The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-04-20


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Bluefeld = Rotary club elects Rev.
I. S. Hamilton, president.
Warrington - Loyal Order of
Moose institute new lodge here.
Charleston-Diamond Ice company
plans to construct a $4,000 factory.
Martinsburg- Alta Keyton, 10,
Is in local hospital as the result of
having been bitten by two stray dogs.
Fairmount - Jacob Hinz resigns
as physical director OF Y. NJ. c. A. to
enter business here.
RichwCod - Work has been begun
on the new concrete bridge to cross
Cherry river on Oakland avenue.
williamson J. w. P. ST. Clair,
former deputy state mine inspector,
appointed supervisor of roads of
Mingo county.
Clarksburg-Martin Promonce, Slav-
ish miner, was found guilty of an
attempt to murder Noel Curry, Shinn-
ston high school boy.
Morgantown - Schools here are so
crowded that committee has been in
Btructed to ascertain, If additional
rental space is available.
Kingwood-Isaac BeyS, special Off
Ger, found guilty of involuntary man.
slaughter In connection with the death
of A. Romanoff, q miner
Weirton-New world record for
tonnage set here when Weirton steel
company's plant produced S456 tons
In day, according to officials.
West Union - The back to the farm
movement has solved the housing
problem here, and for the first time
since the outbreak of the war, West
Union has as many houses as re-
Quired.
Clarksburg One man killed and
two injured when two loaded coal
cars break loose on incline. Russell
Walker, of DeSpard, was killed and II.
M. Sipe, superintendent of the mine,
and William CoStilow were injured.
k1ngwood-Clarence Runner and
Andy Bowman were sentenced to the
penitentiary after they had been found
guilty in the Preston county circuit
court on moonshine charges. Judge
"A G. Hughes gave Bowman a five
year sentence and Runner two years.
Parkersburg-D Freeman Han
Ion 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 we're
on their honeymoon.
Fairmont-The special election held
here for the issuance OF $15O,OOO in
bonds for the Improvement Of the city
water system was defeated. The vote
stood 80 votes for and 81 against
proposition. The vote was very light.
About one-thlrd of the votes cast we're
by women 1t was proposed to in
stall a new filtration plant had the
Issue carried.
Morgantown-Fred ]. Mccoy. of Sis
tersville, has been appointed prose
cutting attorney for Tylef County to
succeed r. i. Conaway, resigned, ac-
cording to word received here by Off
cials Of the West Virginia University
college Of law, Of which Mr.. Mccoy
is a graduate. These officials said Mr..
Mccoy, who is p years old. Is the
youngest prosecuting attorney in West
Virginia.
Morgantown-The felony charge
against Mrs Anna Bowak mother Of
three small children, who was arrest.
ed here after officers had found q
mOOnshine still I'm her home. was waiv.
ed and she was sent TO Jail for two
months after having been found gull
ty Of selling mOonshine. The three
children were released from jail TO the
custody or a woman bOarder at the
wOman's home.
Wheeling - Harry Manuel, with two
French citations for valor and two
American decorations for bravery in
action, was sentenced to serve ten
years in the state prison at Mounds.
VILE by Judge Robinson. Manuel
was convicted at the present term OF
Ohio county criminal court OF second
degree murder I'm connection with the
killing OF John Kalas in a card game
here in December. The court said he
had mitigated the sentence eight years
because OF Manuers fine war record.
MOrgantown - Thomas T. BdrIev,
OF Pennsylvania, became new secre-