The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-27
George Michael was in charge Of
the program.
Chautaucua Ends.

and went like a pleasant thought.
Arriving in Fairview Thursday
Morning, six performances were
given by a dozen entertainers and
the tent with its accessories LETT
the town following the program
Saturday night. One concert, the
one staged by the Swiss Alpine
yodlers, was the big attraction or
the week. For some reason. prob
ably, the business depression IN
this section, the turnout was not
SO large as had been expected ano
the guarantors made up the deficit
resulting The course. however,
has been re-booked for next sea-
son with the belief that conditions
will be better before that time
Commercial Course Added.
The board of education of Paw
Paw District at recent meeting
added a commercial course to the
local high school curriculum
Graduates from the Fairview Hlgh
School are interested chiefly in two
vocations, teaching and commercial
work. From this years list or
graduates fifteen or more will en-
gage In teaching while the others
will enter business colleges or 9TH
always claimed large number OF
graduates. Next year this work
can be done in the local high
school. Milton S. Harper, founder
of a chain Of commercial schools in
the South, has been employed as
the head of the department and
will work in connection with the
high school during the school term
and will work independently as.
head of the Fairview Business Col
lega during the summer months.
collett Here Last Night.
The Rev. J. C. Collett of the NJ.
F. Church. South, foreign missions
gave an illustrated lecture in the
of the local church last
night His address dealt chiefly
with the work of missionaries IN
the Far East, and slides were used
to show real conditions.
w. c. 7. U. Tea.
The local w. C. T. U. Will hold
its weekly meeting Thursday after
noon ar the home of Mrs j. K
Kniseiy of Basnettsville, where
business plans for the summer cam
paign will be worked out. Tea Will
be served following the business
America First.
America First Day. Will be OBJ
served in all local churches, Sun
dav, july 2. w. C. Evans. presi-
dent of the Eairmont Billy Sunday
Club, will have charge of the meet
ing in tie First NJ. z. Church. He
will be assisted. by members OF his
club.
Show Wednesday Night.
The high school moving picture
management will close its contract
with Famous Players Lasky Cor
po-atior when it shows -'231s Hours
Leave in the school auditorium
Wednesday night of this week. No
other pictures will be shown i'll this
hall until the opening of school in
September. This picture comes
highly recomm ended, and it is be-
lieyed that a large crowd Will be
present TO see it.
independence Day.
The Fairview Athletic Club will
stage the independence Day cele-
bration locally this year Two base
ball games have been arranged with
the Fairmont and Cleveland team
for this day. and bicycling. races,
climbing CREASED poles, moving pic
lures and other events have been
planned. Last year five to ten
thousand persons were present for
the celebration and as many are ex-
pected on July this year.
Local Items.
Miss Laura Bowman of Waynes-
burg, Pa, who had been visiting
her uncle, W. w. Bowman in Fair
view for the past week, returned
home Monday.
A large addition has been made
to the Marion Construction Co.'S
plant in Fairview.
Lon Level1e has let the contract
to the Marion Construction Co. fc-
the erection of dwelling at Laurel
Run near Fairview. Mr.. Levelie
is the local superintendent for the
Hope Natural Gas Co.
Lawrence Toothman was visiting
friends in Fairmont Sunday.
Miss Alice Giles of Butler, Pa !,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John
Green this week.
Miss Laura O'Hara of Waynes-
burg, Pa, was transacting business
in Fairview Saturday.
Where They Work.
John Ammons Of Klondyke will
teach the seventh grade in the Fair
view schools next year.
Miss Irene Gilleland has been re-
tanned in the sixth grade.
Miss Madge Michael, teacher or
Baxter first grade last year, will
teach first grade in Fairview this
year.
The Misses Flossie Eddy. Edna
Parrish, Achsah Mccoy, Elizabeth
Ingnram and Grace Leve1le will
work in the Grant Town schools.
Fl. S. Rhodes and the Misses Net
tie Morgan, Dorothy Dodd, Estelle
Toothman and Mildred Sine will
make up the faculty in the Baxter
schools.
Among others who will teach In
the Rivesvil1e School next year are
E. E. Hale, principal, Paul Mich
ael, Lulu Hamrick, Reva Matheny,
Mabel Nay. and Hazel Wilson.
Three Of Rivesville graduating
class this year will teach next year.
Miss Edna Eminger will go to
Sugar Lane, Mabel Nay to Rfves-
villa and Russell Smith to the
Pitcher School at Dakota.