The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-07

Fairmont.-E'g ght thousand dollars
is the goal set by the Lutheran church
here, where improvements to the
church cdihce are planned.
Raylaud.-ArCh;e Citorelli. 81. SUI
curnhed at Martins Ferry hospital fro,n
injuries sustained when he was rum
down by w. & l. L.. train at York.
Vile.
Martinsburg hundred or mors
Red Men, their wives and friends and
members of the Degree Of Pocahontas.
took part in the "DOoster" meeting
held here.
Huntington.-)oSeph Harvey Long,
Democrat, postmaster of Huntington
since June l. 1916, has rendered his
resignation. He says he is resigning
in order 10 devote his entire time to
the development Of the Huntington Ad
Vertiser, of which he has been sole
owner for many years.
Pennsboro.-Peter Kelly, aged e3
years, committed suicide by hanging
| at his old homestead, near here.
Slice the death of his mother, several
months ago, Mr. Kelly has been ap-
parently in his usual spirits and no
! other cause is known for whicn he
would commit suicide.
FairmOnt.-Two thieves who stole a
new Buick roadster owned bv DR.. G.
w. Ogden, Of this city, made their es-
cape after wrecking the machine. Tha
thieves were headed for Grafton. bu.
went over steep embankment. Tbs,
car turned several times, but the men
escaped, evidently uninjured.
etteville.-AttOrney c. w. Dillo.,.
of Fayetteville, has taken an appeal
to the Supreme Court in the case of
DR.. J. Il Coleman. 4 former patiem
of the doctor had been awarded $40
900 dawages by jury in the WV
| om'nS Circuit Court and an appeaI 10
the supreme Court has been asked.
Parkersburg.-Leo Riley and Ha =
Muzman, 1S-year-old youths. were
drowned here while in bathing i'm the
ONO river. Neither Of the boys could
swim fact that their companions did
not know until they were seen strug-
Cling in the water. This was the frs.
fatality of tine bathing season here this
year.
Barrackvilie.-The citizens of Bar
rackville held town meeting recent
| ly and formulated plans for the pre-
sentatSn of petition to the County
| Court asking that traffic officer he
! stationed here to see that the auto.
| mobile drivers 10 not endanger the
lives of those who reside In this sec.
! ton.
Fayetteville.-The Civic Club of
| Fayetteville, composed of many of this
city's leading women, came out with
/ shovels, brooms, rakes and other inn
| plements and started the work Of
! cleaning up the CITY streets. The force
was led by Mrs. c. w. Dillon. Presi-
| dent of the club and wife of a leading
attorney.
Fayettevjlle.-Mayor T. ]. Davis is
| getting after the law vioIators OF
| Montgomery and according to his Nav
| report to the council recently. lets
! none of the guilty get away without
! contributing to the Golfers of the Citv
| Fines imposed during May totaled 81
1 5O2.5O. This, with $3.50 from hoard
| inS prisoners and $500 old fines col.
lected, made a total of $1,57O.4O for
! the month.
Willis Hail, % years olr.
was shot and killed, Bird Hager, one
| or his pats, was wounded and VIII
! nam williams is being searched fo-
! I'D the Logan hills as the sequel To 4
| raid on an alleged moonshiners nest
/ IN an abandoned coal mine near Sba--
! pies On tip that Hall and gang
| were making whisky near Sharples
| deputy sheriTs from Logan county. ac-
companied by state police, investigated
Chlrleston-W What is believed fo be
| the largest hog ever raised i'm West
/ Virginia has been mounted and pre-
! sented TO the State Department of Az.
| riculturo for exhibition purposes. II
| weighed l,OOl pounds at the time it
I was Killed, according to officials Of the
/ department The hog was raised Oh,
the farm or S. s. Ball. near Ravens.
/ wood After disposing of the meat.
/ Mr.. Ball had the hide. which alone is
said 70 have weighed over 300 pounde,
| mounted
Charleston The first steps To bean
/ ify The river front along Kan3wia
/ street wore taken when the committee
recently appointed by Mayor Hal To-
/ look after the Identifying of the bank.
met Mr. O. u Thlyer was appointed
/ chairman of the committee. and splcn
\ did results ire expected to be the out
/ come OF th.s work Since the commit
toe has no public funds with which
/ 'o work, they can only urge the SYM
pather" cooperation Of the property
owners along kauawha street
Auburn Eandit5 made an unsuc
cessfu attempt 10 loot tho Auburn Ev.
. change Bank Policemen arc ON tba