The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-11
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

Six members of the graduating class
of the Parkersburg high school join
ed the army and appeared at the ex
ercises in Uniform.
An organ grinder appeared on the
Wheeling streets which is taken tC
mean that summer is here.
DR.. Thomas E. Hodges delivered the
principal address at commencement al
the West Liberty Normal.
Morgantown school teachers have
demanded an increase in pay.
Huntington is to have an aeroplane
factory.
Soldiers are encamped within a
block of the very heart of Parkers'
burg.
"Her Unborn Child" show, plays
the Court at Wheeling all this week.
There were 116 arrests in Wheeling
during May.
Baltimore and Ohio pay day at Ben
wood.
A big flag is displayed by the Hotel
Victoria at Ravenswood.
ITO change the name but not the
letter" cuts little figure with Stella
Anna Henderson,, Of Parkersburg,
who dropped two letters of her sur
name and took on one, wedding Wal
lace Nelson Henderson.
Lots of gambling in Huntington.
Benwood Fairgrounds opened last
Saturday.
Wheeling lodge of Elks subscribed
for $4,000 worth of liberty bonds.
Huntington has the tallest build
ing in West Virginia.
Fairmont has had three circus days
already this summer, which is doing
pretty we'll The visitors were Bar
mum and Bailey, Gentry Bros, and the
Sparks show. 1t is hardly likely that
Fairmont will get any more tented ex-
hibitions of that nature this season.
In its issue of Thursday last the
Charleston Leader noted that u. ].
swope, editor of the Mcdowell Record
er died Tuesday, and was buried from
his home in Mcdowell county yester-
day. Mr.. Swope was known all over
the state and was a figure in the pub
life of his county"
One Of the most unlocked for acct
dents In the county occurred last Sat
urday when Van Trimble was driving
his team of two horses over the King
Knob road and a big poplar tree
fell across the road killing both horses
instantly, says the Philippt Republi-
can. The driver escaped with but
slight injury. Mr.. Trimble and his
son were in the back part Of the wag-
on. The loss to Mr.. Trimble is consid
able as team at this day is almost
inestimatable to a farmer. The wind
from heavy storm caused the falling
Of the tree.
The West Virginia Bar association,
hold their annual convention at White
Sulphur Springs on July S and 6. At
the convention there is to come up
proposition of holding two conven-
tons each summer-one in the north
ern and the other in the southern half
of the state-the idea being to bring
out a larger attendance Of lawyers
by providing a meeting in each Sec
ton of the state that would be conyen.
lent to the attorneys. The principal |
address at the coming session Of the
convention will be made by the Hon.
Sherman Whipple, of Boston, Mass
He is distinguished member Of the
Massachusetts bar and an orator Of
ability. The program for the forth.
coming session Of the bar is now in
process Of arrangement and the ses.
sion win be closed with big banquet.
Under the head 'Mann's BIT" the
Fayette Tribune prints the following:
THE Bank Of BramweIl, W. Va, has
100000 In Liberty Loan
bonds, Hon. Isaac 7. Mann Is presi.
dent Of the bank" i
A Mogantown youth, Charles Fast,
grandson Of DF. and Mrs. o, H. Mo.
Lane IS one Of the first MoFBantown
1oung men to'EoRoh France. since tho
beginning OF EhO war with Germany,
IRyH tho Pogt Chronicle. F'aSt ID an
DleotEielRa la'the navy 7End has since
10 enlistment been RsEIgned 70 the
Iatted States Collier Jupiter which
'eReAsa France recently, He enlist.
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