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IMOVEMEN
f 3 PAST HI
CHIEFS AT K. G. E.
state mm
Chas. E- Gaskill, of Fair
! y- mont, Numbered Among I
Them.
1 LOYAL 10 PRESIDEITl
Sick Benefits Total Almost
$10,000 ? Wheeling
Wants Next Session.
i
J Three past supreme chiels of t're |
Knights ot the Li olden Eagle are a'.-j
tending the thirtieth annual sea-ion |
v. ot the Grand Cast.e ol West Virgmm,'
which is meeting in Fairmont to uy .
\ and tomorrow, they being Cliailes i.
v [ Gaskill, ot Fairmont, itictiato UV.d*
and T. H. Clay, both of liuntingto.-.
There are lull' delegates pieseut I
Aside trom passing a resolution . f
loyilty to the hag and urging us inert j
berg to stand by the t'resmeni the j
opening session this uiurinug >vis
devoted chiefly to tortnalities.
The sessions, which v.ill .milout
this afternoon and tomorrow are being
held in the Fleming bunning S.
J. Ellete, ol lluiniiigi ,.i the gru j
, chief, is the presiuing rllieer. lie
"I address of welcome was delivered j.'
Mayor Bowen in well chosen woi js j
Resopnses were made o> dupr.ia;
Chief Richard Worn.a, of iluiil.ngt.n
jA PaBt Grand Chicl 11. Iv ...m o. Km-;
mont, and Graud Cuiei a a. u.uet-, <n i
Unntlnolnn Tliu tiirm uliini .. uw |iVr i
ilUUHUOvu"" ? ,IUM?.l?nml "V."
I Rev. C. E. Good win. pastoi ol Eim
A M. E. church.
?r Grand Lodge was opened in in mi |
18tic form. Seventeen pusi omuls w. re i
instructed In the Glum. Kodge De-1
gree. According to me icpoa oi *c.
Grand Master oi Records, .. ?i. t my,
of Huntington, me ncni.K.ouip oi Urn I
Grand Lodge is U.uuo. i tie van jus
castles of the State nave $ih),uuu in-1
vested and combined they are wirtuj
160,000. During lUe year ine loiai n.y j
ney paid out lor sick benefits ?ut. i
$0700. Reports were uisu maue by tue j
grand chiet ana Urauu Keeper oi the
Exchequer Edward Kyle, oi Hunting
ton.
The real important uuaiiiess oi tile !
t Session will come up tomorrow w ie:i ;
a ne wconslitution and oy-iaws will
in all probability be adoptee aud ol- |
fleers of the L/nnd Louge \>m be et .cited
for the ensuing'year, me siutei
of officers is expected to be electee
and no opposition is conlumpia'.ed.
Thus far Wheeling is the oniy city
out for the convention next year.
The Fairmont committee arra.goments
for this meeting is coiup.? eo
of W. A. Crowe. ' uaries E. CasMll.
past supreme mei. am* - 'l Musgrove.
Tonight the delegate < will uolrt a
banquet, meeting at the lodge hall before
the iestivitie.
incident to the meutiug ui the Grnuc
Lodge of the Golden Eagles the woman's
branch?the Grain, temple oi
the Ladies ol the Golden Eagle are
meeting today auu tomorrow in Modern
Woodmen nail in Faiiiuoni, in its
seventeenth annual convention. There !
are seventy-live delegates present
Mrs. Fannie Caution, ui Huntington,
the grand templar is presiding, inis
morning the credentials ci the dele- ;
I gates were exauiincu anil tourtesn
past templars were given I he Grand
Tomple degree. The order is l.'luc j
strong In West Virginia. Officers will I
be elected tomorrow, only roui'ue
business will lie transacted at :h!r,
year's session.
City Hall Notes
Pllcemen Seamon, Holt, Boggess,
and Woodward are attending the sesslon
ot the Federal Court at Martins?
burg.
