The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-01-06
West Virginia
NeusCullings
An epitome of most important
euents trdnspiIins in the state


S4,500 automobile belonging 10 Earl
Miller.
Friendly.-Oscar Nally received 20
buckshots in his face in a hunting ac-
Cident.
Wheeling.-A. J. Wright was elect
ed president OF the Wheeling Typo
graphical Union.
KingwOod.-Much Inconvenience was
suffered when the city water supply
was shut off three days.
Wheeling. - Robert Helmick and
Matt MOrch were arrested. charged
with robblng a local store.
Wheelng-The Pennsylvania line is
replacing its 1OO-pound rails with 135
Founders in the yards here.
Clarksburg. = The drive for new
members by the Chamber of Commerce
brought rs men into the field.
Huntington.-ThIs city will fight n
proposed Increase In water rates, city
officials notified the company.
Wheeling-Local Rotarians went to
Pittsburg for the tenth annual cele-
bration at the Plttsburg Club.
Wheeling.-Recrultin records we're
broke when Al men were accepted in
p days at the local army station.
Wheeling.-The Wheeling Steel Com
Dany started construction on a S15O,-
600 addition to its Yorkvllle plant.
FairmOnt-Clyde S. Holt, postmas-
ter here, resigned and Jesse D. VIII
son was appointed as his successor.
Fairmont--The C. & P. Telephone
Company plans to spent S1,OOO,OOO in
improving exchanges in West Virginia.
Wheellng.-Louis Phillips, employed
in a newspaper plant, had a foot
crushed when form fell on the mem
Der.
Fairmont.-The Odd Fellows lodge
plans to build a new home here. Ii
w-uld be the most pretentious in the
state.
Wheeling-Geo. Cool. cafe proprie-
tor, lost on the street a package CON
tanning several hundred dollars in Lib
erty bonds.
Neutrality-suspicious. IS being made
that autoists are driving their cars
through the city's flower beds on YIr-
ginia street.
Logan.-A movement to start a dailv
paper here was launched by r. 3.
woodward and F. S. Schuster, local
newspaper men.
Howesville.-The big meteor which
fell here several weeks ago has been
dug from the ground and mounted In
the public square
Wheeling-L. c. Serig, a Wheeling
boy who enlisted in the marines two
years ago, has been placed in charge
Of the recruiting station here.
Clarksburg-Charles Smith, nearly
so years old, was sentenced 20 year
at hard work on the roads for having
stolen goods in his possession.
Wheeling The American Legion Is
planning a basket ball league 70 con.
sist Of teams from Wheeling. Martins
Ferry, Bellaire, Steubenvlle and Wells
burg.
Martlnsburg -Golda Mary Splitter.
age 6, was shot and killed at her home
here when a gun her brother James
was loading was accidentally dis
charged
Wheeling The position of parl,
superintendent has been discontinued
by the board Of commissioners. Ben
Robinson. formerly police chief, Is out
or a lucrative job.
Wheeling.-With his hands and feet
tied and his skull beaten to "a pulp.
Tony Obroco. n Pole. aged about 80
Years was found dead in his home at
Baunock, o.. with little or no clues left
for the officials to- work on. Robbery
apparently was the motive. police say.
lor his pay drawn. amounting 90 5000.
was gone The envelope was d.s-
covered on the floor beside hls body.
Nortinsburg Twelve gallons of
bcrr NJ the home brew variety" dis
covered reposIng 'n an mused room
ar the county court house here. we're
couh~rated by federal and state au-
thorit.cs The beer was .n q variety oC
containers. An investigation is being
made
Martinshurg Baseball fans of This
city have arranged 20 raise $1,000 for
the Martinsburg club OF the Blue Ridge
League before the opening OF the 1921
season. Plans for public benefits FOR
the team we're also discussed