The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-17


bells upon the mon by grating.
Smith Scott, OF Tenth street, has
the second crop vi red raspberrles for
this season, in his garden. The fruit
is ripe and fragrant Another twig is
|, full of blossoms.
A wide crusads for civic improve,
ment in HuntingtOr is suggested in a
report filed with lie chamber OF com.
merce by the civic improvement com.
mittee, OF which l.. b. Alien is chair.
man.
The committee reports considerable
progress in lessenlng useless noises
particularly with regard to railroad
factory and boat whistles, but appeals
to automobilists 20 cut out unneces.
sary thanking" Of horns and abolish
open.mufflers.
The matter OF ShaCks, shanties, cheap
tenements and fire-traps is also men.
toned in the report, and two down.
town corners are mentioned as suscep.
tible to improvement. The desirable.
ity OF improving he looks of the river
front is also taken up.
Flat wheels, loose trucks, and screen
ing on curves by street cars are also
/ treated in the report.
Potatoes are selling at $1.4O bushel
retail, but 1t Is SAID some farmers pre-.
\ fer to feed them to the hogs before
they Will sell them iess than Sl.50, says
the Wheeling Telegraph. A farmer
vas in the city yesterday with wagon
4 bad OF tubers and was asking $3.50 a
nshel. We'll, you don't have to buy
them because will feed them to the
hogs before sell them for less" said
one farmer.
Neil G. Lorent, the 9.year.old son OF
Arthur Lorent, OF No. Is Pennsylvania
avenue, MorgantoHn, was drowned Sat.
urday afternoon in Deckers creek,
above the power mouse, in a most un.
usual manner, while playing with an.
\ other small companion named Hollis.
The second boy was gathering apples
in the branches of tree overhanglng
the stream. The l.orent boy tried to
reach some of the choice fruit but
could not reach the branches on the
side overhanging the creek. He was
reaching out over the water for some
apples on low limb there. when he
overbalanced and plunged into the
water and was drowned
Friends Of Judge L. +. Morgan in
Fairmont, his former home, aud, in.
deed. in all parts OF the state will smile
over the following josh article in the
Capitol Gossip column of the Charles.
ton Mail:
Judge 3. F. Morgan, chairman OF
ethe public service commission, insists
on first class service from all the
railroads of West Virginia, and he OBJ
serves little things as we'll as the big
ones. 1t doesn't take a train wreck.
a complete change in rates or a case
OF gross discrimination to get the at,
tention Of Commissioner Morgan.
He insists on fair treatment to all
Discrimination, in fact, manifested in
any shape or form is a most hateful
Mining to him. II he saw a dog chas.
one cat In given neighborhood.
nile another cat in the same com.
iunity sat on the backyard fence
ind howled lonssomely, Judge Nor.
|gan's theory and practice on discrim.
enation would require him to 90 out
and hunt up another dog to set on the
pther cat
Here is his latest application on the
subject. He was over in Washing.
ION tho other day on business and
happened to have a few minutes wait
IN the railway station before his train
eit for Charleston. Walking about ia
le waiting room aimlesuly for time
y aitoatisn at last was attracted BY
omeihng peculiar about the train
chedule Of tho Chesapeake & Ohio
,saflRcad.
re read up and down the li.t Of sta.
IONS named as steps but be cnnId