The Fairmont West Virginian., July 18, 1904, Page 8, Image 8

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' J PERSONAL. T
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Miss Pearl Orr, of Monongah, was
i> . in the city to-day.
r.'- Attorney W. S. Johns, of Moreanr-.
- To_wn, is in this city to-day.
Guy Hawkins, of the Fifth ward,
' has a well developed case ow typhoid
fever.
Postmaster L. M. Knhn, of Monon;
gah, wab a business caller in the city
to-day.
Miss Ella AVhite, of the Fifth ward,
was visiting friends at Morgantown
Saturday.
Charles M. Ritchie and daughter,
Miss Jean, left for Tunnelton this afternoon.
Rush Miller and wife, of the Fourth
V; ward, spent Sunday as the guests of
iir. aimer s iatner in Massmon. umo.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cole have returned
from St. Louis. They will
leave for their future home in Ciarksburg
soon.
Alfred Ridgely and wife and their
, -;V niece. Miss Ethel Dayton, are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. David Ridgely, of Lo,
cnst avenue.
Mrs. Walter Greenlief, of the Fifth
ward, returned Saturday from a two
weeks' visit at her former home in
Pennsylvania.
Gordon Lake, of the Fifth ward, left
Saturday for his former home in Bar.
hour county, where he will remain
several weeks.
A. W. Swiger, was down from Eldora
to-day and called in to see the
West Virginian, in whose sanctum he
is always welcome. .
Mr. and Mrs. J. It. Talkington. of
Locust aVenue. returned yesterday
from a visit of several days at their
old home on Bingamon.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Brand, of
Downs, spent Sunday at the home of
County Commissioner and Mrs.
Downs, of Locust avenue.
C. W. Waddell, formerly a member
of the Normal School faculty, hut now
a student in the medical department ,
of Harvard University, is in town.
Ifiss'Bva Fletcher, of ihe Mannm-v- j
ton Record office, spent Sunday at
Iter home in the Fifth ward. She was j
accampanied by airs. Dr. Berlinn. of j
Mannington.
* Bishop C. C. Pcnick, of Christ P. J
E. church, is at Atlantic City, and ,
will remain there for about a month.
His pulpit is being filled by Rev. McDonald
during his absence.
L. .W. Burns, superintendent of the
schools of Greenbrier county, stopped
in town a few hours with friends
, to-day while on his way home from j
: Morgan town, where he has been at- j
tending the University.
Mrs. Rollo J. Conley and little son j
Joe, of Pittsburg. are guests of the
former's father, S. W. Hall, of this
city. They an<l .Miss Mamie Hall went
to Terra Alta Saturday for the benefit
of the child's health.
Mrs. Mary Montgomery and her two
daughters, Ethel and Eva. of Wheeling,
came in on the excursion train
yesterday from Cumberland, where
they have been visiting for some time.
They will remain in Fairmont this
week as the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Ridgely and other relatives.
Rev. Dr. Otho Brant, of New York
City, who has been at the bedside of
his brother, M. C. Brant, who died this
morning, will leave to-morrow, in com.
pany with his brother's remains, for
. Greene county, Pa. Dr. Brant has
made many friends during his stayhere,
and the good wishes of his
friends go with him to his work.
"We are giving 10 per cent, off on
water coolers and filters. J. L. Hall's
Jtardware store. s
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75c 25c Underwear now
....35c $3.00 Hats now ...
. . .$1.00 32.00 Hats now . . . .
E. E. Tetriek & Co.
DEAD
MATH I AS CHRISTOPHER BRA
A GOOD CITIZEN OF THI
CITY, PASSED AWAY AT
AN EARLY HOUR THIS
MORNING.
Mathias Christopher Brant, wfc
illness we have mentioned a nuir
of times in the past few months, <
at his h< me on Serond street, !u
Fourth ward, this morning at 5
o'clock. Deceased had resided 1
for nearly two years, having c<
among us in September, 1002.
came from Gump, Greene county,
Soon after his arrival he became <
nected with the Ruddy Installm
Company, but retiring from it \v
into the grocery business on Jack
street at what is now known as
Bartlett stand. He had been ill
nearly six months. He was first
tacked by the grippe. This was
lowed by gastric fever and then tul
culosis, the latter causing his dei
Had he lived until the 29th of ?
tember he would have been 46 ye
old. He is survived by his wife ;
one son?J. Floyd?who is IS ye
old. He is also survived by one br<
er?the Rev. Otho Brant. D. D., of J>
York?who was at his bedside dur
the past four months. Deceased 1
a cousin of Attorney W. H. Brant,
this city. He was a great suft'e
throughout his illness, but was
tieut all the while. He was a in
ber of the .M. B. church. To-inon
the remains will be taken to the he
of his mother in Newtown, Ore
county. His funeral will take pi
on Wednesday. It will be con clue
by the Rev. John C. McNinn, v
officiated at his marriage about
years ago. The interment will be
the Fairall cemetery at New to
Deceased was a good citizen and
death is deeply regretted by all \
knew him. This evening at S
o'clock services will be conducted
his home by his pastor, the Rev. G
Smith, and at which the Maceab
will be present in a body, decea
having been a member of this ord<
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WILL THE MILLER-CLARK GR/
COMPANY RESUME OPERATIONS
AT THE OLD PLACE
OF BUSINESS.
