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
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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
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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
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;Hi: ?mumps at our.
HOUSE AN' i
don't you kn'ow
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