Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-02-26

NEWS
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Ill From West Virginia
Fairmont--Lowman Tucker, 35, car
penter, hanged himself at Kingmont,
near here.
Charleston. - The common pleas
court jury that tried the $4,000 dam
age suit of John S. Strickland against
Charleston Interurban Railroad Co., for
injuries claimed to have been received
when jostled from street car in the
upper part Of the city, disagreed and
the case is left subject to retrial.
Huntington.-Mrs B. Adams, Jr., =
well known young matron of Argo
City, suburb of Catlettsburg. met
death as the result of a fall on the ice
in the rear of her home, in the opinion
of Coroner Swope, of Boyd county,
who made an examination of the cir.
cumstances attending her sudden
death.
Charleston.-Police believe that the
recent theft of $500 worth of morphine
from the Kanawha Wholesale Drug
Company is part of a statewide move
by drug fiends and their panderers to
commander the dope" in spite of the
strict laws against its use or sale
The authorities would not reveal the
findings of their investigation.
Elkins. Eighty orphans and ten
aged persons are being cared for At
the state home of the Independent Or.
der of Odd Fellows here according to
the annual report of tic management
1t is maintained by an s3sessment OF
one dollar year OF each member OF
the order in the state. The fund for
this purpose now has a surplus OF
100000.
Charleston.-The danger of sweaters
knit for the soldier Logs carrying dis.
ease has caused the state board of
health to prohibit the knitting of gar
ments for the Red Cross in homes
where there are cases of contagious
diseases. A warning was also issued
to soldiers home on leave of absence
against homes having these diseases
in them.
Charleston-The hundreds of in
quiries that have been received at the
offices of the governor, the state coun'
Gil of defense and the state commits
sioner of labor from skilled workmen
in all parts of West Virginia, indicate
that a big response will be made to
the call of the public service reserve
for men to be assigned to the ship.
building trades.
tington.-Charging that he had
assaulted e. ]. Wade, an employe CT
the Adams Express Company, police
arrested Homer Bailey, another EN-.
ploye of the company. Bailey is said
to have struck Wade with stick
during an argument and inflicted a
deep cash in the latter's head. Bailey
was arrested by officer Chamlin and
released on bond of $50.
Harrisburg" Smallpox is not under
complete control in this section of the
state and more towns are becoming
involved" said representative of the
state department of health who came
here to look over the situation, espe-
cially at Enterprise. There are only
four houses now under quarantine at
Enterprise but list of persons who
had been exposed and not vaccinated
was obtained.
Charleston.-One hundred and sixty.
four gardens have been started in
Charleston by the patriotic garden
league, branch of the state depalt
ment of agriculture, it was announced
OF this number lat are within the city
boundary. State Commissioner of Ag.
riculture James H. Stewart said that
although the days were cold, the same
plan was being carried out in numer
Gus cities under the direction of his
department.
Fairmont.-With the idea of utiliz-
ing the waste product of the city dur
ing the war, Mayor Anthony Bowen
announced following lengthy consulta-
tions with the city engineer that ri
least 200 hogs could be raised on Fair
mont garbage. Even if the venture is
not financially successful Mayor Bow
en- believes that the raising of that
number Of hogs for home consumption.
thus releasing that amount of western
meat for the use of the army would
be worth undertaking.
Charleston-State Senators Wells
Goodykoontz, Fred L. Fox and c. G
Coalter, composing special commit
tee named by Governor Cornwell sew
eral months ago in compliance with
the terms of a resolution adopted by
the senate at the last regular session
of the legislature to draft compre
hensive hydro-electric power bill to be
presented for the consideration of the
legislature at the next session, met
here to organize and begin its deliber
ations.
Clarksburg Reorganization Of Mo
nongahelia Valley good roads league
to boost for better roads in Northern
West Virginia was forecasted at q
mass meeting here by D. A. Williams
state. road commissioner. As part Of
the scheme he organized Harrison
county good roads association.
Charieston.-Accordi to figures
made public by Governor Cornwall the