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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-25
Telephone Companies Have
Big Revenue Increases

Washington. Jan. 24.--American tel
ephone companies had a total revenue
of s2497S,25s for October, an increase
o. nearly III per cent over last year
according to statistics made public to-
DAY by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. Net operating income for the
month was s6.924199, nearly 80 per
cent. of the total revenue.
The total number of telephones OBJ
Grated by the reporting companies was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-25
90 Million Dollars
Asked for Coast Defence

The bill raises the limit of cost of
battle cruisers from SIC, 100000 to s19,-
C00.00 each and of scout cruisers from
s., 900 COO to 6,060,0 900 each. e. ~! "
The building program win be consid-
ered by the fun committee next week,
but it will be q carrying out of the
program agreed upon last year under
which this years bill will provide for
three battleships, one battle cruiser
and subsidiary craft.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-25
Publishers Object to
Restrictions In Owen
Corrupt Practices Act

stepping stone toward further pubiica>
ton restrictions and establish Ian
gerous precedent"
1.-The bill appears to go considerable
way in undermining the independence OF
the press said Mr.. Glass, although he
said virtually all publishers sympathize
with its general aim to prevent political
corruption Of the press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-25

sound and other strategic points are pro-
vided for in the manner previously out
lined to the military committees of Con-
gress.
The bill appropriates $4So0,000 for pur-
chase and maintenance of number of
squadrons of hydro-aeroplanes for use in
connection with the seacoast defences.
Of this amount 81. 100000 is for aviation III
the insular possessions. f'-.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-25
ALTON E. FARNSWORTH
Brooklin, Fifth District

Alton f. Farnsworth was born in
1867 in Brooklin, Hancock county, and
has always resided there, being one of
the county's most prominent business
men. He is a sardine packer, carrying
on an cXtensiveb usiness. He was a
representative to the Legislature in
1903 and 1904 but has never held town
office, owing to feeling obliged to de-
vote all his time to business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-25
Republicans Of House
Adopt the Secret Caucus

river an, hqrhor acts. "lne Grains are
on our side Of the Rouse" ,,lr Gardner
said. democrats spent money like
drunken sailors, but for ali that the peo-
pie win retain them in power, in spite of
democratic incompetency"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-25

% choice cows from $50 to. s125. W. f.
wallace sold 10 choice cows from SIS to
500 and cow at SIS A. NJ. Baggs soli
% cows from $50 to SS2 The market for
mich cows was dull but offerings were
light
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-09
oticia de la Ciudad
Sc VENDE EN- SUBASTA PUBLlCA
Ell HOT WELLS.

Fl coronel Ike T. Pryor, concurri0
anteayer 4 ia venta por pujas de Ia
propiedad del Hot Wells, que hace
meseS Tue transferida q Ia Gotham
Picture Corporation de New York. FL
precio de Ia nueva compra no Sc ha
dado Z onOce todavia. La venta fue
arreglada por z. A. Hutchins admi-
nistrador del coronel Pryor.
Ia ~propiedad fue vendida primero
4 Ia Gotham Picture Corporation,
por IA cantadad de $500. 900, de los
cuales $500. 900 fueron entregat:os
en- acciones de Ia corporation Y los
r~cstantes 500. 900 Sc deberan pagan
IN cuatro abonos anuales de $25 600,
cada uno C;crtas condolences bajo las
cuales IA propiedad fue vendida no
fueron satisfechas por 10 corporation,
scgIn dijo el ~coronel Pryor Y por ESQ
Ia venta en- subasta ha sido necesa-
ria.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-09
Ia PRIMAVERA Sc ANUNClA

