The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-12-01
West Virginia
News Briefs

News Briefs
ii Most Important events RI III
of entire state covered
~ b. our eDrrespoadenfs IL
Elkins-Ground broken for the new
pumping and filtration plant.
Charieston-vailey Bell Dairy Co.
recently organized. is to build a $4,000
milk plant.
Mannington-Junior hich school. 100
strong. has moved into new quarters
In Burt addition.
Sistersville-Enorts to form a
branch OF the Ku I1ux Klan here fall
ed and the organizers left town.
GRfton-'rhe old Y. VI. c. A head
quarters arc being renovated and will
be occupied by the chamber OF com
nerce.
UniOn-Hunters OF Monroe and Sum-
Iners counties have organized the
Southern West Virginia Fox Hunters
Association.
Observation-Disclosures are being made
TO have the name OF Middle Island
Greek changed to Dyanna River, the
old Indian name.
EllensbOrO-Gas we'll with more than
million cubic feet capacity drilled on
Ben Goodwin farm by ]. w. McGinnis.
Snyder Brothers and others.
CharlcstOn-Secretary or state has
authorized the Cumberland Mountain
coal company 10 increase its capital
stock from SJOO,OOO 10 S1.OOO.OOO.
FarmingtOn-Iryin BOice OF Fair
mont killed on Warrington
road when car ne was driving skldded
over a bank and pinned him under
meath.
Enthusiastically council notified
that Y city fails TO pay its water bills
h in days. the wafer supply will be
cut OF by William~Jown water. light
end power company.
Fairmont-Nayor Conaway notified
that Miss Marie Koch, Just hired as
city, ,bacterlologist is nl and for the
board 10 no longer consider her an ap-
plicant for the position.
HuntingtOn-William Wilson 25.
died here rs the result Of injuries
sustained when an unidentified auto.
mobilist ran into him on Piedmont
road and then disappeared.
MTgantow-Sut filed in circuit
court by Wilson Brothers coal com
pany, Of Pennsylvania. 70 recover S24l,-
OS314 from, DAVIS coal company. Of
Morsantown, for alleged breach Of CON
tract.
Huntington-Joseph MaIer Jr. ~
Huntington, has been nominated with
j other students by President A.
Lawrence Lowell. OF Harvard univer-
stiy for the Rhodes scholarship at OK
ford university.
Huntngton-Ncv course Of econo-
mics has been established at Marshall
college. Il IS fostered by the commit
tee ou credit association and manage
ment u the Huntington association o.
credit men.
Martinsburg- Owing 10 the failure
Of the apple crop ir the fruit belt OF
the eastern panhandle. 30 carloads of
apples had 90 be imported from other
states into the new Nfullselman can
ming plant a Lnnwood.
Barboursvilie-A gymnasium. 70 cost
about $4,000 win be added 10 Morris
Harvey college. Land adjoining the
present campus has Just been purchas-
ed by the college from James T. Black
Of Barboursville, 40 q price said 90 be
5000.
Morgantown-Ta Taua-e done by n run
aw1y horse. whlrn overturned an auto
mobile. became entorrled iu the ton
"i iAtf IAaNl.AI- anu virtually MrH" NHf'
the car before 30 was eytrioUto,I is fhe
basis Of % suit filed .n Mon0nraiia
county circuit court hore Samuel
Young alleges that high spirited
horse belonging 90 Clark pz'e- dr..
troyed his automobile and seeks Judge.
inent for the damogas done.
Charleston Statistics FOR West vir.
rin'a show total enrolment in tho
public schools between the ages ~ i
and 2n yoars as I11f23 uIth o. percent.
agn " G23 attendance This is sGTf1
more than I1 1910 and 70 larger percent.
age ~ attendance or mis- number
20 100 ara between tho ages of e and
15, ond s31 pcr cont of those attend
school. The figures for 1910 show n
total ~ 19otco with SIS Der cent of
Attendance
Clarksburg Michael Bcrboeq. r.
killed by an automobile in front ~ Two
Lick mine Ipule Car going so fast