The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-13

clear: temperainre
maximum. 10; minimum, 2 below;
precipitation, none.
EVENTS TONIGHT
First NJ. 3. Church-valentine social
by Epworth League.
X NJ. q. A. Auditorium-Eirs rehear.
sal Of Creation" by Fairmont Choir.
al society.
Fourth Street. Meeting OF Woman's
Home Missionary society OF NJ. e.
church South with Mrs. John Phil.
lips.
Main Stree letting of Robert E. Lee
Chapter of the United Daughters
of the Confederacy with Mrs. ALI
Peddicord.
Y. M. q. A.--Wo dinner for Red
and Blue contestants.
misunderstanding of e. R. A. class
olFfmenig Chapel with Miss Lu.
cile Hamilton.
Fleming Building Celebration of 18th
anniversary by Mountain City lodge
Pythian Sisters.
River Skating.
Maccabee Hall-Marion Hive No. 30,
Maccabees.
Odd Fellows Hall--Marion Lodge No.
II, l. D. o. E.
Red Men Tall-Mountain City TEN.
pie No. 8, R. s.
Normal School-Regular meeting of
the Players club.
To Represent Forelsners-Mrs. j. D.
Brooks has gone to Cincinnati where
she Will present the work of the for.
elgn speaking people in the United
states at the third annual meeting of
the Woman's Missionary Federation of
Cincinnati, and vicinity. She will
spend one evening in the night school
AZ Piqua, o., which is the outgrowth OF
the school which has been conducted
here for several years by Mrs. Brooks.
Investment Co. to Meet-To approve
the directors action In increasing the
capital stock Of the Greater Fairmont
Investment company from $1,500, 900
70 $3,000,000, stockholders meeting
Of the company will be held in the
Chamber OF Commerce rooms tomor-
row afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Paw Paw Bond Eleetion-Paw Paw
district win vote tomorrow on the
bonding Of the district for $3SO,O00 to
build permanent highways. II the
bonds are. authorized their sale will
be effected at once and work on the
roads started early in the spring so
that they should be largely completed
by fall.
Autoing on the Ice-Heck Hess and
his Metz Bug" are the attractions on
the river today, Heck and the Bug"
which latter is an automobile, finding
the Ice to be smooth and safe race
course. Hundreds Of persons are skat-
ing, q hugh bon fire being kept going
on the East Side of the river near the
wharf.
Guard Inspection - Tomorrow Cap
tain u. r. Gibson, of the United States
Army and Major E. B. Carskadon, rep
resenting the Adjutant Generals de-
partment will inspect the men and
property of the Headquarters company.
Change In Sleeper Arrangements
On February Is the Baltimore and Ohio
sleeper going to Pittsburgh in the
morning will be discontinued. The car
viii arrive in Fairmont at ISIS o'clock
and passengers may remain in it until
So'clock.
Attendance Increases-The attend.
ance in the upper grades of the ele-
rnentary schools which opened yester.
day after having been closed for some
time on account of infantile paralysis,
was increased today over that of yes
terday Sventy-fiye per cent. was re-
corded by school officials. This is
ON Improvement Of five per cent. Some
of the schools showed marked in.
crease over that of yesterday while
others did not make such good show
Ing.
Miner Injured-Walter Harris, al
negro. was admitted to Fairmont hos.
pitaI No. 8 yesterday evening suffer-
ing from injuries received while at
work at the Carolina Mines. He was
caught between two cars and crushed
through the hips.
New School OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for
B0new typewrlters, now desks and 9th
or equipment, have been placed by
Manager Harry Price, of the Union
Business College. Since the reorgani-
zation of the company few weeks ago
the enrolment Of the school has in.
creased approximately 300 per cent.
No Arrests-cold weather evidently
deferred criminal activities last night,
for not a single name was on the dock
et for police court this morning. With
Bfew such mornings there Is poignant
danger that the criminal catching abil-
tiles of the local force will become
Rtrophied.
Fined for AssauIt-In Justice W. w.
Conaway's court this afternoon An
gelo Tuceno, who was arrested on com
plant Of Mary Davis, charging him
with assault and battery, was found
guilty as charged and was fined five
dollars and costs. The evidence in
the case was presented before Justice
Conaway yesterday morning and he
then adjourned court to consider some