The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-12-02
West Virginia
News Briefs
Most Important events n
OF entire state covered
- by our correspondents IL

PhillIppi.-Broaddus College here is
to have u $4,000 new gymnasium.
Whealing-Tivo recruits for the
army were secured in one duy here.
Willlamson.-Thirty-seven Of the a
mines in MIngo county now are in op-
GRAFTON.
Martinsburg- for COM
munity housing project are to be re-
yiyed here.
Wheeling-The plant of the Wheel
Ing Can Company was slightly dam
nged by fire.
Huntington.-The 100000 c. & o.
improvements at Clifton Forge will be
started at once.
Martinsburg-The controversy be-
tween linemen and the NJ. V. Traction
Company is settled.
Mannington.-Lack of a practice
floor will prevent high school basket
ball here this winter.
Fairmont.-Edward d. Kerns, OF
Uztown, was robbed and badly beaten
by three masked men.
Huntington.-Bernard Locl1hart, In
! jured in an automobile accident a few
days ago, is recovering.
Fairmont.-Theodore Garner, negro,
was arrested charged with completely
In robberies of garages.
Wheeling.-There are 1,O44 election
officials named to take care of the 81
precincts in Ohio county.
Sistersville.-Miss Violet LundOn
lost control Of her car and crashed into
q store. She was not hurt.
Fairmont.-The body of Private Jo-
seph l.. Van Glider was brought from
France to his home here for burial.
FairmOnt-Harrison Manley, injured
when his horse frightened and bolted,
Is recovering slowly from his hurts.
Wheeling.-A number of new mem
hers were accepted at a meeting here
Of the United Spanish War Veterans.
Wheeling.-Captain James OBrien
has succeeded Captain Sid Booth as
master of the steamer Senator Cordell.
Morgantown.-Stan Morris, OF
Clarksburg was elected president OF
the student body at West Virginia Uni.
versity.
Point Pleasant.-Captain II. d. Bail
ey, 81, one Of the oldest river men in
the Ohio valley, died at Pomeroy, o.
near here.
HuntingtOn.-Mi Ida Paul who
was injured in jumping from an auto
mobile, is resting easily and probably
will recover.
Fairmont.-A truck belonging TO ar
Ice company was smashed when the
driver ran into a bridge girder. The
driver was unhurt.
PrincetOn.-Opossum hunting is ex
tremely good in this section, although
the weather has been too warm aut
dry to hunt rabbits.
Bluefield.-John Kenode, a N. & w
call boy, was arrested charged will
stealing a check for $50 from a fire
man named Blackwell.
Morgantown.-Rev John Henry Pc
ters formerly NJ. T. pastor here, goe.
as missionary to Liberia, New Yorl
letters received here say.
Wheeling-Henry Nikulous, &c, IA
tally injured himself when he fcl
while walking down his steps. He wa.
weakened from long illness
Keyser.-Mrs. A. NJ. Taught was ar
rested for assault after he had too Sc
verely punished Malcolm Iser, Is, IL
the high school here, of which Haugh
Is principal.
Fairmont.-John Rabaglja claims b,
was lured into an alley by two negress
es and robbed of S4O4 He swore on
warrants for the arrest OF Annabell,
Ratlor and Margueretta Roe.
Fairmont-Joe Malena was arrest
cd charged with assault with inten
to Kill after he broke into the hom
Of Mrs Garba Sarl5a and wounde,
her because she quit buying meat
from Malena's butcher shop
Bluefeld.-H NJ. Myers, OF Bran
well, purchased for $4,000 the Victor.
mine on Pond Creek The mine wa
owned by Williamson operators
Warrington The government ha
notified NJ H. Bell, of Sycamore, tha
the body of his son Joseph, killed id
France, will arrive i'm New York soon
Huntington. Bright lights wer
blamed for an auto striking Bcruar
Loclhart after the lights had bllnde,
him. Herbert Wellman, driver. wa
| arrested IOckhart Is In a hosDitol