The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21

4u6 CuOlCt was uudue III the 1DZ0 con-
Tention held in Wheeling.
Logan-Police authorities here ar
rested Bert Prior after he had been
released from Jail an hour before, and
returned him to Jail on charge of
having stolen money from another in
mate of the Jail.
Grafton - Pleading guilty for his
company to five warrants charging op-
GRAFTON of gambling devices, Manager
West, of the West carnival and circus,
which played in Grafton under the
auspices of the American Legion, paid
a fine of $50 and $50 costs to Justice
of the Peace Charles II. l.. Lilly.
Welch-The city council has become
so favOrably impressed with the sue
cess of the city manager plan of
municipal government that it will go
ahead and employ a city manager.
1t had been found that the city charter
gives council power to create any
new Office 1t sees fit and make aB-
pointments thereto.
CharlestOn-Britt Bostic, taxi driver,
was fined $40 in police court on the
charge of speeding. He was arrested
after he had driven an automobile
belonging to A. II. Parker into a tele-
phone pole at Elizabeth and Lee
streets. The automobile was wrecked.
according TO the police report, but
Bostic escaped injury.
Charleston-A dog is a dog like
S'pigs is pigs" but is a pup a dog, was
the perplexing issue City Manager
Wise had TO decide in answer to the
question of chow old must a dog be
before a city license is required" In
other words, dog licenses should be
taken out on all pups of three months
or more. Mr.. Wise isn't sure that his
opinion will hold water legally, but he
thinks it will serve.
Parkersburg-Three operators of
motor busses running "jitney" service
between Parkersburg, Vitrollte and
Central were hailed before Justice
Dana r. McGlothlin by Fl. Sol White,
field agent of the state road commits
sion, on charges of conducting a pub
lic utility service without a permit
from the state road commission, as re-
Quired by law. Each was given the
minimum fine of $5.
FairmOnt-When the four women
burned to death at Mountain Lake
Park, Md, were recovered, a bucket
containing $1,000 in gold was found
near one of the victims. It is said to
have been the property of the aged
mother, Mrs. Mary O'ConnOr. The
Crane family here who owned the cot
tage in which the O'COnnOrs had TAX
en- up their residence for the summer,
say the money did not belong to them.
Grafton-A murder mystery that has
puzzled authorities for the last two
years is believed to have been solved
by the finding Of parts of a human
skeleton in an abandoned section of
a mine near here. The skeleton, be-
lieved to be that Of Pierto Arae, killed
in a hOld-up here two years ago, was
5ound two miles from the mouth of
the mine. 1t was identified as that
Of Arae when friends declared a dia-
mOnd ring found nearby belonged to
Arae.
Charleston-A total Of $4,000 is in
vOlved in two local real estate deals.
according to deeds filed with the coun-
ty clerk. One of $4,000 is for two
lots at the northwest corner Of Lee
and Morris streets. The tracts are
being purchased by the Bedford Cor
pOration, OF which John L. Dickinson
is president, from S. 3. Thomas and
r. d. Drumheller local bankers. The
other, involving $4,000, Is for 13 acres
OF land on the waters Of Coal branch
Of Elk river, Charleston district. The
tract is being purchased by F. Pear.
sail, Of Wilmington, n G.. and w. G.
Hubbard, Of Charleston, from Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank A. Smith
Charleston - The state road com
mission TO date has issued 1O4.3j7
class automobile licenses. an In
crease Of 3,O21 over all Of 1922. A
total Of 1O1 ,326 class A licenses wer,
issued last year The license revenu,
for the incompleted year is S1OOOO1
Eifdifl IINU Nile INtdl Tot INt IuI
year preceding The increase In the
number Of licenses fro recent years ha.
been phenomenal In 1905 there wer,
only 1870 automobiles I'm the state
This number was increased to co.
In 1907, and to 1892 fin 1915. Las
years licenses Of all kinds. includint
trucks, dealers, etc, numbered 11G43f
The estimate Of the road commission
IS 10000 this year.
Carksburg- Suit for $4,000 Il
damage has been instituted again-
the city by George S. Carson, follow
ing the death of his threc-year-ol
son, who fell through a hole in
bridge
MorgantOwn-A hammer was Tn
instrument which caused the deaf
OF Earl Bond, a youth, In a fight, Oh
police alege, with Charles Chipp
Bond was Chips step-sOn-in-law an
police Investigating the case declar
the quarrel between the two me
originated over domestic troubles