Los nublados ' las llGvias nan pa
so6o Va = IN hermoSo tempo de phi
mavera ia comcnzado, scgln el pa
recer lie! Mayor Allen Bell, cncar.
gado de II oficina meteorological d"
esta ciudad. En- cuanto Sc puede pre-
decir en- un periodic de 24 horas, cree
que @! buen tempo IA comenZ2@o y
continuara por yarios dias.
AunQue no es possible sentar Tog!2S
generates con respecto a tempo en-
Texas. es bueno recordar CUE despues
del - Fcbrero, p~racticamcn;e ter
nina e. I~nvierno: sin embargo, II cX-
cepci6n en- algunos amos hacc falIar
Ia regla, pues Sc pueden recordar .o5
tremendos frios De Febrero de 1871
Que duraron hasta el fin del mes. Al
gunos ~registros de otros amos mueS-
tran nievc = mas nieve en- II Ultima
semana de Febrero Y aun Sc ven ca
sos de nevadas en- Mario. Hay tam
bicn el proyerbio que dice: "Tambjvn
JUNO ticne dias frios." Fero &%n i'd
mitidas estas divcrgcncias, la mayo
ria de los regist.os, ~colocan el - dc
Febrero como el fin del mvi"rno Y
81 principle de Ia Primaver2.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-09
NOM3RA MESA DlRECTIVA LA
SCCIEDAD DE TIPOGRAFOS.

E. gremio de tip6grafos m~exicanos
do asra ciudad. que 2 iniciativa de va
rims De s1s miembros, injcj6 81 domin.
90 y del mes pasado. sus trabaios
nara constituirse en- agrupaci6n mu-
+n,Iis+a halo 81 nombre de "sociedad
Nntnalista Mexicana. Aries Craft
cas-" aegign5 MA Junta Directive
con cor3cter d. nyovjsiongl, estando
Tornado de n manera s~iguien,c:
P~resjdente. ST.. Secundino Gal!ar.
10.
Secretario. Sr. Pascual VI. D:az.
Tesorero. ST.. Jose CaIaydo.
Vocg, Primcro. Sr. Hitherto G
Reza
v.oo, ozr,,rdo {, Franicsco B.
- mofa,i5o soc;adad de- .jD5q~afo.
uov;.onos ba lirigi6o al Director de
~, pprHcA NM atenta comunica-
a;tu r;~u.do nor los sc6ores Ga
no,.To :. Dioz an T. Il da cuc5,a de,
nomL,~m;an,o de- n iugra directive
nra,.;sforo1 osi como d., oaicto .la
arsfm,,a J., soci.Jaa abo,a en co-raa.
.;:a
vaI pPFvcA ron vcrdaiera 50
,..;.n l.. ..,hoios ana os-:;n en-
,;;o,,3o cor r.on6siro ian noble
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-09
UNA SENORA LEGA $4,000 EN-
BIENES RACES.


La Ultima voluntad y testamento
de Ia sonora Maria Melchora PachecO
de Calder6n, d~isponiendo de bienes
cue ~ascienden q s25 900 fue presen-
tada a prueba anteayer en- IA Oficina
de Frank R. Newton, Secretarlo del
Condado. Al mismo tempo Sc presen-
to una solicitud de James FilIanueTa,
Jr., para que Sc lie nombre Executor
de 10 mandado en- dicho testamento.
Todas las propiedades que en- San
Antonio tenia Ia sonora Pacheco de
Calder6n fueron legadas 4 SeveEIAo
V. Ca.der6n, mientras las cue TEN"
en- Mexico fueron legaGas a mismo
heredero ' q Santiago Perales,
FL teztamento esti fechado e -
de Enero de 1917, e. mismo iia en-
que muri6 IA sonora de CalGeron.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-09
DEFUNClON.

Fl dia ) De los ~corrientos, 4 las II
de In mariana, fallecio en- csta ciWlad
en- n casa nGmero 9I4 De Ia call" 5,
Laredo. el senor Ramon ZaragoGa, =
Ia edad de 4G amos. La inhumaci0n
del cadaver tuvo lugar al dia siguien
te, z las 10 de In manana en- 81 Pan.
teGn Dc San Fernando.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-09
Sc RECIBiERON ORDENES De
SUSPENDER LA MARCIA.


tranjeros de distin,as nacionalid&tc les,
pero en- su mayor partr m~a%ic4nos.
habiendo sido deDortados ) c~e&ecA@-
dos 81, que no llenar0n los rsgHis..-
tos legales.
La Oficina de Immigration admita
V registra solo a los nmigrantes que
Sc encuentran en- buena salud Y sean
deseables RESIDENCES. rechaAando 4
los enfermos; q los que son I'M car.
ga para la socieGad, Z los crimina-
les V a los prostituidos.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-09
AL FIN TIUNFO.

