The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-27

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Maccabee hall - Fairmont Nest OF
Owls.
K. Of P. hall-Mountain City lodge.
Red Men hali-Setting Sun tribe.
Court House 5rlefs-Henry S. Live.
ly has been named as attorney for the
firm Of S. ]. Courtney & Sons Co.
Charters Of the firm of S. ]. Courtney
& Sons Co., merchant. and the Fair.
mont State Bank have been received
at the county clerks office for record.
Miss Marvel Phillips, who had been a
clerk in the office of the county CLERK
has accepted clerical position with
the Monongahela Valley Traction COM
pany. Mrs. Herndon Abbott succeeds
Miss Phillips.
Eneampment to lntate-Mountain
tain City Encampment No. 5, l. o. o.
F., will initiate two candidates at its
meeting on Friday evening, October 5.
Ereets Addition Himself-Needing
an addition IL feet by SO feet for the
warehouse at the pumping station, H.
W. Stoneking, of the city water depart
ment erected it himself for the pur-
pose Of storing water department ma.
terials in It. The work was complet.
ed yesterday. The steel work of the
pumping station will be painted within
short time with specially prepared
paint.
Captain Thrals Heard From-Cap.
taip ThrolIu nP
National Guards, Of Fairmont in writ
Ing friend recently from New Or.
leans said he was spending the week
end in that city and added that 1t was
some burg"
Toothman Writes His Wife-Mrs.
Homer c. Toothman on Wednesday re.
ceiyed a letter from her husband.
Toothman is connected with the head
quarters in Company. 314th field artil.
lery at Camp Lee.
Speeder ForfeitS Fine-One speeder,
r. Springston, was arrested yesterday
by Traffic Officer Ward for making
IS miles per hour out Fairmont avenue.
He was finally stopped at Eighth
street and put up forfeit of SIS to ap-
pear before Mayor Bowen this morning.
He did not appear at court this morn
ing to protest the charges and the five
dollars we're handed over to the city
treasurer.
Move on Autoists-Under the city
traffic regulations cars cannot be park
ed at any point along Main street long
er than ten minutes. Lately certain
people have been making a practice oil
leaving their cars along Main street
much longer than the law provides.
The city officers were instructed at
police court this morning to pay par.
ticular attention TO this phase Of the
traffic laws and order to court any such
violators.
War Library Fund - The War Ii.
brary fund promoters will meet this
evening at 1880 o'clock at the Y. M. e.
A. building. 1t is urged that all those
interested including school principals,
teachers and others, will attend this
meeting. A cordial invitation is eX.
tended to citizens generally to come
out to this meeting and help to sup.
port the scheme to raise one million
dollars for war library fund.
Constructing Garaae-A garage and
chauffeur's quarters are being erected
by T. W. Arnett In the rear OF his prop
erty on Locust avenue. c. H. Snider is
the architect
Sailor Boy Coming Home - WORD
was received by Mr.. and Mrs. w. J.
Hawkins, of Ridgely avenue, on Wed.
pesdsy afternoon that their son, Joseph
H., stationed by the United States Navy
at Great Lakes, ILL.,, will arrive in Fair.
mont on Friday to spend a two weeks
furlough.
To Do Degree Work-oriental Chap,
ter No. 9, Royal Arch Masons, will hold
an extra meeting on Friday beginning
at 4 o'clock to confer the Royal and
Select Most Excellent and Royal Arch
Degrees. Refreshments will be served
Indications point TO large turn out
OF members
Deeds Recorded Today-oscar MIL
Ter ct ux., to Francis H. Hawkins, lot
In the Hamilton addition, Fairmont.
81; Fairmont Board of Trade to the