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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-20
W0MAN'S HAIR IS
CAUGHT BY WHEEL
Miss jamie darlington i.
Scalped in Accident at
Dye Works.

Miss jamie darlington, daughter
of Nathan - kington OF this city, and
sister of Mrs. r. F. Parker. was seri
ously injured Saturday afternoon when
she was caught by belt in the Parker
dye works on Colean avenue and COM
pletely scalped.
Miss Talkington was engaged in
placing belt on a piece Of machinery
which was manipulated by an engine.
She possessed unusually heavy hair
which was coiled on top of her head.
In some manner her hair became ell
tangled in the shafting and she was
drawn upward quite a distance. The
hair becoming entangled in the shaft
ing clogged the machinery which
stopped.
A boy who was working around the
engine seing the machinery stopped
made an attempt to start the engine
with the result that the victim was
drawn further into the machinery.
When an effort was made to ascertain
what had stopped the machinery, Miss
Talkington was found suspended from
the floor by her head and hair.
+. c. Scott who resides on Coleman
avenue near the dye works was the
first to reach the scene OF the accident
and with the assistance of Billy Pax.
ton succeeded in getting Miss Talking
ton released from the shafting and
placed on a table. She was taken to
Cook hospital where her injuries were
dressed. it requiring a hundred stitch
es to sew UP the wounds. lnforma.
ton from Cook hospital late today is
to the effect that her condition is crit.
ical and practically no hope is enter.
tanned for her recovery.
Nathan darlington, father Of the I'm
fortunate woman. is in Florida where
he went several weeks ago to spend
the winter A brother, Ira darlington,
also Of this city. who had been employ
ed at Can'Gn. Ohio, and two brothers,
Ezra and Burt Talkington. who reside
on Mauds run, have all been notified
Of her serious condition and are ex-
pected to arrive here soon. Miss Talk.
ington is well known in this city and
her terrible accident is deplored by
her any friends.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-20
RUSSELL SNODGRASS
DIES IN CITY JAIL
Coroners Jury isInvcstigat-
ing Cause of Sudden Mys-
teriOus Death.

A Coroner's jury consisting of J. w.
Erwin, Il. W. Hall. c. II. Duncan. Arlie
Long. Joseph McElfresh and E. r.
Purcell viewed the remains this morn
ing of Russell Snodgrass who died in
the city Jail yesterday afternoon at
three o'clock.
Snodgrass was found asleep on the
benches at the Baltimore and Ohio
station six o'clock Sunday morning
and brought by Officers Pitzer and
Ford to the city Jail where physic.
ian was summoned DR.. G.. NJ. Ram.
age, city physician, rendered medical
aid. bringing Snodgrass out of his un.
conscious state.
Snodgrass wanted TO sleep. acting
as though some very depressing drug
had been used. Snodgrass was appar.
emily Frightening up about 10 o'clock
yesterday when DR.. Ramage again
visited him but at three o'clock the
officers noticed change in the man.
Before a physician could again reach
the Jail Snodgrass was dead.
The body was taken to the Mus.
grave Undertaking establishment and
prepared for burial. The jury will
continue its investigation until tomor.
row morning.
The deceased leaves a wife and
small child. He was aged 30 years
and has for sometime past been EN-.
ployed at the Barrackville mine OF
the Jamison Coal company. A sis.
ter. Mrs. Chauncey Russell, lives on
Ogden avenue.
Funeral services will be held from
the home of Mrs. Chauncey Russell in
the Ogden apartments on Quincy
street. Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
lnterment will be made at Oaklawn
near Rivesville.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-20
Miss Julina Fleming
is Severely Burned
AGED LADY THOUGHT TO HAVE
FALLEN IN FIRE WHILE
ASLEEP

Miss Julian Fleming. aged 70, a
we'll known woman of this city, was
badly burned on Saturday night at
ABOUT nine o'clock at her apartments
in the Jolliffe building at the corner
of Jackson and Jefferson streets.
Miss Fleming resides alone and it
is thought she was sitting beside u
gas heating stove and fell forward
onto the stove, severely burning her
face and neck and shoulders Her
cries soon brought to her side other
residents of the same building who
AIRED for the aged woman until she
could he removed to Cook hospital
Her injuries are said TO be serious
owing to her advanced age. She is
also suffering greatly from the shock
attendant upon the accident.
When neighbors reached the scene
OF the accident an alarm of fire was
sent into the fire department which
quickly responded but found their ser.
vices were not needed although mem.
bers of the department assisted in get.
ting Miss Fleming to the hospital.
Miss Fleming was able yesterday to
converse with friends and stated she
believed she went to sleep in her chair
and fell forward into the stove.
She is an aunt of Captain +. A. Bill.
ligsley of this city. At late hour
this afternoon Miss Fleming was said
to be resting and no immediate dan.
ger is felt as to her condition.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-20
Plan Circuit.
Bible Class

