The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-05-17

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WEST VIRGINIA
Morgantown - New building work
authorized since the first of January
has passed the million dollar mark.
West Milford-Miles Logue lost the
sight of one of his eyes when a splin-
ter from a floor entered the member.
West Union - At the age of 100
years, Mrs. Betsy Thorpe, widow of
John Thorpe, is dead at her home at
Summers, - miles north of West I'm
ton, after brief illness.
Wheeling-Chris Hartman, superin-
Sendent of the Ohio county poor farm,
has developed geranium which he
mas named the Mrs. Harding geranium.
The first lady of the land will be pre-
sented with the plant early next
month.
Harrisville-There is much excite
ment in the Ritche county oil and
gas field as the result of the striking
of an immense gasSer near Auburn
by the South Penn Oil company. 1t
ds said to be gushing gas at the rate
of 25,0OO,000 cubic feet a day. Some
operators estimate the flow at 10000
600 feet.
Charleston - In the 81 days the
Charleston public library was open in
March, children borrowed 1886 books,
and adults 5,619, a total of 1856, or
an average of 313 day, according to
the report of Mrs. b. Won Schlechten-
dial, librarian In addition Garnett
branch loaned 1877 books and Lincoln
branch Lilo, bringing the total to s.
I'll.
Wheeling-A. w. Bevans, South
side milk dealer, was fined So and
costs by Judge John S. Ritz in police
court when he was arraigned by City
Milk Inspector Smith on a charge of
distributing milk testing 81 per cent
butter fat, or 3 per cent below the
city requirement. Bevan'S arrest and
conviction was the second within a
few days.
Fairmont-After shooting and kill
dng his girl-wife, Malvina Alice HOl-
bert, aged 49, at Monongah, Ernest
HOlbert, %, killed himself. The
couple were married a year ago. In
January, she returned to the home Of
her father, John Street, proprietor of
the Consolidation Coal company store
at Monogah. Holbert, it is alleged.
had made several attempts to kill
her.
Bethany-Hazing Of freshmen is to
have no place in college life at Beth
any in the future, according to a state
ment given out by Dr. Cloyd Good
night, president of Bethany college.
The president Is intent upon doing
away with the usual two weeks
breaking in" process that is given
the members of the freshmen class
Immediately upon their arrival at the
college.
HintOn-The Summers county fair
association has agreed on the date Of
the fair for this year and has booked
a number of free attractions. The
fair this year is expected to be bigger
and better than ever before. The
dates set are September 1915 inclu-
sive, two weeks earlier than last
years show. This will guarantee a
much larger following It is believed,
for the race meet
Parkersburg Rev. DR.. s. Scollay
Moore, for 30 years rector Of Trinity
Episcopal church OF this city, a men,
Der Of the board Of trustees of the
Episcopal Seminary at Alexandria,
Virginia, and one Of the best known
and most prominent churchmen of the
state, announced his resignation from
active service, to take effect October
i. The resignation was first presented
to the vestrymen who accepted it and
then read it to the congregation.
Charleston-A levy of five cents will
be laid on each 500 Of taxable prop
erty in Kanawha County during the
next three years, under tentative
plans are now being considered by the
county court Funds from this levy
will be used to buy road rights-of-way
II is estimated that rights-ofway for
roads needed in the county Will cost
100000 at the least. At the present
valuation In the county, the five cents
for three years would raise $4,000
Sutton-Judge Jake Fisher, OF the
BraxtOn county circuit court, has sen.
fenced Spicer James, Of Frametown
district, that county, to serve five
years in the Moundsville pcnitenHary
1or the death OF Archie Singleton
Fr0metown merchant and member of
the Braxton county court a jury
had found him guilty Of involuntary
manslaughter Singleton died Of a
pocketknife wound when the two quar-
relied and fought with a knife and a
whip.
Parkersburg Carl Miller. athletic
director and alumni secretary of West
Virginia Wesleyan college was in Park
ersburg where he intends to organize
o local chapter OF Wesleyan alumni