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| THE WEATHER. ^
twmpiSZftiP,I West Virginia?
*>" Fair tonight, cold'
^/^^Her In cast portion.
Z?TXWA Friday probably
wn ''/7\| rain or snow and
< D/// warmer.
// Local Readings,
WURr /v F. P. Hall, Ob.
r yQ*.'/ Temperature at
8 a. m. today, 32.
Ytr^rS Yesterday's weath\,^r
S / er clear; tempcra?
ture. maximum 60;
minimum, 87; precipitation, none.
EVENT8 TONIGHT
K. of P. Hall?Special lectures at regular
smoker of Knights of Pythias
lodge.
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weutit |Wm?ivv?wiDo jjuiiu icc emcr*
tains at Washington birthday party
at home of 0. F.?Lough.
, Pierpont Avenue?Arthur Fisher entertains
friends at home of Jos.
Grlmsley.
East Park Avenue?Meeting of Grace
Lutheran Ladles' Aid at home of
Mrs. Long.
Odd Fellows Hall?Seven Sisters lodge
64. D. of R.
J Maccabees Hall?Nest 1022 O. O. O.
Red Men Hall?Setting Sun tribe 16
t. O. R. M.
Normal School?Jtlmson Story-Telling
Club.
Odd Fellows Hall?Knights of Malta,
mm. ?
Bank Moves ? Packages of bills,1
bags of gold and silver coins, sacks of
pennies, books and ledge.-,, all the
. property of the Fairmont Trust company,
was moved across Main streot
today and placed in the new quarters
of the company In what was the old
First National Bank. Tho bank will j
open for business In the new location |
tomorrow morning.
Flags Out ? Washington's Birthday
was fittingly celebrated by the people
of th city today, more flags than have
boon seen since last Fourth of July bo- \
ing on arepi&y. aiaiii siroet was well |
decorated.
Congregational Meeting.? Servlc a
Will be held at ChrlBt Episcopal church
Friday night at 7:30 o'clock and the
service will be followed by a congregational
meeting. Kev. Charles Balrd
Mitchell, rector of Christ church, who
had been ill for several days Is rapidly
recovering.
Redecorating Store ? The W. R.
Crane drug store Is undergoing repairs
today in the shape of rcdecoratlon of
the walls, etc. A color schemo of tan
and white is being successfully used
in the decorating.
At Clarksburg Banquet?O. S. McKlnney,
P. E. Nichols, Col. W. H. Conaway
and A. G. Martin are among the
local members of the Sons of the Revolution
' -ho are today attending the annual
meeting of the organization which
is being held at the Waldo hotel in
uiarasDurg. a Dusiness session was
held this afternoon and will be followed
by a banquet to be held at the Waldo
tonight.
Marble Season Here?The marble
season was unofficially opened with
the boosting of the thermometer the
past day or two, and now every block
has its group of sportsmen. Rings are
to be found marked on every pavement
and "kunckle down" and "Fin Inch"
can be beard at every crossing.
Boy's Eye Cut?Eddie Bowers, aged 1
11, suffered a sprained knee and a cut
over the eye, when while roller skating
on Locust avenue this morning, a
skate came oft and caused him to trip
over a curb.
Bridge on Fire?The Central fire department
was called out at 1:30 this
morning to extinguish a blaze on the
BAltlmnrn and Ohio railroad brldee
across Hickman run. The fire sue- j
ceeded In destroying 35 ties in the
bridge before it could be controlled. It ]
if believed the bridge was ignited by
sparks from a switching engine.
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Boy Loses Leg?James Stirrat Binford,
the ten-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. M. Binford, of Twin Branch,
gn McDowell county was run over by a
switching engine at his home several
days ago cutting his leg off at the
knee. It is not known whether the
lad had fallen in the track of the ap
proachlng engine or whether he was
drawn under by the suction. He was
taken on a special to Welch where
he is now in the Miner's hospital. Mrs.
- Binford was formerly Miss Alice Stirrat,
daughter of James K. Stirrat, who
for a number of years was employed
here with the John A. Clark coal interests.
Attended Lectures?Undertaker C.
h. Musgrave returned yesterday from
Sal W?e>t?,vV, -ilin,. hn Sn,1 can, oov.
, A UlBUUl BU nuvit Ufviik "V '
oral days in a school of embalming con
ducted by Prof. H. S. Eckles of Philadelphia.
Undergoes Operation?Mrs. \V. A.
Smball of this city underwent an operation
yesterday in the Mercy hospital
in Pittsburgh. Messages to friends
here last evening stated that her condition
was satisfactory at that time.
Buys Automobile?C. H. Jenkins has
purchased a handsome Buick coupe
automobile from the Standard Garage
company. ?
Marrea on Ball?Angelo Marrea,
charged with shooting John Sansone
with Intent to kill, was released yesterday
on ball of $1,500. The shooting
occurred in the shaft mine at
Barnesvllle whore the two men were
- employed. Marrea escaped but was
captured later at Mannlngton.
