The West Virginian. [volume], August 16, 1917, Image 3

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r Agricultural Undertaking
on a Large Scale is
Planned.
Laying plans for modern stock farms
|.y. tnd crop producing lands, the Consolidation
Coal company with beadquarr
tars In Fairmont, will utilize 10,000
acres of surface lands In accordance
with the request of tbe United States
!",'j government to produce grain on all un>,
a cultivated land, these fields being lo#
cated In Monongalia, Marlon, Harrison
and Barbour counties. The owners of
tbe land have created tbe position of
i I superintendent of farms snd W. W.
Ferguson, 01 Kdgcmont. has been!
placed In charge. <
Hi Several hundred acres uf laud has j
' Blwiaorfu Kocan nnriop r?nlf ivatinn. hut I
I this Is only the start in a great movement
in rural development In thl3 section
of West Virginia.
One of the big leatures connected
with the opening of this gigantic farm
Is the stocking of It with high grade
cattle, no less than 350 head being
ij M placed there for grazing purposes.
I A After the big farm proposition Is
~ worked out final farms of the company
| will be located ae follows:
Borryburg and Stewart farm In Barbour
county; Owings, Helen's run, Farnum,
Columbia, Perry, Gypsy, Wyatt
and the Shore farm near Fairmont.
Two large tracts are owned in Monon(f
galla county but they are under lease
| at the prpscnt time hut will h? utilized
j [j PERSONALS-]
J. M. Hartley roturned yesterday
from New York where he had Bpent
the last two weeks buying for tlie J.|
M. Hartley and Son company store.!
During the intense heat of week be-!
fore last, Mr. Hartley and members of
his buying party spent several days at1
Asbury Park, the heat having been tool
great to transact business.
J. M. G Donham and son George,
were at Laurel Point, Monongalia;
I county yesterday where they attend-j
| ed the reunion of the Barhe family.1
D. H. Blake, chief engineer of Ihci
Monongahela Valley Traction com-:
pany has returned from Meyersdale.
Pa., where he attended tho funeral of j
Roy West, a member of his engineering
corps who was killed while at
work several days ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Ah Davis and Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Davis, formerly of this city
4 but foi several years residents of
Charleston have returned here to re- j
side. Thoy are opening a con! mine1
. on Ice's Run.
\ Mr. and Mrs. John McKenna of Wal-j
nut avenue were called to Uniontowni
yesterday by the serious illness of the!
letter's brother in law John Dillon.
Rev. and Mrs. V. J. Eddy and daugh
ter Miss Ruth returned yesterday
from Philippi where they attended the j
Baptist assembly. Miss Katharyn EdI
' dy has been the guest of relatives at
Cross Roads, Monongalia county.
Mr, and Mrs. French Gravis whol
had been the guests of relatives here'
have returned to their home in Akron.!
O. Thev were accomoanied by Mrs. |
I Clyde Travis and children who will be j
their guests for a few weeks.
John Mulligan who had been (he
guest of hit uncle Henry Mulligan
and family on Boydston street has returned
to his home in New York.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hicks and children
of Moundsville have been the
guests for several days of Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Hough on the East Side.
Miss Helen Gerst who had been the
guest of Miss Carrie Barr has returned
to her home at Monongahola City,
> Pa.
Mlsg Nina Simon went to Pt. Marion,
Pa., yesterday where she is the
L i guest of Miss Helen Ewlng for severel
days.
Mrs. E. \V. Howard and daughter.
Miss Mary Katharyn are the guests ot
relatives in Masontown. Pa., for a few
/ days.
W. J. McElhiney of West Union, formerly
of this city was a business visitor
here today.
W. N. Engle who had been very ill j
at his home on Walnnt avenue for a
few days is improving rapidly.
Miss Virginia Lee Fleming and Miss
Marguerite Barnes leave tonight for
; Washington, D. C., where they will
! visit the former's sister Mrs. Victor
Hunnings. Mr. and Mrs. Hunnings
; and family moved to Washington rcL
cently from Schenectady. N. Y.
Byron Warder will return tonight
from Columbus, Ohio, where he had
attended the University of Ohio sumi
/ mer session. He will be accompanied
I borne oy nis scnooi mate j. t. rauuer.
^ Mrs. Margaret Pettit who had been
the guest ot her daughter Mrs. L. H.
Randall and Mrs. L. N. Wetzel returned
to her home in Beverly.
