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

place this year in Gilmer county. Last
two hunts were held in Fayette and
Greenbricr counties.
CharleSton.-Dr. Irene b. Rullard.
OF Charleston, has been appointed
member OF the state nurses examining
board by Governor Cornweu. II was
announced from the executive Offices
pr. Bullard, who is the second woman
10 be made member of this board.
has accepted the appointment.
Charleston.-School attendance Is
being increased as the result Of the
new labor law, according to the state
ment of Samuel Il. Montgomery. com
missioner i'm the state department OF
labor. This is shown by the compara-
lively few number of working permits
ISSUED, which children must have who
work during school hours.
Elkins.-David Keplnger. a woods
man from Pendleton county. who has
been employed in the lumber woods
near Cass, is a patient I'm a local hos.
pital, recovering from the results OF
prlNaton suffered when he was lost
Tor eleven days in the woods. Keplincer
was found by fellow workman and
rushed TO the hospital, where his re
coVery is expected
Martinsburg.-T Harbison- Walker
Refractories Co, PittSburg. hns mr.
chased 1000 acres OF land, 1900 feet
wide and seven miles long, on the
west side Of the Cacapon Mountain I'm
Morgan county, from w G. Cronemey-
er, Pittsburg. 1t contains vast depos-
itS OF hard CANISTER rock, which Will
be used by the company for high heat
fire brick
Charleston.-K. Aurady, doing bust
ness under the name OF The Kanawha
Velvet Ice Cream Co, fled a voluntary
petition in bankruptcy In the United
States District Court here, giving his
Liabilities at S23, 1895 and his assets
at $l2,33S.S7. A list containing the
names OF so creditors, most of whom
are Charleston concerns, was filed with
the petition.
"heeHhS'- -AIter having purchased
monument for his own grave, to be
paid for 30 days after his death. Santa
Bandonne, Of Bellaire, o., Is recovering
from an il * which three physicians
said woui. oe fatal The monument
with suitable inscription has been
delivered but the time when the dealer
Will get his money remains very in
definite.
Frostburg-J. c. Edwards and w.
w. Clemmons, commercial travellers OF
Wheeling, en- route to Piedmont from
this city, were injured by broken glass
when their automobile skidded in max
ing the sharp curve known as Yates
corner, at GERMANTOWN, and tearinn,
across the trolley track, rammed
trolley pole which was broken Off
Both right wheels were torn from the
machine and the front crushed.
ChnrlestOn.-The United States dis
trict attorneys Office here received u
report that number of fruit dealers
have been allowing fruit to spoil on
their hands and special agents Of the
department began an investigation. II
was said that when merchants allow
foodstufls to spoil they are violating
the food control act and are making
themselves liable to criminal prosecu.
tion for boarding
Sistersville.-The body of Slabv
Monsn, a Syrian merchant of Jackson
burg, was found in the waters Of Fish.
ing creek. a telephone message WAS
received here by Mrs George Solomon
niece of the murdered man. to the
effect that he had evidently been kfu
ed during the night and his body
dragged 90 the creek It was said ,bai
the head was frichUmly cut and
bruised, the assault probably having
been committed with u hatchet.
Hluc6cld Roy Fizcr IS years OLD
a mach.uist in the local shops off fb,
Norfolk & Western railway. was sboi
and killed by Mary Esum. OF South
Charleston, W. Va, here The young
man died as he was being rushed to .
a local hospital ON fire truck yhfcI, |
was pressed into service. The shoot \
ing was the result of q quarrel between .
The couple, it is said. The young wom .
an was lodged iu the Mercer count,
Jail, charged with the murder. while .
four other women and one man are ba. I
ihs hcid by the police as witnesses
Huntington The health and attend.
ancc departments of the public schools
are taking note in their rounds OF Grip .