Today's Legal Transfers?Elva Renshaw
and husband to M. P. Hamilton,
20 acres in Mannlngton district, $1
and other valuable considerations.
Marriage Licenses?The following
marlrage licenses were issued by the
County Clerk's office yesterday: S.
Glenn Travis, aged 22, and Zenie Maymo
Nuce, age 22, both of Fairmont.
Clyde Hebrock, age 21 and Lacy Pearl
Hayes, age 18, both of Mannlngton.
I. H. B. Hayes father of the girl gave
. )iis consent in person. Daniel C. Teet^
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of Terra Aleta, age 30, and Alma \V.
Rowand of Worthington, age 18. Caleb
L. Rowand, father of the girl, gave hla
consent in person.
BRIDGE HER TO
BE NAMED FRIDAY
Board of Affairs Spent Some
Time Going Over the
Applicants Today
The engineer or engineering firm
who will direct the building of the
bridges to be built across Coal run and
the Monongahela river, will be selected
by the Board of Affairs tomorrow.
All the various men have been before
the board and have personally explained
their plans. Tills afternoon a session
of the mayor and the commissioners
was held at which the matter was
discussed but no action could officially
be taken because of its being a legal
holiday.
Among the concerns that the bidding
to do the local work arc some of
the best known engineering companies
in the United States. Inimediate2y on
me uecision oy me uoaru 01 Anairs,
the engineers will start work completing
the detailed plans necessary before
actual work can be started.
SPHjSili
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Either party aggrelved over the finding
tot this court may appeal to the
State Supreme Court of Appeals.
Another of the new laws prescribes
the manner of contesting the election
of governor or other state officer or
member of the supreme or circuit
court. It directs that the contestant
must give notice with specifications
and affidavit to the person whose
election is contested within 60 days
auer me election, in case 01 governor,
secretary of state an other state
officers, and within 45 days In tho case
of supreme court or circuit Judge and
within 30 days thereafter the return
notlco must be given to the contestant.
Deposllons must he taken within
10 days after the return notice is
delivered. The depositions must be
transmitted to the clerk of the House
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of Delegates to be delivered by hln
to the Joint committee or specla
court as provided for in chapter si:
of the code.
Another act provides that the sec
retary of state, auditor, treasurer, at
torney general, state superlntenden
of free schools and commissioner o
agriculture may be removed by thi
governor during the recess of the leg
islature for official misconduct, in
competence, neglect of duty or gros:
immorality. The act prescribes tha
the charges must be reduced to writ
lng, summons be issued by the gover
nor, the summons served the same a:
In a court of law. The officer or per
son against whom the charge is madt
may appeal to the supreme court
The governor Is then required to fll<
with the supreme court ail the evi
enced and a written statement glvinf
the cause for the removal.
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Uill Bally, jolly Jovial joking sales
man of plumbers and city water de
partment supplies, was a visitor h
Ira Smith's office today and nearl;
everybody in the city building had t(
drop in and say "howdy." An consld
arable quantity of staple up at sucl
a rapid rate that the purchase wouh
be a good one from an investor'!
standpoint.
Many's the person that has envlei
Ira Smith his bale and hearty gooi
looks and figure, but never until tbi:
nfjnptinnn rfl/l ho OI'OC /I ionlnnn it r,
>?VW> MVWM UIU UW VIVi UIBblWOO lis OC
cret.
"This morning for breakfast," sail
Ira, "I had by orange and an eg|
with Just a slap of hot ham grav;
over it. That was all for breakfast
No lunch. Before I left the house m:
wife told me what was going to be fo
supper.
"Corn bread, calves liver Bmothei
ed with onlonB, and a dish of lioftn
canned Damson plums."
Achievement.
Each high achievement Is a slgi
and token of the whole nnture's possl
blllty. What a piece of the man was
for that shining moment, it Is the dutj
of the whole man to be always.?Phil
lips1 Brooks.
Fact
An exchange asks: "Can an act
ress make a good wife?" If she's t
franil nrtroRK chn rifuhnhlir rnn ?T A fo
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NEVER AGAIN WILL SUCH *
AMAZING BARGAINS BE OFFER- v
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BUY NOW! 1
1 UP TO $20.00 VALUES IN MEN'S O
1 SUITS, NEWEST SHADES AND !?
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clean" sweep "sale q fiq 'g
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3 up to $20.00 values in la- g
i- dies' suits and coats, new- 9
est shades and styles, ?
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of low prices in fairmont |
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i 8 306 E. Street, N. E. Two blocks ? 0
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arion County Men Liberated
From Penitentiary
and County Jail.
[Special Dispatch to West VIrrinlan)
CHARLESTON. W Vn 90?
ivernor Hatfield vas liberal during
e last two years in exercising bis
rdonfng prerogatives. During the
o year period covered in his recent
port to the legislature, be conditiony
pardoned 174 persons Bervlng
ne in the penitentiary, including 41
e tenners, apd remitted jail sendees
and flneafor 232 persons.
