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Revival Meetings ffire Attended by Great Success. IT SOOLS WERE WON And Daughter .?ill Go to Mannington Tomorrow. ththe service tonight at the First diet Episcopal church oil Fair fit :.avenufi, a great revival of re 'Ottrunder tho direction of the First '.' and M. P. Temple and the South Methodist Episcopal will be Sfi to a close. While the ser ices will be at an end after three of services, yet tho Bpiendid soul-stirring preaching of Dr. Ma gjitfll go on having its effect and ixtbnt of the gospel as portrayed lis splendid man of God, will in BeSfar reaching and,many will Jthered ^into - the churches as a igf: this'rellglous.campaign: we .time-draws near for the evan gi>r.-Mahood, to leave this city, glgn'of friends demonstrate their elation ot the man by)the fact fftlnge'ot sadness; hangs, oyerrthe ngar as ".It. is realized) that this Spi'the last time the .loyal con will hoar this ..'evangelist is power has been felt in this ty and. will continue to be 'or years to come. Dr. Mahood tbihiajrisxt Held of labor, Man on,'wlthithe,good will'and wishes host. of:.friendB in thief'clty V - fisjresalt of the various services many of: the Sabbath'scfcool j?ame 'but;and made a decision' Brift^irSSrvjces: wereiheld in the,, jchurches^a'ffllittted with the un serviceBrconducted by"the pastors | ^respective'churtheB.' .. "iree inJ the siftenlioon1 a mass | for men'was held at the Tem ressed by Dr. Mahood. A large . _gatlon*wa8 out foi; this service, fie^samei uo.urj a .splendld* service "omen^waijfcond'uoted-in the First 'chtirch by-Dr: J; C. Broomfleid. thirty o'clock saw a large num K6??young people representing thai bung peoples','societies ot these bes, assembled in a mass meet lithe First M. E. church. Rev. J7ebb led.:this service which was 9endld one. he culminating point of the entire 3&rae reached at 7:30 o'clock when ^Continued on page twelv'o.)' wanna Books % Given to Library j&* ne of the largest crowds ot the year lered la the Palatine Baptist tfSrctfftfist night to hear the "Polly program. Atter a spirited tservice in which all the congre :lon joined, the young "girls com tho 'Pollyanna class, rendered y'-Intereattng program. The first ber was a "Pollyanna" class song, Jfirii.eapecialy for the occasion. An {songs and speeches were In keep iwltlr the spirit of the "glad girl." "Burprlse of the evening occurred i one ot the clasB stepped to the :form and In'a fitting speech pre Jto Prof. W. A. Hustead, for the ^School library, a copy ot the fana book. The speaker stated li|y were'anxious to spread the nna spirit among the boys and ,T.;Fairmont. and knew of no bet lyj'than to' place a copy of the 111; the school library. At the Jot the program the pastor, Rev. BroWn, gave a brief address. The (congregation expressed them Jis being highly delighted with rvice, and many, no doubt, went Kwlth new determination to play "a'digame. ||ged Yost Law Violators Freed ? ? ante Lee, colored was arrested ?By'by the county authorities Kount of seriling Fred jVithers, Colored, for a' trunk which was id^vJa the Baltimore and Ohio aggftge and which contained JS/tatTi:whiskey; InoVone had'accepted the whis "'.both Withers ,and the woman allowed to, go free, the state ?^tlcs being unable; to proceed -them. Investigations are boing made today Knd^.whether or not Nannie Lee the liquor Into; the state, In tho ggyerhment will have IfilSfcui; 50 Machines In Greatest Battle In Air (By Associated Press) BASH.. Switzerland, March 20.?. When 23 allied aeroplanes raided Mulhotue, upper Alsace, the great est aerial battle, ot-the 'war .took, place. Acconnta Just reaching here de clare more than 50 machines were lighting at ;such close quarters that German anti-aircraft guns had to cease Are in order to avoid hitting their own machines. One French airman rammed a German machine which fell in flames. Five German aeroplanes and three French tell, the occupants ot all being killed. Even while the allied airmen were fighting, they dropped a num ber of bombs on all military posi tions. Many thousands ot people witnessed the combat Rev, L. E. Peters Dies at Clarksburg WELL BELOVED PASTOR PRACTIC ED HIS DOCTRINE OF CHEER FULLNESS