The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-10-14

OlafkSDurS.-Onlyl l2H more students
enrolled in ClarkSburg schools this
year than last.
Bluetield.-J. l.. Sparks suffered a
broken arm in wrestling match with
j. G. Turner
Bluetield.-Thirty thousand dollars
was taken in at the gate during the
recent Bluefeld Fair.
Building operations are
held up here, because contractors are
unable to secure plaster and cement.
Charleston.-Police court collection
records for week were broken when
S65S.50 in fines were collected in six
days
Bluetield.-E. X Bourne of Eckman
lost wallet containing 5000 at the fair
grounds here. He believes his pocket
was picked.
Fairmont. A derailed passenger
coach on the Il. & o. night express
from Wheeling to Grafton seriously
delayed traffic. \ wrecking train had
to be called from Wheeling.
Clarksburg. Nellie Arthur has
been notified of the murder of her
husband ut Willard, Ohio. Mrs. Ar
thur was found at work at the county
farm after a search of several days.
Nhceling.-The biggest raid that Ea.
occurred in W heeliRg was conducted
when federal and state prohibition
officers raided the Central Garden
Club, confiscatng 2,395 bottles of beer
and complete brewing outfit.
Charleston.-The nine months old
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom McCown.
of Bigley avenue. met with a serious
accident. While playing with IA small
bell. the child placed the toy in its
mouth and while running about fell
and the handle of the bell punctured
one of its tOnsils causing o serious in
jury.
ClarkSburg.- and William Ank-
ney worked for three hours i'm the
Lambert mine of the Lost Creek Coal
Company while their father, S. l.. Ank-
ney, was dead and buried beneath II
fall of slate IN the next room. Ank.
ney moved 10 Lost Creek five days ago
in order secure employment for his
two boys.
ClarkSburg. Charles Gibson, trap
per in the Pitt Vein Coal Company
mine at Pennington, was Scalped when
he failed to get one of the doors open
In time to permit trip To pass and
caused a smaSh-up of the cars against
rhe door, one of the falling timbers
striking him on the head pceling the
scalp to his right car.
CharlestOn.-Min county callers at
the capitol brought word of an auto
mobile accident in that county, i'm
which Attorney Ed Noonchester. of
Williamson, was killed when his auto
mobile overturned while he was driv-
ing over mountain road along Pigeon
Greek valley. Passengers with him at
the time escaped serious injury.
MOrgantown.-An unidentified for
eigner, said to have been drunk, shot
Joseph Switey in the knee. and made
his escape. Switey, Il minor, is en-
plOyed at Davis Coal Co Mine No. l.
Clarksburg.-A flash from an cleo
trio generator at the WeirtOn steel
nj 40
an electrical worker He will recover.
CharlestOn.--M Mrs Dora Eskew. "A
widow, aged 30. and her two children.
Mabel, aged II, and Earl. aged l3. were
suffOcated when their home was all
most completely destroyed by fire
When the fire was extingushed The bod
fes were found in the bedroom. the
boys in bed, with his legs burned of.
and the mother ana daughter ON the
ilOor with bedClothcs wrapped about
their heads, giving evidence of AN ef-
fort TO make an escape from the
building.
Huntington Frances LOwery
WIS shot in her right leg while walk
ing to work at the Liggctt & Meyers
tobacco factory, when Roy Olingcr. Is.
Of 2T2j Latulle avenue, missed % bird
with is - rifle. She was rushed to a
local hospital. where the bullet was
removed. Loss Of blood will prevent
her from walking for some time, ply
sicians said. The hoy was placed under
arrest and was sentenced to- five days
In jail on a charge of shooting fire
arms within the city limits
Huntington j. n. DCJarnette, Salt
Rock, was elected president, Milo Mel
rose, secretary, and G. L. Snow, treas
urer, Of the Cabel County Farm Bu-
reau at an annual election. and plans
were made for enlarginC the activities
Of The bureau for the coming year
The election was held at The annual
meeting at the G.. T.. Wilson farm oii
Pea Ridge road. Addresses were made
by w. O. Zinn. Wheeling; j. B. Nc.
Laughlin, secretary of the State Fed
Grafton OF Farm Bureaus; Miss Barry