C. 1'. Craig, of Grove City, Pa.
here overhauling and repairing
gas engines at the new Miller-Cl
plant on the Belt Line. "Mr. Ci
was called to This city to set up
engine at the West Virginian's p]
when the daily was started, and is
experienced machinist.
The work is progressing rap
on the new Miller-Clark plant,
the machinery is on hand. Part
the machinists are here now and
ers will be here in a few days,
they will at once begin the worl
setting it up. As soon as this is d
the plant will be ready to resume
eration and will send out. as goo
product as any in the State,
new building is about as near
proof as a building could be,
it is not likely that there will be
more trouble from that source.
It may seem strange, but it i
fact, that there is still some
where the other plant burned,
j four months this has been bum
HOTEL DELMONICO,
W. L. PROTZMAN, Proprietor
European and American plan
modern accommodations. Hot
cold -water baths. Bar attached
hotel. Reasonable rates. 313 3
Ison street.
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19c 50c Hats now .....
$2.25 15c Collars now ...
$1.50 25c Rubber Collars
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BEVERLY FLOWERS, MURDERER :
vn" OF WILL CLAYTON, TAKEN
TO LEWIS COUNTY
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D SALEM. July 17.?Beverly Flowers,
ees murdered Will Clayton at Bristol 1
sed -ast night, was captured and brought 1
3r here this morning about 2 o'clock. 1
Chief of Police Upliani and special i
Deputies Bong, Sutton and Trough
traced him to his homo and called at 1
the house, and Flowers came to the '
door and answered them. The chief
said:
"I guess you know what we want.'
and he said, "yes," and gave himself <
up in a very quiet manner.
He acknowledged the deed, but j <
said he would wait for the next term ;
of court for a hearing.
, is He was taken to Weston to-day and
the placed in jail for safe keeping. It
iT-ir Heinf so Into in the nisrht when he ;
-aig was arrested, no one knew of the arthe
rest, and on that account nothing in ;
lant the way of mob violence was done.
; an The officers and people were surprised
at the quiet manner in which ,
idly Flowers gave himself up, as they errand
pected considerable trouble in making
of the arrest,
oth- Flowers was interviewed by your
and correspondent, but would not talk
c of about the affair, and seemed to be jollono
Iy and in good spirits as though he
op- had committed some trifling deed.
"Half the failures in life come from
fire pulling in one's horse as he is leapan(j
ing;" and more than half the failures
anv in business arise from untimely cur- :
tailment of the advertising appropria:s
a tion'
fj T*0
Only sailing vessels are bothered
. or and delayed by "calms." The steamln?~
ship does not have to wait for a
breeze. And in the business world
only the store that doesNnot advertise
(or that does not advertise
enough) is bothered by "dull days." 1
of This is the month for bargains in
and our store, no better time in the whole
1 to year. Buffets, sideboards (Bloch) golad
carts etc., practically at your own
price. F. F. Co., opposite postoffice.
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ny entire sto
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ly for the mai
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$1.00 5Cc Suspendei
25c Suspendei
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now 15c $3.00 Shoes m
RIFFIN,
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ks after Willie graduated.
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TWO WOUNDS i
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SEEM TO INDICATE THAT KENT r
LOOM IS MAY HAVE BEEN c
MURDERED. ALTHOUGH j
NO ONE KNOWS. \
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. LONDON. .July IS.?The doctors r
who performed the autopsy on the T
>ody of Frederick Kent Loomis, found v
two wounds which they consider were a
likely inflicted before death. One is t
i contused bruise below and behind r
.he right ear. and the other a general e
bruise on the left side above the ear.
The indications that the first wound
was inflicted before death were an ^
extra invassation of blood in the
=calp and a rupture of the brain
covering, while the second wound in- ?
volved the scalp and the integuments e
the brain. The body of Loomis *
will be sent to America for inter- z
ment.
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llvrays buy your furniture from the ^
Fairmont Furniture Co. Opposite
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How to protect the H]
How to make your HC
How to cheaply secur
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PROCEEDINGS
3F THE WINFIELD DISTRICT SUN-:
DAY SCHOOL CONVENTION, j
HELD AT VIOLA GROVE
SCHOOL HOUSE ON SUNDAY.
JULY 17TH, 1904.
The convention convened at 9:30
t. M., and was opened with devotional
ervices. conducted by Rev. J. A. Ketle,
followed with a welcome address
>y J. J. Harris, and a response deivered
by W. H. Bunner. The subect,
"Should Church Doctrine Be
"aught in the Sunday School," was
>resented by Rev. B. Hall, in the abence
of Rev. W. R. Hennen. followed
vith a 20 minutes' taik on the same
>y W. E. Watson.
