The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07

HuntinGton.-J r. Mcmahon was
painfully burned by a gas explosion
in his home.
Prmtytown.-Char Cawley and
Forrest Romne escaped from the re-
formatory here
ClarkShurg.- Frank Cade was arrest
Ell for holding up Mrs. Anthony Harry
and her son in their store
Clarksburg.- criminal court
grand jury returned ~ indictments
Twenty-Five are for felonies.
the new mine of the American Gas and
Electric Company al Beech Bottom
The coal is to be used in the companys
plant.
Bethany Bethany College OBJ
served memorial services in honor OF
Champ Clark, noted Democratic states
man, who graduated from Bethany
College.
-"Grandma" Carson, whose
interest in religion was revived during
a revival meeting, opened an old Bible
and found pair of spectacles in it,
lost since 1901.
Huntington.-Two masked youths
drove up in broad daylight in a big
auto to Nick Nickolson's Cafe and
robbed HIM of 81 and a gold watch.
They escaped to their car.
Parkersburg-G George Price, who
was sentenced to be hanged on Nav
18th, and was granted a stay of iudg-
ment until September 30, was removed
to the pententiary, where he will re-
main until the Supreme Court disposes
of the appeal
Huntington. - Policemen Caldwell
and Saunders, who have been hiring
out their two bloodhounds for the
chasing of criminals, have been forbid
den To do so any more by their chief,
or at least they can NOT accompany
The dogs, even by hiring substitutes to
work for them.
Bluetield.-William Johnson Tabor.
who was shot on the streets Of Welch
by Mayor J. II. Whit, died at the
Welch hospital. Mayor Whit, who was
arrested following the shooting and re-
leased on bond, was again rearrested
and placed in the Mcdowell county
| Jail, charged with the murder of Ia
Dor, county traffic officer and deputy
sheriff of Mcdowell county.
FairmOnt.-A property loss of S75,-
900 was caused by fire that destroy
ed the store of the Underwood Supply
Company at Jamison Mine No s, at
| Pennington, near here. The origin of
the fire has not been determined, but
suspicion points toward incendiarism.
as there was no fire in the building
| when the clerks left. Sheriff Charlton
/ is conducting an investigation.
Charleston.-The body Of Frank
! Woods, who was drowned when ferry
| boat capsized near Dunbar last Decem-
Der IS, was found in the river at Buff
| falo recently. An Identification card.
! a check and some money was found in
! his pockets. The body was floating
near the shore on the opposite side of
| the river from Buffalo. At the time
Mr. Woods met his death, four men
and one boy we're drowned.
Charleston.-An entirely new indus
/ try Will be introduced 10 the Kanawha
/ Valley by a corporation being form
/ ed by Stephen L. Tinglcy, OF Boston.
/ who recently purchased land and
| building at Nitro from the Charleston
! industrial corporation il was learn
/ ed that Mr.. Tngley plans the manufac-
| ture of calcium carbide, the source Of
| acetylene, which is extensively used
in mining sections.
Huntnston.-A trick once worked
| by Abraham Lincoln when me wa,
/ prariicing law won The freedom for
% nr@rcss charged with burglary here.
/ A witness testified he saw the woman
\ commit the robbery "by the light Of
/ the moOn.' Her attorney produced an
/ almanac and proved there was no.
moon shining at the time of the rob
+ berry ud rr woman was freed Linz
coin used the argument in "a case at
/ Springfield. II, in the oOs.
| Charie TON Peter Oborovfch was
3rou-h. o thc city from Columbus and
LODGED in ia.I on charge of alleged
Irh#av ro.0nrv Hc is one of the
mnn alleged tp have been Implicated
t0o robbery of Sl1OD from Steve