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The diamond drill., 1918-05-18

Miss Rachel Behan returned from
Stambaugh last Sunday after visit |
with Mrs. f. j. Wanzer.
Mr.. ana Mrs. William Piper drove |
up in their car from Crystal Falls last
Sunday.-Negaune Herald.
Senator Moritray left last Monday
for Marquette to take up his work as
counsel Tor the defense in the Hol
stein trial.
Byron w. Hicks of Vulcan came to
Crystal Falls last Tuesday to attend to
some work that he had on hand near
the Monongahela mine.
The board Of review meets at the
city hall next week 10 review the roll
as made out by the assessor. The
board will be In session most Of the
week.
Sumner Hopkins Of Palatka was in
the city Wednesday on his way from
Amasa TO Palatk4. Mr.. Hopkins is
cashier for tae ,4nds-Mather peo-
ple and wa .Aasa paying OF.
The Finnish Temperance societies
OF the upper peninsula will hold
convention ir CRYSTAL Falls on July
totb rtis at there will be
a large number present at the session
An insane man brought here from
stambaugh was ordered brought back
To Pennsylvania by Judge Rite on
Wednesday. The man had been II
Michigan but three days. He tried To
hang himself i'm the Stambaugh jail
Rev. w. b. Coombe OF Crystal Falls
formerly OF this city, was in town last
Friday between trains Rev. Coombe
has been recently appointed by Bishop
:. Henderson as one OF the district lead
ers for Iron and Dickinson counties
l-Negaunee Herald
81 Miss Dean, a professional nurse
who has been attending Mrs. william
| Holmes. Of Crystal Falls, who recent
| ly underwent a surgical operation a
| 81. Joseph's hospital left yesterda!
| for Milwaukee. Mrs. Holmes is noN
| visiting at the home Of her mother-in
| law, Mrs. w. Holmes on oC Zen ave
nue.. She expects to return to Cry'
tai Falls next week.-ierald-Leader
HI Martin Nicholson, former resi-
dent OF this city. brother OF Arthu
| Nicholson, an employe OF the Lumber
| mans bank. OF this city, is dangerous
| ly III in hospital at Crystal Fall
| with an attack OF pleuro-pneumoni'
contracted in Alpha, where he ma
been employed. Mr.. Nicholson Is we
known in this city. having reside
here for several years when employ'
az brakeman on the c. & N. W. roa
Arthur Nicholson left on the moo
train today for Crystal Falls.-M
nominee Herald-Leader.
The diamond drill., 1918-05-18
GOOD WORK AT CEMETERY.

A reporter for The Diamond Drill
visited the Crystal Falls cemetery last
Wednesday TO see what improvements
have been made out there He found
that a great deal OF work has been
done since the new management took
hold and that already the cemetery
is taking on a different aspect.
Mr.. Kammerer, the sexton, has done
a great deal OF work. but there is a
lot to be done yet. The streets and
lanes are being cleared OF sod and all
Of the brush Is being cut.
The working OF clearing the streets
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and work OF that nature will take the
time OF the sexton for most OF ..<he
summer.
Lot owners will have to make Sr-
rangements with others II they want
work done over there Just nok. Later
on 1t is the intention OF the commits
sion to provide so that orders for
work may be left at the city clerks
Office and any fixing up that is neces-
sary will be done, the person having
the work done paying the city for IL
The diamond drill., 1918-05-18

