The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-03-25
West Virginia
News Briefs
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Martinsburg.-An infant. dead and
practically naked. was found in ST.
JoSeph's cemetery here by two school
boys. Officers investigating the affair
believe the child was murdered. as
considerable blood was found on his
face.
Martinsburg.-Several blocks I'm the
southeastern section OF Martinsburg
were inundated as the result OF the
Iuscarora, tributary OF the Potomac
river overlooking it's banks. Some
families were forced to leave their
houses.
n.-Moonshining in West
Virginia is not now confined TO the
mountain sections. Records at the
state department of prohibition show
that nearly half of the stills being
seized by officers Of tho department
are found in homes in the towns and
cities Of the state.
MISUNDERSTANDING OF the dire,~
tors OF the Greenbrier & Eastern Rail-
way Company, was held here to COM
plete plans for the building of a stand
ard gauge railroad from a point near
Rainelle on the Meadow River up
Meadow Creek, through the coal fields
owned by the Gauley Coal Land Co.
Beckley-Tony Stafford, United
Mine Workers organizer. who was re-
Gently convicted of being the leader of
band of strikers who shot I'D the coal
tipple of the Il. +. White Coal Com
pany at Glen White in November
1917, was arrested here by federal au-
thoritles who will demand his deporta-
ton.
Observation-Disclosures suffered by
six persons when a Baltimore & Ohio
passenger train crashed into Hunt
ington-Milton automobile bus at Main
street, in Guyandotte. will not prove
fatal TO any, physicians at the Hunt
ington General Hospital and the Kess-
Ter Hospital, where five are being
treated.
Huntington.-Feed is scarcer in the
country districts now than at any time
in the history of this section, saws w.
L. Cox, of COXs Landing. This is due.
he says, to the fact that much fodder
rotted last fall as the result of the in
cesSant rains. Five carloads of hay
have been received at Cox's Landing
this year
Clarksburg.-The Board Of Educa-
ton of the American Baptist conven-
ton in session in New York CITY. de-
cided to increase it's allotment for
Broaddus College at Philippl. this
state, to half a million dollars, accord
ing to telegram sent here by the
Rev. f. e. Brininhood of this city. field
secretary OF the convention.
Martinsburg.-Charged with having
stole mail pouch containing nearly
two thousand dollars, Lewis II. Stubbs.
OF Harpers Ferry, was arrested by
Federal officials and lodged in the Mar
tinsburg Jail to await hearing. Stubbs
is accused Of stealing the pouch from
a truck in front of the Baltimore &;
Ohio depot at Harpers Ferry.
MISUNDERSTANDING guilty to
charge of stealing a revolver, Henry
Williams was sentenced by Judge Mat.
thews Of the court OF common pleas
to serve two years in the state peni-
tertiary. The weapon was taken from
james Johnson on the night of July
49, last year, according to the indict-
ment returned against Williams.
ntingtOn.-Charges that several
grocery stores in Huntington have fail
ed to comply with instructions from
the Fair Price Committee 10 cut retail
cost of bread TO il cents are being
investigated by a. +. Hayes a Depart
ment Of Justice agent at Charleston.
who intends presenting a report on his
findings at the meeting Of the price
fixing body.
Clarksburg.-A discussion OF higher
salaries for teachers and the passing
Of a resolution endorsing the suffrage
amendment featured the opening dav
Of the MOnongahela Valley round Ia
bic here, with 500 teachers and promi-
nent state educators ln attendance. A
telegram was sent TO Senator Harvey
w. Harmer thanking him for his Of.
forts in favor of the suffrage amend
ment.
Clarksburg.- county's only
son to receive the Distinguished Sery.
ice Medal, Sergeant Thomas u. Drake.
Company a." Fifty-ninth Infantry.
was decorated at the opera house here
before 1,JO0 people Majbr Genera
Charles +. Summerall, commander Of
the First Division in France, presented
the medal. Drake had three citations
from his commanding officer for
bravery.
Charleston.-Three men. T.. G. Long
mine inspector; II. r. Sloan, mine
foreman, and J. II. Blankcnship. brat
ticeman, employees of the United States
Coal and Coke Company, were suTo.
Gated in the Number Two Mine Of this
company at Gary, according to not6-
cation received by r. NJ. Lamble. chief
Of the State Department OF Mines. The