The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-04-08

for 20 years, died here.
Charleston.-The public service
commission has allowed the Follans-
bee Water & Light Co. an increase in
rates for water service. The increase
was about 20 per cent.
Observation-Disclosures of the West
Virginia Fair Association announced
that September 81, 22, 23 and u had
been selected for its annual fair al
Norwood, suburb. The fair has this
season taken membership in the Lake
Erie Trotting Circuit.
Charleston.-According to an an
noucement issued by the public serv-
Ice commission the West Virginia Nat
ural Gas Company, operating in
Wheeling, will receive 40 cents thou
sand cubic feet of gas, less two per
cent discount, for prompt payment.
Charleston.-Isaac NJ. Carper, OF
this city, was appointed to the position.
OF superintendent of the Colored Or.
phans' Home in Huntington by Cover
nor Cornwell. He will succeed to the
post made vacant recently by the res
ignation of James L. Hill, of Blue
field.
Huntington.-FOllowing confessions
that they had been implicated in sew
eral robberies, the total loot of which
will aggregate in value at more than
5000, Clyde Turley, 81, and Charles
Lambert, Is, were bound over to the
grand jury by Justice of the Peace
FramptOn.
Charleston.-Action was started in
Kanawha Circuit Court by G.. NJ. Bas-
ham as administrator against the Ka-
nawha Valley Hospital and Sanito-
rum, asking $4,000 damages in case.
Suit was brought in Common Pleas
Court by T. +. Hinkle against NJ. C.
kincaid, also a claim in case, for s.
600 damages.
Charleston.-H. G.. Scott, president
of the Charleston Industrial Corpora-
tion, returned from New York and left
for Nitro, where it is understood that
a factory will be located as a result
of his efforts. He was in his Office
only few minutes and had no time TO
give any information as to the nature
of the proposed factory.
Huntington.-Walter S. Gibbard and
his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Gibbard, 513
Second street, suffered cuts and
bruises of the head and scalp when
the automobile in which they were
riding west on Adams street, was
struck by an automobile being driven
In the opposite direction near John
son Lane. Gibbard's son, who was
riding with him, was uninjured.
Huntington-A late statistical re-
port received by Colonel Woodson
shows that West Virginia stands first
In recruiting. Naturally the colonel
was delighted with this showing. Ten
nessee was but fraction behind West
Nirginia's percentage, and the race
promises to be extremely close be-
tween the two states for the next week
or two, but Colonel Woodson is con
fident West Virginia will within the
next ten days get a good grip on first
position and hold It,
Parkersburg.-At a special meeting
Of the BoarG Of Education it was voted
TO raise the salary of the teachers i'm
the city school 30 per cent and to in
crease the salaries of the principals
p per cent. The above increase was
agreeable to all members of the board
with the exception of Mr. Echols. who
maintained that an increase of 80 per
cent should be given. 1t was also de-
cided 10 raise tie minimum salary Of
the teachers from SG7j to 5000 year
ana members Of the board state that
very few teachers are drawing tho
minimum salary, and that the major
ity Of them Will draw considerable
over $1,000 for next year.
Bcckley. Indictments charging per
jury were returned by q county grand
jury against ten persons, including Off
Gals of the United Mine Workers of
America, who testified recently in the
trial of Tony Stafford. charged with
having attempted TO Kill felIow-miner
at Glenn White, w. Va Among oil
cials and members Of the United Mine
Workers who were indicted are the
following: l.. r.. Gilmore. p. Dwyer
and Joseph Patton, members Of the
district board John Gatbprum. secrp-
tary of District 40. % Marshall Price.
an organizer; G.. i. Parsons. editor of
n Socialist newspaper; J. T.. Brooks.
Elizabeth MacMillen and John Kennc-
dy. Stafford was also indicted for per.
jury.
CharlestOu--WOrk will commence
on the valuation Of the properties Of
the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company TO West Virginia i'm its
application before the Public Service
Department for increased rates. The
valuation will be made by the engi-
neering department Of the commission
and under the supervision Of William
Q. Gallaher, chief engineer. It has
been the intention OF The commission
to employ a special engineer for this
purpose, but later the commission de-
cided that It's own forces we're ade-
quate.