended the Fail
NJ Glarksburg today.
Mrs. Lou John, who had been the
guest Of relatives in this city, is spend
Ting . few days in Morgantown this
week. She will return here the lat
ter part Of the week before leaving
Tor home In Florida.
Frank Kelley and sister, Miss Ruth
kelley, win leave on motor trip in
ithet morning which will include visits
To Columbus, Jackson Centre and 9th
ser Ohio points.
Mrs. Thomas Powell and sons, who
are spending the summer at the home
OF Mrs. Powell's mother, Mrs. G. w
Kfnsey, in Warrington district. are
spending q few days in this city but
VIII return to Warrington the last OF
fhesweek.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-13
lilly SUPPORTERS
CHEER ROBINSON
Republican Candidate Gets
Enthusiastic Reception
4 In Southern End

BLUEFIELD, w. Va, Sept. 13.-Not
bitten does an unexpectant public
low to apolit ical candidate the con.
federation that was accorded yester
day 70 Judge Ira e. Robinson, the Re-
publican nominee for governor, as he
came through the counties of Raleigh
and Wyoming into Mercer. At every
stop along the virginian voters greet,
ed and cheered him at the stations,
Although It had not been made known
beforesthe arrival Of the train that the
distinguished candidate was aboard
When the train arrived at Princeton a
delegation Of prominent Mercer citi
Eeps was at the station and one of the
most Enthusiastic receptions magma
ble was rendered.
Scores Of leading Republicans
many Of whom had been sincere mad
Scttys supporters of the candidacy OF
Gen. Abe LILLY for the nomination for
Eoverhor, Joined In the greeting and
nor znshour or more the candidate was
showered with assurances Of loyal
support. No arrangements had been
made for speeches In Mercer at this
stimeSby the candidate, but at Prince
4 ION twas decided by agreement that
Judge Robinson will be back within a
1ewcweeks and hold meetings at sew.
tterala places in the county, including
Princeton and Bluefield.
Late last night in Bluefield another
6eception was held and more than 900
prominent Republicans stopped at the
Judges hotel to bid him welcome and
let him know that there Is feeling
pk2unity now In the county which fore
bodies election, together with that OF
the entire state and county tickets
Rarty leaders conferred with the can
didate and showed wherein the party
interests call for something not al
ready arranged in the way Of cam
patgning In this part Of the state, and
Sudge Robinson concurred in the ar
judgements and will do his part ir
bringing about the election Of The
county ticket.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-13
Branch Headquarters
To Be In Mannington

Republican County Chairman Frank
r. Amos will go to Warrington to-
morrow morning where he will com
plete arrangements for the opening OF
branch Republican headquarters fol-
Warrington district. The offices are
to be opened tomorrow and the visit.
ing members Of the G. A. R. who will
assemble there tomorrow for the sew.
enteenth annual county reunion will
be urged to make use Of the new head,
quarters office as a gathering place.
c. Wesley Robinson and DR.. George
B. McNeely ar the Republican com
mitteemen for this district and will
likely be in charge Of the office al
though Chairman Amos will be in At
tendance during the reunion.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-13
To Pittsburgh Wedding.

Buckner Clay leaves tonight for
Pittsburgh, where his marriage to
Miss Juliet Staunton will take place
Thursday evening. Among friends
who will go to Pittsburgh for this
occasion are Mr.. Beverly Broun, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert s. Spilman and Mr.
and Mrs. Angus Mcdonald.
Miss Caroline Staunton. who with
Mrs. Nina Thum and Miss Helen
uarrier Miller and Miss Elizabeth
Knight, of Charleston. motored from
Fairmont to Deer Park. has gone on
to Pittsburgh to be bridesmaid for
her cousin, Miss Staunton.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Ward and Mr.
and Mrs. F. NJ. Staunton were at Nj
agara Falls on their motor trip, Sun.
day. They expect to be in Pittsburgh
for the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mail.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-13
Teutons Giving
Way In Balkans
sEReIANs HAVE BEEN GAINING
GROUND NEAR LAKE
osTRovo.
iRy Associated press>

<By Associated Press)
ATHENS, Sept. 13.-French and
Serbian troops have taken the often
sive on the western end of Macedon-
ian front. They have captured the
town Of Sorovitz near Florina.
PARIS, Sept. 13.-Nothwithstand.
ing the stout resistance Of the Teu-
tonic allies the Serbian troops on the
Macedonian front have made import
ant progress at various points, 1t is
announced by the war office.
Violent fighting Is in progress in
the vicinity of Cstrovo where the Ser.
bans have gained considerable
ground.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-13
New Dancer.

