The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-09

OeilCyp SllOJ anu killed nerSelt. she nau
been in failing health for three months.
Parkersburg.-The board of COM
merce has been Informed that the Bid
die Concrete Company is planning to
rebuild the local plant destroyed by
fire. The loss was estimated to be
$4,000 by John c. Biddle, of Clarks-
burg.
Martinsburg.- Shipper, of
Martinsburg, was arrested in the
mountains here by Sheriff Dean on
two warrants, one charging counterfeit
ing and passing of spurious 80 cent
pieces, and the other charging intent
TO rob.
Wellsburg- attempt to rob the
Wellsburg bank and trust company,
was frustrated by Officer Crotly, Of
the local police department, who found
several men attempting to force an
entrance at one of the rear windows.
The men fled in an automobile.
Huntington.-The Beckley chamber
of commerce will cooperate with the
Huntington chamber of commerce i'm
having Huntington linked on the pro-
posed Atlantic-Pacific highway, ac-
cording to a resolution the local body
was notified had been adopted at Beck
ley.
Notwithstanding Freedom party at
the high school defeated the Progress
i've party in the students government
by about 20 votes. Stull Butler was
elected president over Harold Martin.
Charles Frost was elected vice-presi-
dent, and Floyd Charles, secretary
and treasurer
Clarksburg. Vesperer, an
italian, was shot and seriously wound
ed as he walked along North Sixth
street, by masked automobile bandits.
who fired from a machine as it sped
past him. He is in a hospital, shot
through the right lung. Police believe
Ii the result of a war between under
world factions.
Parkersburg.- Directors have been
elected by the Parkersburg philan-
thrOpic association as follows: II. E.
Ogden, Mrs. NJ. ]. RathbOne, Mrs.
Marion Peterkin, G.. L. Watson. three
years each Vic Garretson, two years
Miss Katherine Ruttencutter. one
year. Twenty organizations, religious.
non-sectarian and civic are affiliated
in this organization.
Welch.-Mrs. Jennie b. Payne. wild
ow Of the former clerk of Mcdowell
county circuit court, was appointed in
his place by Judge I. c. Herndon. Her
husband had been clerk of the court
for thirty years, having been first
elected in 1892, and not having suffer
ed defeat since that time. His last
election was in 1920 and three years
OF his term remained at the time OF
his death
Fairmont.-Fairmont business wom-
en- are beginning plans for entertain
ment Of the West Virginia business
and professional women's club which
is to meet here the latter part of May.
The exact date and the preliminary
plans will be announced soon. Miss
Virginia FOulk, Of Huntington, the
state president, is now conferring
with local committees as to the com
ing meeting
Fairmont.-Plans for new citv
library for Fairmont have been aban-
dOned for the time being, owing to
the depressing financial conditions
The proposition is being supported by
various business and civic organiza-
tOns and it is expected to be carried
through within a year The former
library was disposed Of some time
ago by the WOmen's Christian TEN
perance Union, and the city now has
no public library.
Charleston.--A directory Of indus
tries In West Virginia is now being
distributed by the state department OF
labor. The directory is q pamphlet of
6S pages and the industries are ar
Fanged not only according 10 cities.
but also according 10 business cIassif-
cations, 80 that it is easy % find any
one Of LIB plants reported These
plants employ more than 5000 persons
and the number Of employees Of each
company is given In the directory.
HuntlngtOn.-When the commission.
ers here purchased an automobile Of
a popt make for use & the police
department in pursuing speed Jaw vio-
latOrs, they thought they had
taken a long step toward stcmplng
out the evil. Instead, say patrolmen.
the act on Increased II. II all came
about when owners Of tOmoblles Of
a similar brand discover they were
always given the right Of way by pa
trOlmen and other motorists. Now.
the operator OF the police car says,
drivers OF the twin" car e. eed with
impunity