The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-02


Kern Gets His Conish-Albert. J, !
Kern this morning received a certit-
cate Of his appointment as chairman
OF the Fairmont -Four Minute Men.
The certificate bears the signature Of
NJ. Blair. national chairman
and w. B. Matthews, state chair +
man.
Hour Of Meeting Chanaed-The sur.
gical dressings class OF the First Bap
fist church will meet on Friday even.
ing at Red Cross headquarters for
service at $50 o'clock instead Of the
usual hour, 7:3O. The change is made !
on account Of the anniversary services
at the church and the class will be /
dismissed in time for this event.
Attorney D. A. Richie has returned /
from ten days visit to his farm in 1
Pennsylvania. He is planning for
large crops this season, including 40 /
acres of oats, 20 acres of buckwh&at, |
is acres Of corn, u acres of potatoes
and ~ acres of rye. The dairy herd
on the farm consists Of thirty-liye Ho. |
stein cows, twenty-five of which are
registered. r. f. Long is the compe.
tent superintendent Of the farm and
will use every effort TO produce bump.
er crops.
Return to West-Miss Georfia An,
dros, VINO has been for the last sew.
eral months the guest of Miss Ethel /
Heintzolman, left this afternoon Tor her |
home in Minneapolis, MINI.
Guest In City - Mrs. Frances p. |
Parks, corresponding secretary Of the !
National w. c. T. L.. is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Emma E Richie, in Locust
avenue and will be in the city for sew,
eraI days. Mrs. Parks formerly re,
sided here.
Traffic Law Offender = Charged
with passing standing street car at
the corner of Tenth street and Locust
avenue, r. Davis was before Mayor
Bowen at the session of police court
this morning. He was found guilty of
the charges and was fined So which be
paid.
Coal Run canIe-T. A. Mcpherson,
a CONSTITUTIONAL foreman has been in
Fairmont with crew putting up the
temporary cable across Coal run for
the Chesapeake, and Potomac Tclc.
phone company, preparing for the
South Side bridge to be torn down.
Mcpherson will he in this city for
about eight months vet taking down all
Of the old Consolidation wires and
poles.
Brennan Leaves for Army-M. Bennett
Brennan left last night for his home in
Baltimore, Md, where he will spend
several days before he enters military
service at Camp Meade. Brennan was
agent for the Wells Fargo Express
company in this city. He was accom-
panied to the station by a number
Of near friends.
Abe's House out-Abe Friedman
will be before Mayor Bowen tomorrow
morning charged with letting his
horse run at large. Friedman was
arrested several days ago but the
hearing has been postponed from day
to day.
Baby Boy--Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dru-
nette of los Anderson street, are re.
ceiving congratulations upon the ar.
rival Of twelve pound baby boy
which was born to Mrs Brunette on
Tuesday He has been namcl John
Davis Brunette. Mrs BrGaete was
Miss Mae Thompson before her mar
riage.
Marriage License-Deputy County
Clerk Phillips has issued a marriage
license TO Oral f. Wilson. -, and
Jessie V. Straight, is, both Of Fair
mont.
Given the Minimum-Juticc Mus
grove last evening sentenced Ruble
Prichard of Clarksburg to serve sixty
days in Jail and pay a fine of $500 for
having brought whiskey into the
state. the accused having confessed
to bringing in more than a quart.
Is Now An Officer-John r. Buck
ingham, private secretary for G. w.
Watson has been commissioned first
lieutenant in the ordnance department
| ana will he stationed at Washington
| 1t is understood that he he detailed
in the same office as Mr.. Watson in
! the procurement division of the ord
mace department.
Held for Federal court-Johr
! Kniese, the unnatural2ed German
WHO found fault with a naturaized
German for joining the Red Gross So
ciety has been held by United States
Commissioner Kirby for the action OF
the federal grand jury, which vii
meet at Wheeling on May {. He was
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