The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-04-12

Wheeling.-Fifteen thousand bi.
luminous coal miners throughout East
ern Ohio celebrated the anniversary
OF the enactment OF the eight-hour day.
April 1 was the anniversary date.
harleston.-Problems affecting the
laundry industry OF West Virginia was
threshed out at the third annual con-
vention of the West Virginia Laundry
Owners association at the Hotel Ruff
ner. About 100 laundry owners from
all parts of the state were in attend
ance.
Charleston.-In joint convention
here the operators and miners OF Dis
trict No. II, United Mine Workers OF
America, embracing the Kanawha coal
fields, ratified, without change, the
wage scale agreement made tentative.
ly by the joint scale committee here
last week.
Wheeling-The semi-annual meeting
OF the Panhandle Bee Keepers Asso.
citation will be held in this city next
week. Because OF the high cost OF
sugar, last years entire crop OF honey
has been sold. Members OF the as
sociation own approximately 1000 col
onies of bees.
Spencer.-A movement started some
time ago looking forward to erection
of new county Jail to be used also by
the city of Spencer, expected to result
In the construction OF suitable structs
ure within the next year, but there is
much difference of opinion as to its
size and style OF architecture.
Charleston.-It has been admitted
by those concerned in the deal that
the Keeney's Creek Galleries Com
pany, operating at Winona, has sold
it's holdings to the Maryland Coal &
Coke Company, which also has closed
the mines at Bachman, OF the New
River Valley Galleries Company.
Charleston-Howard Sutherland,
junior member OF the United States
Senate from West Virginia, was here
aid announced that he and associates
sold Illinois capitalists a tract of l..
300 acres OF land, overlaying a five.
foot seam OF coal. The consideration
was about one-third of q million dol.
lars.
Wheeling g.-Arrangements are beina
made by the Ohio Valley Anti-Tuber.
culosis League for the re-opening oa
View Point Sanitarium, five miles west
OF this city. The institution has been
closed nearly a year, because OF the
lack Of funds. Recently the county
commissioners appropriated $4,000 for
its maintenance
Salem.-Levi Bond, OF Lost Creek,
W. Va, on April 8, celebrated his one
| hundredth birthday He was born
April 3. 1917. within a mile OF the vii.
lage whore he now lives. His father,
Abel Bond, Jr., was born in Cecil coun.
ty, Maryland, and was the son of Ma,
jor Richard Bond, an officer in the revN
olution.
Parkersburg- L. Gilbert was
elected mayor of Parkersburg, In the
municipal election under the commits.
sion form. He defeated Allen c. MUIR,
doch, present mayor. by a majority OF
936 votes. Mayor Murdoch has been
the incumbent since the establishment
OF the commission form six years ago.
The vote was: Gilbert, 2.345; MUIR
/ doch, 1882.
Charleston.-By a decided majority,
the candidates on the Peoples ticket
in the st. Adams municipal election
/ defeated the Citizens ticket candi.
dates In the annual election there,
Len J. White was elected mayor over
| w. II. Miller. Those elected to coun,
/ ell are: r. G. Sweet, l.. b. Thomas,
/ II. c. Trowbridge Dr. w. Fl. Wilson,
Dan N. Mohler and j. p warrick.
/ Parkersburg.- Preparations for the
| entertainment OF the I 800 delegates
who will invade this city to attend the
8oth annual convention OF the West
/ Virginia Sunday-school Association,
May 8. 9 and 10, are under full head,
way and nothing is being left undona
| by the general committee and varioua
subcommittee that will make this
the greatest event in the history Of the
association.
Morgantown.- West Virginia Unf.
versitys crack rifle team made what
is claimed to be the worlds record for
collegiate rifle shooting when six men
out OF the ten mon on the team regis.
tered perfect scores OF 200 in tho final
match or the teams OF Division A. AS
the FIVE highest scores out Of the ten
compose the team score for the match,
West Virginias score for the final
match is one thousand
MorgantOwn- With the booking of
a game with the Davis e. Elkins Col.
lego team for September %. the open.
uR date. the 1917 football schedule for
West Virginia University was com.
pleted. The opening game viii ba
I played here
Charleston Operators in the Kana.
wha coal region who maintain Offices