Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-12-02
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or OF Helvetia, has won county honors
for raising 81 bushels Of potatoes on
one-eighth acre Of ground at his home
this season.
Fairmont.-Dr. J. C. Broomfeld, To-
cal Methodist Protestant pastor, Is en-
route to China on a six months mis-
sionary trip. He will also tour Japan
and other countries.
Morgantown.-Dr. E. r. Allen, a
Harvard graduate for former Un;ver-
sity of Michigan professor, has been
appointed assistant professor of lEath-
ematics in West Virginia University.
Charleston. - More than fourteen
thousand dollars inheritance taxes
were paid into the state treasury on
single day recently. OF the amount
$13,S77.75 was paid by the G. L. VIII
liams estate.
Wheeling.-After an investigation
into the cause of series of mysteri-
Gus fires at the home of G. w. Rice, of
Elm Grove, Sheriff Hastings discov-
cred that Mrs. Rice, who is suffering
with nervousness, was responsible.
Charleston.-N. o. Sewers, superin-
tendent of the Davis Child Shelter, an
nounced that Charles Stuart, the boy
who escaped from G. w. Lee, at Sat
ties, sometime ago, has been located
and is now In the United States navy
stationed at the Hampton Rhodes
base.
Charleston.-Copies of a compilation
of rulings which have been made by
the commissioner of internal revenue,
relating to the federal tax on child Ia
Dor, under the revenue act of 1918,
have been received by the state COM
missioner of labor and may be OBJ
tanned from him upon application by
West Virginia employees of labor.
Huntington. - Mrs. Eva Ewing,
through her attorney, John w. Perry,
entered suit in the office of the circuit
clerk against Abe Solof, asking ten
thousand dollars damage. She alleges
that she was seriously hurt several
weeks ago when an employee of Solof
started a store elevator before she had
alighted from it, resulting in a severe
injury to her ankle.
Charleston.-The county court re-
ceived the report of the appraisement
of the estate of the late Patrick Minor.
made by the appraiser appointed some
time ago, Miles d. Webb, Henry Burk
and Frank Henley. They value hts
residence property at $1,000, life insur-
ance policy at S769.93, promisory notes
at $490.45, horse and wagon at 500
household goods at S1o5, total So, 4S5.3S.
Charleston.-John keenan, was ar
rested by Special Officer Clark Martin
on the warrant sworn TO in magisterial
court by his sister-in-law, Mrs. Maude
keenan,, charging him with malicious
and felonious shooting and assault on
her brother, Jess Cantrel. The man
wanted was found in Charleston and
was promptly taken before Justice
AGREE, where he gave $1,000 bond for
appearance for trial.
Huntington.-Found guilty of the
charge of grand larceny, Pearl Leport
was sentenced to serve seven years In
the state penitentiary at Moundsville
by Judge D. E. Matthews in common
pleas court. Leport was charged with
stealing quantity of scrap iron from
the ruins of the Dixie Theater belong
ing to Paul Dober. He pleaded not
guilty to the charge but was found
guilty by the jury.
Uuntington.-When Lulu Parker,
Sl9 Twenty-siXth street, appeared in
court to answer charge Of keeping a
vicious deg she brought the dog with
her. 1t was such a dog as could not
have injured any one If it had wanted
to. When the judge asked If the keep
er of the canine pleaded guilty, the
dog barked to attract attention. When
the judges attention was called to the
dog, a wee rat terrier, all he could say
was Discharged"
Huntington.-Chief Coon is In re-
ceipt of notice from State Tax Com
missioner Hallanan stating one H.
cense on an automobile Is as bad as
none at all and that all offenders Of
this sort should be arrested. The no.
tice also stated that all persons living
in this state and owning an automobile
which is being driven with the license
issued in another state should be ar
rested. Hence the Chief states that
all offenders of this sort will be ar
rested and hailed into court. A men,
Der of the state road commission is
expected in Huntington within the
next few days who will cooperate with
the local police force in combating
this violation of the state law.
Huntington.-While Mrs. Edgar
Bowen. 2S6 Guyan street, was working
about her home, bullet entered an
open window and imbedded itself in
the plastered wall. Mrs. Bowen says
the missile didn't miss her more than
twelve inches. She said she objected
to this strenuously, as she didn't want
to be shot, this being one of the rea-
sons why she didn't go to war. The
bullet was not intended for Mrs. Bow
ell, but, it is believed, was a stray one
from the rifle of some one engaging in
little target practice contrary to the
city ordinance.
st. Albans.-Plant Manager r. n
Sargent, of the Roessler & lIasslacher
Chemical Company works, located be-
low st Adams, set at rest various ru-
mors which has been going the rounds
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