Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-04

returned delinquent.
Charlcston.-Following an alterca-
tion with his wife in which he accused
ner Of being unfaithful. Gorver FARRELL.
an alleged leader of the radical ele-
ment of the mine workers Of this sec
ton, riddled her with bullets from an
automatic revolver and turning the
weapon upon himself took his own life.
The shooting occurred near Whitevillc,
In Boone county. The quarrel followed
dance which both attended.
Keyser.-Richard w. Thruss, former
superintendent Of schools of Mineral
county, West Virginia, and recently
connected with Y. NJ. G. A. work In
army camps in this country, was APP
pointed clerk of the Circuit Court of
Mineral county. West Virginia, by
Judge Reynolds, in place of j. v. Bell,
who resigned because of failing health.
Mr. Bell filed the position 35 years.
Charleston.-While working on the
steel construction Of the machine shop
at the naval ordance plant, Ross Bar
rington. an employee of the American
Bridge company, was accidentally
struck In the face with sledge ham,
mer, and suffered a fractured nose,
decorations about the face. He was
taken to the hospital where his in
juries were dressed and a few hours
later he was able to walk to his home
In South Charleston.
Sistersville.-The body of Slaby
Monsiff, Syrian merchant OF Jackson
burg, was found in the waters of Fish
ing creek. A telephone message was
received here by Mrs. George Solomon,
a niece of the murdered man, to the
effect that he had evidently been kill
ed during the night and his body
dragged to the creek. 1t was said that
the head was. frightfully cut and
bruised, the assault probably having
been committed with Ratchet.
Wheeling.-The high cost Of living
came within an ace of taking a big
drop out the pike when a truck load
of calves bound for the city skidded
on the wet road just after making the
turn at Leatherwood bridge and land
ed clear across the tracks of the West
Nirrtnio aff G. NJ H.
an outbound car been in the imme-
date vicinity at the time, minced veal
ON toast would have been served In the
Woodsdale district for the next couple
of days.
Fairmont-The Executive Commit.
tee of the West Virginia Education As
ISOLATION, at a recent meeting here,
went over plans for the program to be
carried out during the annual state
meeting Of the organization here, No
vember q, % and 20. There will be
about 5000 teachers here for the meet.
ings. The Executive Committee con-
sists Of DR.. w. T. Barbe, Morgantown !;
]. G. Saunders, Keyser; H. G. Tooth
man, ]. Roser, w. A. Hunstead and o.
G Wilson, Fairmont.
Charleston.-Edgar Ports, who runs
a taxicab out of a Summers street gar
age station, was arrested by County
Detective Fred o. Singleton at the in
stance of Prosecuting Attorney Kemp
Littlepage In connection with the death
Of little Norman Williams, struck and
killed by an automobile at Levi. When
taken to the prosecutors office and
questioned, Ports admitted that it was
his machine that struck the child and
his sister, Elizabeth Williams. Ac
cordingly a warrant was sworn out.
Charleston.-A large delegation OF
residents of the Morris Creek com.
munity came down from there to at.
tend the trial Of an assault case in
Justice AGREES court, but the prose
cutting witness failed to make his ap
pearance and the case was dismissed.
Si1f CuSC kJihllh udu oWOtA Ouk tlft WAY
rant. charging Tom Akers and other
union miners with assaulting him be
cause he was a non-union miner, he
stated at the time he made the com
plant about two weeks ago. He claim.
ed al that time they had beaten him
with clubs and showed numerous
bruises on his head.
Sidney Keeling, Elk
district citizen residing near Blue
creek, was before Justice G. d. AGREE
on charge Of violating the West Vir
ginia school laws by failing to send his
children to school. On the promise tc
start them to school at once his case
was left on the open docket subject to
future recall IL necessary. Magistrate
AGREE gave the defendant some earn
est advice on the duty of parents to
school their children and served warn
ing from the bench that no leniency
will be shown in his court to any par.
ent Deglecting to give children the edu-
cational advantages afforded by the
public schools of this state.
Huntington.-The health and attend.
ance departments of the public schools
are taking note In their rounds Of Grip
pied children, seeking to discover II
there are any who may be subject to
relief by surgery. In such cases as
these, if it appears that the parents
are not able to secure the necessary
relief, reference will be made to the
Physical Betterment Committee of the
Rotary Club. This committee has funds
hi hand for the relief of such cases.
No publicity attends their operations
but it is said that number of chill
dren have already been relieved.
CharleSton.-Anna Wheeler and
Ethel Harmon, runaway girls, aged II
;snd 10 respectively, from Ashland,
XIV. were intercepted here on inStruc-