The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-16

Masonic temple - Meeting Fairmont
Chapter Eastern Star.
Odd Fellows hall-Seven Sisters lodge;
knights of Malta.
Maccabee hall - Fairmont Nest OF
Owls.
K. Of P. hall-Moutain City lodge.
Red Mems hall-Setting Sun tribe.
Buys 4 orum-The organizer of Fair.
mont's new military band, Ira L.
Smith, has recently invested in a regu.
lstion size army snare drum. Mr..
Smith is very proud of his new drum
and will put it in tune for the first time
at tho meeting Of the band this evening
Family Reunon-A reunion of the
Carpenter family will be held on Sun.
day, August rs, at the Shaw school.
An old fashioned picnic dinner will fea-
lure the reunion and members of the
family and connections are expected to
attend
Picnic Postponed - Because of nu.
merous difficulties, the picnic of the
First Baptist Sunday school scheduled
10 be held at Loop Park tomorrow aft.
srnoon has been indefinitely postponed.
Announcement as to the date on which
& will be give" '"''' - """ounced later.
Marriage Lte.n----.s Marriage licens
es were today issued to Leroy Mitchek
D3 and Lulu Harol, II, both Of Worth.
lngton. Maud Wits. mother of the
GIRL gave her consent in writing.
Street mprovements-Wor contin.
Res today on the many Improvements
that are being made on Diamond
street. Yesterday a gang OF workmen
were busy throughout the entire day
rebuilding sidewalks, filling bad holes
In the street, grading and opening up
Ehe cutters. Diamond street is one OF
he important streets on the East Side
md because of the large amount Of
heavy hauling, must be put in shape
before the cold winter months set in.
F.. 3. M. A. Meeting-There will be
mass meeting Of all the 10 members
pf the Fairmont Business Mems AS.
Dociation at the Y. NJ. c. A. building
Ehis evening at eight o'clock. The
meeting is not the regular get togeth.
Br quarterly mass meeting but it has
been specially arranged for the con.
Dlderation of certain changes in the
constitution and NV laws Of the asso'
cation.
Real Estate-Todays transfers
Ralph H. Dollison and wife to Louie
+. James a parcel of land in Edge.
mont Addition to the City of Fair.
mont, consideration SIS and other val.
uables. w. D. Straight and wife to
the Greater Fairmont Investment
Company parcel OF land in the city
Of Fairmont, consideration 81 and
other valuables,
Red Cross Workers Needsd-Much
work remains to be done on the Fair
mont share Of the rush order of dress
ings for the battleships and there is
urgent need for more help at head
quarters. For tomorrow there will
be large amount of work cut out
md ladies' will be on hand to show
the volunteer workers how to finish
1t.
No New cases-Another day has
passed with no new cases Of polomye
Ntis in Monongah. DR.. Peter Noe,
Jr., the physician in charge Of the
hospital went to Clarksburg early this
afternoon to make the diagnosis on
two cases in that city. He will re-
turn late this afternoon.
Adjutant Bayes Here-Adjutant
Harry Bayes, Of the Salvation army
forces, of Pittsburg, is in the city for
ne purpose OF auditing the books Of
ne local headquarters and this eve.
ming there will be special meeting
which he will address. 1t Is expected
that the affair will be a very inter.
Osting one as Adjstant Baye has had
10 years experience in the Salvation
army.
Extra DiVidend-Today an extra
dividend Of one and a quarter per
sent Is payable to the stockholders
& the Monongahela Valley Traction
1npany Of record June 80.
Meeting Called off-Because of the
ptbreak Of infantile paralysis the all
~ meeting which was scheduled for