The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-24
WASHINGTON NEWS ;
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WASHINGTON, D. c., March %
3 there a married couple in West Viz
gtnia that can equal or beat the record
" Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Ellis, Of Pleas
eRts, Pleasant county?
They are the parents Of eight sons
ana all Of them are in the army; all
eight enlisted men.
Their entire family are serving with
ne coiorS at home and abroad, for
Ghete are,no other children.
Father Ellis is u years old and
Mother Ellis Is seventy. They live on
. taFm, and when those OF the boys
VINO were on the homeplace helping
with the work enlisted for the war,
me aged couple, still in hale and hear.
and ablc to work turned in and
nom early morning to late at night
worked and worked hard tending the
crops ana the stock. They sent their
eleat boys TO the front without word
q complaint, but proud, and told each
end every one Of them 80, that he had
made the fateful decision that the
slSSe 20 MIN was in the ranks fight
Sls toF me grand old nag. Father FL
~ nsd done the same when in the six
ues, ana Mother Ellis, then a comeIv
Isesie, had made her sacrifice ON the
@tar OF patriotism then, too.
But now the war is ended. The bows
~ needed back home on the farm.
-: me work has told on the aged couple.
Ihey could do with Just little help.
= tney had Just one of the boys back
nome TO help them, it would make the
burdens easier. They even hesitated
20 ask for the return of but one of
the eight, and they evidently debated
y along time between them whether
tney should write to their Congre1s.
man woodward even for o little They
say that II Uncle Sam still wants ali
eight OF their boys little while long
er they will get along some how. al.
though 1t is hard. Their years are
30 many they somehow can't get done
the farm work like they used TO. a
body hates to admit getting old and
uot oeing able to do the Nlngs body
once did, and did so we'll and so east.
y, but body must--a body that IL
old and worn with the years and the
Work. Ones boys are great help to
. body then, Mr.. Congressman.
Ben Louis Perkins. former resident
OF Parkersburg and well known in the
state for having several years travel.
ea West Virginia in the interest of an
advertising firm, has sailed from New
HoF hor France. He is one of a par
" or four-and is in charge of the
party going to France on business for
the Department of Agriculture. He
has been connected with the bureau
OF markets of that Department for
same time and has done considerable
travelling in this country for the De-
partment since becoming employed by
1t. Mr.. Perkins will be located in
France for several months, probably
up till next fall. His wife and son,
Edward; his brother Fred w. Perkins
and his sister, Mrs. Stanley Higgins
an J'he latter's husband accompanied
him 70 New York to see him off on
his TRIP.
The folks at Hinton, W. Va, will be
interested in Mr.. Perkins pilgrimage,
and pray for safe voyage over and
back, though they may not be aware
OF just what part in it they will have
until they read the next sentence of
this news item.
Ben Louis Perkins was the f!rsr
child born in the now hustling and
wealthy little stop-the mountain city
Clinton, the county OF Summers.
The Post office Department Tor a
second time has designated Lawrence
r. Grose acting postmaster al len
free, w. aV,; regular fourth class pozt
Master comission have been issued to
| Ealton H. Bell of Heatherman; Mat
lie, s. Blair, of Riley; and John E.
White OF Robinette. The office in
iraxton county known officially as
'Ipply has been ordered discontinued.
trough Senator Sutherland handling
the matter an increased per annIln
krnount Of $146.25 has been AWARDED
~. o. Dunlap a N1ntractor handling
he mail between Tago and G4rret
Bend, w. Va.
1.-THE UU. S. Fish Commissioner, up
cT request of Senator Sutherland las
ordered consignment of fish for the
tocking Of a branch Of the Potomac
y be sent to each Of the following nen
An. Long of Hendricks; H. L. Ben
nett and q L. Jennings OF Parsons:
Ind !. N. Dickinson and R. v. Wilson
|t Porterwood.
Mrs. Elkins, mothef OF Senator Da-
Iis Elkins organized large class of
ltominent society and Official circles
81 the purpose Of studying the Bible
airing the Lenten season. Mrs. Spen-
9, wife OF the Senator from Missouri,
the teacher. Mrs. Howard SutAer-
nd, vile Of the SeDio. Senator from
1est Virginia, is one Of The members
the class.
IN. o. Bason, a we'll known citizen
Charleston, has oGen visitor in
e Capitol this week.
Miss Annie Lowe, the efficient prl-
ate eeretary to Congressman Stuart
Reed, ha returned fron visit to
sf home at Clarksburg.
Senator Sutherland's office reports
segranting Of pension to Mrs Ely.
eth Fauber OF Charlegton at the
he Of SOS mouth fIrp 0ctaber 6.
5l7, and accrued pension due her late
iBband upon the date OF his death.
George Ecker, prominent l'arkers.