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

| SOuIn CnarleStOn. - MISS Mary
| Stewart, of Huntington, has arrived in
South Charleston to replace Miss
Grace Willis, resigned, as superintend-
ent In charge Of the local hospital.
Miss Stewart is a graduate Of the
Sheltering Arms Hospital at Hansford.
| Clarksburg. Injuries received when
run over by street car In the East
| End resulted In the death in a hos
| pital a few hours afterward Of Jack
r. Bourneman, three year-old son of
Paul w. Bourneman, a street car con-
| ductor. Car wheels cut off an arm and
a leg.
Huntington.-While cranking the
| Ford delivery car used In carrying
mail from the postoffice to the trains,
| Earl Langdon, 525 Sixth avenue, suf
| fered broken arm. The backfiring
| of the car was the cause. A doctor
| was called and set the arm, after as
pertaining the extent of Langdon's In
| juries.
Martinsburg.-Dr. Charles Samuel
| Trump, pastor of st. Johns Lutheran
Church, this city, for thirty-one years
member of the board of Irving Col
lege, Mechanicsburg, Pa; vice presi-
dent of the Lutheran home for aged at
Washington, and director Of the
board of Gettysburg College, died. He
was 60 years old.
Charleston.-J. Arthur Pierson, city
truant officer, has reported to the state
department of labor, which Is charged
| with the enforcement of the child la
Dor law, that number Of boys in
| Charleston under 16 years of age are
working in the streets selling papers
| before q. m. and after p. NJ, In
| violation of that law.
| Huntington.-Dr. ]. Layton Mauze,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
| church, figured In an automobile ac-
cident on Ninth street near Sixth ave-
nue.. His touring car was hit by a
street car and damaged considerably.
He was trying to avoid collision with
horse-drawn vehicle when the troll
ley car bore down upon him.
| Huntington.-The diphtheria situa-
ton in Huntington continues to be
| serious, two new cases having been
reported, making a total of SO under
quarantine. At the city health offices
| 1t was felt rigid guarantees Of the
| 81 days duration would minimize the
| epidemic, but the end of the critical
| situation does not yet seem to be In
| sight.
Huntington.-A five-passenger Buick
| automobile belonging to Mr.. ]. H. Sa-
| BILE Of the Sehon- Stevenson Wholesale
Grocery Company, was recovered by
| Motorcycle Officer Crewse. He arrest
ed the seventeen-year-old boy found
| driving the car, but the youth said that
| he had been asked to repair the car.
| The license numbers had been removed
| and license-applied-fo tag attached.
new tire on the rear Of the car had
| also been removed.
Huntington.-A committee Of the
Huntington Automobile Club, consist
ing of r. L. Archer and J. Broh, were
before the city commissioners seeking
enforcement of the city traffic laws.
They told the board speeding Is ram
pant, accidents frequent, with hun
dreds of cars operating with mufflers
open and glaring headlights. Condi-
tions ought to be corrected at once,
the committee said, and promised full
cooperation of the club to bring about
remedial action.
Huntington.-After several weeks of
Inactivity due to an accident, the big
fire pump at the Central Station was
again put into service. The accident
occurred at Eighth avenue and Tween
tieth street when the squad car crash
ed into an automobile. Parts were TAX
en- from the pump to repair the squad
car while the department was waiting
| for new parts from the factory. These
| arrived few days ago and mechanic
| from the LaFrance Fire Engine Com
| pany Immediately began the repairing
of the pump. The fire department is
! again back to its former status and
fully equipped to combat any size fire,
stated Fire Chief knight.
| New Cumberland.-Four prisoners,
two men and two women, awaiting ac-
ton of the grand jury on serious
charges, escaped from the Hancock
county Jail here. The fugitives are
Allen Minter, of East Liverpool, Ohio,
charged with burglary; Albert Snyder,
arrested at Chester, w. Va, on a
charge of attempting to obtain money
under false pretenses, and Clara Bell
and Frances Wilson, both of Wells
vile, arrested at Weirton on a charge
of stealing cocaine. Snyder and the
two women are colored. The fugitives,
who used keys made of lead to open
cell doors and corridor doors are be-
lieved to have had outside aid.
| Huntington.-Plans are practically
complete for the opening of school
| library at Enslow Junior High, an
nounces Principal II. E. Danford. The
library Is to be placed in a small room
which will be available as soon as the
Enslow annexes are completed. The
committee which is making the ar
engagements for the library and secur-
| ing books Is composed Of Owen Brad
| ley, president; Miss Matte Baber, and
Mr.. Reeser. There is now available
for library purposes a fund of $500
which has grown out of school and
student activities.
| Charleston.-Attempt to dynamite
the town of Glen White was told by
| Dorr Snuffer, witness for the state In
the trial of Toney Stafford and others