The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-04-05

ParkerSburg-MrS. Rosie OrBannion,
3S was found dead in her room. No
formal reason for the death was Civ
en-. 1t is believed the death was of nat
ural cause.
Fairmont-Harry Hamilton and Will
son Steele were arrested and released
under $1,000 bond for alleged sale of
a proprietary drug said to contain an
illegal amount of alcohol
Wheeling-Marko Swinerwick, ar
rested for the third time on a wife
beating charge, was fined $50 and costs
or 80 days in Jail when tried by ]. S.
Ritz, Judge of the Municipal court
Parkersburg officials Of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad state that
business is better right now on the
lines in this territory and at the local
shops than 1t has been for several
years past.
untington-William II. Vernatt,
laborer, was said by police to have
confessed to the killing of his brother
after the latter had died from gunshot
wounds in his home here.
Wheeling-A suit for $4,000 was
brought in circuit court here 10y the
Army and Naval Supply Store COM
pany against ]. G. Williams, for dam
ages. The suit is an outgrowth of a
trial in Justices court in which Will
lams was a witness.
Clarksburg = Announcement was
made here that as a result of a spe-
'cial visit from Washington of A. H.
Horton, district engineer of the United
States geological survey, a fully equip
ped federal weather bureau for the
collection of meteorological data will
be installed here.
HuntingtonDOtto Taggart, of Hunt
ington, was sentenced to two and a
half years In the federal penitentiary
at Atlanta when he pleaded guilty in
United States district court to a charge
of possession of moonshine whiskey.
The penalty was the most severe
dealt out by Judge G. w. McOlintic at
the present term of court
Huntington-Thirty-fi indictments
were returned by the grand jury for
the March term of United States dis
itrict court. The jurors were dis
charged with the thanks of the court
following the completion of their work
iFourteen of the bills brought in were
for grand larceny and unlawful sale
and receiving of goods in transit in
interstate commerce.
Parkersburg-A tentative state as
ISOLATION of savings and loan associa-
tons of which there are II or 10 in
West Virginia, was formed here in a
meeting of representatives of these
companies from MOrgantOwn, Clarks-
burg, Charleston, Fairmont, Wheel
ing and Parkersburg. Lewis John
son of Clarksburg was chosen tenn
porary president, and William L.
Mathes of Charleston, temporary sec
iretary.
Fairmont-While in his working
place Manuel BadalOna, a Spaniard.
aged 30 years, was instantly killed by
a roof fall at the Norway mine of
the Arkwright Coal Company, near
FairmOnt. BadalOna walked into his
working place and observed bad roof
conditions and remarked to this effect
to the miner in the adjoining room.
Shortly afterwards fall occurred
and he was buried underneath the
fan of rock and debris.
Charleston-The state road commits
sion was ordered by the supreme court
OF appeals TO issue a permit To the
Huntington Charleston Motor Bus com.
pany, for bus service between Hunt
ingtOn and Hurricane. In granting a
Deremptory writ Of mandamus TO that
effect the court held that the commits
sion could not revoke q permit except
for cause and that in the case before
ft the commission had virtually grant
ed the permit, although its actual
Issuance had not been completed.
Bluefeld-Grat Bowen's wild gan
der is dead In the absence Of official
record, II Is estimated that this goose
has reached the century mile stone
This old gander was captured on a
pond in Burkes' garden . years age
and IL was very wild goose at that
time. Some Of the pioneers guessed
the gander's age at ~ when it was
caught The old fowl flew I'm over
15urkes' garden with a gang of wild
geese, was winged and captured and
some years later was purchased by
Grat BOwen's father.
FalmOnt-The Marion County Med.
ical Society went on record as favor.
ing indictments OF officials who fail Ia
per6rom their duties in recording births
Bluefield-The explosion i'm the
mines Of the Weyanoke Coal and Coke
Company Of Arista. Mercer county, in
which ten persons were killed and
% others injured, was due to a blow
out-shOt, unlawfully loaded, unlawfully
tamped or not tamped at all in the
working place Of James y. McCloud
deceased, was the verdict OF the cor.
oner's jury investigating the explosion