The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-12-20

Fairview-Lester Wilson, Is, son of
| w. G. Wilson, Is in Cook hospital
suffering from injuries received when
he was thrown from a horse Two
operations have been performed.
Huntington-Billie Long, the six
year-old son Of Mrs. Zeria Long, lost
the sight Of his left eye and will prob
ably lose the eyeball as the result of
an automobile accident just above
Milton.
Wheeling - While calling on his
sweetheart, Andrew Bullock, of Glou-
ceSter, o., was arrested by Wheeling
police at the request of Ohio officers.
He is charged with having stolen an
automobile.
Clarksburg-Steps are being taken
| to organize a Shrine club here. Sane
ton for the organization of the club
has been obtained from James A.
Bryan, Parkersburg, illustrious poten-
tate of Nemesis temple
Harrisville-Bryan Jenkins, of near
Bear Run, was found guilty of the
murder of d. G. Newbrough, also OF
that place, about a month ago. He
was sentenced to life Imprisonment by
Judge Homer B. Woods.
| New Martinsville - William Owen,
year old son of Frank Morgan and
wife, was scalded to death when he
pulled pot of boiling water over
himself in the kitchen. The baby
lived only a few hours after the acci-
dent.
Elkins-Red Craig of Clarksburg, a
second defendant under the provisions
of the anti-narcotic law, was sentenc-
| ed In federal court to q term of %
months in Atlanta penitentiary by
Judge William E. Baker upon pleading
guilty to the charge.
Welch-The Fordson Coal company
of Twin Branch which recently took
over the plant of the j. b. G.. Coal
company, operating on a royalty basis,
has completed a deal to acquire the
entire property in fee. This gives the
Ford company some additional 5000
acres of good coal land.
Terra Alta-Horse flesh is not rated
80 highly as it was in the days before
the automobile, but Preston county
claims the record low mark. At an
auction sale here one horse was sold
for five cents and another for a dime
when the auctioneer announced he
| would sell the next horse for the first
bid.
rgantown-Employes of lock
number IA at Lowesvllle were start
led to see Frank Dilosh, A. dive from
the outer lock wall into the Mononga-
hela river. The man was swept over
the dam and cast high and dry on its
apron, about a foot out of water. Di-
Josh picked himself up and dived
again. This time he did not reappear
officials at the coal mine where he
was employed declared Dilosh had
been acting strangely for a week
Martinsburg-When James Hocken-
berry, a neighbor, called at the home
Of Randolph StOtler, an elderly resi-
dent who lived by himself in that sec
ton of Morgan county, he discovered
Stotler's body on the floor An inves-
tigation by the coroner showed StOtler
had killed himself with a gun some
eighteen or twenty hours before the
body was found. His wife died year
or two ago and since then he had been
more or less of a recluse Recently
he was despOndent.
. Keyser-Four girl students of the
d public schools here, ranging in age
from IL to ~ years, we're injured when
they fell through the floor furnace
register To- the basement, nine feet be-
, low. They were Kathleen Buckalew,
Sarah Denuison, Irene Clam and Vir-
b enia Clevenger. Miss Clam sustained
fractured right arm The others
! were bruised about the body. lhey
were taken 10 Hoffman hospital. The
girls had been standing on the regis
ter to get warm when It collapsed.
Pennsboro-R. c. MdIntlre, Of this
place, has invented an automobile
wheel which he has had patented.
Spokes are made Of steel springs thus
obvatlng the necessity q springs un-
der the body OF the car.
Morgantown-We virginia Chap
ter Phi Upsilon Micron, national hon
+ orary sorority, was instituted at the
college Of agriculture Of West Virgin
: Ia university with seven charter mem
bers. Membership in the sorority Is
p contingent upon highest standards Of
scholastic efficiency.