Art varney purchased the Auburn
car owned by John Ham during the
week.
Thos. Conlin. fuel administrator for
Iron county. has been summoned to
Lansing 10 confer with Mr.. Prudden
and other fuel administrators.
Mr. Gaffln OF Fon du Lac. bridge
contractor on the North Western road,
was in the city Tuesday. 1t Is report
ed that the North Western will rein
force with concre the bridge across
the Paint river.
County Treasurer Ball and Charles
Mitchell claim 10 be the champion
trout catchers OF the year. We saw
viii Rein with his fishing togs yes
terday and judgment must be reserved
until he returns, on this question OF
the biggest fish.
There was fine muster OF mem
bers of Hugh McCurdy Commandery
Knights Templars, last Sunday morn
ing at the Methodist church. The
Knights presented splendid appear
ance In their full uniforms. Rev
Coombe preached sermon very ap'
propriate to the occasion.
A letter received from Captain Bur
ridge yesterday says that the 4Srd
battalion of the goth engineers Is
ready to go across and will go soon.
He says that Crystal Falls may well
be proud of its contingent in that or
ganization. Todd Webb has been
made master engineer and Clarence
Buenger sergeant.
A letter from Todd Webb received
during the week conveys the inform
alton that he has been elevated to
the position OF master engineer,
and by that name he will be hereaf-
ter be known. Todd is a pretty busy
boy these days, attending to the
transport service of his battalion OF
the 20th engineers. He is making
good and will go higher in the ranks
Charles H. Watson returned to
Cleveland, leaving here last Saturday
evening. Mr.. Watson's visit here
last week practically completes his
work as an attorney on the Iron coun-
ty bar His last appearance as a
member of that institution was a sig
nal success, his mastery management
of the defense in the Wanzer trial OF
last week being in very large meas
ure responsible for the ending OF thai
case as It did II was an accomplish
ment that Mr.. Watson may be proud
Of The Iron county court will prob
r ably have Mr.. Watson as an attorney
at future terms, but the close asso
citation which he has maintained as
practicing attorney in the county vii
no longer attach TO his appearance
Mrs. Watson remains here, but mad
arrangements on her recent trip \
Cleveland for her new home in ~
! ,ttv
The diamond drill., 1918-05-18

Mrs. John Anderson underwent an
operation recently at the Darling hos
pital.
The diamond drill., 1918-05-18

WANTED Two maids, compe
tent cook and also second maid
in family OF four. No washing;
best wages and r. II. fare paid.
Permanent position Reference
required. Address.
II. NJ. ANDREWS.
BOX o. Menominee, Mich.
:
The diamond drill., 1918-05-18

Reserve the date. What date? Sat-
urday. May 18th. For What? For
the Good Time social TO be given by
the Young Women's Foreign Mission
airy society OF the NJ. f. church. The
proceeds will be used for material TO
make clothing for French babies. Ad-
mission 10c.
Mr.. Mcdonald, engineer for the Mil
waukee road on this division, was a
Crystal Falls visitor last Tuesday
Mr.. Mcdonald says that all new con
struction work on railroads now
days has 10 have the approval 81
Washington and mainly for that RIA
son there will be no new work OF my
kind this year.
r. w. WeIdemann OF the firm OF
Linden. Marinette, rove
to Marquette Friday noon to sere on
the grand jury in that city. gorge
Linden accompanied Mr.. Weidmann
as far as Crystal Falls and, der an
extended business trip throuh the
capper country returned horr-Her-
ald-Leader.
supt. Chas. f. Lawrence the We
roma Mining Co. has been tang va
cation the past month. went 10
California by easy stagesfopping on
the way in various Of e western
states. A message from'ew orleans
received last Sunday fught "oru
that he was then startg from that
city for Chicago.
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Your Liberty Bonds
Provide these Supplies

Today we have an army Of 5000006ghtng
men in France Tomorrow we shall have more,
and the day after more yet. Our needs in sup
plies and in ships to carry them are tremendous
and they are steadily growing.
The Third Liberty Loan must meet these
needs. We cannot go back on the boys in France
now; we cannot leave them unfed unclothed, I'M
cared-for, to the horrors Of the battlefield
We have gigantic task before US, We
must all unite if we would carry it throug to sue
cess. Your share-aL the bonds Of the Third
Liberty Loan, in which you can possiby invest.
Every bond saves lives, the lives Of our
own sons. Every bond hastens the day
Of VICTORY.
Contributed o winning Of this vrbR
The Peoples National Bank
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Don't Let a Sluggish Circula.
tiOn Drag You Down
Hill.

Whether you earn your dlily Tread
BY the sweat Of your brow, By the
daily use of your muscle, or by tasks
requiring less physical exertion, you
need every ounce Of strength that
you can command.
It is Of utmost Importance, there
fore, that you keep yourself in tip
top physical trim, and that you take
every precaution to safeguard your
health from the many pitfalls which
disease has spread so promiscuously,
Keeping thoroughly we'll and strong
is simply a matter of resisting dis
case.
Why is it that your neighbor is al.
ways healthy and robust and strong,
while you find yourself succumbing
to even the most commonplace little
ailments that tend to drag down your
vitality? 1t is true that you arc both
liable to the same attacks, but why
does he escape while you do not?
The answer can be found in the
condition Of the blood supply. If you
keep your blood thoroughly purified
and free from all substances that
tend to impair its full strength and
vigor you, too, will be able to prompt
| y throw Of al efforts Of disease T.
TN hS5ag &C. ----S
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MISS HELEN FLEMING
DIED THIS MORNING
Was One of the Best Known
Women in Fair
mont.

