Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-06-22
THE NEWS OF
WEST VIRGINIA


Huntington. = On the crowded
midway of carnival ground W. w.
Church, chief of the Huntington Fire
Department, was shot and danger
ously wounded by Henry Watkins.
Watkins fred twice, but only one bull
let took effect, passing through
Qhurch's left arm, entering his side
and lodging in his pIeural cavity.
The wound is very serious. The
shooting created a panic among the
hundreds of people on the midway.
Watkins wife was standing near
Church when her jealous husband.
who claimed that Church was talk
ing to her, fred. Il shot to kill him.
and If failed it is no fault of mine,"
said Watkins after his arrest.
Church has been running with my
wife for long time. l have tried to
break it up in other ways, but they
failed, and l concluded to break 1t
up with a pistol Watkins, who is
salesman, was held on a charge of
shooting, with intent to kill. Church
has been the chief of the local fire
department for years.
huntington was
made here that the selling agreement
heretofore existing between the coal
operators of the New River and Nor
folk and Western districts has been
dissolved and that hereafter the dis
posal Of the products of these two
districts would become a matter of
Independent selling, each producer
InnkfnO ont
cause of the dissolution was not an
nounced.but it is limited that it was
prompted by the fear that the Gov
eminent might undertake investiga-
ton of the. trade agreement as a
violation of the Sherman Antitrust
act. Another reason for the disso-
luton is said to be that charges were
made that some of the operators vio-s
lated the agreement under which the
sales of the two districts were made
Charlestown.-Miss Cora Easter
day Wall, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles F. Wall, and William Ralph
Burns, son of William M. Burns were
married at Altoona, the home of the
bride, by Rev. DR. A. G. Hopkins, rec
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Charlestown. The parlors were beau
tifully decorated with ported plants
and cut flowers. The maid of honor
was Miss Virginia Wall, sister OF the
bride, and the best man was Her
man Huyett, a cousin of the groom.
The other attendants were Misses
Rose Burns, sister of the groom;
Gertrude Wall, sister of the bride,
and Miss Mary Trussell, of Charles
town. The ushers were Christian
Porter and ]. Wildey Weller. A re-
ception followed the ceremony
Blueheld. - Jack Wilson, the al
legged head of the counterfeiting gang
operating in the coal fields, was ar
rested by Cyrus Thompson, of the
Baldwin Felts Detective Agency
Thompson lay in the woods nearly
all day and at night saw his man
and captured him after tussle, Ear
lier in the day Cooper Leonard, a
brother M. M. Leonard, who was
arrested on Wednesday, was taken.
It is reported that M. NJ Leonard
made confession duplicating Will
son, who has served term in At
lanta for counterfeiting. 1t is said
the gang has been operating for
over six months in this vicinity and
1t is thought much of the queer"
Is in circulation.
Beckley.-James K Lakin and DR..
HI. v. Stephenson, OF the State Board
of Control, and Drs. M. " Goodbey
and J. C. Robbins, eof the State Board
of Health, made an inspection of con-
ditions relative to the proposed To-
cation of the new State tuberculosis
sanatorium at this place. The last
session of the Legislature appropri-
ated $4,000 for the establishment
of State tuberculosis sanatorium,
and Beckley citizens have been max
ing great efforts to secure It. 1t is
pro bable a site will be donated in
the event of favorable report from
the committee.
Charleston.-With nearly100 dele
gates present from over} the country
the third annual sesesy1 Of the Mine
Inspectors Institute OF the United
States was held here. The visitors
were officially welcomed by former
0ONO4AOA 1noCSCA Mo III Lilo dDbCHC6
of Mayor Holley and the response
was made by President Harrison,
State Mine Inspector of Ohio. Mine
disasters and their causes was one
OF the chief subjects.
Martinsburg. H. Willett, a
native of Berkeley county, but for
the past 15 years proprietor of a
well-known restaurant in Washing
ton, died suddenly at the home of his
sister, Mrs. w. H. Brathwaite, at In
wood, this county, while ON visit
He was 46 years old, and is survived
by his widow. He was SON of
David Willett and a member of a
prominent Berkeley county family.
Huntington.-R. D. Grimsley, the
head of the Grimsley Brokerage Com
pany, with Offices in several West
Virginia towns, was convictedo of for
gerry and sentenced to three years in
the penitentiary. He was found
guilty of appending the. name OF
Mrs. r. L. Kimble to note for
$500.
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