Mr.. Rugg, a representative Of the
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago APP
peared before the Fairmont Minister
ial association at the regular bi.month-
ly meeting this morning and outlined
plans for Circuit Bible class to be
established in Fairmont, Morgantown
Grafton and Clarksburg. Should the
plans work out teachers from the Moo.
dy institute will pay regular visits to
each Of the several towns in the Mo.
nonbahela valley and conduct classes
in Bible study.
The matter will be taken under con.
sideration by the Ministerial union
and a meeting held in the future to
eide definitely upon the matter. DIR.
j. c. Broomfeld the newly elected
president of the Ministerial associa.
ton presided over the sessions for
the first time this morning.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-20
Woman Flies From
Chicago to New York

NEW YORK, Nov. 20-The record
breaking aeroplane flight of Ruth Law
begun. yesterday in Chicago terminal.
I'd at Governors island here at 9:4O
m. today after stops at Hornell and
sBinghamton, N. Y.
The final 152 miles from Bingham.
ION TO this city was covered this morn
ing in two hours and twenty minutes
lhnd the entire Journey 832 miles in
Nm air line In the actual flying time
nine hours and one minute.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-20
Even Beer Shows
Bulge in Prices

(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO. Nov. 20.-Practically all
Of bars in the down town district OF
Chicago raised the price of beer by
serving it in glasses 90 the size OF
those used here tofore.
A number of down town lunch rooms
also announced increases of five cents
each on such orders as ham and eggs.
bacon and eggs. and small steaks,
while pies formerly cut into five sec.
lions hereafter are to be divided into
six.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-20
TWO WEDDINGS.

John Quincy Adams Miller and Miss
Merle Linene Berger both of Morgan
town were united in marriage Satur.
day afternoon at the home of the Off:
ciating minister. Rev. c. D. Mitchell
of the Central Christian church. Err.
est Rollins and Miss Nina Collins Of
Clarksburg were united in marriage
Saturday night by Rev. Mitchell at his
home on Walnut avenue.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-20
PERSONAL

Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Hardesty, of Man.
nington. and daughter, Mrs. C. C. Shep-
herd, the latter Of Bridgeport, Conn,
spent the day in the city. Mrs. Shop
herd and little daughter have been in
Warrington for week and will leave
Thursday for their home.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-20
Sugar Ship Had
a Double Cargo
,By Associntcd rress,

NEW YORK. Nov. 2O.--rwenty un
exploded bombs were found In the
Sugar cargo of the American steam
ship Sarnia upon her arrival at Cher
bourg after a voyage starting from
New York on September End. during
which the vessel caught fire from
cause unknown. according to Wy.
brance of the Sarnia who arrived here
ON the American line steamship from
Liverpool
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-20
Town Talk

Charities Meet at ciarksburs-Mrs.
James o. Watson and Miss Margaret
Mckinney went to Clarksburg today
TO attend the second annual meeting
of the conference on Charities and
Corrections which is in session there
today and tomorrow. Several local
people will go to Clarksburg tomor.
row to attend the conference among
the number being Mrs. James A..
Meredith. Miss Nola Mckinney, Presi.
dent Joseph Roster, and w. NJ. Ken.
nedy. Mrs. Watson and Miss Nola
Mckinney are both scheduled to ap.
pear on the program.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-20

Marshall Hamilton Ill., Marshall
Hamilton, popular clerk in the Fair.
mont Pharmacy. is quite Ill at his
home suffering from grippe and the ef.
fects of a fall he sustained few weeks
ago. He is somewhat improved at this
time though he is still very i'll.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-20

FOR SALE-Desk, 2 safes and 2 wall
cases. See P. P. Lipson, 80 Madi-
son street. 11-2O.1t No 1856
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-20

Auto Breaks Arm-Samuel Souley-
ret, a brother OF Mrs. A. J. Harness. OF
this city. met with a painful accident
on Saturday afternoon when in crank.
ing an automobile. he broke his right
arm. The fracture was reduced and
it is thought he will recover nicely
from the injury.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-20

w. c. T. U. Meets Tuesday - The
regular monthly meeting OF the W. c..
T., U. will be held Tuesday afternoon
at 2:30 in Willard Hail. All members
of the organization have been urged
to be present as several important
matters are to be taken up.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-20

