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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30
TWO SLAIN, MANY HURT
Irish Town Is Sacked After Murder
of British Inspector.

London.-TwO civilians were killed
and several others wounded when the
town of Balbriggan, 20 miles north
east OF Dublin. was sacked, said dis
patch from Dublin.
According to the correspondent, the
town was attacked in retaliation for
the murder of Inspector Burke. of the
Royal Irish constabulary Many bust.
ness houses at Balbriggan and hosiery
mills were completely destroyed.
Inspector Burke was shot dead and
his brother was seriously wounded in
the outbreak.
Two Irish civilians are reported to
have been shot dead at Abbeyfeale
when they disregarded an order by a
sentry to halt
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30
LARGE Sums Paid Railroads

Washington Approximately S23S..
100000 has been paid by the govern.
ment to the railroads under the guar.
antee clause of the h-Cummius
transportation law. it was learned.
Payments must continue until the
roads receive approximately 5000 600.
O00 IL now is estimated
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30
TERRIBLE AUTO ACCIDENT
Three Girls Killed, Two Men Injured
! When Train Hits Automobile.

When Train Hits Automobile.
Cumberland, Md--Ruth Nicholson,
aged about 20; Hazel Ritter. ageu 10,
and Emma Fulk, aged %, were killed
when Baltimore & Ohio passenger
train No "a struck the automobile in
which they we're riding at Webers
Crossing between Oakland and Noun
tain Lake Park Miss Ritter and Miss
Fulk were killed instantly Miss Mich
olson died on the train while being
brought to a hospital here.
Clarence Fulk. brother OF Emma
Fulk has a lacerated scalp and minor
cuts. and Harry Nicholson, brother OF
Ruth Nicholson. has broken ribs and
other injuries which may develop Sc
rious internal complications.
The young people. who reside six
miles south of Oakland, we're on their
way to that place on a pleasure ride.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30
Attempt to Bomb Newspaper Fails.

Cass Lake, Mimi. - An attempt tc
wreck the Cass Lake Times" build
ing was frustrated by a defective CAP
on three half pound sticks of dynamite
placed against the main entrance. The
dynamite was discovered with the
fuse burned down to the cap. The
Times" is a weekly newspaper and
its owners could ascribe no reason fol
the dynamiting attempt.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30

Huntington.-John Smythe Richard
son, Bird, said to be a descendant of Il
former governor of North Carolina and
assistant secretary Of the West Vir-
ginia Coal Association, died of rabies
on a Chesapeake & Ohio train at Thur
mond, en- route from Huntington TO a
Baltimore hospital for Pasteur treat
Inent. Bitten by a pet bull dog a few
days ago, the wound was cauterized,
had seemingly healed Later symp-
toms which doctors said plainly indi-
Gated rabies developed.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30

rleston.-Following the passage
Of pills providing for the registration
Of women before the general election
in November, and the appropriating of
money sufficient to pay the expenses OF
the special session, the West Virginia
Legislature adjourned This extra ses-
sion lasted for three and one-half days.
and was the shortest in the history OF
the state, according to Delegate Sep
timus Hall, who has been a member
Of the legislature since 1872. The cost
of the special session was S14,O3D.65,
which entire amount was included I'm
the appropriation bill.-The law as
adopted provides for the registration
Of all female voters beginning not later
than October ] by a house
canvass, and also for the sitting to.
gether Of all registrars on the third
Monday next prior to the general cleo
tiOn for additions
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30

Nitro-A bank has been chartered
and organized, known as the Manufac-
turers' Bank, with its principal place
of business at Nitro, w. Va. The
president of this new bank will be Mr..
w. o. Abney, president of the Union
Trust Co, of Charleston, and among
the directors and larger stockholders
are Mr.. Isaac LowenStein,' president,
Charleston National Bank, and Mr..
John l.. Dickinson, vice president, the
Kanawha Valley Bank.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30

Harrisburg.-FOur men were seri
ously injured when the motor pro
pelier section car speeding on the
Philadelphia and Reading railroad
crashef into a heavy motor truck al
a grade crossing at Derry Church
Eleven other railroad workers were
riding on the section car and suffer
ed from bruises.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30
SEVEN SLAIN IN RED RIoTlNG
Refusal to EVacuate Plants Seized by
Workers Council Annoys Premier.

