The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-01-11

Wheeling-First open crate victim
of the year was claimed when Virginia
Bittmann, 6-year-old child of Glencoe,
was burned TO death while playing
before the CRATE with her brother. The
father wrapped the girl in rug, but
she had received fatal burns.
observation-disclosures White won a
prize of SO offered by Mayor NJ f.
Hynes 20 the child killing the greatest
number of rats during the rat-killing
week held by local school children.
Total number of rats killed was 562,
White accounting for II of the
rodents.
Parkersburg- OF the thirty
prisoners in the Wood county jail at
tempted an unsuccessful delivery here.
They have been placed in solitary con-
finement A negro trusty, with an
other trusted prisoner and turnkey
frustrated the escape. The negro was
injured when crashed against a door.
Buckhannon - The general head
quarters of the West Virginia poultry
producers association is to be estab-
lished in this city. George J. Wander
veer, assistant poultry specialist of the
state college of agriculture, has been
here several days looking after the
matter. 1t is understood that he will
be in charge of the Office here.
Morgantown - William p. Wiley,
for mora than tbi,+,, ,-o,r-
of law in West Virginia University,
former president of the West Virginia
Bar Association and editor of the
West Virginia Law Quarterly for a
quarter of a century, died at his home
here after suffering from partial
paralysis for several years. He was
50 years old.
Lewisburg-Fire of unknown origin
destroyed the experiment barn of
Tuckwiller brothers, prominent Green
brier county agriculturists and live
stock men at their farm near Lewis
burg. Besides the barn, 90 tons of
hay, 90 tons of straw, large scale
and the slo were destroyed. None
of the live stock was lost. the ami
mails having been turned out of the
barn earlier in the day
Falrmont-Oil and gas leases coy
ering 429 acres in Warrington dis
trict were filed for record in the coun-
ty clerks office. Leases on several
tracts were conveyed to George Hoy
by John Haddox, w. NJ Hoy. J. Il.
West and heirs Of r. Il. Ice, and the
entire block of lease holds was trans
ferred by George Hoy to the Manu-
facturers' light and heat company.
Williamson-The Williamson cham
ber of commerce urges the immediate
sale of S15,OOO,OOO state road bonds
Authorized by the constitutional amend
ment of 1920 and the imposition Of one
cent on the gallon sold within the
state to derive revenue for CARRYING
and retiring the bonds The local
chamber will seek to have the legis-
lature pass an act authorizing the is
suance of the additional bonds.
Charleston-New dormitories for
girls and an administration building
are being sought for the New River
state normal school by citizens Of
Montgomery. They have carried their
demands 70 the state board of con
troll which has charge Of the finances
Of the school. The present admins
tration building accordng TO those
who appeared before the board Of con
troll. Is inadequate, and dormItory
rooms are provided for only few of
the girls, the others being forced TO
i've In private homes 10 Montgomery.
Wheeling-A committee OF proml.
nent members Of Liuslv institute
alumni met with the members Of the
BOARD and volunteered 10 give the
school p or 30 acres of ground at
Elm Grove in addition to pledglng
100000 The board accepted the Of
fer and plans to raise 500, 900 for ad-
ditiona buildings and d permanent
endowment Those representing the
alumni were a. A. Wilson. T.. w
Stifel, Lee Paul, Carl Schmidt and
Edmund Jones. AS reHult Of tho Of
fer Of the former graduates and the
action Of the board, the future loco-
ton Of Llnsly Wheelngs representa-
tive military prep school, has been as
sured
Parkersburg. - ?arkersburg banks
distributed ''S2OU,OOO through Christ.
mas savings clubs.
Parkersburg-While loading logs on
the Lewis Maxwell tract near West
Union, John Seebaugh, Of Smithton.
was caught between a log and stump
and bled 20 death before a physician
could Je secured TO staunch the flow
or blood and treat his injuries. See.
baugh was helping with the work OF
loading when he was caugAt. his leg
oroken and a blood vessel bursting
with fatal results.