The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-03-19

George Dudley was among on
merchants Saturday.
Little money buys big goods Will
the merchant who advertises.
Thank the Lord for a change il
the administration of the weather.
Mrs. Lemie Huffman has been af
flicted for some time with sore eyes.
! notwithstanding we live in an age
Of castles We shall try to worry
through.
We do not care to return railing
for railing, but hope to overcome EVIL
with good.
Assessor ). NJ. Ward was here oil
business connected with his Office
Wednesday.
1t will soon he time for the assessor
to call on you and re-list your prop
erty for taxation.
There is large quantity of maple
sugar and molasses being made in
this county this Spring.
Grantsville merchants are now get
ting in II fine display of spring goods
which they are selling awfully cheap.
We are sorry Ia hear of the serious
sickness of Jacob Stump, father of :.
I. Stump, proprietor of the Central
Hotel.
A. Huffman & Sons are getting II
fine lot of timber for their saw mill
ont of T. r. StumP's clearing, on
Phillips run.
On account of extreme high wa
tiers we did not get our usual quota of
mail Friday, consequently we are a
day behind on news.
Clerk Trippett is now at work max.
ing out the land books. 1t is high
time people were looking after their
real estate transfers.
\. II. Stump, better known as
Dock of Stumpt"wn, attended a
meeting Of y. f. & A NJ. here last
Saturday night n week.
We were really glad TO see good
rain and rise III the river Friday and
Saturday, but that awful sleet and
snow had Il chilling effect.
We learn there was dissolution
If partnership Sunday morning be-
tween Jerome Hardman and y. w.
Hallenbake as to the ferry.
We know of nothing special to com
plain about this week except the
weather, and We are.afraid to com
plain about il for fear of worse.
Now let everybody talk, wnrk,
watch and pray Tor the success of the
school here this summer. Yes pray
for it, for school is the church's great
est auxiliary.
The Richie Review ia eleven years
old. 1t has always been good local
paper and eniuyeh 60 ID advertising
patronage. We wish it many more
wears of prosperity and usefulness.
George Lowers gathered mp his eff
ftcts and started on his Journey into
far country last Tuesday. George
left number Of friends who would
he glad to hear of him making for.
tune.
You could hardly expect an ably
edited paper where the editor has t"
drop his pen every now and then and
chase a rat through pursatory to save
Il grain Of corn in order to make ends
meet.
We hope the CHRONICLES will all
he delivered to our patrons this week.
There has been considerable complaint
for two or three weeks, and we do
hope posimasteIs will he more care
ful about the delivery of the papers.
The Spring Stock of Gents and La
dies Shoes now being opened at the
j. j. Thomas Shoe Store is immense
Every style and quality of shoe III the
market can he found there for the
least money. Call and he convinced
We are informed that Reese Biz
zard has traded his famous trotting
hor,e, Joe II. to man ut South Bend
Ind. The report is given some cred
it Cor the reason that he telephoned Ia
Gibs, the driver, to bring him to
Parkersburg. We hate to see Joe
leave this county, but hope Blizzard
is getting better one.
Our correspondence have beer