The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-23

West Union.-Dr. Harriet B. Jones,
representing the state tuberculosis as
sociatiOn has examined 600 children Of
the local schools.
Huntington.-The All club boys and
girls will hold their annual encamp-
ment from July II to July % inclusive
on the Wilson farm near Barbours-
Vile
South Charleston.-That there should
not be 100000 bond issue election for
city improvements at the municipal
election in April, was the consensus of
opinion expressed by Mayor Oaks, sew
eral members of the council, and a
number of citizens at the meeting of
the council
Charleston.-ROad construction in
West Virginia during 1922 will cost
approximately $66OO,OOO, including
$6,000,000 of the state fund according
to officials of the state road commits
sion. This figure does not include the
amounts to be spent by the various
counties.
Fairmont.-C Greed Collins Of this city
has assumed the position of superin-
tendent of mails in the Fairmont post
office. The position has been vacant
since 1918, the work being carried on
by clerks since that time. Mr.. Collins
has had twenty years experience in
the railway postal service
Wheeling-The 314th field artillery
veterans association, at a meeting
here, decided to invite the Eighteenth
Division veterans association which
has headquarters i'm Pittsburgh to
hold it's annual reunion in 1923 at
Wheeling. The invitation will be pre-
sented at the third annual reunion of
the division at Charleston the coming
fall.
Hundred-Wetzel County-church dis
trict in this county has just voted
bond issue for 100000 for the CON
struction of a high school at Hundred.
The vote was sos for to 2O7 against,
though the bond issue had been de-
feated in two previous elections.
Plans are now being prepared for the
building arrangements for which are
in charge of G. o. Boston, supervisor.
Wheeling damaged the Intel
Hgencer building here to the extent
of $4,000. The flames were discov-
cred in the basement of the building
and they made their way to the first
hoor. Between twenty and twenty
five tons of white paper stored in the
basement of the building were ruined
by the flames and water The cause
of the fire has not been determined.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in the depart-
ment of home economics at the state
university have taken pupils of the
Sahraton school, cooperating with the
teachers of the school. Contributions
of food are made by the pupils, and
the teachers in rotation, take charge
for week of the arrangements with
the university students under which
this food is prepared and served at
the school
Charleston.-Ferris Thabit, who was
arrested after the truck he was driv-
ing crashed into the office Of the Daily
Mail, was fined on two charges in
police court. A fine of $40 was limos
ed for speeding and a similar fine was
imposed for reckless driving. He was
also sentenced to 10 days in iail on
the speeding charge, the sentence being
suspended, and the defendant released
under $50 cash bond for his appearance
in two weeks
CharlestOn.-LOve for her baby
caused Carrie Crump, Of Winifrede fo
be locked up in the county jail. ac-
cording 10 Mrs. Crump She was ar
rested by j.. II. Newcomer. denutv
sheriff, on a warrant charging her with
having stolen copper wire from the
Winifrede coal company. She said she
found the wire on a dump and. think
ing it had been thrown away, cut IL
up with the intention Of selling it to
buy milk for her baby.
Morgantown-At a conference be
tween the members Of the Dramatic
Club Of West Virginia university and
representatives of the Swarthmore
chautauqua here, arrangements we're
completed to repeat the chautauqua
tour which the club so successfully
made last year through the east. The
club will again be under the direction
of Miss Maria Steadman. Nearly "a
dozen eastern states are included I'm
the tentative itinerary that has been
prepared for the club.
Bluefeld.-The board Of directors Of
the Kiwanis club has approved the
community chest idea ana will recon.
mend that the club endorse IL at the
next meeting.
Clarksburg women must not
fall back but hold fast 10 their high
ideals In these days Of chaos, deplar-
ed Mrs John b. Garden, Of Wheeling.
president Of the West Virginia fedora
ton Of wOmen's clubs In an address
before the wOman's civic club here.
Mrs Garden asked for cooperation be-
tween wOmen's clubs Of all kinds.