The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-06-24
West Virginia
New S Briefs
m Most important events n
OF entire state covered
~ by our correspondents II

Spencer-WeSt Virginia picnic sea-
son was inaugurated at Grandeeville,
with homecoming jubilee.
Logan.-Elahu Steele, 5, is suffering
from sleeping sickness, according to
diagnosis made by local physicians.
Parkersburg.-Over 10 per cent of
the teachers in the Parkersburg public
schools have resigned because of low
wages.
Fairmont.-Damage in several hun
dred dollars was done here to the Ho-
tel Fairmont when bathrooms become
flooded.
Huntington.-A. A. l.. Shookey, %,
prominent local citizen, is dead. fol-
lowing a sunstroke sustained at his
home here.
Parkersburg.-Ca C. f. Court
ney, of New York, has just completed
an inspection of the Parkersburg ma
al station.
Logan.-Lee Conley. 76. was killed
d his son, Wilson Conley, was shot
and seriously wounded in a shooting
affray near here.
Charleston. - According to the
monthly report of the state treasurer,
the balance on hand at the end of May
totaled $40, ,53O.9O2.45
MOrgantOwn.-Offi OF West Vir-
ginia University have offered a S25
ted for the university.
Huntington.-Emil Miller received
>riOus injuries when he fell from a
window at the Camp Glass Works to
the ground, % feet below.
BuckhannOn.-Fire swept the plant
of the Equitable Window Glass Co,
and caused a loss of $4,000. The en-
tire plant was destroyed.
CamerOn.-Jackson Blake, 81,
farmer, was instantly killed here when
sawmill boiler exploded while he
was putting fuel in the furnace.
Charleston.-Charles Popp received
probably fatal injuries when he step
ped from behind one automobile di-
rectly into the path of another.
HunterSville-YegS YegSmen, travelling In
a small automobile, blew open the safe
of the local postoflice and escaped with
5000 in stamps and thrift stamps.
Martinsburg.-Car II. Neville, 26.
World War veteran, is dead here of
injuries sustained when he came in
contact with a high tension wire.
Mannington.-Becau he can make
more money as an oil well driller ]. S.
Masters, chief of police, has resigned,
and will return TO the oil fields.
Morgantown. - Harry Vogul, city
mail carrier, may lose both legs as the
result of an accident in which a heavy
motor truck passed over both limbs.
Slsterville.-Guy Porter, 4S, Hess
Beaver, 40, and Harry Gaffney, %, all
oil drillers, were blown to bits here
when 100 quarts of nitroglycerine ex-
ploded.
Huntington.-Thomas Freeman, Q,
was scalded to death here when he fell
! into a pail of scalding water. His
mother tainted when she saw the child
in the bucket, and was unable to res
cue him.
CharleStOn.-Three revolvers, one of
German make, another of French and
the third made i'm Spain, all relics
were stolen from the state museum
here.
Charleston.-The state geological
survey commission, at its annual meet
| ing in the Offices OF Governor Cornwell.
decided upon new coal, oil, gas, lime
stone and iron ore map Of West Vir-
ginia, TO be completed within six
months. The last survey was made in
1917
Huntington.-Roy Hicks, II, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Orby Hicks, 1719 Vir-
ginia avenue, was injured severely in
fall from his bicycle while partici-
pating in an amateur race on the Mar
shall College baseball field. Physicians
stated the youth received a fractured
right ankle.
CharlestOn.-Tha the Piedmont
Coal Company OF West Virginia and
Pennsylvania is cndeavoriug to ac-
1uirc 30 OOO acrre of Ptffshurg coal I'm
unis state as soon as possible was the
announcement made by Stephen Ma
son, a representative Of the company.
Williamson.-E Eleven men said to
have been implicated in the riots at
Matewan, which cost 10 lives have
been held for action 10y the Mingo
county grand jury. Others will be ar
rested.
Clarksburg.- body OF Miss Lu-
clnda Rose. only Harrison county war
nurse to make the supreme sacri-
flee during the World War, arrived
here from Southampton. England. The
casket was draped ln an American dag
and guarded by a lone World War vet