TO THE END. Rev. L. E. Peters, widely known throughout the state and more famil iarly called "Uncle Peters" died on Saturday evening at his home at Clarksburg after a lingering Illness. For a year ho had been confined to his bqd and prior to that time had been In failing health which had ne cessitated his retirement from active work. He was a member of the Bap tist Ministry and had served the state association in official capacity as'a Bible colporteur and a nlnstltute work er for many years."' He had visited perhapB every church of the denomination in the state *of West Virginia and his work also reach ed out grijatly on interdenominational lines. As an' institute worker he was especially successful and his black board lessons on such occasions will linger long in the memories of his hearers. At the conclusion of-the les son he always wa.s wont-to Inscribe the text "Keep Sweet" which'admoni tion coupled, vyjth;. Revj-'Peters 'smile, - nd ; went s?;'long3?Wi toward, .'further "easing lihi' aufferlnt 'with SheffgreatSitv patience and( fortitude. .. . . Rev. Mr. Petors was horn' in Green brier county but spent the. greater .part of.hls young manhood in'Ralelgh county. He was a Civil war veteran having enlisted as a Confederate boI dior at the outbreak of hostilities. He was thrice married, his' second wife having died more than twenty years ago when the family were res idents ot Parkersburg. Several years who survives him. Several children later he married Miss Mattie Colins by the first marrlago survive him, namely: Mrs. S. G. Johnson of Pres cott. Ariz., and Mrs. W. Guy Merritt, of Delta, Colo, and Miss Carrie Beech Peters, at home. The son, W. D. Peters, resides at Delta, Colo. Funeral services are announced to be Held Tuesday at 2 'o'clock in the First Baptist Church in Clarksburg. Interment will be made in the I. O. 0, F. Cemetery at Clarksburg. Marietta Hotel Effects Are Sold Fully 75 bidders were present this forenoon at the sheriff's sale of the goods of the Marietta Hotel company, which sale was being held in the Smith-Race Company's building on Clevoland avenue. All restaurant and hotel fixtures went to D. B. Morley, highest bidder. The barber shop fixtures were bought in by It. L. Tucker. The office equip ment was sold in smnll quantities to various bidders. C. E. McCray purchas ed the bank fixtures. All articles were sold before noon except one adding machine which will be bid on some time tills afternoon. Thompson Creditors See Mr. Schrugham A number of creditors of J. V. Thompjon who live in this community called at the offices ot the Chamber of Commerce this afternoon and dls cussed Mr. Thompson's affaire with Secretary Scrugham, of the J. V. Thompson Creditors' committee, whe spent the afternoon hore. Mr. Scrugham was very optimistic about the outlook for the success of the plans worked out . by the com mittee for the ? settlement, of Mr. Thompson's affairs snd said that there was an excellent prospect that the unsecured creditors will' come out whole or nearly-so. . WOMAN WOULD FIGHT NEW YORK, March 10.?It's a good thing Uncle Sam's troops are trailing Villa. Otherwise 300 women, headed by' Mlsj Ida' Vera: Simonton. armed with sure-enough rifles, might be bik ing through" Mexlco in pursuit of the bgndlt chief. Moreovor they'd have got him,"too. Miss Simonton says! , .The latter.la secretary o{ the Ameri can Woman'-s League of-Self Oefense. - J.- ?? -..-r.' Judge Haymond Declines To Hear a Case.On Person-" al Reasons. OTHER COURT MATTERS Persons Who Confessed Were Sentenced And Then Paroied. Arguments In the case of the state against James It. Linn and the state against Less G. Race were begun this afternoon In the Circuit court, and at a, late hour were not finished. Two men indicted for felony confes sed today and were sentenced by the court. Andrew Jones, colorod, was sentenced to two years'and six months lrj the state penitentiary. Nicola IJe labbio pleaded guilty to tha charge of feloniously cutting another foreigner and was given the minimum sentence of one year In the penitentiary. Considerable amusement was had In the court room over the efforts of Nl chola to understand the indictment. He can speak English fairly well, but when brought into court promptly for got all he'knew. When asked by the aid of the interpreter,' Miss Hentzy, if he knew that he was pleading guilty to cutting another man, Ntcjla said:, "If my lawyer say I cut him. I say I cut him too". At this morning's session of the Court, the suit of John A. Clark vs. the Safety Check and Hook. Company, was sustained;' and the suit of the First National Bank of Monongah and Howard W. Showalter vs..the Fair-, mont Safety Check and Hook Co., was restrained ,'andj':,referred toi the; itQ jianaie all filsrnlsWd: from ^e.