The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-02-01

In the statement that the loss will not
exceed $4,000. The fire was caused
by open gas fires used in drying out
plaster in the four-story addition TO
the club house.
Adequate appropria-
tion" for the All county fair in
Kanawha county is one of the Items
on the legislative programme approved
by the West Virginia farm bureau fed
GRAFTON at its annual meeting here in
connection with farmers week at West
Virginia university.
Wheeling-G. C. Burnett, convicted
of manslaughter in connection with
the death Of Otto Werfele, here last
summer, was fined $500 and sentenced
20 serve one year in the Ohio county
jail The court instructed the pros
ecutor to ask the state road commits
sion to revoke Burnett's automobile
license.
Wheeling-Two engines and five
freight cars were badly broken up in
a head-on collision near Pennsboro, a
short distance from this city on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad but none
of the trainmen was injured. Through
passenger trains from Washington to
ST. Louis were detoured arriving here
three and four hours late.
Weston-For a consideration OF
about $3.50, 900 the Benson Oil Compa-
ny, composed of Weston residents, has
| conveyed it's lease holds situated in
| Gllmer county and containing six pro-
| ducing oil wells to the Federal oil
| company Of Akron, Ohio. BY the
transaction each stockholder received
ten dollars for svery one originally
invested, while in addition they have
received 500 per cent in dividends.
Keyser-Edward Nelson was found
in a closed refrigerator car in which
he had been locked four days in the
Baltimore and Ohio yards here. Neil
son says he was locked in the car
at Crawford Junction, n. j., and af-
termaklng the distance OF over 300
miles over the rails, landed in the
Keyser yards. He kicked against the
door AID made all kinds of noises but
was unable to make anyone hear
During the past year,
40 standard schools have been estab-
| lished IN West Virginia, according to
the state department of education
which has been centering its attack
upon rural school problems. West
| Virginia has shown remarkable 20
suits during the past year The law
providing for Standardization was
! passed at the last session of the leg
islature and was first tried out during
the last year.
| ParBersburg-O have been re-
ceived from the federal commissioner
of internal revenue by Collector A. B.
! White, to send four of his best men
in West Virginia to New York for spe-
cial duty In looking up delinquent In
come tax in that city, It was an
nounced from the West Virginia in
ternal revenue office and the men Sc
lected will leave for the metropolis
to spend 60 days or longer on the
work.
Morgantown-In their conference
here the Farm women's clubs of West
| Virginia through their legislature COM
mittee have expressed their deter
mlnation to help enforce the many
laws now on the statute books affect
| ing women and children. The enforce
ment Of the laws concerning public
school attendance, the Volstead- Y ost
law, child labor and the law requiring
safeguards in places Of employment is
/ demanded.
Berkeley Springs-Clrcuit Judge J.
| VI. Woods, In court here, set Febru-
ary 20 as the date for the beginning
/ Of the trial OF G. Frank Keney, presI-
dent Of district II, United Mine Work
ers Of America, who was indicted as n
murder accessory in connection with
| the armed march against Logan coun-
| ty in August, 1921. The case was trans.
I ferred to Berkeley Springs from JEFF
| ferson county on a change OF venue
asked by the defense.
Martlnsburg rg-Albert Ralnes, aged 80
| years, living a secluded life In sub
/ urb Of Martinsburg, was found dead
/ A bottle, half filed with moOnshlne.
| was lying nearby A bank book. found
on Ranes' person showed deposits Of
| $1,000 lie had 500 cash in his pock-
cts. A will, found in his pOcketbOok,
/ provided that all his money be used
| for the funeral and the purchase Of
a burial place. It specified that no
relatives were to share in the estate.
Wheeling While learning TO ride
her brothers. new bicycle. Margaret
Hartwig. 8. fell in font Of wheel
ing street car, sustaining severe In
| juries TO her right hand.
Clarksburg - Recommendation for
immediate expenditure OF S55O,OOO for
/ the construction OF a new federal
| building here was made by Postmaster
/ General Hubert Work and Andrew w.
| Mellon, secretary OF the treasury, in
joint letter TO the speaker OF the
house, according to advices reaching
! here from WsshlngtSn