The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-21

a large mass of slate fell on him.
Fairmont.-Thieves entered a num-
her Of homes on Mt Vernon and Cole
man streets and in their effort to Sc
cure cash entered the bedrooms and
carried the trousers of their sleeping
victims on property Of nearby neigh
bors and left them there
Charlcston.-The Charleston public
library reopened 10 the public in its
new quarters in the Red Cross build
inS on Kanawha street 1t was closed
for several days while the books. rec
ords and other equipment were being
novel from the Smith-Wise building
at Mcfarland and Kanawha streets 10
the new home.
Fairmont.-An unknown man broke
the switch lock of an interurban trar-
tion line and left the track open
Luckily no one was hurt seriously
when a ItivcrSville car toppled over
the broken switch Had the car fallen
in the opposite direction it would have
plunged over n 15O-foot embankment
and certainly killed its occupants.
Wheeling.-George Murdock, farm
er of near HarriSville, o., died in the
Martins Ferry hospital as the result
of injuries received when his automo-
bile plunged over an embankment near
MI. Pleasant. companion, Bruce
Wallace, is still confined to the hos
pital with minor injuries. fractured
skull was given as the cause of Muir
docks death.
Grafton.-A delegation of Maryland
coal officials from Wendell, near here.
called on the Tyler County court for
aid in making paSSable the road from
Wendell Simpson. The delegation
reminded the court that at Simpson
road bond issue for the Improvement
had been passed. The delegation was
accompanied by a committee of the
Chamber of Commerce.
Huntington.-City expenditures for
February amounted to $32,45995. ac-
cordinS to the monthly budget made
public by City Auditor c.. f.. Temple.
ton. Expenditures by departments
follows: Street, $2OO6; fire, S7,O52
contingent, $i,3S192; poor, 81, ,434; sal
ary S2,059; police, S7,671. park, S127.-
6I; cemetery, S5O5.5S health, $2,9S6.-
%; water, $1,4S9.75: light, $2,273.43;
interest and sinking, $275.
Charleston.-Word was received
in this city of the death by suicide Of
Miss Grace station, of an old and prom
inent Putnam county family. Miss
station shot herself to death. 1t is
stated that ill-health was the cause
Of the deed. About two years ago Miss
station suffered a severe attack of in
iuenza and had been in poor health
since that time. 1t is supposed that
her ill-health preyed upon her mind
and led to the act.
Charleston.-Justice of the Peace
Thomas Martin, of South Charleston.
and his deputy, Pete Tyler. we're shot
and probably fatally wounded in bat
tie with alleged moonshners i'm a hoI-
low on Davis Greek, six miles below
Charleston. Martin received n buI,et
'"'' winchester -" rifle in ms neck
,r.,' r,', .'I- O"e hTSl exchange Of shots.
r,.,i,1, "'a aI'o' uI IIe same time, the
,u,.5, 'IN''S 'he Iett side of his
,-.,i-u "e'u' running around and pene-
''''7 mo '"u'' "' the rear ol-hiS ear.
,,.
Co.-,'' Ia ',I9'o','. Oh mas oeen hIed by
ur - Y,''''', VI '''dI on against
w., -. l",\,'y' |,, tne Town ot st. AIbans
,'''N .''e e C'leS'peaNe Y ono Railroad
~, ~. ,, .''''Do ~. 'EeS' hoNIey is con
''.N '' ehruary I'' plaintiff
,a,.. u" was ur'''ng a'ong the road
~ ~ "'palN "hen ms car ran
'.'''e'l I''aue ior lhe tunnel. He
.a.'''' .'''. mere was no barricade
'.'''l "H'T' me Hejour was
'''' ana i"'t t"'Fe were no
r.- 10 war" P''rc's of
-''.'.'I personal In-
'' "'7 "I''NeH.
''..'-.'.'. ""'H OF i.''ns th" hoI-
''.' ''...'" ana Nc"House
'''"'' ..I' ''H1 undertaken hF the
.' .'', o.. '". E.k river road.