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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03
RELIEF WORK BEGUN
BY W0MAN'S CLUB
Garments Will be Made for
Miss Watson's Charges
in France.

DR.. Edith Taylor. physician at the
Heinz plant at Grafton, Pa, addressed
the Woman's club yesterday afternoon
at the regular meeting OF that organ.
ization telling them of her work among
the 900 girls employed. DR.. Taylor's
address was most interesting and she
was heard with splendid attention by
large audience.
Prior to DR.. Taylor's address reports
from the Federation Convention in
Charleston were made by two of the
delegates Mrs. A. L. Lehman and Mrs.
George DeBolt Both Mrs. DeBolt and
Mrs. Lehman were made officers of
the State organization the former be.
ing elected state president and the lat.
ter the corresponding secretary.
A report from the committee recent.
ly appointed by the President to look
after the work which the club agreed
to do in connection with French relief
work in which work one of the clubs
members, Miss Sue Kearsley Watson is
actively engaged in France. was made
by Mrs. F. E. Nichols. Mrs. Nichols
reported that 500 was voted by the
Board Of the Club to be given Miss
Watson to be spent as she saw fit on
her arrival in the devastated regions
where she has taken up her work.
Twenty five dollars worth Of cut out
garments were also purchased by the
club and yesterday they were distrib.
uted to members who will make them
up at once and they will be sent to
Miss Watson for distribution.
Musical features of the afternoon
were two piano numbers by Miss Hell.
en- Stevenson and two vocal numbers
by Miss Bertha Dilgard with Miss
Mary Louise Nichols as piano accom-.
parist.
New members received at the meet.
ing yesterday were Mrs. Arthur Yves.
ton, Mrs. E. L. Gross, Mrs. Fred Bal.
linger, Mrs. Ernest Hutton, Miss Lucy
Sipe, Mrs. Ernest Helmick, Mrs. u. S
Fleming and Miss Grace Foster.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03
GIRLS CLUB SOON
READY FOR SHOW
Final Stitches Being Put to
Sewing for Agricultural
Exhibition.

Girl clubs of the county are busv
arranging their work for the annual
agricultural show of Marion county
which will be held in the museum
room of the court house on Saturday.
November "a. The girls have complet.
ed their canning of fruit and they are
busy trying to finish their sewing.
Miss Blanche E. Price. county home
demonstration agent. visited Manning.
ton. where she conferred with Mrs
James A. Gump and Mrs. Minnie Yea.
ger. and Pennington, where she con.
ferred with Mrs. ]. NJ. Haggerty. as
to the prizes for the coming agricultur
al show. Each OF these women mad ;
themselves responsible to procure two
prizes each.
Miss Price is busy making out the
premium list for the show. There
will be eight classes and two prizes
will be offered in each class. A Ger.
tain percentage of the prize winners
will be awarded trip to the West vir-
ginia university at Morgantown during
the first week of January. when farm.
ers' week will be observed. There
they vii have weeks training in
home economics.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03
WILLARD GETS
CONTINUED from page one,

en- rating, which took its highest
loading of any month in year past
and upon this basis of ratings cars
are assigned TO the various mines on a
percentage" basis that is that every
mine is entitled to so many cars and
is given its pro-rata share of those on
hand. excepting that certain cars are
known as assigned" cars and include
those which are owned by the mines
or the companies operating them or
are assigned" to them for certain
fuel for certain railroads. These las.
signed" cars are not included In the
cars applicable to the percentage
in accordance with Rule No. z of the
Baltimore & Ohio.
For instance the Consolidation Coal
Co. receives the largest number OF
assigned" cars of any coal operating
concern in the region. The three
Weaver mines. the Dawson at Lyons
station. the Marshall at Mt Glare
and the Rosemont at the town of that
name load fuel for the New York
Central railroad and cars come direc,
to those mines. The Calf Coal Co
at Lost Creek receives assigned
cars from the Jersey Central The
Corona Coal Co. at Hepzibah, re
ceives assigned" cars from the Cum
berland Valley railroad. The New
England Fuel Co. has privately owned
cars which figure in as assigned cars.
The Florida mine at Reynoldsville
supplies coal for the Grand Trunk
railway and also gets assigned" cars
The Pitcarn mine of the Harry B
Coal Co., gets assigned" cars from
the New Haven railroad. The various
Hutchinson mines gets assigned
cars from the Reading railroad. The
Sterling Coal Co. also supplies rail,
road and four or five mines load fuel
exclusively for the Baltimore and
Ohio.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03
bryo organization viii be held al
Buckhannon

