The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-23

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|lrage supply Of fruit and other
datnties for the prisoners,
TOWN TALK !. * az IL ~ !. &
surveys Restaurant soId-R. w
Richard, q restaurant man of Nor.
|gantown, today closed o deal with
Heinie Fnftz, special receiver Of
|Haryey's Restaurant whereby he
takes oyer the control Of the local
eating house. The court some time
ago appointed Fultz special receiv.
Ier to operate the restaurant, but.
re appears that the receiver was
unable to operate the restaurant at
a profit ito the creditors and the,
court ordered the sale Of the prop
.erty. s2
At State Hospital-Fred Coble
Of Clarksburg an employe Of the
Columbia Glass Co., In this city,
was admitted to Eairmont Hosp!-
tai today for medical treatment.
Condition Satisfactory IT h g
condition Of Mrs. 3. B. Reed, who
was knocked down by, an automo-
bile ThufSd day and; severely inS
jured, Is satisfactory although she
Is suffering terribly from the
shock and from numerous cuts
and bruises about her body.
No Operations Today-There|
were on operations performed at
Cook Hospital today, the first
time such a condition has existed
for long time.
Constable Seriously nl-Coa-
stable G w. Hawkins Is very seri-
ously Ill at Cook. Hospital follow
ing an 4 operation performed last
evening at about 8. o clock. Mr.
Hawkins was very Ill with appen-
;dtcitis, and when. he was taken to
the hospital and operated on. hls|
condition was considered critical.
He resides at 1913 Field street.
Apples for pollce-Dr. j. AL
Jamison, city health officer, re
membered the members OF theA
city police, force today by present.
ing to them a barrel Of apples.
Doctor Jamison's office is next to
police headquarters and the boys
in blue help him out many timesj
during the year. AT the close OIL
today's session of court Doctor
Jamlson presented the boys with
the apples. .,
Board to Meet-There will be al
meeting Of the board Of directors
of the Fairmo1t Chamber Of Com
merce some evening late next week,
1t was announced tSday. The exact
date Of the meeylg has not been
set, pending conference between
o. s. Mckinney, president, and T.
D. Council, segretary ofSthe cham
Der. ~ ~
Dwight !Teter Here-Dwight Tie.
ter, special writer on the Wheeling
Intelligencer, passed through here
this morning on his way to hfst
home at Philippe where he will
spent Christmas.
Bad for HoIyard-creed Bolyard
will have to do some tall ,hustlinE
to make good his prediction ofisnow
for Christmas, according to indica-
lions today. The temperature is
mild and clear. Bolyard insists,
however, that there, viii be a
change by tomorrow night and that
he will be indicated.
vs. Undergo IS W Operation So Earl
Knight, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
James A. Knight, underwent a
surgical operation at hospital in
Denver, Colo, for appendicitis
recently. A message received
here by his parents stated that thu
operation had been successful and
that the patient was resting well.
Earl Knight was for many years
aresident of this city and with his
wife went west several year sage
to reside.
Train an Hour Late-The train
fron1 the East arriving here at
9:42 was almost an hour late this
morning and did not arrive until
1880 o'clock. 1t was reported on
time and scores Of people and au.
tomoblles were waiting its coming
when It was marked up to arriva
at 1927. Many left the station
and came backsup town. A large
number Of people came in on the
train, while several took the train
to other points.
Joke on seeretary-The penned
initials, at. D. e." at the bottom
Of Christmas cards being sent out
by the Dixieco Go. t'are causing
T. D. Connell. secretary Of the
Chamber Of Commerce much mer.
riment. The penmanship OF the
signer OF the cards is similar to
that Of Mr.. connell and many are
asking him IL he is using Dlxiecc
cards for his Christmas gifts.
Col, Watson Delayed-Col. G. W.
Watson, president of the Consoli:
dalton Coal Co., did not arrive here
this morning from New York as ex.
pected, but 1t was stated that he
would likely arrive here tomorrow
and go to Fairmont Farms over
Christmas. ~