The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-08-24
West Virginia
News Briefs
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Martinsburg-L. o. Carr was severe
ty injured in an automobile accident.
Parkersburg-The State Veterinary
Association held a two-day session
here.
West Union-The Doddridge County
Sunday School Association held it's
convention here.
Martinsburg-Fire of undetermined
origin in the business district caused
loss of $4,000.
Moundsville-The Fostoria Glass
Works was to resume operations after
q two-weeks' shutdown
Morgantown-Plans for the next
years high school interscholastic con-
test are rapidly going forward.
RichwoOd-Elmira Heaster was Sc
riously injured when a large truck
which he was inhatng exploded.
Benwood- are at work
making plans for the new bridge that
will connect Benwood with Bellaire, o.
Palmer-Richard and James Marsh
were arrested by Game Protector w.
S. Johnson, charged with taking bass
under size.
Wellsburg of a second body
badly decomposed, brought the
list of known dead in the recent mine
battle to seven.
Hinton-J. G. Mccoy, mining pros
pector, is developing what he believes
to be vein of gold, on a farm near
Red Sulphur Springs.
FairmOnt-The Colonel Morgan chap
ter of the national society of the
Daughters of the American RevOlu-
ton was organized here.
Sistersville Harry NJ. Frye, well
known local oil field worker, has left
for South America where he will be
employed in the oil fields.
Wellsburg-The Wellsburg Home
Telephone Company is to merge with
Tile CueSdpedhe anu OulO 1eleplOue
Company, it was indicated.
Moundsvilie-An unknown man at
tempted to rob the home of A. IL.
Ferris. Police arrived before any
thing of value had been taken.
Elkins-Clifford, 10-year-old son Of
Q. B. Stewart, was badly burned by
steam at the Gladly Manufacturing
plant. He died at a local hospital.
Morgantown-The United States
mine rescue car No. s, which has been
stationed at MorgaEtown, is now at
Quinwood doing demonstration work.
Moundsville-The local postofTice
aided the Wheeling office by taking
care of 10000 pieces of mail. The
matter was brought in three large
sacks.
McMechen-The remains Of the late
Private John o. Earnest, of Wheeling,
who was killed during the world war
in France, was buried in the McMechen
cemetery.
Point Pleasant-As the elimination
of long period of mysterious disturb
ances the Holiness church at WyOma,
near here was demolished by dyna-
mite explosion.
MorgantOwn-A storm approaching
the ferocity Of a cyclone swept through
ed oil derricks and buildings and caus-
ed loss reaching many thousands Of
dollars.
Wheeling Eleven West Virginia un-
dertakers we're given licenses before
the State Board of Embalmers who
met here in connection with the West
Virginia Funeral Directors Associa-
tiOn convention
Huntington Charles Aun, q, of
Long Branch was shot and instantly
killed at the home Of a neighbor The
shooting was said to- have been the
aftermath Of a quarrel between Alim
and another young man over girl.
Parkcrsburg automobile party
Of Rufus Hodges, Charles Mcbride
and John Weaver and three women,
all Of Parkersburg, VS. held up
while driving ON the Washington Bot
ton road by two masked mcn. VINO
stopffd the car mt the point OF re-
yolyers, and relieved Of all their val
uablcs The highwaymen secured
$47Gj cash. taken from the men, and