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incidents of the ittingsYes ipirg People Kjftdjfor Christ School', night at dia * ' - ? ipfiD STREET A SUC diamond;street Church last SBtSge^ auditorium was filled I ages,and a most, ffigpraefjras held.' Rev. H. man'Sised as a text Eccleslas 9, "Rejoice O Young Man in itfireotcJVi The discourse was HKMnrag,-; showing careful ggthc speaker. Many fine dls dpnii&s'to the kiud of agencies gjhwiridulged in and the dan |jBtcp|SeB even i In innocent entsP.^he church was warned narrowness as to the curbing youth when properly SStpSusion.of tho sermon six flSjfgffl'sVcame- out to declare reg^ofi-Chrlst and the pastor tetoe.parenta and teachers of puidfiglrls to gather about the ujtnem.'., ' It was a beautiful i see all, bow together while 8o3[lMay.tehder prayer conse figjiijes' of the children to the ?jjhese;,wlth "other young peo fee orgai'.i.ii d Into a class for joraasfe'probatloners in. the mdiafterja preparatory mem will later take upon thera fewowsToffthechurch. grojscte^ening will be Rev. II. Qjak'sJast sermon in the meet ?t}ie-'p&sl"r will continue the Sanaifother helpers will per Jheird'tp the meeting. . Help ety'serylces" arc held in diffor ?es|each'mornlng. 2?{t)hildren lafore has requested Sher tnaway' co hunt for Mary rohn'gfcwlfe. John claims |man"has entered liis life fMary to run away, She (J&and iwlth her she took iy,!-two years old, and a ree years old. John and HySfchapplly for several Btridnt,:wherehe has been jtHWinlneg.- -? ? ? jefsheriff ;that Mary also aattof,Which- she- helped mj-jthe;Sunday suit which tog In the kitchen. From Illow on tho bed In tho she took 126 .more. With tffifjjstranger "with a le finger,", she. left and gw?john goodbye. fltare"making a search M-Pry fru?i*gaB ' ^ own . J-1 . .J ? V. , 8cnior Class Play.?"The Man from Home" la.the,titledof.axp^fty'.illttfe: drama; with the ? Seiilor .class of the Fairmont'high' schodl> will ' BtagQ 'in. the near future. The success of the recent play, "A Case of' Suspension." which the class produced'recently at' the High school auditorium, has caused the' demand for - a! similar. pro-J ductlon and thiB ,drama'will probably, be staged at the.Grand some.time during the latter part? of May. Miss Pearl Hodges, English teacher of the High school, is in charge ofi the dra matic ambitions of the class. Former Resident Dies?Oliver Ow ens, said to bave.beeh a former resi dent of this city, died at his late home In Cumberland, Md., yesterday, at the ago of 44 years. Death was duo to Inflammatory rheumatism. A wife and si children survive. At Parkersburg?Charles E. Mum ford is in Parksrsburg attending tlte annual meeting of the West Virginia Plumbers' association, which conven ed there Tuesday evening. Changed Bill?Tonight the bill at the Grand Opera house will change and for the remainder of . the ween, ex cept Saturday night, the Grand Stock company will present "Facing the Mu sic," a farce comedy that is very amus ing. Saturday night Jefferson De An gelis and company will put on "Some Baby." Conduit Contract?The contract for laying the conduits for Bell telephone wires which will lie put under ground this yeas has been given to Sam Pol Ino, of this city. Mass Meeting at Fsrrr\lngton?Sat urday afternoon, beginning at 2 o'clock there will be a mass meeting of Lincoln district citizens at Farm Ington. State Road Engineer Williams will make an address and there will be a full discussion of the proposition to borrow $650,009 for construction of permanent roads. The sentiment has been strengthened by , the dofoat of the bond proposition In Paw Paw district. Paid Fine and Costs?Charged with being so ossified that he did not know his own name Joe Schwinski waB ar rested.. last jnight by Constables Con nors anil SAtterfield and placed In the county Jail.. In Snulre-R.^Lelgh-Fle'mV Ing's court this morning he' paid a fine of $1. and coats amounting In all to $6.35. Trunk Is Seized?A trunk which was shipped from Bellaire. O., to Fairmont a few days ago and which has been resting In the Baltimore and Ohio bag gage room since, was seized yesterday. by Constable -Harry Control? and searched.The. trunk; contained 48 pints of whiskey. It was taken by Con stables Connors and Satte.