Grant Rinehart. superintendent OF
the Valley Coal Company at Beling-
ton, was cut in three or four places
by knife in the hands of hunter
on company property. Rinehart is at
a hospital in Elkins
The Greymont Coal Company is ar
ranging to build some new houses AT
West Boulder. in Barbour county.
The Craig-Deitz Co, owns Il large
tract of coal land at Dain one mile
below Redwood. and 81 inch vain
of splendid coal has been opened up.
Shipping is expected TO start within
few weeks.
The Public Service Commission has
entered an order permitting twelve
railroads operating in West Virginia
to put into effect coal freight sched'
ule providing FOR an advance OF 40
proximately Is cents a ton in intra'
state traffic. The advance is allowed
as war measure The Baltimore 4
Ohio. Monongahela. Mo:yantown 4
Kingwood. and Western Maryland arc
among the railroads.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03
Fifty Patients in
Cook Hospital

Mrs j. Floyd Cole who recently un
derwent an operation for a fractured
limb which had failed to knit properly
is doing well. Mrs. Cole is patient
at Cook hospital.
John Clark, third SON of Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. Clark, Jr., who under
went an operation at Cook hospital re
covered and returned home.
Miss Mary Abbott who is patien,
at Cook hospital having been operat
ed on two weeks ago for appendicitis
S improving slowly.
There are at the present time fifty
patients in Cook hospital. Many Of
the patients are surgical patients
while others are there for medica
treatment.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03
Y.W.D. NIGHT ON
BOWLING ALLEYS
Mrs. Elisa Schulken of the
Staff Holds Local High
Score.

This evening the Young Woman's
Department OF the Y. N. C. A. will
have exclusive use of the "Y" bowl
ing alleys. Wednesday evening the
women were given access to the al
leys and rolled some good scores for
beginners.
Many have applied at the office
here Of late asking about the days on
which girls are entitled to bowl
There is much enthusiasm over the
sport and there will doubtless be
many females report this evening.
The record score for girls is 79
which score rolled by Mrs. Elisa
Schulken, the new member OF the
Young Woman's Department staff.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

The wadell Coal company, of Phil.
ippi, has been chartered to operate
mines in Barbour county; capital
stock $15o.000; incorporators George
Waddell, A. G. Waddell, Laura Wad.
dell, Male Waddell, OF Philippi; A.
NJ. Cunningham and Grace x. Gun
bingham of Elkins, w. Va.
An effort is being made to organize
what will be known as the Operators
Association of the Tygarts Valley and
Buckhannon line as far as Weston
Every operator even to the smallest
wagon mine is sought for member
ship. The first meeting of the EN-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03
Buckwheat Crop
Not Yet Thresh,

Threshing of this years crops
oats. buckwheat and wheat has
been completed and this work is be
done daily by the threshermen Of
county.
County Agent II. l.. Smith Sta
that this years crop OF buckwhea)
fair. The frost that was experien
late in September damaged It con
crably as the plant did not nav
chance to mature properly.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03
AMERICANS TAKEN
BERLIN REPORTS
Thrust Into Very Quiet Sec.
tor Said to Have Had
That Result.

BERLIN, Nov 5-The capture of
American soldiers by German con-
noitering party Is announced by the
war office. The statement says that
on the Rhine.Marne canal as the re.
suit of accommodating thrust Amer.
ican soldiers we're brought in
The Rhcine. Marie canal runs thru
a section Of northeast France in which
there has been little fighting since the
early days of the war It crosses the
French front at point near the Ger.
man border, 20 miles northeast Of Lu-
neville.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

