The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-02-15
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WEST VIRGINIA

Huntington - Organization of !
Greek Orthodox church was effected |
here. y meeting held in an apartment |
building was well attended
Observation-Disclosures of a local |
hotel are considering plans for the !
structure. 1t is planned TO construct !
a 13O-room building. site has been |
secured.
Wheeling-City street cleaning fore |
es have been reduced 40 per cent |
during the winter months, according |
to statement by City Engineer Har-
ry Conrad 1t is expected that a full |
force will be installed in the spring.
Morgantown-ProIlising young thes- |
plans of West Virginia unlversity's |
dramatic club will not tour the state
this spring, nor will they go out on the |
road with chautauquas next summer, |
according TO Professor Wilbut ]. Kay, |
head of the department of public |
speaking.
Morgantown - The scheduling of |
baseball games here on April 10Th |
and 10th next between West Virginia |
university and Bethany college in
dicates the resumption of relations |
between these two leading West Vir-
ginia institutions. No contests have |
been staged between the two for the
past three years.
Glenville-What is said to be the
biggest gas we'll in Gilmer county
was drilled in on the w. I. Hardman
lease at the mouth of Steer Run, IN
Center district. The we'll is on a 200 |
acre tract of land, the surface of
which is owned by Floyd Moore |
Testers reported the we'll is good for
ten million feet of gas. 1t was drilled !
in by the Carnegie Natural Gas Com |
pany.
Wheeling-For the first time in the |
history of Wheeling, dairymen failing !
to furnish cream up to the required
butter fat contents were sentenced to |
30 days in Jail by Judge Ritz Law
renee Melott and A. A. Reed of the
Island were the victims. Cream taken |
cent, sanitary officers said, while the
city ordinance requires Is per cent
butter fat.
larksburg-During the second an
nual show of the Acme poultry club
which was held here, state branch
of the American poultry association
was organized with G.. G. Pugh, of
Carpenter. Kanawha county, as pres-
dent. r. II. Gist, county farm agent
of Harrison county is secretary; Mrs.
Gertrude Roose. Nutter Fort, treas
urer. Mr.. Pugh and Mrs. Roose are
delegates to the national convention in
August at Philadelphia.
Welch-Fire destroyed the Welch
high school building valued at $780,
COO An alarm was turned in shortly
before daybreak. but flames originat-
ing in the boiler room reached the
second fioor before the fire fighters
arrived. A battle against the blaze
was brought TO a sudden halt when he
water supply gave out The building
was constructed in 1912 and is believ-
ed to have been fully covered by in.
surance.
Fairmont-At a meeting of the board
of managers Of the Society of Sons of
the Revolution in the state of West
Virginia held here this city was Sc
lected as the place for holding the an
nual meeting Of the society this year
on Washington's birthday. Members
OF the board from Clarksburg, Nor
gantown, and Fairmont were in at
tendance and transacted routine bust
ness. President Il. r. Cunningham, Of
FairmOnt presided
ParkersbCrg - Although criminal
trials at the present term OF federal
court here have been completed. the
IA men and women prisoners leld in
the Wood county all Inder sentence
will remain here until the close of the
court term, It was stated by officials
on account of the congestion at the
federal prison in Atlanta for men and
the prison for women in New Jersey
Most Of the prisoners held here were
convicted for violation of the mar
cOtic laws.
Clarksburg- County Coroner 3. r.
Mathney and william y. Osborne.
local undertaken we're called to
boarding house Of Mrs. John Davis
here in response 10 a report that
young man had committed suicide.
They found Fred Martin, % sitting
in his bath-robe with slash made by
n razor blade on his left wrist bleed
ing freely. They examined the young
man and and found him alive. At the
Mason hospital he said he ATTEMPTED
TO take his own life because of fnan-
ciai troubles.
Logan-Pete Shepperd, colored. was
convicted in circuit court here. Of
murder in the first degree without
recommendation Of mercy. for killing
Islbert Verbell, Of Fort Branch, last
October. during . gambling dispute
Huntington-FOr the second time
within the past year incendiaries fred
the home Of Lester Jordan at Kenova.
The family was asleep at the time
but escaped haif-dressed A pile Of