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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02
HAVE COLOR IN YOUR CHEEKS
Be Better L ooking-Take
Olive Tablets

If your skin is yellow-complexion
pallid-tongue coated-appetite poor
you have a bad taste in your moutli--a
lazy, no-good feeling-you should take
Olive Tablets.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets SUBJ
stitute for calomel-were prepared by
Dr.. Edwards after II years of study
with his patients.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are a
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil. You will know them by their
olive color.
To have clear. pink skin, bright eyes,
no pimples, feeling of buoyancy like
childhood days you must get at the causc.
DR. Edwards Olive Tablets act on the
liver and bowels like ealomel-yet have
no dangerous after effects.
They start the bile and overcome con-
stipation. That's why millions of boxes
are sold annually at 10c and Csc per
box. All druggists, Take one or two
nightly and note the pleasing results.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02
viii NeDer Be Without
This Simple L01dtiDe
DR.. cALpWELL's SYRUP PEPslNI
RELIEVED HER BABY WHEN
NOTHING ELSE WOULD.

Little Max Pendergrast is now four
years old, and fine healthy boy. When
but a tiny baby. in fact. almost from
birth, he suffered a great deal from
constipation. His mother, Mrs. Carl
w, Pendergrast. Red Key, Ind, heard
OF Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, OBTAIN.
ed a bottle OF II from the drug store,
and with 1t was able to quickly cor
rect this condition.
Mrs. Pendergrast says DR.. CALDWELL
Syrup Pepsin has saved them from
calling the doctor many times, and
that she will never be without bottle
Of it in the house to use when needed.
She found 1t equally effective as q lax.
alive for herself and other members If
the family.
!, DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is a
combination OF simple laxative herbs
with pepsln. pleasant 10 the taste,
mild IN action and positive in effect.
II does not grippe or strain and con.
tains no opiates Or narcotic nrng. It
is the ideal family laxative. mild and
pleasant for baby. yet acting quickly
on the strongest constitution.
To avoid limitations and Ineffective
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02

school gymnasium this week and a fine
schedule has been prepared for them.
On Monday at four o'clock the Fresh.
men and Juniors will practice; at the
same hour on Thursday the Sopho.
mores and Seniors will have the floor.
A full line of new material has been
purchased for the girls, including 40
pairs of dumbells. 40 wands, ~ pairs
of modern clubs and two basketballs.
With this fine material on hand the
girls classes should be success.
On March the oath there will be a
class 'league tournament at the Miller
school gymnasium and the winner of
the event will receive a beautiful sill.
yer loving cup with all the names of
the team engraved upon 1t.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02

Miss Dortha Howard spent the week.
end with relatives in Point Marion.
Miss Dorthy Holt was visiting
friends in Warrington Sunday.
James knight was social caller on
Maple avenue Monday evening.
Miss Edna Warder expects to spend
Saturday and Sunday with relatives in
Morgantown.
Miss DAVIS, OF the faculty. visited
her home in Morgantown over the
weekend.
Juanita Thomas attended the Fair.
mont high game in Grafton Tuesday
night.
Bernard Arnett and Paul Hutchinson
have returned from Pittsburgh where
they were guests at house party.
Ed. Gaskill, q member of the G. NJ.
A. class; has returned to his home aft.
er visiting in the city for few days.
William Pell, member of the Il.
B. NJ. class, was a visitor in Terra
Alta Friday.
Lillian Bailey, Of Broaddus College.
spent the weekend with Laura Pell.
Arthur Cunningham, q member of
the Junior class. has returned from
Columbus, Ohio, where he has been
visiting for the past few days.
Miss Leaman, of the faculty, has re.
turned from q visit in Parkersburg.
Bernard Arnett will spend the week.
end in Morgantown.
:. Robert Richie was a social caller
on Fairmont avenue on Monday even.
ing.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02
South Side Park pestroyed.