Home from Huntington - Mrs. j.
Walter Barnes, Mrs. w. D. Evans, Mrs.
William NJ. Dent, OF the Fairmont Cen.
trail Union, and Mrs. Swsiher. the co IN
ty president, Mrs. w. E. Fisher and
Mrs. o. c. Phillips, all Of the East Side.
Union. are home from the state w. c.
T. U. convention at Huntington.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

wANTEp-A bookkeeper who can
stenographic work. An excellent
portunity to become chief clerk 70
large coal company in Fairmont
swer in own hand writing sta
perience and present employing
reference. Good salary to righ
Must not be subject to draft. Al
P. o. Box us Fairmont, w. Va.
1l.S.2t.a
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

Trying Examina.ions-Today Miss
Minta Shaffer, of Hammond, Is trying
the emergency examinations for the
Saw Mill school in Union district This
is new school having been opened at
the lumber camp at that place. There
are fifteen scholars in the camp.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

County s. S. conventlon-The Ma.
rion County Sunday School convention
will be held at Barrackyille Friday
next. Mrs. Ella M. Snow. wife Of the
state secretary OF International Sun
day school work, will be present and
address the sessions. Other prominent
Sunday school workers will also be
present.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03
BOX SUPPER AT MlLLERsvlLLe

There will be uox anu a pie sup.
per at the Millersville schoo! house On
Tuesday evening November 6. 1917.
The proceeds to go towards purchas.
ing Victrola for the school. An inyi.
tation is extended to all.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

Cut out the picture on all -four
sides. Then carefully fold dotted
line its entire length. Then dot
ted line and so on. Fold each sec
tim underneath accurately. When
completed turn over and you'll find a
surprising result Save the pictures
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

ter. Of Parkersburg. State Councillor Ut
the Maccabees, stopped at The Fair.
mont on Thursday. He formerly Lived
here.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

To Attend Funeral-Mt. City TEN
pie No. 90, Ladies of the Golden Eagle
will meet in Woodman Hall on Main
street at / o'clock tomorrow to attend
In body funeral services over the re-
mains of Jas. Sharp.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

w. Va, Fair to.
night. Sunday fair
and warmer.
Local Readings
r. p. Hall, OBJ.
Temperature at 8
a. m. today 20.
Yesterday wealth.
err clear; tempera.
ture, maximum 49,;
minimum 90; pre-.
cipitation none.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

No Court session-No court was
held today by Judge Vincent in inter.
mediate court because of the death of
his brother.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

Marriage License Granted-Today a
marriage license was granted by Dep.
uty Clerk Phillips to Garland Freeman
30. and nellie May Hannah. 80, both Of
Fairmont.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

Has Removed His offIee-Dr. H. L.
Satterfield, Fairmont's popular dentist
has removed his offices from No. S0S1h
Adams street to the Professional build
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

Home Tonieht-City Superintendent
of Schools Otis G. Wilson will return
this afternoon from Parkersburg where
he attended the meeting of the Ohio
Valley Round Table association. Mr..
Wilson also visited the night school at
Parkersburg.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03
EVENTS SUNDAY

Services in all the churches.
Order OF Railway Conductors.
X. Of c. State Meeting at Clarksburg.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

Visited County superintendent's OF.
fiee-Among the visitors at the office
Of the county superintendent of
schools in the court house today were
H. l.. Harris. secretary OF the board
Of education OF Winfield district and
H. B. Ice. superintendent of Fairmont
district.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

Held for Federal Grand Jury-Lasl
night United States Commissioner j.
P. Kirby held George Bolak, a Rus.
sian, for the Federal grand Jury,
which meets in Philippi this month.
Deputy United States Marshal ]. d.
Moore. OF Morgantown. served the
warrant Earlier in the evening Bo.
lax was sentenced to work sixty days
on the county roads and pay a fine of
800 by Justice Conway. He was
charged with bringing four quarts Of
whiskey. one pint of white whiskey
and a quart of Vodka into the State.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

Serving Notiees-Sherirf's deputies
yesterday afternoon served summons
on witnesses to appear before the
grand jury, which convenes on Mon
day, November IL.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03
EvENrs 1nNleAr

Maccabee Hall-United Commercial
Travellers.
Presbyterian church-Chicken pie din.
ner.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

Hunting sear-Deputy Sheriff w.
E. Harris is bear hunting in Nicholas
county tracked several OF them, but
had not shot any as yet. Mrs. Har.
ris is accompanying him.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

Another Heavy Frost-This morn
ing there was another heavy frost and
the mercury descended to 22-just one
degree within the coolest registra
ton Of the season. which was yester,
day morning.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

