The Fairmont West Virginian., December 24, 1906, Page PAGE SIX, Image 6

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4 WATSON, President*
C HUTCHINSON, F. E. NICHOLS,
Ml* mckinney, c. e. manley.
- Aisxrats of corporations, Arms sod
lndlyMualt. isceireJ upon the lost
|p| twertWe farm* consistent with sound
afoinite lwnlt with safety deposit
iBm I ill I 'II I
vwk?& tenils to Improve the facilities
of ip bosk IS prressed Into service.
fj^fS^pJeofc very carefully' after all detallnsnd
make our service as effective
We receive deposits subpay
4 per cent interest
n yavtngs and time deposits, loan
tad hanks to savings depositors, and
. ''MAM* up-to-date service. Call for clr*l*tog
fall Information.
11 ?
pe Savings BankFairmont.
W. V*
- If
|j'k Percent. Interest [Paid i
I J f FIRST NflTIC
llteaili !l Falrmnnt. '
Ii uii iiiuuui
United States and i
apital $100,000. Sui
GilllSMS IS G(
So are we with a c<
Alluminum Ware, a]
Copper and Nickle P
Chafing Dishes.
Baking Dishes.
Teakettles. Tra
and other use
Also a full line of
Carving Sets, Rodgera'
Spoons. Prices and Qual:
T. IN. flRNI
rhe Up-to-I)ate Hardware
I TRANSFER*"
1 trove anything from % baby c
' It quickly, also make a spec
P, m Oo di and Pianos without dan
; call me up. I deliver Goal
iif city In short order. When yo
I?? sire anything placed In storag
?s Trunk hauling a specialty.
S Bell Phone?Office 8, Res 340.11 J r
: Con.?OBoe 100, Res. 10. |f , J
SAML. B. HOLBERT.
NMtTOflONS
The Peoples Ban*
t Fairmont.
CAP rAL STOCK PAII
? SISO,000.00.
(Mo. H. Jacobs President
W. a Haymond Vice Presldsei
I. U. Brownfield >..CuU*i
Oar Ire and burglar proof ranlti
are tree to customers for prlito pa
Mia.
We oolicit your business, which wil
ecetre prompt and careful attenttoi
Directors?Geo. M. Jacobs, W. S
Meredith, J. M. Hartley, Harry Sban
W. S. Raymond, C. a. Hutchinson
Howard & Forbes.
I rtvitiu I U SAVE MONEY
A. u lilMUII, jrrMl?<ai. ''
J. A. CLARK, Tie* PrwldnL
J. R. LINN, Cublw.
Isn't such a difficult matter!when wi
help you !( you bring us only SI ti
open an account in this" sate; ana
strong savings institution. The next
and succeeding deposits will be mors
easily made, and w.e will pay -you 1
per cent, interest on whatever you
leave six months or more. ' _ *';j
DOllftR SAVINGS B?m
THIS BANK
will, of course, be closed on
Xmas. but in the meantime
we will be open and ready to
receive as much new business
as it is your pleasure to give
US.
A We take thi< oj-poriuuity of
? vishiug'nll of ?ur fri'eutfs a
"Merry Christmas." , r* j
pif Certificates^ Deposit.
)NflHBANK,
West va.
State Depository,
rplus and Profits ^213,00
lining
omplete line of
LI kinds
lated Ware, such as
Soup Toureens,
Coffee and
,ys, Tea Pots,
>ful articles.
1847 Knivss, Forks and
ity guaranteed.
;T.
i Man. 32v* Main St.
""HAULING.
arrlage to a street car and do
:lalty of moving Household
lage. When you need Coal,
and Sand to all parts of the
u have Hauling to do, or de- !
e, see Thomas, he's the man.
1 TUAlf i C P4"" Avenue,
I. InUlnAj, Next to Tavern.
EDW. F. HOLBERT.
I||S,
llNERAT UST
THE SUNI
A Thrilling
Story of Rescue
L. B. HICKS TELLS OF HIS AWFUl
EXPERIENCE IN THE BOWELC
OF THE EARTH FOR FIFTEEN
DAY8 WITH HIS COMPANION!
WORKING FOR HIS RESCUE.
BLAKER8FIELD, Cal., Dec. 24.Entombed
In the bowels ot the earth
beneath-tons of stone'and earth of r
collapsed tunnel. L. B. Hicks, the
miner who for IE days faced death
was rescued Saturday ovenlng by i
gang of his fellow miners wbo have
worked Incessantly to save him.
