The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-10
West Virginia
News Cuttings
An epitorne of most inn
portant events transpir-
ing i'm state

Wheeling.-Fourteen applicants for
enlistment in the officers reserve
corps to be modified at Fort Benia-
min Harrison, at Indianapolis, passed
the preliminary examination here.
Morgantown.-A movement has been
started among the business men of
Morgantown to buy carload OF seed
potatoes to be sold to owners of small
farms near the city who have been
unable to obtain seed potatoes on ac-
count of scarcity and the high prices.
Huntington.-The notorious lines
connecting Huntington with nearby
! points are said to be contemplated by
the Interstate Notorious Co., of Hunt
ington, which has just been incorpor-
ated at Charleston, with a capital stock
OF $4,000 and authority to operate in
West Virginia and adjoining states.
/ Falrmont-As means OF combating
the rising food prices, Mayor Bowen
and the city commissioners have made
arrangements for a city market. For
the present. farmers having produce
to sell will be permitted to hitch their
wagons on several downtown streets
and sell produce from the wagons.
Charleston.-The carpenter contrac-
tors Of Charleston advanced the wages
of carpenters from $3.50 for eight
hours work to S4.00. Painters, plas-
terers and lathers have also received
material advances. and on June L,
bricklayers will demand that they be
paid S712 cents instead OF rs cents per
! hour.
Charleston.-County Jailor w. A.
Melton, who was dismissed by the
| county court several days ago "for rea-
sons appearing to the court" was re-
instated and the secrecy which sur
rounded the action was moved. Mel
ton will remain in charge OF the coun-
ty jail, it was announced by Sheriff
Jarrett
Wheeling.-Intimatio that the fed
eral court which is convened here may
try disloyal persons was given by
Judge Aston G. Dayton in his charge
to the grand jury. "You may be called
upon to indict some of our people who
have been disloyal to the American
flag, their country and their presi-
dent he said.
Wheeling.-The territory within half
mile radius of the encampment OF two
companies of the West Virginia ma
| tional guardsmen now in the federal
service was declared restricted area
by United States Marshal C. E. Smith.
An alien enemy shall not approach or
be found within the restricted area at
any time after June 1.
Wheeling The charter OF the West
Virginia flying corps. recently incor-
porated at S3OO,OOO, has just been filed
for record with the county clerk. The
charter empowers it to manufacture
airplanes, motor-boats and similar
craft, and to conduct a campaign OF
education in their operation, particu.
larly for military purposes
Charleston.-Following the transfer
| OF Major T. H. Jackson from the
Wheeling headquarters of the United
States engineering department. T. e.
/. Mcdonald. transferred recently from
Wheeling to Charleston, has been
transferred to Dam %, in the Ohio riv-
err to be chief clerk of the field serv-
ice there.
Fairmont-It was announced that
the war department has accepted the
resignation OF Colonel Clarence Jol-
| life, of the First West Virginia In
fantry, and that Lieutenant Colonel r.
b. Osborne. of Clarksburg. has been
appointed TO the command The regi-
ment is encamped at the present time
at Fairmont and Wheeling on guard
duty.
Wheeling-The census OF unem.
ployed men ordered by Governor Corn.
well has been started in Wheeling bv
police officers. with more than half
the city canvassed. II was announced
that only about hundred names have
| been enrolled Nearly a dozen men
who are said to have been idle several
months rushed to a local mill and Sc
cured employment
Martinsburg Private A. Machilsck.
/ OF Company L, Fourth Maryland Ma
/ tional Guard. who was killed near Mar.
| tinsburg was given q military funeral
here. the first held I'm this city In many
/ years. Headed by Commers' band, a
/ procession Of members OF the dead
soldiers company The Martinsburg di.
vision OF the Boy Scouts and citizens,
| escorted the body to the B & o. rail-
road station and placed it aboard a
| train for Baltimore
Wheeling Two hundred section
hands on the Ohio Valley division are
out on strike 20 enforce their demand
for an increase in wages. They are
receiving 81 n day and are demanding
an increase OF nifty cents
Charleston.-Am the fatalities
reported To the state coru r,anaaffort do