The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-02-23

Paden City.-7Job Greathouse was
arrested here after a still was dlscov-
cred in a well.
Si5tersvllle.-Dr. A. o. Conoway, Of
Alma, has been appointed health Of
ficer for Tyler county.
Clarksburg.-Local league of women
voters has; filed objections to cats in
meat stores for sanitary reasons.
Wellsbtrg.-Dr. +. L. Worthen, re-
tired denIist, Of Wellsburg, died at
Wheeling Tho burial was in Wells
burg.
Richwood.-The city council has
awarded the contract for a concrete
arch bridge over Cherry river to the
Lutte Bridge company, of York, Pa.
weston.-Postmaste Earl Roger
has been made chairman of the cham
ber of commerce committee appointed
to conduct a house numbering cam
paign.
McMechen.-J. n. Robey, ca, who
was elected the first mayor of Nc
Mechen in 1895, is dead as the result
of injuries sustained when he was
hit by a crane at a Benwood mill.
Salem-The Hi-Grade Oil and Gas
company, of Williamson, has started
work on the filling station on East
Main street. 1t is the eighth link in
chain of stations throughout West
Virginia
Wheeling.-It was learned that at
the meeting of the board of trustees
Of Bethany College, held in Pittsburgh,
a resolution was adopted to begin at
once a nationwide campaign for a
100000 endowment fund.
Keyser.-Division headquarters of
the state road department which have
been in MartinSburg since last August
will be returned to Keyser on April j,
so that the headquarters may be near
er the center of the division over
which Engineer Gray has charge.
MOrgantown.-John P Archer, of
COnnellsville, n Baltimore and Ohio
police officer, died here from guhshot
wounds received in an exchange of
shots with a man who attempted, to
break into the Baltimore and Ohio
passenger station at Star City, SUI
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midnight
Welch.-Three stores were destroy
ed in a fire in Aanawalt which threat.
ened the entire business district of
the town for a time. Volunteer fire
fighters, without any hose or chemical
equipment, battled with the flames
and finally prevented their further
spread by forming a bucket brigade.
The loss was estimated at about S5O,-
0OO
Misunderstanding to a meeting
of women, Mrs. Mary Ollie Emory, of
Morgantown, an investigator for the
state department of labor, said there
is not factory or industrial plant in
West Virginia which she has visited
that is not violating the law in regard
to child labor and employment of wo-
men.
Fairmont-A movement has been
started for a new library and COM
mittees have been appointed to fur
ther the work by the Chamber of Com
merce, Kiwanis club, Rotary club, Ma
rion county bar, the wOmans club, Ma
rion county nurses association, min
isterial association, library commission
librarians committee and several 9th
| er organizations
Wheeling.-The West Pennsylvania
power company has authorized the
expenditure of about $6,OOO,OOO for the
purchase and installation of two ad-
ditiOnal 10000 kilOwat turbo-genera-
tors for the Windsor, w. Va, plant, on
the Ohio river twelve miles north Of
wheeling, 1t was learned. The expan-
sion will increase the power generating
capacity to 5000 kilowats.
Charleston.-Out of 40 milk tests
made during January by City Chemist
Borradaile, 45 were found to be below
the standard The remaining 90 we're
found to be above standard. Two tests
of city water out Of p, were found
to be unsafe. Ice cream tests show
that most Of the ice cream sold I'm
Charleston is pure. Mr.. BOrradaile
made eight tests and found each to be
above the standard. Two wells, out
of three tested, we're found to contain
water that was unsafe.
Parkersburg.-Local Daughters OF
the COnfederacy have announced that
they have already on hand consider
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