The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-19

4 mignti er than the eliale. George Hlrl'
ihg Z aye up. the worl recently tpr the
linsufance business Ernest Clements
gave M the work of Improving the To-
eli Vie wof individuals for the paint
Ing Of houses, using Q bigger brush
and lead and oil IN preference to lather.
Fred Hess, at one tune the best adver.
Used barber In this section, using the
firm name Of Fred aess and His Pap, "
Ia now a dentist and works on the In
side Of the face in preference to the
outside. John Houston still has his
shop at Kingmont though engaged In
the Beyo business. Bob Tucker is the
only barber who is loyal to the profess
sion: when he was elected constable
he declined the office that he might
continue at his trade.
There are twenty.tour barber shops
! In Greater Fairmont at this time, en-
ploying seventy.flYe BARRIERS. There Is
work In these shops for perhaps a
score more men If they turned up.
This lack in supply of BARRIERS is large
" responsible for the attitude OF the
craft regarding proposed Legislation
the arbers see no reason to have regu'
lations regarding BARRIERS when the
trade is not oyerrun with candidates
by any means.
The number of shops In Fairmont is
pretty certain to be Increased by one
with the opening of the new hotel. AS
far as is known no action has been
taken regarding barber shop but the
hostelry would not be first-class with
out such an adjunct. The Watson ho-
tel shop is operated by Dick Sherwood.
who Is the oldest white barber in Fair
mont in length Of service in this city.
and the Manley shop is operated by
Charles D. Reed. The chances are
that the new shop In the new hotel
will have a manicure. This feature is
now lacking in local shops. Ernest
Sherwood installed such feature. sew
en- or eight years ago and Charles D.
Reed tried it at the Manley shop but
they were a little in advance Of the
town.
Ernest Sherwood has the largest
shop in Fairmont at this time, employ
ing eight BARRIERS. w. N. Satterfield
has six, Dick Sherwood four ano
Charles D. Reed and Peter Hahn three.
So far there has been no local bar
bers join the National Guard but there
are several experts in that line in the
service who have been encamped there
this spring. Bill Cross, who is with
the hospital company, formerly work
ed at the Marietta show though he en-
listed from Buckhannon.
! Two families in this section have
made tonsorial history. The Bunner
boys, five of them, sons of Elder Bun
ner confined professions with barber
/ ing in an interesting way. The boys
are scattered over the country now but
Ezra is remembered as barber, preach
er-barber and then lawyer.barber;
Ralph is doctor-barber, Rollens, Bid
/ dy" and Glenn as preacher.barbers.
The Bennett boys got started in the
business as helpers in the old days
and now Bill and Bub are in the en-
ploy of Ernest Sherwood while ives"
has a shop at Weston, this state, and
Grant shop at Long Beach, Cal.
Charles Berkshire, who was Dick Sher-
woods partner in a shop in Fairmont
years ago (the first white shop in the
city, now has shop at Cumberland,
Nd, Hade Fleming is half owner Of a
big shop in Denver, Col, Ed. Farrell,
formerly we'll known here, is working
in Detroit, Mich, and Harold Leeds
found Fairmont too slow and went to
Monongah.
The oldest barber in Fairmont is HI
Meade but he has retired from service.
Jim Hess is Oldest in the service. Joe
Digs, Loyal Bennett, "Crutcn" Meade,
and Frank Jackson have spent more
than quarter of a century in the work.
"Csutch" Meade deserves the medal for
long service in Fairmont, having been
in the barber business for "a years and
never having worked out of Fairmont
in this time. Ernest Sherwood has
been in the barber business for eigh-
teen years.
C. D. Perry, sometimes referred to
as Smoke" or BED Bug" is the only
real barber shop porter in FairmonE