Fined Two Women-Justice Coma.
way this morning tried the assault and
battery charges against Carbini Din
homo, Mary Slipesky and susanna Srp
esky, foreigners, of New England. Car.
bini was dismissed but SIS fine anu
costs were imposed upon the other
pair.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

Was At observation-disclosures
Charles Powell was recent visitor
at Parkersburg
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

Back to 0uty-Leslie l.. Cook who
has been visiting in Fairmont and at
his home in Newburg, W. Va. will
leave to resume his duties in the u.
S. Marines tomorrow evening. From
here he will go directly to Boston,
Mass, where he will be on guard
duty.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

Monthly meetins-The directors o:
the Young Woman's Department VI
the Y. NJ. c. a. held their regular
monthly meeting at the Y. NJ. C. A.
building yesterday evening. Routine
business was taken up.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

stat. councillor 4ere-c. c. shovel.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

Sheriff In Paw Paw On Monday
Sheriff Glover starts the work of col
lecting taxes in Paw Paw district. On
Monday he will be in Rivesville and
on Tuesday in Grays Flats.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

Delinquent List Hereby the de
linquent list for State taxes, which
was received from Charleston yester
day afternoon, Sheriff Glover finds
that they amount to $10,37S.74 due fo'
1915. Delinquents after November
10, will have their names published
and IL the taxes are not paid by De
cember 10 the properties will be sold
for taxes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

instruction for Teachers-Prof. J.
y. Deahl OF the department of educa.
ton of the West Virginia University
is scheduled to conduct a university
extension class for high school teach.
ers in this city. The time for holding
the class will be announced later.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

Still Gathering observation-disclosures
the chestnut season is about over a
number of persons have gathered
them during the past week. AS a
whole Marion county had pretty
fair crop OF chestnuts
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-03

10, will have their names published
and IL the taxes are not paid by De.
cember 10 the properties will be sold
for taxes.
Time Of Hearing Set-Next Tues.
day Justice Conway will hear Baltak
Lonek. the foreigner. who Tom Be.
ksic accuses Of bringing whiskey into
the State. He has been remanded to
Jail.
County Court Session-Bills were
approved at a session of county court
today. The court will probably act
, on one mothers pension
An Editor to Preach-Dr. C. E. WI,
bur, a former pastor OF the NJ. P. Ten
pie, will preach at both the morning
and evening services at the Temple to.
morrow in the absence of the pastor.
DR.. j. G. Broomfeld. DR.. Wilbur is edi.
tor Of the Sunday school periodicals ~
the NJ. P. denomination and is located
in Pittsburgh. II Is urged that there b..
alarge attendance at the Sunday school
tomorrow. as DR.. Wilbur will have c
message for the school. He will be
the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Sher.
wood while in the city.
Maeeabees lnitiate-Showalter Tent
of Maccabees last night initiated one
candidate. Thus far 1t has initiated ten
in the Marley campaign. Four appli.
cations were received at last nights
meeting. The quota which Showalter
Tent must furnish is ten. The cam
paign. which is In commemoration OF
the silver anniversary OF the founding
Of the order by G. P. Marley. will
close on February 2S. The local tent
will receive a set of gold plated OFF,
GERS badges II they secure certain
number.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-16
Woman Cures Horse CoIic

Inc men were away as usual Tho
nor morse es' was bad: A lone woman could
not no Idrench" in the old wav, Go Sbo
,,,nre uaireu up nneighbor and her mon
were were away-but: eve have Forn;n rGI
CONC Remedy that you dron On "tiis ~ )
Gorse's S tongue" says Mrs. Neigbbare J .me
Co,;n r. H.e p zane over and dropped Farris
and gUi'J tbn bnghmedy hy on the horses tonpne 10
,an ana tne horse was we'll when tbe bo,sue nsu',
came :; home. Moral: Get Farr;e e rI Ileh
,e remedy so the women car ,iS o 1ol-
bOttIe OfIe conc: &C, C. We sell it at So cts Oe .
HooNoMY GROCERY Comnarr
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-16

