The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-11
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the close Of the contest, was to
Z given q box Of candy, And 1t
anEbe safely asserted that no one
II q aatural. born iceberg or will
1l crouch could have withstood
ie ensuing hilarity.or failed TO
paw out as the beans began to
a7ge owners.
swhst fns bananas" exclaimed
pxy young man addressing a
sdlg liiatroi as she unpacked
l,ge dinner basket. would you
yei me one?P
Eertainly,s she replied, suiting
slie action 70 the word, but he turn
|sd away, bafled.
For the last time" pleaded an.
other, addressing a rosy checked
iamsel, "will you marry me?"
Nop she snapped. And 1t cost
|her q bean. &
And 80 IL went until by the time
INNER was served everybody knew
erypeay else,
aWouldntt II be a novel cxper-
Nee, remarked a husky young
mt as he let out several notches
his belt, TO attend q farmers
mic and not find enough to eat?"
q all agreed that it would.
Ilie four speakers Of the day be.
hiat two o'clock and each was al
Ned is minutes. Judge 3. NJ:
owaltcr was the principal speak:
taking for his subject Amer
lnizltion.n President Joseph
,sier Of the Fairmont State Nor
II School, spoke on the value Of
ueation, NJ. L. Brown, cashier Of
Fairnont State Bank, discuss.
farming and Business and
.of. u 4. Lively, Of the Normal
lhcpl faculty, tpoke on "Agricul.
raj Education
After the speechmaking, William
AieConlas, county agent Of the
mi bureau began to award the
I;izeB. Waitman Murphy, of Sun
'iine, took the nionosyllabic first
tent, with 81 beans. Almost ty-
& him was a girl with SO eVi.
snees of yesseS and noes to her
iostionnaire. But let it be record.
that IL Diogenes had been there
okinF for the honest man whom
4 never could locate, he would
ave found q worthy substitute. A
arrackyille woman owned up to
aVing S6 beans but refused Ia
Jain the bixof candy for the rea.
bn that q number of persons had
sesented her with several beans
time on account Of her unique
jFfsd Dillon, Of Downs, ate
needa biscuit along with four
Fiber competitors and was the first
me To- tune up his whistle, winning
boz of;candy. Paul Michaels, an
Fiber Downs boy, won the sack race
Ind d box Of, candy. Margaret
)swynf, aged t2, Of Hickman's Run,
fistAnced about 20 other girls,
arryine a peanut on the back Of
her hand, only to he-nosed out in
|ne finals by her brother, James
no years older, and victor among
Ehe boys. James won by two feet,
Eben gailently gave the prize to
Margaret, like a true sport.
Then there were songs by the
iBoys and Girls clubs under the
direction Of Miss Eva BlairS county
demonstration agent, and led by
soieh Kaznoski, OF Maple Poinh
sliis was zone eof the big events,
ICON On the Railroad Track" "My
Mothers an Applepie Baker" u
Have a Rooster" "Sweetly Sings
tifts Donkey and other club
|claa Hes were done with a vib that
brought forth rounds Of applause
from the audience.
And then there was the bali
game between the boys and girls of
Iehe elhbrgirls' rules governing.
The features Of the game were the
fielding Of Edna Snider, of East
Ran, who pulled down two long
lhics; a home run and two two-bag-
Ieqf by Mary Kerr and several
olble plays and triple by the girls.
rhese latter were hardly fair, in
sniuEh as the captain Of the girls
eanN bad picked out an exception
lily psetty girl to cover each sack,
he result Of which Neapoleonic-
ttcSrawesque, move being that
Whenever the boys filled the bases
siieS invariably were found stick
lnk 40 close to the sack whenever
came their time to move, instead
E playing . ffthe base, as a real
all player should.
Considerable trouble was also
eSperieneed with the umpire, a
|eallowl youth in college clothes, be-
fore the girls team could make him
understand the rules Of the game.
''Sttsrike two,n he. sang out once
b the ball bisected the plate while
ae batswonian or batsgirl or what.
lever she's going to be called, has
lbeef engaged in fasening back a
|reheIlious strand Of shining hair
land tefused 10 stand for the de.
|cisioti.
II didn't" she asserted with a
stamp Of her foot.
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