Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-06

q ~ Hewi1Y buildinx. while repairs
wose being made to the elevator shaft.
cIarkshurc. -Dr. B. =. Mafheny.
county coroner, declared that Payton
McCatss, 65, ccal miner, died at his
home a. the result Of drinking toilet
water a. . substitute for whiskey. The
brand he drank contained a large per-
centage OF alcohol and while II has
lately been extensively used here as .
whiskey substitute, the coroner deciar-
Ell an excessive quantity would prove
| fatal
WheeEing.--Natsc Raron, gtseg
striker, was shot dead, Sheriff w. e.
Clayton, Of Marshall county shot in
the back and seriously hurt, Deputy
Sheriff D. d. McCardell shot through
the hand and John Muharnow, strik-
err, shot in the face In a gun battle
between a mob of strikers and sher-
IFS posse at the gates of the River
side mill of the National Tube Com
| pany at BenwOod.
Observation-Disclosures a prelimi-
nary hearing before Squire Sam g.
Wright, Russell Boster, 10, charged
with stealing an automobile, was held
for the action of the grand jury. Paul
| Hines was held for the grand jury as a
| witness. Two girls and two other
young men who were in the car at
| the time of its capture were released
after being sworn to appear before the
| grand jury as witnesses.
Observation-Disclosures c. P. Fortney,
of the State Road Commission, has
just announced the appointments of
state and federal aid for the coming
year which are to be given the 50 coun-
| ties of the state. The sum to be dis
| tributed totals 81, 469 440, or an aver
age of $500 per mile of Glass "a" mile
| age. Kanawha county leads in mile
age with 153 miles and will receive
$4S,644 The Glass ga" mileage in the
state totals 4,5S2 miles.
Charleston.-Owen Wilmington, who
| has been connected with the United
| States District Court for the Southern
District Of West Virginia, has resign
| ed his position. Mr. Whittingtons rea-
son for resigning as announced by him
is the present salary does not warrant
his remaining under present condi-
lions. He is said to be very efficient
and energetic young man who has
made many friends since his connec-
ton with the court.
Huntington.-L. G. Bentley, general
safety agent for the c. & O.. Railway,
was here going over the line in the
| interest Of safety. Mr.. Bentley, while
here, made an inspection of the yards,
| shops and took special interest while
at the shops in the new overhead
bridge spanning the tracks. This
bridge will be used by all employees en-
| tering the shop, thereby eliminating
the dangers the employees have hereto
fore been subjected to while crossing
the tracks to go to and from their
| work.
Charleston.-Fewer work permits
were issued under the provisions of the
| child labor law in the month of Novem-
Der than in any month since the act
went into effect, according to informal
| ton obtained at the office of the state
labor commissioner. Ninety-two per-
mits for boys IA to 16 years old to work
| continually; 90 special work permits to
boys over II years old, to work in
mercantile and business places outside
| of school hours; and 81 age certifi.
Gates for boys 16 years old were issued
| during the month.
Huntington.-A general discussion
Of the workings of the Cabell County
Farm Bureau and the introduction of
| the new farm bureau manager, E. b.
| Shannon, to the members, took up the
majority of the time at the meeting
| held recently. f. B. Shannon gave a
short talk on conditions on the various
farms which he had visited since COM
| ing here about month ago. He told
| of his plans for the coming year in con-
| nection with the bureau. In closing he
stated that he was greatly pleased with
the folk Of Cabell county and liked
the display Of enthusiasm they showed
| in the bureau.
Wheeling-Charged with robbing an
| interstate shipment, Chas. Mckay,
railroad brakeman, residing on the
Island, was remanded to the county
Jail in default of $1,000 bond, while e
J. Wayman, of the Island, an engineer.
gave bond of $1,000 following a pre-.
liminary hearing before United States
/ Commissioner Boyd. 1t was shown in
the testimony that quantity of cigars
were found in the homes of the &C.
cused, which were searched several
days ago by Captain Johnson, of the
B. & O., who believes the goods are
those missing from certain interstate
shipments. The men will answer to
| the charges before the United States
District Court at the Parkersburg ses.
sion.
Huntington.-Eighty dollars be-
longing to e. P. Calvert of the Bit
more Hotel disappeared mysteriously
| according to the report received by