The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-15

So during which time Mr., and Mrs.
Nuzum vii lstay in the Michigan city.
Miner Injured-With both legs brok.
en-, Pasquale Romino of Meadowbrook
was brought here and taken to Fair.
mont Hospital No. 8 Saturday night
He was injured by fall Of coal while
working in mine.
Warrington commencen,ent-com.
mencement exercises are being held
tonight at Warrington for the Man.
nington city grade schools. State su.
perintendent Of schools NJ. P. Shaw.
key Will be the chief speaker on the
program. Tomorrow. Is the first day
OF the Union grade school commence.
ment to be held in Paw Paw district.
the Fairview program being the first
on May Is and Rivesville following
on May II.
Maeeabee Conventional committee
consisting of G. S. Pitzer, J. Blaine
Moore and l.. E. Eckles has been an.
pointed by Showalter tent of the Mac.
abees TO arrange for county conyen.
ton which will be held in the near
future.
Boy lnjured-William Richardson.
seven year old son OF John ItIcha-d.
son, was run down by an automobile
near his home in Bellview yesterday
ana sustained broken jaw and other
injuries.
VIII Deliver Lecture-Dr. Andrew
J. Harness OF this city, will deliver a
lecture on preparedness to the mem.
bers Of Black Diamond Lodge Knights
OF Pythias of Monongah tomorrow ey.
ening at s o'clock.
Find Old Weapons-saturday after.
noon some boys found arus ty old re.
volyer and a blackjack in some debris
on the river bank below Fairmont
Boat and Motor Company's East Side
boat house. Both weapons had suffer
ed much from the effects Of mud and
water and were useless.
Cyclists Visit the tog-Twenty nom
bers OF the Fairmont Cycle Club which
mas IT'S Headquarters at the voelker cy.
Gle shop on Jackson street spent Sun.
day at the Log. cottage on Tygart
Valley river. Some Of them took ad.
vantage OF the occasion to take their
first swim Of the season.
School Plays-Tomorrow evening
the Sophomores and the Juniors OF the
Thoburn High school will present "Val.
ley Farm" domestic comedy and
French comedy The plays have been
rehearsed under the direction of Prin.
cipal N. G. Matthews.
Fire Chief Injured-During the
burning of the Hiram Lemley barn
on oMrgantown avenue Sunday after.
noon Fro Chief Okey ]. Watkins was
badly injured about the leg and foot.
He is unable to use the member to
any advantage, today though he Is on
hand at the department. The leg is
badly swollen and Is quite painful.
M. H. Fleming Herein. H. Elem.
ing former Fairmonter, brother OF
Squire r. Leigh Fleming. is In the city
from San Diego, California, to spend
a month or six weeks with relatives.
Mr.. Fleming is an attorney OF San
Diego. having moved to that city eight
years ago from Nebraska where he
had been for the previous 90 years.
Baptism In Grace Lutheran church.
Sunday morning at 1880 a. m. George,
infant son of William Heinrich Radke
and wife Caroline tTefs) was ban.
tized and made child of Grace, the
ceremony having been performed BY
Pastor kunkle in the German LAM
guage. The child was born at Monon.
gah, April 20, 1916. Sponsors for the
child were Franz Schmuck and wife,
Josephine.
Postoffice charge-Charles Jacobs,
the efficient dispatcher from the Nor.
gantown postoffice, who has been EN-.
ployed at the local office since the
strike last fall, has completed his
work here and left today for his home
He will resume his work in the Nor.
5~Aso"h ohiSO touOIEoW.
Ankle Broken-William Bennett.
barber, residing at 1888 Watson avenue
sustained badly fractured ankle
when he fell Saturday night on the
Madison street steps near the Balti.
more and Ohio station. He was TAX.
en- to tho office of DR.. q. W. Howard
and the break treated. He will be
confined to his home for several
weeks.
Fire On East side--What might
have been a most serious fire was
checked by the prompt work Of the
fire department yesterday afternoon
when they were called to Morgantown
avenue by the burning of Hiram Lem
ley's barn. The barn was closely con.
nected by fences and other buildings
to several frame houses nearby, and
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