"iHurra! iHurra! He obten'to Gin
co pesos por mi Ultima historical IL
tulada "Un Esposo Noderno.
Mis- felicitaciones, joven autor,
" Quien page a listed csc dinero tan
gloriasamente ganado en- los lides del
~talento?
la Compania del Express, que pc
di0 el manuscript"
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-09
ESTA MFJOR CON FL ALMA COR
DIAL

Senores:-Favor de mandarme otra
GAIA de FL ALMA CORDIAL por 10
que adjunto i tsta I'm peso en- giro
postal. Favor de m~andarnlela 10 mas
pronto possible porQue ne sentido mu-
enc alivio con Il primera GAIA Y no
deseo i~nterrumpir mi curaci6n. Su
amigo, MIGUEL CARA, R. ,. Box
s., Marion, Texas.
!. Pida mas informeS 4 MILLER s.
CO., Sta. 4. Box 50. SAN ANTO.
Mo, TEXAS.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-09

TIE dire. querido amigo, Angela, mi
@futura, posee IN claro talento. Tie
ne sesos de sobra para dos cabezas.'
"Entonces, eSa es Ia mujer que te
convene, RicaEdito."
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-09
Apelaciones devueltas para que Sc
este a 10 mandado.

Frank P. Nc. Closkey contra Ia
San Antonio Traction Company del
Cordado de BeXar.
l. Seabrook contra el First Natio-
nal Bank Of Port Lavaca De! Cond2-
do Calhoun.
Frank Anderson, recibidor con W.
R. Roberts Y s~ocios, del Condaoo de
San Patricio, confirmado en- partc.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-09

Cuando n~eccsite libros en- esoanol, ii.
rigirse a lsnacio {. Lozano.-607 DO
lorosa St.-San Antonio. Texas
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-09
Sobreseimiento.

First National Bank de Big Springs,
contra F. 0. Hartzog del Condado de
Calhoun.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-09
Mociones desechadas.

J. H. Strickland contra James 7.
sardt del Condado de Kendall. Moclon
para nueva audiencia.
Ellen VI. Loe contra Louisa Bell
gardt del Condado de Kendall. Mocion
para nueva audiencia.
Alexander Boyd contra F. D. Dud-
geon V socios del Condado de Calhoun.
Moci6n para nueva audiencia.
San Antonio Portland Cemen-
Company contra IA sonora G. 4. G.
Schwender del Cordado de BeXar.
Mocion para que Sc expida el manda-
miento sin page de costas.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-09
o A CORTES.
Corte de apelaciones civile=
Nv. s. Fly: JueZ.)
Casos c~onfirnados

Ike Ley. d~emandante contra En-
gle Bros Co.. del Condado de BeXar.
Galveston Harrisburg and San
Antonio Railway Company. deHa2-
danres contra H. !. Miller dc! Conda-
20 de BeXar.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-09
POLITICA MENUDA
Uiene de la 3a.J

lie Ia l.guna dc Anatzingan. De hoy
en- adelante, mUcho ojo, Y cuid2do cor
los mlrones. porquc son de palo."
No pueGe ser mas patri6tica Ia acti-
.itud del SEMI caballcro. Y nosotros Ia
apIaudimos rabiosamente, deSeando
que nuestros paisaaos Sc c~oripenetren
de la alteza de miraS de Ia revolucion
al poner a salvo nueStra dignidad
acuatica .er los preciSos momentos er
cue agarramoS con Ia mano e. sol de
Ia d~emocracia.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-09
Defunciones.

Clara Fernandez. / amos. Gale 5.
Laredo numero 2l5.
Sonora Juana Zavala. - "Hos.
Gales de Colima Y NueceS.
Maria Paez. ! meSes. Arenida ).
Santa Rosa, numero 2l6 Y medic.
Antonio Alfonso. II dlas. Gale n.
Frio nunero PIP.
Sonora Alicia B. Rend6n. - amos.
Avenida Lakeview. GA.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-09
Nacimientos.

