The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-20
BITS OF
STATE NEWS
| "A greater crop Of wheat IL being
planted on famous Blennerhassett Is.

planted on famous Blennerhassett Is.
land this season than for a number
Of years, Is the statement Of one OF
nose interested in the filling Of that
rich spot. For some years, says the
Rarkersburg Sentinel, nearly the
whole OF the tillable land on the is.
land has been devoted to corn crops
aiomst exclusively. though in the ear.
Her days wheat was the principal
i crop, and with good and favorable
season the yield was very large. The
high price of wheat has been the In.
centive for the increase of acreage
I for that crop. The corn crop on the
island has all been cut and some of
3 the farmers have already begun husk.
ing. The yield will be quite large,
although some Of 1t has been affected
by the early frosts this fall.
The grand Jury which recently sat
lin Fayette county indicted practically
all the stockholders of the Fayette
count fair on representations OF
George B. Terrell, editor of the Oak
Hill Advocate that gaming tables
: were exhibited during the recent fair.
Those indicted are: Herbert Jones,
Z president Of the Fair association;
Geo. Jones, May X. Jones, B. c.
Peters, w. R. Hayes, Geo. w. Biggs,
9. w. Ostenton, r. T. Hubbard, Jr,
|, w L. Lee, Jeff Tyree. G.. B. Lee, c.
II. Thurmond, j. w. Thomas, Mayor
Thompson, Cal Mankin, Robert Man.
kin, j. E. Lewis and others. Excite.
ment and Indignation prevailed
among the citizens eeffcted last night
and there was almost universal de
NAL that the specific instance on
which the charges were made ever
occurred.
1 Recently the Morgantown Post.
Chronicle printed an article in which
the assertion was made on the au-
thority Of "a we'll known housewife"
that barrel Of flour, turned into
hread at less than SIS, was being sold
10y the bakers at $25. This stirred up
tina Morgantown bakers considerably
Y and IN next issue of the New Domin-
ion they printed advertisements from
each of the four bakers in tie town of.
! fering handsome salary to this
k housewife is she will come into their
shops and demonstrate how the bread
can be made so cheaply. One baker
Offers $500 for her recipe.
Whereupon the housewife came
back with the statement that she is
mot looking for job in bakery,
yneither is she opposed to the bakeries
making legitimate profit and the
statement was made for the purpose
81 showing the housewives Of the city
|itbc reckless extravaganza of buying
their bread instead OF baking The
estimate published in the Post Chron.
dele says has been corrorborated by
lother housewives who have called in
to-day, saying the estimate Is conser.
Iiyative. A South Park housewife said
she gets "a two!pound loaves of bread
From a 25-pound sack of -four and
fhour enough left to make some pas
itly. Another housewife said she gets
le6 two.pound loaves of bread from a
25rpound sack of flour.
The movement, which recently
istarted in Parkersburg to close all
tdrug stores on Sunday, has gained
uueh momentum, and may reach all
titles in the state. The Wheeling
druggists now have the matter under
Reconsideration and will soon take def.
Unite action. If they do not decide
to keep their places Of business clos.
led during the entire day they may
Iplose portion of it as the proprie-
htors argue they are entitled to lit
3tle rest on Sunday.
A Clarksburg druggist in discuss
fling the question said that Clarksburg
Us prescription city. and to keep the
drug stores closed all day Sunday
would work a hardship on the physi-
fcians. But" he added, "if 1t could
Sbe arranged to stay closed portion
bf the day I believe there would be
little. IL any, objections to it"
Beginning next Sunday every drug
tore in Parkersburg will refuse to
open its doors. No attention will be
paid to any appeals for medicine or
the filing of prescriptions, and those
who desire the services of druggist
must have their wants attended to
I,afore 70 o'clock Saturday night