The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-23
EVENTS TONIGHT.

EVENTS TONIGHT.
Masonic Hall-Fairmont Lodge. f
and A. N. special meeting.
skinner Building-Modern woodman
OF the World.
Normal School-Mozart and Lyceum
Literary Societies.
Red Mems Hall-Waneta counc,,
Degree Of Pocahontas.
East Run School-Flag raising
WIN Join Navy-chester Herbert.
g member OF the engineering depart
ment Of the Monongahela Valley Trac
tion company, will leave in the near
future for Newport, R. l., where he
VIII enter the United States Naval
training school. Mr.. Herbert is ma
tive of Lowell. Mass.
Blanks in Parkersburg-chfef En-
gineer D. II. Blanks, of the Monon-
gahela Valley Traction company, is In
Parkersburg today looking after in
terests OF the company.
.0Neal Goes South-R. L. o'Neal.
OF The Fairmont, left this morning
for Lynchburg, Va. Before returning
ne Will go to Huntington, where he
VIII attend to business in the interest
of his hotel in that city.
Wires the BarraclSs-Sheriff A. M.
Glover has wired the u. s. Barracks
at Columbus, Ohio, and asked the au-
thorities what he should do with the
army deserter he has imprisoned in
the jail.
The Suits a Goner-up to last
reports the colored man who stole a
brown suit from another negro had
made good his escape. The theft was
committed at Jamison Mine No. yes
terday evening.
Dismisses the Case-Today Justice
Conaway dismissed the larceny
charge against Howard Shelton and
Clarence Johnson, both negroes. They
were charged with stealing $40 from
another negro by the name of Hugh
Washington. The evidence was pure
" circumstantial and none of the
money was found on either of the ac-
cused.
Foreigner Let Go-George Meyer,
q foreigner. who was charged with
possessing suit case which contain
ed II quarts and pint OF whiskey.
was discharged from custody yester-
day afternoon at a preliminary hear
ing before Justice Conway The state
failed to prove the ownership Of the
liquor. The railroad conductor had
informed Sheriff Glover that the Off
Ger had the wrong man apprehended.
colored Couple Married-w. w
Perkins and Mary Murray. both col
ored, were married on Monday by
Rev. c. n. Arnold, of the Colored Bap'
list church.
; Snow Asaln-Early this morning II
began showing. The weather became
cold last night and It was evident
that Snow was in the air" Yester
day the thermometer was up to 81
This is the fifth appearance of snow
this fall.
The Annual Meetins-On Tuesday
Afternoon, December II, the Ladies
Auxiliary Of the Brotherhood of Rail
way Trainmen viii hold Its annual
meeting. Officers will be elected at
that time.
Had Nine Plnts 10 clalm-A negro
giving the name OF Prince Rush was
arrested last night at the B. & o. sta.
ton on charge of having nine pints
Of whiskey hidden in his sweater. He
has haay ha1d for TRIAL
elaine He Was Robbed-w. A. Sha,
han, an agent Of the Singer Selling
Machine Company, reported to Sheriff
Glover last night that he had been
/ robbed Of $3.50 near No. s mine. A
posse failed to locate the three high.
waymen at Pennington after search
had been instituted.
Deeds Reeorded-These deeds were
entered for record at the Office of the
county clerk: E. 3. Lough to Levi
II. Tough, parcel Of land on Laure'
run IN Marion county, 81; Mrs. L. q
Peterson to R. w. Duvall a parcel oil
land In the village of Rivesyille
St700; J. 7. Simmons and wife to E
Z. Sawyer the coal underlying a GER
tain parcel Of land on Goose Creek
81; Mrs. Eliza A. Knight to E. l.
Sawyer the Upper Freeport vein Of
coal underlying parcel Of land on
Goose Greek. 81; The Consolidation
Coal Company to the Greater FAIR,
mont Investment Company a parcel oil
and IN Union district, 81.
Thanksgiving Musle-The choir of
lie First Baptist church under the di.