Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-06-26
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aged IA years, died here as the result |
of a fall he received eight years ago.
At that time the youth struck his head
on a nail protruding from board, and
has since been afflicted with epilepsy.
larksburg-Y eggmen partly wreck
ed the store of the Elkhorn Fuel CO.,
at Ocean Mines, near here, when they
blew the large office safe to pieces with
Nnitroglyeerine. They escaped after
exchanging. shots with Festus Robin
son, the st6re manager.
Charleston.-Overco by heat, c.
A. Harper, telegraph operator for the
G.. & o. Railway Company in Charles
ton, died near Hurricane. Harper
started on his motorcycle to Hunting
ton on a visit ito his mother, and he
was within two miles of Hurricane.
when he was stricken. He died there,
He had been living at the residence of
Mrs. Owens in Laidley street.
Charleston.-Fr o. Blue, former
State Tax Commissioner, has been re-
tanned by the State Board of Public
Works, to be special counsel to repre-
sent West Virginia, in association with
Attorney General e. T. England, to
make answer for this state on the al
tentative writ of mandamus against
the enforcement of the Steptoe gas
law, enacted in February by the West
Virginia legislature.
Morgantown.-Por w Post, of
Jane Lew, W. Va, candidate for state
commissioner of agriculture in 1916,
and prominent throughout West Vir-
glnia, was probably fatally injured
here when the steering gear of an au-
tomobile, which he was driving, broke,
causing the machine to run into a
ditch. Mr.. Post was brought to local
hospital, where 1t was found he had
suffered fractured skull.
Huntington.-F. G. Hallahan, taxi
cab operator, was severely cut about
the face and head when his machine
was struck amidships by another at
Adams avenue and Nineteenth street
Passengers In the Hallahan car es
capped injury, although the machine
is declared to have turned completely
over more than once. 1t was on it,
wheels when it came to a rest. Halla
han was taken to a hospital, but was
able to leave in a few hours.
Charleston.-Th administrative Off
GERS of the new department of public
safety, provided for by the legislature
TO be in operation July l, will consis
of superintendent to be appointed b,
the governor, by and with consent o.
the senate, for term of four years;
deputy superintendent, to be named p.
the superintendent with the advice
and consent of the governor, and
clerk and a stenographer, both to b.
named by the superintendent.
Charleston.-A provision of the new
ly amended state workmens compen
. sation law affecting neither the EN-
ployer nor the employe, except to plac'
additional safeguard about the fund il
general, is one which requires the stat
auditor to give a separate and add
tional bond in the sum of 100000 a
custodian of the investment bonds hell
for the fund. The statute as amend
ed also provides that the bond OF tn
state treasurer on account of the com
pensation fund must give bond in tn
sum of $250000, instead of an amour
specified by the governor, as the oil
law required
Charleston A total Of 631 permit
to children to work in various capac
ties under the new state child labo
law were issued by the county and cit
school superintendent of the state l
the first 20 days of the operation o
the law, according to tabulation Q
the duplicate permits sent to the offic
of the State Labor Commissioner. q
these 1913 were permits for permanen
employment, 1872 were vacation pei
mits, and 139 were special work pei
mits. There also were 102 age certif
Gates issued to boys more than 16 year
old to be filed with their employers fo
the latter's protection.
Ridgeley.-Mrs. Rebecca WEIGH, VII
of Forrest Welch, real estate dealer
Cumberland, owner Of a farm alon
the Welton road near Ridgley, is in
dying condition from injuries receive
when the automobile her husband wa
driving skidded over an embankmen
DR.. J. Kyle Cowherd, of Ridgley, ha
to be held on the hillside by stron
person to keep from falling to the DO
tom, during the time he attended I'll
patient, who were pinned under ii
machine two hours. Mrs. WEIGH
+hrnat L. out from aa II To ear. and win