' Mrs. J. H. Ott and daughter Miss
I Grace Ott have returned from Ryraer,
W. Va.t where they had been the guest
' of the former's parents Mr. and Mrs.
James DeVor .
Miss Hazel McKinney has returned
a > to her home from Clarksburg and
l ' Weston In which' towns she visited
for a week.
Mrs. A. E. Sbaxmenbarger, of Grafton,
is the guest ot her slBters, Mrs. J.
D. Galllher and Mrs. Frank Crawford.
Mrs. W. B. Campbell and little daugh|
ter, Miss Charlotta, went to Wheeling
this morning to spend several weeks!
| with the former's father-in-law, F. J.
Campbell and family.
Mrs. Howard Cunningham and sister,
Miss Roxie Lahcw, will go to Parkersf
burg tomorrow where the latter will
enter business college. Mrs. Cunningham
will spend a few days there.
Crawl by the Heat
Macrlne guns on airplanes shoot
The easiest thing to raise in a gar
don Is your hat.
K. Miss Em Bargo intends to help Mr.
HV Art Tillery end the war.
H& To make a barrel of money, spend
R a keg of it in advertising.
Although the h^n does not dance,
she is frequentl yengaged for a set
The thing we can't understand is
H why news print should go up and
writing paper remain stalonery.?
Boston Transcript.
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SUSSES MARGARET (LICET)
DULUTH, Minn., Aug. 10. - The
most Interesting figures in the country
today to American boys and girls?Interesting
to parents too?are Margaret
and Vera lie Lonyguine, who have
come to Duluth from Petrograd after
serving as soldier-policemen in Russia.
Vera, who is only 14, was a messenger
for the War department, and carried
a revolver and bayonet. Margaret,
two years older, had similar duties
o' even greater responsibility and
peril. They had ottered the new revof
LOCAL SOC
To Wildwood.
Mr. and Mrs. E. 13. Xuzum and
daughters, Mrs. Lester Snow and lit
lie sun, Miss Julia iNuuum and Eugene1
.Nuzunl, Jr., of Tusiuloosa, Ala., who
have been the guests of relatives here
for a few weeks will go to Wildwood
bungalow on the Valley river for a
few weeks. Mr. Snow who had been
here for two weeks will leave tomorrow
or Sunday for Tuscaloosa having
been summoned home on business.
At White Sulphur.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.
Va., Aug. 14.?Walter Barnes, of Fairmont,
was among recent arrivals at
The White, White Sulphur Springs,
to attend the meeting of the State
Board o( Education recently held here.
The most brilliant horse show held
here in years took place on Friday and
Saturday at the country estate of Mr.
and Mrs. Thornton Lewis, The Meadows.
Throngs arrived at The Greenbrier
and The White for the event and
sojourners flocked to The Meadows
both days. More prizes were offered
than heretofore and there were more
entries. The Horse Show Cotillion
danced In the ballroom of the Old
White on Saturday evening was a
smart affair. The grand march was J
led by Mrs. James R. Thomas, of
Charleston, and Mr. Thomas B. Paine, j
nf Atlanta. Ha.
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Concert Tonight.
Jackson Clyde Klnsey, baritone ol
New York, will sing tonight at the First
Baptist church. He will render a '
splendid and varied program which
was published in last night's West Virginlan
anil will have as his piano ac< j
companist, Mary Christie Thompson. 1
The latter will also render a group
of piano numbers. Mr. Klnsey who is !
a termer Fairmontcr. has won the at- '
tenticii of musical New York during ;
his years of residence there. He holds j
one of the biggest choir positions in
the two cities, that, of baritone soloist!
in the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian
church in Brooklyn. He formerly sang
at St. John the Divine. An admission
of 60 and 35 cents will be charged.
The program will begin at 8:15.
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Tn P?f*rtain T. A. S.
Mrs. Henry Murphy will be hostess j
this evening at her home on East Park j
avenue to the members of the T. A. S. t
club.
With Mrs. Vandervort.
The Betsy Ross Club will be entertained
this evening by Mrs. Jas. Van-!
(lervort at her home on Bell Run.
Home from Extended Trip.
Mrs. N. H. C. Morrow has returned
from an extended trip to points in
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Pennsylvania
and West Virginia. She first visited
fa Chicago, Jnynesvilie, Iowa and Mt.
