The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-14
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afternoon at the BeipEe stock yarts,
were fed and wntereds tfefe during no
night and Satu1d morning were sent
on east by quick de atchH fretgh VI
was the heaviest train OF live stock
that has been AIKEN over the line! fora
many years, and on# account OF the
high price for pork, the train repFe:
sented a large sum OF money.
BLOSSOM Prince, a high bred Irish
setter, registered t297S5 F. 4 Z. s.: b.
was sold Vat auction, to Homer Bell
for $40 at the court house at Hunting
ton by Sheriff z! G. sBufdngt on. The
sale was to satisfy Q iud gment in TIE
case OF o. 8. Evans VS.. G., o. Smith.
OF Wheeling. The Judgment was sfor
$12s. Z <
Some months ago the case was In
court and six fine birds dogs were at;
tached.@ Mr. Smith desired to remove
them from the state and Mr. Bell went
his bond. Mr.. Bell was forced to- pay
| the judgment and he attached the only
one Of the. dogs he could get to legally.
Evidentallyi fearing that the brew;
cries and idistiIlers all over the coun'
try would get disguised with the wet
weather and close up their plants at
once, two foreigners blew into town
Friday night with enough liquor TO
have opened up a reasonably large
saloon themselves, says the Grafton
Sentinel. They had about 60 quarts
and "a few odd iptnts left over, but lab
els were lacking, it is said by the 81:
ticers.
The executive committee OF the Pa
kersburg Equal Suffrage Association
held meeting Friday afternoon at
the Carnegie Library for the purpose
OF arranging an itinerary for Miss
Lucia B.Ames, of Boston, Mass, who
was recently selected as state or
ganiSer for the West Virginia Equal
Suffrage campaign and who will ar
rive in that city Monday. ,ya
Prospects of wealth has staggered
the farmers in the booming Beech
Bottom district, Brooke county to such
an extent that they have forgotten
that it Is time to get ready to put IN
their crops. Instead Of pulling out
these beautiful sleeping mornings
they calmly lie in bed, says! the Wheel.
ing Telegraph, and wait for the land
agent to come along and hand them
roll Of the long green for an option
on property, and then await the day
when the big sum will be Forthcoming.
The land which they have farmed
for years Is at last being neglected.
and farmers that Wee never known
to set back and watch the other .fel.
low. go ahead are now resting in the
ease OF the millionaire. Many people
in this district were made rich over
night by the announcement that big
mills, were to be located in this sec;
ton. Tho miracle has happened and
the farmers are just beginning to real.
lie what has occurred. Wy
Grfeving over the illness OF his moth.
err, who died two weeks ago., Leroy 3.
Fleming, aged A years, an, employe
OF the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad com.
pany at Central Station, was taken
seriously III last Wednesday. and was
rushed to hospital where he diedjat
70 o'clock Sunday morning. II Brain dis:
ease was said to have been the! I'm,
mediate cause. i Il. !, 81
Following a big booster meeting
held in the court house at New, Mar;
tinsville, Messrs. L. J.. and s. D. Will.
Jams have informed the Chamber Of
Commerce that they would donate, for
factory sites, five acres OF their fne
farm located last south Of that city.
At the meeting OF town council last
Monday night motion was made to
offer the West Union water plant for
sale to the highest responsible bidder
at public auction. But before the bid
could be accepted It would be radi.
fed by three-htths vote Of the tax
payers OF West Union. With the water
plant the purchaser would receiyeSa
proper franchise drafted by council by
which he would be bound, and it would
be und when the citizens voted
on the bid that they were also express
ing their approval or disapproval Of
the franchise.
Eleven prisoners made their escape
from the county jail, Raleigh. Thurs
day night by cutting their way out