The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-14


known roofer and slater who lives on
the East side, fell from the roof OF
building at Edgemont yesterday. He
dropped about 25 feet and sustained
q sprained ankle and some bruises.
Boy Scouts In camp-Boy Scouts of
Fairmont Troop No. 1, Beaver and
Eagle Patrols, are in camp at Valley
Falls and expect to remain there for
period of at least week. The young
men in charge Of the camp are Edwin
Toothman and Harland Hilleland. The
following scouts are present; Gerald
Carpenter, Park Weaver Thomas
Brookover, Byron Miller, Fred Stewart,
Kenneth Smith, Howard Fritz, Glen
Fox and Elmus Dodd. Scout Master
Tenant is also in camp with the Boy
Scouts.
Ministries Prosper - Robert Fisher
and Reno Fleming, the leading actors
in the American Ninstrels, were in the
city yesterday, They reported that
the show was do lg we'll and drawing
large crowds who, ever exhibited They
are planning a tour of Pennsylvania
towns during August and September.
Feast of the Assumption-Tomor.
row, August II will be the Feast Of the
Assumption OF the Blessed Virgin, a
day observed throughout the Catholic
world with special services. There
Will be mas: celebrated at six and eight
o'clock in the morning at st. Peters
catholic CHURCH and short services will
be held in the evening at 1880 o'clock.
A change was made recently in the
hours II the morning devotlons the
hours leing changed from seven and
nine O'CLOCK to six and eight o'clock.
MEtored to Muncie-Mr. and Mrs.
Grocer G. Cochran, of Muncie, Ind,
anf Mr.. and Mrs. Horace A. Morgan,
oglndianapolis, are visiting with Mrs
George M. Jacobs for a few DAYS. THE
Party motored through from Muncie.
and enjoyed most novel and inter.
esting experience. Their trip was
made mainly via Of the national high.
way, and the visitors report that, ex.
cept for parts Of the highway where
the roads were being rebuilt, the ride
was most delightful They will ex.
tend their trip in few days to Key.
ser.
Today'S Legal Transfers B. C.
Google and wife to the Monongahela
Valley Traction company a parcel of
land at RiYeSvAle. w. Va; considera.
,tlon, $1OO!00 and other values. Sam
=, Nuzum to Attic Reed, a parcel of
land in the city of Fairmont; consider.
Ption, $4,000 and other valuables.
Marriage Llcense-Marriage license
gas issued today by County Clerk A.
Martin to Corbett D. Curry, age %,
p Montana Mines, and Clara E. Har.
fts, age %, of Montana Mines,
y Auto Crash Victim out-Cecil vii.
pon, who was injured in the automobile
eccident near RtvesVille on Friday and
who had since been patient at Fair.
mont Hospital No. 3, was dismissed and
returned to his home in Washington
street last evening. The body of his
mother, Mrs. Maggie Wilson, whose
death occurred at the hospital Sunday
evening from injuries received in the
same accident, was taken to Calhoun
county this morning for burial.
May Be Fatally Hurt. c. Eckles
? prominent East Side merchant, was
Eun over by an automobile and perhaps
fatally hurt Sunday at Oakland. Md
Mr. Eckles and family had motored to
Oakland to visit relatives and had
feaehed their destination in safety
when upon alightIng from his own car
ae was struck by a passing machine, it
passing over him and the best infor.
natton that could be obtained was that
az was seriously and perhaps fatally
Injured.
lawson in Westinghouse. R,
IaWsCn, secretary of the Central
West Virginia Coal Operators assoc.
lation yesterday received a call to