The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-10-12


resolution condemning operation Of
one-man street cars as being danger
Gus.
Huntlngton-The Huntington Auto
mobile Club has decided to affiliate
with the National Motorists Associa-
ton.
enwood-Charles Adams, Baltimore
and Ohio flagman, lost both legs when
run over by freight train in the local
yards.
Huntington-Dr. II. e. Hyde, 80, dem
tist, committed suicide here Strait
ened financial condition was held re-
sponsible.
undsville-Funeral services for
William Savelle, who died following
injuries sustained in an automobile
crash, were held mere.
Parkersburg-Miss Kathleen Cor
man is to compete in the women's ma
tlonal golf tournament which opens at
White Sulphur Springs.
Point PleaSant-Franklin Quillin,
high school freshman, suffered a brOk-
en- collar bone in the first football
practice of the season here.
Parkersburg - The Imperial Ice
Cream company was allowed by the
secretary of state to increase capital
from $1,OO0,OOO to $3,5OO,OOO.
Lundale-A new taxi and transfer
line is to be established here, the Blue
Streak line, inc, having received a
charter from the secretary of state.
South Wheeling - An unknown
knight of the Road" was seriously
injured when he fell from the rods Of
freight car on which he was riding.
Moundsville- Following the same
route as the famous Holly Griffith,
Russell Mounts, long-term convict es-
capped from the state penitentiary
here.
Webster Springs-Webste county
pioneer chapter of the Daughters of
the American Revolution has been or
ganized. Mrs. c. II. Smoot is regent
of the chapter.
Chester-Charles Blckel, 81, a clay
worker of East Liverpool, o., was ia
tally shot by Police Chief 1. w. Moore
when, it was alleged, he resisted ar
rest on an automobile speeding charge.
Bluefeld-The Masonic Trust Asso-
citation has been organized here by
local MasOns for the purpose of erect
ing new temple. The Bluefeld blue
lodge now has more than 700 mem.
bers.
Wheeling-Three Wheeling fiappers
tapped their way on a runaway ex-
pedition to Washington, ID. c., from
where they were frisked home again
by parents who had followed on the
| next train.
Wheeling-FOr every dollar stolen
from the home of William SadIer here
| recently, James Wilson, 56, must serve
one and One-half years in the state
pemtentiary. Wilson confessed to
stealing $40.
Morgantown-State Trooper Tangari
engaged in battle with huge bird he
believed to be an eagle. He killed
the bird with a blackjack. Later it
was learned that the eagle" was a
| red-tailed hawk.
HuntingtOn-Fire caused slight dam
| age TO the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road bridge over Four Pole creek. II
was the Four Pole bridge that was re-
Gently damaged when an attempt n
dynamite It was made. Cause of the
blaze is unknown.
Logan-The body Of Earl Spicer.
| lS year old employee Of the Aracoma
amusement company, who was asleeD
! in the bowling alleys i'm the basement
Of the White e Browning building
when it was destroyed by fire was
| found I'm the debris. Although Il was
| so buried under twisted steel and de-
bris that it took workmen two hours
to extricate the body, there we're only
two burns, both on the face. and Spi-
| Ger apparently died Of surocation.
i
Charleston Probably the last gen
eral meeting Of the West virginia edu-
| cational association will be that TO be
| held in Charleston, November IA to II
| when 1900 teachers from all over
| the state are expected to be here. It
! probably Will be the last meeting be-
cause the association has grown TO
| such an extent that officials OF il be-
lieve it would be advisable TO hold
regional conventions The question
Of regional conventions will be dis
cussed and decided at the meeting.
FairmOnt-Arrangmeents have been
made for the reopening Of the exten-
sion schools operated In connection
with the mine department Of West
Virginia university.
CharlestOn-Th recommendation OF
a one cent per gallon tax on gasoline
| for the exclusive benefit Of our high
way system and a prohibiuve license
| fee for itnerant shows, are the novel.