Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-12-07
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Sistersville.-Two cases of smallpox
are reported here.
Fairmont-Don Reese suffered
broken leg in slate fall in a Wyatt
mine.
Bluefield.-W. B. Motley IS suffering
from an infected wound after stepping
on a nail.
Wheeling.-City Health Commission
er Marschner reports p casts of diph-
liberia here.
ADMINISTRATIONS for conl-
munity housing project are to be re-
yiyed here.
Wheeling.-The plant of the Wheel
ing Can Company was slightly dam
aged by fire.
Bluefield.-Fire Chief Harris reports
some one has been tampering with
fire alarm boxes.
Fairmont.-Edward d. Kerns, of
Uztown, was robbed and badly beaten
by three masked men.
Sistersville.- Violet Lundon
lost control of her car and crashed into
store. She was not hurt.
Fairmont-The body of Private Jo-
seph l.. Van Glider was brought from
France to his home here for burial.
Keyser-Judge Taylor and three
companions were injured when Tay-
Ior's car went over an embankment.
Fairmont. - Seventy-five industrial
supervisors listened to an address on
first aid methods by DR.. L. D. How
ard
Wheeling.-Burglars broke into the
railroad station at Bridgeport, Ohio,
near here, and got only SIPS for their
trouble
Fairmont.-The body of William
Wilson, killed in a slate fall in an
Ohio mine. was brought here for
burial.
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flee building here and secured five war
savings stamps and few pennies for
his loot
Acknowledgement reductions have
been effected in the coal market here.
The price has fallen from So to $5.25
generally
Clarksburg. THE remains of Ser
geant John Keefe, drowned while with
the A. E. F. in France, was brought
here for burial
Wheeling-Henry Jones, IL, was
sentenced to the reform school at
Pruntytown for robbing the store of
George III. Anderson.
Wheeling.-The packet General
Beach, sunk here several weeks ago,
finally has been successfully raised
from the Ohio river bed.
Fairmont.-George Ensminger was
brought to hospital with a crushed
foot, result from an accident in the
Antler mine at Smithfield
Keystone-Mrs. Il. L. Midkic was
slightly injured when a section of steel
fire escape on a building fell, striking
her a light blow ON the head.
Wheeling.-C. II. Hoover, 3. & o.
brakeman, stepped from one track to
another and was struck by train. He
died later from his injuries.
Fairmont.-The Marine Savings So
ciety of the W. f. White school has
got off to flying start, a goodly nest
egg already having been deposited.
Mount Harmony.-Guy Carter is
making a remarkable recovery from a
fractured skull received when his ak
flew from its handle and struck him.
Bluefield.-The four-year-old child
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Bowling was
seriously injured when struck by an
automobile driven by a man named
Kits.
Ciarksburg-A youth whose name is
withheld because of the juvenile law,
made daring attempt at auto theft,
but a detective, leaping on the running
board of the car, recovered it and ar
rested the boy.
Fairmont.-Joe Malena was arrest
ed charged with assault with intent
TO kill after he broke into the home
of Mrs. Garba Sarka and wounded
her because she quit buying meats
from Malena's butcher shop.
Wheeling.-Four West Virginia min
ing companies and two from other
states have consolidated under the
name of the Connellsville By-Products
Company, with capital of $1,000, 900.
James A. Paisley, of Cleveland, Ohio,
is president.
Charleston-The state road commits