workers Council Annoys Premier.
Rome.-Seven lives have been lost
in the preliminary stages of Italy's
industrial experiment, according to
a dispatch from Turin. Blood was
spilled in clashes between royal
forces and RED guards the latter
supporting the workmen in their oc
cupation of seized factories. Four
police and three Reds" were killed
The industrial situation throughout
Italy was unchanged except in min
or details. Premier Giolitti was re-
ported much annoyed at labor's fail
ure to keep it's agreement to evacu
ate factories pending enactment of a
labor control bill. but no government
action to compel obedience was an
ticipated.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30
severe Earthouake R.oord.d

Washington.-A severe earthquake
was recorded on the seismograpb Al
Georgetown University. The disturb.
ance began at 9:58 a. m. and contin.
ued until about 1870 D. m. It was es.
timated It occurred about $500 miles
from Washington.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30
Voter Need Not Tell H.r An..

Portland, Me.-The Supreme Court
here decided that a woman should not
be required 70 tell her age in order to
qualify as a voter.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30
Slightly Hurt BY Four.story Fall.

New York. - Angelo Cantelo. agec
~ months. fell from the window on
the fourth floor Of his home, SO Stan.
ton street, and suffered only a slight
bruise on the forehead. His fall was
broken by landing on a wire support.
ing sign above store on the ground
floor. AS he struck this wire he was
thrown into the roadway.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30
Oldest Delaware Woman vot.r.

Wilmington. Del Mrs. Margaret
Hill, aged 80 years. Familiarity known
as "Aunty Hill,' was the oldest won.
an in Delaware to register to vote. &C
cording to the records.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30

Dublin.-The general post office has
been raided and robbed by armed
men. The robbers blew open the safe
and obtained several thousand pounds
In money, comprising the wages and
bonus Of the pay Office stan.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30
Berlin Carmen 10 Strife

Berlin.-A street car strike in pro-
test against the appointment OF Prof
Geise as director OF street railways.
has been ordered
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30
peaee conferenee Rrok.n nn

Warsaw. peace negotiations
between Lithuania and Poland have
been broken off and the Polish dele
cation has left Kalwar and is return.
ing to Warsaw.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30

CharleStof'.-The preliminary or
SANITATION of OrcStes Guild of the
Ancient Mystic Order of Bagmen of
Bagdad was effected in "A meeting of
hanawha Council of the United Con-
mercial Travellers. Formal applica-
tion for charter will be made a once
and permanent organization formed
at next meeting
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30
Flre at Fortress.

Fortress Monroe. Va. - Fortress
Monroe was damaged by FIRE which
the authorities said was of undeter-
mined origin A military board of in
vestigation has been appointed.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30

Charleston.-According to Dr. r. A.
Ireland, city health officer, the lsola-
tion, or detention hospital for the city
and for which $500 was allowed i'm
the recently passed budget, Will be
finished probably this fall. There will
be no expense attached to the build
ing except when it is actually in use
for the care Of patients and the
health department even hopes to de-
rive a small revenue from the build
Ing by renting lt to some responsible
couple who are not afraid of con
tagious diseases and who will occupy
the place as caretakes.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30

Sistersville.- BILLY" Benner, IL
months-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Benner, Of this city, was very seriously
burned when he toppled head foremost
into n boiler Of scaldlng water. His
mother had just lifted the boiler from
the kitchen range and turned to get a
cover for the vessel. The child enter
Ing the room at that moment dropped
on apple in the boiler and It Is sup
posed made an attempt to recover the
fruit. In so doing he became overbal-
anced and tumbled in. The baby was
badly burned about the face neck and
arms.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30

KeySer.-Iohn Maine, - years old,
cleaner was killed in the Baltimore
and Ohio yards. Mair@ stepped out
of the way of the wreckins train,
which was backing. but he failed TO
note the approach of yard engine
and stepped directly i'm front OF it.
His WIFE two sons and two daughters,
all Of keyscr. survive.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30

