The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-12-06

bruSny FOrk-BruShy Fork cOmTnli-
nity closed its country life conference
and decided to change the name of the
community to Trinity.
Morgantown-Nick Opacho was shot
."and seriously wounded at his home in
Granville, near here, when he was
slow in obeying the commands of a
hold-up man.
Parkersburg - Roy s. BObbitt, OF
Canton, o., has been appointed physi-
cal director of the local Y. NJ. G.. A
to succeed l.. Il. Andrews, of Buffalo,
n. Y, resigned
Redwood - John Wade Bell, of
Quinwood, shot a deer while with q
hunting praty near here. Two others
were bagged by A. L. Craig former
mayor, and j. e. Kesser.
Salem-Genius Payne, retired farm
er and banker, died unexpectedly at
his home here. Payne was in his
eightieth year He was president of
the Merchants bank here
Moundsvlle = Wilbur Berry lent a
stranger $50 and held a new automo-
bile for security. policeman in
Wheeling recognized the car as a
stolen one and Berry lost
, Sistersville - Six million marks in
postage wece on letter received from
Germany by Walter s. Sugden. He
figures the pre-war value of the pos
tage would have been $1,5OO,OOO.
Richwood-G. G.. HollingswOrth, so
night watchman on the Cherry River
Boom and Lumber company's docks,
died here of injuries received in a fall
from the dock to the ground, 1S feet
below.
Charleston-Mrs. Addie Means wild
ow of Doss Means, who resided at
Grown Hill, met death by shooting
herself 1t is thought that her mind
became distracted through grief over
the death of her husband who was
killed some time ago.
Clarksburg-FOund guilty of reck-
less driving, II. c.. MOdiSpaugh, taxi
driver employed by the SomervilIe
Taxi and Transfer company was SEN
fenced to serve 10 days in Jail and to
pay fines totaling S41.5O. The sen
tence was an outgrOwth of an accident
in which five street car passengers re
ceived slight injuries.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is to have
labor temple and as soon as possible,
1t was evidenced at the regular meet
ing of the Central Labor Union, when
a committee was named and empower
ed with broad authority to work out
ways and means whereby suitable
property can be secured, financed and
maintained, to be used as a meeting
place for all organized labor and tC
be known as the MonOngalia County
Labor Temple.
Parkersburg-C council adopted
an ordinance granting the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad permission to erect
a new bridge across the Little Kama
wha river and to raise and straighten
out its trestle approach to the new
bridge. a contract was adopted be-
tween the city and the railroad in
which the railroad agreed TO indemni-
~ the city in case of any damage and
any lawsuit from the work they will
become responsible.
Buckhannon-Mrs Florence Schobe.
proprietor Of the New Valley hotel.
was guest at the monthly luncheon
Of the chamber Of commerce when the
hotel situation Of the city came M
for consideration and she stated thar
)efOre next June the Colonial Inn
which She also owns will be rebuilt
and equipped as a first-class hotel.
There will be 80 rooms and several
apartments as well as four store rooms
In the rebuilt structure.
Beckley-Final statistics Of income
for the calendar year 1921 showing
the number Of returns filed and taxes
paid by coal mining and other con.
pOratiOns as well as individuals were
issued by the bureau Of internal
revenue. The total number of coal
mining corporations reporting income
tax returns for 1921 was 1866. OF
these, lOD reported net income
amounting 10 SS2.Gj4.7e- income tax
S6922,s $50; war profit. and excess
profits tax SS,29G.JG' total tax
S152t9,444. on the 9th hand. 2577
coal mining corporations reported ma
mes tipcome with a deficit of S72,521,.
s15Sf
Huntington -- Homer Ycich. of the
Huntington police department, has ac
cepted an offer Of the c.y manager
Of Tallahassee, Fla, 70 become chief
OF police Of that city. lie is a traffic
officer here.
Clarksburg-Re 9. c. L1wson, pas
tor Of the First Methods Protestant
church at Fairmont, has accepted a
call 70 the pastorate Of De Confer
ence Memorial church Of nl denomln
alton here. He succeeds Rev. J. p
Turkelson. recently assigned 10 Par
kersburR