Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-12-21
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Neu,sCuuings
An epitome Of most important
euenfs transpiring in the state

An epifome Of most important
| euenfs transpiTing in the state
Parkersburg Enrolment in night
schools here has reached 150
Wheeling Robert Bryan wrecked
a new $1,000 car when he lost con-
troll
Princeton.-The Bluestone Lumber
Company laid off number OF en-
ployes.
ST Marys.-Burglars stole 5000
worth of Clothing from Guth & Com
pany's store.
Clarksburg.- Miss Madge Duncan
has been added to the community
nursing staff.
Wheeling.-Russ Harris, injured in
the railroad yards at Benwood. died
in Glendale hospital.
Weirton.-The Weirton Steel Com
pany donated $500 for the Salvation
Army Home Service fund.
Wheeling Charles Plat was pain
fully burned in fire which destroyed
his home at loss of $4,000.
FairInont.-An appeal for donations
by the Cook hospital filled the shelves
of that institution with supplies.
Wheeling.-The Kiwanis Club is
formulating plans for turning local
park into a permanent athletic field.
st. Albans.-The ST. Adams Glass
Company is making arrangements ia
its plant and plans to double its out
put.
South Charleston.-Th Chamber of
Commerce elected j. NJ. Schwender as
president and George d. Hawkins sec
rotary.
Wheeling.-The Whittaker-Gleasner
Company has purchased for 100000
about 1900 acres of coal land in Ma
sen county.
L Wheeling.-Carl Trunk, 65, toll
keeper at bridge here and familiar
figure to thousands of persons, died
from pneumonia.
Fairmont.-Parcel post business has
become so heavy here the postoffice
has had to buy second automobile
truck to handle it.
Clarksburg.-Fo men taken In
gambling raid forfeited their bonds
of SLIGO each. The names given OBJ
viously were fictitious.
Huntington.-Tw sticks of dyna-
mite were found by workmen in pile
of sand at the tipple of the Wilson
Sand and Supply Company.
Fairmont.-T fourth attempt al
burglars to rob the Fortney Drug store
was a success. Some alcohol and So
in cash constituted the booty.
Wheeling.-Autos owned by Percy
Hornbrook and John Royal collided
and both machines were badly dam
aged. The drivers were unhurt.
Martinsburg-A W. Beverley was
found dead in the home of his BAR
ents at Winchester, Va, near here
Heart disease was the cause of death
Martfnsburg. Elizabeth kich
ardson, injured in an automobile &C
cident, may have suffered serious in
ternal injuries, hospital authoritie:
say.
Week.-Mrs.. Ella G. Coe, of Yves
ton, Grand Worthy State Matron o.
the Eastern Star, presented the char
ter and installed officers of the lodge
here.
Mannington.-Th Monongahela Val
tracts have been let for the eonstruc
ton of several big power lines in thi:
| region.
Wheeling The old B. and o. pas
senger depot at Bridgeport, across the
| Ohio river has been rented as dwell
| ing house to help relieve the housin.
shortage.
Clarksburg.-Scoreso of men, thrown
out of work by curtailment of person
mel in Akron rubber plants are flockins
here. Seyenty-eight men came her,
seeking employment in one day.
Wheeling. Oscar Walstron was in
stantly killed when his motorcycle
skidded, throwing him under the
wheels of a Pennsylvania expires.
train alongside of which he was RID
ing.
Clarksburg.-A thief broke into tn.
homesof E. NJ Christy and made of
with purse, a $500 ring and ful
neckpiece. Bloodhounds trailed til,
robber and the purse and fur wer.
recovered. The burglar and the rim.
were not located.
Pennington When Laura Smith
IA, drug store employee, walked too
close to a gas CRATE her clothins
caught fire. Lloyd Hupp, entering tht
store to make purchase, saw hei
plight and saved her life by smother