Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-05-14

III w 49, - III
a News Cuttings RI
VI An epitonne of most inn Isl
H portarIt events transpir- M
NJ ing in state Wl
Sy
West Union.-The board Of educa-
tion of the West Union Independent
district has let the contract for the
erection of a new four-room school
building on the grounds near the Cen
trail school building, which has become
too small for the increased needs OF
the school.
untington.-Female enemy aliens
in Huntington will be registered by
the police department, according to
orders issued by Mayor Sehon. The
mayor took this action to conform with
request by United States Attorney
General Gregory that all German wom-
en- be registered.
Parkersburg, w. Va-Acting on in
structions received at the U. S. mar
shal's office from Captain James A.
Watson, of Company A, 150th Regi-
ment, at Camp Shelby, Deputy Mar
shall Chas. P. Cook arrested Horace
Basford at his home in this city on
charge of desertion.
Clarksburg.-Carl Sturm, assistant
mechanic at the Baltimore & Ohio
shops at Weston, suffered a fractured
skull while at work when struck on
the head by the nozzle of rubber
hose He was operated on shortly
after the accident and the pressure
on the brain was relieved
Huntington.-Ast the result of an ac-
cident to young man, in which he
was shot in the eye by stray ball
from an air rife, Mayor Sehon issued
an order to the police, instructing
them to confscate all air rifles and
sling shots found in the possession of
youngsters on the streets.
Wheeling Bolton, son of
Alex. Bolton, prominent local business
man, has recovered from an operation
that he might enlist in the United
States Marine Corps. He had a toe
amputated and will present himself to
Sergeant Harry Christian of the re-
cruiting office here for final examina-
ton
Charleston-The West Virginia An
nual Conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church has set out to raise a
permanent fund of 100000 to take
care of the old preachers and preach
ers' widows for all time. Over $780,
600 Of this amount is now provided for
and a campaign is now on throughout
the conference to raise the balance.
Martinsburg. and state au-
thorities refused to arrest the ringlead-
ers among the quarrymen who drag
ged their foreman through the mud
because he refused to buy Liberty
bonds. The foreman, George Ride
nour, was alleged to have said that he
would rather die than buy any bonds.
All of the $50 men under him each
bought a bond.
Charleston.-The first official Motif
cation received by the state council of
defense that glass has been found in
canned articles of food was received
from Logan county, it was announced
by Jesse V. Sullivan, secretary of the
council. Glass in considerable guam
titles was found in jar of peanut but
ter 1t has been sent to Charleston for
definite analysis.
Charleston-F. n. Bacon, prominent
young attorney of Fayetteville, Fay
cite county, who has spent much of his
time in the last several months max
ing liberty loan and war savings
speeches throughout the county, was
arrested there by Deputy United
States Marshal Reedy, from the Char
leston office, on the charge of evading
the selective service act.
Charleston-Samuel B. Montgomery,
state director of the United States
Public Service Reserve, who has been
conducting a special drive for the en-
rollment of thousand more shipbuild-
ing ,tradesmen in West Virginia, has
received information through the fed
eral employment service bulletin that
many of these workmen are to be call
ed to the shipyards at an early date.
Thomas.-The authorities are in
vestigating the murder of Philip Des-
mon and Peter Berceloni, of Weaver,
W. Va, at the boarding house run by
Desmon, at Pierce Late at night, five
unknown men entered the house and
the leader, with Hello, Phillip" ex-
tended his hand, which was a signal
for the gang to begin pumping lead.
Desmon ran to the steps leading to the
second floor and succeeded in getting
halfway up the stairs when he drop
ped dead with eight bullets in his body
and one through his wrist Berceloni
died in the doorway with one bullet in
his body.
Morgantown.-In order to prove his
contention that reptile meat is whole
some for food, DR., A. H. Reese, of the
faculty of West Virginia University,
has just dined "a of his colleagues on
alligator meat. The guests pronounced
At delicious.