The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-03-24

Huntington-NIrs J. w Burgess, a
pioneer resident, is dead at 81.
Princcton.-The new all-Steel street
cars have arrived and are in use.
Hinion.-Thc store of Green Broth
er>, at True, was burned To the ground.
Huntington G. Shirer was made
president of The Star Car and Foundry
| co.
Fairmont-Bnly Sunday was given
| $3l,O9l.11 for conducting his revival
here.
Huntington.-Stu Students at Douglas
school saved $GG4 during the first sem
ester
Hunungton.-H. w. Wilson, wanted
for auto theft, was arrested in Char
! lesion.
Moundsville.- Local club women
have undertaken health survey OF
the city.
Fayettesville.-E. w. Becker for is
years editor of the Fayettn Journal,
has retired
Parkersburg The smallpox cpl
demic sweeping several counties, has
appeared here.
Clarksburg. The Gore Hotel. one of
| tho a in, tL. ~. l..,.o .
rev wing built
Keyser.-The body of an unidenti-
fed man was taken from the Potomac
river at McCool Bridge.
ClarkSburg. Buglars entered the
store of :. X. Shahan on Grass Run,
but secured little loot.
Salem.-Ear Meredith had leg
broken when his auto was struck by
another car driven 10y Fred Powell.
FairmOnt.-The Chamber of Com
merce proposes to organize IA corpora
uon 10 relieve the housing shortage.
Sistersyille.-A large quantity of
crude oil caught fire from spontaneous
combustion when large pipe burst
near here.
MorSantown.-Paul Poudin was ar
rested for burglary Mrs l.. w.
Critics caught him red handed" in her
apartment
Faden City.-W. II. BOwse has been
awarded a contract for a new theater.
the project being undertaken by local
business men
Fairmont-The jackson Hotel here
probably will he turned into labor
temple Thirty-seven unions have ap-
proved the idea.
Huntington No dead" freight will
be moved in the local c. & O. Yards
on Sunday from now on, according to
d general order.
Barboursville-Dr. w. e. Parson
and G. l.. Maddox miraculousIy es-
capped death when their auto hurtlel
over 3O-foot bank.
Elkins.-Ihe warm weather is
bringing snakes from their winter
slumbers. Earl Van Buskirk killed a
big bIacksnake near here
Grafton.-Mrs. Stella Reynolds. 30
died after four weeks of suffering fol-
lowing burns received when her cloth
ins ign.tcd from fireplace.
SiStcrsVille.-B Record time I'm oil Cd
GRAFTON wa, made in Monroe County
when "a derrick was started. completed
ard drilling started i'm four days.
Clark>burs Br. w n. Cooke re-
ports the small poX situation slightly
better. but warns against any rcraNa-
tion of vigilance in fighting the cpi-
demic
Sutton. "A gas VOL producing 1000
900 feet daily was brought iu ON tl.
. 'o-ar aru 1t is the seco.d big pro-
dprer TO- be brought in Braxtou county
recently
Huntington Mrs Matte Esicp. Of
This a'H was "told n dream ,o
write songs. She did, and Two Of
them were accepted ana published in
Sew York
Bens Run Whom Truman Kcmp
volunteered 20 h.Ip his wife iu the
Kitchen by pcor- potatoes, his knife
dipped and Doc sustained severe cash
loo h.- hand
I1rnout Three amateur radio op-
orators here heard wireless, telephone
conversations and singing between San
franc.e"o. Coronado Beach and the
| Catalina Islands
Wc.rh Ernest Couch. 1t and G.
r. Su.tcr, lG, believed 10 be the young
est moonsh.ncrs ever captured. were
arrested near here when officers found
The boys operating a 20 gallon still.