Deaths and investigations top Fairmont news
A coroner's inquest opens into the Jamison mine explosion at Barracksville killing ten men on Oct 19. After, another jury will probe L. M. Jones’s death in the Pitt sburg mine rescue. Also: Fairmont approves a $760,000 bond issue for bridges and street work. Newspaper men meet on high newsprint costs and the Middle Atlantic States Poster Advertising Association discusses industry issues.
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Jamison Mint No
Barracksville
Witl
Jam
Wgen
L. M. Jones
Pitsburg
Parkersburg
Bill Posters
Middle Atlantic States Porter Advertsing Association
Middle Atlantic States Poster Advertising Association
Bill Board
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Gahela Valley principals meet in city sessions presided
The Gahela Valley Principals Association held Saturday in the Miller school building with about fifty teachers and principals from Fairmont Clarksburg Morgantown and Mannington in attendance. President O A Watson led the gathering in the city.
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Gahela Valley Principals Association
O. A. Watson
Miller
Fairmont
Clarksburg
Morgantown
Mannington
Ste forges new post as car foreman in Clarksburg
Mil Stevens, long in Baltimore and Ohio Railroad service as car foreman, transfers to Clarksburg for the same role and departs Sunday. BW Moore becomes car foreman, J A Simons takes Moore’s place. The Mason Lodge property on Second Street is under repair. Royal Neighbors set to elect officers December 12. Walter Meiller, famed walker, visited town touting feats like a mile in six minutes fifty seconds and seeking bets.
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Weston
Mil Stevens
Baltimore and Okie Railroad Company
Haseen
Clarksburg
BW. Moore
J. A. Simons
Moore
Walter Meiller
Daughters Meet and Timms Dead Highlight Local News
Public records note the Daughters of the American Revolution meeting at Mrs. J. L. Edwardson’s home on Court Avenue. Thomas Timms of Cottage Avenue dies at 72. funeral at Catholic church with Machpelah burial. County court administers oaths to new officials. parsonage repairs underway. store front repainted. Public sale planned for December 14. one hundred standard bred horses to be sold December 28. new employee Eula Evans in county clerk office. a birth announced. typhoid illness in a child. train service changes in Baltimore and Ohio line affecting local connections.
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Fred Shaner
Albany
Goldie Hale
GM. Hale
Fairmont
Goodwin
Methodist Sepiacopal Church
Mary William Hood
Grimman Hood
Nei Lewis
J. F. Lewis
Charleston
New York City
Wil Nerive
Hood
Martin Davin
Washington
D. C
Chieftain
Edna Shinn
Simeon Bush
Stelen Delerry
Clarksburg
Ernest McCoy
Marlborough
Maass
Edith Berg
Paint Marion
Florence Langstein
McKeesport
Dorothy Howard
Paul Hamillton
Margaret Linn Hamilton
Edna Harthalow
Hope Sewing Club
Harry Scott
West Virginia
Gertrude Dean McConaughey
Alberta
Canada
S. A. Dean
Clyde Layman
Mannington
G. M. Wilshire
Tom
Jean
Daughters of the American Revolution
Edwardson Court Avenue
Timms
Thomas Timms
Cottage Avenue
Machpelah
Michael Timms
Mkittsonville
Catherine Timms
Peter Dargan
Lord Roberts
George Bennett
Studio opens for voice and instrumental music in Main street
Louis F. Waggoner, a Cincinnati Conservatory graduate, opened a music studio in the Gissy building on Main street offering voice culture and instrumental lessons. The item notes a train disruption from Clarksburg to Buckhannon and reports local personals: Dr and Mrs S H Burton returned from Youngstown and C Robert Bailey of Missouri visited near Jane Lew.
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Wood
Clarksburg Way
Weston
Buckhannon
Louis F. Waggoner
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Gissy Building
Main Street
S. H. Burton
Youngstown
C. Robert Bailey
Missouri
Jane Lew
City
Man pleads shooting rabbits to guard railroad
Harvey Repp of Wellington told Justice Neiding he shot rabbits raiding the Wabash line at Wellington to prevent damage, as he faced charges of violating state game laws by shooting rabbits out of season.
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Elyria
Wellington
Harvey Repp
Welington
Justice Neiding
Tommy Atkins at Home Does Up Womens Hair
London reports a new entertainment for convalescing soldiers from the Somme as women undo and rebuild their hair into artistic headdresses. The piece notes additional pranks by Australian men diving from a Thames bridge, alarming Richmond onlookers.
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Tommy Atkins
London
Somme
Richmond
Thames
Stunt Trio Says They Were Fed Up With Loafing
A newspaper item notes that after two failures observers observed the trio staged risky acts merely to amuse themselves. The group reportedly grew tired of loafing and chose a dramatic stunt as their wavering pastime.
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Ernest Heston
Elizabeth Harris
Rivesville
District
Elias. S. Aamios
Elsie Holland
Fleming
George W. Fleming
Walrmont Ministerial Association
Medical Fraternity
Sbislis Minde
Board of Officers
Bairtont
Ivnday
Iife
George E. Colebank
Fairmont High School
Pennsylvanian
New Jersey
Pittsburg
Newark
N. J
Fairmont Grain and Milling Company
Miller- Clark Grain Company
A.M. Glover
Juliana Fleming
Cook Hospital
E. A. Billingslea
Bell Run
Red Cross Society
Public Health Nursing Service
Red Cross
Fairmont Choral Society
Louis ‘Black
The
State University
Jackson
Clyde Kinsey
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Dorsey M. Adams
Somerset
John H. Watkins
Monon
Burke's Drug Store
Pike
Sis
Clarksburg, W. Va
Tisghty
Masonic Lodge
J. Ellis Jee Cream Company
Second Street
Steinway
LWA
Polk Creek
Douglas Bailey
Methodist Episcopal
Center Avenue
J. Kane Hardware Store
Cottill
Clint Cottrill
Bailey King
Mr. Cottrill
Eula’ Eyians
Troxell
Charles J. Lindsey
Kenney Station
Charles Carr
McGarry Addition
Tas
Mrr
Thomas ‘Reynolds
Baltimore and Ohio
Clarkshurmi
Rich
Grafanola
Columbia
C. F. Zaruba & CO
South Third St
Philippines
Acme
Sonom
Paramount Music Company
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