^nteraicdlato(pourt ijudtappealeti ,tothis'court on/a wrlt; of terror;,'was sustained,' and the"-plea o^a,'i'v^rI?,iof error.'grahted. Artretrial' ot- this ? case/will be had in eltttr this court or - the Intormedlate court. " Judge Haymond desired to refer the' cause in chancery, of the' 'state vs. Kato Preston Haymond and others, to a Judge of another court For reasons of relationship he declined to hear the, case. With the consent of the;* at torneys this cause was certified , to Judge Sturgls of Morgantown. The petit Jurors -who appeared this morning were excused'and ordered to return Wednesday morning at' 9 oclock. I Several of the persons indictod Sat-1 urday evening confessed to charges found against them, and were sentenc ed by the, court. The persons confes sing wore as follows: Jennings Smith pleaded guilty of chcck raising and was sentenced to two years and parol- j ed. Lonnle Norris and George Kirk] Pleaded guilty ot robbery and were paroled. Charles Holland, colored, confessed to robbery and his case was taken under advisement. Charles is said to be hut 16 years of ago. Dal las Tucker confessed to a misdemean or charge and was fined $5. The case of Charles Nagenolas alias Charlie Jim, was certified to the In 'remediato court and Charles gave bond for the sum of $600. Tho same action was taken In tho case against John March and a similar bond fur nished by John. The Judge under the acts of 1915, has the privilege of paroling prisoners in such cases at his discretion. These are tho first cases that have been pa roled in.the local courts under this law. ,? - ? ?. ? , t j County Agent Smith's Plans For the Week County, Agricultural Agent H. L. Smith left this afternoon for Forrell's Run In the Paw Paw distrtct where he will address a meeting of the farmers In the Ferrell's Run school house. On Wednesday Mr. Smith will go to Rob inson Hun school ho.use also In thei Paw .Paw district, w;here he wlll;dem-: onstrate spraying and pruning to the' gathering there. Thurada*- no will visit the farmhouses near Sugar Grove In .the afternoon and at night .will ad dress a meeting to be.held in the Sugar Grove school house. Talked'About Soil, at Farmers- Meeting The meeting of the farmers held Saturday afternoon in' ? the circuit court.'TOoin here, 'was; from a stand point of.attendance great.success. County Agricultural Agent' Zlnn ot Harrison county, addressing 65 men explained the. pecularltles of. soil as It is found. ln'.Weat-Virginia anil also' spoke of many thlnKS-of 'interest "of. all farmers in'this,section. - i . " :/'.y Dr. I. R. Dean of Toronto Is| Considered a Leading Light. Dr. I. It. Dean of Toronto, Canada, will open the evangelistic campaign to be waged by the First Baptist church In this city, during the nest few weeks, on Friday night of this week, when he will preach on "Science and the Bible." Dr.' Dean will also preach on Saturday night and Sunday morning and evening and on Monday night. Dr. Dean Is considered the greatest authority on Science and the Biblo In the United States today and bis sermons will be well worth hear ing. On Tuesday night Dr. T. T. Martin of Blue Mountain, Miss., will begin a series of meeting at this church and will remain here about ten days, when his associates Dr. F. J. Harrell and his singer will arrive here and continue the meetings Indefinitely. All of these men are regarded as among'the greatest and most success ful evangelists in the Held today. On yesterday morning Dr. Charles Slnsel, William Morgan and George Coppage all of Grafton spoke at this church on the recent revival held In the Crafton Baptist church by these evangelists. They spoke