The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-18

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\ TATE NEWS /
{ SecretaryaH! n Archer, secretaTy
Iofsthe Parkersburg Board OF Trade in
|hsi{ monthly report which was deliver:i
ed this week said that the Committee,
ON New Industries was about ready
to closesu matters with the Ohio Cen:i
tral Glass Company of Ohio for NOV
ing their. plant to Parkersburg and
also with the Ideal Paper Box Com
pany for establishing a new plant,
both OF which were Gcondf ioned on the
board giving each company q free site
on the South Side. Approximately
seven acres of ground would be lneces-i
sary for the two plants and II. was
stated that an agreement had been
reached with the Parkers burg+ Indus
trial Company to pay $500 an acre ZOE
the ground il the negotiations were
completed
Today's booze story is from the
Weston Free Press:
J. R. Moore found quart bottle OF
liquor lying by the railroad track near
Donlan quarry one day last week. The
bottle was still sealed, and 1t tis prob
able thatits owner cast it out at the
window to prevent the officers from
nabbfng him. Others saw Moore find
the stuff, aud soon some OF them We're
paradtng up and down the track look
ing for more of 1t, but they found moth
ing more. & (;
Says the fleetwood Republican:
sour good friend Pete Gibson, who
operates a dairy and chicken farm
Just above tho city. reports that in. a
pen of so hens, during the year 1915,
5,023 eggs were produced, or a little
over 100 eggs per hen. A pretty good
record, Pete. Who can beat II? These
eggs brought a fancy price here in the
city market"
The Palace Theater, on West Pike
st. and Fourth, Clarksburg, was sold
yesterday by Messrs. Fred "A. Simeral
and Chester, Simeral to the Clarksburg
Amusement Company, owners of the
Odeon Theater in West Pike street,
that city, and the Hippodrome at Fair
mont. The Palace under the new own
ership will have a woman for man
ager, Mrs. George A. Murray, wife Of
the manager OF the Odeon.
A novel mode of travel has been in
vented by George Buchwalder and
Niles Richadrs, two well known
Wheeling chauffeurs. Wednesday
they removed the front wheel OF a
Harley-Dayidson motorcycle, attached
the frame to a big bob'sled, and then
proceeded to slefghride over several
miles Of STREETS and roads, propelled by
the hind wheel of the motorcycle. Sew
eral persons ejoyed rides on the un-
usual "lomottve." and small boys who
were tugging their sleds up hills turn
ed green with enfy when they saw
Buchwalder and his companion coast
ing UP steep grades.
wednesday night party Of young
people enjoyed sleighride behind an
automobile truck Weimer Packing
Companys big machine was attached
to sled and hauled party to Nor
gan's Hotel, near West Alexander,
where chicken and waffle supper
was enjoyed.
The United States Postoftice De,
partment on last Friday closed the
contract for the purchase of the site
OF the present jail in Charles Town,
and will erect thereon thetnew SIS 600
post office building. The county re-
served the building, and will shortly
let the contract for the erection OF a
handsome new Jail building in the
rear Of the court house. It was in the
Jail on the present site that John
Brown and his band was confined in
1850, and many noted prisoners have
been held within its walls since. The
building is to contain tablet stating
these facts
will Hoskinson, OF Big Flint, has
demonstrated to the satisfaction of
all that he is some. pumpkin raiser,
says the West Union Record For
several days last week there was one
that. weighed eighty-seven and half
pounds on display in Finley's store.
This is about the largest pumpkin
that has ben raised in Doddridge coun-
ty.