The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-02-17
West Virginia
NeusCuHings
An epitome of most important
euents trdnspirin9 in the state

SdtA mere HCllcu F-tO,JtO.
Fairmont-A second post OF the
American Legion is to be formed here.
ParkerSburg aliens were
granted citizenship by the federal
court
observation-disclosures secured $50
when they raided the Grand Theater
box Office.
Morgantown.-New members Initial
ed at meeting of the United CONNER
cial Travellers.
Fairview.-Miss Hazel Bragg. IS,
fractured her skull when she slipped
on an icy street.
Fairmont-Mrs. Martha DeBerry
suffered sprained back when she fell
from trolley car.
Burglars sacked the
home of "A. 1. Derr, getting $25 in cash
and some jewelry.
Fairmont.-Andy Clayton was sen
fenced to two years for stealing S106
from his roommate.
Mannington-The body of Corporal
Harry Taught, killed in France was
brought TO his home here for burial.
Fairview.-Mrs. Al Smith had her
ankle broken in two places when she
slipped on an interurban street car
step
tington.-Twenty-fou men were
accepted as recruits in the army in one
day. They were sent to various army
posts
Fairmont-During a storm here the
wind was so high that pedestrians
were lifted bodily and hurled from the
streets
Fairmont-The Odd Fellows Lodge
purchased the Grand Opera House and
will remodel it into an up to date lodge
temple
Rethany-A NJ. Mclean, who died
at Battle Creek, Mich bequeathed his
library of LOO volumes to Bethany
College.
Elkins.--R. II. Halderson resigned
as county farm agent and will be sue
Needed by Earl Romine, OF Upshur
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Fairmont.-John S. Scott, Fairmont,
was elected secretary-treasurer of the
Lake Erie Trottng at a meeting in
Pittsburg.
MOrgantown.-Two additional L. s.
army sergeants have been assigned as
Instructors in the University cadet
corps here.
MOrgantown.-JOe OBrien was sen
fenced to ten years Imprisonment for
the killing in 1917 OF Mike Dulich, near
Cheat Neck.
Martinsburg Fifty or more miners
threw away five-doIlar bills which their
employers had half concealed in cards
in their pay envelopes.
Clarksburg.- account Of many
dspredations here all persons found on
the streets after 1 a. IN. will he ar
rested unless able to give an account
Of themselves.
Arnettsville-Th New England Fuel
and Transportation Company is to
open here the biggest coal mine i'm the
world It will have a capacity Of
5000 tons a day A modern mining
town Of 700 to 1000 homes will be-
built
Charleston.-An Hathaway. under
indictment for malicious woundinl Of
Mark Surface near their homes i'm
Newhouse Branch after conference
between his attorneys and the prose
cutting attorney entered a plea OF uu-
lawful wOunding in the Intermediate
court and after the prcliminlrir- hc
was sentenced by Judge Black To- serve
one year in the state prison
CAaEleston Claiming to be real as.
tate men ind wGaufg fo geu % piece
of property worth $4,000 to Sicvo
Crist who runs hot dog stand Ou
Court street three men in rcd auto.
mobile took CrIst out .ntO MacTaraun
street and holding him up DO the point
of guns took from bis lho surr of sf.OOO
in cash which hc had recently drawn
from local bank and made good the o.
escape Police headquarters were mo-.
tilted bv the bank and TfrufnrgrI So