The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-09
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

The farm shows have opened
throughout the state. That In Berke
ley county was held in the public
square at Martinsburg and was a fine
AFFAIR, judging the accounts in the pa.
pers OF that town. A feature Of the
exhibit was the exhibits of the rural
schools of the county. In Monongalia
county the affair was held indoors at
Morgantown and was we'll attended by
people who paid an admission fee for
the privilege.
Business has been picking UP a bit
OF late In Parkersburg and the receipts
OF the postoffice during the month OF
October show gain of nearly 81. 500
over those for corresponding month
last year. The exact figures are as
follows: sale OF stamps. $9,151. O6; pub.
fishers postage, S22S.22; sale of waste
paper. 1914; box rents, $461.25; total
s9,92S.67. Total for October, 1915
S7,bs7.S1; increase, s2,336.36.
The st. Adams Herald In its issue
OF last week printed the following:
The remains of Mrs. Carolyn Lewis
were exhumed this week from the
family burying grounds at Lewis. This
cemetery was on land that the Chem.
ical Company have purchased. All
that was found were some bones and
hair comb. They we're placed in a
box and taken to Charleston Tuesday
for Burial. Billy Crouch was the man
in charge Of the affair.""
Plans for the big fellowship dinner
In the Market Auditorium at Wheel
Ing Thanksgiving. will mark the first
step recently launched to further pro
mote the good will between farmer
and business man, were completed al
meeting In the Commercial associa,
ton rooms In that town. Personal In.
vitations will be sent to every farmer
and business man In Ohio. Brooke and
Belmont counties. On the night OF
the dinner each business man will be
the host to one farmer, and will In.
troduce him to all other business men.
while each farmer will act in like ca.
pacity.
The Wheeling Telegraph the other
day printed the following: John Ad.
ans, Is, homeless and alone, was a
stranger In town this morning. An
hour later he was still homeless but
not alone. His smiling face, freckles,
red hair and all appealed to all whom
he met, and along with acquiring
friends. John Is well on the way to
acquire home and a Job.
The police found John Adams az
II a fta%p
crying. The cop suspected he was a
runaway and took him to headauar.
ters. Probation officer Robert Fra.
zier, Mayor H. L. Kirk and other Off.
cials happened to be there when the
boy was turned In, and their sympa.
thies were at once aroused.
The boy. as tears ran down his
cheeks. told his story. It was brief
His mother had been dead for some
years and his father had died two
weeks ago. He had kept house for
his father and cared for him In his
last illness. then when death came
had sold their scanty furniture to nay
the funeral expenses. II paid every
cent" he said proudly. then tried to
get work. Unsuccessful, he bought a
"ASOAAh6 onu S1.JV
his pocket when he arrived. He had
no regrets over leaving Pittsburgh,
Tor he had neither friends who could
help him nor relatives there. He was
too deeply depressed with the death
OF his father to desire to linger. That
was one reason why he came to Wheel
Ing. Il want to get work. If Il get a
JOB, III get along" he said as he brave
ly squared his shoulder.
Probation Officer Frazier said "I1l
get you the job and I've q pair of
shoes at my office that will Just at
you" Mayor Kirk chirped in at this
point, Get the boy a room and I'm
good for IT, and then others came to
the lads rescue.
John Adams was q stranger when
he came to town this morning. His
freckled face and his honest grief won
him friends and he's a stranger no
longer. With little help at the
start he will make good his promise
to 'talte cure Ct htuself."