The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-01-26
West Virginia
NeDsC Cuttings
An epitome of most important
epents trdnspirfng in the state

An epitome of most important
euents trdnspirfn9 in the state
Elkins-The installation Of new wa
ter mains hGs been begun by contrac-
tors
Morgantown-The county court of
Mongongalia county announces that
the budget for 1922 amounts to $685.
600.
Fairmont.-Tetanus resulting from
Injuries received during a wind storm
here caused the death of L. NJ Robin
son, Al, an electrician.
Ripley-Marion Lively, 5-year-old
son of Clarence Lively, teacher in the
Huntington schools, was killed here
by the accidental discharge of a gun.
undsville-Detective OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad guarded
the explosive magazine Of the Pana-
ma mine following the report that n
LCANC VI dillCu llltn were IldTcnlnR
against it Monday.
Huntington-Mrs. Rosa Nichols. 1S.
bride of a few weeks of Clarence Nj
chols, of Salt Rock, drank carbolic
acid and ended her life at the home
of her sister, Mrs. G. NJ. Childers, here.
There was apparently no cause for the
tragedy.
Internationally music school of
the West Virginia University is ex-
pected to be the first music school on
rollers If not on wheels in the United
states. 1t is to be moved several hun
dred feet down a steep hill and the
contract requires that electrical an
heating plants will remain connected
during the moving so that the classes
may remain I'm session while the build
ing is being moved.
Charleston-The school house at Mt.
Lookout, Wilderness district, Nicholas
county was destroyed by fire accord
ing to reports received by State Fire
Marshall Topping. The fire is believed
to be of incendia7- origin. 1t was re-
ported that all fires in the building had
been extinguished the evening before
the fire, but neighbors said they had
seen dim light in the building about
IL o'clock that night
Charleston-The contract for the
monument and other markers OH diff
farPnf nnCitinnS
troops during the sSge of Vicksburg
In the Civil war has been awarded to
the Sears monument company, of
Charleston, according to information
received by r. o. S9lrs president of
the company, from the Vicksburg
monument commission created by the
legislature this year.
FairmOnt-Twelve prisoners in the
county Jail here were given Christmas
pardons by Sheriff Charlton. The for
tunate one were selected from among
the model prisoners. The majority of
the men had served their sentences
and were working out time in lieu of
being unable to pay ff1es slipped on
together with their jail sentences.
Gun toters, mOonshiners and plain
bootleggers were among those draw
ing the lucky slips.
FairmOnt.-Bob Martin. champion
boxer Of the A. f. F., was seriously
injured in an automobile accident
which occurred at the west end of the
COrtnth bridge which is about three
miles east Of Terra Alta, Martins
home town. He was rounding a curve
and was travelling fast when his ma
chine went over an embankment about
four fact high, turning over. Martin
was caHgh. under the car.
Logan.-C. Frank Keeney and Fred
Mooney, presjdsst and secrtary. res
)ectively Of District No. II. United
Mine Workers Of America. and VIII
fam Blizzard, coal miner, Of Charles
ton, were placed in Jail here. Tl.ey
were then taken into custody by Sher-
IN Don Chain, I'm Huntington, where
they surrendered. It is reported the
men agreed TO surrender after recejv-
ing Chafn's promise that he would
personally take charge Of them after
the arresta Immediate action was
taken TO Obtain bail.
Charleston-About 24O school dis
tticbs Of West Virginia have applied to
the state department Of education for
approximately S12JO,OOO for state aid
to the teachers fund and $4,000 for
the maintenance fund The figures are
now being tabulated by Assistant state
superintendent Hickman, who says
that it viii take at least a month to
go over the figures anG prepare for the
first allotment, which he expects will
be distributed in January. The applica-
tions have been made for amounts
ranging from a few hundred dollars
70 $4,000
Carksburg -Sixty-seven deaths and
13S births we're reported in Coal and