Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-12-21


raarksburg-Joseph xannino was
found not guilty of selling SUN 70
two men who later were convicted u
violating the dry laws.
Weirton.-The Phelps Can company
because If lack of orders is closed TOT
the first time IN ten years Two luz
dred employees are idle.
Cbarleston.-Joseph Curtis VINO
came here from Iowa in search Oh n'S
daughter. found her here through Tue
aid OF the salvation Army.
Fair,nont-The Manley Hotel. an
old hostelry. closed its doors. II VIII
he made into an office building for me
Bethlehem Steel Company
Wheeling-The recount of votes IN
Ohio. Wetzel and Hancock COUNTIES
demanded by Congressman NeeiS mas
been indefinitely postponed.
| Wheelmg.-J. Walter Bee arrived
here to assume his duties as district
deputy prohibition officer He sue
/ ceeded Bert Phillips. resigned
| Morgantown.-"Fort Morgan has
been selected as the name of the new
hotel here 1t will be in honor OF
zackwell Morgan, founder OF this city.
Sistersyille-T John w. Sohoy
| glass plant here avoided shut down
on account of gas shortage by INSTALL
/ ing last summer its own artificial gas
plant.
wheeling.-The office building OF
/ The Wheeling Steel Casting Company
| at North Warwood, was totally de-
/ stroyed by fire. The loss Is estimated
at about $4,000, fully covered by IN
| surance. A large cement vault had
been constructed in the building, which
held valuable records and drawings.
1t was impossible to foretell the dam
age TO the contents of the vault
Charieston.-It has been rumored
| that Morris Z. Sharkey, who will re
tire from the office as state superin-
tendent of schools on March 4, after
| u years of service there, will be ten
dered the position as president or
Marshall College at Huntington. Mr..
| Shawkey, however, said he has heard
nothing of the office. Mr. Shawkey
says he has made no definite plans as
to the future.
Wheeling riding a motorcy-
Gle to work, Ross Walstrom, aged 2,
| collided with a freight car of the
Wheeling Traction Company at Stop
40 near Short Greek and was almost
| Instantly killed Eye witnesses say
the motorcycle skidded in the snow
and plunged toward the car, sideswip-
ing it. Walstrom was hurled from the
motorcycle and was dead when the car
crew reached him.
Charleston.-Joseph r. Curtis, of
Coghean, Ia, arrived here in Charles.
ton to visit his daughter, Mrs. William
| Williams, but could not find her home
and as a result, he was taken to the
| Salvation Army headquarters by the
Travellers Aid. Mr.. Curtis is So years
old and did not know the address of
his daughter. He said she lived on
farm in the vicinity of Charleston,
but all efforts to locate her brought no
results.
i Morgantown.-The annual meeting
of the State Farm Bureau Federation
at Morgantown, January II to %, will
be a very important part of the farm
ers' week program Matters of legis-
lation and the general consideration
of the program OF work for next year
1 viii be taken up Officers will also be
elected. The federation has been Civ
ing considerable attention to pro-
posals to organize a stock company.
capitalized for at least 100000, TO
handle the cooperative buying and
selling work for the federation men,
bers. This year a large percentage
of the state wool clip was pooled and
handled comparatively.
Charleston.-Wes Virginia ranked
Goth among all the states in furnishing
men and women to Uncle Sam for his
fighting forces during the war with
Germany, according to statistics The
actual figures shown are 1927, or APP
proximately 1.3T per cent of the entire
naval and military forces, according
to Charles X. Holt, representative of
the war risk insurance bureau in West
! Virginia. hIr. Holt says that "this rec
ord in itself is one to be well proud
of, but when we learn that 81 out OF
every 100 men examined for the draft
were accepted, and that only eight
states had a greater percentage. and
only twelve were able to equal West
Virginia, we are proud to admit that
we are. some s5ate."
. South charleston.-An automobile
occupied by three men from Charleston
was struck by Kanawha & Michigan
freight locomotive opposite the Dick