The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-04-27

mayor here over Rev. f. G.. Radabaugh.
Morgantown-Nlrs George Z Boom
sitter named president of league Of
women voters here.
Pt. Pleasant-Catholic church to
move into residence purchase from
John Stortz on Main Street. 1t is being
| Temodeled.
Parkersburg-Ed Trainer. star
guard Of the Parkersburg high school
| football team, will enter West Virginia
! University in the fall.
ElkinS-Mrs. Bruce Bratton elected
president Of local league Of women
voters. She also was chosen delegate
to the national convention.
Parkersburg-J Walter Bee has re-
ceived his commission and is now
head Of the field forces of the federal
prohibition department in West Vir-
ginia.
Follansbee-Knights Of Pythias here
are considering the erection of a new
building as the membership is grow
ing too large for the quarters they
now occupy.
Philippi-The local offices Of the
| federal court have been closed and
the records sent to Elkins. Austin
c. Merrill, clerk, has resigned to prac-
tice law here.
Parkersburg Nearly 10000 eggs
were laid during the month of March
by LA hens belonging to eight
poultry raisers, according to the
monthly report of the farm bureau
office in this county.
FairmOnt-Wayne Thorne, aged "a,
and Charles Higgins, aged q, both
of Baxter, were drowned in the water
of the Monongahela river at Rives-
vile, a few miles north from here.
They were out in a fiat boat fishing
and the boat capsized. The bodies
were recovered later.
CharlestOn-Letters seeking data
on marriage and divorce in the va
riouS counties of the state in 1921
! have been sent by Governor Morgan
to the clerks of the county courts.
The West Virginia data are being OBJ
tanned in line with a national move
ment to ascertain the true comIari-
son.
| Parkersburg II. Turner,
ST., former mayor, councilman and
police judge died here after ten days
illness of influenza which developed
into pneumonia. He had passed his
S1st year and until a short time ago
was active and looked after his
business to large extent.
Huntington-Charle L. budding, IS,
Confederate veteran, was struck and
killed by an automobile on the Hun
ting g-Charleston road. The car was
driven by Dr.tGeorge NJ. Sturgill, Mil
ton, and had as passenger Paul Kautz,
Milton. They were following an ambu-
lance in which Kautz's wife was being
brought to a local hospital.
HuntingtOn-The estate of Brad
ley w. Foster, pioneer Huntington
business man, who died several weeks
ago, is worth $S50,OOO it was agreed
by appraisers appointed by court.
Foster bequeathed Approximately
$4,000 to relatives, and provided
that the residue go to the Foster
foundation, which. under the terms Of
the will, will erect a home for aged
women.
on-Approximately 10 per
cent of the men sent to the West Vir-
ginia penitentiary are classed as
illiterate and those who are unable to
read and write are compelled to at
tepd night school at that institution,
according to the report of Chaplain
Harold G.. Gaunt, whose report of the
night school held from October Of last
year to March, 1922, has been filed
with the governor by Warden J. H.
Terrell.
! Because a proprietor of
| a ~ uib L ~ = ldo ODldlIGN "a
restaurant permit, he is not allowed
to sell fruit and other articles OF
merchandise. This is what Mayor
Hall told several Syrian fruit dealers
when they applied to the city office
for restaurant licenses. In addition
to that, ne has instructed the police
department to close all fruit stands
on Sunday, regardless of restaurant
permits.
Parkersburg- The West Virginia
retail merchants association will hold
their annual convention this year. the
dates set being June 21-22, which were
decided upon ut a meeting of the
board Of directors Of the organization
held here. An elaborate program is
being arranged and number OF
speakers of national reputation will
attended The program will be com
pleted within the next week, +. was
reported.
rgantOwn-P Prisoners Of county
will be worked on county roads, ac-