The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-10-23

MISUNDERSTANDING big orchard
deal was closed here recently when
Mrs. j. w. LeiSter. Miss Anna Bell
beatrick and Ii. :. Cushwa. OF this
city, sold tract OF 3e2 acres to Attor-
ney +. l. Luttrell. Martinsburg, for
$4,000
Charleston.-Contract was let by the
county court Of Greenbrier county for
twenty miles OF grading on the Mid
land Trail from Clintonville past Raj
nelle in the Meadow Bluff district and
for five miles of district road construc-
tion between Sam Black Church TO
Smoot, for $4,000.
Huntington.-Chief Coon stated thai
the police department was through Is
suing warrants for traffic violations
ami that arrests would begin. Drivers
OF all cars running with munlers omen.
no licenses, no lights. either front or
rear and al speed violations will be-
picked up and must appear in court
The next day.
Charl"ston-Prof Charles III. Amb-
Ter of West Virginia University. teach
ing extension classes in American and
Modern European history, has total
enrolment OF 10 students In hls
classes here, at Huntington, 1T. Pleas
ant, Mason City and Parkersburg. OF
these are enrolled in two classes
here, 10 IN two classes i'm Huntington.
20 at Pt Pleasant, l. at Mason City.
and - at Parkersburg.
Charleston Federal Reserve
Bank at Richmond has just issued a
circular to all banks and trust COM
panies calling attention To the methods
10 be followed in converting first and
second Liberty Bonds from the 4 per
cent interest rate 10 IA. Those OF the.
second Liberty loan should be present
ed before November 15. and those OF
the first should be presented befora
December 10, after detaching the cou-
pons due on those dates.
CharlestOn.-R. III. Boyce was or
dered committed 10 the county iau by
Justice G. ID. Acree on account OF sew
eral checks he has issued recently on
which collections could not be made.
His commitment followed the with
drawnl of Joe Kelly from his bond in
check case on which he was brought
back from Northfork several days ago.
in which he failed to make good ON
his promise 10 take up the $40 check
gh sat HT
Fairmont.-The Executive Commit
tee OF the West Virginia Education As
sociation, at recent meeting here.
went over plans for the program to be
carried out during the annual state
meeting OF the Organization here. No
vember %, % and %. There win be
about 5000 teachers here for the meet
ings. The Executive Committee con-
sists OF Or. w. r. Barbe, Morgantowp
j. G. Saunders, Keyser; H. G. Tooth
man, ]. Roser. w A Hunstead and o.
G Wilson, Fairmont.
Charleston Burdette Ma
thewS, state director OF the Constltu-
ton Day movement, estimates that the
number Of persons reached through the
meetings held In the state In one day
at 100000. There were 125 school
meetings held, 80 church meetings.
and 80 general meetings, or total Of
435. The number OF speeches made
totaled 800, and new spaper columns
published regarding the day, 200. Ap-
proXimatcly % parades were scheduled
and 1 ONO
Wheeling The high cost Of living
came within an ace of taking big
drop ont the pike when truck Ioa1
of calves bound for the city slsidded
on the wet road just after making the
turn AT LcatherwOod bridge and land
ed clear across the tracks Of the West
Virginia Traction & Electric Co. Had
an outbound car been in the imme-
diate vicinity at the time, minced veal
on toast would have been served in the
Woodsdale district for the next couple
OF days
Charleston-An Wheeler and
Ethel Harmon, runaway girls, aged Il
and 10 respectively, from Ashland.
Ky, were intercepted here on instruc-
tions from relatives They we're sent
TO the Union Mission and held untu
their parents came after them. Tho
Wheeler girl stated that she ran away
from home because of the actions of
her s'eUfI'hcr toward her. and the
Harmon girl because SHE thought she
was mis'rrDtcd at home They were
caught Do. Srpri.I nNicer Tr,,,a-,t