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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1920
Page
2
A noisy jumble of names and places outlines social visits and family gatherings. Mrs. Alice Thorne Arnett and Brock Corot join relatives in Morgantown and Shilonston. Discussions mention buyers, a Pleasant Reunion, and a Pine Grove watch event. Many personal visits span Fairmont Morgantown and surrounding towns with relatives and neighbors noted.
The article records a chaotic scramble of names and places around a state political gathering. It mentions indictments of electors, the West Virginia event at Huntington, the districts, and various figures like governors and party leaders. It notes a state platform adoption and committee actions amid fractured OCR text.
Administrators appointed for BP McDougall estate with $1000 bond. Pitzer named guardian of Olive Duntem. bond $1000. Meredith named administrator of bonis non of WC Read, with death notice of Rev Van Pearl Everson and executor appointment for Postas. Fleming bond $1000. James Jack, deceased, mentions heirs including Ailie Feather and Matle Woodrutt. Durlal to be made known, Mr Feather oldest in Morgantown district. obituary context hints.
The item lists visits and greetings among residents including William Knight of Potomac Avenue, Mr and Mrs Curtis Bestig and daughter, John a Pople Jr, Mr and Mrs J R Smouse and family, and others from Virginia and Maryland. It notes relatives returning from trips, extended stays with friends, and community social activity.
William Perry Camp, 96, longtime Clarksburg and Fairmont resident, died at his home in Clarksburg. Born in Morgantown about 1824, he later ran hotels in Fairmont and Clarksburg and served as Marion County sheriff. He traveled for a mowing machine company and was active in the Methodist Protestant church and the Masonic lodge.
Georgetown resident Neel, a Black man from Grant Town, was killed Saturday after an incident described in local reports. Authorities are investigating the death as a fatal shooting or attack with details still developing.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a sensational tale with unclear names and actions. The readable parts mention a miraculous escape, medical conditions, and references to a store and druggists, but vital details are corrupted, leaving the core event and entities only vaguely defined.
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