Verbon tnd Canton, 0. Later she
B,,?"> *1?" wiHi !.?? rvtnfVinr
njjcut ouwc mil cj nuu nor
Mrs. E. J. Catnercn at Chester, W. Va.,
and in Crafton, Pa., where she was
the guest ot her sister-in-law, Mrs.
L. R. Smith, the latter a Bister ot the
late George Morrow. At Mt. Vernon
she was the guest of Mrs. Fred Kabrl
formerly of this city.
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Entertained Friends.
Mrs. Homer Bell entertained a number
of children yesterday at her home
on Locust avenue honoring the sixth
anniversary of her daughter Lottie
{gene Bell and of fcfea fourth anniver
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AND VERA DC LONYGL'INK.
lutlcnar.v government their services as
girl scouts.
"To wear a hat in Russia," said
Vera, "is to be one of the upper class
So, to avoid attracting the attention ol
peasants, women doing work like ours
carry handkerchief: to substitute lot
hats."
The two little rebels, who have seer
some of the most thrilling scenes ol
the war upheaval and who prophesy
i Russian aid to beat the Kaiser, are
| to complet" their education in Amerl
I ca.
IAL EVENTS I
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. sary of her little niece, Caroline Mc
Kinney. Out of door games and plays
I delightfully entertained the little
I guests who were served with a tempt
ing lunch. The guests included Jean
and Ksther Childs. Kuth and Dorothy
i Lawson, and Caroline McKinney. The
Misses Eleanor Mayers and Nellie
I lawson directed tho play of the chii
i dren.
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Married in Clarksburg.
Earl W. Johnson formerly of this
| city anil Miss Lena Post of Clarks
j burg, wore united in marriage lasi
| evening in that city at the parsonage
I of the First M. E. church. Mr. John
son was formerly employeed with
the Holt Drug Co., In this city. Mrs
Johnson is a daughter of Mr. and .Mrs
Howard Post of Clarksburg. Mr. and
Mrs. Johnson have taken up tlieli
residence there.
Entertained Motoring Party.
Mrs. George M. Jacobs has had as
her guests for several days at hei
home on Fairmont avenue Mr. and
Mrs. G. A. Cochran and Mrs. and
Mrs. Horace Morgan, of Muncie, Ind.,
who are motoring through the east,
They will go from here to Keyser and
other eastern points.
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Hoult Family Reunion.
The annual reunion of the Houll
family wil be held August 26 at Au
rora Park near Hoult. The event had
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I3 The work of moving in
j; and polishing our stock, j
:: us so busy we've hardly h
33 to our friends. But we ar
! > time today to shake youi
3: "Come right in." The s
33 welcome is yours whethei
1 > to look over our stock am
3! Autopiano or hear the
3; "The Star Spangled Bann
i: This is the oldest music
i: owes its success to its frie
3; to help those who want tc
i 3 So come and chat a minu
3: in this old music store ths
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;: your parents and prooabi
) C. A. HC
Nuzum Building
I 119 Main Street.
'ajw^NT, THU^DAYIBTP
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HWNWSIWPI
The Eighth
Bed Dave
Short Bed Davenports, fi
covering. Regular pri<
Short Bed Davenporfes,.g<
leather upholstered. R
Very Sp
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Fumed Oak, genuine Spa
leather. Extra at
Large Ge
Up
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VICT
Offers Victor
Easy Paymenl
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C been Eet for Labor day but owing
I lo the fact that the national army may (
* bo called by that date it was moved
up to the 26th. Aurora Park is easily
i accessible to the street car lines, from
t Bellvlcw or Hoult stations. A ferry
man wll take those arriving by troli
ley across at a point near both stops.
. In caso of bad weather the program
will uo neiu in me noun , a.
church. The officers of tha assocla'
lion are G. M. lloult president; Rev.
C. H. Meredith, vice president, and
Olin Watkins, secretary.
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Brand Family Reunion.
A reunion of the Brand family,
many of whom reside in Monongalia
and Marion counties, is being held
> today at Laurel Point, Monongalia
i county, A number of members of the
family residing out of the state are
i here for this event including Rev.
' Edward P. Brand of Illinois, a promi>
nent minister of the denomination,
s Rev. Brand formerly resided in West
Virginia but went west a number of
years ago. Mrs, Kate Brand and
daughter Mrs. Earl Dancer, of this
city, have been the guests of rela,
lives in Morgantov.n for some time
. and will attend the reunion.
; Sudden Death of
I East Side Child
I Oscar William spiker, agen 4 years.
