The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-22

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erage annual salary % teachers was
s3s2.4i, while Marion county paid
$3.50. Marion was above the average
IN attendance, holding 50 per cent. Oh
the enumeration, with the state Nv.
erage but rs.
Meeting OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
has been made that the district meet.
ing Of the Presbyterian Mission So
ciety which was to have been held
Tuesday has been postponed until Feb
ruary 1.
Child Painfully Rurned-At the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Reed,
on Sixth street, yesterday their small
son. Harry Milton, upset the high
chair IN which he was sitting and top
pied over against the screen in front
Of the fire. People in the room at tho
time picked him up at once but he
sustained painful burns on the arm.
PIums for Marlon-According to
dispatches from Charles this county
is represented among tile place hold
ers of the Democratic House of Dele.
gates by the following people: Miss
Z. NJ. Ward, of Fairmont, stenograh.
er 10 Clerk Hamilton; Miss Katherine
Deegan, OF Fairmont, stenographer in
clerks Office; d. L. Thomas. of Fair
mont, printing clerk; Frank Chapman,
OF Fairmont. reading clerk; Harry Ak.
in. OF Fairmont, page; Tom Keller. of
Fairmont, cloak room attendant.
Sunday School Reports-It las been
decided that no attendance records
will be kept by the Sunday schools
for the days during which the infan-
tile paralysis quarantine exists. The
average for the quarter will be based
upon a computation of the attendance
OF the actual number Of Sundays re.
ported.
In New York-Dr. Andrew j. Har.
ness. OF 1923 Jefferson street, left Sat.
urday afternoon for visit to the Poly.
clinic hospital in New York city. He
will be gone for several days.
New store-The store room on
Main street, recently occupied by the
Palace Jewelry store, will be occupied
about the first of February by gentle.
mems furnishing and tailoring estab.
lishment The proprietors of the new
commercial establishment will be Aus.
tin T. Maunz. for the past ten years
II weli.known tailor Of this city, and
Frank F. Crawford, now of the CALI
ner store and before that with Hart
leys.
In rleston-Attorney NJ. Earle
Morgan, OF this city, is In Charleston
to represent the moving picture in.
terests of the state in their fight
against a state censorship OF movie
films.
At Lincoln Dist. nstitute-Presiden
Roster and Professor Walter Barnes,
OF the Fairmont Normal school, on
Saturday were at Pennington whcro
they made addresses before the insti.
tute of the Lincoln district teachers
which was held in the high school
building at that place,
Farm Loan offieers-The meeting
or Saturday of Marion county farmers
Interested in the organization of a Mar
ion County Farm Loan association was
very well attended and very successful
Tentative applications for more than
100000 of loan 8 we're made. The as
sociation was organized with the cleo
tion of the following officers: Presi-
dent, o. f. Martin; vice president, L.
T: Manley; secretary.treasurer G. C.
BarDe; loan committee, o. c. Phillips,
p n ManIey NJ JnlIiffe
Left for Japan-Harry Ford left
Thursday of last week for Japan. He
will sail from Seattle, Washington,
next Sunday. Mr.. Ford resided with
his sister Mrs. Clark Taylor, OF this
city, since last June, being employed
By the owen Bottle Machine company.
consoI Buys shIps-The Consolida-
ton Coal company which was already
heavily interested in the Coastwise
Transportation company of Boston,
last week secured enough stock to
make it the dominant factor in the
companS's affairs. The Coastwise com.
pany's fleet consists OF eight or more
steamships now in commission and an.
other ship will be launched ut Camden
rext month.
Jury Gets vacation-The petit Jury
drawn for the January term of Inter.
mediate court, reported for duty this
morning, but because no cases were
ready for trial, Judge Vincent dismiss.
ed it until Wednesday morning. Trial
of cases is expected to be started We'd
nesday morning.
Home From HospitaI-James l.
Michael has returned from Rochester,
Mimi, where he recently underwent
an operation for throat trouble at the
Mayo Brothers hospital. He leaves the
first of February for Hot Springs, Ark,
where he will spend the remainder OF
the winter.
Will Consult speclaIIst-Miss Mary
Sturm left Saturday for New York
where she will consult with special
list and will probably enter the Poly.
clinic hospital for an operation. Miss