The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-02-09

Jnes mills mere.
Huntin ington-WOrk on the concrete
| road completing connections between
Huntington and Lavalette, will start
shortly, it has been announced by G. ].
Spelman, division state road engineer.
The section is approximately six miles
long.
FairmOnt.-H. G.. Fletcher has been
made chairman Of the governing board
Of the Baltimore and Ohio veterans
George w. Sturmer, Jr., has been re-
elected grand president Of the organ
ization. II. Faurer of Martinsburg,
is also a member of the governing
board.
Wayne.-A preacher Is locked be-
hind the bars Of the local Jail for prob
ably the first time in the history of
the county. ]. w. Flannery, an or
| dained minister, who has been working
| in a restaurant in Huntington for a
year, is in jail on the charge of not
| supporting his family.
arlestOn.-Complaints are being
made by many parents that no text
book on English is being used in the
| Junior high schools of Charleston. This
and certain other sources of complaint
are believed to be behind the move
ment for better organization of the
parent-teacher associations of the city.
MOrgantown.-Fo the first time the
f.ft Y,,.fII I,
NIT for aesthetic reasons. S. r. Cox
asked permission to build a block of
stuccO and tile stOreroOms, but because
| the property is located in q residence
| section, council refused the permits on
the grounds that the buildings would
not be commensurate with the beauty
Of the neighbOrhood.
Charleston.-Sadie Woods and Ian
da Powell, jointly charged with pass
ing saws into the city Jail. were held
/ to the grand jury by Judge Wertz in
| police court. Patrolman Frank FitZ-
gerald who made the arrests appeared
before the grand jury and indictments
|: liave been found against them. No
bail was set and both prisoners were
! taken Immediately to the county Jail.
| Falrmont.-SiXty-nine per cent of
flint glass workers in the United States
are now working, according to Joseph
/ Gilhooley, vice-preSident of the Ameri-
can flint glass workers, who were here
cOHferring with local members in re-
gard to plans for the annual convention
of the organization, which will be held
in FairmOnt next summer. Two thou
sand delegates and visitors are expect
ed to attend the convention.
Huntington.-Only one-ffth of the
people in West Virginia attend Sunday
school, and upward of 1 100000 are Iiv-
ing outside the church, accOrding\ to
statistics compiled and made public re-
Gently by f. NJ. Thornburg field sec
retary Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South. Thornburg said that
of the number of children enrolled in
Sunday schools, approximately "one
half slip through without being CON
verted"
CharlestOn-Fifty-e eight railroad
companies having property in West
Virginia with a combined total valua-
tiOn of $192, ,937 $50 have been assess
they have to pay the public service
they have to pay the public servcie
commission aggregate $42, 1864, ac-
cording to figures compiled in the
state auditors office. The largest tax
payer among the railroads is the Bal
timore q Ohio railroad the taxes on
which amount to 81 ,546, ,79436 and the
public service commission fee, S17, ,029.-
90.
CharlestOn-Two writs Of error and
supersedeas were allowed by the su-
preme court. State. petitioner, against
II. f. Smith and others, appears from
Mineral county, involving $4,000 bond
| posted by Smith when he received the
contract for road work, and which the
state Is trying TO obtain for the county
court. Harry S. Irons, trustees, against
II. w. Bias, petitioner, appealed
from Cabell county, involving an ac-
ton to restrain Bias from collecting
S3,975.39 after A. K, Staley was ad-
judged a bankrupt.
AluhLlliSJDu.-- ne STATE convention
Of the G. A. r. and affiliated West
virginia organizations will be held this
year at Moundsville, convening May 10
it was announced by the State Com
mander IT, S. White Of Matewan. fol
lowing a conference here with Miss
Sadie d. Chapman, Of Huntington.
state patriotic instructor Of the Wo-
mons Relief Corps a celebration com
memOrating the one hundredth birth
day anniversary Of General Ulysses S.
Grant will be held in connection with
the state convention.
Bluefeld-Rev. w. NJ. Burk.
pastor Of the Sacred Heart church, an
nounces launching Of drive to raise
100000 for a new church, parish
home and school.
Morgantown.-Wil IT, Adams.
county commissioner from Union dis
trict was named president Of the coun-
ty court at the annual reorganization
meeting. President. Adams succeeds
John G. Price, a veteran member OF
the court. Presid mt Adoms' term of