The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-04-12


tist church and placed it on the top
most pinnacle of the edifice
Nlcholasville-Loui 7. Burrier, CO.
prominent farmer, dropped dead while
at work on his farm. Apoplexy was
the cause seen by physicians. He
had left the house apparently in good
health.
Lexington Richard Godfrey, IL
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Godfrey, of this. city, is home again
after having been away eight days on
his fifth runaway trip in year. He
was found in Frankfort.
Wheeling-After maintaining silence
than I'm not guilty." William Far
mer" Larue, -, made a full confession
to Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Aus
tin V. Wood and other county and city
officials, admitting he has committed
II robberies within the past year.
CharleSton-The contract for sta
tionery for the state departments for
the ensuing year was awarded by the
state printing commissioners 10 II. p.
Andrews Paper Company of Washing
ton, which bid 22,54S.20, on station
cry conforming to state-specifications.
Several bids were on substitute grades
of paper.
oundsville-Oficers were elected
and Follansbee chosen as the place of
next years meeting, and resolution
passed opposing the reducing of teach
ers' salaries, at the annual meeting
of the Northwestern West Virginit
Teachers association here. Consider
able opposition to the prominence at
tanned by athletics in the schools was
manifested.
Charleston-Suit to set aside the
been entered in circuit court by John
e. Piekens through his attorneys, e.
E. Robertson and e. l.. Stone. The
Pickens estate was bequethed to Gar
nett Pickens with instructions that
she treat with love and affection" the
widow and Cora, the servant" The
estate was appraised at S209,000.
CharleSton-G. c. Pugh, of Carpen-
ter, Kanawha county, president of the
West Virginia branch of the American
Poultry association, has purchased a
mammoth incubator which will hatch
4,S0O eggs at one setting" Mr. Pugh
began several years ago on a small
scale and is now one of the largest
and most successful individual poul-
trymen in the state.
Charleston-Ch Charleston will have
new modern hotel if the plans of the
Federal Hotel company, chartered by
local business men, materialiZe. The
company obtained articles of incor-
poration from the secretary of state,
with an authorized capital stock of 81
100000. The incorporators are ]. E.
Chiffon, attorney ;sB. S. Chiffon, attor-
ney; G. o. Chiffon, oil and gas man
a. l.. Kenna, and j. ii. Moore.
Huntington o u r Huntington
youths were sentenced to two and one
half years each in the reform school
at Green Bay, Wisconsin. in United
States district court here when they
pleaded guilty to robbing Interstate
commerce shipments. The youths ad-
mitted stealing $1,000 worth Of cigar
cites and tobacco from a box car on
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway and
of disposing of the stolen goods.
Huntington-Miss Zula Mankin, %,
nurse, died here of burns suffered
week ago in an explosion of ether at
a Huntington hospital. Attaches of
the institution stated that another
nurse, mistaking the ether for water,
had attempted to heat it and that
when it burst into flames she threw
the receptacle from her, the contents
falling on Miss Mankin.
Redwood - The Webster county
Four-H club has had the problem of
a cottage at JacksOn's Mill solved for
1t, by the gift of a set of choice house
logs donated by the Cherry River
Boom and Lumber Company from its
vast Webster county holdings. The
cabin home for the Four-H youngsters
will be 20 by 30 feet and will be one
Of the unique structures among the
county cottages at the park.
New Cumberland - Former Police
Chief I. w. Moore, Of Chester, was ex-
onerated for the second time by the
Hancock county grand jury Of any
blame for the death last September of
Charles Bickel, East Liverpool pottery
worker. When BickeI it was alleged,
resisted arrest in Chester on charge
Of automobile speeding he was fatally
shot. Moore declared he shot in self
defense.
Wheeling-A loose rubber hose con-
nection caused fire in the home of
Charles Hugglett, entailing property
damage OF $1,000, Fire Chief Edward
McGranaham said.
Wheeling - Members Of the Ohio
county Medical society are already
making arrangements for the annual
convention Of the West Virginia State
Medical association which will be held
here during four days beginning May
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