enthusiasti cally of these men and their splendid work In that city and awoke a wave of enthusiasm In the hearts of the peo plo assembled at this, service .which bodes well for the success of the cam paign which starts on Friday night to continue indefinitely. To, show the appreciation of the people of Grafton for these evangelists It will ..be only necessary to state that their services have been engaged'for similar* : ?un palgnlng to be conducted next'year. , Plans are in progress for a special train to convey a number-of ;G^afton people to this city durnlg the'services. iPSSPSIP f SeaJcMihg:^ : At the meeting of the city Board of Affairs:.this morning, held in the office of i. Finance Commissioner !J. Walter Barnes, many bills were orders ed paid. A statement was presented, to the city by..C.' O. Jackson for $25.40 for jrgistering-voters in 1911. It took some time for the commissioners to look this far back to decide whether or not the bill remained unpaid and after several books were looked over the .bill sbowed as outstanding. It'was or J dered paid by the board. ' For coal delivered to families who are financially unable to ,buy it, the city paid J. O. Fetty JG.75. This was for coal so far delivered this month. The Dlckerson Building Supply, com pany was paid $519.75 tor work done by that company on the new city build ing. For uniforms for firemen and police men which were purchased for the last .winter the M. C. LUley company was ordered to be paid J298.90. Clyde S. Holt presented a bill for $7.50 for articles supplied tbe police men In the way of flaBh lights, bat terles, etc. It was passed upon n? ready to be paid. For drugs supplied tlie city physician for services rendered, the Mountain City Drug company presented a state ment tor $34.75 and the Holt Drug compauy for $24.18. These were order edpald. 1 i For printing for the month oil March the Fleming Printing company was'paid $23.75. TowelB furnished cost the city $10. For painting the pump station a bill of $15 was paid. The Weather. West Virginia?Cloudy tonight and , Tuesday probably rain; warmer to night. LOCAL WEATHER READINGS F. P. Hall, Obaerver Temperature at 8a. .m. today 20. Yesterday's -weather clear; temper ature, maximum 40; minimum 16; pre cipitation none. Firemen Put Out Barnesville.Blaze ? ? : ? ; v Answering, a call to Barnesvllle-on the Fairmont side of the bridge, the central'.Are department's' auto 'truck and the chiefs, car made a hurried trip through Ihe 'cityfto ^thtif point at. 8.30 o'clockiuilB'fJinorhlng? 'The'joof of-the'houBa,of'Jim;Franro was aflame when the flreraen.'arrived, but rnrii soon made."safe "when the ? chemicals were played on the^ blaze: The flro likely started on'account of ^cnkedvapotyaboutj.tlie-chimne'y.-.The Wimaga'wlllJiot.exce'ed " ?-? ____________________ Flemingsburgr to Get a New Walk and An Electric Light. PATH FOR SHAGTOWN Hog Ordinance Again Goes Over?Hog Owners Get a Chance. A delegation from Flemingsburr. commonly,called Johntown, petitioned the city board ot, affairs at the regular Monday meeting this morning for an electric light and tor some sort of & walk. The delegation stated to the board that their United States mall service had been discontinued on ac count of the streets in their flection, being almost impassable. The street commissioner was in structed. to send an engineer to John town to arrange for a walk and for a ligfit. The one light will do, the city thinks, for'the"present' hut* after it's erection, should another be necessary, arangements will, he made whereby It- can be installed. As to the walk this matter has'been Investigated and the need of a walk clearly Imprfcssediupon the commissioners. It will;be built. Commissioner J. Walter Barnes, who has been figuring for sometime on the matter of putting, in. a board walk in from Shagtown to the end of'Maple; avenue, has declded*.to makethe walk of slag .which will be supplied by J. Oi Fetty at the price ot ?1 a'wagon load. It will, take about ten loads to make the road:.... . ' This action was taken.on the peti tion of;a;coritinBenti of residents.from i^a^n^Wriiw weeks^ Th ei' board In tends - to (give;alli hog^ owners ample time intwhicfcto make their complaints