Miss Minnie Poling, scretary tor
nu-i. AIU?-? j ?- - *" -
w vii/ viwft Aiucu o. ivututt wui leave |
N at 6:20 o'clock this afternoon (or
HA Philippl where she will atend thet
HI funeral services of her aged grandH
father, J. D. C. Thompson.
With four of the regular members
of the Fairmont police force off duty
H) the staff is just a little shy at present.
HA Policemen Ford and Carl Kerns have
nf both returned and are taking care of
KS things at night.
There is but one prisoner in the city
jail and this is Addison White, the col fl
ored lad who was found guilty of bootR\
'legging.
K \ " William Wilson, of Elkins, W. Va?
M) piotored through Fairmont yesterday
Ki ' on his way to West Virginia university
Hi/ at Morgantown where he is enrolling
HA gs an agricultural stud-nt.
fj | Read The A(
I OF SEI
NEW (iRK^K MINISTER |
Copyright Underwood & Underwood
After an interval of four years, during
which that country lias had no
minister In the United States, Greece
lias at last sent a new minister to the
United States. He is George Koussos
and he arrived recently to assume his
new duties. Mr. Rousssos when questioned
on his arrival predicted that the
entire Greek army would be in the war
within three months.
JIM JOOGE
VINCENT'S COin
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intermediate Court Will Be-|(
gin Its October Sitting
October 16. ,
lnteimediate court will hold a ses- 5
siou on Tuesday, October 1U, but the
jurors will not report until October t
i'he Hollowing list of Jurors has
been druwn by the jury commission-) ;
ers ot the intermediate court for the: 1
October term: - II
Fairmont district?VV. Chambers,!
i Samuel Kopp, Sam Boelim, Walter j
Mason, Louis T. Janes, J. J. Talking-'
ton, Stanley F. Buyers, L. . Bennett,
, 0. Richard Hall, Gleen B. Hamilton,!1
!T. A. Farley, L>. P. Kennedy. H. H.
; Staggers, R C. Jones.
i'aw Paw?W. M. Mason, Frank
| Wilson, F. S. ltadcliffe, O. N. Mus!
grove.
Mannington?Geo. B. Sturm, W. H.
i ilibbs, B. F. lluey, J. . Robey,
' Lawrence Musgrove, 1. W. Tapp,
Johu N. Rice, W. P. Richardson.
| Union?W R. Baiubridge, W. S.
i Thomas, Austin Stealey, T. M. Lake,
P. B. Swearingen, Linn Courtney.
Grant?A. C. Meredith, William Lan-j
ham, J. W. Wolf. Fred T. Kenner,
J. A. Haught.
Lincoln?Roland Russell, John Vin*
cent. F. B. Hayes, Fiery Glover,
Newton Jones, H. C. Moore.
Winfield?S M. Ferrell, K. Q.
Musgrove.
Two Traffic Cases
Before Mayor Today
Two traffic law violators were ba|
tore Mayor Bowen thiB morning. One
I was dismissed and the other given a
| fine amounting to five dollars.
; Albert Jamison a young lad who
was before Mayor Bowen only a few
days ago charged with violating the
vagrancy law was up this morning for
careless driving. He was charged
with driving his car bn some of the
local side walks in a careless manner.
He was given a fine of five dollars ana
dismissed.
A. E. Rownd was arrested this mornin
gby Chief Harr charged with passin
ga street car at the corner of Main '
street and Cleevland avenue. There
was no evidence thai he actually bad
violated the law and he was dismissed.
Company Acquires
Some Coal Rights
Among the deeds recorded by County
Clerk Martin Tuesday afternoon '
was one from Z. G. Morgan to The
Fairmont & Cleveland Coal Company.
It conveys all the Sewickly and JVJhpleton
vein of coal and mining rights and
privileges for the removal of same.
The tract of land lies along the Monongahela
river in Paw Paw district. The
consideration is $5.00.
ivertisments---The St
OOND QUI
MED 11 J
M MEN ID BE
QUITE INFORMAL
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Fairmont's Quota To Go On y
Special Train Leaving.
Wheeling.
FEAST AT1HTY.SLC.A. C
, .
