The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-12-07
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Aurora-An unusual double funeral
took place here when a mother and
step-daughter, both more than 90
years old, we're laid TO rest.
Clar%sburg-Edward Bee. 90. Sa-
lem ice plant engineer. was killed by
a Baltimore and Ohio train at Salem
crossing when the train hit an auto
mobile in which he was riding.
Parkersburg-Supt ]. NJ. Scott, of
Sbe Baltimore and Ohio railroad com
pany, conferred here with shippers
who have asked shed TO be erected
covering the platform at the local
station.
Frankfort-Permanent federal rec
ognition has been extended to the
Wagon Company, 3Sth Division of the
Kentucky National Guard, Hopkins
vile, according to an announcement
made by acting Adjt. Gen. Ike Wilder.
Parkersburg- Industries com
mittee OF the Parkersburg board OF
commerce announced that the Black
wood electric steel foundry company,
with capital of $15O,OOO, is to erect
a plant which will manufacture steel
castings.
arkersburg-Emery Steele, %, was
accidentally shot and killed near Bert,
Tyler county, by his stepfather. Jacob
Paterson, who was loading small
calibre revolver. County authorities
investigated and absolved Paterson of
all blame, declaring the shooting pure
1y accidental.
Martinsburg-A vOlley ball league,
taking in teams of business men CT
cities in the Pennsylvania Maryland
West Virginia tri-state district, has
been organized. Business men of
Martinsburg are included in the league.
Teams have been formed here, at
Hagerstown, Md, and at Carlisle and
WayneSbOrO, Pa.
Wheeling-David c. DiIlS, 21, of
West Findley, Pa, died at the North
Wheeling hospital as the result of
double fracture of the skull which
me sustained in an automobile acci-
dent about 1 mile east of Penham
PA. Dilles was en- route to Benham
TO visit friends when the radius rod
of the machine broke
MOrgantown-The directors of the
International livestock exposition in
Chicago have reelected Professor c.
q. Shaw, of West Virginia university
as one of the judges OF livestock at
the annual exposition TO be held early
an December at Chicago. Professor
Shaw has served as judge at the ex-
positions show for the past several
years.
Parker-burg-In of a rob
berry in which unknown burglars Sc
cured loot valued at $4,000 was made
public here by the local police depart
meDt The robbery occurred when a
suite at the Chancellor occupied by
Frank T. Milligan, local manufacturer
and his wife, was entered Diamonds,
jewelry and expensive furs were Sc
cured by the burglars
RichwOOd-You can be just as
young as any of them at -, accord
ing OF Joseph Sparks, Of Parsinger,
who has passed that many mile
stones. At any rate, he can be when
10 rttft
prove II he got up early the other
morning, walked more than mile TO
mis- corn patch, Knocked out 81 shocks
of corn and walked back home call
ing u a day
Bluefeld-Five passengers on a
Norfolk & Western branch line train
were injured. one seriously, when the
rear coach Of the train ran into a
pile Of coal at a cOaling station near
PawaDs, Mercer county, ana was
thrown over an embankment Three
of the passengers injured were wo-
men Mrs. Minnie Lelson Of Blue
field, reported to have been the most
seriously injured, was taken to 2
Princeton hospital.
Frankfort-Oliver Hensiey. of Clay
County. who was sentenced TO the
penitenuary for one year for false
swearing, was given q conditional par.
don by Governor Morrow Hensley' IS
mother, abandoned by her husband
has six children to support, one OF
whom Is = helpless cripple The par.
don is conditioned on the fact that
Hensley help to support his mother
and his brothers and sisters His
mother, according TO Governor Nor
row, has goiter which distorts tho
whole side Of her throat Hensley
was received at the rcf0rnatory Oc-
fOber rs, 1922, and prior 10 that time
served one month in Jail
cmbankment landing almOs n Sam
COstellO's front yard The automobile