The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-04-13

| represented by about 700 delegates at
regional Sunday school convention
here May 1926.
HuntingtOn-Mlss BERTHE Backus
named chairman of Cabell county anti
tuberculosis league organized here.
Chester-Robert Parker, independ-
ent, elected mayor. He defeated w.
B. Rairymple, Republican Incumbent
by 1O3 votes.
Huntington-Julian L. Hagen, of this
city, wins American Field Service Eel
lowship for study in the French uni
| versitieS.
Parkersburg milk cows
from a herd of 16 owned by a local
| dairyman were found tubercular and
slaughtered.
Clarksburg- rg-Seven-eighths of the gas
supply of Harrison and Lewis coun-
ties has been exhausted, Lynn S. Hor-
ner, local oil and gas man, told Rotary
club.
PIT. Pleasant-What is considered
the largest Illicit still captured in
Mason county, was taken by local of
ficers in a raid on residence of Earl
Turner.
Newville-D. S. Morton of this
place has been a teacher in the schools
Of West Virginia for CT years. He is
the Oldest teacher in point of service
in West Virginia.
baby show here, WOman's club is TAX
ing steps toward the organization of
clinic for the treatment of the dis
eases of infants.
Sisterville-Mrs. Jane II. DaneIl,
1O2 years old, one of the oldest resi-
dents of Tyler county, died at her
home here. She was the mother of
Ii children, Z of whom survive.
Huntington-Aliss Leota Robinette,
16, was badly wounded at Ceredo. when
a rifle in the hands of her brother was
| HNNlICb L1llly hASNndISGu. lOullR hOD-
inette was showing his sister his new
rifle. He touched the trigger. A
bullet lodged in the girls breast. She
will recover.
arkerSburg-Daniel Freeman Han
lon has been advised by county au-
thorities that he should marry his
wife again because the mar
riage license clerk omitted his last
name in the license and the error was
not discovered until the couple were
on their honeymoon.
Observation-Disclosures orders Of
local magistrates directing deputy
sherlffs to oust miners from houses
belonging to the Lowesville-Fairmont
Coal company have been returned by
the officers with the information that
the order had been evaded by the
occupants of the houses by a trans
fer Of the title of the property to
some other member Of the family.
MorgantOwn-All taxicab drivers in
MOrgantown would be required to pay
annual city license tax of $50 under an
ordinance recommended to city coun.
Gil by City Manager Charles f. Suth.
erland. The city manager, in recon.
mending the ordinances passage said
that taxicabs were involved in most
Of the crimes committed in Morgan.
town and that a regulation of them
would be a deterrent to the commission
of crime.
Charleston-Taxicabs do not come
within the terms Of the statute reduir.
ing special permits, according to an
opinion received by Chairman Fort
ney Of the state road commission from
Attorney General England. The opin.
ion answers an inquiry received by
the road commission from II. y. Lee
prosecuting attorney Of Mercer coun.
ty After quoting the statute, which
has given rise to difference of opinion
throughout the state, the attorney gen.
eral remarks that such difference OF
opinion will doubtless continue until
the statute has been judiciaTy constru.
ed by the supreme court Of appeals.
Elkins-The SJOOOO.OOO provided I'm
the recent state bond issue will take
care only Of the main highways through.
out the state and local citizens should
cooperate 20 the fullest with coun.
| ty courts for permanent Improvement
Of highways other than the main ar.
teries, Edward Smith. OF state road
commission staff, told Monongahela
Valley association here.
Weston-"Andy" Edminston of this
place, state commander Of the Amer.
lean Legion, is working ON campaign
to have 25OOO members in West Vir.
ginia by the end of 1922.
Wheeling-Fire originating from
either crossed wires or defective
hue, damaged the ST. Vincenfs or.
phan Asylum Of Elm Grove to the OK.
tent Of $4,000 One hundred chill
dren In the institution when the blaze
was discovered marched from the
structure unaware Of danger. They
! believed 1t a practice fire drill.