The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-23


X. OF p. Hall-Meeting OF Mountain
City Temple No. 5, Pythian Sis
ters. Special installation work.
- M. O.. A.-Church league bowling.
Diamond Street NJ. L. VS.. Pala.
tine Baptists at ISIS. NJ. Il. South
We. First Baptists at S:45.
Temple Bowling Alleys-Cyclones VS.
Pickups in the Temple league.
Marriage licenses Today-The fol.
owing marriage licenses we're issued
today by the county clerks office:
Maynard Hays, aged 81, of Manning.
ton, and Miss Alice Nicely. aged IL.
Df Warrington; Clarence X. Hennen.
sade %, of Warrington. and Miss Nina
$. Burr aged 10, OF Fairmont The
following license was issued last ev-
ming: Wash Peterson, colored. 81.
hnd Lelea Lee Allen, colored, both Of
harrington.
Lifting Embarsoes-With the lift.
ng of the embargo west, by Baltimore
Ind Ohio yesterday, relief appeared for
local coal operators. Coal going into
Whiting, few miles out of Chicago
Is now released. The embargo East,
which is Gripping members of the
Central West Virginia Coal Operators
association, is expected to be raised
tomorrow. With an embargo on St.
Georges pier. local operators are al.
most cut off from their markets.
Hearing Postponed-The hearing of
the petition to change rates, entered
by the NJ. v. T. company before the
Public Service Commission at Charles
ION, and scheduled for hearing yester-
day, was postponed to Thursday of
this week because OF the Illness of
one of the attorneys. The Public Ser.
vice Commissions office informed the
Traction company by long distance
telephone that there have been no pro.
tests entered against their petition.
Million. Foot Gas WeII-with the
drill but four feet in the sand, mil.
Hon foot flow yesterday afternoon
started from the Ogden we'll of the
Traction company at Enterprise. 1t
Is hoped that this flow will be increas.
ed materially with a further develop.
ment of the hole.
Toothman Practitioner Tooth
man, county superintendent OF schools,
was fined SIS by Justice of the Peace
VI. r. Musgrove yesterday on charge
OF assault upon a boy named Earl
Fear. The boy stated that Toothman
knocked him down and then beat his
head against the floor. This was not
denied by Toothman. Toothman ask
cd that the fine be made $40 and costs
a In q NNan 6nnn
Badly 5eaten-Boreas Gtotec, Of
Riyesville, came to the city last night
with cut on his head and went to
the office OF DR.. Peters to have 1t treat
ed. He later told the county officers
that Joe Hustle and Joe Chrusho, Of
Rivesville, had beaten him. The Of
flcers asked Grotec to swear out a
warrant for the arrest of the men
guilty of the assault. He refused to
do SO, and returned to the mines.
New Rural carrier-Dispatches from
Washington announce the appointment
OF Lawrence G. Thomas as carrier for
Fairmont rural route>No. 6.
Hospital Meetinss-Routine mat
tiers were discussed at the meeting OF
directors OF Cook hospital held yester-
day afternoon in the rooms of he
Chamber of Commerce. This evening
MT 4 80 o'clock at the same place the
annual meeting of the contributors to
the hospital will be held and directors
win be elected.
Movie censorship-Delegate Frank
Raymond of this city yesterday at the
city introduced bill which provides
for state board of censors for NOV
ing picture films. The board is to
consist of two men and one woman,
md have its headquarters in this city.
Stunt Nlsht-Mountain City Lodge.
knights of Pythias will hold stunt
night session Thursday of this week.
nh eprogram for the affair will be pre-
pared by Paul Armstrong and A. j.
Kern. 1t will likely take the form Of
d smoker and story telling contest.
Godfrey In Asain-Godfrey Johnson,
for the steenth time, but probably for
the last time for several months is in
Hgain. Godfrey this time was pinched
with his old time pal Fred Miller and
each were fined SO. Johnson, at the
expiration of his 10 days which he
raustiserye In lieu of payment of his
line will be taken to Walter Haggerty
ON q whiskey toting charge.
Greater Fairmont Meeting-A meet.
ing OF the Greater Fairmont Invest
ment Company will be held in the
Chamber of Commerce rooms this at.
lernoon at four o'clock. Several mat
ters Of Importance will be brought up
before the meeting.
VIII inspect euard-captain e. R.
Gibson has been named as the officer
who will conduct the inspection of
the local National Guard companies
starting February IL and lasting for
FIVE days. The newly organized head.
quarters company will receive its first
inspection by Captain Gibson.
AZ cIarksburs Notwithstanding
@. W. Evans and president Howard J..
Ross are in Clarksburg today in at
tendance at the Industrial meeting
called nv II n HarfzaII ~ tho paIfi