Henry Nolte, assistant
attorney general, approved the Union
district Kanawha county. school bond
issue of 100000 The bonds, which
were voted on several weeks ago, may
now be placed on the market The
districts building program. as set
forth in the official bond issue papers.
is as follows: To erect a school build
ing at Guthrie on the site Of the pres
ent United school. To purchases a
site and erect a building at Sattes.
To purchase a site and erect n build
ing near the county infirmary 10
purchase a site and erect a building
near the waters Of Martins Branch.
To purchase a site and erect a build
ing in the town Of Dunbar To pur-
chase a site and erect a building on
the upper waters Of Kelley's creek.
To purchase a site and erect build
ing on the lower waters Of Kelley's
creek.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30

CharlestOn.-The city of Parkers.
burg, which operates its own water
works, applied to the state public serv-
Ice commission for permission to in
crease water rates to the consumers
approximately thirty-five per cent. Il
Is said that the present income from
water does not permit the city to
met expenses of operation, keep equip
ment in repair and take care of the
interest on the money used by the city
TO buy the water plant.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30

Follansbee.-Roy Suddoth, Il. was
smothcred to death while working in
sand pit, when caught in a caye-in.
The boys father and grandfather
worked furiouSly and recovered the
body half an hour later, but physicians
were unable To- resuscitate the body.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30

Huntington.-Leon Maddox, OF Ra-
venswcod, is dead and four other men
are in hospital here in serious CON
dltion as a result of drinking concOc-
ton which they believed was whisky.
All of the men were employees of an
automobile firm which had granted
them half holiday.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30

CharlestOn.--The state tax commits
sioner reports the receipt Of the follow
ing inheritance taxes: Estate of Hen
ry w. Odell, of New York, 500 on oil;
and gas lands in Ritchie and Wir1
counties; estate of f.. y. Hartman, of
Connecticut, S3666T transfer tax on
stock in West Virginia corporations ::
w. ii. Shumway, of Wood county.
$54.22 on estate.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30
West Virginia
NeusCuuings
An epitome of most important
eUents trdnsbiring in the state

Observation-Disclosures for APP
plicationS and students in the minis
terial course of study were held here
by the faculty of education of the
West Virginia Methodist Protestant
Conference.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30

thirty thousand dol
lars is demanded Of the Chesapeake &
Ohio railroad in a damage action in
Common Pleas Court at Ironton, by
Joseph Gearhart, section hand. Gear
hart was run down by a switch engine
and sustained a badly crushed leg. He
alleges negligence on the part of the
company.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30

ParkersburS.-The newly organized
ParkerSburg automobile club is in n
very fiouriShing cordition for an infant
organization and already almost three
hundred members have been enrolled
in the organization. The officers and
board of directors of the club are
starting things in Il very businesSlike
manner and the organization has al
ready started TO function.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30

Fairmont.-In the side-swiping OF
two engines in the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad yards, X. c. Bunner of Fair
mon, w. Va, was scaled 10 death The
steam pipes burS;ed and Bunner Was
caught beneath them. When eXtricated
his body was horribly burned He
lived two hours at local hospital.
Bunner was an engineer. He was
aged 81 years.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30

Clarksburg. - Enfranchisement of
woman will not change the holding Of
elections in Harrison county, accord
ing to a statement made here by j.
James Crews, county clerk, who stated
that the S6 precincts in the county each
would have a double election board,
the officials Of which would be expect
ed to make count Of the ballots. The
cost of elections is now a great burden
on the Sa<payers and it is almost pro
hibitive, the clerk announced.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30

CharleSton.-The Elk district board
of education and the county superin-
tendent of schools, G.. w. Jenkins, Jr,
selected new site for the Pinchton
school. The site is short distance up
Indian Run on the s. w. Morris tract,
where new building will be erected
to replace the old one that burned last
spring further down the creek.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30

Charleston.-T. Il. Hayes, an agen.
Of the Department of Justice, went be-
fore the Federal Commissioner and
asked that warrants be issued for the
responsible officers of eleven West Vir-
ginia coal companies, which, he
charged, had violated the Lever act by
selling coal at high prices Mr.. Hayes,
who has conducted an exhaustive in
vestigation for the department, acted
under Instructions from Lon III. Kelly,
Federal District Attorney.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30

