The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-23
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EVENTS IONlG1 1.
odd Fellows hall-Knights of Malta,
Seven Sisters Lodge D. Of X.
Macabees hall-Fairmont nest OF
K of P. hall-Mountain City lodge
Red Mems hall-Setting Sun tribe
Why He Did Not Work-Fred Haw'
kins Of the East Side, was arrested LOT
violating the vagrancy law. The po'
licemen learned that he was not work
ing and ordered him to appear before
the mayor at the special session OF
court yesterday evening, He claimed
that he was not working because he
had been III. After promising to 90 TO
work early this morning he was dis
missed.
In surgeons care-MrS. w. ]. Wolfe,
wife OF superintendent Wolfe at the
Consolidation Coal company mines at
Idamay, will undergo an operation at
Cook hospital this afternoon. DR..
Acheson Stewart, of the STAFF OF the
West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh, came
here at 1880 today and will perform
the operation. Mrs. Wolfe's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Prick, of Waynes-
boro, Pa, are here with their daughter
and are located at The Fairmont.
In Pittsburgh HospitaI-Mrs. Louis
Helmick underwent an operation on
Monday at the West Penn hospital in
Pittsburgh. DR.. Acheson Stewart per-
formed the operation from which the
patient is recovering satisfactorily.
Mr.. Helmick is in Pittsburgh with Mrs.
Helmick.
Soldiers Wife III-Priyate John Wat
son, of Company l, First Regiment, was
given a furlough of As hours yesterday
10 go to Pittsburgh to see his wife who
Is reported to be dangerously i'll.
Flour Stolen - Tuesday morning
ing when an employee of c. c. Arnett
ind Company OF Rlvesvile went TO a
car of flour on a B. & o. siding at that
place he found that it had been broken
open during the night. An investiga'
lion disclosed that % sacks OF flour
had been stolen. Search for the thieves
Is being made by county and railroad
detectives.
County Board Finishing-Today the
county draft board is working at its
headquarters in the First National
bank building at Mannington on the pa.
pers of the second call men. Physical
examination OF these men was conclud.
ed yesterday. Eleven of the SO men up
claimed no exemptions.
VIII Initiate a Captain-This even.
Ing at the meeting of the Mountain
City lodge, knights Of Pythias, Captain
Jones, OF the First regiments supply
company, will take the second degree
and several candidates will be given
the rank Of knight in amplified form,
Two Sons In Army-Prof. and Mrs.
W. A. Crowl, Of this city, have been
notified that their son, Nicholas, has
been commissioned first lieutenant In
the dental corps Of the regular army.
Another son, Paul, who for some time
has been living in Detroit, where he
was employed by the Maxwell company
has been drafted into the National
army througha Michigan district.
Company G Arrives - Advices re.
cetyed here today reported the safe ar.
rival at Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Of
Company c which left the First regi
ment camp here to prepare for the ar.
rival Of the regiment at the southern
quarters.
VIII Take a Cure-B. F. MeNemar
an employe at the Hutchinson power
plant, left yesterday afternoon for
Mount Clemens, Mich, where he will
spend his annual vacation. Mr.. Nc
Nemar has been troubled with rheuma.
tism for the past several weeks and
will go to Michigan where he hopes to
receive treatment. Before returning
he will visit in Canada.
Goes to cIeveIand-Steven Meuller,
astudent Of the Ohio State University
who has been visiting Byron Warder
OF Locust avenue for one week, left
this morning for st. Louis, Mo. From
there he will go to Cleveland, o., where
he will be in charge of manual train.
ing in one Of the Cleveland schools. He
was accompanied as far as Clarksburg
by Mr.. Warder. sn,/
Manager o'Nsal 5aek-Manager B,
1, oNeal, Of The Fairmont returned
eE morning from Lynchburg, HUNTING