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

Morgantown-Truck owners have
asked for an injunction against the
city following action taken by the city
in an attempt to prevent operation
over the city streets of trucks weigh
ing more than 5000 pounds.
WarwOod-The local high school
girls basketball team will not enter
the state tournament at Spencer,
school officials have decided. 1t was
believed the tourney would be too
coming as it does on the
heels of long playing schedule. ?
Clarksburg- F. f. Brininstool,
81, wife of a prominent minister who
has lately been educational secretary
of the Northern Baptist convention of
West Virginia, died at her home here,
following second stroke of paralysis.
Her body was taken to her home Gal
lipohs, Ohio, for burial.
Wheeling - The Wheeling Public
Service company was named as the
respondent in a damage suit for $10,-
900 filed in Ohio county circuit court
here by Robert w. Dayton, admin
istratOr of the estate. The bill charged
the company with responsibility in the
death of Mrs. Dayton, who was killed
in traffic accident near Wheeling.
Bluefeld-Hattie Turpin was arrest
ed charged with the murder of her
husband, Henry L. Turpin, who was
found dead in his home. Suicide was
first thought to have been the cause
of the mans death but investigation
by city police and county authorities
resulted in uncOvering evidence suffi-
clent to warrant the arrest of the
dead mans wife, it was announced by
county officials.
Charleston-An application for in
creases in rates was filed with the
public service commission by the Poe
ahontas Telephone Company of Mar
linton. The company is now charging
for residence private lines 1.50 a
month and $1.25 for multiparty lines,
and wants to charge the same for null
tiparty lines, $1.50 for duplex lines and
$1.75 for private lines for residences.
Similar increases are asked for lines
for business and professional use.
Charleston-A steam shovel and two
boilers were sold to John Duval, Hunt
ington contractor, by the county for
oh hi
which were purchased secondhand
during the war, were used on the Dun
bar and Lock roads and then trans
ferred to the Elk river road project.
Constant usage during the past four
years has left the shovel in a dilapi-
dated condition, and it was decided
that the most economical thing to do
was to sell the machinery
Huntington-Glenn Cunningham.
well known Huntington man, was fined
$500 and sentenced to twelve months
in the Fayette county Jail by Judge
G. w. McClintic in United States dis
trict court here on charges of possess
ing whiskey and of maintaining a nui-
sance. Cunninghams counsel imme-
diately filed notice of appeal The
fine was imposed on the charge of
possession, while the Jail sentence was
the result of the charge of maintain
ing nuisance by having whiskey in
his home.
Richwood-A quarrel between two
boys over a game of marbles has re-
suited i'm a murder case here. Robert
Williams, 90 son of George Williams.
is dead, while Everett Lawson. 26.
lumber mill emgplOye and former sol
der is in Jail as the alleged murderer.
John Lawson, II, and Isaac Williams.
l6, brothers of the principals, quar-
relied over a marble game and the
quarrel was taken up the elder broth
ers who met in vacant lot at PAPER.
mill Town, a suburb, and came to
blows. After being Knocked down Law
son is asserted to have shot williams
through the heart with a revolver.
MOundsvlle-Withi the next few
weeks machinery and other apparatus
will be installed at the Moundsville
flying field, to test the feasibility and
possibility Of dispelling fog and pre-.
cipitating rain by means Of dropping
electrified sand from fast-mOving air
planes, according to an announcement
by Major Gen. Mason Patrick. Of the
army air service, Of Washington. u. c.
It has been found that the atmospheric
conditions in the Wheeling district are
well suited to the experiments, and
the results gained here will govern
the attitude Of the air service toward
the rain-making adventure.
Lewisburg Bandits broke into the
Fort Springs post Office. First class
mail matter was gone through. Twen-
~ six cents in cash was stolen
Chareston-A list Of approved
books for public elementary schools
has just been published by the State
Department Of Education The num-
Der Of books approved for each grade
is as follows: First grade, 81 second,
20 third, 10; fourth, 1O6 fifth, 1876:
sixth, 127 seventh, 1873 eighth, 145
general, 42, and for physical educa.
tlOn. a.