At Cook HispitaI-W. W. Conway.
81 prominent citizen of this city un-
derwent an operation for hernia at
Cook hospital this morning. DR.. II. II.
Carr performed the operation which
was severe one. Mr.. Conway came
out from tho effects OF the ether and
is doing well at this time. George
Riggs. the eight year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Karl Riggs who underwent
an operation for mastoid trouble last
Thursday and whose condition was
considered critical for a time is i'm.
proving with good prospects for an
early recovery.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-20
City Hall Notes

John Lyle Harrington. of the Har-
rington. Howard and Ash company
bridge builders, stopped off in the
city OH his way to Floriad this morn
ing and had long chat with the city
commissioners. Mr.. Harrington con-
versed on bridges having known that
Fairmont is figuring on building two
new ones.
The work OF concreting East Park
avenue was stopped temporarily by
the cold weatiEE- of late last week but
has been resumed again with men
working full force to get the job done
before winter weather comes for the
year.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-20

inspection Party Here Tomorrow
The sixty capitalists who are in the
inspection party of the Owens Bottle
Machine company will leave Toledo
this morning and arrive in Fairmont
tomorrow morning at 6 o'clock. Today
they will visit the factories at Newark,
Ohio. Tomorrow morning will be spent
here the party leaving for Clarksburg
at noon. Wednesday will be spent in
Huntington and Thursday in Charles
ton.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-20

Air Line Bursts at AnnebeIe-Ru.
mors about the city yesterday concern
ing mine explosion at AnnaDelle were
dissipated when it became known that
a high pressure air line had burst in
the mine and created havoc for a few
minutes about the Four States Coal
company plant. Repairs were made
today. The officials at the mine have
been unable to attribute any cause to
the accident. The pipe blew out at s
o'clock
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-20

Bill Stickiey on Vacation-William
y. Stickley. who has the honor of be
ing the first man to operate a car over
the interurban line to Clarksburg, and
whose number on his badge is |. will
leave Fairmont today for his old home
at Stanton, Va. where he will visit dur
ing the ten-day vacation allowed by
the NJ. V. 7. Co. to their employees.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-06
Make it Hot Time Now.

1t is said that the Mexican term
gringoes as applied TO foreigners in
general and Americans in particular
is gibbernish from refrain the
United States soldiers who were sent
into Mexico in 1910 used to sing, in
one line of which ran the words:
Green grows the grass, etc.
The Mexicans, with these words ring
ing in their ears, began to refer to
their subjugators as the green
grows,'' which finally resolved into
d" gringoes.
One of the present-day popular melo-
dies among American soldiers has some
allusion to there being "a hot time in
the old town tonight, and il the
Mexicans care to pick out an appro-
pirate term from that by which to en-
balm upon their memory the present
roundup below the Rio Grande, "hot
time will probably fiji the bill
And it 5 the boys under Funston who
know how to render it impressivelv, fol
they learned it well over in the Philip
pines, where the thrilling refrain many
times led them on in gallant dashes anC
was crowned with cheers of victory.
Let this be such a "hot time foI
! Villa and his followers that they won >
want any more Of it while the worlC
/ lasts
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-06
REPORT LARGE BILL
FOR FORTIFICATIONS
It Is Proposed to Spend Approximately
S10o,ooo,o00 for the Coast
Defenses.

WASHINGTON, April 6. - The
third great element of the national pre-
paredness program was today brought
INTO the house. 1t is the largest forti-
fcation bill ever reported, and the first
of four annual measures under which
it is proposed to spend approximately
100000, 900 for increasing and modern
izing the coast dcfehses, already Off
cially declared to be superior to any
III the world, and to supply an ample
store of reserve ammunition for the
guns.
Included in the bin are provisions
for mounting 16-inch direct fire rifles
to guard New York, Boston, San Fran
cisco and other great cities from long
range naval bombardment. Provision
is also made for mounting 12-inch rifles
now in reserve so they will have a
range of more than 10000 yards or Is
sea miles. No ship could live within
that distance of the guns
The plan Will add 16-inch mortar bat
teries to the present s12-inch cmplace-
ments because of the increased armor
protection Of modern battleships. In
addition it provides for 16-inch mobile
howitzers and 14-inch guns on railroad
ears to defend points not protected by
established forts
In approving the bill the committee
accepted almost without alteration the
proposals Of the war department and
the officers who have studied the sub
jcct Of coast defenses for years.
The bin carries appropriations of
$23 3,305,123 and additional authorize
tions to reach total of $34 ,299 $50. 1t
is the first of the bills mapped out by
former Secretary Garrison to cover q
four-year program Of expenditure total
ing $S2, ,064 .557 on the continental coast
defenses and reserve material. The
/ Panama canal defenses viii add $I3,
800, 600 to the project reaching a grand
/ total of 500, ,059 ,557.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-06
GRANGE WOMEN GIVE
CONTEST PROGRAM
Men Will Give Program April 19-
Voted to Accept Invitation to
Visit Newfane Grange Soon.