"Should Social Amusements Be Enouraged
in Sunday Schools," was dismissed
by Rev. T. A. Kettle, and in a
:0 minute talk by Rev. B. Hall.
From 12 o'clock to 1:30, a basket
uncheon .was served in the grove,
vhich was enjoyed as much or more
han any previous part of the proTom
in tVinr pnoh nprsnn was
nitted to gather under a tree with a
oterie of selected friends, choose and
landle his own subject, according to
lis own taste and method, until he,
>r the material at his command, was
exhausted.
At 1:30 P. M. the convention reasembled
for devotional exercises, after
vhicli the question "Are Sunday
School Officers and Teachers Respon;ible
For the Character of Their
Scholars." was discussed by Rev.
Uphraim Doolittle. followed with 20
ninute talks by T. N. Swisher and D.
C. Ash. The repiort of the committee
i-as then presented, and followed with
mmerous recitations, rendered by
Jmma Kettle, Goldie Stanley, Edna
jatterfield. Cora Jobs, Edna Gaskili,
essie Kincaid, Ruth SUerrifield, Mary
lall and Sinda Prickett, with good
ausic interspersed throughout the
irogram of the day, nnd closing up
rith the unfinished business, the conention
adjourning about 5 o'clock,
.11 repairing to their Homes ieeiing
hat they had enjoyed an interesting,
irofitable and pleasant outing_ together.
JRAFTON HAD $4,000
FIRE SUNDAY NIGHT.
GRAFTON', July 17.?About nine
'clock this evening fire was discerned
in Fawcett's general store on
Cast Main street, and in a simrt time
he entire building was completely
rutted, and the stock, amounting to
ver two thousand dollars, was a loss,
ully covered, however, by insurance,
'he fire is supposed to have originated
n a waste basket from a match or
igar. The books and valuable paiers
were in the safe and unharmed,
"he building, which was owned joints'
by Hon. John T. McGraw, Chas. R.
itirbin and John H. Heckmer, was
amaged to the extent of possibly a
housand dollars, also covered by iuurance.
In the Intermediate Court.
Joseph McElfresh has entered suit
n chancery against Martha A. McElresh.
Attorney Meredith represents
he plaintiff.
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these and several other important
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Shoes now .$2.00 : .
hoes now $1.50 ^
hoes now $1.00 ^
shoes now 90c
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Only $1.25 To
CUMBERLAND
AND RETURN VIA
BALTIMORE & OHIO R. R.,
SUNDAY. JULY 24,
Special train leaves Fairmont at
0:36 A. M.
Beautiful Scenery En Route. Most
. deligrhtful season in
the mountains.
We have just a bicycles that we are
going to close out at 20 per cent. If
you want a bargain come quick. J.
L. Hall's hardware store. x
We handle a straight line of furni- j
ture, window blinds, mirrors and pic- j
tures. Fairmont Furniture Co. Opposite
postoffice. x
Vour profits on tho goods in your
store that are sold without advertising
would rfot pay your cashier's
salary.
1 pint Mason jars, 35c doz.; 1 qtMason
jars. 30c doz.; 2 qt. Mason jars,
5Sc doz., at J. L. Hall's hardware
store. x
Baseball clubs are given special , '
prices on supplies at J. L. Hall's
hardware store x
Jelly glasses, 20c per doz. Tin cans,
32c doz. J. L. Hall's hardware
store. x
It's just right?Hall's ice cream, x jj
{ WANT COLUMN. ^
Do You Know What We Want? .
Several Short "Ads." at
One Cent Per Word.
FOR SALE?One dresser, some lace
curtains, stand, tables, hall carpet and
other furniture. Will sell cheap at
once. Call at 423 Jackson street.
LOST?By W. R. Houston, three
small trunk keys at Commercial Hotel,
First ward. Finder will please return
them to the hotel at once.
Your "want" is not important?to
anyone but yourself?until it has been *
"put into type."
FOR RENT?Furnished rooms. Apply
825 Walnut avenue.
FOR RENT?A few' choice office
rooms in the new Peoples Bank building.
Apply at the Peoples Bank.
For Sale. '
Choice building lots on Virginia
avenue and Sixth street. Apply Edwin
Robinson, Gas Office.
FOR RENT?A number or fine office
rooms for rent in the Geo. M. Jacobs
building, Monroe street. Inquire of
Geo. M. Jacobs, County Cleric's office.
FOR RENT?Seven room house with
bath an\d all modern conveniences, on
Ninth street, between Gaston, | and
Fairmont avenues. Apply at 900 Fair- -.
mont avenue.
WANTED?Girl to do general house
work. Apply 127 Maple avenue.' V T'4
FOR SALE?A good, second-hand
cooking stove for sale cheap. Inquire
at this office.
Will Sacrifice
A $250.00 piano with a cover and :
stool for $100.00. A fine loud tone.' '
Answer Win. Davis, this office. x A
FOR SALE?Two barber chairs; one .
$12.00, one $15.00. Loyal Bennett, 121;
Main street, Fairmont, W. Va.
FOR RENT?Nicely furnished rooms.
Apply 91 Second street.