The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-10-12
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Wheeling Henry Speyer, "A, retired
business man, died here.
Sistersville- Nearly 80 young men
and women from this city are attend
lng college.
Richwood-JOe Woods was fined
800 and sentenced to two months for
possession of moonshine.
Fairmont-The deepest well in the
world ever drilled for experimental
purposes is located near this city.
observation-disclosures under wav
here to change the management and
ownership of the cemeteries Of the
city.
Fairmont-Nineteenth biennial CON
vention of the Grand Lodge Ancient
Order of United Workmen was held
here.
Morgantown-Six hundred blue and
gold knitted caps are being worn by
an equal number of freshmen a. West
Virginia university here.
SiStersville-A movement is under
way here to have the library board
sponsor organization of museum to
preserve relics held in this vicinity.
HuntingtOn-POlice Lieutenant Joe
Messenger arrested two girls who
were fined $40 each. The officer said
the girls had tried to flirt with him.
Clarksburg-Local and active alumni
of the Beta Theta Pi, national Greek
letter fraternity, have organized an
alumni chapter of the fraternity here
Wheeling-JOseph MOkosh, an Hun
garan, and Mary Anna Sahm, Ger
man subject, have filed naturalization
papers in the United States District
Court
Fairmont - The West Virginia
amusement company has bought from
the Valley engineering company the
contract for the construction of a new
thea icr here
FairmOnt-The chamber of COM
merce is making an attempt to have
the 4 30 p. m. train restored in order
that students and workers may return
to Fairmont at the close of the day.
RavenswoOd-Stat Game Warden
Filander Gabbert arrested Herbert
Chambers of Portland, o., charging
him with fishing without having a
nonresident license Chambers was
fined S31.5O.
MorgantOwn-The Monongahal Ella riv-
er bridge here caught on fire. Quick
work by the. local fire department pre-
vented a large conflagration believed
to have been started by sparks from
a locomotive.
Clarksburg-Grace Direct, owned by
Penny Brothers and Sutherland Of
Greensboro, n. c., set a new record
for West Virginia for half mile tracks
when she went the two laps in :O5
in :07 pace.
Cbarleston-'In West Virginia, dur
ing the five years ended with 1920 fire
waste mounted to the great total Of
$16,26l,360, a sum that would build
1882 $4,000 homes or many miles Of
improved roads.
Wheellng-A force Of men have
been at work on the Ohio river pike.
known as the East Lverpool-Marietta
highway. This is the first activity
following a lengthy agitation for the
completion of the road
HuntlDgtOn-Five thousand booklets
advertising the second annual coal
and Industrial exposition have been
issued, giving In detail the program,
the entertainment features and boost
Ing the city In an Industrial way.
Charleston james Pittsenberger. 60
years old, of Mt. Carbon, was killed
instantly when he was struck by Ches-
apeake and Ohio passenger train No.
I, westbound The body was placed
on the train and taken to Montgom-
cry. Mr.. Pittsenberger was walking
across the track near his home when
me was hit.
Charleston-MissC Cora POpkins was
granted a pension Of $500 n year by
the board Of education at the regular
meeting Miss Hopkins has been a
teacher in the Charleston schools for
% years, AMI her inability TO teach
for awhile Is due to nervousness. It
was stated that Miss Hopkins has said
that she didn't intend to remain idle
very long, but that after a rest would
want 70 teach again. She was a teach
er In the primary grades, and is well
known over all the city.
Beech Bottom Dclmore Evans Sis
tained a badly crushed arm while ~
work in a local steel mill.
Morgantown-Stu Of West Vir.
ginia university are To- publish n hu-
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