against theiordinancei.and: for this rea son has held oft. so long.; .' j ? Permit:wasigranted"the Shaw Hotel company,' owners of^the JJanley, to erect a slgniover the street in front of the restaurant adjoining the hotel. . - Boyd- 'Ahdersohisecured <-a "transfer of license-from bin'Old- stand In the Marietta hoteU'to his new place of bus iness in the Nuzum building.. W. D. Straight Home From State Capital -- \ W. V. Straight, county sealer of weights and measures,, returned Sun day from Charleston, where he had at tended a.meetlng of sealers represent ing the various counties of the Btate, held In the capital city..Labor Commis sioner J. H. Nightingale presided at the meeting. Mr. Straight reports a splendid meeting, well, attended, and much enthusiasm tor the campaign will be waged by the sealers for.bet ter weights and measures for the state of "West Virginia. Wife Murderer Pays the Penalty (By Associated Press) ROCKVIEW, Pa., March 20.?Martin Kristaln, of Snowden township. Alle Kheny county, was electrocuted at the State penitentiary hero'this morning, paying the penalty for the murder of his wife, whom lie shot September 23, 191'4. Kristaln was the sixth person from this state to die In the chair and wa8 the first from Allegheny county. Five shocks were administered before death came. . German Attacks End in Failure *. \ ??r?? ' (By Associated Press) PARIS, March SO.?German forces have bombarded Malancourt and an at tack was made by them on the French, position at AvCote ? de, Polvre- has,-re sulted In a failure, according to an an nouncement-made by the French war office this "afternoon. There has been an intermittent bombardment In the ,reglon of:Vaux., ?' : Imprpyements at Manley Lunch-Room r ?; V~: ? i In ordir'^handle to ^creasln* bus ! Ijiess'' *whXch1?liaB beeri 'Manley^ hotel ; restaurant's luck *to*secure,* Manager J^H.^Abbott/haa enlarged the room and extended the? counter a greater, . distance- toward?the. rear'ot.,the,room. < In ord er V<o ?'make this4change . > pool I table had to be taken* outrand several J made Boy Bootlegger Is Close Mouthed Efforts are being made today to as certain the partner or the man behind the gun In the case-of the "tate agalnst Rosa "Barber, aged 16, for selling wbis key. The hoy was arrested by Constable Satterfleld and Connors and ?*_?)? time of his arrest had upon Ms person two small bottlea of.whlstey. He told the officers he maae lots oMttoney, that he sold from 300 to *00 drinks a week and he bad a partner with whom he divided the profits. He refuses to divulge the name of the partner. The hoy runs a small store on the East Side for an Italian In the city who Is known and who will be taken Into custody as soon as a few clues can be run down.. He also refuses to state where he purchased his liquor. He Is In Jail awaiting further action. Former Pastor of Local Church Dies REV F. H. J. KING SERVED THE PALATINE M. E. CONGREGA TION AT ONE TIME Rev. F. H. J. King, of Buckliannon, the oldest member of the West Vir ginia Conference of ths Metliodlst Episcopal church, and who '0J"m?.r'J served the Palatine M. E. church, died at the home of his son, Jennings M. King, M.D., at Wellsvllle, Ohio, Satur day evening at 10 o'clock. Dr. King was one of the most popular preachers in the, conference In Ills day. and al though retired from the effective ranks of the ministry, he continued to prench almost every Sunday until a few months ago. He was eighty yeara o age and was honored and revered not only by the ministers ot Ills own con* ference, but by all who lmewjfrim; He" -wis an honored veteran oC the Civil war -having served two or three years to the Union army. Wen the an nouncement of his death *as made In the Diamond Street church yesterday morning, many of the older members of the church were moved to tears. A. flora! tribute will be sent by this church, and' many will feel a. personal toss In his death/, ThetuMralse^lces will be held at Hlpley, W^-Va* on Jues day afternoon; He Is survived by two sons'iDr.'IenijlngB'Klng. ot Wellsburg, aid^winiam "Wirt King. D.D., "?