Hicks was noarly crazed with joy
when his rescuers drew his weakened
body from beneath the (ramcsr undei
which he hsd Ijpen n'nneJ since th<
tunuel foil In, leaving him in darkness
and the plaything of a mocking death
The hardened miners wept as Hlckf
tried to thank them. Outside a crowd
around the tunnel shaft had heard thi
signal. Bakersfleld was In a frenzy
of joy. Cannon boomed and the bell!
In the churches tolled. Men and
women flocked to the streets anc
there hold congratulation parties.
. Hjclfs watt brought from his peril
'our position at 5:30 In the evening
when hlB rescuers completed a scat
folding to prevent a fall of boulder;
and dirt. When the timbering had
been cbHfclciid 8UperInftH|16nt IMjc
Clure of the mine reached down and
.grasped! the Imprisoned miner by tin
hand. Hicks was gently drawn ui
through the opehtng and as h<
emcrged'Trom the hole ho was grasp
ed under tbe arms by two miners wh(
. gCptiy,'.lifted .him to his foet. : H.
swaydd-llko a drunken man: the sput
terlj^g ncfyrff lights of- the mtneri
! lamps half' blinded, him, and thon i
realjg^tlon cgnje to htm, tbgt ho wai
. "God bless you ,all for standing h;
me"' wis all that he could .say, but?'!
was enough.' * /
' .i ' f.'\ Mlrt'ra Wept.
There In the caverns of the earth
flritn. faced mloani' wept, and ah In
tended cheer.tttncly.in' their .throats
Dr. Stlnehfield placed jtiarV glasses^ovg,
Hick's eyes,' but the nrnfer said tha
he did not hell thorn'as; the light o
I he did not nepd theirt.as' the lleht u
j Hicks' joy on his relense was nl
most hysterical. He laughed nil
cried by turns, and Dr. Sttnchfleld
ifen'rlng a violent' reaction, gave him :
mild sedatirtf.
, "When the crash camjs^l /aaidi Hicfci
to Dr. Stlhclifleld, "I was worklni
with the other men in the tunnel
There was a roar and a crash of stom
and crushing of timber's and thei
blackness, l'lnned beneath a tram on
1 heard the moans of the dying men
I tried to move and could not I spokt
to my .companions, but there was m
answer,"only the monns of the wound
cd. Death came to them and then
was silence.
"I tried to move my legs and fount
them gripped by boulders and earth
On each side of me I could feel tin
earth and stone. Just above my hea.
was the foot of one of the men.
could touch the shoo.
In Dreadful Silence,
"r* ,Tn i'o In ttint drendfu
, silence and I talked to myself lo keo]
from going mad,- I thought of mysel
growing weaker and weaker wltl
1 thirst and hunger. I tried to slecj
hut the dreams wore worse than th<
tortures of my woklng hours. I call
ed to my companions again and again
1 but there was no answer. Then 1
wondered how many feet of stone anf
dirt lay between mo and daylight,
pictured to myself the rescuing parts
working madly to reloaso tho mer
caught in the wreckage below. Per
haps they have given up any hope o;
reaching any of us behind that masi
of earth and have stopped work, :
thought. I yelled in my agony, hop
!ing that my voice would reach thost
j above me, but there was no answerln;
j call. Only silence. My God, tho si
I lcnce of that place. My hreathlnp
sounded like the roar of waves, whci
II talked to myself, my voice was flunp
hack and forth In that narrow hole
until it died away In a faint whisper
Then 1 thought of.the signals and be
if its Money
Vmi Want
/ VU HUUi
We buy and sell all kinds seconi
sand household goods, Clothing, etc
lew Gas Ranges and heaters exchang
id for coal stoves, the only place yot
tan do this in town. Jewelry bough'
; md sold. The best place to sell;
J the cheapest place to buy?No othe
! 'Ike it 8end for our agent or call 01
ihona.
The Second Hand Store
ll II ll f"i
SfoNCE MORI
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gen tapping on a nil with n rock.
Flrat Word of Rescue.
i "Oo?l knows how lone ft was?i
eomed etornlty?for night and da;
were the same In that hole of hell
. when I heard a tannine above.
