The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-09

mayor, Robert Robbins.
Parkersburg-Holly Starcher, al
legged by local police to be wanted at
Columbus, Ohio, as an escaped convict
from the Ohio penitentiary, was ar
rested here as he got off a train and
is being held.
Morgantown.-MiSs Mildred Malone,
of Williamsburg, Pa, is a nominee for
the position of "chieftess" of the III
tianities, an organization of red-headed
girls attending West Virginia Univer-
sity, which was formed at a meeting
of the co-eds.
Wheeling.-Huls Boughner, 33, prom
inent local world war veteran, died in
the Ohio Valley general hospital of
bullet wound in the abdomen. Will
lam G.. Lynn, who is alleged to have
shot Boughner, will be charged with
first degree murder.
Huntington.-OScar Hamilton, 26
years old, of Chesapeake, O., who was
unconscious SO days following an at
tack upon him while he was at work
in his bakery, has given police names
of two men in connection with the in
vestigatoin which was reopened after
Hamilton's recovery.
MOrgantOwn.-A member of the
state police was on guard to prevent
any possible attempt at a hold up
Nxrhf hn GV1n to1
Virginia university collected $4,000
in two days as tuition fees from stu
dents for the second semester.
MorgantOwn. - Discounting state
ments that glass blowing is such stren-
uous occupation that a man cannot
continue it and live, f. NJ. McClutskey,
of Star City, employed by a glass COM
pany there, says he is hale and hearty
at IA and is good for twenty years
more.
Fairmont.-Revision of freight rates
for all the cities in this vicinity to re-
move what the MonOngahela Valley
association claims amounted to penal
izing the territory by plus rate over
Pittsburgh, is asked in a counter-pro-
poSal made to the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad by the association.
Weston.-A movement has been
started by citizens of Lewis county
to raise a fund for the erection of a
monument to General j. A. ]. Light
burn, of the union army during the
cviil war, who spent ma years of
his life in this county as a miller.
farmer, and minister of the gospel.
Fayetteville.-About $4,000 of bonds
were burned up in a fire which destroy
ed the old Mary Wallace homestead at
Laurel Creek, according to James Cole
man, it's owner. Mr. Coleman was i'm
Fayetteville when the fire was discov-
cred, and said he could offer no ex-
planation as to it's probable origin.
CharleStOn.-The estate of the late
j. 5. Cunningham, who died in Dece1n-
Der, has been appraised at S233, ,979. .63.
according to a report submitted to the
kanawha county court by the board of
appraisers. The greater part of the
CS't''e NOAi'ioNo VI oIONh III % business
concerns, nearly all Of which are in
good financial condition.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES an inquiry
through the state department of edu-
cation rom a district in one Of the
counties concerning the responsibility
| Of a district board Of education in
case of accident in transporting chill
dren TO and from school, Attorney
General England says the boards are
only morally obligated to guard the
| children.
Charleston.-Word has just been re-
ceived here of the death of Peter
Rhodes. at the age Of 115. He is prob
ably the oldest resident of the state,
and one Of the oldest i'm the country.
He was born i'm Rockbridge county,
Virginia, January %. 1907, and died
January 30, 1922 He died at the home
Of his son, G. VI. Rhodes at Ryan, near
Spencer, w Va.
Morgantown. - The Morgantown
| branch Of the Wild life league Of West
| virginia was formed at a meeting held
i'm the nigh school auditorium here
with II. II. York Of the West virginia
| University presiding. The local branch
starts business with fifty members ana
with the interest shown 5he number
| is expected TO be increased To ono
/ hundred within a week.
MOrgantOwn.-The Epworth League
| Of the Methodist church has stepped
| into a new field by Offering two prizes
for the lawns and back yards showing
| the most Improvement during the
/ coming summer The first prize will
be $50 and the second $40 In connec-
| tion with the offer the horticultural
! department of the West Virginia Uni
versity has declared it's willingness to
give advice as 10 what to plant, when
TO plant it, and how to arrange it for
| The competition.
MOundsville-J T. Saner. OF
Moundsvire, has been named chief