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

Parkersburg-WillIam Bryan. veter-
an Odd Fellow. claims the distinction
of being the only member of his lodge
To have paid his dues 100 years in
advance.
Charleston-Trouble with gOltres Is
again increasing in Charleston, after
great progress had been made in three
years to reduce the number Of cases,
according TO the annual report of DR..
l.. A. Petty, city school physician.
Fairmont-Glen Tootham is the first
claimant of a standing prize Of So, Of
fered by the Monongahela Valley Pow
er and Railway Company to employees
into whose homes babies are born DUR
ing 1923
Parkersburg- w. Matheny, OF
Parkersburg, has been allowed dam
ages in the sum of 500 by the city
council for injuries alleged to have
been received when he fell from a
board walk, it being stated the board
walk was defective.
Logan-A murder charge, brought
in 1914, is booked against Gabriel
Rife, held in Jail here 1t is alleged
that Rife, who is white, shot and
killed colored woman in saloon
in Thacker. A quiet search for him
has been maintained since the shoot
ing.
CharlestOn-West Virginia is the
only state in which the State Sunday
School association conducts young peo-
pies conferences for negroes, w. Ho-
bart Hill, of the state association, said
In announcing that the third annual
tour of the West Virginia organization
will be held for that purpose February
10 to u.
Wheeling-Claude Il. Whitaker,
road engineer, detailed TO the north
western turnpike, has moved his office
to Clarksburg, 1T was announced here.
Whitaker said that work on the link
in the highway between Bridgeport,
Harrison county, and Pruntytown, Ty-
Ter county, would be started in the
early spring.
Clarksburg here at a din
ner at the northern West Virginia
wholesale confectioners' association
elected officers for 1923 and selected
Wheeling for the next meeting. The
officers are: c. w. Sandy, Falrmont !;
first vice president, f. Carmichael,
4 G vi
q. l.. Pettrey, Clarksburg.
Parkersburg- Members of the local
Nwanis club at their meeting here
launched a campaign to secure the
location in Parkersburg of the propos-
ed state home for members of the
Pythian order. Sites were discuss
ed and a committee of Pythian men,
bers of the Kiwanis will be selected
to take up the work of creating senti-
ment in favor of Parkersburg.
tinsburg-Leading citizens Of
Martinsburg have started movement
to have Harper's Ferry selected as the
site for the summer white house, pro-
viding congress accepts the bequest
of j. Wilson Leakin, late Baltimore
lawyer who will give 100000 10 the
government for that purpose. Har-
per's Ferry is in the midst of noun
tains in addition to being the linking
point Of the Potomac and Shenan-
dOah rivers.
Parkersburg-A announcement was
made at meeting of the stockholders
and board Of directors of the United
WOOlen Mills Company, of this city,
by President William A. Hirsch, that
the West Virginia charter of the con-
cern had been surrendered and a new
! charter, with a million dollar capitali-
zatiOn, will be taken out in Ohio The
large factories and chain of stores in
this state are to be maintained, Mr..
Hirsch stated
Charleston-Wes Virginia is in
great need of a school of mines "tO
properly educate the mining men OF
the future in the science of art and
Of mining for the conservation Of life,
limb and coal and to put the mining
industry of this state on a more effi-
cient basis" This statement was
made by r. NJ. Lamble, chief of the
West Virginia Department Of Mines,
in recent issue of the National Coal
Review of Washington.
Adamston-S Sheriff Laco l.. Young
announced that James Pugh, 2S, an
Adamston painter, had been arrested
at Mobile, Ala, at his instance, and
would be brought back here for trial
under a charge Of arson In connection
with the burning Of two business build
ings, owned by w. *. Hutchinson, a
merchant, at Adamston, November 8
last. Investigations made by depu-
ties, the sheriff sald showed that the
buildings were deliberately fired.
Charleston value Of the Kama
wha river as a carrier for Charleston
trade is shown by the yearly report of
the lockmaster az Lock Six the first
lock below Charleston The yearly
volume Of freight and coal was in
/ creased somewhat by the coal and
/ rail strikes Of last summer. but the
/ figures show that the river Is not used
| 10 IT'S fullest The big item Of freight
/ for the year is coal The lOckmaster
I rpuorfs thaf ~ no ,Do hu.Ic1y sg,,,t