The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17

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EVENTS TONIGHT.
Watson Hotel Dance by Arthur Fish
er.
Eaccabee Hall = Meeting of United
Commercial Travellers.
FaIrmont Dairy sale-The Fairmont
Dairy property, consisting of house
md lot situate on the corner OF Cleve
and avenue and Locust avenue, was
offered for sale at public auction this
afternoon but at press time no bids
had been received and It seems likely
The sale will be continued.
Sales continued-White Rock Farm
part of the estate of the late B. D
Fleming, was offered for sale at pub
lie auction this morning. The farm
consists Of 104 acres of good farm
ing land and contains coal and gas
Five thousand dollars was the highest
bid received and the sale was continu
ed until 2 o'clock this afternoon. The
sale OF the estate of the late w. II
Kelly was also continued until after
noon.
Jewish SerVices-The Reformed
Jewish Congregation will hold its first
meeting In Willard hall tomorrow
morning as was previously announced
Sunday school services will be held
every Sunday morning and evening
services every second Sunday.
Spoke in Morsantown-Miss Hilda
Haelstrom was a guest in Morgantown
yesterday where she addressed meet
Ing Of Presbyterian Missionary so
ciety.
In Morgantown-Mrs. F. R. Dunning
Is the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Thomas, in Morgantown
Fifty Teachers Here-Approximate
ly fifty teachers representing practi
cally the entire teaching force of the
Lincoln district schools attended a
district teachers meeting held at the
Normal school auditorium this morn.
ing. Superintendent of City schools
Otis G. Wilson addressed the teach.
ers. The meeting was arranged by
superintendent Connolly of Farming.
ton.
Coaster Breaks Arm-Blake Bailey
aged 8 years, was admitted to Fair.
mont Hospital No. 3 yesterday suffer.
ing with injuries received while sled.
riding at his home at Independence
w Va. The lad was struck by a coal
wagon while coasting down hill and
sustained a fractured arm and other
injuries.
Sons Of Revolution-The annual re-
union of the Sons of the Revolution
Of West Virginia will be held at the
Waldo in Clarksburg, Thursday, Febr-
uary 90, and a number of local mem
bers Of the organization will attend
the sessions which will consist of a
business session in the afternoon when
officers will be elected and in the
evening banquet.
Dogs Turn Up Alleged Murderer
q. @. Musgrave's blood hounds proved
valuable. yesterday assisting in the
capture of John Lavonovitch, charged
with the murder of Joe Penichi, fell
low workman, at Austin, Thursday
Musgraye went to Austin yesterday,
the dogs were placed on the trail and
last evening Lavonovitch was placed
IN the Jail at Tunnelton, from which
he will be taken to Kingwood to await
the action of the court.
Got Six Months-Grant Evans, ar
rested Thursday in Billy Mays place
charged with carrying revolver, was
Yesterday sentenced by Justice w. w,
conaway to. six months in jail and a
fine of $50. The star witness for the
defence, Joe Moore, contradicted him
self SO persistantly that his evidence
was worthless, and Conway assert
ed that Joe was the biggest liar that
had ever appeared in his court.
Expert Comtn9--Sanderson ana foT'
Ter, the Industrial engineers who have
the Pleasant Valley development in
charge, have notified Fairmont peo'
ME that their Mr.. Lodge, an expert
on bi.product engineering, will be in
the city Monday to take up number
Of matters.
Another Movie Bill Dispatches
rom Charleston announce that anoth
er movie censorship bill has been in
troduced In the legislature. Senator
Lowe Of this city, is the sponsor for
the new one and instead of creating
censorship board for this state it
merely requires that none but films
that have been passed by other states
or that the national board may be
shown In West Virginia.
salvation Army Event-The local
officers OF the Salvation army antici'
pate that there will be large atten'
dance at the meeting which will be
held at their headquarters 214 Jack
SON street, Sunday night for the recep'
tion Of Major William Evans, who is
IN charge Of all the posts in this and
surrounding states. The meeting will