Short Talks By Prominent g
Citizens Will Be a
Feature.
At a farewell dinner given by the
Fairmont Chapter of the Red Cross in
lehalf of the citizens of Fairmont, the
ocal people will say farewell to the w
10 young men who will leave the city fo
tomorrow evening for Camp Lee at m
Petersburg, Va. Each of the honor cc
tuests will have the privilege of in- M
Ring two of his friends to attend the bt
linner which will take place at the at
f. M. C. A. fr
It is not the purpose of those in '?
harge to organize any formal march cc
tfter the dinner has been served. All
if the friends of tho departing boys t0
who wish to march to the train may
lo so by falling in line at First street ?'
titer the dinner. cc
Captain White of the local draft
board has been out of town for the ?
past several days and has not made J;
tny statement as to the time the men
will assemble for roll call in the
norninS. It is understood however
lhat the men will assemble at nine
Vclock for the first roll call. Again
tt three they will be recalled. Prompt- s'
y at a o'clock the dinner will be served
it the V. M. ('. A. Invitations for the
linner were sent out yesterday. d!
CC
The toastmaster of the evening will
>o Major Henry S. Lively, with tho ,
following prominent citizens giving ..
ibbreviated talks: Mayor Anthony *
Howen, Captain Kemble White, Lion, ^i,
Ira L. Smith, Rev. Dr. Herman G. ,
Stoetzer and Prof. Joseph Rosier.
Immediately after the dinner a line
at march will be formed and the young g
men will march with their friends to
Ihe railroad station. As each of the q
young men march from tho building
they will be presented with a box con- j,,
taining a lunch to eat on the train. " m
The train on which the young men e<
will le;?.e is scheduled to arrive in
Fairmont at 6:25 p. m. it is made
iln in Whpplinc and wilt hrinp thp 1..
drafted boys from Moundsville, Man-Ia]
nington and other town along the c?
line. tl
The young men who have been draft ic
ed from the Marion County Draft p
Board No. 2 will assemble at Manning- ol
ton, leaving that town at 5:50 p. m. ir
The citizens of Mannington will give
the men that go from there a farewell b
in the afternoon before they depart. B|
The young men who go from Fair- ni
mont are: tl
HOMER C. TOOTHMAN I>
ISAAC RICHARDS w
CLAYTON CAMPBELL <1
GEORGE ROSCOE BARNES
HOMER FRANCIS BARNES . t
EMERY WHEELER TOWNSEND V
HARRY ROBERT LEAF
HARRY CLEMENS
ORV1LLE L. NAY
LONN1E ALVIN GREATHOUSE
JOHN EWING RAGER
HOWARD LESLIE HOUGH 11
NEZER HAWKINS ri
FAY MARTIN DONHAM 21
DOLPH MARKS L
LESLIE EARL McWHORTER
FREDERICK R. HEINTZLEMAN S
VERN WIBEL V
OSCAR WILDS HARR R
ROBERT JOHN WEST A
JOHN FOREST DEBOLT 5'
CLARK HOWARD GR8SS N
ANGELO BARR N
CHARLES LAMBIOTTE a:
ALBERT PETER RUPPEL
EDGAR LEE MOORE tl
JOSEPH CURLEY h
ARCH WILLIAM ADAMS a
JAMES M'SEVENEY KNOX
FRED MUELLER JAMISON H
JACK W. HEINTZELMAN N
Legal Scrap Over J
Hinkle Property I
Before Justice Conaway Mrs. 8.
Nelninger, of Fairmont, has been pros- j,
ecutcd on a charge of larceny of a 3tep 0
ladder, valued at $6, a mirror valued f;
at $6 and a clothes brush valued at }1 k
and one and a half dozen glass Jars, rr
The prosecutrix Is Mrs. Rosa Tucker.
