The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-10-11

Clarksburg-Granville Tucker. 40.
killed himself at the home OF a broth
T at Meadland. Taylor county, when
he shot himsel with a revolver through
the heart. Tucker was unmarried He
had been Ill for several years.
Clarksburg - West Virginia Four-H
boys and girls camps will be repre-
sented mt the national gathering Of
similar organizations at Camp Vail,
Springfield, Mass, because OF the fine
showing OF hast years representatives.
Fairmont-Mrs. William Brooklelgh
suffered severe cuts and other MEM
bers of the family were bruised when
the touring car in which they were
riding ran into a water plug. One
child in the car suffered a severely
bruised leg.
Keyser-Plans have been made by
Queen Point lodge of the Odd Fellows
Tor the erection of new temple on
the site OF its present lodge home
The ground floor will be utilized for
business rooms and the remainder of
the building for lodge quarters
Wheeling-Pleading guilty to a
charge OF attacking and wounding
George Wyatt. an assistant engineer at
local hotel, Leon Leaven, a negro
beilboy, was sentenced to FIVE years
at the state penltentiary at Mounds
vfIIQ hv TN Dol
court.
Huntington-E. Spradllng, AZ years
old. who said he was "house man"
at the Ruffner hotel, in Charleston,
was sentenced to ten days in jail
and fined $25 by Judge Homer Mel
rose in police court when he pleaded
guilty to a charge OF driving an au-
tomobile while intoxicated.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Davis, while
working on the roof of the Vitrolite
plant was seriously injured when he
slipped and fell to the railroad tracks
beneath. His right arm and leg were
broken, his left arm and leg fractured,
and he sustained numerous cuts and
vi ukocS the DOQy.
Wayne-Union district has APPROX
ed $194,000 road Improvement bond
issue. Returns from various precincts
led to announcement that the prOpos-
ed Issue was approved, and 1t was de-
clared by Fl. o. Wiles, county en-
gineer. that the work OF surveying
the road improvement will be started
at once.
Wheeling-Mrs. Walter Snider call
ed the police to her home here and
had her husband arrested so that she
could enjoy good nights sleep. Wal
ter, said Mrs. Snider, insisted on ar
guing all night long and she insisted
on a little sleep. SnIder was dis
missed when the case came before
the Judge and husband and wife left
the court arm in arm.
FalrmOnt - Falrmont has been Sc
tected as the headquarters for the
Standard Oil Company In northern
West Virginia. Business in this sec
ton will be conducted from here after
this instead Of at Charleston. where
the work has been directed from the
administrative offices. Storage facIl.
ities are large and It is said that
the company will not again be in
danger OF shortage as It was recently
curing the shOpmen's strike.
Horgantown-L G. Miller was held
TO th6 October session of the grand
fury here for preaching antagonIstlc to
the theories laid down by the govern
ment The charge, brought under the
~red flag Law" OF West Virginia. is n
nnisdemeanor. He was arralgned be
sore Justice Of the Peace s. A. Posten.
Miller, who admitted he was a mem
ser af the Industri II Workers Of The
World, launched into = warm defense
of that organization during the court
pYoeeedinEA
HorEantOwn-EffOrts to have High
street paved were brought to confu-
sion when influential property owners
declared they would not sign the
agreement for the widening OF the
street unless the order OF the city
council providing for = widening of
seven feet he rescinded Two Of the
property owners are men Of large In
duence. Other property owners. how
ever, are declaring that they will not
Sign the agreement unless the street
- widened three and n half feet on
either side. Meantime, the chamber
Of commerce. which has worked hard
dor the new street paving, find their
efforts blocked by the attitude OF the
different property owners.
MOrgant0wn-An attempt upon the
life OF Sheriff w. N Yost was frus-
trated by Deuty Earl r. Gore. who
shattered the arm OF Albc-' Booker
with a bullet, when Booker was about
% plunge a knife into the sheriTs
bacF according to the officers. Sher.
SIR osts coat was slashed but be
escape injury. The two officers had
gone to Richard this county. TO arrest
Booker upon a charge Of assault and
Battery. As they approached. Booker
drew knife and attacked Sheriff
Yost, accorAissg . the officers.