Some of the southern counties took
e lead, notably Kanawha, Fayette
d McDowell. Harrison had a few
did Marlon. Convicts sentenced
>m the former county to Moundsvllle
d who were given executive clemcy
include William Taylor, life; Leo
Snodgrass, two years; Sam OllI:o,
two years, and William McNeir,
five years.
Marion had a few more, as follows:
hn R. Edwards, five yearB; William
tzenbaker, seven years; John Bent,
o years; Domlnico Yenco, two
ars; James Jenkins, two years;
'ch Manin, six years; James uble,
0 years.
The following Marion county pris;crs
in the county Jail were pardoned
rough the kindness of the governor:
mes Goode, Paul Botyan, Andy Cres.
Frank Cook, Harrison Mallory,
hn Preblch, Charles Smith, of Toio.
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Harrison county prisoners in Jail
:re released by order of the governSmith
Hood, Pres.
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tomorrow
5 open its (
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street froi
^ Smith Hood, Pi
g Festus Downs,
1J. A. Jamison, T
J. B. Crowl
W. G. Ganoe
J. H. Beckman
J. W. McDonald
Geo. T. Watson
H. B. Meredith
M. BL Achcraft-.
S A HOT ON EAT HER.)G0T7A
LEARN TW / ? V^V y
PRESIDENTS' FROM )\ CoULJD fcE
WASHINGTON TO ( U-~' ~Z1
WILSON? pER.. ) j!g
school toayi; / Jf!S
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or as follow;.: nob Phillip*. Pruno |
Buceafnroi, BernardCoughlln, Batch. 1
Clark. John W. Batty. Manuel Fer- I
nandex, Thomas Jones. '
Junior Normalites
To Put on a Play
THE PURPLE STOCKINGS, A ^
LOCAL PRODUCTION WILL BE
GIVEN MARCH 20
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The Junior Normal class ot the Fair,
mont Normal is planning to present
"The Purple Stockings," a one^ct l
comedy, at the Normal school auditor- !
lum Tuesday. March 20. The play 1
? 111 k, ~ k? ?I * * ?
UO a uuuio ittlCUl proaucuon m ~
every respect, being written by John
W. Mason, Jr.. of Morgantown avenue.
The comedy Is of the highest
class, containing throughout an extreme
air of naturalness.
The direction of the play will be in
the hands of Miss Beatrice Fitxwater,
expression teacher at the Normal
school. At a meeting last evening
thq following cast was selected: William
Belts, young lawyer. Earl Fear;
Agnes Long, his sweetheart. Kathryn
Troxell; Mrs. Cutwrlght, his aunt,
Clarice Turner; Gertrude Miller, his
stenographer, Grace Ott; Rudolph
Smith, her affianced husband, Harry
Watkins.
Break With Austria.
Regarded As Certain
(By Associated Press)
BERNE, Feb. 22.?Austria's reply
to the United States defining her position
In the submarine war Is known
In Berlin according to the Frankfurter
Zeltung, which predicts that breech
of relations between Washington and
Vienna is Inevitable.
M. A. Fletcher, Treas.
Announcement
irmont Trust Co
leasure in annour
rons and friend
r morning at nine o'clo
loors for business in i
dng rooms directly a<
m its present1 location,
Board of Directors
es. J. Walter Bar
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vice rres. ivjl. a. netcnei
/ ice Pres. C. L. Shaver,
Jno. F. Phillips I
J. E. Dowden A
T. L. Burchinal J
G. M. Alexander ft
James 0. Watson V
C. S. Riggs T
Chas. G. Hood
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Agreed Upon a Mine
Rescue Car BilL
(Br Associated Fran)
CHARLESTON, Fab. 22? Procasias
'rom the Supreme court ot United
States will be served on Individual
oembers or West Virginia legislature
mmmonliig them to appear before that
:ourt March 4. 1917, as directed by
t rule of mandamus awardede some
ime ago on petition of the oommonwealth
of Virginia. J. Herbert Mercer
of Washington, together with four
leputies arrived today for the purpose
of serving papers and upon reluest
of Oovernor Hatfield was ac:orded
the privilege of floor of both
Houses to comply with his lnstrucIons
from the court.
The conference committee of tho
wo Houses has agreed upon the mine
rescue car bill and It will be passed.
The compromise measures provides
hat the appointment of a director of
the car be made by the chief of the
department of mines with the content
of the Governor and payment ot
the purchase price ot the car is to be
nade from the state treasury.
The general roads bill was passsd
>y'tha House after being amended In
many places. None ot tho amendments
were material.
In the Senate which was late in
starting work the fish and game bill
passed by the House as a special
order of business was subjected tc
debate and finally made the special
order for six o'clock today In the
same form as passed by the House.
J. L. Leech, Sec'y,
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1. E. Fetty
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Walton Miller <!
ohn Guy Prichard
!. D. Robinson
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