The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-06-17
West Virginia
NeusCuUings
An epitome of most important
eUents trdnspiring in the state

BuckhannOn. Increased rates.
ranging from % to 90 per cent. have
been granted the Buckhannon Light
and Water Co.
Charleston.-H. O. Pierce filed
charges against a crowd of negroes
here, alleging they doped him and
then robbed him.
ClarkSburg.-As the result of an ar
gument over nickel, John Jones is in
critical condition from knife wounds
In local hospital.
Martinsburg-Af an absence of
30 years from Martinsburg J. +. Ca
rothers and wife of Ottumwa, Iowa,
are visiting local relatives.
Blue Creek.-FOr whipping her
daughter-in-law after her son had coui.
plained of her, Mrs. Elmer Proctor was
fined $23 in a local Justices court.
Martinsburg.-A housing plan to re-
lieve the house shortage here has been
and Will be put into immediate effect.
Wheeling.-R. b. Butler, convicted
of forgery in local criminal court, was
sentenced to three years in the state
penitentiary by Judge Allan Robinson.
Sherrard.-IIarry G. Boggerson. "a.
world war veteran, committed suicide
at his home here following IL long i'll
ness caused by an attack of influenza.
Wheeling.-RumOrs are current
here to the effect that all steel mills
In the Wheeling district may be con
solidated and operated as one concern.
CharlestOn.-E. +. Jackson, local hO-
tel man, was ordered to pay Alexander
Nesben 500, which was stolen from
him while guest at the Jackson Ho-
tel.
Martinsburg.-Eig thousand acres
of timber land on South Mountain has
been destroyed by fire with loss Of
$125,000. The fire has been extin-
guished.
Martinsburg.-J. Bruce Hedges, ;, is
dead at the home of his parents from
an attack of infantile paralysis. 1t is
the first case reported here in many
months.
Layland.-Mrs. Eva Miller has been
granted $50 month by the State
Compensation Commission for the
death of her husband, killed in a local
coal mine.
Keyser.-A. Friend, Keyser brake
man, was seriously hurt when his
head came in contact with an over
head bridge. He was brought to his
home here.
Martinsburg.-Mr Laura Buxton is
under $500 bond here as the result OF
an attack she is alleged to have made
on Mrs. DOrO Anderson, who was seri-
Ously injured.
Keystone.-One hundred and thirty
thousand dollars was the loss sus-
tanned here in a fire that DESTROYED
the Pocahontas Foundry and Machine
COmpany's plant.
Clarksburg.-Children playing with |
matches near a basket of waste paper |
started a fire at Bridgeport which !
completely destroyed the Edward Nc |
Shaffer home there
Berwind-Burglars who broke into |
the company store here escaped with |
more than $1,000 worth Of goods. An
automobile belonging to Postmaster J. !
w. Bailey was also stolen.
Wheeling.-The City and Suburban |
Gas Company has been allowed 40 /
cent per thousand rate by the public |
service commission The increase is |
- cents ON the thousand feet.
Wclch.-P. II. Tyrce, deputy sheriff. |
was shot and seriously wounded when f.
ne attempted to arrest am alleged |
moonshincr. Noah Short has been ar /
rested for the crime
McNIcchen.-Jobu Hall, 3. met with |
q serious accident here when he fem [
from the porch of his home and sus-
taincd serious cuts about the head and .
numerous body bruises.
Wheeling Mrs. Mary T. BowIes
has been notified by the State Com.
pcusation Commission of an award of
$50 month for the death OF her nus.
band, killed by q slate fall.
Lewisburg- owing to the shortage
i'm print paper the Grecnbricr InGe.
pendent has announced that it w,H /
not receive any new subscriptions.
Bluefeld-T. Payton Brown, of this
city, has been appointed on the board
Of examination of public accountants
for the state by Gov. John j. Cornweu
Morgantown,-The Mississippi Wire
Glass Co. VIII erect a 100000 gas
producing plant here to safeguard
against a possible natural gas short
age.