The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-11-17

ElkiDs-Quarantine regulations put
into effect here bar all children under
16 years old from entering or leaving
The city, because of the diphLheria
epidemic.
Nitro-Whole population scared by
Allegei burglars, said TO have tr I'll
10 enter homes through windows. IT,
veStigatiOn traced trouble to inonis-
itiVc COW
WiiliamSon-Arch Hatfield. son Of
Elliott Hatfield has been convicted
of unlawful shooting of Henry Reeves,
1is brOther-in-law and sentenced TO one
year in the penitentiary.
Princeton-James II Written, Is
year old son of Mr.. amt Mrs. f. II.
Whitten, wos killed by TALL of nearly
n hundred feet, when he started to
climb down Pinnacle Rock.
Fa1rmont-Ten emergency engineers
of the Wheeling division of the Balti.
more & Ohio railroad have been order
ed back TO those positions after serv-
ing for some time as fireman.
Morgantown-Frank Kunst, of Graf
ton, has been appointed acting vice
director of the experiment station at
the state university to succeed Profess
or B. U. Hite, who died recently.
IOint PleaSant-The womans club
7s going 10 give series of teas to raise
funds for memorial library in mem
cry OF the Mason county boys who
lost taeir lives in the world war.
Charleston-TwO men who early in
the evening had engaged Ben Amos to
dnve them 10 Nitro levelled revolvers
at his head in Lock road and forced
him to turn over $S shortly before
midnight.
Morgantown-The Dramatic club of
West Virginia university which will
not only stage several local plays this
term, but will tour cities in other
parts of the state, has been organized.
Grattan Daugherty of Hinton, is presi.
dent.
untinston-Professor John Isham
Harvey, 81, is dead here He held the
chair Of languages at the West Vir-
ginia university for % years after win
ming degrees al University of Virginia.
HeidelburC and Sorbonne. He helped
to establish schools for the govern
ment in the Philippines.
Charlesfon-A judgment of 80. 500
was awarded S. S. Hinkle against q.
g. Young of the National taxicab COM
pany, In judge Hudson's court. $
1linklc, WHO is administrator of the
estate Of Edward III. Hinkle, who was
'fd IN an automobile accident q year
brought suit against Young. The
suit was contested in court and A
full judgment was awarded.
Williamson-John GOsslin, mine fore
1nan, was killed, and two other miners
seriously injured as the result Df an
explosion of undetermined origin in,
the mouth Of the Black Diamond mine.
Kentucky, opposite Williamson. The
entrance to the mine wGs wrecked and
trarka2e torn up for a considerable
distance inside. The men we're on
hillside outside the mine when the
explosion occurred.
CharleSton-The community mower
company has fled with the public ser
vice commission an application for per-
MISSION 10 develop water power on tbc
South Branch Of the Potomac near
Petersburg AD~application for author.
1ty 10 discontinue gas service at Brook
land heights, Putnam county, has been
made 70 the public service commission
by the West Virginia central gas com
pany
Charleston-A verdict OF $500 was
awarded to W.'P. Ray aginst George
Cosby, state prohibition agent. by d
jury In Judge Hudson'S court. for in-
juries resulting from gun shot wound
alleged 10 have been inflicted by Cos.
by during n raid The Jury i'm render.
ing verdict maintained that an officer
only had right to use q weapon in
self-hefensc According to testimony
introduced by The plainIn he was sho,
In the back as he walked away from
where Cosby was standing.
Huntington Board of education has
lef contracts totaung SlGQsj for work
70 be done at the new south side junior
high s,hcOl
BluehcId-W Water shortage so serious
that there Is not enough Of water FRI
the schools for flushing purposes has
been reported from BlucGeld TO the
state hcalu, department. A similar
condition exists in Princeton as tho
result Of a dry spell that has dried
up or depicted springs and wells
throughout Mercer county and sur
rounding territory.