Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-25

New Observation-Disclosures Litman,
aged 40. was electrocuted while paint
ing an iron rod ON the roof of the New
Martinsviile Glass factory. He was
about to fall and in order to save himi
self grasped live wire and death WIS
almost instantaneous. His body WAS
caught by the roofing and worknen
had to ascend TO remove it. He WAS
married and leaves a widow and QUE
child.
Charleston.-The playful" attempt
on the part of Ed Young, a local young
ster of the upper grammar school, 10
Intensity the thrills of Hands Up at
the Gem theater and incidentally IL
have free show of his own, by throw
ing pepper over the heads of the au-
dience, succeeded in having the de-
sired sneezing effect, but It also landed
him before Mayor Bennett to answer
a charge Of disorderly conduct.
MISUNDERSTANDING from an ex.
tended automobile trip through the
southern part of the state and Vir-
ginia, Ira L. Swiger, Harrison county
assessor, stated that farmers In the
mountains around Durham, this state,
are begging hunters to come there
and help Stay squirrels, which are
so numerous that they are destroying
all the crops. Other wild game is un-
usually plentiful there also, Mr.. Swiger
stated.
istersville.-Sisterville only cen.
tenarian, who was also the oldest man
in this section Of the Ohio valley,
Isaac Leasure, died suddenly at the
home of his son on Water street. On
July 4, 1919, Mr.. Leasure celebrated
his 10Th birthday. He was born In
Eastern Virginia in 1915, resided for
several years in Monroe county, Ohio,
later moving to Wheeling, w. Va. Mr..
Leasure has made his home here for
the past few years.
( Huntington.-Willia j. Howell, IS
Sixth avenue, is recovering from a bad
ly lacerated face received while dyna-
hitting. Mr.. Howell was blasting out
stumps on his farm near Haverhill,
o., when he went to investigate
charge which had not gone off. AS he
was bending over the charge it ex-
ploded. He was taken to his home. AT
first it was feared that he would lose
the sight of one eye, but it was stated
later that the sight would be saved.
Charleston.-The large flour mill of
the c. N. Whiting Milling Co., located
at Shepherdstown, near here, was burn
ed together with the contents consist
ing of $1,000 bushels of wheat owned
by the mill and farmers who had it in
storage. The loss will run TO about
$4,000, partly covered by insurance.
The fire started in the engine room
and the cause so far is unknown This
makes the second large fire the town
has had in the past few weeks, large
garage on the opposite corner burning.
Charles Town.. w. johnson, a
painter at the Halltown Strawboaid
Mill, had streak of good luck recent.
ly. In looking through the rags aud
paper being washed at the mill he dis.
covered diamond ring with the tag,
probably put on at the store. He has
already been offered 5000 for 1t. The
impression Is that the ring may have
been among some stolen property, and
the person threw 1t away and it was
probably swept away with loose paper
and rags which were shipped to the
mill.
Wheeling "A seven year feud be-
tween John Strosnider and James Ten.
nant, both aged 10 years, members OF
two OF the most prominent families oi
Monongalia county, was brought to
fatal climax when Strosnider shot and
probably fatally wounded Tenant on
one of the main streets of Rlacksvilie,
town about 70 miles from the Penn.
sylvania state line. Strosnider was ar.
rested by Joe Phillips, mayor of Blacks.
vile, and taken to Pentress, where he
was later turned over to deputy sher.
ifs.
Wheeling.-While walking on the
NarrowS road, south of McMechen,
Mrs. Louise Cruise, 80 years of age,
was killed, and her husband, Frank
Cruise, of 1907 Eofr street, suffered
painful wounds about the head an
body, as the result of being run down
by Ford automobile driven by Ches
ter Denzie, of Moundsville. He rushed
the couple to the Glendale hospital,
where Mrs. Cruise succumbed to frac.
tured skill and other injuries two
hours after the accident. rhe couple
had gotten Off McMechen street cal
ut the end of the line about fifteen min
utes before and We're walking along
the road toward the Narrows, when
the accident occurred. In view of the
fact that the road was closed to traf
fic, they paid no attention to whether
any automobile was bringing up tie