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Newspaper

The West Virginian

Location

Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1915

Page

2

Visitors and locals flock to area as many travel and visit

A long list of residents and visitors visited towns and nearby areas Saturday and Sunday. People from Bristol Denver Cameron Fairmont Glover Gap Smithfield Uniontown Wheeling and Columbus were noted. Trips included business visits, family visits, and attendance at local events. Local churches hosted services and towns prepared for the Lincoln Chautauqua.

Claude Keely Bristol W. Va HN. Daugherty Denver Victor B. Smith Smith Mil Jan Pittsburgh C.F. Rossil Baltimore Arch Cook Ero Hess Fairmont Dr. Kinney Glover Gap A.B. Glover Robert Crow Cameron Coadh Thomas McNichols Minnie Sallie McCoy B. Kendall Elkins William Hail Weston Our City F. E. Dent I.J. Dent William Goddard Toledo Ohio Everett Sole Martins Ferry M. F. Price Wheeling

Corner Stone Laying Planned by West Virginia Masons

Shinnston West Virginia June 28 by invitation from St Johns Lodge A F and A M the Grand Lodge will lay the Corner Stone of a new Baptist Church in town. Grand Master W T Ice and officers will attend with a band Knights Templar. The edifice costing about 20000 will be largest in the Monogahela Valley and house a pipe organ.

Shinnston W. Va St. Johns Lodge A. F A. M Grand Lodge West Virginia New Baptist Church W. T. Ice Philippi T. Wilbur Henn Fairmont C.D. Sturm Clariburg E. K. Stout Clarksburg Knights Templar B. F. Matheny William C. Taylor Baptist Church of Old Dominion Correo Monogahela Valley George W. Kinsey T. B. Lawie Bromley

Shinnston Plans Community Corner Stone Laying

Shinnston’s religious fervor shines as multiple churches grow and join in a shared Corner Stone ceremony. Rev T B Lauer leads church preparations while George Wilkinson and C L Watkins organize Masonic involvement for the event.

Prichard Rites Held At Baxter Cemetery

The body of Mrs. AS. Prichard was buried in Cunning ham cemetery at Baxter after funeral services at her Fifth street home conducted by Rev. W. J. Canter of the M E church South. Miss Edna Jacobs and Ethel Tooth an sang with Estelle Hamilton as accompanist. Pallbearers included Harry and Grover Cunningham, Charles Neptune, J. G. Floyd, Charles E. Gaskill, and C. C. Arnett. Relatives John Cunningham of Washington and Grove Cunningham of Pittsburgh attended.

John N. Kulm Wyatt W.va Elizabeth Haislop Zanesville Ohio Wagner Flick Plomat Street V. E. Smith Salem Ulyssus Tate Lewis Whetzel Fairmont Our City B. F. Conaway Blacksville Mike Brothers Orlando W. Va C. A. Sanderson Smithfield Sistersville Buffalo Buffalo Street Flossie Ryan A. S. Rushford Hamilton Terrace Ross Teagarden Erishaw A. E. Todd Cleveland Caleb Burt Robert T. Brouse Charles A. N. Parks Presbyterian Church Cadiz Harry Tedrick Virginia Robert Shenandoah Junction Tedrick Robert Lyall Cameron George Beatty and Son Denver James Furbee, Sr AS. Prichard Cunningham Baxter Fifth Street W. J. Canter M. E. Church South Edna Jacobs Ethel Toothan Estelle Hamilton Harry Grover Cunningham Charles Neptune J. G. Floyd Charles E. Gaskill C. C. Arnett John Cunningham Washington, D. C Prichard Grove Cunningham Pittsburgh

Knights of Malta Attend Services at First Baptist

The Christian's Sacred Order was the subject of Dr. W. J. Eddy's sermon to the Knights of Malta at the First Baptist Church last evening. Knights in full uniform marched from their hall to the church, creating an imposing sight, as the service filled the church. Reverend Eddy delivered an excellent sermon, with special music under Miss Katherine Hough, chorister, and Mrs. Minor Dunham at the organ. The Knights of Malta, though young in Fairmont, are among the oldest organizations in existence and their local membership is rapidly growing.

W. J. Eddy Knights of Malta First Baptist Church Eddy Katherine Hough Minor Dunham Fairmont

Monument to Dead Hawkinberry Unveiled in Barnsville

The Woodmen of the World White Oak Camp No in Barnsville Cemetery unveiled a monument for C C Hawkinberry. Rev Carrence D Mitchell of Central Christian Church gave the oration. Prof W A Halsead read a dedicatory piece. Officiating officers included L D Snider Lewis Smith A F Carpenter J W Snowden J C Motter J J Gattin. Parade led by Captain J C Phillips.

Woodmen of the World White Oak Camp Barnsville C. C. Hawkinberry Carrence D. Mitchell Central Christian Church W. A. Halsead L. D. Snider Lewis Smith A. F. Carpenter J. W. Snowden J. C. Motter J. J. Gattin J.C. Phillips

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