Tn nino del matrimonio s. Car@r-
mas. Gale de Owens numero rs.
Una nina del matrimonio /. !ut-
varo. Avenida \. Santa Rosa nimc"o
312.
Una nina del matrimonio kaEao!
Cordoba. Gale de Monterrey name-
70 SIS.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-09
RECISTEO CIVIL.

Licencias de matrimonial.
Rosario T.. Noruega y MARI: J.
Casares.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-09
Nuevas mociones presentadas.

4. J. Swearingen contra LEILA
Swearingen del Condado de BeXar.
Moci6n para nueva audiencia.
P. E. Brooks contra Ed Stoves and
Sons V socios del Condado de BeXar.
Mocion para nueva audiencla.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-09
Corte de Justicia.


FL EStado contra VI. G. Harrison
and Miller Settles. obo por asalto
con arma de fuego. Sc s]uspendi0 Ia
averiguacion en- ambos casos Y Sc
mamd6 a los acusadoS Z Ia carcel sin
lugar 4 fianza.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-22

another ono oe lie fsp women nov
directing plctures MISS Wilson's
arSt release WIN soon DO shown with
little zoe Rae the star, the feature 70
be entitled Hidden Treasures"
The Paramount and Fox features
are splendid additions TO the Nell
sons list Of high-class photoplays'
-Hawailan Nuts" is the promiS'
ing title Of q comedy made by the
Universal Jokers, Gale Henry and
william Frsney, under the direction
Of Allen Curtis. In It Miss Henry
demonstrates her proficiency on the
ukelele, assisted by Milton Sims as
q native performer. It's good thing
the drama is silent!
Eddie Lyons and Lee Moran are
at work on a Universal Nestor In two
reels, called by the working tue Of
"The Shame Of a Chaperone." 1t IS
under the direction Of Harry Ed
wards, and Irene Wylis has the In
genue role. OLD SIAGEh'
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-22
PERSONALS

Earl Atha, who has been visiting bis
nareuts. Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Atha, In
Grafton street, has left for Toledo,
Ohio. After which he will return to
Detroit, Mich where he Is employed
with the Ford company.
Mrs. William Leonard, Of Annabelle,
was in Fairmont this morning calling
on friends and relatives.
Samuel NeWberger, Of Parkersburg'
Is here on visit to his daughter Mrs
Bert S. Leopold, on Fairmont avenue
Mr.. Leopold who is a veteran cloth
ing merchant Of Parkersburg, is in his
SD year. Heis In excellent health and
spends much Of his time at his sons
store in Parkersburg.
Cards have been received here from
Syracuse, N. Y, announcing the birth
of a son to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Shaver,
of Syracuse. Mrs. Shaver was former
ly Miss Goldie Hale, daughter Of MI
and Mrs. G. M, Hale, of this city.
Rev. j. P. Turkelson, Of Clarksburg,
was In the city yesterday en- route to
Morgantown to attend Conference.
Col. John 7. McGraw and former
State Senator Hood Phillips, Of Graf
ton, we're business visitors in the city
yesterday.
Miss Zoe Lining, OF Cadiz, O., is the
guest Of Miss Geraldine Maple at her
home on Locust avenue.
Miss Elizabeth Hunsaker, who had
spent the last several weeks in Jen'
kins, KY, with relatives, came here to-
day to visit her mother, Mrs. Isaac
Hunsaker and her sister, Mrs. A. D.
Palmer.
The Misses Nell Blosser and May
Wilson. who had been the guests Of
friends here, have returned to Morgan
town
Miss Hazel Brookover, Of Morgan.
town, is the guest of Miss Ruby Hess.
Mrs. Sabina Hill went to Morgan
town yesterday TO attend the West Vir-
ginla Conference of the NJ, P. church.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Waltz and children
and their guests, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Weber and children, OF Pittsburgh,
went to Bordman, w. Va, today to Wis
it relatives.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-22
NEW HOTEL BRINGS
TRAVELLERS TO CITY

