The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-12-23
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was painfully injured when he fell
from Il railroad bridge
Wheeling-The offices of the La
Belle Iron Works at Steubenville will
be moved here about January L.
Benwood.-Ben Nightendale was run
over in the railroad yards here and
died in hospital shortly afterwards.
Barnesville.-When the building Of
The Consolidation Coal Co. burned here
Lira Cornelia lost $4OO in Liberty
bond.
Huntington.-The Hardware Deal
erS' Association of West Virginia will
meet here in convention February l,
and 8.
Warwood-Fire destroyed the office
building of the Wheeling Steel Cast
ing Company here. The loss was
1900.
Bluetield.-R b. Parrish, Of this city,
has been elected member of the ma
tons advisory board of the Old Col.
Ony Club.
Wellsburg.-Dayid Armor, Iineman,
was severely burned and rendered un-
conscious when he grasped a high
voltage wire.
Morgantown. - Garrison Mcclure.
business man, was somewhat seriously
injured when an automobile crashed
into his buggy.
Wheeling-Eddie Cramer sentenced
to seven years for robbery, tried to
assault Prosecutor d. A. Mckee at the
end of the trial
Fairmont-G. c. ROwell, of New
Hampshire, has been named executive
secretary of the West Virginia Tuber-
ular Association.
Clarksburg - Guy Van Buskirk
young peoples division superintendent
of the w. Va. Sunday-school Associa-
tion, has resigned.
Wheeling.-Detectives arrested J. B.
Hickman and Eddie Swartz who had in
their possession a roll of cloth stolen
from a tailor shop.
Grafton.-In the heart of the gas
belt, this city suffered from cold dur
Ing the recent cold snap. Pressure
was down to as low as three pounds.
Elkins-Two fine bear, the first to
be killed during the present hunting
season, were bagged by Martin Basil
and James McCauley. They were fine
specimens.
Huntington.-T. w. Sliger, promi-
inent lumberman of Huntington, was
seriously injured when a truck which
he was driving went over an embank-
ment near here.
Martinsburg.-Apple growers of this
section, in session here, received a re-
port from a special committee which
recommended the adoption of a stand
ard bush. basket.
CharlestOn.-Bld have been re-
ceved by the Raleigh county court for
the construction Of five miles of road
running from Colcord east to Artie in
the Ceal Fork district.
Clarksburg. State Trooper J. r
Boggs was found guilty Of unlawful
assault for shooting Or G. G. Coffin.
daffer, Of this city. Boggs had halted
the doctor on the road and shot hin
when the physician refused to be
searched.
Clarksburg misstep cost the lie
Of Nicholas Baker, 30, and single here
IT plunged him into the West Forl
river, where he drowned, as he was
walking ties Of street car trestIC
spanning the river at Hartland. a
suburb. He was a carpenter.
Falrmont- Something new I'm tn,
way Of extension work Is being triec
out at Shlnnston, where a series of ed
ucational lectures are given ever,
other Friday afternoon i'm thc Shinns
ton High School by the extension do
partment Of the Fairmont Normal.
Clarksburg.-A criminal court iury
returned a verdict Of first degree mur
der with n recommendation for life i'm
prisonment against Albert Smlthers. Z
negro, for the murder Of John Jones
also negro, the night Of May %. last
when the two quarreled in a Glen Ell
club room over a crap game debt o
five cents. Jones was stabbed and die,
ten days afterward. Smithers brok,
Jail June 6, but was captured 20 dayi
later at Detroit where he traned hi
wif9Ito that place who was to joll
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