. son ol Mr. and Mrs. Titos. Spiker, died
this morning at the home of his parents
on Indiana avenue, East side, after
a brief illness. The child was taken ill
. while at play and bis death .occurred
! 24 nours after despite the efforts of
I physicians and parents. lie was a
[ bright attractive iittle fellow and was
' a member of he First At. 1'. Sunday
| school. He is survived by a brother
and sister.
Funeral services will be held on Friday
at half after two o'clock at the
residence conducted by Rev. B. M.
. Mitchell. Interment will be made In I
Maple Grove cemetery by Undertake! j
[ Cunningham.
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Place, But? |!
Old Firm?jj
)ld Welcome)
to our new rooms, cleaning j:
md selling pianos has kept j;;
ad time to say "Howdy Do" : |
e just going to grab enough i;J
* hand as it were, and say, ;
ame old fashioned country jj
r you come in to buy or just i: ]
i listen to a new roll on the ;;,
wonderful Carmack sing
er" on the famous Victrola. i
house in Fairmont, and it ;
ndly spirit, and willingness : |
i buy a musical instrument. ;
te, you'll feel at home here ;
it sold organs and pianos to i
y your grandparents.
)USE CO.
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Frank M. Sharpe, Mgr. ||
Bell Phone 981 i
TUNING, AUGUST 16,1917.
August
FURM
Day of the Suces
inports and Rocki
Grade at Remark
uned oak, Spanish ?QA EA
je $37.50
)iden oak, black ?AQ 7C
ggular price $35.. .?"* ?
>ecial?Full size 1
Rocking
"ish $f.75
:nuine Quartered Oak
>holstered, spring bottc
ROLA DEPART
Victrolas and R(
from $1 5.00
ts can be arranged
Auto Crash Victims 1
Recovering Nicely
R. A. Johnson who was Injured in an
automobile accident at Accident, Md., c
on Sunday ( is recovering and is sitting h
up at the Oakland hospital whore he ^
was taken after the accident. He prob- ?
ably will return home Sunday if he
continues to improve. Mrs. Johnson b
and little daughter, Sarah, have return- ti
ed to their home here. J
Mrs. Floyd Cole, who was the most I ti
seriously injured of any of the party | S
is in a very satisfactory condition i s
though is suffering Intensely from her j t!
fracture.
Save
During
This Six-Quai
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(With Coupon)
Oirta-Qiart Kettle Will
Cost Ym $1 . 0 After This
Week.
I Hall I
Sale of
JURE
si u.i kjcuc; ui i uii J
ng Chairs of a V
ably Low Prices
Short Bed Davenports, golde
leather upholstered. Reguh
Short Bed Davenports, f umec
leather upholstered. Regul
rapestry Sofas at
Chairs
Golden Oak, genuine black
laofViov of
1vc* bilvl xjavi u ub <
Rockers, Leather (1
im, extra at . . .
MENT-Fourth
xords in Soundto
$300.00
Free I
Who Sent Smith
This Winchester?
Ira L. Smith was somewhat surirised
the other day when entering his
iffice he found that an express man
md left him a long mysterious looking
iox. Thinking that the box contained
ome water fixtures, he did not pay ,
ouch attention to it.
When he completed his morning's :
usiness and opened the box. ho found
o his surprise a fine Winchester rifle,
lodel 1SS5. The rifle had been sent '
o him from Windslow, Arizona. Mr.
imith does not know anyone in that
tate and is absolutely puzzled as to
he sender.
With the rifle there is two boxes of |
and L
Canning
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We will accept this c
j!Sj?}| ment lor one "Wear-Eve
/isKS.1 Kettle which sells regul
y?u present the coupon
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||gg( name, address and date
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iardwar
iture Offers
erv Hth ll
n oak, black AAA ?E
ir price $37.50
i oak, brown Ai| AA I
ar price $48.50 I-VH.
: $54.75 M
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....$8.25 :M
59.95 j
Proof Booths , M
demonstration j
long steel cartridges, a specimen of the
kind the gun shoots. Mr. Smith has
the gun at his office at the city hall, 1
which has been attracting quite,*-"*'
of attention. J
Showing It.
Thoysa ytbat widow Is a goolSn*
Iness woman.
I should think she was! She waa
Bngagod to the carpenter while her 3n
new cottago was building, and th^en ,-ci
?he married the plumber.?Baltimore
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