The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-27
West Virginia
News Briefs
Most important events RI
iii OF entire state covered
- by our correspondents II


High School.
Mullens.-Police authorities here are
holding "Slim" Cook for Virginia au-
thoritieS. He is wanted at Graham for
burglary.
Fairmont-James Laura, charged
with the murder of Lyle Hall, has been
released from the county Jail on ST.
500 bond.
MISUNDERSTANDING to local coal
men, the coal car supply for the local
coal fields is continuing at about 90
per cent of normal.
Wendell.-Fifty gallons of "pick-
handle was destroyed by state prohi-
bition officers in raid conducted here.
No arrests were made.
Bluefield.-Because of the illness
of Federal Judge Benjamin f. Keller
there will be no term of Federal Court
held here this spring.
GraftOn.-The Board of Control OF
the Grafton City Hospital have been
ousted by the mayor and Council, on
charges not made public.
ElkinS.-Ten-cent lunches are being
served to children in the Third Ward
school here. The food is hot and the
plan is proving successful.
st. AlbanS.-The lives of four per-
sons We're endangered here when the
steering gear on an automobile broke
and the machine turned over
Wheeling.-Heart trouble caused the
death of Miss Julia Mary Clark, 40,
school teacher here. She had been en-
gagged in teaching for 26 years.
South Charleston-Th home Oe
Mrs. Ollie Evans here was badly dam
aged by fire. The loss will reach
$500. Its origin is unknown.
Fairmont.-LOcal high school pupils
have dOnned Oyeralls and old cloth
ing. The movement is expected to
spread into the grade schools.
Pocahontas.-J. NJ. Riggs, n. & w.
brakeman, escaped with dislocated
shoulder when he fell from the top of
a box car at Bluestone Junction.
Parkersburg.-Sher William Dud-
ley, who sustained fractured arm
while Fanking an automobile, is at
tending to his duties despite the in
jury.
harleSton.-Measles, with 14J
cases, lead preventable diseases in the
state for the past week, according to
the report of the State Health Depart
ment
Morgantown.-Federal officials are
searching for those responsible for a
flood Of anarchist posters which have
appeared on all available sign boards
in this vicinity.
CharlestOn.-While hurrying to
catch a train at Upper Falls, Mrs.
Sarah Murray, 4S, of Charleston.
dropped dead Of heart failure. She
had not been i'll.
Charleston. - Howard Cooper.
charged with murder, entered a plea
Of guilty to involuntary manslaughter
and was sentenced to three years in
the state penitentiary.
Dana.-Mrs. Rebecca Goff and three
children have been granted $50 month
~ by the State Compensation Depart
ment for the death of NJ. c.. Goff. who
was killed by a slate fall
Farmont.-Police officers here are
searching for Charles Stevenson, who
shot his wife twice following a quar-
rel. The woman was taken to a hos
pltal in a dying condition.
arleston.-Applicatio for pass
port to Europe has been made by
Bishop w. L. Gravatt, Of the Protest |
ant Episcopal Church He expects to
attend a church conference.
rleStOn.-AccOrding to IT. g. !
Young, secretary of state, there are
more than twice as many candidates |
for national, state and district Offices |
than ever before in the history of the
state.
FairmOnt.-Leaving n trail Of worth |
less checks in his path in Fairmont
like he did in Clarksburg a few months |
ago, w. II. Colbert was arrested I'm
Fairmont by Howard Woodward, dep |
uty sheriff of Marion county. Colbert f.
served time IN the Harrison county
jail for issuing bad checks and was
released only a short time ago.
FajrmOnt-A bill fostered by local |
physicians viii be introduced I'm the
next session OF the Legislature to pro-
vide operations for insane and men
tally detectives in state institutions to
render them barren.
Charleston.-Application was filed
by George Miller before the public
service commission asking for in
creased ferry rates between Paden
City and Lodi, Ohio. The applicant
wants fan conFo "a ,,,-a,ve..- a.. l