The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-25
West Virginia
NeusCuuings
An epitome of most important
eUents trdnspiring in the state

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ClarkSburg.-W Edwards, Jr
81, son of the cashier of the bank OF
Weston, is dead Of burns received
when his clothing caught fire at an
open CRATE at his home.
Charleston.-S. L. Porter, driver Of
the light automobile which is said TO
have interfered with motor trucks of
the fire department i'm a recent run,
who appeared in police court on the
charge of a traffic violation, was dis
charged as innocent after a word of
caution by Police Judge w. w. Wertz
Parkersburg.-The campaign against
the dealers who are charged with sell
Ing cigarettes to minors is being prose
cuted vigorously by the authorities,
and 1t is expected a number of other
cases may be developed under further
investigation by the officers. At the
office of Squire Sculin several cases
which had been set for trial were dis
posed of.
Clarksburg.-A jury was impaneled
by DIR. Il. Matheny, coroner, to investi-
gate the death of Mrs. Tabitha Fort
ney, 50, of Shinnston, whose lfeleSs
body was found floating in the West
Fork river. 1t is supposed she wander
ed from home and fell asleep on the
river bank and that the stream rising
from recent rains submerged and
drowned her.
Wheeling-In the suit Of the Cath
Ollie Book Company against James L..
Hawley, tried in circuit court before
Judge Robert NJ. Addleman, the jury
rendered verdict for So damages.
The suit was for SO to recover the
alleged amount of damage to n box OF
books that fell down the elevator shaft
In the Hawley building, while repairs
were being made to the elevator shaft.
Clarksburg.-Dr. Il. f. Matheny,
county coroner, declared that Payton
McCatee, 60, coal miner, died at his
home as the result of drinking toilet
water as a substitute for whiSkey. The
brand he drank contained large per
centage of alcohol and while it has
lately been extensively used here as a
whiskey substitute, the coroner declar-
ell an excessive quantity would prove
fatal.
Charleston.-The little three-year- old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwarn
Wiseman, of Upper Bigley avenue, was
painfully burned about the body when
her clothing caught fire at the home
of her parents. The child was alone
in the room at the time the accident
occurred, and it is not known Just
how it happened. While the burns
are serious, it is not thought they will
prove fatal.
Wheeling Baron, a steel
striker, was shot dead, Sheriff w. f..
Clayton, of Marshall county shot in
the back and seriously hurt, Deputy
Sheriff ID. ID. McCardell shot through
the hand and John Muharnow, a strik-
er, shot in the face in a gun battle
between a mob of strikers and sher-
ifs posse at the gates of the River
side mill of the National Tube Com
pany at Benwood
Bethany.-Beta Theta ri fraternity
house of Bethany College was com
pletely destroyed by fire, entailing a
property loss of $4,000. Flames broke
out on the first floor supposedly from
an overheated pipe leading from the
furnace and within half hour the
structure was in ruins. The frat house
was n three-stOry frame structure
owned by the college. 1t was practi-
cally new building, having been built
but three years ago.
Huntington.-Detective Spencer OF
the police department has i'm his pos
session a counterfeit half-dollar of the
year 1917 The piece of money is per
feet in all particulars but is made of 4
metal composed of lead and a material
to make it have the same appearance
as silver. The only way to tell the
difference is by the ring of the coin
on hard surface. Merchants through.
out the city are urged To- keep watch
for further appearances of the coin.
Misunderstanding that no school
bonds of Huntington Independent Dis
trict have ever sold for less than n
premium representing better than par
and accrued interest, the Board of Ed
ucation indicated doubt as to the add
Visibility of selling the present SIO5.-
| 600 To the Board of Public Works at
this figure. The Board was advised by
its attorney that it had the power to
fix price at more than par at which
to offer the bonds To- the Board of Pub