The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-08-02

Huntington - Philip Geisinger. 40
years old, proprietor of merchandls-
ing establishment at S25 Third avenue,
was fined SO by Judge Melrose in po-
lice court for the violation of the city
ordinance prohibiting the auctioning
of goods after o'clock in the evening.
Wheeler - Elmer Tuttle was fined
$50 and costs and sent to Jail for 80
days by Judge John s. Ritz in police
court. Tuttle was arrested when try
ing to make his way into a McColloch
street house after he had driven an
automobile into another machine own
ed by Ed. McGinty.
Logan - Ed Scaggs, Tib Scaggs,
MinaS PridemOre, Pete Pridemore and
Leo Shad of Crawley's Creek, near
Chapmansville, are being held under
$500 bond for the next grand Jury
to answer charges of conspiracy to
destroy the property and endanger the
life of II. T. Butcher.
Parkersburg-Mem of the state
building and loan association will
meet in this city some time in Sep
tember to complete state organiza-
ton. The decision to hold the session
was made at Clarksburg to a meeting
of 16 prominent members from vari-
Gus cities of the state.
Parkersburg - Raymond Neale OF
Twenty-fourth street this city, has
been re-engaged as teacher and ath-
letic coach of Salem High school, it
has been announced For the past
year Neale has been in charge of
Salem athletics and while he has not
had much material to work with, he
has made a good record during his
time there.
Charleston - During April, Violate
White Beauty second, 3933S, gave
1641.9 pounds of milk, 65.1S pounds
Of butter fat, thus emitting her to
the honor Of state leader in production
among Ayrshire cows during that
month. She is IL years, 249 days old.
and is being tested for the advanced
registry by her owner Reymann Me-
lliOl ISbl uILlSt w dTUeuSNllIe.
Parkersburg-Glen Vinyard. an en-
ploye of a Spencer pressing establish
ment, received burns that may prove
fatal and property damage estimated
at $4,000 was caused by a fire which
occurred in that town. The fire for
time threatened an entire business
block, occurring in the same block
that was damaged to the extent Of
$4,000 by a fire two weeks ago.
Parkersburg = Sylvester Yoho. 46.
died at Marietta, o., hospital from
burns sustained in a gasoline explo-
sion at Wade, o. Yoho was moving
hay near a gasoline plant when the
explosion occurred. He was thrown
from the seat of his mower and his
clothes caught fire. Three other men.
injured in the explosion, are also at
the Marietta hospital in serious con-
dition.
Charleston-The Virginian Ry. which
recently awarded the WESTINGHOUSE
company a S15,OOO,OOO contract to
electrifS its system, expects to be
the first coal carrying railroad in West
Virginia to electrify its lines from end
to end. Completion of the enterprise
Is expected to mark an epoch in the
coal and railroad industries of the
state and probably will foreshadow
the adoption of electricity as the mo-
tive power for all the big coal roads.
Wheeling-The body Of William Hal.
liday, 60, inmate of the Belmont coun-
ty infirmary, was found along Nc
MahOn's creek The body had appa-
rently been there for several days and
was in bad state of decomposition.
Halliday wandered from the inirmary
several days ago and was thought to
have been visiting a brother in Glen
coe, o., as he had done on former
occasions. The body was taken to
st. Clairsvile, whore an investigation
was made.
Charleston - The grand total bal
ance, including invested funds belong
ing to various departments. I'm the
state treasury, on June 30, was S26,-
G77,74j.j7, according to the monthly
statement issued by State Treasurer
Johnson. The grand total cash bal
ance in banks, all funds at the end
of the month, was S14,74724j57. The
amuont of school fund invested was
S1,OOOOOO, and the amount Of the
workmen's compensation fund invest
ed was S1O03O,JOO
Huntington-Tentative plans for the
tour of chamber of commerce members
| through the Norfolk and Western and
eastern Kentucky coal fields next Oc-
tober are beginning to- assume con-
crete form. 30 was announced by IT.
j. Mathews secretary of that body.
Word has been received from the
passenger traffic department of the
O.. and O. railway showing the ap-
proXmate cost of the trip. IT is plan
ned to- have a band accompany the
party and cnuvcu the trip.
Grafton - The Grafton advertisers
club was formally organized with the
election of r. w. Anvil, as president.