The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-20

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Martinsburg.-The federal grand
jury convening here in it's fall tenn.
finds no less than a score of men
charged with evading the conscription
act. The men arraigned are from all
parts of the state, and United States
marshals are said to have been ex-
temely busy recently.
Martinsburg.-T of Howard w.
Showalter, charged with misappropri-
ating funds of the First National Bank
OF Fairmont, of which he was former
vice president, was begun in federal
district court here. Judge Charles A.
Wood is presiding. 1t is expected the
trial VIII occupy several days.
Charleston. - Announcement was
made at the Office of the United States
engineer here that the Kanawha River
would be closed to navigation through
Lock Six for few days. Repairs will
be made during this time. This order
Will hold up large quantity of coal
held at the mines above Charleston.
Bethany.-Bethany will soon have its
first football practice. However. ii is
perhaps the latest beginning of any of
the West Virginia schools and will
work a hardship on the Green in the
early games. At present the first
game is carded with the University OF
Pittsburg on Forbes Field, October 6.
Wheeling-Col. +. w. Oglebay, call.
ed West Virginia's most valuable citi.
zen, announced before a meeting of
the State Council Of Defense. held at
Waddington Farm, near here. that he
has accepted the appointment as food
commissioner of West Virginia ten.
dered him recently by Herbert C.
Hoover
Parkersburg.-Cap "Hod" Knowles.
aged 80, for more than a half century
one OF the most prominent steamboat
commanders between Pittsburg and
Cincinnati, died suddenly at Hooking
port, few miles down the river from
this city. He had been in the best of
health for months and was suddenly
attacked by heart disease.
Clarksburg.-In an address to a
throng attending the Central West Vir.
ginia Fair here, Gov. John j. Cornwell
declared it would be "the worst kind
of treachery to send our boys to the
front to face the cannon and poison
Gus gases Of German brutality and not
bend our every effort here at home To
supply them with everything they
need"
Charleston.-The Elizabeth Memo.
rial and the Humphreys Memorial
churches will have as their pastors,
Rev. w. f. Bennett and Rev. A. M.
Martin, respectively, according TO an.
pointments announced at the annual
session of the Western Virginia con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, which just closed at
Louisa, Ky.
White Sulphur Sprlngs,-The most
successful meeting of the trans.AIle-
oAHy 0coN ANbduo ftShOGldLlOn neIu in
! its history, closed here, when the third
annual convention adjourned. The
final session of the association was
| featured by an instructive address bv
State Road Commissioner Williams.
who spoke from long experience in the
road work of the state
Huntington.-The chamber OF com
merce. in response TO a request of To-
cal lodges. has agreed to provide au-
! tomobiles for a tour Of visitors when
the odd Fellows and Rebekahs are in
convention in Huntington in October.
/ Members of the chamber OF commerce
will be asked to mobilize their ma
! chimes at a stated rendezvous after
which the visitors will be toured over
/ the city.
MOundsville- The annual convon.
tlon of the Panhandle Baptist Associa.
tion. composed OF the Panhandle and