The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-05-25
West Virginia
News Briefs
ri Most Important events n
Of entire state covered
~ BY our eoSrespondenfs u

~ BY Our coSreSpoBdenfs u
Weston-Main street from Secont
TO First is to be a one way street.
Wheeling-Robert Fox was severel
Injured when he fell down an elevate
shaft.
Bethesda-James w. Chambers, des
pondent ended his life by slashing hi
throat with a razor.
Grafton-"Fads Of Fancies of 1922,
the show presented here by the Ameri
'can legion, was big success.
Sisterville-Prof. Emile Raspillaire
of this city, has accepted position a.
director of a theatre orchestra al
Greensburg, Pa.
Martinsburg - Local chamber o.
commerce will invite Daniel Willard
president of the b. G. O. railroad, tC
visit this place soon.
VI.
who accepted a call to New Martins
vile, preached his farewell sermon II
Christian church here.
Clarksburg-Voters of this city de
feated the proposed bond issue O.
$565,OO fo~ municipal improvements
by majority of rs votes.
Huntington-Fifth annual meeting
of Huntington district womans mis-
sionary society of the Methodist Epis
copal church being held here.
Weston-It is now practically as
sured that this place will have frs,
class Fairgrounds for its children
Work already has been started on one
field.
Fairmont-Plans for a baseball
league of northern West Virginia Kl
wants clubs will soon be a reality anC
there will be - teams contending fol
the championship.
Morgantown-C. 3. Johnston, rep
resenting the federal land bank o.
Baltimore, is here appraising the land
of farmers who desire cash loans
Through that bank.
Charlestown-The Jefferson county
farm Of the late John T. McGraw, II:
acres of Shenandoah Valley limestone
lahd, has been sold to ]. F. Burns, JET
erson county farmer, for $4,000.
Parkersburg-The West Virgins
Publishers and Employing printers as
sociatiOn in convention adopted a reso
luton "to set before the country al
large the real West Virginia, its re
sources and interstate possibilities"
Parkersburg-Local officers of tn,
Daughters of the Confederacy receiv
ed word from Mrs. w. f. Z. Byrne
state president of Charleston that the
annual state convention Of the organ
ization, which had been scheduled foi
Fairmont, w. Va, September Z and s
had been postponed until Septembel
q and 2S.
Morgantown-The first woman to OBJ
tain a degree in law from West Yir
ginia university in % years is Mis-,
Alice McChesney, Charleston, who
graduates in the class Of 30. Only three
other women, Mrs Leila L. Fraser ant
Mrs. Lillian II. Miles, Morgantown. o.
the class of 1899, and Miss Agnes Nor
rison, Wheeling, Of the class Of 1895
have ever been graduated from the col
lege Of law Of the university. Mis-.
McChesney, who entered the univer
sity In 1919, intends to practice law ir
Charleston.
Morgantown-More than fifty poul
try enthusiasts Of this state will iour
uey to the East In nearly a score o
automobiles the latter part Of July Il
visit poultry producing centers. The
West Virginia Poultry association +,
arranging for the trip, which will b,
the first annual tour OF the organiza
ton. Delegations are expected from
Cabell, Roane, Jackson, Ohio. Monon
gala and eight other counties.
morgantown-Mor than 80 leader.
and active workers in the young pso
pies department Of MOnOngaliI conn
~ Sunday schools attended the THIRD
annual meeting Of the young people.
Sunday school conference.
Morgantown-The BrucetOn bank n
Bruceton Mills, Preston county neat
here, resumed business after an ex
pert locksmith had broken open TN,
vault door and revealed that the s31O.
DOO in securities and cash therein hat
not been reached by four men who at
tempted to open the safe. The bank of
dcials had been unable to open IN,
battered vault door and could not de
termine, until 90 was opened. whether
the burglars had gained access to In,
contents
Morgantown-West c. Mccoy. held
IN $1,000 bond on a charge of felopious
shooting, failed to appear for trial
and his bond was forfeited