' laughed and cried aod yelled until
I fainted from exhaustion. I was to t?
I sared. Above my head I beard a bu:
rowing like a rat at work, in plaste
walla, and then the gas pipe penetrat
. ed the chamber and a voice called ti
mo and asked me If ! was hurt.
| replied that I was not. I pinched my
, self, feeling that I might be dream
ing. But I waa not then, I cursed my
[ self for ever thinking the boys wouh
, not work through heaven and hell ii
hope of saving a 'buddy's' life."
: For Bigamy
MAN HELD TO GRAND JURY WHC
' 8EEM8 TO HAVE DONE BEST
HE COULD.
[ CHICAGO, Dec. 24. ? Charle
r Schocnbeck, 70 years old was bouni
i over to the grand Jury for, bigamy
I Twenty years ago Schoengeck's firs
| wife was taken to an asylum, auppot
odly hopelessly insano. Five year
Inter'the husband remarried, contlr
ulng, however, to support his firs
' wife In her prison. A month ago thi
first wife was discharged as cure
! and her children caused Schocnbeck'
,nrre,st. ,Tho children hy his secon'
j 'marriage are working In his detdnsr
"I regret that I; must hold you to th
grand jtiry,": ealcl- Judge Kersteri. s
1 don't see how you could have brough
! up your children otherwise."
) Catarrh ot the nose and throa
? snould llead you to at least ask U
. for a free trial box of Dr. Shoop'B C:
i tnrrh Cure,. Nothing so surely prove
I [TV-TIL as a real, accaai irai?onu i>
3 Shoop, to prove this, earnestly desire
that wo let, you make that test. Thl
r creamy, Bnow white heal In R ball
< soothes the throat anil riostriis, an
quipkly purifies a foul or fovcris
breaUl, Call and Investigate., E.J
Uintiig6l3fr;& Ca: '
' . Roller skatUjg in Casino this afte
* noon and evening. Skates 2Gc and 35i
t Admission free.19!
f' DR. H. B. B
i Veterinary Su
All Calls Pros
Offica aud' Hospital, Morg
V . Both Phones
1 , . ; . .
r
have you
)
ing yoiii
; tions ?
i
I Have you been saying
> "What shall it be?" Da
f pie ask themselves that
J it goes unanswered.
For no amount of at-1
[ mind even a small port
, into the consideration?
r sloek you will fall far si
i of choosing from heape
r '
; Our stock
que
A visit here will revca
j ing easy for you. And
, weeks away?it's a .pie
crowds, ample' time, at
them.
this Xmas
be
I again as usual. Each :
greater demanils upon
j for the "biggest yet."
i. And while the variety i
J also that daintiness, th
i every well-cliosen jewel
p As we hinted?be alio
1 yoir all tlie time you asl
lections until the cventl
?CHRISTMAS BUYING.
W. J. L. In the New York .World.
? Oh, say,
* Any day
Go opt on the street
And Into the shops,
Whew the crowd you meet
Never, never sfops
Ramming sn<l jamming
And hustling and bustling
And picking and kicking '
And scrouging and gouging '
And laughing and chaffing
And scrapping and slapping
f And knocking and blocking ,
And nudging and budging
r And squeezing and kneesing
And punching and hunching
J And gyowllng and prowling
And hunting and grunting
And reaching and screeching
And juggling and struggling
' And hoping and groping
And fussing and cussing
1 And grinning and chinning
And walking and talking .
And buying and shying
And coming and going
And seeing and showing
j And waiting and getting
And amlllng and fretting
And?Gee whiz,
What a mix-up it Is!
. What a rush and a roar
j In street and In store!
Until you are busted and crippled
t are sore,
And you wish Santa Claus
g Were In some place lesa>cgol
Aan Christmas in this climate t
Is as a rule.
? Oh, say,
t Ain't It gay
Banging In and out this way
1 Getting ready for the day?
Merry Christmas In the atr,
j , Merry ChriBtmaB everywhere,
, ; Merry (ftirlslmaa? '
t
Don'j'sffCjf,
t First /fstlrfnal Bank of Fairmont.
U
The drrttual meeting of the stockholders
of t'h'o'FJrst.^fiflonal Bank of
r Fairmont will be held -at Its banking
house on the third Tuesday In January,
1907, It being the 15th .lay of the
n said month, between the hours of
;ji 10:00 a. m. and 2:00 p. m.jfor the purh
lose of electing five directors for the
i ensuing year. .
