The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-06-21
West Virginia
News Cuttings
An epitonne of most i'm
portant events transpir-
ing I'm state

M ing I'm state M
Richwood.-John B. Lallance, OF
Huntington. won the state champion
ship as trap shooter, breaking 90 out
Of 100 targets.
Huntington. = Boyd B. Chambers.
who recently resigned as athletic d.
rector OF Marshall college. has accept
ed the athletic directorship of Beth
any college at Bethany, w. Va.
West Uniou.-With the closing OF
the local glass plants last week, sew
eral hundred persons are leaving for
the summer to spend vacations at vari-
Gus places about the country.
Charleston.-Private Knight Shau.
YER, member OF the National Guard.
Second Regiment drowned In New
river near Hinton. Shaver was i'm
swimming about 20 feet from shore
when attacked by cramps.
Elkins.-One man was fatally ana
two women and three men seriously
injured when a hand car on which they
were riding from a lumber camp %
Evenwood crashed into q box car Tha
dead man was Earl Tester, 10 years
old.
Huntington.-Hunting will be the
site or the main recruiting station OF
the United States navy for West vfr-
ginia and surrounding district instead
OF Parkersburg. after July l. This was
learned when this city was visited by
Lieutenant c. d. Guthrie, U. 8. N.
Wheeling.-The Ohio Valley Trades
and Labor Assembly at O meeting hero
went on record as favoring represea-
tation on the county conscription ex-
emption board. An effort will be ma<As
to have Governor Cornwell appoint q
representative OF organized labor az
member OF the board
Clarksburg.-Operaa were again
resumed In full at the National Car
bon Company'B plant at GrasseIli, q
suburb. which had been suspended a
week owing to q strike OF employees.
Their demands for a nine hour day at
the wage scale heretofore given for
ten hour day, were granted.
Morgantown.-TheM MonongaheIa VAL
ley Teachers association. which has a
membership OF more than a hundred
In and around Morgantown. has de-
manded that the board OF education
grant a general 26 per cent increase in
wages for next year Strike is threat
ened unless this increase is granted.
Charleston.-Making a voluntary ap-
pearanee in the federal district court,
Edwin Firth. Ben Greene. Henry
Howes and Hilton Bias, indicted for
conspiracy in seeking to prevent the
operation OF the selective service law,
were released on bonds for their ap-
pearance In court at later date for
trial
SuttOn.-Automoblle drivers and
owners In this community have been
very lax I'm complying with the law
that requires the displaying Of two
tags. one in front and one at the rear
OF the machine. They have been warn.
ed TO comply with the regulation or
they will be hailed into court where
the fne for the first offense is fixed at
twenty dollars
Martinsburg.- g.-Annulment OF the
marriage April 2. OF Simon p Douglas.
aged 84 to Mary Grace Briarly. aged
/ 40. is sought ia unusual proceed ings in
stituted here. Heirs, who through
| Douglas former marriage would have
! been entitled 70 share I'm his estate
estimated at 5000 900 seek to have the
second marriage set aside alleging
Douglas was not mentally competent
Blueheld-E. e Carter. m .vor NJ
\ this city, who was shot by Miss aess:e
/ Young. seventeen-year-ol1 high
| school girl. died at a hospital IL ia
understood he made a stateme-t exon.
Grating the girl According 20 the
/ story told the officers by the zir' shs
was walking with a young man AMI
was attracted by a commot.on and ON
hurrying home found the mayor Who
\ she says was beating and otherwise
mistreating her mother.
/ Parkersburg "A meeting OF fhe fri
state executive committee of a~ricuL
/ tural clubs was held here with promi
I nent agricultural men on the state
/ present t0 discuss the promo lon %
\ efficient farming Committee we're
/ recently appointed in Ohio. West Vir.
\ ginia and Pennsylvania by W H
\ Manss, head OF me commercial devel
/ opment department OF the Baltimore
/ q Ohio. prevailing upon the arr.cul
tural and other associations f1 give
farmers all aid possible ln producing
\ efficient crops.
wheeling The historical and raIig-
I ious degrees from the fueerta 90
I nineteenth inclusive, we're cor erred
upon class of ninoty.throe at tho