The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-08-17


docket to dispose of.
Morgantown-Promp action on the
part of three boy scouts saved an un-
identified man from drowning.
Marmet-H. r. Midkiff, Harry Dal-
ton and Will Dalton were arrested
charged with operating a moonshine
still.
Moundsville-Arrival of 10 prison
ers from Cabell county boosted the
population of the West Virginia
penitentiary to 1886
Huntington-When he tried to sell
United States Commissioner ]. P.
Douglass a gallon of "hooch," d. II.
'Runyan, of Ashland, KY, was ar
rested.
Malden-Charged with having fail
ed to provide proper shelter for his
horse, Raymond w. Putnam was SEN
fenced to spend two nights in the
horses stall.
ton were granted the Fairmont thea
ire company of Clarksburg The new
company plans to erect a $4,000 thea
ire building
Wheelng-iteport of Wheeling's
playground superintendent shows that
1886 children and grown persons
spent considerable time at the differ
'ent Fairgrounds last June.
Williamson-Another cut in the re-
lief paid striking miners by the United
Mine Workers of America has been eff
fected. Men are to receive 81 ler
week; women 81; and children, 80
cents.
Morgantown-Lazure Estell t. in
Jail at West VanVoOrhis awaiting
trial on charges of Oper ting Q motor
vehicle while intoxicated, wrecking
another car, and operating a car with
a license issued for another car.
Wheeling-A dozen cartons of tobac-
co, purchased by various unions, were
sent to the county Jail prisoners held
there in connection with the mine bat
tie at Cliftonville, in which Sheriff III
II. Duval of Brooks county was killed.
Wheeling-Pottery workers here
were granted a ten per cent increase
in wages by the North Wheeling pot
tery company. The increase effects
800 men and women. The workers
asked for a 20 per cent advance bur
compromised on the ten per cent
Wheeling-Begging in broken Eng
1ish for the privilege of seeing their
men, a bedraggled army of foreign
women from CliftOnville besieged the
county Jail in a fruitlesS effort to see
the prisoners confined here in connec-
ton with the mine clash at CliftOnvilIe.
Morgantown-Mark another link
in the chain Of improved roads for
West Virginia, which will eventually
connect with the Pennsylvania road
system at Point Marion. was the
opening Of a mile and quarter
stretch OF concrete road between
Morgantown and Fairmont.
Alt II.
has been appointed receiver for the
Peoples National Bank of Keyser.
which closed it's door after the ar
rest Of the cashier, Thomas Eleps.
who is now serving a seven year SEN
tence at Moundsyille. The appoint
met was made by State Bank Com
missioner ]. S. Hill
Charleston-Bat suits must 20
out Of style on the streets Of Charles
ton or their wearers will 20 into iail.
That was the warning sounded by Nav
or Grant =. Hall when he instructed
the police department to see that the
practice of wearing bathing suits and
nothing else in the city streets is stop.
ped. Persons who wish to return to
their homes from the river should wear
raincoat or some over-gament, the
mayor said
Charleston-Increase Of Sjf,160, OF
in the assessed valuation Of steam rail.
roads ia West Virginia over the assess
ment Of last year is shown in figures
made public by the state board
of public works. The increase amounts
20 % per cent. Street railway com
panies were assessed this year ai
21,1jO2OO compared with S1G742, ,Gjs
last year. This is an Increase OF
81 407542, or 2G per cent. The total
assessed valuation of the steam roads
in the state this year is S247,1 ,9Z2
Last year it was S192,937,9JO.
Beckley-Mrs. J. NJ. Anderson. &C
cUsed of killing her husband, Judge
John NJ Anderson, was released on
bail.
Martinburg- Of undetermined
origin in the business district here
caused q loss estimated at $4,000
The women's clothing store, owned by
by Louis Llpsic, was destroyed. The
stock in the Thompson and Thompson
building adjoining was damaged by
smoke and water. Other nearby
buildings were damaged. Practically
all the losses are covered by insurance