The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-17
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Ind pende tents to Play Fair
mont and Cleveland Team
E Next Sunday.

NEAl@oulludy'
AIRVIEWL May IT W. E.
Of the Marion Cou ~ " !,
visited the farm Of
sBd1gFoxg yesterday on Wetzel Run
to look over fineI
sssfIpcKE of sheep owned by Mr.. Fox,
WHO has forty two sheep all told
hich&lsheared on an average OF
sseVenS pounds per sheep. HI mas
been offered 40 cents pound forI
but "a group Of farmers arc
saanooiing this product at Manning,i
s.aonss Us send to Clarksburg, where III
wi he stored by the farm bureau
and held For higher prices. accord
ing TO information given out oyt
NMrgs Fox. Other farmes in this sec SEE;
ssflon ARE Joining in the poool.
sss First Grade Picnic
So Vivian Flowers, teacher Of!
HE first grade in the local puohcl
#school, and all her pupils spe:ntI
Sthsir$Sc closing day Of school On
Ypicnic in the#K1ondyke Grove near
he day was spent IN
lanes and story telling. The luncn!
ssconsisted Sof sand cakes, ap-i
PIES, salads coffe ond milk. the
Invited guests were Mrs. ". y.
geYost.Mrs .sI C.sYost, Mrs. w.
sssrEnode MRS Frank Yost and MISS
sDaisy Williams. The adults hau
h cal sthenic exercises and entertain
seda the children with stories.
SEsS Walk TO Track Meet
perhaps the best example OF 10y
;saItys rs the high school athlet G.
ssfaamtSwas shown last Saturday at
sE+sasrrannto,tn,n when two little folks,
Willie Fox and Paul SCHROEDER. ~
d ~ 13Syears old, walked the entire
sdfstance OF 10 miles from FalrVlew
sFairmont, to see their team
SstaksapaTt in the first sche ional
track meet it, had ever entered
Having bn ut sufficient fHy as 20
gain admission to the grounds ana
Wishing to be on hand to snow the
boys that they were bS.S.d -
tPosstheE last $nickle. they sci, OUT %
4 foot:after an early lunch and arrlv-
#ed at South Side Park in time toI
Msee their team make five f1rs
sl aces Although tired from the
siong journey, their voices could pei
heard all through the meet eNhort-l,
Wilson to do his best.
The 8littIe8f fellows had no trouble n
letting transportation home after
3SStiilee,ss conte and it is likely that
sbocth will be taken to MorgantoWnI
snnsxtsSaturday to see the siSte ira "a cA
meet.
Alumni Meeting
al umnt association of the 10
scaIhigh school held a business ses-
Sion last night in the board -
Seducat ton office to arrange for the
ssbanuuet which will be given in the
sshighs school auditorium next Mon
dayan Letters have been sent
SSfo T# era duates Of the local high,
ssscIiool inviting them TO be pres
Sent at that time and IN ~ prop,
ability this will be the biggest ana
Nbssts home coming among that
aEEsaslllumni in the history Of s1e asso,
Sciiati on H Toothman and
B 81 araldS CARPENTER are in charge .fi
1sarrangeme
Road To Park
4 A%crew Of men under the super
Vision Of Manager Pete 9ost OF the!
@Independ ent baseball team is at
sSsWorK3today constructing a road,
from the street at Basnettsville tol
the ball park on the hill Tie
grounds have been rather difficul
sgofS access because no road vas
nearer than the Wheeling FAIR
mont urn pike at Basnettsville. nu
sSfhe news arrangement will allow
automobiles to reach the ground
without much II trouble. A parking
place near the diamond will be ar
#ranged so that the entire distance
can be made without 1nconvenr
%ance to the fans.
sEairnont and Cleveland Team
Having met and successfully de
Heated the Fairmont Giants and the
ida lay Baseball teams. the local
have arranged a.
sSgame for next Sunday which will
them to the utmost to emerge,
;sonS the winning list. The Fair
Ssrn1tont and Cleveland Coal team vii
abasmet on local grounds at 3 o'clock
ayfafternoon The game prom
fsiges. to beEthe best of the season.
Burns orBraithwood will fill the
ssmios,und position for the visitors,
while the locals are depending up
81 Tustin or Mitchell to pitch the
game SI ma game played last year
sSths F-airmont and Cleveland team
won from the Independents by !
stoS Os score, tn Tustin on the
mound gfor$th locals. The visitors
were held to one hit,
Wit coupled with an error gaya
them til cir only run Tenant III
likely I'LL the backstop position.
Local Items
S.aTh eSCopperhead.' seven rec
spictuT g feat turing Lionel Barry
more will be shown in the high
school aud itorium tonight. A two
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