It appears that a warrant was Issued t<
against Mrs.' Nelninger for rent due w
on the Nelninger hotel in Jackson n
street and the parties agreed that a'
she should retain certain belongings, tl
Now Mrs. Tucker, the new lessee of
the House, brings this action to recover
thes chattels,.as she Is respon- ic
slble for the property. si
ores Are Full of Neu
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in 11
STARTED a
K:- , ?
rill Pick Up Men From
Counties Alcr.i, itie
Road.
AMPS READY FOR HEM
Jut They Will Get Only
Part of the Equipment of
a Soldier Now.
(Associated Pres:)
PARKERSBURG, Sept. 19.?Al
lecial train beailnf; a number of'
'est Virginia selected men left here
r Camp Lee at Petersburg, Va.. jthis
orning. Men from Ripley, Jackson
mnty. Spencer. Roane county. St.
arys, Piasants county and Elf?u-j
h, Wirt county, came to this city I
id boarded the special train. Men
om Iliechle, Calhoun, Harrison, Tayr,
Upshur, Barbour, and Doddridge
mnties were to join the tran at
lints enroute. in all 421 men were
make up the train
The men were given rousing send
Ts from each county seat. Wood
mnty in which Parkersburg is lotted,
was not required to furnish
ly men 011 the first call as the coun'
has furnished its quota in cnlistent
The men will go into training
Camp Lee Thursday.
CAMP LEE. Petersburg. Va. Sept.
?Examination of the men of the
icond quota selected for the Nationarmy
from Virginia. West Virginia
id western Pennsylvania began toty
with the arrival of a Virginia
mtingent.
The Richmond quota "paraded the
ty Btreet led by the Forty-seventh
ew York Regimene band before
iming to camp. About 3,000 men
ere expected today the remainder
! the forty per cent due later.
CAMP SHERMAN, Cliillieothe. O..
ept. 19?The second contingent of;
I per cene of the drafted men from |
hio and Western Pennsylvania be- j
in arriving at the Cantonement
ire today and by Saturday night
ore than 15,000 men will have loini
the camp organization.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.?Three'
undred thousand men of the Nation.
army today are on their way to 16
intonements to undergo an intensive
ainin gperiod preparatory for sere
over sea. Today's increment reresents
approximately 45 per cent
[ the total quota under the first call
win 11i_u11y u,u?u cacuiimiuii uuuiua.
Because of obstacle* encountered
y the War departmen in procuring
applies it is probable some o? the
ten will be only partly equipped on
teir arrival. No attempt to comletely
outfit them for war service
ill be made till just prior to th'eir
eparture for France.
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V. C, T. U. Selects
State Delegates
Delegates to the state convention of
te W. C. T. U. were named at the
sgular meeting of the local organ!
ition held last evening at the Public
ibrary parlors: The delegates nan d
were Mrs. Elizabeth Dent, Mrs
allie Menear. Mrs. J. S. Pollltt, Mrs.
/. E. Arnett, Mrs. J. T. Altman, Mrs.
ichard Gilkeson. Mrs. C. E. McCoy.
Iternates were named as follows:
irs. S. E. Miller. Mrs. W. D. Evans,
Irs. J. S. Hess. Mrs. P. B. Swearingen,
ira. John Yost. Grs. George Ciark
nd Mrs. Hennen.
The reports of the committee on
le year's work was read. The union
as a membership of 1 AS paid up
tembers.
The annual convention meets :n
tuntington October 30 and 31 enj
ovember 1.
I
J. Jenkins Dies
it Morgantown Home
Notice was received in Fairmont
tiiB afternoon of the death of J. J.
Bnkins of Morgantown after an illness
t about one year. Mr. Jenkins is the
ither of O. S. Jenkins and C. H. Jenins,
both prominent residents of Fairlont.
J. J. Jenkins has resided in Morganawn
for about twenty years and Is
ell known in that section. The fueral
will he held from the residenc
t Morgantown tomorrow afternoon at
aree o'clock.
W. E. Watson who had been crit:ally
ill at his home at Smlthtown Is
Imewhat Improved at this time.
