The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-31

Called OF - Tho all day meeting
which was to have been held at White
Rock church Sunday has been called
off on account of the infantile paralysis
which prevails in the surrounding coun
try.
Barney Joins Navy - Edward OAR
ney, a popular young man from the Y.
M. C. A. dormatory who has been Local.
ed in Fairmont for the past several
years will leave this evening for Bos-
ton, Mass. Here he will enter service
for Uncle Sam in the navy yards He
has enlisted in the Machine division.
Chemistry Student Home-Miss Lena
Hunsaker has returned from Pitts
burgh, where she has been taking a
special summer course at the Uniyer-
sity of Pittsburgh in chemistry. After
spending several days with her par
ents who reside on High street, Miss
Hunsaker will return to Pittsburgh 10
enter the Marguerite harrison school,
for girls. She is expecting to be back
In school by the nj 600 VI September
HES Sloou rU,so.".s - about TWO
weeks ago Ray, fiveyear-old son OF
Constable Harry Conner, of Diamond
street, cut his right foot slightly ana
the wound apparently healed, but late
last week serious blood poisoning de-
veloped which has persisted and now
there are grave fears that the lad will
not survive the attack.
Road Chief Here - A. D. Williams,
chairman OF the State Road commits.
sion, was in the city yesterday on his
way to Wheeling
sack IRON Parkersbure - D, H.
Blanks, chief engineer Of the Monou
gahela Valley Traction company, who
was in Petersburg for several days
looking after matters on that part OF
the M. v. 7. system, has returned to
his office here.
Bowling Looking Up - Announce.
ment is made that the Pastime bowling
alleys on Monroe street will reopen
for the season tomorrow. Lum Hays
will be the manager this season and
pool tables will be maintained in addl.
ton to the bowling alleys.
For the coIored Drafted - Arrange
msntS are being made by the colored
citizens Of Fairmont for a farewell for
the colored men of the city who have
been called to the National army
These men are William a. Moore, Jos.
eph Haun, Henry Gray, George Bart,
lett and Oscar Downey. 1t is the in.
tention to have a service for them at
Trinity NJ. E. church Sunday evening
Rep. NJ. NJ. Nelly will be the principal
speaker.
Reunion Data chansed-The Morgan
family reunion which was originally
scheduled to be held at Grafton Tues.
day, September 4, has been changed
70 Thursday, September g. Because OF
the quarantine regulations no children
under 16 will be permitted to attend.
Called 70 Ksyser-sim Bright and
Mn. o. 3. Nunlm have been called to
ReyBeF by the serious illness of their
brother, G. Remington Bright, who is
said to be in dying condition. Mr..
Nuzum and daughter, Miss Martha, are
also in Keyser with Mrs. Nuzum.
BoyO on TrIaI-Edward King, Jun,
Freeman, Henry Ambrose, John Am.
bEose, Castle Tucker and Clyde Great.
house will be tried before Mayor
Bowen this afternoon charged with
stealing brass horns and other articles
from automobiles and selling them to
barry Goldberg, a local junk dealer
The trial was scheduled to come up
Yesterday afternoon but as other boys
we're arrested 1t was postponed until
today.
eOn'oI. to Play seldIsrs-The Con.