The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-04
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ASletter received bya local man
from a correspondent in Sedro.W Wool.
ley,Washington State, stated that the
French. Canadian Lumber Company
one of the largest companies in the
Northwest has shut down all OF It's
lumber mills and camps on account OF
the mosquitos being 30 thick. The
smaller companies have closed down
for the same reason. The mosquitoes
are thicker this year than they have
ever been known to be in the history
OF the State OF Washington.
Many people have died from the eff
fects OF attacks by the insects. These
mosquitoes breed In the ponds where
the shingle bolts lay at the mills. and
in the logs that lay in the rivers after
they are driven to the camps. The
mosquitoes in the Northwest differ from
the New Jersey and West Virginia
mosquitoes in many ways. The North.
western mosquito grows larger and
has more deadly bite than the East.
ern mosquito. In the West the mos.
quitos are thicker than In the East bH-
cause they have more places to breed.
The waters OF the West lay in pools
and are subjected to the hot sun that
shines out there the year round.
Another OF our faithful readers has
asked us to set the INVESTIGATING
+ COMMITTEE to work and determine
who Is the Oldest Republican voter in
Marion county. There are many Re-
publicans in this county who have vot-
ed the Republican ticket all Of their
life and hundreds who voted near Fair
mont when this territory was still in
Virginia and part OF Harrison coun-
ty. But In the endeavor to discover
Just who is the Oldest voter we have
searched the files and archives and
SO far we have been able TO find no
one who is more worthy to hold the
little as the oldest Republican Voter
than Coleman Fleming. Mr.. Fleming
is 81. and has voted for about sixteen
Republican presidential candidates.
Y Always living where his present home
1 Is on Coleman avenue. south Of Fair.
,;mont, he has seen this town develop
from struggling country village to
4 one OF the leading cities OF northern
West Virginia.
II there are any older Republican
voters In the county, who have never
strayed from the straight and narrow
path we have yet to discover them.
We would like to hear from any per.
son who knows OF another competi-
tor for this honor.
Another letter has been received
from Fairmont Boy Scout Troop No.
=, now In camp near Bowden. in Ran
dolph county. 1t Is as fosows:
Bowdcn, august 8, 1916.
"West virginian, Fairmont:
Eve arrived in camp Wednes.
day afternoon and were tired but
happy when the first sight of the
canvass tents was observed. We
raced to camp and "Mooch" was
the first man there. The camp site
III, is an open field OF about one acre,
with tall forest trees on each side.
~ Directly to our rear is Cheat riy.
~ er while in front Is a mountain
that we have not yet climbed. The
advance guard had q good supper
ready for us and we certainly had
some appetite. After supper and
a short ball game We held coun-
cilsto fix the camp rules and regu-
lations. This morning we started
in on the system devised and ev.
erybody was up at five o'clock.
Today we will go fishing and
w swimming. When we get rested
Il up some from our hike. maybe we
will climb the mountain. We got
the West Virginian all right and
now we are hard up for stamps.
ut is nearly two miles to the post
office and none OF the boys will
go down this evening. Send some
l more papers. Fatty" Thomas
got stung by wasp last night.
Scoutmaster Buckley has blisters
ON his feet. TROOP NO. l.
Fairmont Boy Scouts.