The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-23


y. OF p. Hall-Meeting OF Mountain
City Temple No. 5, Pythian Sis
ters. Special installation work.
y. NJ. G. A.-Church league bowling.
Diamond Street NJ. E. vs.. Pala-
tine Baptists at 7:15. NJ. E. South
vs.. First Baptists at S:45.
Temple Bowling Alleys-Cyclones VS..
Pickups in the Temple league.
Marriage. licenses Today-The fol.
lowing marriage licenses were issued
today by the county clerks office:
Maynard Hays, aged 81, OF Manning
ton. and Miss Alice Nicely, aged lG,
pf Warrington; Clarence r. Hennen.
gade %, OF Warrington, and Miss Nina
8. Burr, aged 10, Of Fairmont. The
following license was issued last ev-
Rning: Wash Peterson, colored. 81,
Ind Lelea Lee Allen, colored, both OF
Pennington.
Lifting Embaraoes-With the lift.
ing OF the embargo west by Baltimore
and Ohio yesterday, relief appeared for
local coal operators. Coal going into
Whiting, a few miles out OF Chicago
8 now released. The embargo. East,
which Is Gripping members of the
Central West Virginia Coal Operators
association, is expected to be raised
tomorrow. With an embargo on ST.
Georges pier, local operators are al
most cut off from their markets.
Hearing Postponed-The hearing OF
the petition to change rates, entered
Ia ahaaf
Public Service Commission at Charles
ION, and scheduled for hearing yester-
day, was postponed to Thursday of
this week because of the illness OF
one of the attorneys. The Public Ser
vice Commissions Office informed the
Traction company by long distance
telephone that there have been no pro-
tests entered against their petition.
Million Foot Gas Well-With the
drill but four feet in the sand. mil
lion foot flow yesterday afternoon
started from the ogden we'll of the
Traction company at Enterprise. 1t
Is hoped that this flow will be increas-
ed materially with a further develop.
nent of the hole.
Toothman Fined-Homer Tooth.
man, county superintendent of schools,
was fined IS by Justice of the Peace
VI. II. Musgrove yesterday on charge
of assault upon a boy named Earl
Fear. The boy stated that Toothman
knocked him down and then beat his
head against the floor. This was not
denied by Toothman. Toothman ask
ed that the fine be made SO and costs
hat he may appeal it This was done.
Badly Beaten-Boreas Grotec, of
Rfycsville, came to the city last night
with cut on his head and went to
the office Of DR.. Peters to have 1t treat
ed He later told the county officers
that Joe Hustle and Joe Chrusho, of
Riyesville, had beaten him. The Of
fcers asked Grotec to swear out a
warrant for the arrest of the men
guilty of the assault. He refused to
do SO, and returned to the mines.
New Rural carrier-Dispatches from
Washington announce the appointment
of Lawrence G. Thomas as carrier for
Fairmont rural route No. 6.
Hospital Msetinss-Routtue mat
ters were discussed at the meeting of
directors of Cook hospital held ycster-
day afternoon in the rooms of he
Chamber of Commerce. This evening
Mt 1880 o'clock at the same place the
annual meeting of the contributors to
The hospital will be held and directors
viii be elected.
Movie censorshlp-Delegate Frank
Raymond Of this city yesterday at the
request of the womans club Of this
rity introduced bill which provides
Tor state board Of censors for NOV.
ing picture films. The board is to
consist of two men and one woman,
and have its headquarters in this city.
Stunt Nieht-Mountain City Lodge,
knights Of Pythias will hold n stunt
night session Thursday of this week.
nh eprogram for the affair will be pre-.
pared by Paul Armstrong and A. ].
Kern. It will likely take the form of
a smoker and story telling contest.
Godfrey In Again-Godfrey Johnson,
k0k tbho htSohIu LllllCp Jul plODdulS lOl
the Vast time for several months is in
Rgain. Godfrey this time was pinched
with his old time pal Fred Miller and
each were fined $40. johnson, at the
expiration Of his 10 days which he
must serve In lieu of payment of his
fine, win be taken to Walter Haggerty
ON a whiskey toting charge.
Greater Fairmont Meetlng-A meet.
ing of the Greater Fairmont Invest
ment Company will be held in the
Chamber of Commerce rooms this at.
ternoon at four o'clock. Several mat
ters of Importance will be brought up
before the meeting.
VIII Inspect euard-Captain E. II.
Gibson has been named as the officer
who will conduct the inspection Of
the local National Guard companies
starting February IA and lasting for
tiye days. The newly organized head
quarters company will receive its first
inspection by Captain Gibson.