The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-02-26

Uncle Collins Belts is in very poo
health.
One of Peter Hicks children
quite sick.
Miss Nora Stump has just closed
school AT No. Z.
Mrs. Jesse Scott il, we are sorry t,
81, no better.
How this beautiful sunshine thrill
our souls with joy.
Some of our correspondents are a.
irregular rs the weather.
There wont he much to quarrel
about now for spme time.
Billy Norman is an ooliging as well
Us II handsome young man.
Grantsvillc is badly in need of II
few more tenanent houses.
Scott Peninger, one Of our leading
educators, WIS in town saturday.
Squire G.. w. Ritchea was trans.
acting business at his office Saturday
IL. NJ. Marshall made IL trip to
White Pine and other points Sun.
day.
DR.. |. &. White, of Brooksville.
was business caller the FIST uf last
week. -
From DIR. Morferd We learn that
Spencer is III the midst ola mad dog
scare.
In the make up of the new crowd
"fU. :. Dept. Mnrsha!s Calhoun
seems to I've counted out.
a protrncted meeting commenced
on Pine creek Sunday. 1t is being
held by Rev. BUD Smith.
Ii health, strength aud the weather
will permit we expect to make II trip
over m'st of this county soon.
Maude Barr and Stella Stump
ought to keep boarding house.
They can set such fine table.
There are Il good many pr, tty bal.
" frozen hands and feet ~ II result of
the recent severe cold weather.
George Lynch. the coal merchant.
at Irubada, was here the first of last
week looking after his harges.
We understand that j. A. Elliott,
of Sycamore, has lost three or four
heal of cattle and horse this win
ter.
Jake Hershman was buying few
cattle last week. Times have To yet
harder than they arc now if Hersh
man don't buy cattle.
Mrs. WA. Price died at her hemc
near Arn"l>shurg n few davs ago.
She vas si>ter-in-law of DIR. G.. w.
Price and Mrs. H. w. Hall so we'll
known in this county.
We hope t" give yon some sa;isfac-
tory railroad news soon. BE patient.
try to make your county better. This
will bring road much quicker than
crying ont against your county.
Aunt Sallie Hamrick, the mention
of whose death appears in another
column, was a daughter of Adam
Starchei. deceased who was one of
the pioneer settlers of this county.
After court adjourned and the Wis.
ling attorneys had all left town, the
dentists all gone and good sprinkle
OF our own people out Of town gave
Grantsville gloomy appearance last
week.
Mrs. Arzannr Norman. wife of n.
j. Norman, died of consumption the
morning Of the % inst, at her home
on Lcnfhank. Mrs Norman leaves
three motherlcss children and hus.
band 10 mourn their loss.
Mrs. S. II. Cook entertained sever.
nj of her Grantsville friends, and
served sumptuous dinner for them
on last Saturday 1t goes without
saying that all who attended were de-
lighted with the entertainment.
K. J. Yoak. one of the oldest and
most respected citizens of our county,
died on Sunday, February 18th, of
typhoid fever. after lingering illness
of several weeks The funeral SER
mon was preached by the Rev. Rublr
at the Pleasant Hill Church Wednes.
day at ll:30 am to very large con.
gregation. The interment taking
place Immediately after the sermon.
Mr.. Yoak's death is mourned by a
large circle Of relatives and friends.
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