Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-07-27

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he said. He admitted trying to,
but said he didn't because she
wouldn't let him. He paid the fine
and costs and apologized to Mrs
Stewart for whatever unseemly &C.
''on ne might have engaged IN
when ne passed her home.
Fairmont-State highway CON
s;rnction is being seriously impod.
Cd by the strike of tho railroad
3hopmen. Construction of the Nor
eantown pike between Little Indian
Creek and Morgantown will be fir
iFhcd by August /, but the work on
the stretch between the creek and
the Marion county line has been
suspended because 40-odd car loads
Of material have been tied up by
the rail strike. For a like reason,
construction Of the road between
Fairmont and Shinnston has been
stopped.
Huntington. - An entire city
block in New Milton will become
the property Of Mrs. Rosa Mullins,
provided she remains a member of
the household Of Mr.. and Mrs. Spen-
Ger Mullins, the donors, through
their natural lives, according to the
unique terms Of deed lodged for
record in the Cabell county clerks
Office here. Conditions Of the decd
nre further that Miss Mullins must
conduct herself at all times in
such a manner as to bring neither
unhappiness nor reproach" upon
Mr. and Mrs. Mullins. The rela.
tionship, if any, of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mullins to Miss Mullins is not dis.
closed by the deed.
Fairmont.-One Of the largest
family reunions of the state, that of
the Barnes Family Reunion Asso.
ciation is scheduled for August 81
at Loop Park in this city. Upward
of 1000 members Of the family from
all parts Of West Virginia and from
six adjoining states will participate
". II. Barnes, Of this city, is pros
ident and w. Kenneth Barnes. also
of Fa!rmont. is secretary and treas
urer. This will be the 22nd annual
reunion Of the association
Terra Alta.-John w. Froeland, OF
this county, has COW which has
had nine calves during the past
five years-four pairs of twins in
succession with but a single calf
this year.
Elkins.-The band from the Odd
Follows Orphans Home here will go
to Detroit this fall, according to an
announcement made here. The
band will go to the tri-State meet
of Odd Fellows at Mountain Lake
Park from Ohio, West Virginia and
Maryland The band will also go
to the West Virginia meeting OF
Odd Fellows at Parkersburg.
NoreaGtown. 80 Friends of \. ].
Powell of Green street, declare he
is entitled to the years fishing
championship for West Virginia. He
has Hooked 1900 catfish since the
1922 season opened. Two days re.
Gently he went over the 100 mark
Ill lShln2, one DAY catching los and
the other day getting 112 And he
IS still adding to this record
ClarksbUrg, Clarence McAtee, a
ten-yearold boy of SIS Water street,
mute since his birth, suddenly re-
covered his speech after praying for
it at the altar of a tented church
where eyangelistic services had
been carried on by the Pentecostal
denomination, at Broad Oaks. ac-
cording to Mrs. Ida Tribbett, Of
Sturgis, Mich, the evangelist in
charge. Those acquainted with the
hoy say he had not spoken before
The alleged miracle is vouched for
by various persons of the city who
were i'll attendance at the meeting.
Clarksburg William +. Starchec,
Of this city. traction train dispatch
er, former member of the House of
Delegates and candidate for the
House again, says the only way to
clear the barn or the house of rats
IS to use your flivver. Back it up
n tho harm +,,l - oO