The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-12-21

Wheeling - Twenty-four THOUSAND
dollars of tine $4,000 goal has been
pledged in the Associated Charities
drive.
Wheeling Harnats. mill work
er, suffered the amputation of a toe
on his right foot in an accident at the
Laughlin mill in Martins Ferry.
MorgantOwn-Miss Clara NJ. Atchi-
son, Of Clarksburg, was reelected
president of the West Virginia fedora
tion of music clubs in convention here.
MOrgantown-St. Michaels Karpatho
Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic
church is to erect a new edifce in
Westover Construction is to be begun
Immediately
Mansfield, Notion Inman was
elected constable by a majority OF
one vote. Some one wrote Inmans
name on the ballot and as no party
had a candidate he was elected.
Huntington - Fifty Huntingtonians
have had trees planted in the section
of Ritter park, given over to the grow
ing tree memorial which is under the
auspices Of the Grand Army of the
Republic.
PennsbOrO-The big we'll recently
drilled in by II. l.. Lambert and others
near Wick is still holding up at about
100 barrels per day. The producers
have secured another location and plan
drilling a second well soon.
Clarksburg-William Robinson Is a
real two-gun man. When he was ar
rested charged with having shot at
Charles Johnson, two revOlvers and a
pair of steel knuckS were found on
his person. He was fined $3.50 in po-
lice court.
Parkersburg-Lester Blake, cashier
at a local gasoline station, looked
down the muZzle of six-ShOOter
"Stick em up brother" yeggman
greeted him. The cash register was
robbed of $50. The bandit made
safe getaway.
MorgantOwn-Several score West
Virginia farm boys and girls have
received attra ctive Christmas pres
ents in the shape of All state fair
checks as their prizes for exhibits at
the fair held in Charleston under the
auspices of the Kanawha Farm bu-
reau.
| Lewisburg Samuel c. Beard, teach
ing his Sunday. School class, leaned
| back against the railing in the church
| balcony, and was pitched to the floor
/ below. John Hogan, cadet at Green
! brier military school here, made an eff
fort to save Beard from the fall and
| he too fell to the floor, breaking an
| arm Beard was not seriously in
! jured.
Clarksburg - Bruna Valenti, five
times indicted for violations of the
liquor laws, and Sam Marri, both of
! this city, were sentenced to serve five
| years in the state prison at Mounds
! vile and to pay fines of $500 each by
! Judge John G. Southern in Harrison
! county criminal court here. Judge
! Southern proclaimed the cases TO be
most fragrant" violations Of liquor
laws.
Wheeling Guy Morris, who went
on trial here in criminal court charged
with violating the blue sky law, chang
ed his plea to guilty and was sentenced
to five years In the state prison by
! Judge Robinson. lie was accused OF
| selling stock in the Tulsa Interstate
Petroleum Company, the former presi-
| dent Of which, w. o. Allison, of Tulsa,
Okla, is now under Indictment in
Ohio county criminal court.
Clarksburg-Af being idle for
/ nearly two years the local plant Of
the National Carbon Company will re-
| sumo operations soon after the first
| Of the year. This was the announce
| ment made by G.. T. Margerson. gen
eraI manager The plant, when IL
! first starts, Will provide employment
| for approximately 100 men When
operating full capacity the plant pro-
/ vides work for between 200 and $50
] persons, including Office force and all
and has weekly pay roll running
around $4,000.
! Clarksburg- Of American and
Chinese law, dispute over the owner
ship of a Chinase boy saiG TO have
/ been bought for cash I'm China and
| brought to Clarksburg, vagaries OF
| the Oriental mind we're problems con-
fronting local police It was all over
| the boy said to be 10 years old. as
| Americans reckon ages, and II. the
way the Chinese reckon, whose name
Is said TO be Chu Hong. The boy is
| reported TO have been brought to this
country at the instance Of a local
! laundry proprietor.
| Charleston-There are 10 troops OF
| Girl Scouts in Kanawha county and
| membership is 31O according TO n re-
/ port made at the regular monthiS
meeting OF the Girl Scout Council.
Several reports Of the activities Of
\ the scouts were read
! Clarksburg Baltimore & Ohio
/ Railroad has virtually assured the
] a.s.