The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-07-05

New York. The sale was made on a
cost plus 10 per cent basis through
the Wellman Chemical company, New
York.
Charleston - Monroe Dotson,
sailor in the navy, pleaded guilty in
the federal court to the charge of
robbing the post office at Thacker
some time ago He was charged with
stealing about $1,000 but he pleaded
guilty to taking only about $780, He
was sentenced to the Wisconsin state
reformatory at Greenbay, Wis.
Wheeling-Action of the state OF
New York In repeating the state pro-
hibitiOn enforcement act and the
shameful lowering of bootlegging
liquor ships off our coasts" were con-
demned by the delegates attending
the biennial convention Of the West
Virginia Sunday School Council of Re-
ligious Education, in final session
here.
Charleston-Charles stood second
among the cities of West Virginia in
the number of income tax returns filed
for the year 1921, according to data
compiled from the income tax files
at Washington. There were 6,228 re-
turns filed from Charleston for that
year while Wheeling topped the list
with 1875. Huntington was third on
the list with 5,75S.
Observation-Disclosures convicts are
'mugged" in a rogues' gallery assem-
bled by G. l.. Topping, state fire mar
shall. This innovation is an idea OF
the marshal's and is expected by him
to be helpful In tho future conduct
of his department The pictures are
all those of firebugs who have been
convicted of arson the last two years
and sentenced to the state peniten-
tiary.
Wheellng-Eight hundred delegates
were here for the annual convention
of the State Sunday School assOcia-
ton. In the absence of President j.
d. Steele of Charleston, who was de-
layed owing to missing train, coIinec-
Il
dent OF the State university, presided
over the opening session. 1t lasted
three days.
Martinsburg-A justice Of the peace
| fined William r. Brightwell of Fred
erick, Md, $1,000 and sentenced him
to serve II months in Jail on charges
| growing out of the killing of Z
year-old Kenneth Knesley here. The
boy was run down by Brightwells
automobile. Brightwell waived at pre-
liminary hearing on a murder charge,
which will be brought TO the attention
Of the October grand jury.
Bluefield FOrty-five thousand
pounds of dynamite were used in one
gigantic blast tonched off in a lime
stone quarry at Pounding Mill Va,
forty miles west Of this city. More
than 100000 yards of material was
blown into the quarry pit the entire
mass having been lifted fully 100
| feet from the quarry face. Within 20
seconds over $4,000 went up in
smoke. 1t was the biggest blast ever
fired in this section and not the slight
est accident resulted.
Charleston - Consolidation of the
work Of the Kanawha Public Health
Nursing association and the city health
department, was announced by DR. J.
=. LOhan, city health commissioner
! Under the change, Miss Julia Daugh-
erty, former superintendent Of the
nurses Of the association. becomes
| superintendent Of the city's nursing
staff, and Miss Marguerite Clancy,
formerly a public health nurse in Nc.
Dowell county coal camps, takes Miss
Daugherty's old position. The two de
partments are to work handIn-hand.
CharlestOn-An engineer of the pub.
lie service commission, City Fire Chief
! Graham, and a representative Of the
| West Virginia Water and Electric
company are making n survey OF
water conditions in South Hills, look.
Ing toward an amicable settlement OF
the protests Of residents against the
water supply A tentative report OF
the findings Of the investigators was
made TO Mayor Wcrtz I'm the form OF
q map, under The provisions of which
| 1G new water plugs would be installed
the four-nch main and the lift pump
for forcing water 20 I've top Of the
bill would be enlarged
Falrmont Miss Mildred /. Gle, OF
BOston, late assistant pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church at Kansas
City, Mo, has arrived here and taken
up the duties Of an assistant pastor OF
the Methodist Protestant Temple.
F8imont - w. G. Holmes Of Fort
Haven, n. J dropped dead here hav.
ing been overcome by the heat. lie
was here as travelling representative
Of an eastern concern He had com.
planned Of the intense heat and few
seconds later fell over unconscious
] and could not be revived.