Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-20

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autos were damaged considerably.
Huntington. - Arrested by Officer
Shy on state warrant, Miss Ethel
Patterson. a former driver for the Big
Four Taxi Company at Ceredo. Miss
Patterson while driving on Piedmont
road several weeks ago struck a
youngster returning from school
Charges were made against her and
the warrant issued in Wayne county
served. She was liberated under $500
bond for her appearance before the
grand jury of Wayne county at the
next term. At the time of the acct
dent, the yOungster exonerated Miss
Patterson Of all blame, claiming that
while crossing the road. he became
confused and did not see the Patter-
son auto until it was nearly upon him.
Parkersburg.-A rather peculiar au-
tomobile accident happened at the
corner of Seventh and Green streets.
An Overland machine driven by we'll
known local young man, was coming
out Green street at a rapid rate of
speed, and Bush car, whose driver is
unknown, was going out Seventh. A
street car was also going out Seventh
street, and the driver of the Bush car,
in an endeavor to avoid hitting the
street car as he turned into Green
street, swerved to the side of the
street and the two automobiles col@
lided. The right rear wheel on the
Bush car was broken and the fender
bent and it was otherwise damaged,
but the Overland was practically un.
damaged. This is a dangerous point
Parkersburg.-On complaint of G.
w. Satow, truant officer for the Far
kersburg schools, l.. Fl. Myers, of Gale
avenue, was before Squire Scullin on
charge of having failed to send his
children to school. lie was fined S3
and costs which were paid and he
promised that the children will be kept
in school regularly. He gave as an eX-
cuse that he is employed at night and
when he arrives home in the morning
at seven o'clock the children were still
in bed and he did not know that they
were not going to school, and further
that they lacked proper shoes and
clothing. Mr.. Satow stated he would
bring action against number of 9th.
ers who are failing TO send their chill.
dren to school.
Spencer.-Mr e. L. Flanagan, who
caused sensation two weeks ago by
showing up at Shreveport, La, with
some bonds stolen from the First Ma
tional Bank Of Reedy, this county. last
fall. seems to have hoped out of the
frying pan into the fire. An effort to
bring him back to Roane county fall
ed, when Mr.. Flanagan proved to the
satisfaction of the court of Shreveport,
that he was in Chicago when the rob-
berry was committed. lie was dismiss
ed. However, he was no sooner free
than the federal authorities arrested
him, and placed him behind the bars
charging him with passing United
States bonds with q forged registra-
ton. Mr.. Flanagan was apprehend-
ed when he presented bonds at ma
tioral bank in Shreveport.
Parkersburg.--It is said that a num-
Der Of children who should be in
school are running around on the
streets. Investigations are being made
responsible for this condition are To-
Gated, warrants will be issued, hence
there is probability that the local
justices will have several cases to try.
There is no reason why these children
should not be in school. If it is on ac-
count of the lack of shoes or clothing,
that they do not attend, there is 4 fund
to provide them with these necessa-
res, the citizens of ParkerSburg hav-
ing contributed some thousands of dol
lars to the Parkersburg Philanthropic
Federation to be used for such pur-
poses and certainly there are sufficient
funds remaining for cases of this char
acter, if any exist.
Charleston. - Seventy-five thousand
dollars will be spent in West Virginia
this year ON vocational education, it
was announced by ]. F. Marsh, secre-
tary of the state board of education.
OF this amount S37, 5OS 81 will be sup.
piled by the federal vocational board
and an equal amount by the state and
local communities. Of the total $2o,-
1884 viii be spent on courses in agrl-
culture; $5,396.77 for instruction in
trades, industry and home economics,
and $11 ,992.50 for the training of voca-
tional teachers. Thirty schools In the
state are teaching agriculture. The
vocational teacher training is all being
done at or directed from West VIr-
ginia University. Local classes for
the training Of vocational teachers
have been established at Wheeling and
Parkersburg and additional classes
will be organized at Charleston and
Huntington, Mr.. Marsh said.
Neutrality-suspicious. Campbell has
written a letter to the state health de-
partment asking that the Fourth Ward
sewer situation be allowed to remain
in statu quo until spring. The city, in
the letter, agrees to permit no more
sanitary sewer taps into the Fourth
Ward trunk until some settlement is
effected. E. S. Tisdale, director of
sanitary engineering of the state
health office, had recommended the
city and the water company reach
some agreement as to a methoi for
providing sanitary sewer facilities for
residents of the Fourth Ward.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Homer and Ar
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