The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-10-26

were lmuated in meeting OF the
Wheeling Lodge, No. 81, L. o. o. NJ
Wheeling-Rose Gorayoe, 3-year-oId
child, was burned to death when she
played with matches and newspapers.
Warwood-Harry Nortsma received
award for injury of S12 for II weeks,
from the state compensation commits
sion.
Mlddlebourne-Strike of laborers
on Tyler county roads ended when an
increase of % cents per day was
granted.
Sistersville-Dr. ]. III. Hawkins, ma
tional lecturer, delivered an address
here with 'The Truth About the Ku
Klux Klan" as his subject
Manington-Rev. e. d. Ferguson,
pastor of the First Baptist church,
had needed a call to another field and
resigned his pastorate here.
Wheeling-Charles Harpfer plead
Ing guilty to violation of the specu-
lative securities act, was fined $50 and
costs by Judge Alan H. Robinson in
criminal court.
Huntington-Arthur Osborne and
Marion Meadows, found guilty of con-
tempt In connection with an alleged
violation of a coal injunction issued
by Federal Judge George w. McClin-
tic, were each fined $50.
Weston-The sixty eighth annual
conference of the Methodist Protestant
church in West Virginia in session
here voted to remove Adrian college
from Michigan to a point in Ohio
| Martinsburg-Rath than release
their product for current market prices,
many local apple growers are enlarg-
Ing storage space and will hold the
crop until winter prices are available.
Huntington-Walter Hicks, of Hunt
ington, V. M. Day, Of Portsmouth,
| and John Balls, of Huntington, were
fined $500, $75 and $25 respectively,
when they pleaded guilty of violations
of prohibition laws in United States
district court here.
Phillippi-The woolen blanket man.
ufacturers from all sections Of the
United States have organized the
American Association Of Wool Blank
ct Manufacturers" Edward G. Hill.
president Of a local blanket mill com
pany, was made president of the asso-
citation.
Charleston-Crime is decreasing In
Kanawha county in the opinion of
Prosecuting Attorney Burdette, who
bases his belief on the fact that the
number Of criminal cases coming up
in the October term of the intermedl-
ate court this year is just about one
half the number that were set for
trial during the October term in 1921.
Oharleston-The police department
reported a total of COG arrests during
the month Of September. Drunks
lead the list with 106 cases. There
were 90 arrests for operation Of au-
tOmobiles without proper lights.
Gambling came third, with 80 arrests.
Assault was a close fourth, 81 ar
rests having been made.
Huntington-Joseph J. Slender,
widely known fight promoter was ar
| raigned before United States Commits
sioner J. 2. Douglass, charged with
importing a motion picture film of the
Martin-Brennan fight from Kentucky.
] Slender waived preliminary hearing
and furnished bond for appearance be-
fore the March grand jury.
Huntington - Shortly before the
Cabel county grand jury as a witness
against two girls lie accused Of rob
bing him, Keger Dementer, 30 years
old, a miner, of Holden. attempted
suicide in the city Jail here. He had
removed his belt, made moose Of
1t, tied the end to a second tier bunk
and Jumped. Other prisoners frus-
/ trated his plans
| Parkersburg THAT conditions are
! better with the Eureka Pipe Line com
pany, and that it will be able to take
care Of more of the oil from the fields
/ It serves i'm West Virginia Is shown
in the order issued by n. w. Macklin,
assistant general superintendent, from
] headquarters Of the company here, in
1 which it is stated there fs little
more room than during the past few
months, and the company win be able
TO take care of more oil.
Wheeling John D. McCardle plead
| cd guilty to a bigamy charge when
/ arraiened I'm criminal court here, and
was sentenced To- rs months in the
state prison at Momdsviue McCardle
was married to- Miss May stephens of
. Brooklyn, n. ", I'm 1850 and came tO
. Wheeling In 1917 and married Isabelle
. Olzrer. His excuse was hc had for
. gotten about being married to- another
woman when the court asked him
why hc had committed bigamy.
WcIlsburg William Robinson. z