The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-12-28

Sutton-Sutton's business district
was wiped out by fire when Ii build
ings were totally destroyed and seven
were badly damaged. The loss is
estimated at 100000.
heeling-TheOdore KOrosch, who
was shot at Summers, Harrison coun-
ty, Ohio, by Tom Diss, died in a local
hospital. Diss surrendered to Sheriff
Martin and claims he shot in self
defense
Morgantown-Leland Yost, son OF
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Yost, of Charles
ton, formerly of Morgantown, has left
for New York where he will take pas
sage on one of the transatlantic
liners as radio operator.
Sutton-Two men were injured, one
seriously, when gas in the vault of
Home National bank exploded. The
leaking gas was ignited by a small
burning jet. The injured men are
Vernon Bales and NJ. B. James, both
of Sutton. :.
Spencer-The third wreck on the
Ravenswood, Spencer and Glenvllle
division of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad within a week occurred here
when train No 50 jumped the track
near Liverpool. No one was injured.
Spreading rails was given as the
cause.
Clarksburg-West Virginia farmers
have more than 100000 pounds Of
wool stored here in the West Virgins
warehouse association storehouse. but
according to expressions of opinion at
meeting of the state executive
committee held, the farmers are not
anxious to dispose of the product
gantown-VigOrous prosecution
of Morgantown youths who amuse
themselves by turning out lights on
automobiles parked in residential sec
tion was promised by Police Judge
Allen. Several autoists who had re-
Gently been tagged" protested that
their lights had been turned out by
gangs of young boys.
Martinsburg-An example of the
the Importance of West Virginia's fa-
nous eastern panhandle fruit belt
is given in statistics compiled here
from this seasons yield from a single
orchard. The orchard is owned by
John NJ. Miller. Two hundred of the
300 acres of the orchard this year
produced 81 ,46S barrels of apples.
Clarksburg-C Charges of theft from
the lines of the Hope gas company
and operating a mOOnshine still have
been preferred against Samuel Gia-
tanO, who was arrested by deputy
sheriffs at the head of Lamberts run,
near hear. Officers say Giatano had
tapped the pipe line of the company
with an eighteen inch pipe to provide
fire to cool. the mash.
Huntington-Th West Virginia
! American Legion will be asked to hold
its 1923 Convention at Hunt
ington by Huntington Post num-
Der 16, it was decided at a meet
ing of the local organization. If
held here, the convention will proba-
| - be staged during the tri-state
! week. Kenneth Burford was elected
post commander at the meeting.
Point Pleasant - Rupert Kayser's
restaurant had an unusual visitor
| when a huge bull, badly frightened.
! entered the eating place by shatter-
| ing the front window. The animal
| plunged its way through the tables
and chairs making its way to the
! kitchen and out into the rear alley
where it was captured. None was in
! jured
Clarksburg-Tw girls and three
| young men were sentenced to the
| penitentiary for seven years each and
one youth Of juvenile age was com
! mitted to the West Virginia industrial
school for boys by Judge John c.
! Southern in criminal court here when
! they pleaded guilty to assauting and
| robbing Andrew Miller, 20, horse
/ trader and farmer Of New Fairgrounds
| one night last fall.
Charleston The movement to es-
! tablish wards i'm hospitals throughout
! the state for the treatment of poor
crippled children, is making great
| progress, it was reported by J. II.
| Putnam, secretary of the state board
/ of children's guardians This work
/ was undertaken some time ago by RO-
| tary clubs and other civic organiza-
! tions and their work, Mr.. Putnam saws.
! is leading mp to the organization of
/ West Virginia association for the care.
! cure and training of crippled children.
! Charleston-The gross sales tax
brought into the state treasury %. to-
tal revenue of S2,ll1 .OS629 during the
| fiscal year ending June go, 1922 il
was reported by State Tax Commis-
| stone. HalIan1n. OF this total. ST.
1Gs, ,SsG.5J or 40 per cent OF the whole
| revenue received from This tax was
/ collected ON the gross value of miner
| ais produced 100 West Virginia. From
| the gross value of manufactured pro-
ducts of West Virginia the tax collect
cI amounted TO SG1IOl3O1 or 25.27
/ per cent.
Wheeling Gustavc, six year old