> Things And Adver
CAMP IS
NEW FRENCH PREM
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This new photograph which has just
Painleve, the new Premier of France an
the British armies in France, Painleve
the right. M. Painleve was formerly
really wonderful record in that difficult
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1IEMUM
City Health Officer Is Taking
Post Graduate Course
at Johns Hopkins.
City Health Officer Chesney M. Ramage
was in Fairmont today looking af
ter the health conditions of the cty.
Dr. Ramage has been at John Hopkinc
Hospital at Baltimore for1 the past
month taking a post graduate course
in brain arid hone surgery. Ho will
return to Baltimore late this evening
or tomorrow morning where it will
take him about one more mouth to
complete his course.
During his absence the health affairs
of the ctiy have beeu in charge of 1
Dr. H. L. Criss.
Upon Dr. Ramage's return to Fairmont
which will be about the latter
part of October, he will begin a more
extensive practice in surgery. He is
very forunate in that Dr. W. E. Eddy,
the resident surgeon at Johns Hopk'ns
wa3 one of his class mates in the lillo
class that graduated from Johns Houkins.
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Helen Run Coal Co.
Secures Coal Land
By lease the Helen Run Coal Company
today acquired the Sewickley
coal rights on a tract ot land in Lin- f
coin district (rom James \V. Davis, et
ux., Lon H. Davis, et ux.. Charles S.
Davis, et ux., Tacie S. Davis, her nasband,
Willie Downs and Claude L.
Davis, for ?1,000 and other valuable
considerations. The tract contains
54.19 acres.
The company is to provide an expert
engineer and the Davises arc to
receive ten cents per ton ot 200
pounds on each ton mined.
J, D, G. Thompson
Dies Near Philippi
J. D. C. Thompson, aged about 91
years, died at his home near Philippi
this morning after a long illness. Mr.
Thompson is well known in this 3?c
tion of tie state, and especially so
among the pioneer residents of the
county.
His funeral will be conducted at
Philippi tomorrow with the Rev. C.
D. Mtichell of this city in charge.
lEAii'S
ABOUT COMPLETE
According to the records of County
Superintedent of schools Homer C.
Toothman today there are 397 teachers
enrolled for the coming term in Marion
county.
The teachers are distributed among
the districts of the county as follows:
Fairmont, 15; Grant, 33; Lincoln, 6S;
Mannington, 84; Paw Paw, 51; Union,
19; Wlnfield. 22; Fairmont Independent,
90; Union Independent, 25; total
327.
In a large percentage of cases the
districts have their full quota of teachers,
although there are two exceptions.
The numbers are not complete in the
teaching force of Union district, which
lacks five and Wlnfield District, which
is shy two.
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arrived on this side shows Pauline
id Field Marshal Haig in command of
on the right and General Haig on
French minister of war and made a
post.
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Lincoln District Teachers 1
Attended Lectures While
Camping Out.
The teachers of Lincoln district
numbering approximately 65 are holding
their second annual camp at this
time in Joliffe's grove near Farmington.
The first annual camp was held last
year under the direction of district
superintendent .Phillip M. Oonley and j
so successful was the affair that it wus
voted to make it an annual camp.
The camp will last three days and i
prominent educators of the state will
address the teachers. City Supe-iutendeut
of Schools Otis G. Wilson will
address the camp tomorrow morning !
and in the evening will go to Hundred j
where he will address a gathering 01
teachers of that community. Tomorrow
evening President Joseph Rosier
of the Fairmont State Normal school
will address the Lincoln district teach
ers camp as will also Prof. Walter
Barnes of the English department ot
the Normal.
This meeting is a camp, literally,
sleeping quarters are provided for the
young women in a pavillion in the
grove whife the young men occupy
tents situated in the grove. Men's
are served on the grounds and recreation
ol' all kinds is provided.
The morning and evening sessions
are taken up with addresses anil in-1
structions of various kinds and a pa: t
of the afternoon is given over to recreation,
such as swimming, boating,
games, etc.