Wheeling.-John Knoll was serious
ly injured when motorcycle on
which he was riding ran into an auto
mobile driven by Judge Alan Robin
son as the latter was coming out of
Greenwood cemetery. Knoll suffered
a badly injured lee and bruises. He
was taken to his home in the city
ambulance.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30

Fairmont.-After remaining uncon-
scious for forty-cight hours Sydney
w. Jones, of Warrington, a farmer,
died from the effects OF a wound re-
ceiveG in his head when a team which
he was driving ran away with him
in field. hay rake penetrated his
head. y widow and two small children
survive.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30

Wheeling.-Charles Beuke, q South
Wheeling milk man, was fined 30 and
cost in police court by Judge John S.
Ritz on conviction Of having put for
maldehyde, an embalming fluid and
disinfectant, into milk he sold to
dealers and furnished to private
homes. Health Commissioner John f.
Marschner, who swore out the warrant
for Buckles arrest. will take action
at once to have the mans license re-
voked
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30

ntingtOn.-Increases in salaries
provided for teachers, janitors an !
other employees of the school system
in order to meet the high cost of
living and sustain the efficiency of the
schools, are responsible, members of
the school board stated. for the high
est tax levy in the history of the
district. The estimates provided for
levy of S1.4G on each 500 valuation,
against $1.04 for the past year.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-09-30

Wheeling.-Judge II. NJ Addleman,
of the Ohio County Curcuit Court, re-
fused to grant an injunction TO the
&. b. Kimberly company to prevent
the city from putting into effect the
traffic ordinance for regulation of
speed and weight of trucks. When the
courts order was handed down
counsel for the c. b. Kimberly com
pany intimated an appeal would be
taken to the higher courts of the
state
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-26
BANKRUPTCY NOTES.

The hearing on the final account ing of Morris Goldsmith, trustee of the bankrupt estate of Miner D. Ran daI1, real estate operator and auto agent of Norwalk, was postponed un- til Jan. 31, by Referee John T. Keogh, Saturday morning.
 On the final accounting of Harry Greenberg doing business as Andy Parker, the trustee. Attorney Joseph Solomon, reported that there would be no dividend for the general cred itors.
 A composition Of 15 per cent. cash and 10 per cent in notes was pre- sented by the creditors of Abraham Adolph and affirmed by Judge Keogh who ordered that checks and notes be sent to the creditors.
 Saturday afternoon there was a hearing on the offer of Is per cent composition made by Bertha Gold man, trading as the Horace Fashion Shop, and the bankrupt was examin- ed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-26
ANNOUNCE NEW SHIP ORDERS FOR
 $232,O00,OOO

The Bethlehem Shipbuilding Cor poration announces orders amounting to approximately s232,Go0, 900. of weight tonnage. costing about ESQ., 100000, are for private American owners, the balance are naval and emergency fleet vessels, costing around $152,0oo.o00.
 The American Merchant Marine will thus be largely reinforced this year, by the addition of these 31 ves- sels for American shipowners, from this corporation alone. The contracts for these vessels were all taken in the latter part of 1919 by the Beth lehem Shipbuilding Corporation, and they are to be delivered this year.
 At the end of 1919, the close of the Bethlehem's business year, showed an output of 22 oil-tankers, costing approximately S2,5o0,0Oo apiece, 12 cargo vessels and 20 tugs for the emergency fleet, in addition to 65 de- stroyers and 1S submarines for the Navy. All told the Bethlehem Cor 2bration, during 1919, launched 14e Vessels and delivered 132, of a total engine horsepower of 1,850,000, a figure far exceeding any previous shipbuilding production record. The new steel oi1-tankers to be built by this corporation in 1920 will cost around two and a half million dollars apiece, are oiI-burning, and are from 10000 to 12,0oo dead weight tons.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-26
13 DESTROYERS HAVE BEEN SOLD
 BY U. $ NAVY

