The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-01-18

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Wheeling-The number Of inmates
in the state penltentiary at Mounds
Vile was increased to 1876 when IA
new prisoners arrived. Thirteen OF
the new arrivals were from Harrison
county, and one from Preston.
Parkersburg-Bloo brought
here to be used in the search for a
large quantity Of meat stolen in one
of the suburban districts, turned out
TO be "hooch" hounds, and in their
quest uncovered a large still in opera
tion.
CharlestOn-The contract for all
state printing for the year beginning
January 10. 1923, was awarded to the
Jarrett printing company, of Charles
ton, by the state printing commission.
Jarrett printing company bid as fol-
lows: for printing, SSS,65O; for bind
ing ,$66,956.5O; total, 155,O6O.5O.
Clarksburg-Miss Elizabeth Bayliss,
| who was chosen at Halloween time as
the prettiest girl in Clarksburg, is
receiving a great batch of letters from
| all parts of the United States follow
ing the publication of her photograph
| several weeks ago by the Newspaper
enterprise association it was learned
upon inquiry OF Miss Bayliss.
Parkersburg-Th Parkersburg city
council has taken steps towards the
installation of well unit to the local
waterworks system which if it proves
successful will probably lead to the
adoption of well water supply sys-
TEN for the entire city and the aban-
donment of the river water filtration
system which has been in use for
many years.
Charleston-One hundred and two
high school students received a total
| of 40 III" grade points during the
second six weeks of the first semester,
according to the report completed by
Principal Roberts Sixty eight of the
n winners were girls and "a boys.
Mary Virginia Wallace and Carl Wise
carried off individual hOnors each
winning four HIS"
Huntington-The river .eamer Sem
ator Cordill, out of Pittsburgh, In.
dependent packet company, of Pitts
gurgh, owners, knocked a hole in her
hull when she struck a large log just
below Pomeroy. The packet made the
Point Pleasant dry docks under her
own steam and will be laid up about
week there for repairs, according TO
the Gallipolis, Ohio wharfmaster
Charleston-Harold Pierce, driver OF
the truck which struck and fatally
! by police on charge of manslaughter.
He was released on bond of $4,000.
Pierce had previously been held on
a bond of equal amount on a "held
for investigation" charge. Wheeler
was struck while engaged with work.
men in repairing Virginia street. He
| died at a local hospital.
! MontgOmery-PlanS are being made
! by the wOman's club of Montgomery
for the building of a community house
to be completed in the spring. site
! already has been obtained in Third
avenue between Washington and Mon
roe streets The community house will
be used for all the meetings of the
woman's club and will be available
for public gatherings. There are 100
| members in the club Mrs. d. c. Small
ridge is president.
MOrgantOwn-Mor needs =
flop house." in the opinion of Captain
Raymond Gearing, head of the local
Salvation Army organization. "There
is no place in Morgantown where the
drifters, the gentlemen of the road
and the man without work can obtain
a cheap nights lodging and the va
rious civic organizations should get
| together and provide such a place" E"
! Captain Gearing said. Many of the
drlfters type now spend a night at the
city Jail.
Wheeling approximately $50 wild
cats were killed in West Virginia last
winter, or at least, bounty was paid
/ Oh that NUMBER, according to report
of the state game and fish commission.
| Sportsmen did not realize that there
/ we're that number of predatory
animals remaining in the state and
the announcement by the commission
Is somewhat Of a surprise The kill
ing of that number Of theso animals
means great saving in small game
in the mountain regions
Charleston-An increase Of approx.
mately $S,145,OOO, or about II per
cent. in the value Of West Virginia
farmers principal crops I'm 1922 as
compared TO 1921. is shown i'm the
annual summary Of acreage. produc-
tion and farm value of crops, issued
here by the United states department
OF agriculture, division Of crop and
live stock estimates, through II. r..
| BRYANT agriculture sfatfstcfon Tbo