The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-05

Local Pastors Present1Amona the
persons present at the well attended
services of Grace Lutheran church yes
terday morning were Rev. Messrs. vii.
son ard Meredith of the NJ. E. church
At Point OF Death-Coleman Elem
ing, who is in his eighty-sixth year,
has been at the point Of death at bis
home on the South Side for several
weeks past, sleeping most of the time
yesterday and not showing any sign
Of the presence of visitors unless
awakened. Among those who called
Sunday was DR.. c. E. Wilbur. pastor
Of the Peoples Temple 90 years ago,
who preached there on that day in the
absence of DR.. ]. C. Broomfeld.
Extension Course for Teachers
Prof. J. N. Deahl, OF the West Vir-
ginia University, will today begin an
extension course in education for The
teachers of che Fairmont High school.
The class will meet this evening at
four o'clock and will meet every other
Monday during the winter at the High
school building. The topic for discus
sion t,,day is Principles of Teaching
in the High School" The teachers
taking the course will be given Uni
yersity credits.
Church Meetines-A series OF meet
ings are in progress at the Church OF
Christ on Columbia street. Live top-
les are discussed each evening by F.
Do 81 IDnrfSn,nnfn nhin Tina
public Is invited to attend these ser
vices.
Off for Fraternal Visit - Tonight
thirty members of White oak Camp
Woodme nof the World, will pay f:a
ternal visit 10 the camp at Clarksburs
the members leaving here on the 3
o'clock trolley car.
Injured His Hand = Bruising his
hond with dinner pail when the train
gave lurch, J. Z. Conner, OF No. 531
Ogden avenue, b. and G. railroaier.
is of duty for few days as a result of
the accident. Mr. Conner was stand.
ing on the caboose when the train sud-
denly gave jolt and he grabbed the
iron rail to balance himself
Soldier Boy Here-Corporal Clayton
Campbell. OF the headquarters division
OF Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va, is here
ON weeks turlough. He is the guest
OF Howard Woodward and is former
Fairmont boy.
Food Pledge Week-Food conserve
ton week will be observed in the local
public schools this week when un,ler
the direction of County Agricultural
Agent HI. Smith food conservation
pledge cards will be distributed to tn
school children with the request that
they take them home to their parents
and have them sign them and retirn
them to the school.
In Paw Paw TomorroW-Sheriff A.
NJ. Glover will sit at Gray's Flats to.
morrow for the purpose of collecting
taxes. On Wednesday he will be in
Barrackville, Fairmont district. On
Friday and Saturday he will sit in Fair.
view, Paw Paw district, which will wnd
up his out of the offive tax collections.
Workers Will Meet - Next Friday
evening at 1880 o'clock the workers 0!
the debt campaign of st. Peters Caeho
lie church will meet at the home OF the
various captains. A general meeting
of the workers Will be announced at a
later uate.
Home from Pittsburg.- Charles Pow
ell has returned from business trip
IN Pittsburgh. Pa. and other points.
Will build Garage w. o. Ashby was
granted building permit for a gar.
age at the south end of Market street
near Tygart street at the regular
weekly meeting of the Board Of Aft.
airs this morning.
Wants Pool Room License F. NJ.
Murphy made application before the
Board OF Affairs this morning for
license to conduct a pool room and an
eating establishment at the st. Char.
les Hotel. Licenses for both were
referred to Mayor Bowen for inyes.
tigation
Soldiers Send Flowers A beautiful
floral tribute has been sent from the
Headquarters detachment 1876 Brigade
Artillery at Camp Lee to Charles
Hough, whose funeral is being held
today.
To Plan For Chicken Dinner Mrs.
Fred Helmick head of the purchasing |
committee for the Chicken dinner to |
be served on Thursday at the First
NJ. E. Church has issued a call for
a Joint meeting Of the Home and For.
eign Missionary societies of the First |
M. E. Church for Tuesday evening Of
this week at z o'clock at the Church
parlors. All members are expected to
attend.