The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-10-30

hunungton.-The BOARD OF EduCa-
tion instructed its building commItteat
10 institute condemnation proceedings
against lot In the vicinity Of Simmsi
school owned by the heirs OF John Sui,
Ivan. This is Il friendly action neces.,
Stated by the fact that the land Ix
held in trust and the heirs 10 the Sui
Ivan estate can not made deed.
They are not opposed to the action oe
the board
CharleSton.-Thc United States dis
trlCt attorneys Office here was inform-
ally advised that the Putnam county
court has accepted the governmental
claim To tax exemption on some land
1t Nitro. which has been assessed to-
the amount OF several hundred dollars
because it was believed to have be-
J longed to Daniel CaufeId. The assess
nent was made for the year 1918, and
returned delinquent.
Charleston Following an alterca-.
| tioa with his wife in which he accused
/ ner of being uufaithful, Gorver farrell.
an alleged leader of the radical ele-
| ment of the mine workers Of this sec
| uon, riddled her with bullets from an
| automatic revolver and turning tho
weapon upon himself took his own life.
| The shooting occurred near WhitevilIc.
In Boone county. The quarrel followed
II dance which both attended
kcySer.-Itichard w Thruss, former
| superintendent of schools of Mineral
| county, West Virginia, and recently
! connected with Y NJ G. 4. work ini
army camps in this country. was an
| pointed clerk of the Circuit Court OF
| Mineral county. West Virginia. by
! Judge Reynolds, in place of J. " Bell,
| who resigned because of falling health
/ MIR Bell filled the position 30 years.
| Charleston While working on the
steel construction of the machine shop
/ at the naval ordunce plant, Ross Bar
I rinSion, an cmplOye OF the American
! Bridge company, was accidentally
| struck i'm the face with sledge ham,
mcr, and suffered fractured nose,
| decorations a..I. the face. He wns
/ taken to the hospital where his in
iurics were dressed and a few hours
/ later hc was able To walk to his home
| 'n South Charleston.
Charleston Edgar Ports, who runs
/ iaNIcab out Of Summers street gar
/ age station, was arrested by County
Detective Fred o. Singleton at the in
| stance of Prosecuting Attorney Kemp
| lAitlcpage in connection with the death
! OF little Norman Williams, struck and
| Killed 10y an automobile at Levi When
! taken To the prosecutors Office and
| questioned, Ports admitted that II was
mis- machine that struck the child and
! his sister, Elizabeth Williams. Ac-
! cordingly a warrant was sworn out.
/ Charlcston-A large delegation of
! residents Of the Morris Creek com
munity came down from there to at
/ tend the trial Of an assault case I'm
/ Justice Acrce'S court, but the prose-
/ cutting witness failed TO make his an
| pcarancc and the case was dismissed.
/ Clarence Smith had sworn out the war
/ rant, charging Tom Akcrs ana other
/ union miners with ASSEMBLING him be-
/ cause he was a uon-uniOn miner. he
/ stated 40 the time he made the com
/ plaInt about two weeks ago. He claim
/ cd n, that time they had beaten him
| with clubs and showed numerous
! bruises ou his head
IIun'ngton- Negotiations for the
| transfer TO Cabcll OF the Randolpb
/ county farm agent have practically
| been abandoned by the CabeI County
| Farm Bureau, il was stated The Ran