Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-11-12

IN the former being seriously nurt.
wheeling.-Deputy Sheriff Robert
Brown, of st. Clairsville, Ohio, was
perhaps fatally hurt and two prisoners
were badly injured when an automo.
bile driven by Brown crashed into a
telephone pole west of Bridgeport on
the Lincoln highway. Brown was
thrown distance of fifty feet and sus-
tanned injuries which may result In
his death.
Charleston-A valuable touring car
stolen from Pittsburg, Pa, few days
ago is reported to be in Charleston or
vicinity. The car bears Pennsylvania
license No. 154,37S and can be ideH.
titled by factory No. 22,942 The
Charleston police authorities have
been notified of the theft of the car
and its probable presence in this sec
ton and they are making an effort to
recover the car.
FairmoHt.-One dead and four in
jured, at least one seriously, is the
toll of an automobile accident which
occurred on the road between Zeising
and Meadowbrook. The auto, driven
by b. K Harrison, superintendent of
the Hutchinson Coal 90. mines at
Meadowbrook, was attempting to pass
a wagon and went over forty-foot
embrankment, landing on the street
car track below.
Characterization Morrison, col.
ored youth from White Sulphur
Springs, was taken off a Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad train here by local
policemen and held at the city prison
on orders from the authorities at
White Sulphur. He is wanted there
In connection with a shooting ARRAY
In which he is said to have partici
pated. He is the janitor of the Lester
building at that resort.
Huntington.-If the plans of Com
missioner Matt Miser for display racks
for truck at the city market house are
carried through, farmers will have bet
ter sales, it is believed. AS it is now
the farmers simply have to back theii
wagons against the curb to display
their wares. Mr.. Miser plans to equip
the market with tables at every stall
so that farmers on arriving in the
morning can unload their fruits and
vegetables on the display racks.
Wheeling.-Caught midway on the
Buffalo creek bridge at Wellsburg
when a Pennsylvania passenger train
passed northbound at thirty miles ar
hour, John Slovsky, 35, laborer, was
thrown down the embankment and
into the creek and drowned, if not al
ready killed when he struck the water
His companion, John Murivitch, SO
laborer, was struck by the train and
thrown to the embankment. He suf
fered injuries to the body and head.
Huntington.-Andrew Jones, AZ
years of age, and Familiarity known as
Perpetual" was taken into custody
at his own request and sentenced to
idler Jones was numbered among the
original batch of idlers sentenced un
der the new law and found such an i'm
provement in his health as a result OF
his stay at the road camp that he de
sired to go back and complete a course
Of treatment he had prescribed for
himself.
County Agent ]. F
Wellington is authority for the state
ment that the reports of the state
county agents and their assistants, or
the progress of the state program fol-
war gardens, show that in the counties
having agents total of $4,000 wal
gardens, totaling 1903 acres, are being
tended by $4,000 gardeners. OF this
number, 10,60S gardens covering 1,424
acres with 1890 gardeners, are being
directly supervised by the county
agents or assistants.
Huntington.-E. H. Smith, who is
held as a suspect in connection with
the murder of r. l.. Kinnan, a special
agent for the Chesapeake & Ohio has
denied the truth of the confession OF
his travelling companion, Thomas Mas
terson, that Smith had fired the shot
which resulted in the death of Kin,
nan. According to the story by Smith
tall negro had been near the scene
OF the crime and had hurriedly made
his escape in the darkness following
the shooting of Kinnan.
Clarksburg. P. Harris, so, an
engineer, was killed outright and
W -lliam Firth, fireman, was seri.
ously injured when the locomotive OF
northbound Baltimore and Ohio rail
road passenger train jumped the track
and turned over, one mile south OF
Weston
Wheeling threatened strike Of
the Wheeling Fire Department has
been averted through an increase in
salary, the fremen accepting the
terms proposed by Manager G. o
Nagle.
Constipation causes headache, indi-
gestion, dizziness, drowsiness. For a
mild opening medicine, use Doan's
Regulets. zoe box at all stores.
Car Gluten Feed. We have for
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