The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-25
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A touch of the originality that good
hostesses- put into their little social
functions will make the rally which
Ohio county Republicans are going to
hold at Elm Grove Monday night
unique. The affair is in charge Of
Frank w. Blowers, Republican COM
mftteeman of Triadelphia district.
Mr.. Blowers has planned a unique
method for seating the candidates.
There will be large cards announcing
in which part Of the. hall candidates
for the different offices will be seat.
ed. In this way the Republicans who
attend the meeting will have no trou-
BILE In looking over the prospective
field OF candidates for each Office.
There will be but one speech and this
will be made by Committeeman Blow
ers or some other neutral person as
an opening address,, ! Following the
evening of good fellowship there will
be banquet for the gathering. A
large attendance Is expected, as this
will be one grand opportunity for the
voters to be in touch with. all of the
candidates at the same time. +.
Lou Harouff, proprietor OF restau-
rant at MarIinton has been arrested
and Is being held in Jail following
the investigation OF series Of fires
which have terrorized the inhabitants
of the town for several months. Ac-
cording to the authorities. Harouff con-
fessed Three residences, a hotel and
a number of other buildings have been
destroyed by fire OF mysterious origin
at Marlinton recently.
Contract for the erection Of the pro.
posed new school building at other
state Industrial home for girls at In.
dustrial, Harrison county, was award:
ed to the Longest1& Tester CO., Of
Greensboro, N. c., this firm being the
lowest bidder on the work to be done.
The bid filed by this concern was
$41,00o and eight dollars per 1000
for brick and one dollar per cubic
yard for stone on site.
Wheeling's municipal gas works will
be discontinued after March 81. The
superintendent of the gas works, and
all his assistants will be automatical-
ly discharged at that time. Ordin.
ances providing for the purchase of
the gas works from the Wheeling
Gas Company, have been repealed
and the board of control is to take
charge Of the property on and after
aforementioned date,
Alert officers Of the West Virginia
National Guard are taking advantage
OF the present public interest in mill
Ftary affairs to fill their companies
wherever there are vacancies. It Is
predicted that the West Virginia guapd
will be enlisted up to the limit within
q few, weeks. "a
/. K. L: Hamilton. city clerk of Hunt.
tngton has received request from the
city engineer of Port Arthur, Ontario,
for information concerning Hunting,
tons charter for the commission form
Of government. The Canadian OIL.
cial I'm his letter said he had heard
Huntington's' charter highly praised.
The local charter Will be studied by
the Canadian authorities as aneaid In
the formation OF. new. municipal code
for the city OF Port Arthur
4 The clerk OF the county court Of
Greenbrier county, has received the
following letter from one Of his friends
In rural section:j
John s. Crawford, County Clerk:s
Dear John: Will you please send me
my paraphernalia to hunt with l
think the outfit consists OF one license,
one tag, one little bell to put on a
buck soSI can catch him to measure
his horns, one gun and ammunition,
and one boy to carry the gum and also
one OF the damn fools that made the
law to carry the buck. think this lie
all. but, IL you know Of anything else
send ittlfong. ~
Al My age is 5S, weight Il 45,g eyes gray,
hair getting ray, "a 1 little hump Jimmy
spine, big feet and big fists, one finger
hhft, 5lopY cared Steeth nearly ALI out
wrinkles In front sof Uranium, swelledJ
nose, musta che sandy, d no Y whiskers,.
wear a black cap 10 rag cd black coat
no aooks; and oYeralls5 to match
Anything else you have TO know.
Just phone me.
81 Yours truly