The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-13
FARMINGTON
Ne e. District Conference.

Me E.. District Conference.
The wheeling district confer
ence or the Methodist Episcopal
Church opens tire day session
this evening I'M the Methodist
Episcopal Church. The confer
ence will begin at 8 O'Clock with
sermon by the Rev. C. F. An
derson- Noted men andwomen
from various places will be pres
ent and will speak on vital sub
jects relative to the church.
HalIan-D Downs.
Pa, and Miss Lillian Jenness
Downs OF this rlace were united
in marriage Tuesday, June 6, at
the First Methodist Episcopal
Church in Fairmont, the pastor,
the Claude King, officiating. They
were attended by Miss Georgia
Downs, a sister of the bride, and
Kenneth Bartlett. The bride was
.modishly dressed in a suit OF navy
blue canton crepe, with which she
wore a picture hat of black taft
feta-
Mrs. Hallan is the eldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. E.: Nay Downs
of this place and is very popular
in the church circles. She is a
graduate of the Fairmont State
Normal School and has taken adj
vance courses in teaching at the
University OF Virginia. For the
past two years she taught success
fully in the local grade school
Mr.. Hal1an is the only son of
.Keesport, Pa. He attended the
University of Pittsburgh and at
the time of his marriage was a
student at West Virginia Univer-
sity.
Mr.. Hallan and his bride have
gone to Mckeesport for a short
visit with his parents, and will
later go to Blacksmith, Va,
where Mr.. Hallan will take up a
summer course in v. p I.
Miss Mabel Toothman of Fair
mont was a guest at the wedding.
J.. o. o. +. Memorial Service.
A beautiful memorial service of
Electric Lodge No. 81, I. O. o. F..
and Sisters of Rebekah No. ST
was held in the Southern Metho-
dist Church at ESQ O'Clock Sun
day. The Rev. John Beddow of
Warrington gave an interesting
address. Thirty members of the
+. O.. o. f lodge are dead. Fol-
lowing the services at the church,
Cemetery and placed flowers on.
the raves of several deceased
members.
Attending State Normal School.
Misses Bess Book and Marjorie
Park have entered the Fairmont
State Normal for the summer
term.
Home From University.
Miss Rachel Malcolm and Hugh
Martin have returned to their
home here for the summer vaca-
ton, after attending West Vir-
ginia University for the past nine
months. Miss Malcolm, who was
a junior the past year, is taking
an "A. B. course, while Mr.. Martin,
a sophomore, is taking a B. s.. C.
E. course.
Baby Girl.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Luther
Hess Tuesday, June s, a baby
girl
AT Conference.
The Rev. L. w. Peters, the Rev.
Thomas Floyd and A. G.. Edinger,
superintendent of the NJ. e. South
Sunday School, are in Gassaway
attending the Fairmont District
conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church., South.
The Rev. d. j. Floyd has en-
tered the ministry, accepted a
circuit of thirteen appointments
in Lewis County, and is moving
his family there.
Visiting Mother
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Baker
and three children of Washington,
d. c., are visiting Mrs. Bakers
mother, Mrs. Ada Sheets at her
home here.
Visits School.
James Michael of Plum Run,
officer in the Lincoln District Sun
day School Association. visited
the NJ. E. South Sunday School
Sunday. He complimented the
school on doing such good work
and c1assed the school as one of
the best in the district. In the
absence of the Superintendent
Edinger, L. N. Whitlatch intro
duced the speaker.
At Cook Hospital. :
Mrs. John Border, who had been
very i'll at her home in West
Pennington, has been removed to
Cooks Hospital, Fairmont, where
she is a medical patient.
Move to Ziesing.
Frank Cole and family have
moved from their farm near here
to ziesing. near Clarksburg, where
Mr.. Cole is employed.
Going to Convention.
A large delegation Of Pythian
Sisters, Victory Temple No. "a, is
planning to attend the district
convention at Watson Thursday
and Friday. The local lodge hopes
to have the largest delegation
there.
Entertains Glass.
Miss BeuIa Martin entertained
the Gods Workers Glass of the
M. E.. South Sunday School at
her home near here last Wedues-
day evening. Music and games
were features OF the evening. De-
licious refreshments were served.