The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-01-11

county-Wlde educatlOnal programme in
1923, 1t has been decided by represen-
tatives of these two organizations.
Charleston-R. f. Wheeler, %. resi-
dent Of West Charleston, lies at the
Mcmillan hospital with a crushed
skull and Harold Pierce, driver for
the Lennox food company, is at llber-
ty on oond OF $1,000 as the result OF
an automobile accident in Virginia
street
Huntington-Senator Frank b. Will
lis, former governor of Ohio, will de-
liver the commencement address Jam
uary 10, TO the mid-year graduating
class of the Huntington high sc.ool.
according to a telegram of acceptance
received by John G.. Graham, superin-
tendent of schools.
Fairmont-Plans for financing the
Eagle settlement house in this CITY by
raising $4,000 additional funds to the
pledges already made were discussed
at meeting here at the house by rep
hesentatives of the Methodist Episco-
pal woman's home missionary society.
No definite action was taken.
HuntingtOn-The suit Of f. G. Tap
lin, trustee, against the Main Island
Creek coal company, the Dalton and
Kelly coal corporation and others was
dismissed in federal court here fol-
lowing a compromise out of court. It
is understood the Dalton and Kelly
corporation agreed to pay Taplin as
trustee $1,2OOOOO
dsville-Recomme has
been made by a committee appointed
by the Marshall county court that
joint granite and bronze memorial to
the soldiers and sailors of the Span
lsh and World Wars. The memorial
will be erected on the southwest cor
ner of the court house lawn. II ia
to be ready for unveiling on next In
dependence day.
Parkersburg Members of the state
executive committee of the Woman's
business and professional clubs of
West Virginia met here and selected
Huntington as the convention city for
1923, the date for the meeting being
fixed for May II and -. Quite n num-
Der of other matters were discussed
during the meeting of the committee
but no definite action on anything
else was taken.
Huntington-Carl Smith, 81, OF rear
6l9 Second avenue, n laborer, was ar.
ranged in police court charged with
running over a fire hose on Second
avenue, West The deed was admitted
by Smith, but that wasn't all that no
admitted. He spoke thusly: "I could
see the fire hose very well, and any
way / was all excited as l was going
to get married" Judge Melrose held
that he should not get excited over
a little thing like that" and assessed
a 50 fine.
Clarksburg-Guilty of conspiracy to
iniiict bodily harm upon deputy sher-
iffs and non-union mine workers was
the verdict returned in Harrison coun-
ty criminal court against Larry Simon
etti, former employee of the Lewis
mine of the Hudson coal company.
who was charged with five other men
and three women, o. boarding n street
car near the mine last June. Penalty
for the crime charged in the indicf-
ment is from two to ten years in the
state penltenuary.
Montgomery-A bond issue of s15.-
OOO has been authorized by the Mont.
gomery city council for streets that
already have been paved and TO pro-
vide for the paving Of a road TO the
levee at the end Of Ferry street
part Of the bond issue will be used
Tor the purchase of a street husher.
NO further expenditures for street
paving will be necessary until the cor
porate limits of Montgomery are OK.
tended, according to members Of the
council. Every street in the city has
been paved
wheeling a result Of the old
tin box game, Joe Baroniski. Of 1907
Eof street, is minus S4.2OO. Baron.
ski appeared at police headguarters
ana informed the authorities that two
men came to his home several davs
ago and pretended to be friends of his
brother in Chicago Before leaving he
secured his lies savings s3.2OO from
the Renwood bank and $500 from
the Dollar Savings & Trust company
bank. The two confidence men SO.
cured the honey and departed. Baron
isH has not heard from them and now
asks the aid Of the police
Martinsburg g-Twenty-seven emntv
freight cars on the Baltimore and
ohio main line near here we're deralled
broken arch bar No one was in
.ured. The line was blocked for @
hours and trains were detoured.
Beckley-C. S. Maxwell prInclpoI
Of a public school here, and II. G.
Newton we're arraigned before JUS.
tice OF the Peace G. G. Collaway on
charges Of assault as result OF
hight during which three shots we're
hred by Maxwell without lnjurlng his
opponent.