The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-01
Town Talk

Thanksgiving Program Tonight.
y1e Eighth ward Bible class will have
kheir Thanksgiving program Friday
evening, at 1880 o'clock The program
- as follows: Chorus, five girls.
Thanksgiving song; recitation. Doris
Barnes; solo, Arthur Fisher; recita-
Hon, Jessie Roop; Farmer Boys Choir
us: recitation. Ray Hurst; story by
Grace Watson; recitation, Richard
Bhurtlef.
Attend School Meeting - President
Poseph Roster, OF the Fairmont State
Normal school, and Prof. George F.
Eoiebank, of the High school. went to
Pittsburgh today. where they are at.
lending the annual meeting Of the AS.
Bociation Of the Secondary Schools OF
the upper Ohio Valley. Prof. Colebank
Will read paper before the confer
ence on the subject Rational College
Entrance Requirements" President
Frank B. Trotter and DR.. J. N. Deahl.
pc the West Virginia University. will
represent the university at the con-
Ference which is one Of the most i'm
bortant educational conferences to be
conducted during the year.
VI Rev. Stoetzer Honored - Dr. II. G.
Etoetzer, pastor of the First Presby-
ferian church of this city. has been
K honored by an invitation to participate
4 In the National Christian Citizenship
celebration December 3. 4, and ; In
pittsburgh. The conference will mark
the fifty.third anniversary of the or
Plantation and will be the first step
looking toward Third Worlds Chris
lian Citizenship Conference 10 be held
tmmedistely following the close of the
European war. Distinguished work
sbrs in the christian cause will attend
the conference from many parts OF the
limited States.
Moose Smoker-WednGsday evening
9Rt the lodge rooms of the Moose a
smoker and luncheon was held. About
20 members were present. Addresses
were made by Dictator Stanley Boyer.
! Past Dictator Milton Bell and Trustee
lElzie Morris, also by Bro Vim. II.
Rodewig. Jr., of York City. Pa. who
gave fine talk on MoosedOm and the
Moose lodge. The local lodge has a
membership of 400 at the present time
and hopes to increase il TO 800 before
the charter closes which is December
20. Next Wednesday evening there
Will be another big special meeting at
which all members will be present.
Z Injured Man Returns Home-Ricl-
ard v. O'Brien. who was injured sew
eral weeks ago when he came in con-
tact with a live wire while employed
with the Consolidated Telephone COM
pany, has returned to Wheeling He
was accompanied there by DR.. RusChell
and his two brothers. J. j. p. and Frank
t0pBrien who came here for that pur-
pose from Wheeling.
Ex-Governor Fleming Recovering
The condition of Ex-Governor \. Is.
Fleming who had been very i'll at
his home in this city for the past week
Is considerably improved at this time.
Mr.. Fleming is suffering with severe
cold.
Automobile StoIen-Homer Tooth.
mans automobile. a "henneryfoard"
was stolen last night and some en-.
thusiastic football fan drove it about
town after which he mislaid 1t. City
license "a was on the front At Il
late hour this afternoon the police and
Mr.. Toothman were still hunting the
car.
Many Enjoy oinner-Scores Of
boys and girls and older persons num-
bering more than hundred all told
enjoyed the hospitality of the Saliva
hon Army yesterday at the local hall
spn Jackson street. A good substan.
Y tial turkey dinner with all the apprO.
pirate Thanksgiving dishes was serv-
ed. Captain Bryant, under whose d.
rection the dinner was given had more
than enough of things to cat for the
sguests and dozens of baskets of food
were distributed in the city to needy
families.
Investigate Food Professionally
Charles Evans, OF the Fairmont Cham
Der OF ComerCe has been notified by
the Pittsburgh Chamber Of Commerce
that any local light upon their food
price investigation will be appreciate
sd. 1t is alleged that commission mer.
chants and others have been holding
produce and allowing 1t to decay rath'
Ter than flood the markets and lower
prices. Secretary Evans has also been
notified by the Public Service Com
mission that the advance in the de
murrage rates on freight cars had been
suspended until March 81, 1917.
M. w. A. Meets Tonight-Offcers
nor the new year will be elected to-
hight by the Modern Woodmen of Am.
erica at their meeting in the local
hall. Following the business session
pf the lodge banquet for the newly
dected officers and the lodge members
will be given.
BARRIERS Price Raise Deferred.-The
advance in barber shop prices which
WAS scheduled for today by agreement