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Newspaper

The West Virginian

Location

Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1915

Page

6

Local Visitors and Business Moves In Mannington

Custies Chariton returns from Wheeling while many others visit from Uniontown Fairmont Wheeling Springfield Moundsville Clarksburg and Burts towns. Bell Telephone shows hotel upgrades and regional travel patterns with residents attending commencements and visiting relatives around Fairmont Buckhannon and Main Street communities.

Custies Chariton Wheeling Laat Fairmont Esterday Oscar Willer Uniontown Fala Michaels Earnsbawy Carman-McNeill Ferry Metz D Rush Glover Gap Roy H. Stewart Stewart Unite Works R Stevenson Eagleman Springfield T. Hunter Washington. D Beaty Fairmont Bartlett B. EB Fisher Mallen Kennedy M E. Michaels Pric Weed Main Street Was Paul Gery Railroad Street Frank Cook Fleming Wheelin Thursdi “Russellis Moundsville Kollar Cameron

Local Residents Visit On Various Business Trips

Thursday business rush includes Miss Mary Ormidff traveling to Meta to see her mother. Jack Wilson from Oregon attended local affairs yesterday. TR Brown of Tellairе Ohio visited relatives. A B Rushford a telegrapher made a business trip to Fairmont. Thomas Downs returned from a business trip to Broomfield. Roland Howard of Camena and TV Bryce of Burton WV also appeared as visitors in town.

T. J. Jones Jeanette Morgan Buckyhannon West Jevan Columbia George Silar Baltimore George Baxter New Cumberland Maude Mabel Moran Buckhannon Wesleyan College JM Merwell Norton, Va Slisa Frances Furbee Buckhinnon Burttown Ratye Burt Henderson Fafrbciont Arch Burt J F McPersons East Liverpool Onto Beall Clarksburg Virginia Cottrill Burt Hi Fairmont John Stewart Parkersburg Edith Lancaster Hope Main Street R. V. Noble Aren Salem W. Va M. Oppenheim Marletts Ohio NM Meredith Belpre Frien B. K. Rodermar Carlyle Blackwell Burts Louih Conner Moundaville Mrs. L. Harvey East High Street EP Furbge Mary Ormidff Meta Jack Wilson Oregon TR Brown Tellaire Rushford Thomas Downs Irip Broomfield Roland Howard Camena Bryce Burton

Revolt in Malines Report Says 70 Civilians Killed

London dispatch quotes a Ghent traveler reporting a Malines revolt last Tuesday. German soldiers reportedly fired into the crowd and 70 civilians were killed, though no confirmation has been received. Marines have been stationed behind electrified wire fences since the incident.

London Centralews Amsterdam Ghent Belgium Malines

Citizens oppose strip coal mining in Jefferson county

The Steubenville Chamber of Commerce and local civic groups join to block 7000 acres in Wayne and Smithfield counties from being strip mined. They argue surface stripping wastes fertile lands in the upper Ohio Valley and have hired counsel to study legal options for court action. Steam shovels could move coal with 25 workers, contrasting with traditional mining methods.

Associated Pres Steubenville Chamber of Commerce of Jefferson County Wayne Smithfeld Upper Ohio Valley

John F. Rechtime Dies At Monongah

John F. Rechtime of Monongah died suddenly yesterday after falling ill on his way to the mine where he worked. He returned home and died minutes after arriving. He formerly lived in Preston county before moving to Monongah. Survived by his wife and three children Mrs. J. Dutt of Kanes Creek, C. H. Rectime of Reedsville, and C. H Rectime of Enterprise. Body to be taken to Reedsville for funeral services at Bethlehem Church. He was a Knights of Pythias member with Black Diamond Lodge representatives to escort the body.

John F. Rechtime Monongah Mr. Redhtime Preston County Monagelt J. ¥. Dutt Kane's Creek C. H

Fine Auto Owner For Killing Chickens

J. Smith of Fairmont was fined ten dollars for speeding on Barrackville road and killing several chickens owned by Lee Wilson near Barrackville. Justice M. R. Musgrove imposed the sentence last night. Tusca Morris prosecuted for the State and James A. Meredith defended. An appeal was taken.

Barrackville Lee Wilson J. Smith Fairmont

Niagara Falls Compared to Zambezi In Size

An article notes it is generally understood that the Falls of the Zambezi on Africa's east coast are in every way much larger than those at Niagara Falls. The comparison highlights perceived scale without detailed measurements or new data.

Niagara Falls Zambezi Africa Niagara

Scrapbook for Children and Fish Fatten on Alfalfa

Scrapbook for Children describes making a durable keepsake by sewing muslin sheets and pasting bright pictures. Daily Thought notes persistence despite objections. Johnson reports fish fattening on alfalfa, with Washington irrigation ditch catches prompting an investigation confirming the theory.

Waahington

Work of Ancient Engineers in Nile Protection

Ancient historians claim that per 1 000 miles of the Lower Nile were protected by artificial embankments and other engineering works.

Nile

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