There was a large attendance at the
regular meeting of Protective Grange
last evening and Is visitors were pres
ent. The women gave their contest
program, which included piano solos,
Mrs. Cortes T.. Farnum and Mrs. Ger
trude Spaulding; paper, Progression Of
Women in the Last % Years, Mrs. Hell
en- A. Pier; original poem, Mother
Goose Revised, Mrs. Bessie II. Frank
lin; recitation, The District Deputy,
Mrs. Lucy Stacy; Song, My Dream
Ship, ladies' quartet = Mrs. Farnum,
Mrs. Morse, Mrs. Pier and Miss Farr
suffragette drill, six young women
original poem, written by member of
Protective Grange and read by Mrs.
Matte Goodenough; Mrs. Mary VIII
son, representing the advance agent
Of the men 5 contest entertainment to
be given April 10, told what might be
expected at that meeting. The clos
ing number was a gypsy song with
dances by six young women with tam
bourines and songs by Mrs. Morse and
Mrs. Farr. 1t was voted to accept
an invitation of Newfane Grange to
visit them in the near future.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-06
SOUTH VERNON.

The snow is nearly gone in this see
ton.
VIII Stone will gather cream for the
Northfeld creamery this summer
Austin Jillson has taken a position
in meat market in Turner's Falls.
Clarence Beers has moved to the f.
Stebbins S farm, which he bought re
Gently.
Mr.. Casselman of Dorset is at F. II.
Newton 5 directing the building of the
fish hatchery.
Fred Bailey, formerly of this town
is in the Woburn, Mass, hospital to
undergo an operation.
Arthur Jackson of Northampton
Mass, visited his parents over Sunday
Charles Jackson is i'll.
Harry Day, who has been in the
Memorial hospital several weeks, is
able to go about with crutches in hi:
room.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Stebbins have
left town. Their departure is mucl
regretted by a large circle of friends
/ They expect to travel good part OF
the summer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-06

The regimental commander re-
grets to convey to the regiment the
information that the term of enlist
ment of Drum Major Haigh expired
April !, 1916, and that he will not re-
enlist, because of. the press of private
affairs and of the fact that he feels
that after his many years of active
service with the regiment he would
like to withdraw to private life. This
is distinct loss to the regiment as
Drum Major Haigh has not only
served the regiment with distinction
as q commissioned officer, non-cOmmis-
stoned officer and non-commissioned
staff officer, but in various other ca
pacities, and this long service has
been marked with loyalty, proficiency
and faithfuiness.
ON behalf of the regiment the
regimental commander extends to
Drum Major Haigh the thanks of the
officers and enlisted men for his long
and faithful service and advises him
that he carries with him the sincere
wish of all that he may have a long
happy and prosperous life.
Drum Major Haigh, who is super
visor at the Brattieboro Retreat, is q
native Of Canterbury, England. He
learned the tailor S trade Of his faith
er and when hardly more than q boy
enlisted in the 10th Infantry and was
sent with the regiment to Ireland. IL
1872 the regiment was transferred tC
India. being stationed in Lucknow
Dumdum and Calcutta. Mr.. Haigl
came to this country in 1876 and after
spending two years at his trade II
Montreal came to Jamaica. Soon af
terward he became a baker at the
Brattleboro Retreat, which position h'
held about 20 years. Then for sever
al years he was employed by the E.
| tev Organ company, afterward return
ing to the Retreat. He enlisted il
Company | as a private in March
1859 He received several promotion
and in 1895 was elected captain. He
was in command of the company dur
ing its service at Chickamauga in tht
/ Spanish American war.
/ Mr.. Haigh has served with dignit,
as drum major and the men connect
cd with the band and the regimen
feel that the praise bestowed by Col
! Reeves is well merited.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-06
Vermont's Highest Peak.

