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

long journey.
Observation-Disclosures Cornwell has
announced the appointment of Julius
Zillinken, Of Wellsburg, as member
Of the state board of optometry, to
succeed John d. McCorkle, of Hinton.
whose term expired June 30. Tho
other members of the board are: Flu
gene A. Hudreth, of Wheeling; e. r.
Collins, of Charleston; N. Cole. Of
Logan, and E. P. Small, of Martins
burg.
Charleston.-An agreement entered
into between John Flint and Isaac and
Samuel Howard has been filed for rec
ord in the county clerks Office. Un-
der the terms of the contract Flint as
signs q sixty-fourth interest In the oil
and gas production of three and a
sixth acres of land at the mouth OF
Three Fork or Jordan creek in Big
Sandy district, Kanawha county, to the
Towards.
Charleston-There are now four
road camps in West Virginia in which
prisoners from the state penitentiary
are employed, as follows: Kanawha
county, with 46 prisoners; Fayette,
with 40 prisoners; Lincoln, with 40
prisoners, and Marshall, with about
An rrhts In forr,o +yo,, ,r,oS oppounoo 4
by the state board Of control, under
whose authority the prisoners are
hired out to the counties.
Clarksburg-Resulting from her at
tempts to start a kitchen fire with
lamp oil, Mrs. Alfonso Muta, wife of a
Dola coal miner, and her two-year-old
daughter. Rosa, are both dead. The
child was almost instantly killed and
the mother expired in a Clarksburg
hospital. The oil ignited from an EN-.
Der in the stove and caused the can
of Oil to explode. The house was set
afire, but the blaze was extinguishe6.
IL La bOL AhodHCt
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church In this city, was voted salary
of 1920 a year at congregational
meeting of church members. This ae
ton was taken In appreciation Of DR..
Mauze's services to the church since
beginning his passionate here twenty.
eight months ago, stated Mayor G. w.
Campbell in making the motion to the
The pastors salary at pres
ent is $4,000 yearly.
Morgantown. - Announcement has
been made here of the appointment Of
r. L. Mason, formerly of the Univer-
Sity of Missouri, as extension special
ist in poultry for the University Col
lege Of Agriculture, succeeding S. A.
Cody, who recently resigned to go back
on his New York farm. H. G. Grum-
bine, Of Wooster. Mass, has been ap-
pointed assistant instructor In English
in the University and has arrived here
to assume his duties.
Wheeling.-John Hall, aged II years,
Of Benwood, was painfully injured
when he was struck by an automobile
truck while crossing the street at
Fourteenth and Market. He was taken
to the office Of Dr. Megrail and later
was able to return home. Following
an investigation by the police 1t was
fhof fhn onaidnnf
as the boy walked directly in
front of the truck and the driver
could not stop in time to prevent strik.
ing him.
Charleston.-Charging G. L. Arm
strong and d. w. Frampton, justices
Of the peace Of Guyandotte district Of
Cabell county, have constituted them.
have grossly violated the laws relative
to enforcement of the prohibition stat.
utes, State Tax Commissioner Walter
S. Hallanan mailed audits Of the ac-
counts of these officers to r. L. Black
wood, prosecuting attorney Of Cabell
county, and asked that they be held to
strict accountability. Reference IS
made In charges prepared by Mr.. Hal
lanan regarding the conduct Of Jailer
John H. Lewis, relative to certain per.
sons being let out of Jail when SEN
fenced to serve several months.
harleston.-Taken unawares, the
four men charged with the robbery
of the bank at Whitesyille, Boone
county, where they obtained about ST.
500, Jack Bell, Cecil Hightower, Chas.
rested about 30 miles from that
place They were captured by ]. J..
FARRELL and G. J. Jim, who, knowing
that they often visited what is known
as the ''B" Junction, went after them,
when they learned that reward of
500 head mad been offered. The
four men had no chance to offer re-
sistance. They have been taken to
Whitesville and later will be taken to
the Jail at Madison. All of the
fiOuty lltcy SlOlc hHtil iliSS lOCkGu lHe
cashier, N. NJ. Henderson, and his as.
sistant John Barber, in the vault, but
$26 has been recovered.
Clarksburg.-President Wilson has
pardoned William S. Lewis, former
banker, 1t was learned
here from Washington, D. G. Lewis
was sent to the federal prison at At
lanta, Ca, for five years, for misap-
plication of bank funds and had serv-
ed 20 months. The pardon was grant
ed through efforts of friends and Con-
gresham Stuart f. Reid, of this city,
on the ground that Mr.. Lewis had al
ready been sufficiently punished that
the bank shortage had been made good
and that his wife and children needed
his support.