The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-28


owner of the Kelley property on
spruce street, has arranged to erect
two Office buildings there at a total
cost Of $4,000. Contracts are to be
awarded Immediately.
Morgantown-The Morgantown de-
tachment OF the state police has a new
commanding officer. Corporal George
b. Donalds has arrived to take charge
In place OF Sergeant OlIn r. Ruth
whose enlistment expired and who has
entered private business in Wheeling
Fairmont - w. G. Holmes Of Fort
Haven, n. J.. dropped dead here hav-
Ing been overcome by the heat He
was here as a travelling representative
or an eastern concern. He had COM
planned Of the intense heat and n few
seconds later fell over unconscious
and could not be revived.
Fairmont-COlonel Clarence w. Wat
son, who has completed a tour Of the
Consolidation Coal company Dronertv
In the southern part of the state has
announced the company of which he
Is president, has arranged to spend
S9'UO,OOO in enlarglng its plants at
Coalwood, Caretta and Richlands
charleston - Samuel Stern, presi-
ueht or the Federal Chemical company.
Nitro, announced that the company
has sold its entire product Of alcohol
for a year to Cramer and company.
New York. The sale was made on q
cost plus 10 per cent basis through
the Wellman Chemical company. New
York.
Wheellng-Samuel Montgomery or
Warwood, a suburb Of Wheeling woq
instantly killed when he jumped from
an automobile about to collide with
another car into the path Of a street
car. The wheel OF the street car
passed over his head. He was At
years old and leaves a wife and two
children.
Charleston - Four Charleston mon
will get increase in pay as a result
Of the increase granted shopmen OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway ar
chicago. They are the only shopmen
employed here by the c. & o. Be
tween $500 and 5000 shopmen are
employed In the G. &. o. shops In
Huntington.
Wheeling-Bight hundred delegates
were here for the annual convention
Of the State Sunday School associa-
tion. In the absence OF President J.
ID. Steele OF Charleston, who was de-
layed owing to missing train connec-
ttOns, DIR. e. 3. Purlnton, former presI-
dent Of the State university, presided
over the opening session. 1t lasted
three days.
Charleston-Flfty-one convicts are
mugged" in a rogues' gallery assem-
Died by Q. L. Topping, state fire mar
shall This innovation Is an idea Of
the marshal's and is expected by him
to be helpful In the future conduct
Of his department The pictures are
all those Of firebugs who have been
convicted Of arson the last two years
and sentenced to the state peniten-
iary.
Martinsburg L. w. Burns, head of
the Grafton schools, has been elected
superintendent Of Martinsburg school
for a period Of two years The salary
VIII be S4,2OO year. Mr.. Burns. in adj
dition TO the superlntendeDcy, will be
principal Of the high school. He sue
ceeds w. g. Martin, who was superin-
tendent Of schools here for fourteen
years. Mr.. Burns Is a member OF the
state board Of education.
Charleston - The percentage Of
deaths and accidents at railwa. cross
ings is in favor OF the Virginia sfop
law, check Of % number of cross
in2s made by officials of the Chesa-
pcake and Ohio railway reveals Ac-
o0rd.ng % this check 12t per cent of
the Virginia drivers Stopped. looked
and listened before crossing the rails
In West Virginia only 11.2 per cent
of the drivers did this, and in Ken
tucky I'LL Of the drivers took pre-
caution.
Charleston West Virginia Will re-
ccige about $4,000 a year from the
federal government to assist the vo-
cational education programme I'm this
state II the legislature includes I'm The
budget the $4,000 needed for super
vision, training teachers, travel, pos
tage printing and other Items. A cir
cular declaring that West virginia
cannot AFFORD TO drop It's vocational
education programme and lose the fed
eral aid has been Issued by the state
department Of education.