The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-01-25

drugs. Wheeling Elks adopted a reso-
luton urging the president to set aside
week TO be nationally observed as
national antelope week"
Sistersyille-Two hen eggs, both
about the size of partridge eggs. were
found in nest on the poultry farm of
Thomas V. Leach of First Run. near
hear. The eggs were united at the
ends at right angles.
Logan-Fire here totally destroyed
the office and warehouse of the High
Grade Oil and Gas Company. causing
loss of $4,000 covered by insurance.
The blaze is believed to have been the
result Of defective wirin.
Weston-Voters OF this city beat
municipal bond issue of $3O6,OOO for
improvements by a vote of 6SS to
527, or a majority of 161 against the
issue. Part of the funds were to have
been expended for sewage disposal
plant.
Huntington - The West Virginia
Business and Professional Women's
Clubs will hold the annual state con-
vention here May IL and II, it was
announced by Miss Virginia Foulk,
state president. Committees have been
appointed to arrange the program.
Clarksburg-A little girl looking for
a dolls dress struck a match and let
1t drop into a dresser drawer at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Heinze.
A fire which resulted caused $50 dam
age, which was eXtinguished before
the fire department had answered the
call.
Wheeling-The historic St Joseph's
cathedral of Wheeling, which dates
from before the Civil War. will be
razed within the next three months
and a magnificent structure costing
SJOOOOO will take its place, 1t was an
nounced by Bishop John ]. Swint, of
the Catholic diocese of Wheeling.
Charleston-Gunshot wounds and
acute dilatiOn of the heart caused the
majority of deaths that were called
TO the attention of DR.. w. Z. Black,
county coroner, in 1922, a survey of
his records showed Twelve persons
died from each of these causes. Fif-
ty-eight deaths were prObed by the
coroner in the IL months.
Charleston - Consolidation of the
Sheltering Arms Hospital of Hansford
and the Charleston General Hospital,
with provisions whereby the Episcopal
Church would carry on in connection
with the new buildings to be erected
here and its social service work at the
Hansford institution, was announced
by Bishop w. L. Gravatt of the EpiscO-
pal diocese of West Virginia.
MorgantOwn-A committee appoint
ed by the West Virginia medical asso-
citation is drafting bill to be present
&c to the next legislature, providing
for an extension of the medical course
at West Virginia University from two
to four years. Medical students now
are sent to an eastern institution for
their junior and senior year courses
now offered at the State University.
Falrmont-That happiness, not sor-
row, exists in the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Brummage at White
Rock is due to a miracle. Monday
their little sixteen months old son
was run over by an lnterurban train
and escaped unhurt. That he was
not ground to death beneath the
wheels cannot be accounted for by
members Of the trains crew and the
| officials Of the company
Charleston-Charleston is just about
1,65O arrests better this year than
last, according to a comparison Of the
arrests for 1921 and 1922. In 1921
1925 persons were taken into custody
compared to 5,777 up until yesterday
or 1922. A classification Of offenses
was not available Charleston's city
headquarters has been, during the
greater part Of 1921 and more than
1 half Of 1922, in such cramped condl-
ton that the making and fling Of
| records were not encouraged.
Clarksburg- -RecOmmendatiOn that
all persons prosecuted I'm the munich
pal and state courts for violation Of
the prohibition laws also be prose
cuted In the federal courts is contained
in resolution adopted by the CIarks-
burg ministerial union The resolu-
ton is to be sent to Congressman S.
T. Reed, Of the third West Virginia
| district, for introduction in the House
with the request that be give his aid
10 securing enactment of the legisla-
tion.
Morgantown-Th athletic depart
ment Of the State University here has
hit upon the plan OF sending cast-off
footballs used by the varsity squad to
athletic departments Of the smaller
High Schools Of the State.
Kenova-Cletus Lett, % years old.
was Killed here ypeferdav ,yher bfe