Once we have this wireless phone In
common use 1t ought to be easy for
suspicious wives to locate Grant hus-
bands compelled to stay late ut the
Office.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-13

"Slumgullion, dish up two!" This
is the way Dent Holden orders the
meals for the poor fellows in Jail. He
goes to local restaurant, shouts the
order and pretty soon nicely wrap
ped package and a can Of coffee is
forthcoming. Slumgullion consists OF
a little bit Of meat from every known
animal with gravy full Of potatoes cut
In squares. The meal sounds deli.
cious, but In the words of one OF the
colored prisoners, upon being handed
his plate Of slum and his can, For de
lawd's sake"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-13

Prayer Meeting at TempIe-The
mid.week prayer meeting will be re.
sumed tonight at the Methodist Prot.
estant Temple. It has been adjourned
during the vacation period. This be.
ing the first public service OF the new
official church year the pastor, DR..
]. C. Broomfield, is anxious to have tho
service well attended.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-13
AID society meetlno.

Timetables. Aid society Of the First
1I. n church. south, will mect Thurs.
Day s1trnoon at $3.50 o'clock at the
chntch on gbifmnnt avenue.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-13
Town Talk

Suffrage Worker Here-Miss Adella
Potter, field worker associated with
the National Suffrage association. who
attended the meeting of the National
American Women's Suffrage associa.
was in the city few hours yesterday
enroute from Atlantic City to Morgan.
town where she will confer with Mrs.
Lenne Lowe Yost, state president of
the Women's Suffrage organization.
New Coal Company = The South
Pittsburgh Coal company Of Fairmont
has recently secured a charter from
the secretary Of state at Charleston
and the incorporators are all Fairmont
persons as follows: NJ. A. Jolliffe, J..
W. Polling. Seymour Mcintyre, Bruce
Hite, and NJ. w. Ogden. The charter
has not yet been filed with the coun.
ty clerk Of this county. The capital
is stated as $4,000.
Contract Let for sehooI-C. E. Mi.
nor, Of Fairmont. has been awarded
the contract for the new school build.
ing to be erected at Metz which will
cost approximately $4,000. The con.
tract for the new building at Monon-
gah and at Pennington are to be let
the latter part Of this week.
Bridge Contracts to Be Let-Five
more contracts for concrete bridges
in this county are to be let Wednes.
day, September 20, by the Marion
county court. These new bridges are
In the main small structures and are
to be built at the following places:
Gray's Flat. Prickett's creek, Mill Fall
run, Ices run and Parker run. Plans
for these bridges are now open to In
spection at County Engineer Wilfong's
office.
Thirty-fifth Year as Pastor-Rev.
W. ]. Newton, one of the best known
men Of the Baptist ministry in this
section OF the state, will on Sunday
celebrate the thirty-fifth year of his
passionate Of the Willow Tree church
near Clarksburg. An all day meeting
Of which basket dinner will be fea-
ture will be held there Sunday in hon.
or Of the pastor. The event will be
largely attended by Baptists through.
ont the section.
Saw sursIar-John Feorene, Of
Merchant street, East Side while en-
route home last night noticed a man
trying to gain entrance through a
window to the store of Ernest Har-
den. A ladder was run up to the sec.
ond story and the man had reached
the top when Feorene saw him.
Feorene called to the man who
drawing revolver quickly descended
the ladder and made his get away.
The police were notified, blood
, hounds put on the trail and after
chasing scents all night this morning
have lost the would.be burglar.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-13
INDUSTRIAL. I
FAIRMONT

Owing to the fact that there are
several new designs being made In the
plate etching department Of the Mo
nongah Glass company, the working
force has been increased and they are
now running at full capacity. The
price Of the etched glass Is lower than
cut glass and a great amount Of this
new product is being made and sold to
persons who would ordinarily not buy
cut glass.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-13
City Hall Notes

