The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-03-15

Wheellng-Rev. A. d. Hilton, for
the past three years pastor OF the
First Baptist church here, rendered
his resignation in. order to accept a
t.call to the pastOrate Of the First
Baptist church at Marietta, Ohio. Rev.
Mr.. Hilton sa2tf he was goi1g to Mari
etta church becase it Afforded him.
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+ Clarksburg-Coupty officers directed
by Sheriff Lae6r ~. Young, went-t.o
|. Mount Glare, < n Email mining town
near this city, and arrested three men
on charges of eXtortion. Information
on which the arrests were based was
secured through a Clarksburg man,
who claims to have been a former
high official in the Mafia."
ParkerSburg-MisS Katherine E. Rut-
tencutter, postmaster here, has sent
her resignation to the postoffice de-
partment, effective March 10, she an
nounced. Miss Ruttencutter is retiring
from her present position to become
the wife of wealthy New York cit
izen, her engagement having been an
nounced several months ago.
Falrmont-Robert Montague, aged
6o years, single, was found dead at
his home at Chiefton. He had been
frozen to death. Montague laid down
in front of a coal fire and went to
sleep, the Goals burned out and he did
not awaken. The intense cold night
caused him 10 freeze to death. He
lived alone and was eccentric. n.
Clarksburg-Three hundred. pounds
of sugar; believed to have been intends
ed for use in moonshine manufacture.
were seized by local police and state
prohibition officers at a house in Mont
pelier addition. The sugar will be
turned over TO the Clarksburg chill
dren's home for use there, Chief Laco.
NJ: Wolfe of the city police department
reported. 49,. -;
g Fairmont-when tenement house
was partially destroyed by fire Harry
Downey, ; city fireman., had both
bones broken in his leg, by falling from
the roof of the house 1t was diff
cult struggle to get the fire under
control The house was owned by
Alec HILL 1t was partially DESTROYED
and the damages will reach several
thousand dollars. 80 a..
Parkersburg : Preponderant sehti-
ment having developed in a referen-
dunn taken among members In favor
of changing the present city govern
ment to- the city managerial form, the
Parkersburg board of commerce will
prepare a charter bill for ii and have
it submitted at the"legfslature. Sen
atOr Harvey Marsh has been chosen
to pilot the measure into the senate
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Bluefeld-E. NJ. Stapiet6n, aged
thirty-twO years. an insurance agent of
Welch, was instantly Killed and l. g.
Buchanan, another insurance agent,i
also of Welch, was perhaps fatally in,
jured when the latter's automobile was
struck by a Norfolk &. Western
freight train on a road crossing east
of Ennis, Mcdowell county. .,Buchan-
an was taken to the Miners hospital
at Welch. g., .'~.'
Wheeling Thirty gum-vending ma
chimes were seized and as many. oper-
atOrs were arrested here by Sheriff
ClOuse upon, warrants preferred by
Prosecuting Attorney Carl G.. Bach
mann, charging the operators with
operating a gambling device!a Eighty
five warrants were issued but many
who. had taken the machines out when
they were seized several weeks ago
by the prosecutor had. not permitted
the gum vending company TO put them
back in their places of business.
Clarksburg-An Indictment charging
a man with the death of another who
was kicked and killed By horse was
returned by the GilmeE county grand
jury slEihg at Chenille. The indict-
ment is for manslaughter and is
against Morgan James, a Gilmer coun-
~ farmer, for the death Of VIII Marks,
another farmer, who was aImOsr in
stantly killek when~kicked by horse
traded to him by James It is the
contention Of the state that-James fail
ed to warn Marks that the animal was
dangerous.
Efforts of the United
Mine Workers TO get an injunction
from the federal courts TO prevent
Sheriff Don Chafin or anyone else in
terfering with them while they or
ganized the non-union Logan county
miners, were blocked by a ruling OF
United States District Judge George
w. McClindc. The conrt ruled that
ne was YSithout Jurisdiction in the
case, holding no action Of the state
Of West Virginia invaded the rights
Of the plaintiffs and that the activities
Of the Logan sheriff of which they
complain were subjects for the state
courts. Attorneys for the miners de-
clared they would appeal to the cir
cult court
90 Clarksburg FIRE Of unknown
origin virtually destroyed the three
story Ermlston business building on
Malp avenue at Weston, causing a loss
Of $4,000. Firemen we're handicap
ped in fighting the flames by zero
weather The Ioases arc dfetrtb,to,t