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

Adamston-Two frame buildings
were destroyed by fire entailing loss
of more than $4,000
Martinsburg-St A. Westenhav-
er, for many years one of the best
known contractors in this section died
suddenly here.
Wheellng-Samuel V. McCuskey
was painfully burned about the hands
and face by flames from a galvanizing
pot at the Wheeling steel and iron
company.
Pennsboro-Bert Bradford had his
face and neck filed with bird shot
when a rabbit hunter discharged a
gun in his direction just as he reached
the brow of a hill.
Wheeling-The fall reunion of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
of Freemasonry was featured by a
class of 143 candidates taking from
the twentieth to the thirty-frst de-
gree.
Wheeling-JObn Ragowiski, grocer,
was fined $50 and costs by Police
Judge Ritz for maintaining an un-
sanitary refrigerator and a general un-
sanitary condition at his place of
business.
Philippi-An automobile parade over
the 16 miles of new state highway
completed between this city and Bel
ington, celebrating the opening Of the
road. The road is considered the
finest in this section Of the state.
Keyser-In his successful attempt
at suicide it required five shots from
a 80 calibre revolver when John w.
Leatherman, aged 60, fired at his head
at his home on New Creek drive near
Keyser. All the shots glanced off
with the exception of one. Death was
instantaneous
larksburg-Charles 4. Bennett, a
Little Rock champ farmer, was ac-
quilted in the Harrison county Grim
inal court of a charge of liquor law
violation. 1t was shown in his trial
+AoL tiN W al ant ny W illNll ilt was dI-
rested was intended for use in search
ing another house.
Wheeling-Warrants used by Fed
eral prohibition enforcement agents
must be specific and state to the point
for whom they are intended and where
the person lives, Judge Baker ruled
in dismissing a case when It developed
that the government had issued war
rants for three persons in the same
house.
Moundsvile-LOve of minstrelsy
caused Claude Garner, cOlOred, to re-
fuse to accept Immediately a parole
granted him by the state board Of
pardoHs. Garner wanted to take part
in the annual Thanksgiving day min
strel show. He has served six Of an
1S-year sentence for murder.
HuntingtOn-An X-ray examination
disclosed that Don Chain, sheriff Of
Logan county, now in a hospital here,
is suffering from a bullet lodged in
his right knee. His condition is not
critical. Chafn was wounded when
n pistol in his own hand was acci-
dentally discharged, according to hos
pital attaches.
Point Pleasant-Gas fumes escaping
from the furnace during mass at
Sacred Heart church almost claimed
the lives Of Rev. Father IldephOnse. of
Charleston, and several members of
the congregation. The priest was
overcome while I'm the pulpit and
while he was being rescued the other
persons became unconscious. Investi-
CATION showed that the furnace was
defective.
Wheeling Sam Mazel admits he
takes the prize as an easy mark.
Three strangers approached him and
remarked they had more money than he.
Sam doubted and showed them his
bank book. lie was credited with
deposits OF $500 representing his life's
savings. The men told Maze to get
the money to prove It. He did He
showed the cash 70 the strangers and
5ater in the day asked police to re-
cover his roll.
Charles TOwn-Circult Judge ! VI.
Woods Overruled the motion Of the
defense for new trials in the cases Of
the Rev. j. r. WiIburn, his son John
Wilburn. and Walter Allen, all convict
cd in connection with the armed march
on the southern West Virginia coal
fields. The Wilburns we're sentenced
to serve IL years each In the state pen
itentiary. The sentence Of 10 years
in the Allen case, fixed by the Jury,
was approved by the court
Sistersville-The Dyhrs Construction
Company, Of Charleston, Is at work
constructing the new junior high school
building.
Cbarleston-A reduction Of eight
per cent in freight on all manufactured
articles produced In the Charleston
district and shipped east has been OBJ
taiued, S. y. Puner secretary Of the
Charleston Chamber Of Commerce, In
formed the chamber at It's regular
monthly meeting. The reduction has
been sought by the transportation com
mlttee Of the Chamber since April 4.