The schools of Lincoln district will
open next Monday and an unusually
large enrollment is expected in these
srhnnlK I
New Teachers To
Meet This Afternoon
A get-to-gether meeting for the new
teachers who teach for the first lime
this year in the public schobls of
the city, will he held this afternoon
at lour o'clock in the Butcher school
building. Superintendent Otis G. Wilson
will preside at the meeting and
(he purpose of the meeting is to give
the new teachers instructions along
certain administrative lines necessary
to the growth of the schools.
There are 1" new teachers In the local
schools this year.
A meeting of teachers was held
yesterday in the Butcher school which
was wel attended.
Poli Quarantines
Off In the State
County Health Officer L. N. Yost received
the following statement from
S. L. Jepson, the state health commissioner
regarding the poliomyelitis
quarantine:
PROCLAMATION
"The situation as to infantile paraly
sis naving recently greauy improvsu,
only five cases having been reported
from the whole state during the week
ending September 15th. exercising tno
authority conferred by law on this department,
all quarantine restrictions
against travel heretofore Imposed by j
any local board of health or by "he
State Healh Department are hermy |
declared removed.
S. L. JEPSON.
State Health Commissioner, j
1 Cheaper Than Non
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iltior I
EiOLlMENT HI
NORMAL SCHOOL '
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First Chapel Experiences At
School Were Held This
Morning.
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r I I IIn Tft Tlir ATlldPIIVA
IALU IU intSIIWHIS I
Enrollment for the First 1
Day Was 185 and More
Are Coming.
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With IS", students enrolled for the 1
first day an increase of some thlrtffive
or forty over that of last year,
and with prospects of a Urge enroll,
ment by the last of the week, the Fair,
mont State Normal school started off
today with bright prospects of a banner
year. v>,?5gjjSM
President Joseph Rosier predicts excellent
work for the school year of
1917-17. More counties In the state
have representatives enrolled at ths
ichool than heretofore and the Northern
part of West Virginia contributed
liberally to the student body.
There has been a material dropping '9
off in the enrollment of the High
school classes or lower grades of the .J
Normal and a decided picking up In *
the higher grade work. Owing to the
fact that after this year the High
ichool grades will be dropped, because
the local High schools provide ad?
nuate facilities to carry on this work, |1
this is decidedly gratifying to the
school officials.
The first chapel exercises of the year i$l
were held this morning at .11: iB
o'clock and was attended by the atuiont
body, the faculty .anil. saveraLJfi- ' ;ja
Itors from the city. Talks were given
by the members of the faculty outlln- fl y
Ing the work to be carried on' fluting *
I he year.
ijin. J
Men Showed Much Enthusi
asm During Their First
Meeting.
Candidates for the Fairmont .high
school football eleven assembled at
the Y. M. C. A. yesterday evening
and talked over plans for the 1917 fe J
team. There was a good turnout o{
the candidates and Coach Moore was
well pleased with the enthusiasm that
was shown. After making plans t?
practice, talking over the 1917 sctied- ....
ule and getting the positions that j
each candidate was trying for, ttja
evening was devoted to blackboard
work. The first plays were worked
out and the candidates went away V 23
with much added knowledge of the 1
Another successful practice was held
yesterday afternoon with several ad- '
ditional candidates showing up. TtU
men trying lor the team are at South
Side Park again this afternoon. They
will be at practice every day this
Frances Daugherty S
Dies At Mononerah I
Frances Daugherty, aged 12 years,
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrr
Chas. Daugherty, died last evening at
si* o'clock at the home of her aunt
Mrs. T. J. Shackleford, near Mono fii
gah. Gastric fever was the cause oS
her death. Mf. and Mrs. Daugherty,
parents of the young girl died eight ?
years ago and since that time she had
resided with her aunt. - She was a
bright attractive girl and her death
is deeply deplored by relatives and jf?'
friends. Several sisters and brothers
survive. -.gKSnii
A brief funeral service will be held "''
tomorrow at 1:30 o'clock from th<
M. P. church a1 Monongah. conducted
by Rev. M. Lawson of this city,
formerly of Monongah. The botjyv" i $
will be taken to Enterprise for "interment
by Undertaker Cunningham, 3
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