The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-09
Evening Chat

County Clerk A. G. Martin states
that It is his o%poinion that the recent
hot weather is responsible for the in
crease in the number of marriages
this summer over the number during
the same period last year.
That this increase is considerable
10 shown by the number of applica-
lions for license. Last year during
July there were but 81 marriage IL
censes issued while this year during
July there were so issued. July this
year was a much warmer month than
July last year. That this increase OF
applications is still in progress is prov.
en- by the record for the first eight
days in August.
August is an unusually dull month
for hymeneal celebrations and general
ly holds the low record Of all the
months Of the year. This August
however has begun most suspicious.
1y and by September l may break all
August records in this county. Dur.
ing the past eight days seven appli-
yattons have been granted and one
refused. The refusal was because tho
Girl was but Is years OF age and the
state law requires the girl to be at
least IS. During the first eight days
OF August 1915 but flve licenses were
granted.
This sudden increase during the
last hot spell is ascribed by Mr.. Mar
TIN to the more favorable conditions
for romance and the splendid oppor.
tunitys the long moonlight nights afford
young couples .or lovemaking. Such
nights are too warm to sleep bu. ideal
to sit outdoors gazing raptly at the
moon and whispering compromising
words to the PERSON by ones side.
Many otherwise cautious youths are
thus ensnared IN the net OF matrimo-
ny:
Court House Janitor A. P. Harr, &C.
cording to a rumor which is being cir.
culated In the offices OF the court
house is thinking seriously OF clean.
ing on the bulletin boards which stand
on each side Of the main entrance to
the institution. On these boards,
which are about ten feet In length and
perhaps three feet wide are tackled all
notices and official publications that
are required by the red tape OF the
law.
Commissioners Of chancery, special
commissioners. committees. attorneys.
trustees, constables and deptly sher.
all seek these boards If they have a
noticeito post. Consequently the nun.
Der OF notices Is greater than the
amount of space the boards provide
IN order to comply with the law these
men simply tack up the paper owe,
the Oldest looking notice already tack.
90 W. Thus several layers Of careful.
w worded legal matter Is tackled over
one another. Some OF the notices
which are now on tho board wers
placed there in 1914 ind 1913 accord,
tngsot the date they bear.
TheIiesult Of all this. is that the rain
and the sunshine d., color the amer
turning II a dirty brown color. Some.
ttnaes whom the wind niows the pap.rs
y partly torn away, until now these
bulletin boards are perhaps the sas.
dest sight in the city. They have a
peculiar forsaken appearance that i,
depressing to the beho:der. The mir
OF dilapldation that cmarates from th,,
musty boards Is thought Is be chiefly
responsible for the l~istless attitude
frequently observed In those who MAKE
the court house steps their restins
place during the siesta CT tho day.
The report that the boards are 10
pc cleaned has been hailed with "a
Hight BY all persons Of 10th part,
who have business at he court hon a
Even though It is alleged to be sim.
ply 2 move on the part of the Demo.
cratic officials to make themselves
right with certain voters no one can
openly criticise such a movement. Ey.
en- the most sfanatical OF the g. @. p.
VIII have to marx this to the credit
Of the opposition.
Uncle Jim" Kellar, Lincoln district
according to g. X. Jacobs, Of Worth.
tngton, lis the oldest Republican voter
% Marion county. Since Mr.. Kellar