The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-10-19

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a fire in Redwood, burning two homes
with losses aggregating $4,5OO.
Hinton-Hlnton is going in strong
for highways of the highest class, and
is leading in paving work of Summers
county.
Wheeling-Kenneth G. Blight, Beth
any football star, is recovering from
an abdominal hemorrhage sustained in
practice clash.
FairmOunt-The =. & o. railroad
has been moving trains here with To-
comotives secured from the Western
Maryland railroad.
Wheeling - A citizens auxiliary
squad, organized to check present ex-
cessive speeding, Is latest plan of
City Manager Dowler
Bluefield-Robert Newton Wheeler,
aged confederate veteran, well known
throughout Mercer county, died at his
home in NarrOws, Va.
chwOod-Musicians of the com
munity have organized band, with
Charles E. Barton, president, and
John NJ. Shinn, director.
Princeton - Strike situation has
quieted down here, with striking shop
men Of the Virginia railroad finding
work in other occupations.
GraftOn-A new company, to be
known as the Grafton hardware COM
pany was formed here by local men.
Capital stock is listed at $4,000.
Fairmont-River transportation into
this city is to assume bigger proper
| tions than ever next summer with
establishment of a Standard Oil COM
pany plant.
Clarksburg - Ebert Stroup, 10,
night pumper in local mine, was
killed when a concrete wall tumbled
on him, following an explosion of an
unknown cause.
War-Mrs. Margaret Burnett re-
ceived an award of $50 monthly from
the state compensation commission.
Her husband, H. NJ. Burnett, was
killed In mine explosion while work
| ing in a local coal mine.
Moundsvllle-Jury in the case Of
| Gertrude Weidebush against tn e
United States zinc smelling corpora
tion returned a verdict in favor OF
the plaintiff. Property damage was
| set at $6S6.66 although the plaintiff
sued for $4,000
Bluefield-Colonel L. e. Tlerney,
prominent coal operator, died at his
home at Powhatan from a stroke Of
apOpleXy. He was interested in a num-
| er of the most valuable coal properties
In the PocahOntas field and was known
as a Democratic leader in the southern
part of the state.
Bluefeld-"City Slicker" visits this
city and makes away with 1G checks
for $120 each in return for which he
was to deliver 16 cases of real Scotch
whisky. The checks were cashed but
the liquor has yet to appear. Identity
OF the victims is not known. No com
| plants were made to police.
Wheeling-TOminlc Ventauarto. held
In Belmont county Jail, sentenced TO
serve a life term in the Ohio state
penltentlary, received a five-day stay
Of execution. Ventauarto was con
victed of murder in the first degree
In connection with the killing of John
I. Major, at New Lafrerty.
Clarksburg-F CaparrOtta, 10
cal merchant has returned to his ma
| tive Italy as a result Of an agreement
between him and federal officials that
If he left the United States before a
certain date he would be allowed to
leave unmOlested, federal officials an
nounced here At the time he left he
had two federal prohibition charges
hanging over his head.
Bluefeld-The assignments OF the
naval officers who will act as field
! representatives of the federal fuel
distributor in West Virginia and their
A'oFNNNAHg ilfNAiiAh Ntln MNIt NIl-
| nOunced here in a bulletin from G. T..
Spens. newly appointed fuel distrib-
utor The West Virginia assignments
are as follows Lieut.. w j. Larson,
Bluefeld; Lieut. j. B. Junkin. Fair
mont and Lieut.. e. p. A. Simpson,
Charleston
Wheeling - Former City Manager
Homer O. Crago lost his suit for libel
against a. w PAUL. in circuit court
here Principal was 100000.
Niho-Fire destroyed the plant OF
the Nitro pencil company here LOSS
of 100000 was covered by insurance.
The company expects to rebuild.
Beckley-JOhn IT, Suratt, n pioneer
OF Raleigh county, recently paid n debt
Of So and Interest amounting 10 SO to
Miss Pearl StOllings, granddaughter OF
tho man to whom the debt was owed.