One of the best fields in the state
will be destroyed this summer in or.
der to bring about better conditions
and increase the population OF Fair.
mont This historic field will be used
for the building of a large factory
which will employ many people.
During the past three weeks there
have been continual questions asked
at the high school where are the ath.
letics of the city going to be carried
on next year?
At the present time there is only one
place in view, that being the new Fair
Ground which could be easily made
into an athletic field. But that is too
far out for the highechool athletics SO
another place will Have to be build for
their athletics.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02
eeorae washinotor par+v

Arthur Fisher entertained at a
Washington Birthday party Thursday
evening at the home Of Mrs. ]. E.
Grimsley on Pierpont avenue. The
event was spent in guessing contests
and other diversions. The house was
appropriately decorated in flags and
bunting IN the national colors. During
the evening prizes were won by Ruth
Bains, Norma Neiman, Mr.. Mcclure,
Herbert Fisher and Mrs. Ira Smith.
About eighty guests were present.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02
Track,

1t looks as though the high school
will have real track team this year
under the leadership of George Hill
and under the direction of Coach
Moore. AS soon as the weather will
permit practice will be held at South
Side park and all candidates should
be on hand. Later in the spring there
will be an interstate track meet which
will be held at Fairmont. For many
years the local team has won the hon.
ors at the previous meets and let's all
hope for the same this year.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02

Within few weeks Coach Moore
will issue the first call for volunteers
in the NATIONAL game of baseball. All
the boys are in favor of team this
year and there will be much opposition
for the different positions. Among
the men left from last years team are:
Turkovich, Fleming, Ice, Mills, Wilson
and Knight who are experienced high
school players and with many more
youngsters coming on. With but lit.
tie practice and training the high
school will have a winning baseball
team.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02

decided to try bottle of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. It worked
from the first bottle, so I took second
and q third, also bottle Of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Blood Purifier, and now am
just as well as any other woman. ad.
wise every woman, single or married,
who is troubled with any of the afore.
said ailments, to try your wonderful
Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier
and am sure they will help her to get
rid of her troubles as they did me. -
Mrs. ELSIE j. VAN DER SANDE, SO No.
York St, Paterson, N. j.
Write the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co., (confidential) Lynn, Mass, IL you
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02
F. \. S. NEWS
CONTINUED from page two)

a number of cheer practices will be
held and a hearty response from the
students would be encouraging to the
team. 1t would indeed be an honor
for Fairmont High IL the team should
capture the basketball trophy" and
the students should win the "rooting
cup" A large number of people will
be in attendance; so the students who
intend to go to the tournament would
do well to see George Hill, the mana
ger, and have seats reserved.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02
MlsslonarY lnstltute

The missionary institute aor the
Fairmont division of the Fairmont dis.
trict was held at the Monongah NJ. E.
church yesterday and today. Under
the direction of the presiding elder.
F. s. Pollit. of Fairmont, a very i'll.
teresting program was carried out.
The services yesterday evening were
conducted by Rev. T. d. F. Yoak, Of
Rivesville. 3 Services this evening will
be conducted by the Rev. c. y. Cotf-
man.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02

OF Baltimore doctor, put up in the
form of resinol ointment and resinol
soap, This proved SO remarkably sue
cessful, that thousands of other physi-
clans have prescribed It constantly for
over twenty years.
Generally rcsinol stops itching at
once, and heals the eruption quickly
and at little cost. Resfnol ointment
and resinol soap can be bought at any
druggists.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02

There has been two days set aside
for the big basketball games between
the High school and the State Normal
school. Last year these teams did not
meet but many Of the local fans were
in favor Of them meeting. The first
game will be played on the Normal
school floor on Thursday, March the
LIST; the second game is scheduled for
Tuesday, March the 9Th on the Y. NJ.
C. A. floor. Both of these games will
be full of pep and excitement and the
gymnasium will be packed with fans
TO see the battles.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02
PERSONALS

ChesterNPyles was in Fairmont yes.
terday afternoon as a business caller
Miss Dona Miller was among the 10.
cal shoppers in Fairmont yesterday
afternoon.
c. V. Shaver, of Cleveland. Ohio
was in Monongah during the week as
business translator.
+. E. Orr was among the local So
cial visitors to Fairmont yesterday
evening
Mrs. Burley Bice was in Fairmont
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02

