The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-10
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and smothered by Smiths. Old man
Smith says that when the Kiser
learned for a fact that the Smiths
were agin him, he said, Colt in
Himel! Watts the use", called for a
motor car and streaked 1t into Hol-
land. The Johnson family came
next to the Smiths with $4,000, and
there were 22,500 of the Jones boys,
and Old Man Green sent the same
number. There were 5000 Browns
and $500 Cohens from the clothins
belt. George Washington was In It.
He was a private. There was a
Woodrow Wilson, too. There were
two Abraham Lincolns, two Ulysses
S. Grants, and five Of them without
the middle initial. There were 70
Robert E. Lees, twelve Caesars and
four Bismarks. 1t will take five
trips of the Leviathan to get all the
Smith boys back home to their New
Nav and Paw.
ing until the Hun was overwhelmed
Mrs. Stephen 3. Elkins and her son,
Senator Davis Elkias, have gone to
White Sulphur Springs, and the other
members Of the family will follow. At
this time each year for many years 1t
has been Mrs. Elkins custom to pay a
visit to West Virginia's most famous
health resort, and at some time during
her visit there have all Of her family
with her. or as many of them as can
find it convenient, and 1t must be a
most important engagement to keep
any of them away, for the gathering is
in the nature Of a family reunion. Mrs.
Elkins is very fond OF "the White"
and considers that her annual visits
there have been most helpful after the
!, winters season in the Capital.
Mrs. Elkins Bible study class which
she organized for the Lenten season
will have two nor meetings before
%disbanding. 1t has been a great sue.
cess, from a small beginning growing
in size to 162 members, which was the
| enrolment at the last meeting. 1t has
been fortunate in having the services
as teacher OF Mrs. Spencer, wife OF the
United States Senator of that name.
who is a Bible student and scholar OF
great ability. and possesses the abil'
ity to impart her knowledge to others
in an agreeable and expert manner.
Mrs. Howard Sutherland and Mrs. Ira
E. Robinson are members Of the class,
which has been meeting twice a week
in the Elkins' residence on X street.
Comfort and Sharlow are the names
! OF two p~ostoffices which the P. o. de-
partment announces have been estab-
lished in West Virginia. Postmaster.
ship commissions have been issued to
John NJ. Terrell, Of Rector; Chiron g.
Brtnkley, OF Sharlow, and Dora Walk
er, Of Vaughan.
Private Secretary John W. Fenton.
Jr., announces to West v~irginians
planning gardens that Senstor Davis
Elkins has had a limited supply OF
garden seeds and flower seeds placed
at his disposal by the Department Of
Agriculture, which, 50 long as they
last, West virginians may have II they
will write a request for them and SEND
,their addresses.
, A marriage license was issued in
Washington last Saturday TO Howard
". Starting, OF Parkersburg, W. Va,
and Mary H Leonard, OF this city.
Marion Agnes callily Is the name Of
an English woman IN jail here. With
her arrest Jewels to the value OF $40.
600 were recovered. They were TAX
en- from the suite Of former Senator
and Mrs. Nathan Bay Scott last oc.
tober. and were the property Of Mrs.
Scott. The Callily woman was en-
ployed as q maid at the Willard ho-
tel at the time Of the robbery, but quit
her position several months atter. she
had been regarded as trusty during
her two years employment 'Detec-
tiyes employed by Senator Scott
boarded In the home Of the Callily
woman for two months before they
made known their true IDENTITY 70