The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-15

the postal laws.
T. Glarksburg- Girl graduates of the
Washington Irving high school made
their own graduation frocks.
Richwood-The 9th annual meeting
Of the Presbyterial auxiliary of Ty-
CARTS Valley Presbytery met here.
Bluefield-Dr. w. II. Carr was elect
ed president of the West Virginia
OsteOpathic society in convention at
Charleston.
Ward-Joe Fry was sentenced to
serve 30 days in the county Jail and
was fined 500 when convicted on q
moonshine possession charge.
White Sulphur Springs-American
bankers association in session here
formulated plans for the stimulation
of interest of bankers in agriculture
Bluefield-According to figures CIV
en- out here last night the Norfolk and
Western fields established a record
by loading 1880 actual cars of coal.
Huntington-The r. Mankin Co.
was awarded the contract for the
erection of the new state negro or
phans' HON enear here by the State
Board of Control.
Wheeling-R. Phillip Witzberger "a,
of East Wheeling, was instantly killed
by the Pittsburgh express on the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad at Tunnel
Green in East Wheeling.
observation-disclosures Smith, who
was arrested in New York while at
tempting to enter the home of the late
Henry Clay Frick, in order to see his
daughter was a former resident of this
city,.
Wheeling-Frank Hatfield, arrested
in houseboat near Sistersville in jan
auary, was fined $3.50 and costs in
United States district court when he
pleaded guilty to a charge, of bootleg
ging.
Clarksburg-Miss = Ella Haddox,
former reporter of the Exponent was
one of the five prize winners in a con-
test conducted by the Universal film
corporation. The film company offered
prizes for stories of newspaper life.
Point PleaSant-EliZabeth Swain,
three-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs, Cecil Swain of Reedsville, Ohio,
near here, died from eating kidney
pills. The child found the pills on a
chair. She died from convulsions later.
Wheeling-For the first time in Is
years, Wheeling policeman appeared
on duty wearing badge No. 13. The
officer who dared to brave the hoodoo
number is Andrew Pastor, a new pa
trolman, just appointed by Chief of
Police Fred Frazier.
Clarksburg- Della NJ. Walker
and her five children will receive S45
per month from the state compensa-
! tion commission for the death of her
| husband, Russell B. Walker who was
killed while in the employ of the
Courtwrlght-Cornog colleries company,
Of this city.
Fairmont-As Collie J. Webb, line
man in the employ of a local trac-
tion company was entangled in mass
of wires he was repairing at Lumber
port, a high tension line, carrying
22,OOO volts, broke some distance away
| and fell across the lines that sur
rounded him. His body was literally
cooked before 1t fell to the ground.
Charleston-A suit for S6S.OOO dam
/ ages was instituted in the circuit
| court by Charles c. Dickinson against
the Dana coal company, for mining
across the boundary line without per-
mission. Under the law mining com
pany can be fined $500 for every time
IL commits such an offense, and the
/ plaintiffs can also sue 70 recover the
value Of the coal so mined.
. Morgantown-Th Match Factory"
/ has appeared on the West Virginia
university campus This is the name
] '''+r go ~AtA'N9ly dHlllltN Dl IOWu
! and gown alike to the university facul-
tS club, composed Of unmarried mem
bers Of the faculty Since the club
obtained quarters Of its own less than
a year ago, more than one-fourth Of
its members have announced their
engagements TO be married.
Wheeling Best, wanted in
7 Detroit on charges Of highway rob-
berry, armed resistance and shooting
with intent to murder was arrested
/ by Detective William West Of the city
police department With Best. Mt the
| place where he was rooming we're a
/ woman who claims to be his wife
and hoy Of five, who says tie woman
Is not his mother, but that Best is
| his father
Kingwood-The arrest Of Arthur A.
| Cook has cleared up the mystery Of
| the robbery of the First National bank
at Albright, six months ago, county Of
/ hcials said.
Fairmont-John S. Scott, postmas-
ter, breathed a deep sigh Of relief He
/ han received q Ipffpr from tho roef.