The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-15

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Wheeling-The association of credit
men has started a membership drive:
: Beekley-The Presbyterian congre-
CATION here has begun construction on
a new $4,000 church.
-. Beech Bottom-An American work
man, empolyed by the Foundation COM
pany here was accidently shot through
the right foot. .,.. !
FairmontAMiss Geraldine G. Hobbs,
of Baltimore, Md, has been appointed
superintendent of nurses at the Fair
mont state hospital.
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White Sulphur Springs-Thomas 3.
McAdams, president of the American
Bankers Association took a stand
against the soldiers bonus.
Morgantown - Mining extension
classes finished work. More than 1,2OO
were enrolled in this years classes, as
compared with 444 last year.
Beckley-Four men were interrupt
ed in moonshine producing operations
when state police appeared on the
scene and arrested the quartette.
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Clarksburg rg-Clarksburg's new Junior
high school building will be ready for
occupancy by the beginning Of the next
school year, according to plans of the
board of education. ;s,.
Wheeling-R. J. Miller found an 49,
months-old Chinese baby girl on his
front porch. The father and mother of
the child were located and were ar
rested on charge of child desertion.
, Clarksburg- for pooling
H5,OOO pounds of wool by the, pool the
West Virginia farm bureau ware
house association has established are
reported good by Albert Leatherman,
head of the association.
Huntington-The Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad has asked permission
of the city to erect reservoir on the
nil back of Rotary park, and for the
right OF way through the park for a
pipe line to the railroad shops.
Wheeling-United States Marshal
Louis Buchwald announced the an
pointment of Frank Reed of Wheeling
to be deputy marshal for the north
ern district of West Virginia. Reed
will be assigned to special field work
In the district
Weirton-Justice Richards sentenc.
ed George Spekros to six months AZ
Moundsville when Spekros fred sew
eraI shots at the justice after Richards
forced Spekros from the center of the
road so he could pass with the car
he was driving.
Wheeling-A bomb placed under the
home of Albert E..Brooks ut Glendale
south of this city, exploded and the
entire front of the house was wreck
ed. Mr.. Brook, his wife and one child
were asleep at the time of the explo
Sion but all escaped injury.
Moundsville-A proposal shat all
members Of the American Legion and
former service men be made members
of the Grand ARMY Of the Republic
was made at the G.. A. r. encampment
by delegation Of Civil War veterans
Of Tyler and Wer2ei counties here.
Huntington-A resolution recon.
mending full medical course at West
virginia University was passed by the
State Medical association i'm session
here. The resolution was offered by
Or w. p. Vest, Of Huntington, follow.
ing a warm discussion Of the propo
sltion.
Weston-Gift shops for the All clubs
in West Virginia cities where handl
work Of the farm boys and girls Of
the statebwill be on display was de
cided upon at d injecting df the coun
try life council Of West Virginia here
The first Of these shops will be located
in Clarksburg.
Wheeling Pittsburgh was tentative
ly selected as the place OF holdine
the next conference of tho Pittsburgh
conference Of the eastern district OF
Lutheran churches in the closing ,ses
sion Of the 1922 conference mt ST
MARX s Lutheran church at Elm Grove
Rev. j.. o. Burry Of PITTSBURGH. new
president of the'- conference said fhai
a Joint gathering OF the three con.
ferences In the eastern districts prob.
ably Will be hdld at Pittsburgh in
September.
Van VOorhis-A tent colony N bouse
evicted miners mas been started here
Clarksburg While playing at their
homo near the Waldo mine ON Davis
sons Run this county Homer Holiday
aged u, pointed a shotgun which he
believed was not loaded at his broth.
er Harry, aged 7, and pulled the trie
ger. All but a few shots Of the load
in number u she'll entered the LITTLE
lads breast and his death was in.
stantaneous. CorOper Matheny decid.
ed that the tragedy was a pure accl.
dent.
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