* rborch. St. Louis- Mo., an" 1 ^SdWgHta^attends the Normal Who-Skipped Is'iAigaiii Arrested ffcotiVo Ashby was arrested this af toniMn on Main street by Constables Satterfleld'arid Connors Mid tak?" 1?e'; fore'SQuIre R.rLelgh Fleming. is charged witli selling whiskey last October at which time he was arrested bv Constable Connors hut he got iway fHe went to. Wheeling where a citable was sent after him In^the railway station there ho asked to be freed of the handcuffs as Ue claimed he was helng plpced in a very embar dwlng ^slUon. As soon as pleased he disappeared. Ho will be tried on the selling charge as Boon as the state can muster Its witnesses. Has Pillow Made By Belgian Soldier A nretty soft pillow made by a Bel dan soldier at Holland was recently received In this clyt.hy Mrs. Marie Theresa, the package having come fro mHolland by registered maU. The oillow 'is formed of. Immortelles. Aealnts a background of green Immor telles, the ags of France, red, blue and white ana of Belgium, black, red and vellow are prettily outlined in the col ored Immortelles. Tho Pillow 's a thing of artistic beauty. The pillow Is on dlspay In the window ot the J. M. Hartley department store. 0. B.' Shanley Goes to Hagerstown Hotel O. B. Shanley, a former resident of Fairmont, who had been located-slnce leaving this city some three yo*?. a|o flfl >ierk< at the Randolph hotel at 121 kins; has resigned that pcsltjon and J will leave shortly for Hagerstown. Md., ] where he'has accepted ,a similar poai- j tlon -with the Hamilton hotel at that place.- Mr.: Shanley .was a resident of this' city for a number .of years. 'He Is ] a singer of ability and toolc part in, i toostot the entertainments of a musi cal nature held here while he waa va ( resident of Fairmont. ?I Situation is An Ei ingr One For U. S, CarranzaJj Mexican AdvicesSS^ Effect That Het^ ing Southeast. ? (By Associated EL l'ASO, Tox.. tfiBrM problem of granting the CniU government permUsion|fto u can railroads to transport ad American troops pursulnjatyi shadowed everythtngclseflrif lean situation here today. T; of General Carranza to the re the government for permlsslo the railroad was expected to forward to Washington toda fusal will enitarrassjthe open the American troops^whilenk lug of requests, it was declare be bound to be serlousl^mliS by a considerable-section?!] ican people and to be cxpioite enemies of General -'Garianq The unexpecte'dly^rapfdfet the expedltionaryl'coluujuul Pershing has forced;,ttfeTrSEfS tion to an issue. Americana with the country'lntogywlafl umns are now eriteHnimy?m Is imperative thatvitMSnM placed at their dlsposalatora up supplies. ' ' "'fffljil ' Villa Fleeing Southeai EL PASO. ? ? MartfofflSgSj doubled east and-'soi)fljj5Jfi$|j; according to a'ftelegrnm rec -General nnv'pi . ??>v,|Tii*?W?? t< ??"Hie 'reports tiiat CairS3fii|ffi advancing from the south w Americana are. contlSntoHMBI from- the -h'ortH'fln^piriJ^^H More Troop'^fcio COLUMBUS,: N.VM?! creased activity, onjitW troops stationed herani during the night aSnmi and supply trains Indlcal additional "Jorcefl^slfgjtl their way to auKmenti American expeditionary;: the field In northorn;>Mej - ? v! CarraniaVproti WASHINGTONSl^arQ Carranza Mias ; formal against American 4 troSj Casas Grandcg Infthelqpi and the American^ gov replied that the trooped dered specifically notfgj Grandes or sny otheratc in Mexico. ':3Ssj5jS Judge W. $ Judge W, N. Millar? Court of Appeals,.; at? announced that he^1s~i re-nomination to auecej member of that&tgbi tiie late GovernorDawi first appointed toVfl?^ serve until next electlo: nominated andeectejdj malnder of theunexpli When Judge MiUert next December,' he ^wi 10 of the 12 years con: term. Judge MUlerajt faction to the ta'r.andj ing his term on the;l>en< ly receive the nomlriStl ??'' ' ' .Yf*' win BuiidTKiml CHARLESTON,';:W^V Having already p'rovid sue for (550,000 toibqm structlon .of perinantf county of Wyoming w? bids for grading 200 way. H. M. Cl|he;ofiEgj dent of the .Countywioi consider the bids. PLAYER8 WANTI string instruments to tra. Also, beginneri 805 Qulncy street, F Notice to Taxpayejj All persons owing taxes at this offio notified that they must pay at once. ? jg? <' i.??V N j My collector will call on you soon, no you that you owe taxes but for the purr lectmg same. Please come ul and settJ . ' ___ : ? .