Charles Loar, of the Sophomore
class, spent the weekend visiting rela.
tives in Morgantown.
Jack Latterner. of the W. v. u,
spent Sunday with Lawrence Russell,
of the A. B. f. class.
Naomi Heffner, an alumnus of the
F. II. s., will leave for Washington, D.
c. Sunday to view the ceremonies at.
tending the Inauguration.
Miss Neel is still at her home on &C.
count of her mothers illness. Miss
Kline. senior in West Virginia
University, is taking her place this
week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02

Of sheet steel inside the hull and each
of these compartments will be filled
with oil which is to be shipped from
the refinertes of the Gulf Refining
Co., at Tampico to New Orleans, Sal.
weston and other points on the Gulf.
The barges are 200 feet long, 36 feet
wide and IL IL feet deep and it is
estimated that each one will hold
more than $4,000 barrels Of oil when
fully loaded.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02
ATHLETICS.
BLANKETS for Team.D

The school has recently ordered
large Atwood blankets for the basket.
ball team. These blankets are like
those Of the University of Michigan.
with the exception of the color. These
being blue, trimmed in white with a
large white "F" in the center. These
blankets are large and very warm.
They will be worn by the members OF
the team when they are not in the
game.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02
FaIrmont Wins from Grafton.

Last Friday night the high school
basketball team journeyed to the city
of Grafton where they defeated the up.
river boys in very exciting game, the
final count being 1928.
For many years Fairmont has been
a good drawing card at Grafton and
the new gymnasium in the high school
was packed to the limit. After the
game social was held in the library
OF the school and all had very en-
joyable evening,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02
Meaales

Three cases OF measles have been
reported in the family of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Anderson near Mine No. S.
The two youngest sons and the young.
est daughter are all afflicted with. the
contagion None Of the cases are SER
ious and at this time they are all rap
idly recovering.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02

had forgotten about the new reguIat ton,
rushed TO the windows OF their homes,
greatly excited. thinking the whistle
was q fire alarm. The smiles on the
faces Of the worlmen as they made
their way toward home were evil
dence OF the popularity Of the new
law.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02

the Monogah shoppers in Fairmont
yesterday afternoon
Mrs. Ruth Dawson was IN Fair
mont during the week as q business
visitor.
Mrs. Pearl Mcdonnell was among
the callers in Fairmont Thursday az
ternoon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02

yesterday afternoon attending 70 shop.
ping.
George King was IN Fairmont yester.
day attending TO business.
Mrs. Forrest Fleming. OF Fairmont.
was in town during the week as a
shopper.
Mrs. Howard Fleming was among
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02

Lee King returned home from
Wheeling yesterday where he has been
employed for the past several weeks.
He will rmain in Monongah awaiting
til. Shaver murder trial, Immediately
after which he viii Join the Pitts.
burgh Pirates on their Southern train.
ing trip.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02

INIT one has TO be
very careful. There is
one method, however,
that you need never
hesitate to use, even
on a baby's tender
sk:n-that is the res
mol treatment. Resi-
mol is the prescrintion
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02
New Bowling Leanus

Rapid work is now being done to.
ward the organization OF the new
bowling league that will begin immedi.
ately after the ending of the present
league. The new league will be under
the management OF Russell Shaver,
who will announce the teams and
schedule within the next few days.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02
MONONGAH
NIne.Hour Day

The new regulation for the nine.
hour day was put into effect in Mo-
nongah yesterday and for the first
time the whistle announcing quitting
time was tuted promptly at 4:30 p. m.
When hearing the whistle, many who
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02

nave made me well
and healthy. Some
time ago l felt SO
run down, had pains
in my back and side,
was very irregular,
tired, nervous, had
such b ad dreams,
did not feel like eat
ing and had short
breath. Tread your
advertisement in
4
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02