Mrs. H. F. Lecks entertained tn
Monday night Bridge Club.
Miss Grace Uric of Frostprcof az
rived yesterday to be the guest o
Mrs. S. C. Stallings.
Mrs. NJ. E. Evans left Wednesda,
for Dahia, where she will rsede will
her daughter, Mrs. Athey.
Mr.. and Mrs, H. NJ. Feansido, wht
have beer visiting relatives in Madi
son, are expected home today.
Mrs. Edward Gerber is the repre-
sentative of the Pythian Sisters o.
Palatka to the Grand Temple in Lake
land this week.
Wallace Griggs left Wednesday fo1
Black Point where he joined his regi
ment preparatory to being mustered
out of the service.
Mrs. Howard Rowton was hostess
for the Wednesday Bridge Club, hav,
ing three tables. Strawberry short
cake and coffee was served.
Mrs. J. D. Lane left Thursday even
ing for Columbia, South Carolina. anC
from there she will go on to Ash.
vile, North Carolina to visit her aunt
Mrs. GilliS.
Fred Bailey, A. C. Deem and R. L
Earnest are the representatives of St.
Johns Lodge at the meeting of the
Grand Lodge, X. of P. in Lakeland
this week.
Mrs. Norman Riles was hostess for
the Tuesday Bridge Club Friday af-
ternoon. Three tables played Auc-
tion, after which the charming hos
tess served a chicken salad course.
An interesting feature of the Olde
Ballad Concert was the fact that
Louis Jarmon who took the part of
Philetus H. Harrison, wore coat that
Mr.. A. f. Wilson wore on the occa-
sion of his marriage.
]. R. Mullis was nominated for
Mayor of Palatka Heights last night.
He is agin' the impounding ordinance.
F. j. Cameron, S. 0. Porter Frank
Sands, W. L. Fishback and S. C. Lv-
ons were nominated for aldermen.
Morris B. Cochrane drove his car
to Lakeland on Tuesday, having as
guests for the trip DR.. A. NJ. Hedick,
Norman Riles, John Q. Tilghman, and
5. c. Deem. These gentlemen all went
to attend the Grand Lodge, K. of P.
The Missionary society of St. James
church will give "Sham-
rock Tea" tomorrow afternoon at the
nome of Mrs. W. A. Walton, begin
1ing at $3.50 o'clock. The public is
invited. There will be an
interesting program.
Little Miss Ruth Browning of East
'alatka celebrated her eleventh birth
lay Saturday afternoon bv inviting
en- of her friends to pass the time
'arlous games and contests were en-
Dyed after which cream, cake and
andy was served the little guests
Word has been received that Tiert
v. Moragne Husson has been trans |
from the cavalry service at
'ocrt LeavenwOrth, to Ell Paso, Texas
lieut.: and Mrs. Husson Cformerlv
lIss Mamie E. Evans) express them,
elves as being delighted With l;fo -,
he border. '' NV o''
The Palatka Elks elected officers
or the ensuing year at the meeting
n Monday night. The following
received the honors: Fx7
tied Ruler, Howard Rowton; Esteem
Leading Knight, E. L. Mann: Fs-
eemed Loyal Knight, ]. f. Lucas. Fs-
eemed Lecturing Knight, C. F, An
erson; Secretary, H. F. Lecks; treas
rer,, Andrew Shelley; TYLER, Rov
NTH; Trustee, Geo. Boyd. 'S
Evening journal., 1917-11-23
Three MORE WILMINGTON
BOYS MAKE AIR TRIPS

AZ the aviation training school at
Claymont yesterday three Of the stu
dents, all Of them Wilmington men,
made their solo flights and all OF them
did excellent work Each handled his
air machine so well that he received
much praise from the instructor. These
student aviators are Frank Tallman, Jr.,
Thomas Eaton and Roland Reed, and
Bll have been accepted by the navy,
They will now undergo schoolground
Instruction at the Boston Tech, begin
ming December 4. Tallman is the son
Of Frank G. Tallman. Eaton was con-
nected with Laird & Co., and Reed with
the dupont Company.
Including those of yesterday, five
students have made their solo" flights
IN the past eight days, which speaks
volumes for the methods employed by
Lieutenant Willard Of the British Royal
Flying Corps, who has seen much ser
vice on the battle fronts and who re-
GENTLY became instructor Of the school.