The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-07-15
West Virginia
News s Briefs
Most important events RI
II of entire state covered HI
~ by our correspondents IL

moSt important events II
of entire state covered
~ by our correspondents IL
Adamston.-Gerald Louchery. aged
( months, died at his parents home
acre from whooping cough.
Neutrality-suspicious. Hicks. 80, was
crushed to death when caught between
two cars in the Benwood freight yards
He was conductor of the yard engine
Clarksburg.!Doly Wilt. youthful
female arrested here on charge of
pistol toting, was fined $50 and sen
fenced to six months in the county Jail.
MOntgomery.-Grac Meeks, 81, com
mitted suicide here by drinking poison.
After she had swallowed the poison
she ran to the street where she fell
dead.
Clarksburg- Sposito has been
found gilty by jury in Criminal Court
here of the murder in the second de
gree of Sulcatori. He has not been
sentenced
Wheeling-Charles Pryor narrowly
escaped death here when an automo-
bile. which he was DRIVING, dashed over
a 25-foot cmbankment just outside the
city limits
Weston.-Earl Reger for six years
assistant postmaster here, has been
appointed postmaster to succeed Chas.
Lively, federal prohibition commits
sioner for the state.
Boomer-Tony Bolono. 81, Italian,
was shot and instantly killed here fol-
lowing Il quarrel which he Is said 10
nave started while drunk. Harry Hud-
dleston is held for murder.
FairmOnt-As the result of being
struck on the head by n 15O-pound
block of concrete, Robert White has
been made totally deaf, physicians say.
They believe that he Will recover 9TH
erwiSe.
Fairmont-In order TO be independ-
ent in its movement of cars, the Owens
Bottle Works here is operating its own
private line of railway which connects
with the main lines of railroads enter
ing here.
Clarksburg.-M than 125 business
men of Clarksburg will take part in an
| automobile tour Of the county which
has for its purpose the establishment
and city people.
Martinsburg-Se suddenly with
cramps, Ernest Fletcher, 2O-year-old
textile worker of this city, went to a
watery grave in a swimming hole near
here. His body was recovered after
several hours search.
Keyser.-J. f. DOman, oil salesman,
is in Jail here, charged with the theft
of $500 from John Bailey, who says he
paid Doman that sum for Oil stock
which was never delivered to him
DOMAINS bail was fixed at $4,000
Sistersville. - Supposedly insane
Fred Sheckman, aged 3S, of Shirley
succeeded in his second attempt to kill
his wife and four children and then
committed suicide The crime was
committed during the early morning.
Huntington.-A deed transferring
the interest of II. E. Huntington
chairman of the board of directors of
the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad, and
millionaire California art connoisseur
in the estate of Mrs. Leonora Hunt
lngton Foster, who died last winter
to his niece, Caroline Huntington Hol.
| Today, Of Oneonta, New York, was
filed i'm the country clerks office. The
value of Mr.. Huntington's share of
Mrs Fosters estate is said to be
$4,000.
Morgantown. - Kemble White. OF
Farmont, was elected president of the
West Virginia University Alumni Asso
ciation other officers were Harvey
Fleming, Kansas City, first vice presi
dent; George Ford, Dunbar, second
vice president; James +. Brown
Charleston, third vice president; L. ID
Arnett, Morgantown secretary, O
Robert ID. Hennin, Morgantown. treas
urer; Stephen jackson, Clarksburg
Alumnus Members Of Athletic Board OF
Control.
Charleston.-On account Of the high
cost Of building materials, the state
board Of control has adopted the pol.
Icy Of postponlng additions to state in
stitutlons and the erection of new
buildings until prices come down, nc
cording TO announcement made at the
Joint meeting Of the board OF control
and the state board Of education The
board stated that bids on new build.
ings averaged just about twice the
appropriations made by the lcgisla.
ture for such buildings.
Clarksburg.-C. NJ Elliott, owner OF
a chain Of FIVE Barbour county stores
has been arrested at Belington and
held for the grand jury at Phnippi, n
was reported here, charged with loot
ing the stores Of several thousand dol.
lars worth Of merchandise after throw.
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