Two trees which have been standing
in front of the new telephone building
have been ordered torn down by the
street department. These trees will
interfere with the work Of laying con-
crete sidewalks to the building and
employees of Holbert and Spedden
will use their axes in the morning.
Harry Downey, Clarence Abbott and
Fleming Hamilton, Of the fire depart
ment, are all on the sick list. Downey
has a code + the head" Elem Ham.
ilton is suffering with a stiff neck,
said to be due to the neck being used
too much as ladies pass the fire de.
partment. Abbott is still confined to
hisho me with a dislocated shoulder
and two bunged up knees.
Due to the enormous amount OF
kicks coming into the city regarding
the city dog question and to the action
recently taken by the Board of Al.
fairs which passed an order inform.
ing the Humane Society that 1t want.
ed to confer on the question Of dogs.
the Humane Society has got busy and
at present in the city dog pound there
are II dogs. These were collected by
the police at the directions Of the HUI.
name Society. Several Fairmonters
who have ben keeping the dogs away
from the cops and refuse to take out
tax tags are to be ordered before the
mayor and will be fined for keeping
dogs on the premises. Among these
is one man who is well able to pay and
who has tire dogs on which he has
never spent a cent in the way of taxes
He will have all three days taken from
him or arrested SO the police have told
him.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-13

The Fairmont Wall Plaster company
is short Of help and having booked
some very large fall orders are rush.
ed to a great extent. This company
Is one OF Fairmont's largest and most
complete houses and carries every.
thing used in house building except
lumber and hardware.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-13

Three pumps with a capacity Of l.
90 gallons per minute, will be INSTALL
ed in the new pump station, which is
being built just above Kingmont by
the Monongah Service Commission. A
concrete reservoir with capacity Of
100000 gallons will be constructed at
Monongah. At the Ida May and Car.
DINA mines there will be tanks of
100000 gallons each built. This will
give the Helen's Run mines and Mo.
nongah good supply Of the best wa
ter to be found in northern West
Virginia.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-13

The surveying for the new addition
to the Fairmont Mining Machine com.
pany's plant has been completed and
the excavating work will begin imme.
company to take care Of its increased
orders. Work at the plant is being
slowed UP to a certain extent because
OF the steel mills being unable to sup.
ply the plant with the material need.
ed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-13

The Jamestown Manufacturing
company will start work Immediately
on two new buildings which will in.
crease its output forty per cent anu
will double the number Of skilled
workmen. The company now en-
ploys about fifty persons and when the
new additions are made there will
be approximately one hundred EN-.
ployees in the service of the wooden
company. This increase In the local
plant has been made necessary by
the widespread demand for their
products and they are now shipping
the wooden material they manufacture
to all parts Of the world. All of the
stockholders Of this concern are Fair
monters.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-17
FARMERS PREPARE TO :
EXHIBIT AT THE FAIR

The farmers Of the public market
yesterday enjoyed one of the best days
they have had since the location of the
market in it's present quarters at the
corner of Sixth and Idaho streets The
freeze of last spring caused a severe
strain on the market this summer, and
while the effects will continue to be
felt considerable throughout the year,
particularly with tree fruits, the con-
spicuous effect of the freeze has prac-
tically disappeared so far as vegetables
are concerned. The display of veg
etables yesterday took on the appear
ance of a county fair which wa sadded
to materially by the fine displays of
late strawberries, cantaloupes, dressed
poultry and cooked foods.
An exhibit at yesterdays mark ct that
attracted no small amount of attention
was a sunflower stalk brought in by
William Howell. The stalk measures
IA feet in height and has IA sunflower
heads.
The farmers of the market associa-
ton will be busily engaged in their
spare time during the next few days
getting ready the markets exhibits for
the Gem State fair The farmers of
the market have pooled their interests
in an effort to capture the county
sweepstakes prize this year, and
backed by their success in winning first
prize in the Fourth of July parade they
are hopeful of landing first money at
the fair. In the meantime. the farmers
of the market are proving themselves
loyal to the fair, by advertising it at
the market in every manner possible,
including the wearing of Gem State
Fair" caps and aprons. as we'll as COW
ering the walls with hangers and post
ers heralding the coming event.