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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1920
Page
8
Fragmented item updates from Fairmont and surrounding areas cover weather, injuries, civic posts, and social events. Reports include clouded night with rain likely Saturday, a hospital stay after a ladder fall, treasurer changes in Marion county, and church rites at Fort Mungariane, plus local post office holiday closure and community visits by notable residents.
dE Leb Mino Poramen meeting at Moose Hall for 7 30 o clock Saturday evening to install officers. Local Elks plan a special train to the Elks national meeting in San Francisco with a few Pullmans attached if a special cannot be secured says M B Ashcraft former state president. Dep County Clerk W F Foster issues marriage licenses to several couples including Stevens Ford Minor Cotgat Musgrave and others with consent by B L Musgrave. Preaching at Barrackville Brick Church scheduled Sunday 10 20 AM and 7 PM by Rev J P Ice. Surgical operations reported at Cook Hospital and others undergoing minor procedures at Cook today.
By January 6 an estimated 100 shop men to be laid off by the B and O R R due to freight slump. Eighty furloughed already. January 5 another batch. Morgantown office duties move to Baltimore with Burk, Rit tenhouse and others handling all business starting January 1. Harry Henry returns to Fairmont after stay in Morgantown.
A Monongah resident arrested on Christmas Day for a minor offense kept his promise to appear and settle a $5 fine this morning, surprising Chief Snider. Ernest Rice reported his key car stolen. it was later found on Jefferson street.
Culinary and Bartenders' International Union Local No. 60 met yesterday afternoon and elected officers for the coming six months: President John Mills, vice president Henry Rinter, chaplain Berlie Arnett, recording secretary Elizabeth Sayre, financial secretary and treasurer Lulu Montgomery, inspector Pearl Fulton, inside guard Gus Davis. Officers will be installed at a meeting next Thursday afternoon at 2.
Prosecuting attorney Walter Haggerty moved to drop the murder charge against Chester P. Mullins superintendent at Consolidation Coal mine Montana after the coroner’s jury found he could not be tied to the death of C. H. Davis during a December 23 gum battle. Frank R. Amos will present the coroner’s testimony to the grand jury meeting January 11. Davis shot first after an argument about money. Mullins, Stanaker, and Underwood returned fire, causing Davis’s death with no determination of which defendant fired the fatal shot.
A bar committee extends gratitude to retiring judges William S. Haymond and Scott C. Lowe for their service and pledges ongoing professional influence. Engrossed copies will be given to the honorees and incoming judges to be spread on court records.
The Ahern company completed the YMCA dining room project with ivory ceiling beams and pilasters. Walls feature panels in old Tiffany blend with plum base and lavender gray top, accented by Alice Blue stencils and red cherry medallions. Woodwork is American walnut.
Frank Smith of Carolins mines Consolidation Coal is treated for severe arm injuries from a morning car wreck. Paul Sabo of Four States coal mines Annabelle suffers knee injuries from a state fall. Esta Toothman of Monongahela Valley Traction at Rivesville power plant had his right foot mashed after being caught in a car.
The body of N W Talkington a prominent citizen who died in Lakeland Florida arrived with his daughter Miss Janie Talkington. Funeral services will be at 2 p m Sunday from the Coleman avenue home of his daughter Mrs R F Parker conducted by Reverend Claude H King. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
George H. Giles a Monongahela railway roundhouse hostler at Fairmont reported his son Ralph H. missing from home since Thursday morning. Local police and Clarksburg authorities were notified after a sighting on an interurban car, with a riverbank search near the Monongahela river and a description noting a four foot four inch boy with light hair and fair complexion.
Ava H M Meredith hosted the Baptist Mission Circle yesterday afternoon lasting nearly an hour with several members present. A joint hour followed with fruit salad ice cream cake and coffee. Attendees included Sallis Lieving Lela Snider Clara Pryor Belle King Ads Cochran Virginia Cochran Frances Esketh Fayme Gregory Linnie Shaver Mildred Martin Christie Martin Elisabeth Martin Florence Koon Darlie Weeks Loizele Gandy Maggie Kerna Amos Dye Panty Martin Mand Walls Mary Ann Riggins Laura Holbert Grace Meredith and John Costello. Mrs Amos Dye and Laura plan to spend the weekend in Taumberport. Mrs Chutes King Enterprise was calling on friends. Dr Howell and Mrs Bryan Worthington met with the Pythian Sisters. Mrs Helen Holbert Edgemont was visiting. The young son of French Shackagoir elil at his home with Epntherta Joshua Muller who had been visiting relatives returned to Detroit Michigan.
Mrs Levi Martin and Mrs Joby Leving shopped in Patmos Ia while Mrs May Clayton and James of Pittsburgh visit Mr and Mrs James Boydoh. Mrs Elguata Herbert leaves for Duquesne Pa. Mrs C Salvatti and Mrs Tony Ceremo visit Shinnston. Elford remains ill at home with diphtheria. Douglas Harden ill at Camden Avenue. Rev A A Dye conducts meetings at Pine Fork. I L Danley and Harry Rice were in Fairmont on business.
President Harding set aside cabinet questions and the plan for the association of ca ons, turning to legislative problems and the current congressional program. Callers included Rep Mondell of Wyoming House Republican leader Rep Anthony of Kansas and Rep Ralph Cameron from Arizona.
Miss Lulu Holland becomes the Sunday campaign HQ stenographer at the L A. Choir meets to organize at the tabernacle. The meeting draws a good turnout with several members absent for notices. a warm, comfortable atmosphere marked the gathering.
Ballent Di E Wil Howard chaired the school committee meeting and Mr Asher. The gathering assigned seats and preliminaries. Choir members received four seat numbers and a song book, which logged their seat number as a pass to the section for the choir. Similar passes will be given to workers, newspaper correspondents, and others attending.
The report covers coal movement across West Virginia and nearby districts with daily car counts, routes, and tonnages. It notes 1219 cars loaded in Fairmont region and 968 on Monongah division, plus 343 cars in Pennsylvania and changes in eastern and western coal movements. Benjamin Evans returned from New York. plans for miners hospital in Charleston and garden projects in mining communities are mentioned along with conveyance of land by the old Monongahela River railroad company to Consolidation Coal. The piece ends with a burial in Nashville for Joseph Ptbell killed in a mine incident.
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