Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-08-17
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Martinsburg.-The Huntsville Dis
| tillery here was damaged when wind
| storm tore off the roof.
Salem.-Blood poisoning caused
death here of Lloyd w. Shahan, 40,
prominent In the oil fields.
Charleston.-Lakin F. Roberts Of
Buckhannon has been appointed prin-
cipal of the Charleston high school.
Enthusiastically Morgan-Je fferson
Circuit Court will be held August 10
here to nominate judicial candidates.
Princeton.-Sixty indictments. evenly
divided between felonies and misde-
meanors, were returned by the grand
jury.
Morgantown.-Agents of the Depart
ment of Justice are at work here
probing prices charged by coal opera
tors.
Morgantown.-Rev. Sidney Wallace,
pastor Of Trinity Episcopal Church,
has resigned to accept call to new
church at Waterbury, Conn.
Williamson.-Trial of % men indict-
ed in connection with the Matewan
riots, which cost ten lives, has been
continued until September 6.
Martinsburg-Fr growers of
West Virginia met here to take up
with the railroad men freight rates
and an adequate car supply.
large school of carp, catfish and many
turtles were found when workmen
cleaned the city reservoir here.
Martinsburg- owned by E. d.
Conklin walked over an "overShoOt"
I'm the barn of the Conklin farm and
fell three feet, dying of broken neck.
Fairmont.-Miss Katheryn Alger,
assistant instructor in home econom-
les, West Virginia University, was In
jured when thrown from an automo-
bile.
Clarksburg.-When forty prisoners
appeared in Police Court here 1t mark
ed the largest docket since the state
went dry. Many were for liquor viola
tions.
Clarksburg.-With the return of
Doyal Shields, captured in GAINESVILLE,
escaped from the county Jail here has
been recaptured.
Clarksburg.-According to report
Of Rev. w. A. Snow there are 1924
pupils enrolled in West Virginia Sun
day-schools, gain of more than 5000
In the last year.
Sutton.-Burns received at her home
here several weeks ago, resulted fatal
ly for the infant daughter of A. c.
Herold, Democratic nominee for state
treasurer Of West Virginia.
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Bellaire.-Sanitary Officer Minch
Porterfield has petitioned the city
health board for an increase In his
pay. He is now receiving 500 per
month and is asking for an increase to
SIPS per month.
Bluefield.-C.. C. Maynard, the aged
father of Judge Maynard, Miss Mary
Maynard and G. NJ. Barger, was strick-
en- with an attack of apoplexy which
resulted in paralysis, while visiting at
the home of Mrs. Barger.
Bellaire.-Deputy state fire mar
shals are still investigating the at
tempt at burning the barn on the
Aaron Ramsey farm at Jacobsburg.
They will make another arrest in the
case in the near future. One man ar
rested some time ago was released.
Wheeling-Raymond Miller aged %
years, of Edgwood, was seriously in
jured while working as brakeman in
the Pennsylvania railroad yards at
Bellaire by being struck by a car. He
suffered a number of severe bruises
and cuts on the head and body. He
was removed to the city hospital at
Bellaire.
Neutrality-suspicious. county farm in
stitutes will be held August 20 and q
at Antioch church, Fudges' Greek and
at Cox's Landing church. Institute
programs will include community
sings and talks by visiting instructors.
Miss Nellie Wood, of Greensburg, Pa,
and II. l.. Smith, formerly county
agent of Marion county. Afternoon
and morning sessions will be held and
families in the community will bring
picnic lunches to be served on the
church lawn at noon.
Charleston.-A number of speakers
have been secured for the annual
meeting of the state teachers associa-
ton, which will be held in Parkers-
burg, November 4, and 6, it has been
announced by Secretary w. w. Trent,
of Elkins. These include Dr. C. A
McMurray, department of education,
Peabody College; Edwin A. Lee, pro-
fessor of vocational training Univer-
sity of Indiana DR.. c. H. Judd, depart
ment of education, University of Chi