An average o twenty-five business
men who have been passing through
this section Of the state for years and
who have never stopped in Fairmont
because of local hotel conditions stop
ped at The Fairmont each day last
week, according to statistics complied
by Assistant Manger, R. H. Fatt.
Mr.. Fatt knew that the hotel was
attracting many travelling salesuen
and other bushes men that had never
before stopped in Fairmont, and was
Curious to get some definite figures
on the situation. Last week he took
particular pains to confer with all who
registered at the hotel. He found
nat a total of 1854 guests, or an aver
age OF % each day had stopped at The
Fairmont that had not been acustom-
ed to stop here before, yet they had
been making regular trips through.
this section of the state for years.
Many others stated that they stop
ped in Fairmont over night only when
they had to, while many coming from
Wheeling and other points in that
section had been getting Of fhe rain
Manningon, stopping at The Bart
lett and coming to Fairmont the next
day. Mr.. Fatt tells many other In
cidents of a similar nature related
to him by some OF the 1914 that had not
been stopping here.
Mr.. Fatt is a careful observer Of the
relation Of hotel to a city's business
and during his short stay e Fairmont
had added many IDEAS to his life time
experience as a hotel man.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-22
ICE FREE PORTS
Continued from Page onel

shed any blood for any amount of
territorial expansion or trade.
But he will fight as hard as any
other man in the world, and perhaps
a little harder, if he thinks his dem
ocracy is in danger, or the revolution.
light OF his soul and breath Of his
life, may be overthrown.
So, then, here is new force let
loose in this world, and gentlemen
that love wisdom and pursue it would
do we'll to consider 1t with the utmost
attention, because, r-!.eve me, If it
isn't suppressed 1t will tear up more
things than musty old thrones and
put more relics on the curio shelf
than foolish doddering old kings
The Ideal that is the Real-that is
Russia.
1t means business, 1t is in most Sc
rious earnest, it will endeavOr not
merely to live up to its doctrine, but
to spread it, and providing Germany
doesn't overrun the Russian defense
before the United States gets into the
fight, you are likely to see the bulk
OF Russia's new social philosophy put
into actual practice in Russia.
/ know this is startling assertion,
ard one not in accordance with the
accepted beliefs in this country. But
gentlemen that are skeptical about a
Realized Utopia haven't spent days and
nights in the Russian National Council
of Workmen's, Soldiers and Peasants
Deputies. 1 have. That makes the
difference.
But anyway, it is plainly OF no use
to tell this Russian that he ought to
20 out and fight that Russia may be
great in territory or in commerce. He
doesn't want her to be great in either.
1t is useless to talk to him about
his racial obligations to the SlaVs of
Serbia or Herzegovina. He doesn' t
think of himself as a Slav. He thinks
of himself as a citizen of the void
that ought to have only one race, and
that the human race.
He will neEer believe that he ought
tc fight because half-witted person,
then called car, now Il give thanks)
harvesting potatoes in the Caucasus,
once signed some papers obligating
Cid Russia to do certain things. Old
Russia is no more, the car has van
ished, not one thing that he did can
bind the New Russia.
Across the measureless gulf that
has opened between the Old Russia
and the New there is not even wire
less communication.
But that democracy may survive In
the world and not be suppressed;
that there may be q chance to carry
out the hopes of social regeneration
that are the handspring of his philos-
ophy, the typical Russian will lay
dom his life without the least hest
tation.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-22
Party for YOUNG Officer.

Several local people are at Valley
Falls today attending an outing given
there in honor of Lieut.. Wayne Shut.
Ellsworth, local young man who re.
Gently received a commission as Sec
ond Lieutenant, and who will leave
the latter part of the week for con-
centration camp. The party left
Fairmont this morning at 10:40
O'Clock, taking their lunch and din
ner, preparing to spend the day.
Among those that are attending are:
Mrs. Myrtle Shuttlesworth, Miss
Marie Shuttlesworth, Miss velma
Shuttlesworth, Miss Caroline Wilson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde CASTOR, Miss
Pansy Jacobs, and Miss Wilma Jacobs.
Bathing will be the popular diversion.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-22
Enaaaement Announced,