'' By special order of thospoaul,
rectors. '
J-. E: SANDS.
' Dec. 13 1 mo. . Cashier.
!t DresRed turkeys at' Rohb's. tf
ftRTHOLOW/,
rgeon and Dentist,
nptly flns'wera j
anton aud Fairmont, W /a.
i CALL
*
i been ask sell
quesJ
> over and over to yourself?
y after day hundreds of peo(juestion,
and day after day
lome imagining will recall to
ion of the articles that enter
and until you have seen OUR
hort of knownig the pleasure
d-up values.
answers all
stions
,\ "suitables" to make choos*
4t.4!11 ? VnrwT
UIW(IL;U 10 oim a ivn
nsnrnble time to shop ? no
iJ stocks without a dent in
jewelry will
"it"
succeeding Christmas makes
us. This year wo are ready
Have more of everything,
s just about endless, there is
at cWrm that is a part of
ry stock.
id of the crowd. Glad to give
k. Glad to lay aside your sefnl
day. &
I <* * + *++ j
THE VITAL POINTS IN fl
MEN'S CLOTHING. / M
SHOULDER SOLVES THE
^+ /
GIVES THE BROAD ? J|
PERFECT SHOULDER
THE CLOSE-FITTING' fl
GARMENT ON !
THE NECK Jfl
YOUR TAILOR COULDN'T 1^
DO MORE. ?
THIS SHOULDER 18 IM
USED EXCLU- IM
SIVELY BY IB
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CTAfV. And that label In a garment la a pri IpCp [.
?JI aw I ' guarantee of perfection In fit, In LvLII vL ?j>
l inTlif tailoring and quality, With thia CHIDTC
' . AUAIuj you Have our guarantee. We are jtllKl J *8??
| excluaive seller* of "HIGH ART" ^
HOWARDi WM, I.,,,,t *.n -ta c? ufi, i NEC > - ^
1? 1VU T*n?l TIV/ iw riiaM *
I rHAK 8UV IN A SUIT- OVERCOAT WRAP IMSI
J RAINCOAT OF TOPCOAT. "LA | 'p i
J Head to Foot Outfitter. jS
ANDERSON'S BON T0Nl|
All Hats at 1-2 Price, fl
\-.y, : ' " 1'"T
A nice line of Fur for you to se*
lect from for Ladies and childran, you?
should see the child's set we sell for
Lrinen uepartment nas piency very- ;
pretty Xmas presents.
Hand and machine made. Hanc|-'.
kerchiefs 2c to $2.00. i u V
Bags, Belts, Ties, Scarfs anid^j
Gloves all make a very useful' Xmas |
Golden Oil IfIM
Becoming A Household Favorite* |||
Praised by the Citizens of West Virginia; used and^ljalji
Recommended by Practicing Physicians. . ^
Golden Oil, a famous old Indian remedy, in growing is popnlarltr j
'_? ? ?'?'?? ?- Ito rrnnA miailHaa Kaaamia Irniwn ?fl
M A nousefloia meuiwuo ao i??
been used by hundreds of the citizens of this State and all wfeit' vl
have used it will cheerfully recommend It Bead the foUoviui tee- |
GOLDEN OIL la hot a "cure all" but a simple, harmless, house- ]
hold remedy that la a certain and quick destroyer of all aches er t , fgisH
pains. It Is unexcelled sb a remedy for neuralgia, headache, |
toothache, earache, rheumatic pains In children, colic, cholera aor> j
bis, flux, summer complaint, pain urination or bloody gravel at tt ]
Is called, bruises, cuts old sores, chilblains, frost bite, burns and* |
scalds, bolls, carbuncles, teter, eczema. Itching plies, cramp, cold in j
head, nose cold, lumbago, sciatic pains, abscess, facial neuralgia,
and In any case where there is any great pain 'as an anodyne. I
A DOCTOR IN YOUR HOME.
That la what yon have when you have a bottle of Golden OU In J ?
your house. It is the sufferer's moat useful friend and no fsmlly iiSS
afford to remain without this remedy when It can be procured at ]
any dealer.
It Is equally serviceable when applied externally or taken latef' | SBfii
nally. Every bottle guaranteed to lo what Is claimed for It er year J
winner will be cheerfully refunded. ' t
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