The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-10
EVENTS TONIGHT.

EVENTS TONIGHT.
NJ. 2. Church-organ recital by Gatty
Sellers.
Maccabees Hall-Meeting of the I'm.
tied Commercial Travellers.
Pittsburshers coming-A party of
125 representatives OF the Pittsburgh
Chamber Of Commerce will visit Fair.
mont during the week of May Is, this
city being one of the stopping points
of o special train carrying the party
on a trip for the promotion OF trade.
The party will remain in Fairmont but
few hours.
Garden Postcards-Sets of hand.
colored postcards, showing scenes in
gardens and yards of the Consolida-
ton Coal Company mining towns
where Miss Jordon's welfare depart.
ment has been at work, have been pre-.
pared and are being distributed
through the commissary department
Of the company. The cards show
street scenes more typical of New
England villages than West Virginia
and Kentucky mining towns.
Directors to Meta meeting of
the Board of Directors OF the Greater
F'airmont Investment Company, will be
held in the rooms of the Fairmont
Chamber of Commerce, on Tuesday
afternoon, March 10, 1917 at 4 o'clock
p. M. for the transaction Of such bus
mess as may be presented.
Machines for Indla-A. B. Knight,
the inventor OF the glass etching ma
chimes and former Fairmonter who
now lives In Toledo, Ohio has written
TO Fairmont friends that he has book.
ed an order for machines from glass
plants in Bombay, India.
Administrator Named-H L Straight
was appointed administrator OF the
personal estate Of the late Susan R.
Straight. Bond of 5000 was furnish
ed.
Home Over Week End-Miss Villa
Van Glider who is teaching at Rey.
noldsville. is spending the week end
at her home on Locust avenue.
Indoor easebalI-The "Rufrs" de-
feated Hamilton's "Clouters by four.
teen point1 in the indoor baseball
game at the Y last night. The battery
was as follows: For the "Ruffs" Bell
and Boehm, for the "Clouters" Tooth.
man and Fanus. On next Monday
night the HAS Beens" will play the
Rufus" The teams are we'll match.
ed, the rivalry intense and the game
promises to be an exciting one. Haw-
kins' "Colts" and Hamilton's "Clout.
ersr will clash on next Friday night.
Teachers Meetlns-A round table
meeting Of the Paw Paw district as.
sociation Is In progress this afternoon
and quite number of teachers from
that district are in attendance. A fea-
trre of the afternoon will be an ad.
dress by Rev. Earl A. Books of Wes-
ton the Bird man OF West Virginia.
Mr.. Brooks will address the meeting
on the subject of the work of the boy
scouts. Other interesting features
have been arranged on the program.
Gas Well shot-The Bland well, OF
the Monongahela Valley Traction com.
pany's was shot yesterday and is today
producing about half million feet
per day. The well had been closed
down for the past six months.
Pipe Across Avenue-M. v. n. work.
men by working all night last night,
succeeded in getting the ten.inch gas
main being laid down Coal Run, across
Locust avenu. A net work of sewers.
water and gas lines made this opera.
ton very tedious one. 1t is hoped to
have the line finished by next Wed.
nesday.
Old Wells To Be shot-A number of
old wells belonging to the Traction
company will be cleaned out and shot
this summer with the expectation that
greatly increased flow will result.
Besides the cleaning out OF the old
Wells, the company will dri1l new ones.
coiored Girls Flned-Bertha Myers
and Mary Dehaven, both colored,
were fined IS each my Mayor Anthony
Bowen this morning when they were
found guilty Of disorderly conduct on
the streets OF Fairmont. They went
TO fan unable to pay.
New Front For store-A new and
modern front Is being built on the
atore Of the Marion Hardware com.