The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-11-30

soldier of the World War, died in the
st. Elizabeth hospital, Washington,
/ ID. G.
Morgantown- Eighteen of the high
I est scoring boys and girls in dairy calf
( project work won a total of $3.50 in
prizes at the Wheeling fair il was an
! nOunced here.
PennsbOrO-Ma Madeline, 4-year-old
daughter of c. B. Summers, lodged a
bean in her throat. No trains were
running and an automobile took the
child to ParkerSburg, where an opera
ton was successfully performed
Wheeling-Joh Roberts, of this
city was taken to a hospital in Buff
falo, New York, after a self-inficted
dose of carbOlic acid, according to
word reaching here. A stomach pump
was applied in an effort to save his
life
Charles Town-Cal Mccoy, negro,
serving five year sentence for burg
larry, is in a critical condition as re-
suit of suicide attempt in the coun-
ty jail here. Mccoy made a rope OF
bed clothes and attempted to hang
! himself
Wheeling-George =. Kish, soft
drink stand proprietor. convicted of
| selling moonshine, possessing noon
shine, possessing beer and maintaining
a place of public nuisance, was fined
n total Of $1,000 and sentenced to one
year in jail in United States district
court here
MQrgantown-AleXan l.. Wade,
of Morgantown, and Alexander Camp
bell, of Bethany, were named as two
of the greatest West Virginians, now
dead, by DR. Waitman Barbe, pro-
feSsor Of English in West Virginia
University here, in an address to the
| KiwaniS club.
Wheeling-Under the auspices OF
the Conservative life INSURANCE com
pany, Big Wheeling creek was heavily
stocked with black bass of the finger
ing variety. The fish were procured
through the efforts of the wild life
league and the northern fish and game
association.
Bluetield-Dr. J. NJ RatclifIe. a
prominent physician of Richands, Va,
- miles west of this city, and his
four-year-Old son were badly injured
when a freight train struck his ma
chine. DR.. Radcliffe suffered the loss
of his right leg and his son was badly
injured about the head. Both are in
a Richlands hospital. The automo-
bile was totally demolished
Elkins-A jury in the circuit court
here rendered a verdict in favor OF
the Randolph county commissioners
against the X. NJ. Hudson Paving and
Construction company and the United
States fidelity and guaranty company
for $119,SO0.43 The suit had to do
with the completion of Leadville dis
trict road, the work having been aban-
doned by the contractor during the
World War after it had been half com
pleted
Beckley-Captain T. w. Norton and
Private w. II. Chrisley of the state
police were injured, but not seriously,
when an automobile in which they
were chasing an alleged bOotlegger
turned over on a hill near Raleigh.
Another car in which were Deputy
Sheriff Make and Trooper Waugh
continued the chase and three miles
further on brought the fugitive ma
chine to a stop by breaking its diff
ferential with shots
Morgantown-Th Thirteen-year-Ol Ag-
nes Thomas struck match i'm the
cellar or her home here A flood OF
gas was ignited and the building col
lapsed. Six young women, including
Agnes. were burned so severely that
their recovery is doubtful Nine other
persons received burns, cuts and
bruises. Firemen reported that gas.
escaping from a leak I'm a main in the
street entered the cellar OF the Thomas
home through sewer
, Fairview William Charlton, aged II
years. Of Fairmont, son Of j. y. Charl-
ton, sheriff or Marion county, was iu-
stantly killed on the main road be-
tween Fairmont and Fairview. James
i Maxwell Of Wheeling, who was "A
trusty at the Marion county county
jail was badly injured, and Clark
Johnson, a deputy sheriff Of Marion
county, was slightly bruised when the
automobile in which they we're riding
collided with telephone pole.
Charleston State schools i'm West
Virginia have 1880 students enrolled.
reports just compiled by the state
hoard Of control, which has financial
supervision Of the schools show.
These students are in ~ schools. col
lcges and universities iu all parts OF
the state. West Virginia university
40 Morgantown Of course, has the
largest enrolment There are 1863
men and women there. Marshall col
lege, nj Huntington, ranks second with
an enrolment Of G2S
FairmOnt Stalcy Anderson, a Grant
- | Town cOaI minor onfornd "a pIoo ~