The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-03-29

Huntington-Charging an attempt 30
blackmail her of about $500. Mrs. Alex
Rose caused the arrest of two private
detectives.
Wheeling Mary Johnson, 75,
died here o, injuries received when she
was struck by an automobile. She
was a lifelong resident of Wheeling
and member Of prominent family
Parkersburg Announcement was
made of the football schedule for next
season for the Parkersburg high school
The schedule has the usual number Of
state games with Wheeling, Hunting
ton, Charleston, etc, and two games
with Marietta, Ohio.
Wheeling L. Whiting has
been appointed acting prohibition COM
missioner of West Virginia by Federal
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes
Whiting. who was chief clerk to the
Late Charles Ahrens, prohibition COM
missioner, has taken up his new
duties.
Huntington-Ray Boster, % years
old, suffered fatal injuries yesterday
when motorcycle he was riding over
turned on the Barboursville road He
died few hours later in a hospital
here. Boster was we'll known as
race rider and entered In track events
throughout this territory.
Wheeiing-Miss Mary Dague, who
competed in the beauty contest at At
lantic City last summer, as Miss
Wheeling" has announced her en-
gagement to Frank L. King, of Hunt
ington. Miss Dagre says her fiance
Is in the oil business. The wedding
will be an event of early spring.
MartinSburg-Ja J. Cody and Da-
mon Hardy, of Martinsburg, escaped
from a deputy sheriff at Blazer in the
Allegheny mountains, while they were
being taken to the penitentiary to
serve unexpired terms. They were
charged with violating paroles. They
escaped through a rest room window on
a train.
State Treasurer Johnson issued his
financial report for the month of Feb
ruary, which shows that the grand
total cash balance in banks, all funds
at the end of the month was $40, ,763,-
126.4O. The amount of the school fund
invested was $99S,5OO and the amount
of the workmen's compensation fund
Invested was $1O,302 300.
Williamson-Developm of a 1,2OO-
acre tract of coal In Logan county
near the border of the Williamson
Held, has been started by the Crystal
Block Coal and Coke company, one of
the Col. e. O'Toole interests. There
are two fivefoot seams of coal on the
| property. modern steel plant and
| tipple are to be erected Immediately.
HuntingtOn-Mrs. Howard A. Law
renee, of this city, has accepted ap-
pointment as president OF the West
| Virginia Southern district of Music
| clubs. She will have charge of or
| ganization of music clubs in Cabel,
Lincoln, Mercer, Mcdowell, Wyoming,
Logan, Mingo and Wayne counties and
their affiliation with the state fedora
ton of music clubs.
Observation-Disclosures behind a wall
of rock, coal and slate for fifteen
| hours, Lloyd Lipscomb, one of the
miners caught In the blast which
wrecked the mine of the Weyanoke
Coal and Coke company was brought
to the surface by rescue workers. The
rescue of Lipscomb reduces the death
| list from II to 10 Llpscomb was able
| to go to his home after being given
| first aid.
Morgantown-Morgantown is to have
a bridge of sighs. Contractors on the
new county jail have started construc-
| ttOn of the bridge which will connect
the new Jail with the court house.
Across this bridge, convicted prisoners
Will wend their way from court house
! to their jail cells. The work on the
Jail is progressing rapidly and the
| brick work is bieng pushed to compile
tion by the contractors.
Wheeling-W Wednesday, April 4, has
been definitely decided upon as the date
for opening bids for complete work
on the proposed $2,OOO,OOO water fltra-
tion plant for Greater Wheeling. it
was announced here by City Manager
/ Charles III. Dowling. The bids, accord
ing to Dowler, will cover the entire
project, including a new system for
the out-thepike section. It is expected
that It will take the filtration engineers
approximately one week to tabulate
! these bids.
Benwood-The BenwoOd and Nc
Mechen consolidated water company
was sold to group Of prominent busl-
ness men at the court house for $780,
0OC. The concern was in bankruptcy
and the property was sold at auction
through 5. g. Smith, receiver, by vir-
tue OF a fedora. decree The new
owners will take possession as soon
as the sale has been confirmed by
the court. They We incorporated the
concern under the old name, except
that the word Consolidated" Is drop.