Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-13
West Virginia
NeusCuuings
An epitome of most important
eUents trdnspiring in the state

/ An epitome of most important
eUents trdnspiring in the state
Charleston.--The jury In the case OF
A. e. Owen against the Charleston In
terurban Railway Co. returned a yer
dict for the plaintiff and damages in
the sum of $500 were awarded by
Judge II. D. Rulnmel of the circuit
court.
Wheeling.-Harry Beeders. 30, Bal
timore and Ohio shop foreman, was
fatally injured at Holloway, Ohio
when a freight train ran him down
severing both legs. He was rushed te
the Ohio Valley General Hospital hers
where attending physicians hold ou1
no hope for his recovery.
Clarksburg.-Charged with selling
narcotics to drug users, in violation Of
the Harrison anti-narcotic law, DR.. L
L. Nutter, Clarksburg physician, who
has before been arrested ON like
charges, was held to federal court al
Parkersburg under bond Of $1,000
which he furnished.
Observation-Disclosures Mcdonald, G
twenty-one-year-old employe of the III
terwoven Mills, this city, has had some
bone In his body fractured for eacl
year of his age. The final fracture re-
suited from fall while walking about
the mill few days ago, his right hiI
being dislocated. Both arms and boil
legs have been broken several times
Charleston.-One hundred and TWEEN
ty-eight cases of influenza at the WesI
Virginia Industrial School for Boys al
Pruntytown were reported to the state
board Of control by Supt. H. E. Flesh
er. No deaths have as yet been re
ported, though pneumonia has brought
complications in several cases. I'r. e
B. Stephenson, president of the state
board, stated that the patients were
getting along nicely"
Charleston.-StateT Tax Commission
er Walter S. Hallanan states that the
prohibition department does not re
Quire that a prescription or affidavit
for the sale of grain alcohol by drug
gists provided the alcohol is denatured
or indicated sufficiently to prevent its
use for beverage purposes. This rul
ing was made in answer to a Wheeling
druggist who pointed out that the fed
eral and state laws seemed to conflict
upon this question. Mr.. Hallanan fur.
Their advised that the druggists who
sell alcohol so slightly denatured tina!
Its use as beverage is not prohibited
will be vigorously prosecuted.
Huntington.-Death came quickly to
Marco Slower, IL, son of Mrs. Virginia
Slower, widow, of 1872 Seventh ave-
nue., when he was crushed between
two box cars in the Chesapeake &
Ohio railway yards. Young Slower
had just alighted from the shop Spe-
c;al and was making his way through
break in a coal train. Slower had
been working steadily at the G. s. O.
shops since he graduated from the
Presbyterian home at Lynchburg
Slower leaves, besides his mother, two
brothers, Hobart and Feddie Slower
and five sisters, one of whom is Mrs
John Peterson, of Montgomery, w. Va
Charleston.-Two men, Bud" Jar
roll and Walter Collins, engaged in q
pistol fight near their homes at Com
fort, on Coal river in Boone county, at
dusk, which resulted in the death OF
both. Collins died instantly, and JAR
roll, brought here by special train, died
In a local hospital following an opera
ton. 1t is alleged that Jarroll had
crossed Coal river on a ferry on his
way home when he was attacked by
Collins and shot twice in the back. He
fell, and when Collins came near and
leaned over him, Jarroll drew his re-
vOlver and shot Collins through the
resulted from Collins being shot In
the back when he was taking a Tag of
potatoes from Jarrolls home several
weeks ago. Both men have large fam
lilies.
Charleston.-With unsold road bonds
IN the sum of 100000, authorized by
Clay district, in the hands of the coun-
ty court in Wetzel county, and with
immediate needs for only $50, 900 in
cash to carry on the road improve
ments in the district for several
months to come, the attorney general
has been asked for an opinion on the
legality of proposal to deposit the
bonds as collateral for bank loan to
secure the cash instead of selling them
for that purpose. Attorney General
England replied, however, that II do
not find any authority for the county
court to borrow money, or to pledge
the securities of district or of the
county TO pay therefor" He suggests,
instead, that the court sell only such
part of the bonds at this time as may
be necessary to raise the needed
amount of cash, q transaction which
he says would be legal.
Wheeling.-Charged with having tri-
fed with the mails, Roy Mitchell, %
years of age, of Collier, was held in
$500 bond for q hearing before the
United States district court at Par
kersburg. He was arraigned before
United States Commissioner in the
Federal building. Mitchell is alleged
to have altered and cashed several