The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-10-25
West Virginia
News Cuttings
An epiton,e OF the most
Important events trsnspIr-
ing Throughout the state

Grafton-TayIer county post Of the
American Legion has named Carl
4oyHg as commander.
Asatgomery-Nrs. Eliza Jane War
ner. On, died here. She Is survived
~ sister-in-law. Amt Susan Warner,
tc9
Sheperdstown-Rey. G. L. Hady OF
mis- place was reelected dean OF East
srs Convocation Presbyterian church
At Berkeley Springs session.
Ststersville - Police Chief George
Lawton has declared war on boys with
sling shots following complaints that
number OF persons were hit
Fayetteville-Gordon Philips. son OF
j. z. Philips and wife, had a narrow
escape from death when he was struck
oy lightning while leaving a football
deid.
Morgantown - County has offered
500 reward for arrest and conviction
- man believed to be professional,
who passed forged checks on local mer-
chants
Switchback-Dr. D. N. Banks. OF
this place, has accepted a call to the
chair of pathology and bacteriology
at the medical department of the Uni
versity of North Dakota.
Buckhannon-Hale HauIey, of Glen
White, was elected president of the
student council, the highest honor
West Virginia Wesleyan students can
bestow on one of their number.
Logan-Repairs have been finished
On the Logan plant to permit resump-
ton of operation by all mines in the
held, according TO announcement from
the Logan Coal Operators associa-
tioR.
Wheeling-Rev. John Gass, rector
Of the Trinity church at Parkersburg,
was elected dean; Rev. A. G.. Cogley.
OF Wheeling, secretary and Rev. o. C.
Fox of Parkersburg, treasurer Of the
northwestern convocation OF the Pres
byterian Episcopal diocese OF West
Virginia at a business session of the
organization here.
MISUNDERSTANDING the neces-
sity for strict observance of traffic
regulations and more drastic steps by
law enforcement officers to insure life
and property on the highways OF the
county, Morgantown chamber of com
Merce has appointed a road traffic
committee which will be asked to or
ganize and formulate plans of activity.
Wheeling - Declaring that educa-
ticnal institutes, the church Of Jesus
Christ and hospitals are three greatest
factors that the church should spread
throughout the world, Rev. Appleton
Bash Of Pittsburgh, in speaking be-
fore the session OF the West Virginia
z conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church last night urged that more
teachers, missionaries and doctors be
esns TO every part Of the world.
Charleston - The police report is
sued by Chief Of Police John Britton,
showed the number OF arrests made In
Charleston during September to be
e5o. Arrests for drunkenness headed
the list with 1872 This does not in
efude those arrested for having moon
Shine liquor who number SO A daily
average of more than one arrest for
speeding was made The number ar
rested was 35. Cruel treatment to
hsrses brought two persons befort the
police Judge
Horgant0wn - with the enrolment
81 167 students az freshmen. and a
total enrolment 70 date Of $50 men
in the various departments Of the Col
lege Of Engineering. Dean Clement
Ross Jones expects the largest en-
rollment in the history Of the univer-
sity The total enrolment last year
vas 404. including the summer school.
A number ~ new instructors and as
Eistanfs have been added and the high
standards which characterize the col
lsge will be maintained.
Fairmont-Judge W. s. Meredith.
~ the circuit court. sitting in vaca-
tion. entered an order I'm case OF
rather peculiar aspects when he de-
eided in favor OF the plaintiff In the
sction Of the G.. & VI. Land company.
owners Of the second and third stories
sf the building on the corner Of Adams
and Monroe streets, in which the Com
Huntzis confectionery IS located. BY
the order entered the Communtzs
frm is directed 20 cease the operation
of six "antiquated. long arm electric
rotary fans which are declared rc
be nuisance to the other tenants of
the building
Mor0antown - q. r. Boyies. Vice
president OF the state federation of
labor, has been here organizing clerks
into n union.
Hununeton-Warning that the Or.
der NJ Elks must be kept q decided pa.
triotic organization, John J. Cornweil.
once governor Of West Virginia, now
identified with great business inter.
ests as lawyer Of national repura-
tion, told delegates to the state FIX
convention here that every member
must remember that he Is an Amer
lean