In the course Of an article on ''The
Highest Peak of Each New England
State IN a recent number of 'Ap-
palachia, - Pereeval Sayward writes:
. Mt Mansfield (4,406 feet) is Yer
mont 3 glory. 1t IS a peak of which the
State may justly be proud, not only
for the varied interest and beauty of
its extensive summit but for the very
noble landscape spread before the
climber Lying as it does between
the White Mountains and the Adiron-
dack ks, it has not only its own nearby
Green Mountain SUBMITS to create
beauty, but also charms of the more
distant peaks to fix far-g gazing eyes.
The impressive stretch-north and
south--of Lake Champlain, with all
its stirring romantic history, appeals
warmly to the imagination.
At the head of the carriage road
that ascends from Stowe viii be found
mountain hostelry that is admirable
in che appropriate simplicity and good
| Judgment with which it is conducted
MIR. Adams, the proprietor, has taken
| what he found, the usual unsatisfac.
| tory mountain house, and is gradually
| doing what his means viii permit &c
remedy the evils of the situation. Two
/ years ago he was planning to move a
shack that had been erected directl;
against beautiful cliff This ha,
now been done, to the added glory al
] the mountain and the credit of thi.
/ gentleman, who, also to his honor be-
it said, knows the mountain and it
trails thoroughly and is a dependable
generous source of information in con
nection herewith -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-06
NEGRO KILLS TWO SAILORS.
Shoots in Norfolk Street and Escapes
as Bluejackets Die.

NORFOLK, Va, April 8, - G. f.
Davis, ordinary seaman from the bat
tleship New Hampshire, and Charles
Stronstrom from the naval hospital,
were shot and killed here last night
by George Carter, a negro.
Davis, Stronstrom and several other
bIueiacket interfered with several
negroes, who were mistreating an
aged white man. William Carter
started to run and the sailors pursued,
while his brother, George Carter, bor-
rowed gun and opened fire on the sail
ors without warning. Davis and Stron-
strom, shot in the breast, died as they
reached hospital. George Carter
escaped.
To prevent a possible race war, de-
tachments of marines from the New
Hampshire rounded up all sailors on
shore and they were ordered back to
their ships.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-06
Effectiveness of England's
Aircraft Defenses Demon
strated Last Night
HAIL OF SHRAPNEL
AROUND THE AIRSHIP
Searchlights Aided in Finding the
Range Turned and Fled Out to
Sea After Dropping Few Bombs
Which Did No Damage.

LONDON, Apri. G.-Thc increasing
effectiveness of England's s anti-aircraft
fenses was demonstrated last night,
when the single Zeppelin which under
took the fifth raid in six days was
prevented from penetrating the north
east coast and was forced to flee after
the briefest visit of the kind yet
made.
After maneuvering near q north
east coast town about 10 minutes, dur
ing which only a few bombs were
dropped, she was seen to turn and sail
homeward.
The larger aircraft guns found the
range, aided b. searehhghts, and then
surrounded the Zeppelin with ter
rilc hail of shrapnel
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-06
SEXTON A SUICIDE
IN ST. PAUL'S BELFRY
Philip G. Walter Tired OF Monotony of
His Position After 81 Years
Service.

NEW YORK, April 6. - Under the
belfry of old st. Paul S chapel, the sex
ton, Philip G. Walter, hanged himself
today. firing of the monotony Of his
position after 81 years of service at
the famous edificc he climbed up on a
piano stool, which he had placed on
table, fastened sash around his neck,
tied the end of this to the head of the
stairs which led to the belfry and then
kicked the stool from under him. Dis
covery of the sexton 5 act was made
by an assistant, who found a note in
structing the reader to climb to the
room beneath the belfry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-06
CHIEF WILSON NABS
MASSACHUSETTS MAN
Had Only Meager Description but
Found Him at Station - Wanted
on Criminal Assault Charge.

Henry Bissaillion, 10, of Adams,
Mass, was arrested here yesterday af-
ternoon by Police Chief George Wilson
for the Adams authorities. Bassail-
lion is wanted there in connection
with a criminal assault upon a g.rl.
He had been in town only a few days
and meager description was all the
chief had to work with, but he found
the man at the railroad station yester,
day afternoon ready to beard train
for Springfield, Mass An officer
came from Adams today and took
Bissaillion, who waived extradition,
back with him.