The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-12


Flemington.-Bloodh are on
the trail OF the men who entered the
home OF w. G. Reed, of the Pitsview
Coal Co. and made away with S14O in
cash and jewelry and valuables worth
$500.
Charleston-The Kanawha county
Sunday school convention, with an en-
rollment this year of 1913. closed the
most successful session OF fits history
at Chelyan. The two days program
was full of interesting speeches and
instructive talks. Rev. f. w. Crab
tree was chosen president
Charleston.-Reports were received
by Prohibition Commissioner Walter
Hallanan telling OF the seizure of a
mountaineer's moonshine liquor still in
Summers county, near the Raleigh
county line Deputy Prohibition Com
missioner l. Katzen and internal rev.
enue agents affected the capture after
search through several counties.
Fairmont.-Judge w. s. Raymond.
OF the Circuit Court, handed down his
decision in the Lewis case, a test case
on the constitutionality OF the prohibi-
ton law brought by Charles Powell.
attorney for the Consolidation Coal Co.
Judge Raymond overruled all motions
of the plaintiff and sustained the pros
ecuting attorney in every instance.
Charleston.-Posting OF thirteen
numbers which were set forth to be
similar with registration cards held by
young men who will be drafted into
the national army, caused Charleston
to be thrown into feverish excitement.
Newspapers and headquarters of the
enrolment bureau were swamped with
inquiries as to the autheticity OF the
numbers.
White Sulphur. Springs.-with the
record OF at least two regular and two
special sessions OF the legislature fall
ing in attempts to pass measuBes reg
ulating and taxing the transportation
OF oil and gas produced in West Vir-
ginia; the subject discussed in a pa
per by Fred o. Blue before the bar as
sociation was regarded as the most
important.
Charleston.-On advice OF Attorney
General E. t. England the State Labor
Commissioner, Samuel B. Montgomery
has issued a ruling that all labor
agencies operating in the state must
take out license in each county In
which they do business They can not
have an Office in one county and op-
crate in other counties on the home
office license.
Grafton.--At the court house a large
number Of farmers appeared before the
county court and requested that a
county agricultiYal agent be perma-
nently employed Nat r. Frame, state
agent, addressed the court at length
and urged that favorable action be
taken Immediately, and it appears that
the court Will soon arrive at definite
decision.
Huntington-Wes Virginia has
given more than enough OF her sons to
the United States navy to hll the
states quota said Carpenters Mate
NJ. Miller. recruiting officer The navy
Is still short some $4,000 men, states
the officer. but this number is being
reduced all the time. Enlistments for
the week ending June %, for all over
the country, numbered 1929.
Bluefeld.-CrOp conditions In Mer.
I Ger county stated on the result OF ac-
tual observation. is as follows. Wheat
/ has come out wonderfully I'm the last
/ few works and Will make a better yield
J than was indicated a few weeks ago.
/ corn, while small. seems generally 10
| be a good stand. and to be ia a good
state Of cultivation; potatoes are good,
/ looking well IN almost all instances.
/ White Sulphur Springs Wells
/ GoOdykoontz, Williamson. was elected
/ president Of the West Virginia state
/ Bar Association at its annual conven.
/ tion here. SevontyGve members OF
/ the association attended the thirty
| third annual meeting OF the body. At
! the session President Judge Joseph M.
/ Saunders. of Bluedeld. chose as his
| opening address, "The Result of the
/ Workmen's Compensation Law"
Clarksburg Brooks McCiain. aged
| 10. of Clarksburg. George Thompson.
| aged TO- Jane Lew; and Miss Sylvia
Snyder aged 10. of Salem, were seri.
ously injured when a car on a roller
coaster at Norwood Park plunged over
a trostio
Fairmont--Tho collision OF a lrac.
/ tion car onr0ufo from Fairmont to
I Ciarksburg with a motor truck dlled
with Dicnickers resulted in The serious
injury Of Mrs. Arch Felming. OF Fair
mont The occupants Of the truck
we're thrown over an ombankmeRt.