The engagement of Miss Geraldine
Maple to Bruce Henry Fanus, of Han
ove-, Pa, was announced last evening
at an attraCtively appointed at home at
which Mrs. ]. s. Morris was hostess
at her home on Emerson street. Inter-
est in the event was aroused several
days ago when the invitations were is
sued, hint Of the nature Of the event
having been given in rhyme accom-
paning the invitation which stated
that the guests would make towels for
the zone who had chosen a mate"
On the arrival of the guests they
we're given towel to hem by Miss
Evelyn Morris, the granddaughter Of
the hostess and hidden In the folds was
a card decorated in water coolrs bear
ms the names of Miss Maple and Mr..
Fanus. The exact date Of the marriage
was not announced but 1t will be in
September
Miss Maple is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. H. Maple, of this city, and is
an attractive and popular young wO.
man. Mr.. Fanus is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. ]. Fanus, of Hanover, and
for the past several months has been
employed in the jewelry store of A B.
Scott in this city where Miss Maple
has also been an employe for several
years
Tno event last evening was oLe Of
pretty appointments. Golden glow and
otter garden flowers omamented the
receiving rooms and further decorated
he veranda where tables were arrang.
ed for the serving of refreshments,
The guests included Mrs. James T..
Eastman, Mrs. Clyde Morris, Mrs. Aus.
tin Wilson, Mrs. Charles Shaver, Mrs
R. p. DickersOn, Mrs. Thomas Bennett
Mrs. NJ. W. Maple, Mrs H. Hoffman
Mrs. Leo Kullman, the Misses 0ta
Reed, Zoe Lining, the latter Of Cadiz,
O; Ella Hunt, Wilma Reed, Grace
Martin, Grace OFT. Lottie Glover, Ethel
Reeu, Velva Terrell, Susie SabO,
Blanche Metz, Margaret Fleming,
Nora Donlin, Katherine Price, Eva
0dell Fletcher, Halle Orr, Ruth Evan
Alice Snyder, Ruth Wilson, Virginia
Eastman, Elizabeth Eastman, Ruth
Frances Morgan, Emma Ash, Evelyn
Morris, Marguerite Morris.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-22
When the Skin Seems AbIaze
With Itching and Burning

not find a blood remedy that ops
proaches S. S, S. for real efficiency
It has been on the market for hfty
years, during which time It has been
giving uniform satisfaction for al
manner of blood disorders. II you
want prompt and lasting relief, you
can rely upon S. S. S. For expert
advice as to the treatment of your
own Individual case, write to-day to-
Chief Medical Adviser, Swift Specific
CO, Dept c Atlanta, Ga
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-22
N.w PROGRAM at AlppodrOme.

"FollIes of a Day" is a delightful
musical correction to be served by
the American Girl Company to Hip
podrome patrons for two days, be
ginning to-day. The skit is one Of the
classiest in the company's repertoire
and is chock full Of wholesome com
edy. The musical numbers are oil
high character, being mostly selec
Zion. from the seasons Broadway hits
HI yold ellis and Murel Osborn are
n in parts even more pleasing than
roles they essayed in "0'Shea s
Bean Trust" There are a number
OF speclalties on the program which
will give the entire company opportu'
mites to add variety to very excel
lent playlet.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-22
LOCAL SOCIAL EN- NTS
Mr. wInter wera vriLten VA be

Mr.. Winter were written with the
rhyme.
"After all your quizing,
And all you have said,
shan now tell you &
am going to wed.
The guests last evening included
intimate friends Of the bride 20 be
as follows: The Misses Nina and
Mona darlington, Elsie Beall, Louise
Fleming, Irene HOlbert, Hazel and Ma.
bel Minor, Madge and Dorothy Holt
and Mary Riggs.
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ReurnS Home.

Jesse Thomas, who has been visit.
ing Mrs. clyde CASTOR of High street
and other friends and relatives In this
section, left last night for his home
in Marathon, Iowa. Mr.. Thomas, aged
about 70, was raised in Marion county
and spent a large part Of his time
while here looking up the old history
of the county. He paid a very high
compliment to the ]. C. Watson Glass
history Marion County In the Max.
ing" taking a copy Of the history back
to his home in the West. This is his
second trip through this section since
the Civil War.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-22
Bennstt.Ratson Engagement.

Cards have been received in this city
from Pruntytown, w. Va, announcing
the engagement of Miss Eileen Bur.
dett Batson to Lee Earl Bennett. Miss
Batson is q daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Batson and has been a guest
in the city on several occasions.