The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-08
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

The Mountain Echo, Of Keyseri Min,
eral County, announces that about the
first of June It will begin the publ.
cation of daily edition.
Whether no fed from modesty OF
fear has not yet been determined, but
an unidentified would.be burglar who
broke into the girls dormitory at Mar.
shall college at Huntington at mid.
night Thursday night, is said 10 have
established a record in making get
away OF nightie.clad goods.
When last seen the embarrassed
Ratfles was disappearing through the
front door at speed which averaged
not less than one hundred yards to
the nino seconds.
/ Awakened by noise in the hall al
midnight one OF the goods of more
venturesome nature tip.toed to the
door. Not ten yards away che saw
A mani A white man with an evil
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She screamed an utterly calm
scream which brought reinforcements
to the scene. AS the goods poured in.
to the hall armed with hat pins and
other concealed weapons the intruder
took one look and fed.
Two other houses in the vicinity OF
the college were entered but little Of
value stolen. The police have been
asked to investigate.
Last Saturday a dray wagon passed
over a 39.Colt cartridge lying on the
street in front Of the courthouse at
Logan. 1t exploded like the crack
Of pistol, the bullet passing between
several men standing by and struck
and cracked the large windows in
the furniture department Of the Mt.
State Hardware Co., next to the
Guyan Drug Store.
John c. Price, president OF the
Monongalia county court, while work
ing with his flock OF sheep on his farm
near Ellington, got a pretty hard
bump. and as consequence is walk
ing quite lame. Mr.. Price was giving
his attention to some OF the younger
sheep, and had failed to throw out a
line OF defense in the rear. The old
ram. guardian OF the flock, not approx,
ing OF what was going on, backed of
and hit Mr.. Price Just amidships,
sending him spinning TO the front. Mr
Price Is an old farmer, and told a
Post. Chronicle reporter that this Is
the first time he was caught without
rear guard.
Two convicts mixed things at the
Moundsville penitentiary Thursday
morning and one OF them had several
bad cuts about the face before the bat
tie was stopped by the guards. The
two men were working in the whir
shop and when one suddenly made al
the other with huge leather cutting
knife, striking at the other several
times cut large cash along the side
OF his throat which required severa
stitches to close and another cut above
the ear which was not so serious.
Postmaster Powell OF Parkersourl
has been advised by the department
that his request for anincrease in bis
carrier force necessary to meet the
growing demands OF his office, has
been granted him, and in accordance
with the authority given. he has pro
NOTED to the position OF regular car
rier the three Oldest substitute car
riers in the Parkersburg office, to
wit: Mess. ]. v. Davis, Clarence b
Terrell and Frank j. Sheets. who have
served long and faithful as substitutes
and have fairly earned this promotion
Suffragists gained a new recruit last
Thursday afternoon when State Fire
Marshall John s., Koran, speaking at
the Central FIRE station. Charleston,
before district captains OF the Wo'
mans Club and others interested in
the cleanup campaign announced his
conversion.
81 have always stood with the anti.
suffragists." said Mr.. Koran, until 4
came to Huntington. When see with
what vigors the Woman's Club Is push.
ing this campaign and what wonders
the club has accomplished! ] find
there is nothing else for me TO do but
change my mind. From now on ladies
you may count upon my active sup