Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-10-21

Wheeling-Blanch Morgan, aged
20, of this place, is held for the grand
jury at Toledo, o., under $1,000 bail
for an alleged part In the theft of 49,
900 worth of silks and women's coats
and dresses from the New Idea shop
in Toledo.
Wheeling.-Squire w. w. Rogers,
civil war veteran and former justice
of the peace and coroner, has been
named by the county commissioners
as county law librarian, succeeding At
torney Elijah Graham, negro, who re-
Gently resigned to go to Charleston to
enter the employ Of the state.
n.-Watermelons for 10 cents
and up. They have been in Logan part
of the summer Were brought by a
gardener, X +. Deskins, who lives west
of the city across the river. There
were 1000 melons in the car when it
arrived here, most of them watermel-
ons and some nut megs. They were
grown on Mr.. Deskins' large farm in
"Kaintuck.''
Martinsburg. MIR. A. R. Dawson, Of
near Great Cacapon, former member
of the Morgan county court, while COM
ing up the mountain had his automo-
bile to upset in the road when the
brakes failed to hold. Mrs. Shock, of
Magnolia, had her arm broken, and v
eral others in the car escaped with
only slight bruises. The car was not
badly damaged.
Charleston.-Susie Wheeler, % years
of age, of White Sulphur, convicted in
the United States district court at
Webster Springs last week for counter
feiting, was taken to the Missouri
State penitentfary by Mrs. w. NJ Os-
borne, wife of the United States mar
shall, and Miss Margaret Barrett, dep
uty stenographer. The woman will
serve a term of one year and one day
in prison.
Charleston.-Governor Cornwell an
nounced the result of his investigation
II the high cost of living in 119 ml-
inequalities of the state showing the re-
suit of the statements of mayors and
police covering 1918 retail and 81
wholesale dealers. Numerous instances
of apparent profiteering were found.
though the report shows prices to be
uniformly high throughout the state,
rather great variance in the several To-
calities.
Charleston.-E Equipment for The mine
rescue stations at Wheeling, Fairmout,
Elkins, Mt Hope and Charleston has
been installed and the work of organ.
iZing the rescue crews will begin, it
was announced by w. J. Heatherman,
chief of the state department of mines.
Buildings for this equipment have net
yet been secured in Wheeling or
Charleston, but are expected to be OBJ
tanned soon, Mr.. Heatherman said.
Charleston.-Harry Wright, miner
employed at one of the coal operations
near Hughestown, on the Kanawha &
Michigan railroad in the upper end Of
the county, came to Charleston and
surrendered himself to Justice G. ID.
wounds inflicted by him on Lewis Gun
nell at HuGhestown. He admits slash
ing Guanell across the side of the face
and neck, but claims self defense.
Wheeling.-The Toronto Tiger foot
ball team of Toronto, Ohio, has organ
lied for the coming season, and would
like to hear from managers of local
elevens for games at home or abroad.
The Toronto Tigers have enjoyed the
reputation of being one of the fastest
teams in the Ohio Valley, and any one
who has seen them play will say one of
the cleanest also Games can be ar
ranged with this team through the In
telligencer.
Charleston-A suit for S25, 100 YVES
filed by the United States government
for the benefit of the Citizens Lumber
Company against Earl N. Everson, Of
Brilliant, Ohio, and the Southern Sure
ty Company, a corporation, in the Uni
ted States district court here The suit
grew out of the alleged failure of Mr.,
Everson and the surety company to
fulfill their contract for the erection of
lock keepers houses at dams Nos. -,
% and % on the Ohio river.
Professionalism hundred and
twenty-five French girls, selected by
competitive examinations for scholar
ships in American colleges, reached
New York on the French liner France
recently. Among the colleges offering
scholarships are Ohio Wesleyan and
West Virginia. Twenty-four scholar
ships in French universities and col
leges have been offered to American
girls by the French Government. The
winners of these scholarships now are
being selected.
CharleSton.-There was a marked
increase in the demand for labor, par
ticularly construction workers, when
the United States employment bureau
office opened and the list showing the
calls for workers were available.
Among those needed most, the list
showed, are carpenters, engineers,
bricklayerS and mechanics Most of
The jobs opens, however, are in places
far from Charleston, although there
were a number of vacancies on the list,
which are from local concerns.
harleston-Governor Cornwell an
nounced that he had committed to life
Imprisonment the sentence of death
imposed upon Ernesto Lemon by the
criminal court of Mcdowell county.
Lemon had been twice raDrieved hv