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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1916
Page
2
We present newest and reliable merchandise at low prices with a visit. Men’s straw hats in new failor styles priced for sale. Women’s wash skirts in white gabardines and pique with pockets, trimmed in desirable fashion, on special discount on multiple floors.
Palm Beach shade suits in blue black and striped patterns feature vermil fitting roll lapels and fancy cuffs. Sizes to 44 offered in Clothing Dept on the Second Floor. Also silk hose for women, children's dresses in gingham, and Panama hats priced to four dollars. Listings include dressers and footwear across floors with assorted colors and sizes.
East Side news reports a flower mission to be held Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. C. E. Swish on Market Street. The event honors the ill and includes plans to tribute flowers among the sick on the East Side. Erma Workman is recovering from typhoid fever after weeks of illness. Mass Marjorie Travia of Arcadia will visit soon, staying with relatives this summer while recovering. The Palatine church Ladies Legion meets Tuesday evening at Mrs. Harry Webison’s Columbia Street home. Frank Reeves left for Baltimore after a few days with his father on Montown Avenue. Tel Links is set for this evening at Diamond Street M. F. L. The Ladies and Society of the First EGP church plan a Wednesday two o'clock gathering. Mrs. George Frum and children return to Morgan after visiting relatives. Mrs. Brock Cox returns to Shinnston after a few days here. Georgia Radford visits. Miss Rite Lewis of Buckhannon visits her sister Mrs. Jay Hough.
Mrs Jonee Rex of Guffey street spent days with her daughter. Mrs Florence Carriher and children departed for Toledo Ohio to reside. Lindsay Satterfeld from Smithtown visited Saturday, accompanied home by his sister Miss Delia Butterfield of State street. Mr and Mrs W R Satterfeld and children from Colfax and Mr and Mrs Fleming of Millersville were guests of Mr and Mrs J D Radford yesterday.
Nine men injured when an automobile owned by Emerson Showers crashed into a Modern Woodmen parade returning from a memorial service at Stone Church cemetery in Elm Grove. Serious injuries included fractured leg and ribs, internal injuries, head and facial lacerations. Others suffered lesser hurts as the car swerved after gas was turned on, knocking down about a dozen marchers.
Vaudeville will again hold forth at the Colonial theatre this week with four big time acts. Manager Mu Cray has secured top performances promised as first class and well received by patrons at the Met Cray Howse over recent weeks.
Baltimore visitors Mrs Victor E Smith and son Roy return from Baltimore. Miss Mildred Quirk hosts a Brookside sewing gathering with pink rose decor. Snodgrass engagement notice and memorial service for local IOOF lodge at Presbyterian church. Mrs Davis of Caello Iowa visiting L H Boor family after forty five years. Local youths picnic on Buffalo road. Florence Dean Mary Burns Grace Clarke visiting from Fairmont. M E Church district superintendent O D King to preach Sunday. Mrs J F Barrett and Alessia Lloyd to Wheeling training school. J Fred Beatty to New York City, H Wal Burt and Dan Burt to Cleveland. O K Crim and Mrs John N Kuho return from Wyatt. Walter Davis ill with measles.
Harry Duffy of Pittsburg area is charged with the murder of Fred Blosser aged 20 of Folambee. Duffy, a boarder, allegedly drank and swore at Blosser’s family then returned with a penknife and stabbed Blosser in his home.
In Clarksburg West Virginia on June 12 fraternal groups held a union memorial service with a street parade featuring 1,500 participants and graves decorated in cemeteries. Two bands performed as Odd Fellows Pythian Woodmen of the World and Modern Woodmen participated in the procession.
A readably phrased item references the Men of America and the Knights of Macca Bees alongside the Ladies of Maccabees in a local social or fraternal context. Named groups indicate a community or organizational gathering noted in the readable text.
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