Miss Helen Fleming, one OF the old.
est residents OF the city, died this
morning at 7:3O o'clock at her home
at 727 Locust avenue after long III.
ness. For the last two years Miss
Fleming had been in declining health
from diseases incident to advanced
age and for the last two months her
condition had been very grave.
The deceased was a daughter Of the
late Marshal Thomas Fleming and
Katharine Ebe;z Fleming, pioneer res
idents of Fairmont, then MiddletoWn.
She was born on May 9th, 1886, and
was therefore almost 50 years Of age,
She was one OF large family Of chill.
dren three OF whom survive, namely,
Miss Linnie and Miss Clarissa Elem.
ing at home and a brother, John W.
Fleming, of Indianapolis, Ind One
sister, Miss Amanda Fleming for many
years teacher in the Fairmont public
schools died in May 1909, and three
brothers are also deceased, namely,
Arlington H. Fleming, husband of Mrs.
Rosa Fleming, of this city, who died
in 1884, Col. Rufus E. Fleming, civil
war veteran who died in Pennsylvania
in 1910 and Thomas Marshall Fleming
also a war veteran whose death &C.
Cured in this city in 1904 The latter
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-01
e g Back On the Road 10 Health
By Keeping Your Blood Always Pure

attack your system, and enjoy at all
times the same robust vitality that
your neighbor does.
When you begin to feel q loSS Of
appetite, and q feeling Of lasSitude
and weakness begins to parvade the
system, this is natures warning that
ycr blood Is in need Of thorough
cleansing to sweep out Of your sys.
TEN all impurities that are accunau-
lating to clog up the circulation and
make 1t sluggish!
S. S. s., the great vegetable blood
remedy, is without question the
greatest blood purifier and system
builder that you car take, and few
bottles Of this fine old medicine will
prove just what you need to give new
vigor and strength to your system
and put you back on the road to q
vigorous vitality. S. s. s. has been
sold by drug stores for nearly fifty
years, and it is recognized ever
where as being in class to itself Tor
thoroughly cleansing the system Of
all impurities. Go to your drug store
and get a bottle today, and yor viii
soon find yourself enjoying the new
strength that comes with a. -5und-
ant supply Of pure, rich bloc. Send
for free booklet that tells You all
about the important functions @. he
blood, together with any free med;csl
advice that you may need. Addrsss
Swift Specific Co, 80 Swift LzA-
QEasQEY Atlanta 81 Sc, Al.s
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METHODIST women
CLOSE THEIR MEETING
Mrs. R. G. Armstrong is Re-
elected Head of Mission
airy Society.

