The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-11


leaders in the social, business and
official life of that state. Capt. Suth-
eriand returned from France after
eighteen months creditable service
there, last month.
There is remaining one supervisor
OF the census for West Virginia to
be appointed. The position In the
Sixth congressional district has not
yet been filled. AS the appointees in
all the other five congressional dis
tricts are Democratic party leaders
in their respective sections, 1t is as
sumed that the plum in the Sixth will
go to Deserving Democrat" The
five appointed are: First district,
Frederick T. Martin, OF Grafton; Sec
ond, William ]. Knott. Shepherds
town; Third, Percy Byrd, of Clarks-
burg; Fourth, Jos. NJ. Murphy OF
Parkersburg; Fifth, Albert Sidney
Johnson. Of Union.
Tho following postmaster appoint
meits have been received by the SEN
ate from the President. but are yet
to be confirmed by that body:
Joseph p. Ashby to be postmaster
at Nitro. in place of j. p. Ashby. Of
flee became presidential April /, 1918.
Sam Nissan to be postmaster at
Sistersville in place Of A. A. Mere.
dith. removed.
Charles T. Dyer to be postmaster
at Montgomery, in place of NJ. E
DAWN, resigned.
The Senate has confirmed the fol-
lowing West Virginia postmaster APP
pointments:
Andrew ]. Taylor. Ansted; Robert
G. oxley, Athens; Francis NJ. Peters,
Bluefield; Harry Brooks, Bridgeport;
George NJ. Merchant, Cairo; James
B. Ballard, Dunbar; C. Forest Hull
Durbin; owen j. King, Elkins: Ar
thur j. Duncan, Fayetteville: Robert
e. Hedrick, Franklin; Fred s. Hath
away, Grantsyille; Henry S. Percival,
Holden; Edward P. Borgess., Lumber
port; William G. Bayliss, Macdonald:
Ethel NJ. Zimmerman. McMechen;
James F. Beatty, Warrington; Gay
lord e. Berry, Madison; Hardin D.
Carroll. Mason Town; Alex l.. Hat
field, Matewan; Hayes sapp, New
burg; James A. Pyles, New Martins
vile Turner A. Wamsiey Parsons;
Philip E. Nixon, Paw Paw; William
A. Stackpole, Pine Grove; Frederick
II. Mahey, Rainelle; Margaret Nc
Gugin, Ravenswood; Worth D. Nc
Chung, Richwood Morgan T. Morri-
son, Sutton; Daniel j. Moran, Thorn
as; Abner Nut Harris, Thorpe; Chas.
Lively, Weston; William w. Irwin,
Wheeling; and William N. Cole, VIII
hanson.
A bill to grant pension at the
rate OF $25 month was introduced
in the House by Representatives
Bowers today. in behalf of Mrs. Ma
linda E. Martin, of Uffington, w Va.
Application has been made by Rep
resentative Reed to the State De-
partment for James Buowen, of
Clarksburg who desires to go to
Syria and bring to this counlry
brother and sister, the last survivors
in his family OF that war-ravaged
country. Mr.. Reed also applied for
naturalization certificates for Flip
pc Caisir. OF Lumberport, and S. L..
Teranto, Of Clarksburg, young SOL
diers who were naturnliLed in train
ing camp before they were sent to
France.
Because OF his duties here, Repre-
sentative Reed was forced, much to
his regret, to accept an invitation
to deliver lecture before the teach
ers' institute Of Upshur county, which
Is to be held at BQckhannon in the
week Of August.
Amos L. Demass has been desig-
mated acting postmaster at Morgan
town to fill the vacancy created by
the death of Thos. E. Hodges. Com
missions as postmaster have been is
sued to Andrew D. Lewis at Ivanhoe,
w. Va; Burtie R. Morgan at North
Spring; designated acting postmas-
ter-Charles A.'Stephen Proctor, and
&C. W. Nelson at Roberstbirg.
Application has been made and
the same recommended by Represen-
tattve woodward, to the Treasury for
the issuing of charter for a new
national bank to be organized at
W1lliamstown, w. Va. 1t Is to be
known as the Farmers and Merchants
National Bank of wllliamstown, w.
Va, and Is to be capitalized at $40,-
600. The names on the application
are T. l. Fenton, J. J. Lorentz,' B.
. 3. Riggs, o. Dale King, NJ Richter
and George @. Page, all prominent
and solid business citizens OF VII
Jamestown, and Frank Lane, of wav-
erly, who has the same high stand
Ing as q citizen in his homo town.
Senator Sutherland has secured
passports, one for State Geologist I.
@. White, Of MorERntown, who plans
trip to the oil fields OF Mexico. and
the other for W. Stewart, of Free
nansburg who Is going to Ireland
to ytsitrelsttyes The Senator 10
Gated and secured liberty bond At
the Treasury for orval M. Howard.
Of Cameron. who bought and paid
for the bond while. he was TN the A.
E.SF. Lieut. Andrew B. Hoke, whose
home is at White Sulphur Springs.
stopped of IN Washington to nav his
respects TO Senator Sutherland
Lieut.. HnSe was on his way home
from France, having landed a few
days ago at Hoboken, N. ].
Mrs. Reed, wife of Representative
Stuart +. Reed, is visiting relatives
ut her Ctarksburg home.
From the tithe-talctng kupte OLA
Federal tax collector is bath a lux