The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-07-26


In his seth year.
PruntytOwn-Manuf of license
tags for automobile in 1924 has been
started at the state reform schools
here.
Welch-R. II. Powell. Of Wilcoa has
succeeded A. G.. Fox, resigned. as Fifth
district commander of the American
Legion.
ENckley = The attendance at SER
vices conducted here n the Billy Sun
day revival campaign has averaged
more than 5000.
West Union-Irvin Cotrill. OF VI
Union, was appointed superinto
of the Northwestern turnpike whIlu
passes through this city.
Raymond City-Poca district. Put
nam county, voters voted favorabIy on
n proposal for bond issue for a new
high school. The bond amounted to
$4,000
Clarksburg- Benches and seats in
stalled in Northeview park by the
city of Clarksburg have been stolen
according to a statement issued al
the city hall.
Wheeling-DecompOs almost be
yond recognition, the body of Mrs.
Emerta Musciarelu. 81, of BelIalre. o..
was found in IN abandoned mine west
of that city.
Charleston - Oscar Trimble. who
was injured in an automobile acct
dent near Scott, Putnam county died
IN the Kanawha Valley hospital. He
never regained consciousness from the
time of the accident.
Wheeling - A city building permit
was issued the Center Wheeling Saw
tngs Bank company for the construc-
tton of the new building on the cor
ner of Market and Twenty-second
streets. The building is expected to
cost 100000.
Buckhannon-Guy Dawson, 20. EN-
ploye of the BuckhannOn chemical
company at Helvetia. was Instantly
killed while unchaining a truck load
OF logs. He was struck by one of the
heavy timbers and hurled into the
pond below, the huge logs tumbled
after him.
Huntington-The fourth annual
state checker tournament will be held
here, commencing August 10. if was
announced. DR.. f. II. BrarnOn. of
Bridgeport, state champion. will be
entered to defend his title, won last
year. number of the best checker
players in the state have entered
MOrgantOwn-The MonOnga1ia Co
Operative Fair association will hold
the annual county fair September -.
. and 20, it was announced by II. r..
Cokeley, county agricultural agent.
No ground for the fair has been Sc
cured, but it is expected the stock
pavilion of the state university here
will be utilized for the fair.
Glenville-An old time fdd'ers con-
test viii be held here August Is. un-
der the management Of the Glenville
post Of the American Legion.
number Of old violin players from Gill
mer, Braxton, Webster and other
counties win participate The contest
is to be staged in the auditorium Of
the Glenville state normal school.
Wheeling William Robson. mine
electrician, was killed and Robert
LOngstaff, foreman. and James Mere
dith, assistant foreman, were slightly
injured when an accumulation of gas
in an abandoned portion of the Rich
land-Marshau Coal companys mine at
MOundsville, exploded. Robson was
the only man near the scene of the ex-
plOsiOn when it occurred L0nzslT
and Meredith were working near the
mine entrance.
Bl1efeld-Three young boys Of the
SpanishDurg neighbOrhood OF Mercer
county, Kermit and Do1zie Lilly.
brothers. aged 10 and "a years and
Harrison Boien, aged "a years died Ir
a Princeton hospital, succImb.ny -J In
5uries sustained while tamperng with
a key of powder. The y0m- a-s ace
cOrding to reports received here. hlI
found the powder keg near their home
where road CONS -Ie..,l force had
been working r,r several days. o.
seems they had filled al their pockets
with the powder and ..r. u-au .rr- ..
return to their home when KERN
Lilly struck match d..l -rIeI t.a
powder burning al SOB osl.s H..a r.
suited.
EuHns-The local country club nu