After choosing Parkorsburg as the
place Of meeting in 1919 and electing
officers to serve the ensuing year the
seventh annual meeting Of the West,
ern Virginia conference OF Women
Missionary societies OF the Southern
Methodist Episcopal church, which
had been in session in Williams Me.
mortal church since last Friday, was
brought to a successful close late yes.
terday afternoon.
Mrs. G. R. Armstrong, OF Hunting
ton, was reelected president Of the or
ganization, the con.aTence realizing
her splendid executive ability and her
peculiar fitness in all matters pertain
ing to the organization. Other Off
GERS were elected as follows;
First vice tresident-Mrs. B NJ
Keith, New Martinsville.
Second vice president--Mrs. R
Vinson, Huntington.
Corresponding secrctary-Mrs. H
M. Wade, ClarKSbE-,.
Recording secrstary-Mrs Harvey
kopp, Fairmont.
Tteasurer-Mrs. Robert Thornburg
Huntington.
Secretary Fairmont district, place
untitled. Mrs. F. S, Pollitt, Fairmont
resigned. ~
Secretary Ashland district Mrs. A
"A. HOLSTER, Ashland. Ky.
Secretary Huntington district, Mrs
J. o. Jackson, Clendenin.
Superintendents-Publicity and mis-
sion study, Mrs. J. W. Hagen, Hunt,
ington; social service, Mrs. B. D
Stout, Parkersburg; supplies. Mrs. w
L. Reed, Sutton; literature, Mrs. Da
vid Meeks, Catlettsburg, KY.
Mrs. S. F. Pollitt OF this city re
signed as district secretary for the
Fairnont district and the place re
NAMED untitled. Mrs. Pollitt will act
in the capacity of secretary until her
successor is appointed
4 feature of the closing session yes
terday was an address by Mrs. Is. w
Lipscomb, home base secretary of the
Women's council Of Nashville, Tenn
In closing her address Mrs. Lipscomh
made strong appeal for the women
to purchase Liberty Bonds and to aid
in every way possible in the prosecu
ton Of the war. At the conclusion OF
the session, Mrs. Lipscomb and Mrs
Armstrong were each presented With
2 large bunch of cut flowers in apprec.
'"tion of their splendid services during
conference.
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was the husband Of Mrs. Lucy Elem
ing Of Watson avenue.
Miss Fleming had been member
Of the N. p. Temple for many years
having united with the church in 1885
and had retained her membership
through the intervening years. She
was woman of splendid character
end her memory will be cherished By
q large circle of relatives and friends.
For a number OF years Miss Fleming
and her sisters have resided on Lo'
Gust avenue having formerly lived far
;her out the pike on the farm now
owned by Mrs. Michael Kennedy but
which was formerly the Fleming homo
stead.
NN;il relatives residing at distance
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NCOuLlQueQ IRON rage Sl4.
3 church has been organized which
has been named "The First Baptist
Church OF Rivesville." Rev. Guy
uAeatain is their faithful pastor.
The Mt. Zion Baptist church (col-
ored1 of this city had its beginning in
the First Baptist church in the organ.
ization of Sunday school for colored
folks. The pastor, Rev. Mr.. Eddy, to-.
gether with the coIored pastor, Rev.
Mr.. James, bought the lot, planned for
the funds, superintendent the erection
Of the building which is located on
Cleveland abenue. These people now
have quite large membership and
are doing most excellent work.
Sixteen years ago the First Bap.
tist church erected an elegant ten.
room brick building on lot adjoin.
ing the church as the pastors home
which he has occupied ever since it's
completion.
The time is not far distant when a
Dew edifice will have to be erected for
lhe congregation AS working plant
The building is too small now. A group
Df more than thirty members Of the
Church and few others three years
ego purchased lot seventy.five feet
tr:nting on Fairmont avenue and run.
ping parallel with Fourth street one
hundred twenty feet to the alley which
they are holding as possible site for
: The new church
For the first few years aftcr the or.
Plantation Of the church the Ameri.
Fan Baptist Home Mission society and
the Baptist Stale Mission Board paid
part Of the expenses OF the church.
The financial aid OF these Mission
societies have made it possible for this
little church to get start which now
aaS developed into one of the leading
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Wilson to Act on
Court Martial Cases
nv Associated prassh


: WASHINGTON, May /. = There
were indications today that President
Wilson would make an early decision
in the case Of the four American sol,
diers sentenced to death by court mar.
tial in France for violation Of the ar.
ticles Of war. Two of the men wer,
sentenced for sleeping at their posts
and the others for disobedience OF
drill orders.
There has been no hint as to what
the President will do but it has been
strongly urgd that clemency be shown
the soldiers.
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Draftees to Leave
Here on May IS

The seven Farmort drattees whose
names we're printed some time ago to
leave this city during five pay period
hesiminc May 10. vii! start al $50
y. u Monday. May IL, according TO in
formation received by the local draft
beard las: night, The men viii so TO
Fort Thomas. Ky Three alternates
have been ordered to appear with the
.even men leaving. They are; War.
zen Albert Polling, Glenn Herbert
Crimes AID Carmiue VetcrS,
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Alleged Liberty
0bstruGtor is D.

Accused OF trying TO obstraet {
sale OF Liberty bonds by making !
favorable remarks. Joe CAL a Sp.
iard. vas arr; ed late yesterday
ternoon by deputy ShetI Slack
the Eas. side. He is being detaiu
III the county Jail until an investil
ton has been made in the case, Z
accused claimed he bought I.ibel
bonds. hu, inquiry into the phase
the case .hoTs that he had mex y
chased y7y.
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FIRST BAPTIS7S

Continued from Page SIX
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Marshal's Records
On the Way Here

Records OF United safes Marshai
C. E. Smith have left ParEershurg a-d
are on their way 20 FaiTmont. Mar
shall Smith expects them &c arrive oy
tomorrow.
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have been heard from arrangements
for funeral services will not be made.
They are in charge OF Undertaken n
c. Jones.
Connecticut western news., 1918-08-08
How to Read.