Philadelphia, Jan. 24.-Thirteen torpedo boat destroyers of the United States Navy here have been sold to be scrapped.
 The vessels are the Stewart, Hull, Lawrence, Paul Jones, Berry, Preble, Truxtum, Bainbridge, Barry, Deca- tur, Worden and Whipple and are in the basin of the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
 All the destroyers, before the war, were units of the Asiatic, Pacific and Atlantic fleets. During the war they were in active service. The Decatur, it is reported won two service chev- rons.
 This is the largest fleet ever pur- chased from the navy by a private concern. The ships were constructed between 1901 and 1905 and cost the government approximately $250,00u each. The purchase price in the pres ent sale has not been announced, but
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-26

Pop stopped shaving himself this morning and came down to brekfist holding mas diamond ring, saying, Heer it is agen, mother, it was dec orating the window sill in the bath room this time, mark my words, you'll lose it yet, a diamond ring is ment to be worn, not left all over the house like and I don't know wat.
 All rite, Willyum, my goodniss, my goodniss, III ware it, sed ma. And she put it back on her finger pop saying, The more diamonds go up in price the more I find yours wandering erround the house, you mark my words, jest mark my werdS.
 O Willyum, for mersey sake. sed ma.
 And this aftirnoon I was feeling for my skate key on the setting room mantel peece wen wat did I feel but mas diamond ring, thinking, G, heers a good chance to make ma think she lost it. And I put 1t in my pockit and forgot about it, and jest before s1lppir came home and ma was looking all erround as if she had lost sumthing. Wich she had for all she knew, say- ing, Benny, did you my eny chance see my diamond ring erround eny- ware?
 Your diamond ring, G, wy, don't you know ware it is? I sed.
 Yes, serteny, I jest asked you be- cause you have sutch a, bewtifil1 voice that I love the very sound of it, O deer, o deer, I felt sure I put it on the mantel in the sitting room, if l ever lost that ring your father would never get over it, after all he's sed, o deer, sed ma. And she i1epp on look ing on everything, saying, Are you quite positive you dident see it. Benny? Me starting to get scared and think ing, G, gosh, III get the dickins. And sed, Are you sure you don't know ware it is, ma
 If you ask me that agen III give you sutch a krack you'll remember it to your dying day, ,sed ma. Me thinking III be lucky if I don't get it enyways
 And I quick pulled the ring out o1 my pants pockit, saying, Is this it ma?
 Benny Potts, sed ma loud as eny- 1 thing. And she quick grabbed it and was jest going to say some more an6 proiberly do sumthing wen the frun1 l door opened, and pop called up, Wats
 all the Excitement? Ma jest looking al
 me and going, Shh. Meaning she wo7ldent say enything if dident. l Wich I tdfdent, for reasons, one be- | ing ma and one being pop.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-26
STATE OF CONNECTICUT. FAIRFIELD COUNTY, ss. SUPERIOR COURT.

Bridgeport, Oct. 10, A. D. 1919.
 Upon the complaint of the said Ruth V Groome praying, for reasons therein set forth. for an annulment of her marriage now pending before this Court, having been returned thereto on the first Tuesday of October, 1919. It appearing to and being found by tl:s Court that William J. Groome, the said defendant is absent from this state and gone to parts unknown, and that notice Of the pendency of the complaint was given as required by order of notice heretofore issued, and now the Plaintiff asks for a further order of notice in the premises.
 Therefore Ordered, that notice of he pendency of said complaint be Etven by publishing this order in ' : Bridgeport Times, a newspape- mt sd in Bridgeport, Conn, tv-o times excessively, being once esch week or two successive weeks.
 By the Court,
 MICHAEL J. FLANAGAN,
 sst. Clerk of the Superior Court for Fairfield County. A22 os4-1
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-26
NOTICE

is hereby given that the Board of Re- lief of the City of Bridgeport will meet at the Tax Commissioners Office, City Hall flor the hearing of appeals made from the findings of the Tax Commissioner
 Hearings will be held at Room No. g. City Hall, on the following dates in February: Monday, Feb. 2nd; We'd nesday, Feb. 4th; Friday, Feb 9th; Monday. Feb. 9th; Wednesday, Feb. 11th; Friday, Feb. 18th, g a. m. to A. P. NJ And on the evenings of Monday, Feb. End, Friday, Feb. 9th and Friday, Feb. 18th, ' p. m. to D. III.
 WILLIAM A. LEWIS,
 ISAAC MOOREY, FRANK RORABACK, EDWARD L. DUNPHY.