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


Clarksburg.-Dates and places for
regional meetings to replace it's next
annual convention have been selected
by the West Virginia Sunday School
Association as follows: Rluefisld. May
14-16; Moundsville, May 1890; and
Martinsburg, May 21-23.
Wheellng.-Discovery Of fifty tons
Of sugar in local warehouse has re-
suited in city officials placing a guard
around the building while government
agents are attempting to find who the
owners are, with view of prosecut-
ing them on charge Of boarding.
Wheeling has been in the throes of
sugar famine.
Charleston Mcdowell county has
the distinction of leading the United
States in dental work at public ex-
pense. Free expert dental service is
provided for all the children of the
county. Recently those in charge of
the work purchased at low cost forty
up-to-date army dental outfits for use
Il the different dental stations.
Huntington.-Bert Lunsford, TIT
Adams avenue, a travelling salesman,
was struck by taxicab and painfully
injured when he was leaving the
Chesapeake & Ohio station. Mr..
Lunsford had been to Logan and his
train was many hours late. He re-
ceived many bruises, including an ex-
tremely severe cut on his head.
Huntington.-After having his lib
Owens, 2S white of Harveytown, was
captured by Officers Harris and Car
son. Owens escaped from the Cabell
County road gang early last Septem-
ber He was noticed around the Ohio
Valley Electric Railway. car barns dur
ing the past few days and after short
chase was caught.
Charleston.-Suit has been entered
on the chancery side of Circuit Court
by Mrs Mary Miller against Annie
E. Jordan and Frank Jordan in order
to obtain decree in regard to con-
tract concerning the purchase price of
a farm on Tuppers creek in the Poca
district. An order of lis pendens was
also filed in the county clerks office
to prevent the sale of the farm.
T. ;nla
ing the interstate commerce act by
stealing lumber in transit from Vir-
ginia to Baltimore, Charles, Oliver
and William Manuel, all of Shenan-
doah Junction, have been arrested by
District Attorney Walkers officers
and admitted to bail. They are ac-
cused of robbing' Baltimore & Ohio
cars while they were stopped at Shen-,
andoah Junction.
Huntington.-A. A. Miller owner
of barber shop, shoe shining parlor
and pool room at 312 Burlington street,
Guyandotte, was arrested ON charge
of allowing minors to frequent his
place Of business. Because of the ma
ture of Miller'S establishment the po-
lice assert that a new issue will be
brought up at the trial. the partic-
ular minor found in Miller's pool room
Is his own son.
Huntington.-Rev. G. G. Perkins,
pastor of the NJ. E. Church, South, at
Logan, was operated on at the Hunt
ington General Hospital. The opera
ton was for the removal of a tumor
from his neck, where it had been grow
ing for several months. The case was
an unusual one and several surgeons
who examined Mr.. Perkins watched
the operation as it was performed by
DR.. ]. e. RAIDER. Mr.. Perkins stood the
ordeal we'll and a speedy recovery is
expected.
Charleston.-Study Of the German
language has been completely elm
mated from the secondary schools of
West Virginia, according to L. L.
Friend, state supervisor of high
schools. Study of German began to
decline in 1914, and was wholly given
up when America entered the war, the
report showed. 1t was indicated, how
ever, that thousands of West Virginia
scholars have taken up other Ian
guages, the most popular being French
and Spanish.
Clarksburg.-A wonderful growth
Is evidenced by the American Legion in
West Virginia, as shown by the report
of the state adjutant's headquarters in
this city. This statement is the first
to be issued regarding the Legion in
this state since November 18th, at
which time the new state officers as
sumed their duties, led by their new
state commander, Earl H. Smith, of
Fairmont. w. Va. 1t is reported that
Of the fifty-hve counties in this state
that organizations have been perfected
In forty-four counties, the total of
posts established being sixty-seven,
which includes eight colored posts.
Parkersburg.- Lucas, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. e. Lucas, of Williams
town, Is in hospital at Marietta,
where his condition is considered very
grave, as the result of an accident.
The little boy, with several other chill
dren, was playing around the new
church building and climbed up 20
foot ladder to the roof When he reach
ed the top he slipped anG fell over
backwards, alighting on his head In a
pile of rocks. The children with, whom
he was playing called the boys father,
who Immediately called DR.. l. r. Eddy,
Of Willisanstown-
CharleIon.-IH Beaver Pond Dis
triet (inclHding BlGiefeld) Superintend-