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

Ehriehan churcll-Social by Christian
IlndeaTor for Wetzel Bible class
and Young Mems Bible class.
Locust Are.-McFarland Chapter OF
Westminster Guild entertained by
Misses Florence and Edna Wllfong.
y NC. A.-Fairmont Mining Machin.
cry bowls the West VirgInians in
the Commercial league.
Temple Bowling alleys Easy Marks
bowl Footers in Temple league.
Hearing on Rate chsnees-The ap.
plication OF the MonongaheIa Valley
Traction Company TO change rates IN
Marion and Harrison counties Is today
being considered by the Public ser.
vice Commission 1T Charleston. The
hearing was set for two o'clock.
lnidredt In Fall-Arch Meades, liy.
ing on Maple avenue, slipped and fell
on the icy street near his home last
night and cut a severe cash on his
hip DR. q. L.. Holland was called and
look twelve stitches in dressing tn.
wound
Collar Bone 6roKen-claIence West.
l6 year old son of L. j.. West, Fourth
street, feb on the street last evening
md suffered q broken collar bone and
severe bruises. DR.. G. L. Hollund set
the fracture.
Godfrey In Again-Godfrey johnson,
once more visited the mayor this
morning. This time he pleaded guilty
NO Il
the regular dope,,$5 tine. lie paid and
vent TO work.
Hospital Asso. MeetIns-The first
meeting for the year 1917 of the Fair.
mont women's Hospital association is
being held this afternoon at the Y. NJ.
e. Al. auditorium. At this meeting re-
sorts OF heads OF departments for the
year will be heard and officers will
be elected to serve the iensuing year
The meeting convened at ESQ o'clock.
Membership Campaign = The FAIR
mont Business Mems Association will
start its membership campaign at 9
o'clock sharp tomorrow morning, with
Jour teams of six men each on the Job.
In the three days of the campaign 1t
Is hoped to add an additional hundred
% the hundred and sixty members
low ON the roster of the association.
Arm 9roken-Mrs. Myrtle McCray,
If Chestnut street, sustained broken
arm in a fall Saturday. The accident
occurred at her home. Her arm was
broken above the elbow.
Fire Chiefs Son lIl-Ralph Watkins,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. okey Watkins, is
III of typhoid fever at the home OF mis-
parents on Locust avenue.
Buys Residence - Walter Barger,
popular life insurance man. evidences
bis confidence in the 80 in 8 movement
by purchasing from ]. B. Crowl the
property at 20S Chicago street, where
he has lived for the past year. Mr.
Barger formerly lived at Elkins and
ElarlSsburg and is we'll known all over
West Virginia, having travelled the
state for six years, therefore his choice
Il residence city is gratifying to
Fairmont. He will improve the place
Immediately.
Small Attendanee-Th attendance
At the various Sunday schools through.
nut the city yesterday, was cut down
from iffty to seventy-fiye per cent. on
account Of the ban placed upon chill,
tlren under sixteen years of age pro-
hibiting them from attending any pub
lie gathering. owing to the existence
Vt infantile paralysis in, this city.
VIII Address conVocation - Rev,
Charles Baird Mitchell rector of Christ
Episcopal church will leave tomorrow
for Sistersville, where he will attend
(; The session OF the Northwestern Con-
vocation Of the Diocese of West Vir.
ginia which will be. in session there
tomorrow and Wednesday. Rev. Mr..
Mitchell will address the session on
Tuesday evening on the theme why
we Believe in Foreign Missions"
Go To state Meetlns-President of
the Normal school Joseph Roster and
County superintendent Of Schools
Homer Toothman, leave tomorrow for
Charleston and attend at the annual
meeting of the county superintendent
DE- the Htate. WINE MT. husler Is uoI
b county superintendent, his position
rs president OF the Normal school
permits his attending.
Want a Nice Job?-Secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce c. w. Evans,
this morning received a letter from
John a. McIlhenny, president of the
United States Civil Service Commits