Mayr's Wonderful Remedy is nm.
like any other. 1t sweeps the Bile and
Poisonous Catarrhal Accretions from
the System. soothes and allnys in.
flammation in the Intestinal Tract
the cause Of serious and fatal ailments.
such as Gall Stones, Appendicitis.
Acute Indigestion, Cancer and Ulcers
OF the stomach and Intestines, Yellow
Jaundice, Constipation, Gastritis, Auto
Intoxication, ETC., etc. In every local.
ity there are grateful people who owe
their complete recovery to Mayr's
Wonderful Remedy. Thousands say IL
has saved them from the knife. The
most thorough system.cleanser known.
Contains no alcohol or habit.forming
drugs. FREE booklet on Stomach
Ailments. Address Geo. H. Mayr. Mfg.
Chemist, Chicago, Better yet, obtain
bottle Of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy
from Cranes Drug Store or Holt Drug
Co, Eairmont, Prescription Pharmacy,
Warrington, or any reliable druggist.
who win refund your money il ii fails.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02

substitutes be sure to ask for Or. caid
wells Syr1p Pepsin. See thar a fac
smile Of DIR. Caldwell's aignatilre and
his portrait appear on che yeiluw car
ton IN which the bottle Is packed. \
trial bottle, free OF charge. can Be Oh.
tanned by writing to DIR. w. y. Cald-
well. 455 Washington St. Monticello,
Ill.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02
Safe Home Remedy
for Skin-Troubles

Eczema, ringworm, and other itching.
burning skin cruptions are so easily
made worse by improper treatment
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02

John Wiley, who resided OH New
river at the junction of the county
boundary lines of Mercer, Monroe and
Giles counties, died recently at the
age Of ninety.seven years, says the
West Virginia News. Born with d
stump arm, the left being on at the ell.
bow joint, attached to him the nick.
name Stump John Wiley, by which
he was more Familiarity known. The
place of his birth was where he died.
and he was pioneer whose span of
life covered perhaps the most interest
ing period Of American history, at least
century in which the nation under.
went the most inspiring transition. In
a political connection with the coun.
try's history, he was born at the time
Of the reelection Of James Monroe,
in 1920, the fifth president OF the Uni.
ted States, and lived through the adj
ministrations of twenty-three different
presidents. He was not quite of age to
vote for William Henry Harrison, the
ninth president, and by virtue Of this
executive dying in 1S41. month after
mis- Inauguration, and being succeeded
by John Taylor, 1t was in the election
Of James X. Polk, the eleventh presi-
dent, in 1874, that he cast his first
presidential vote. He voted for one
nominee or the other in the elections OF
seventeen different presidents. He
was forty years Of age when lincoln
in 1860 was elected president In fact,
1e was but eleven years younger than
the "Emancipator"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02
Corns Peel Right
of With "Gets.lY
Q DrOps and the Corn Is . .tsouerEn

When you've got to walk on
the sides of your shoe TO get way
from those awful corn.pains, thole'a
only one common-senHe thing TO do.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02

Resinol Soap ia not only unusually
cleansing and softening, but its regular
use gives to the skin and hair that
natural beauty Of perfect health Which
cosmetics can only initiate.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02

Put or drops OF "dets-1t" on the
corn right away. Pain ana infian1s
nation will disappear, the corn viii
begin 70 shrivel from that instant
There's no other corn remover in
the world that acts like 'Gets.1t."
NO new discovery has been made IN
corn-removers since "Gets-It" was
It" does away forever with the use
OF salves that irritate, bandages that
make n bundle of your toe. plasters
that hall, do the work. Knives ana
scissors that draw blood. Use Gets
"Gets-It" IS sold everywhere, S5c n
bottle, or sent on receipts Of price by
y. Lawrence q Co., Chicago. III. -.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02

One of the boats which cleared at
Parkersburg right after the fee in the
Ohio broke up the other day was the
Euell S., which took large barge OF
goods and went through to point five
miles this side OF Glenville. She was
In charge of Capt. ]. F. Noll, who has
been steamboating for fifty.two years
and was on the Rebecca when she was
sunk while the piers were being built
for the B. & o. bridge across the Ohio
at ParkersDurg.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02

