The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-02

say, that was something unusual and
charming indeedi
A very snuggly couple came into a
movie quite recently. They sat near
the front and began to whisper and
call one another pet names. Occa.
sionally they looked back furtively
as though watching for an unwelcome
third party. A little later there was
commotion at a rear entrance and
the sound of loud and angry voices.
The manager came hurrying onto the
stage and made the following an
nouncement: Ladies and gentlemen,
an irate husband is attempting to en-
ter with loaded revolver. He says
his wife is in here with another man.
we will put out all the lights and
the guilty couple can slip out. We
can't have a tragedy here" The
lights were put out and a moment
later they were snapped on again.
There wasn't soul left in that thea
ter but one or two old men and a
few children.
eral days ago, occasionally diving in
10 odd shops and big department
stores in the search fer amusement
when suddenly saw crowd stand
ing around huge armoured gentle
man who stood directly out on the
curb. The sifvered fellow was sing
Ing at the top OF his voice. Thinks l.
he's got a voice much like Caruso's.
l slipped closer in. Sure enough
Caruso was singing. Inside OF the
life size armour was hidden small
Nctrola which was furnishing the
music. An electric wire ran under
the walk to the music house and
someone inside attended to the rest.
Unique advertising, was it not!
| went up to the 10th floor of one
of the largest department stores here
several days ago and found myself
in luxurious tea-room where ] ate
delicious raspberry ice and chocolate
nut cake. Everything was harmon
lousy exquisite even to the white
gowned. white capped mattresses.
Some especially captivating music
passed the time away on wings. Hun
dreds of tiny round tables were set
gracefully here and there and many
lattice windows were wide open with
numberless varities of flowers send
ing delicate fragrances to everyone.
Under each window was long, mar
row green flower box.
In the markets here one may buy
lavishly of everything. Catalogues
are selling for five cents apiece and
they are especially good. Large black
cherries are unusually popular at is
cents pound. Oranges and bananas.
in spite Of the fact that they grow
here are high in price. On the
streets are many fruit and vegetable
stands and a high competition goes
on. Numerous stalls open directly
on the street with counters piled high
with every imaginable eatable. Signs
on them name the price, and don't
think for a minute that all straw
berries and raspberries, for instance,
sell for the same price. Just across
the aisle they come Is cents a box
though on the other side of another
aisle one can get them for IL and
IA cents. discovered some lovely
cantaloupes yesterday marked five
cents. When l go home, l thought,
l will take half dozen of them
but bless your heart, when I went
home. later in the afternoon, new
sign stood above them imparting the
cheerful information that now these
cant4loupes were 10 cents apiece.
One never knows what one will fina
when on marketing expedition which
after all makes of the affair an in
teresting adventure. Ones eye must
be keen and ones glance exact-for
the street merchants particularly are
skillful at palmtng bad plums and
apricots and unless one is careful Il
mushy lot OF fruit is the consequence.
Isn't 1t something to be thankful for
that we have honest merchants in
Fairmonti
We've got 500 foot high noun
tain here-Mt. Lowe. went to the
top last week. A party of us went
UP a 62 percent incline on a small
car. 1t is needless for me to remark
that the view on all sides was all
and more than it should have been
for there are many others who have
| climbed a mountain. 1t is rather re-