Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-07-16

disturb the quiet.
Pennsboro.-Dave Cora gave bond
In the penalty of $500 to appear at the
October term of the Circuit Court and
answer the charge Of a worthless
check.
Elkins.-Boyd Gibson, Of Elkins
charged with failing to register for
military service at the last registra
ton, was arrested by Deputy Marshal
Mckinney.
Charleston.-A crusade has started
against the sale of cigarettes to minors
and both dealers and minors will be
prosecuted, according to Chief Sparks,
of the local police department
Clarksburg.-Burns, received when a
steam box exploded at the Nation Car
bon Co, caused the death in local
hospital OF Luther See, 34,.an employe
of the company. He-leaves widow
and six children.
Charleston-Joseph Roster was
once more named principal of the
Fairmont State Normal School by the
Board of Regents. Prof o. !. Woodley
was renamed president of Marshall
College at Huntington.
Fairmont.-The Woman's Club, the
D. A. R., the w. d. G. and the Pythiar
Sisters are behind the movement fol
fairer prices for food stuffs and it Is
expected that every other woman's or
ganization will participate in the move
ment
Charleston-Brought to trial for an
alleged threat against Lou Williams
J. H. Caldwell admitted that he had
said he would beat the woman and put
UP 800 peace bond fer a period OF
six months. The case was decided in
Justice AGREES court
Clarksburg the instance of r.
L. O'Neal, OF Fairmont, federal food
administrator for hotels and restau
rants in West Virginia, the proprietors
of hotels, restaurants, boarding houses
and bakeries in Harrison county have
effected an organization
Col Nf
has been organized here, with z. J.
Woofter, chairman; Bernard Gibbs,
vice chairman; DR.. j. w. Worley,
treasurer, and Prof NJ H. vanHorn
and c. G."Ogden with those officers
forming the Executive Committee.
Parkersburg-Thro the efforts
| of Miss May Babcock, home demon
stration agent. and County Agent R.
L. Buchanan, Miss Florence Eastman
has been secured from the federal and
state agricultural authorities to take
| charge of the urban kitchen ia Par
kersburg.
| SJcp
toward organization of Huntington dis
| trict factories for maximum war eff
| fort on systematic basis was taken
| at meeting here Of the delegation
from the Chamber of Commerce that
participated in the. Pittsburg region
war resources at Pittsburg, recently.
Fairmont.-Leaping from a ledge of
rocks above the falls at Valley Falls,
| o summer resort a few miles from this
| city, Clarence Aumiller, high school
student and young society man, was
drawn under the falls by the swift un-
dercurrent and drowned. The river
| was at flood stage and the currents un-
| usually strong.
Fairmont.-Thrown head foremost
| through the windshield of an automo-
bile in which she was riding when near
| the Country Club, Mill Goldie Robin
| Son well-known Fairmont society girl,
is severely cut by broken glass. A
f'splinter of glass was driven into he
| eye, destroying the sight. The car was
| ditched on a sharp curve
| Wheeling-John Tucker, well
| known resident of Rayland, was in
stantly killed when his Overland au
| tomobile went over an embankment
| near the klee mine, west of Bellaire
Tucker attempted-to make wide turn
| in narrow road with the result that
| his machine plunged over the steep
| embankment. He was thrown from
| the machine and alighted on his head,
breaking his neck. The auto was only
| slightly damaged
Shinnston.-Jimmie Enciarina, In.
jured at Riverdale mine, will recover,
| according to advices from the hospital
at Fairmont, though local physicians
say 1t will be little short of a miracle
for he was disembeweled.
Elkins.-Charged with making a Sc
ditious speech in schoolhouse. W E.
Ashburn, an aged teacher, Is held by
Federal Court Commissioner Coberly.