Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-05-07
NEWS
CJJIIINCS
From West Virginia

first lieutenant IN the meulcdi IcSci'c
corps. He expects to be called In the
very near future.
Clarksburg.-The six members OF
the outgoing police force, who have
been offered places on the city police
force at Wiefton, W. Va, have left to
take up their new work.
Bluefeld.-Bessie May Young, 10
year-old girl charged with the murder
of former Mayor E. E. Carter. OF Blue
field, last summer, was acquitted by
the jury recently in the circuit court.
Piedmont.-Recent cold weather has
virtually ruined the peach crop in the
Eastern Panhandle fruit belt, and in
adjoining Maryland counties. Growers
are cancelling their orders for bas-
kets.
Huntington.-The case of Griffith VS..
the c. & o. Railway Company was dis
missed without prejudice in the Uni
ted States court. The action involved
damages of $4,000 for alleged per
sonal injuries.
Elkins-Miss Mary Stenknect, head
OF the modern languages department
of Davis and Elkins College, has re-
signed and taken similar position in
the Ward-Belmont College for Girls, at
Nashville, Tenn.
Bethany.-For the purpose of allow
ing graduates and students to work on
farms and factories, the annual COM
mencement of Bethany College has
been moved up to June 6, and from
June Is, the date originally set.
Parkersburg.-J. v. Blair, OF West
Union, has been appointed chief field
deputy of the federal internal revenue
forces in West Virginia, succeeding ].
II. fancy, Of Wheeling He will main
lain headquarters in Parkersburg.
Glenville.-The Gilmer county court
has awarded contract for the cree
ton of modern Jail and sheriff's resi-
dence to a contracting firm of Char
lottesville, Va. The contract price is
$4,000. Work will start at once
Clarksburg.-G. A. Gordon, miner
employed in a mine of the Consolida-
ton Coal Company, at Hutchinson,
was caught under a heavy fall of slate
and is suffering with badly crushed
leg. He was taken to Hospital Ne. 3
at Fairmont
Clarksburg.-Ast the result of taking
an overdose of bromo choral to settle
their nerves after they had drunk
quantity of hair tonic and alcohol one
man is dead at Buckhannen, the life
Of another hangs in the balance, and a
third is very i'll at his home there,
Huntington-A coroner's inquest
was held over the remains of Wood
Riddle, an Ashland man, who was kill
ed by being struck by an automobile
| we'll known East Kentucky coal opera
tor. The verdict of the jury exoner-
| ates Mr. Porter from blame in the at
| fair
Charleston.-The people of West
| Virginia, through the state council of
defense, have been asked to send in
available photographs which they may
have of war activities in the state to
be compiled by the war department
into a Photographic history OF this
conntry's preparations and actual par
ticipation in the war.
| WheeIing.-R. e. Schubart, German
American business man, a jeweler, was
arrested by Deputy United States Mar
shall John M. Shorts for alleged trea-
senable utterances. Mr. Schubart was
born in Germany and for many years
was one of the city's leading jewellers.
His son was recently called into the
draft but has not yet been ordered to
camp.
arkersburg.-The report of the re-
ceipts at the local post Office for the
quarter ending March 80 indicates
| that that was one of the best quarters
in the history of the office. The total
receipts during the quarter were $780,
| 74102 ard for the same quarter last
| year the receipts were $24,1S5.79,
showing an increase for the quarter OF
| S8,555.23.
Parkersburg.- to an an.
nouncement made by c.. A. Bukey,
chairman of the Agricultural Bureau
of the Board of Commerce, 7. j. Wigal,
selected some time ago as garden su.
pervisor, has received a Federal APP
pointment. Arrangements to this end
have been completed and will insure
complete cooperation between the
Wood County Farm Bureau and the
Board of Commerce.
| Huntington.-Guy Dudley, 80, for
merly of Camp Sherman. o., is held at
police headquarters on the charge of
deserving from the military camp at
Camp Grant, H. The arrest was made
by Lieutenant Watts and Prohibition
Oficer Fitzgerald
Wheeling.-The German Fire Insur.
ance Company, OF Wheeling, operating
in eleven states, has voted to change
ITS name, taking that of the Wheeling
Fire Insurance Company. The com
pany has paid up capital of $500, 900
and assets Of s650,e00.
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