The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-10-04

Parkersburg-Sliss Doris Devore,
local music teacher, has accepted ap-
poictment as director of music at the
William Woods college for girls at
Fulton. Mo.
HuntingtOn-Miss Edna Howard, OF
Cowen, has taken up her duties as
home demonstration agent for Cabell
county. Miss Howard is a graduate
of West Virginia Wesleyan and has
taken postgraduate work in Column
bia university and Carnegie School
for Women.
Charleston-Free garbage collection
will be started in Charleston by Octo-
Der l as the furnaces of the old incin-
orator have been rebuilt and are ready
for operation. Mayor Wertz announc-
ed. The city will be districted and
garbage taken from residences once
a week according TO the plans.
Parkersburg-J. d. Thompson, go.
was instantly killed, DR.. w. ID. Cline
and an unknown woman and a ten
year-old child slightly injured when
the automobile in whclh they were
riding, was struck at a crossing in
Williamstown by Monongahela West
Penn traction car. All involved are
from Williamstown.
Fairmont-William A. Shanes, rum
ming amuck with shotgun at Farm
ington, near here, shot to death his
daughter, wounded the mayor of the
town and a woman, and then killed
himself Police say that he and his
wife had been separated for some time
and that he had gone to her to per-
suade her to return home.
West Union. l.. Mccormick, r.
G. Gray and B. G. Hamrick, we'll
known West Union business men, Will
make application to the town council
for a franchise to install and operate
complete electric and power plant
here, for the purpose of supplying cur
rent for electric light and power to
meet all the requirements of this city.
Huntington-The Western Virginia
conference of the Methodist EpiscO-
pal church, South, will hold its 1924
convention at Barboursville, 1t was de-
cided by the conference in convention
at Morris Harvey College at Barbours-
vile. The action was taken on rec
ommendation of the board of enter
| tainment committee in its annual re-
port.
untington-Herman Medley, four
year-old son oe O. w. Medley, of st.
Adams, was killed and L. G. Slater
was seriously injured, when an auto
mobile driven by Medley and another
operated by Miss Louise Johnson,
daughter of Frank Johnson, collided
| here Miss Johnson was questioned
by police, but permitted to go to her
| home.
Wheeling-Mrs. Myrtle Albright, 80,
and Miss Helen Coles, 10, sisters, Of
Wheeling, escaped from the Brooke
county Jail at Welsburg after crawl
! ing along lodges of the building. The
two women were being held in the
| jury room and are wanted as witness
es in the box car robberies They
were arrested with Thomas Sox and
Joe Parsons.
! HuntingtOn-Ogicial denial has
been made of rumors that the local
stripping plant of the Liggett and
Myers Tobacco Company would be
closed and abandoned. The manage
ment declares that the plant would
be continued in full operation as
| permanent unit of the companys man
ufacturing activities Two hundred
and twenty-five girls are employed.
Clarksburg-Three families, total
ing ten persons, were found living in
one room here by DR.. r. L. Osborn,
city physician, and John A. Tierney,
sanitary officer. The families were
ordered to find better quarters by DR..
Osborn and they intimated that they
intended moving over the district bor-
der. where no fnicky health depart
ment could tamper with their mode of
living.
Huntingt on-Merchandlse, cash and
securities totaling between $4,000
and $1,000 were stolen from a de
partment store by burglars who broke
open two safes, lelsurely selected a
, number Of highest quality fur coats
and dresses from the stock, packed
, them into nineteen suitcases and load
Z ing them into an automobile. parked
In front Of the establishment, drove
away as a score or more pedestrians
moved along the street, unaware oi
the theft.
] I Bethany--Bethany Colleges drive
. for an addition of 100000 10 It's en-
= dOwment has been successful, Pres
D ident Ooyd Goodnight announced
{ The general education board Of New
- York had offered 100000 provided
a the college authorities succeeded Fl
r raising 100000. This latter tasI
( has just been completed The addi
{ ton Of 100000 brings the total o
. Bethany's endowments TO S1,7JO,OOC
Il