-fleld to the wine room In the county court house. The own6r fallen to report for * the trunk. On Program Committee?Dr. Fred Hess of, thla city Is a member of the committee on program for the West Virginia' Dental society meeting that will be held ill-Charleston on April 12tb. The program will soon be is sued. Several local dentists are plan ning to attend tho sessions which will be held In the Kanawha hotel. Called by Illness?Mrs. Anna Sen senv of Chicago arrived here-yester day called by the serios illness of her sister. Mrs. Clara Barnes. Mrs-. Barne's condition today remained practically unchanged: Bootleggers Were . Armed For Fight TOUGH GUYS FROM CLARKSBURG BOASTED THEY WOULD "GET" ~ FAIRMONT- OFFICERS. Armed with revolvers and knives, two foreigners, Plttl Profinianii aud Dominick Krome; with the firm inten tion of "getting" Harry Connors and Charles Satterfield. started through -Fairmont last night with 36 quarts of; Special for Friday & Saturday Grape Fruit 6 for 25"c; 4,for 25c; 3 lor 25c. Fancy Oranges, large, 6 tor 20c; small oranges, good, 20c per dozen. ? - - .. Large Lemons, 25c doz. Northern Spy Apples. Bananas. . ... v;fc4*;.. & Fancy Line New. .Toilet . Spup, good, vayi?, .5pv .3 bars for 10c; 10c. 8 bars for 25c. Houso'.cleaning time. We have everything you wpnt at the price ?5c, 10c,16c, 26cs. Come here for your "Lolley Pop" Suckers. - Special for'niext-Tuesday morning--^ and 8-quart blue and, white-Stewing Kettle for'10c at: 9 a. m. .One to a1 customer. Come early.' '? : GEO. A. WALTER, 5,16, 2Sc Store 217 Madison Streiat - ^ War Pictures The Great European War is of Absorbing Interest, and man .... %, ... in Northern West Virginia. Covers it Better than any other paper Features whiskey. Each man carried IS quarts witli nono of It labelled. Tlie county authorities were "tip ped off" that these two men wers going to get them.' if thVdiricefs. tHed to-detain them. Connors and Satter field went, after them cautiously and got th."m in such a position that! should either man make a- move to start anything, something would hap pen to him. The gun taken from Profinzanli is a 32 calibre one and at the time it was liftsd sontained six bullets. The knife taken from Frome Is a danger ous looking dirk which, If used in a itojy'ttliatjfrel ibj^Filpmbnti. sary to do so 'stables:'I ?XhejK.sre^.'empIoyed. fir-'avtlrf, mill at Clmrtabufg.'.Ttm^l3t>)th'o 'trial has .i.... ? Nannie Lee's. Baggage; :Was Much Too'Wet i-'Yesterday.'aherirfqon ? Deputy ? United^ States Marshall"?Moote-from Phtlippl. and Constable'Harry Connors arresteil Nannie Lte, colored. - charged- wltli' shipping Into -West Virginia as bag gage a trunk of ^whiskey. - The trunk contained several quarts .of whiskey,, some of which' were' broken when-the trunk reached-Fair mont. Slia will. be. given a hearing befora United States Commissioner John \V. Mason, Jr.. this afternoon.. Slaughter Africans With French 75: Shells (By' Associated Press) ? CAPETOWN," March 23. ? "The greatest battle "everfought against a native race in Africa," is the way n government-? Blue Book, .just Issued, characterizes a fight In the North of what was formerly Oerman Southwest Africa, between the' Portuguese and the rebellious Ovakuanyama. More tlinn fonr thousand natives were klllod in tile battle, which lasted from 7 a. m. to 5 p. m. The Portuguese fired over 2,OOO-roundsof French "75" shell According to-a. statement from Por tuguese headquarters, their casualties were only 100. VALUES UP TO $8,50 FOR .? ;>r. ?- ? -v yiMtt: AS CONCLUSIVE PROOF. OF OMR MOTTO, "FIRST WITH LOWEST PRICES," WE PLACE ON SALE ALL THI6 WEEK - LADIES'. NEWEST; SPRING COATS OF CHINCHILLAS,1. CORDUROYS, VELOURS, SERQE8, ' ETC., LATEST MODELS; ALL SIZES! U P TO $8.10' VA LU ES FOR $4.98. BLUMBERG BROS. CO ORIGINATORS AND LEADERS OF LOW PRICE8 IN FAIRMONT. ? ? . , '-V .. . > Having purchased the Bankrupt Stock of the United Shoe Store Co. from The United States District Court at a great sacrifice, I will place on sale Saturday, March 25th, at 8 A. M., the entif# stock consisting of Mens, Boys', Women's and Children's Shoes, Pumps, Slippers, Etc., regardless of cost. ? '-'/v.;'- V';.; :;.'V? This stock must be disposed of "within the next ten days , in order to make room for my new stock of everything in new and up-to-date Spring Footwear. You cannot afford to miss this opportunity: as it-(will mean a i-"' ? ;? ?:?? i ~ Pon't Forget the Date-?Sale Starts Saturday, March 25, at 8 A. M., and Continues Ten Days. S. G. KLINE United Shoe Store Go. old stand, 2l 9 Madison St. This Store Will^H&tedfter be Known a&Klihe's Shoe Store, $ hfiimh you-wefir absent/. |,vestekd^^^t'l-ii. l& ts:.vduft:ekc'?jseb ?).f0^that? ]| 1/ m we U\0 T? ;Hi: ?mumps at our. HOUSE AN' i don't you kn'ow ming ? jjlliia shi 1