The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-02-23
West Virginia
News S Briefs
Il Most impofranf events T
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Richwood.-Frank Hamris, charged
with burglary, has sawed his way out
of jail
Grafton.-A campaign for 80 new
members has been launched by the
local chamber of commerce.
Huntington-General contractors as
sociation announced drow of from 10
10 20 percent in building costs.
nnington.-Baltimore & Ohio rail-
roads will make improvements at
grade crossings here, following agita-
ton by the Kiwanis club.
Richwood.-Through the efforts of
the Junior Baraca class of the Baptist
church, permission has been granted
to the classes to construct rooms I'M
der the church for social purposes.
Keyser.-E. e. Hood, editor Of the
Mountain Echo, who has been acting
postmaster since August 1, has been
recommended by Congressman George
B. Bowers for appointment as post
master.
Nitro.-The Southern dye-stuffs
company of New York is planning to
open it's new plant here after spend
ing about $4,000 in remodeling three
buildings on the 10 acre site it pur-
chased about Is months ago.
Charleston.-A branch postoffice will
be included in the new capitol when 1t
is built in the East End, if the plans of
Postmaster. julius deGruyter, Post
office Inspector w. G. Volcadine, and
Edwin Nj. Keatley of the capitol build
ing commission, materialize.
Morgantown.-John 2. Archer, of
Connellsville, a police officer for the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad, is dead
here as the result of an exchange of
shots with a man who was trying to
break into the passenger station at
Star City, Monongalia county.
Huntington.-Mrs. r. NJ. Cunning
ham, Mrs. Lovejoy and Charles Love
JOY, all of Ashland, were thrown out
OF their automobile and cut and bruis-
ed when their car was struck by a
roadster driven by an unidentified man
at Third avenue and Fourteenth street
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. afTidavits
as to the pressing necessity in homes
IN Winifrede have been presented to
Mayor Campbell and l. G. Moore, of
the relief committee, in that Kanawha
county mining community. 1t is claim
ed that more than 300 families there
are in need of help.
larksburg.-Mrs. Peter Balash was
killed by westbound passenger train
on the Short Line at Laura Lee. Au-
thorities reported that she threw her
self under the engine. Her husband
was lodged in Jail by a constable who
said Belash was taken into custody to
prevent him killing himself.
West Union.-West Unions oldest
citizen, l.. T. Davis, celebrated his
S9th birthday in his home here. He
was born in 1888, known as the year
in which the stars fell He is the
grandson of Nathan Davis, who lived
to be 101 years old and who owned
the site on which West Union is stu
ated.
KenOva.-Omcials of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad were here to inspect
the proposed site for a new Baltimore
q
1t is claimed could operate a separate
depot more cheaply than 1t can pay its
proportional part of the expenses for
the union station. The site said to be
most favored for the proposed depot is
that at Pine and Eleventh streets.
Huntington.-Plans are being matur-
ed for an historic pageant i'm spring bv
the organization Of Old Settlers. Miss
Alice Naples Young, OF Boston. has
arrived to take charge of the pageant
Rehearsals are TO begin ms soon as
the pageant is completed The execu-
tive committee is composed of Major
Lyons, chairman John III. SanbOru.
g. r. Wilson, president Of the Early
Settlers Lon HutchisOn, Il. J.. Prddle,
AFs. Ann hawkins and Ian Forbes.
CharlestOn.-A verdict awarding So
900 judgment for the plaintiff was re-
turned by the common pleas jury that
tried the damage suit Of Bernard Wills
against the o. j. Morrison department
store company. Plaintiff sued for
$4,000 on the plea that one of his
knees was permanently injured and
that he was for a long time lncapaci-
tated for work on account OF injuries
received In collision between a mo-
torcycle ne was riding and q motor de-
livery owned by the defendant com
pany.
RlchwOOd.-A movement is on foot
TO organize a chamber Of commerce i'm