The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-16


board and has been elected school au-
hitor.
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7 Clarksburg-Local business men
have launched a movement for better
street lighting in the business section
Pf the city.
Z Charleston.-A prune seed, which
pecame lodged in the bronchial tube
of Miss Eleanor Hopper while eating
per breakfast, has been successfully
removed by means of a tube instead of
a surgical operation. Miss Hopper was
taken to Cincinnati shortly after the
accident and after the seed was locat-
ed by means of an X-ray, a tube was
placed in her throat and the seed re-
moved
Clarksburg-F. J. Walker, 55 a
miner, was shot and instantly killed
at what was called n "white lightning
party" at Wyatt. His widow and son,
Oils, have been arrested and are now
in jail awaiting an investigation.
eleCITlC power
equipment corporation, which controls
certain radio telephone patents, is
planning to build a plant here to do a
general business in manufacturing and
jobbing radio telephone receiving ap-
paratus.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS he hauled %
persons in his Star City bus, when
only 16 were allowed by his license,
and eight persons in a taxi in which
the law allowed only five to ride, A.
e. Hoffman was fined $27.20 in two
fines in the city court.
Clarksburg- NapolitanO, a
foreigner, was shot within two blocks
of The heart of the city. The police
after arresting five men in connection
with the case announced that the vic
tim had been decoyeG to the place
of his death by telephone call.
Star CHy-JOhn W. Dysenberry, 20
years old on February 10, was cele-
brating the birth of his seventeenth
Child born to his second wife, who is
so years old. He is said to be in ex-
cellent physical condition and works
eight hours each day as a carpenter.
Montgomery-Th local chamber Of
commerce at is recent meeting elect
ed the following officers for the COM
ing year: f. E. Smart, president; r.
J.. Matthews, vice president; B. T.
ClaypoOl, second vice president; p.
H. Kelly third vice president; A. J.
Kincaid, secretary; A. X. Bailey, treas
S1rer.
-FairmOnt.-The drive for funds to
continue the work of the New World
A movement by the Baptist denomna-
&tiOn, is taking on renewed activity
here. Miss Mary Powell, district sec
q retary for this territory, has been max
Ing canvass among the women work
1 ers in the district, extending as far
east as ROmney and north to Wheel
ing.
harleston-Forty-twO engineers
were registered by the state board of
engineers under the provisions of the
new registration law The REQUIRE
nents of the West Virginia law are
high and the engineers holding certif-
1 Gates of registration are entitled to
hold and to use the title of register
Aed professional engineers" in the prac-
8tice of the profession, subject to the
provisions prescribed by the law.
CharlestOn.-A directory of indus
pfSles in West Virginia is now being
distributed by the state department Of
Iabor. The directory is a pamphlet of
P3 pages and the industries are ar
ranged not only according to cities.
put also according to business classif-
cations, so that it is easy to find any
bne Of LIB plants reported These
hlants employ NOR than Gj,OOO persons
And the number Of employees of each
Company is given in the directory.
lHuntington-Fir Chief j.. w.
Knight has submitted to state Fire
Mafshal G. j. Topping a report of
yeaAs activities. He reports the pur-
cha3e by the local fire department OF
Two NiOAVl pump 'dIS anu one IOuTlUG
car ~ a cost Of S22,jOO to replace the
horsel equipment at the ST. Cloud sta
tlon A West Huntington and the Vic
tor st.btIon In East Huntington. A new
statiorE is nearly completed "a Walnut
Hills. the cost being $4,000 Horse
eduipnbent is being used in this su-
bHrb Necause Of the number of un-
paved 4treets in the neighborhood. The
departrb bent has now 81 men on it's
rolls oS.
FairnaOnt-C Chamber Of commerce
backs movement to organize company
to build pew theatre with seating capa-
city of $500.
st Albhns-Mrs Herbert Sattcs was
fatally bbIrned at her home in ST. AL
b8ns as she was warming before a
small gy5s stove. The blaze was burn
ing feeEbly when a fresh supply OF gas
came ION causing the flames to rise
high faround the heater. Mrs Sattes
dressJ caught FIRE and before she recov.
eredR her wits she was enveloped in
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