Three largo steel barges, which
have just been converted from the old
model" type to oil tankers, will leave
Parkersburg some time during the
present week for long voyage which
will take them across the Gulf of Mex
leo to Tampico on their first trip, says
the ParkersbuTg News. The barges
which were brought hero early last
fall, have just been completed ut the
plant of the Parkersburg Dock Co., and
as soon as they have been inspected by
The marine superintendent of the Gulf
Refining Co., by which they are owned
viii be started on the trip down the
Ohio and Mississippi to the Gulf.
When they arrived here the barges
1ad sheet iron cabins which were
torn away. only the hull remaining,
which was Of sheet steel. Eight
Hatertight compartments we're built
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02
WOMAN NOW IN
Perfect HEALTH
What Came From Reading
a Pinkham Adver-
tisement.

=, Paterson. n: J.-"I thank you for
the Lydia E. Pinkham remedies as thew
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02

Now the Raleigh county poor farm
near Crab Orchard, must give way TO
the march Of progress, says the Regis
ter. Something over ten years ago the
tract Of land comprising the farm was
sold by the county court to Isadore
Meadows, then county clerk, for S21,-
551.65, which at that time was consid
cred fabulous price. Later the farm.
with all mineral rights, was sold to
the New River Fuel company. Still
later 1t passed into the hands Of the
New River company, of Macdonald. In
all the deeds the county was given the
right to continue its use as a poor
farm until such time as the surface was
needed for the development Of the coal
Notice OF the New River company's
intention to construct plant and be-
gin development has now been served
ON the county court, which has enter
ed an order providing for the abandon
ment Of the farm at the end of the
present year. Development opera
lions will probably follow at once.
Whether or not another tract will he
bought by the court and new infirm-
airy established, has not been decided.
Tho extent of the poor farm Is 2O4
acres. The New RIVER company also
owns several small contiguous tracts.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

The Martinsburg World the other
day printed the following: "Harwood'
Bnrithart, the wellknown sale clerk,
said today while discussing the sales
held so far in the county this year,
that very few notes are being given
by purchasers. In most instances cash
IS. paid unless the amounts are very
large. AS an example Mr.. Burkhart
cited the sale of L. D. Kellar held yes.
terday. The proceeds amounted to ST.
400, Of which 80 per cent. was cash
and for the remainder the purchasers
gave notes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02
FaIrmont Wants Game With Parker
burg.

For the last three weeks the local
school has been trying to schedule Il
basketball game with the Parkersburg
High school five on the Fairmont floor,
but all efforts up to this date have
failed. Nevertheless the local man.
agement will not give in until they sue
coed. Fairmont High has journeyed to
the city Of Parkersburg three years and
only once have the Parkersburg boys
invaded Fairmont, so the local team
thinks that they should have another
game with them this season.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02

George n. Hancock did not always
OCCUPY a high offirial position with
the railroad company rs lie does now,
says the Curbstone Stories man of the
charleston Mail who continues as fol-
lows: Fact is, he was formerly ticket
agent at Montgomery, and 1t was there
that he gained experience which fitted
him for the more important offices he
later has held. Mr.. Hancock tells q
story on himself 1t is pretty good and
still amuses him when he thinks about
it. In his younger days when rush
was on, he did not have the even tenn
per he now has and on one occasion,
after having been called on to answer
innumerable senseless questions by
travellers waiting for trains, man
came to the window and asked three
questions in row: when will the
train be here?" "How much late is
she?" what time will that put 'er
here?" Exasperated, the agent point
ed out TO the interrogation that the bull
letin board was right in front of him,
and so was the clock The thing for
him to do was to figure out for him
self what time the train ought to geL
there
After,a little while the man return
ed to the window and said: ut amt
no use, young man; that train'll never
get here. The damned clocks stop.
ped"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02

Sold in Fairmont and recommended
as the worlds best corn remedy by
Fairmont Pharmacy, Cranes Drug
Store, j. II. Met loslsey & Coz and Holt
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-02

Girls Basketball.
The girls of the local high school
will resume their practice at the Miller