At best the printed words of an au-
thor represent but a poor fraction of
what is in his thought and feeling, of
what he would express if he could.
Therefore, it is we'll to follow Ruskin's
advice on reading for the thought"
and "get into the habit of looking in
tensely at words and assure yourself
Of their meaning syllable by syllable
nay, letter by letter" Not only does
this help you to understand the au-
thor's meaning by comprehending his
words, but the act of concentration
fertilizes and awakens your own mind
and tends to bring you into such SYM
pathy with the idea expressed, and
with the author, that you are illumined
by far more of the subject than the
printed words alone contain. Williams
E. Towne in Nautilus.
Connecticut western news., 1918-08-08
Nicknames of Cities.

Baltimore, Monumental City; Bos-
ton, Hub, Puritan City and City of No
tons; Brooklyn, City of Churches
Buffalo, Queen City of the Lakes; Chi
cago, Garden City; Cincinnati, Queen
City; Cleveland, Forest City; Detroit
City of the Straits; Hannibal, Mo-,
Bluff City; Indianapolis, Railroad City
Keokuk, Ia, Gate City; Louisville
Fall City; Lowell, Mass, City of Spin
dies; New Haven, City of Films; New
Orleans, Crescent City; New York, EN-
pire City; Philadelphia, Quaker City
Pittsburgh, Smoky City and Iron City
Portland, Me-, Forest City; Rochester
N. Y, Flour City; st. Louis, Mound
City; San Francisco, Golden Gate
Springfield, ILL.,, Flower City; Wash
ington, City of Magnificent Distances,
Connecticut western news., 1918-08-08
THRIFT STAMP DRIVE
Litchfield Leads the State in Per Cent
of Adults Enlisted

Litchfield was the leading town of
the state in securing pledges from it's
adult population on War Savings
Enlistment Day according to an
nouncement made by the Connect
cut War Savings Committee. Chair
man Thomas Ryan was successful in
getting pledges from SO per cent of
the adult population in Litchfeld.
Avon was next in line with IS per
cent, followed by New London with
70.
Of the four large cities of the
state Hartford was first, with 63
per cent, showing far in advance
of New Haven, Bridgeport or Water
bury, all of which enlisted less than
so per cent. New Britain made an
exceptional showing, with 70 per
cent of it's adults registered. The
towns having registration of so per
cent or over were:
Litchfeld SO, Avon IS, New Lon
don 78, Beacon Falls 76, Cranky rs,
Ansonia rs, Hampton rs, Old Lyme
rs, Vernon 70, Branford 72, Dan
bury 72, Ellington 72, Torrington ~,
New Britain 10, Unionville 70, Burl-
ington SO, Chaplin 50, Clinton SO,
Thompson SO, Groton 68, New Fair
field SO, Plainville Ct, Westbrook 81,
Monroe &c, Woodbury. Sc, Newton
&c, Coventry 65, East CRANKY IS,
Easton 65, Colchester Ga, Portland
"a, West Hartford Ga, Canton 60,
Essex So, Hartford SO, Manchester
63, Pomfret 81, Simsbury 62, Colum-
d bia 81, Eastford 81, Killingworth 81,
Lisbo 81, New Canaan 81, Norwich
81, Rocky Hill 81, Sprague 81, Wind
sor Locks 81, Woodbridge 81, Ber-
lin go, East Windsor 60, Putnam 60,
Sharon 60, North Canaan so.
Connecticut western news., 1918-08-08
Toward Moves of the American Ex-

Howard Noyes of the American Elk
peditionary force, now in a hospital
suffering from shell shock received
while in action on the Lorrain front.
1t was in the Alsace-Lorrane Valley
Stood 1 and my pals,
And the bullets flying wildly
And we thought we were in hell
When an order from the colonel said,
That hill we must hold.
For the boche were coming over,
With storming force untold,
Our machine guns were in action,
And our automatics too.
And the hand grenades were flying,
Till the air was nearly blue.
The gas shells they were dropping,
You could hear them here and there.
Our comrades too were falling,
You could hear their only prayer.
1t lasted for an hour or two,
And the boche were driven back,
But the prisoners we had taken said,
That very few went back.
Just then a shell came over,
And went down for fair.
The last thing l remember was,
The Boys still held the old hill there.
Then woke up in hospital,
And theh doctor said to me,
What happened to you lad,
That you can hardly see?
Then told him of my story,
How theh boche made their attack,
And how the boys that wear the khaki
Were the boys that drove them back.