The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-07-16

saying: The public he ID"
Mr.. T. c. Owens and wife visited
friends at Stumptown a few days
ago.
A few pounds OF nice, fresh. clean
butter would meet universal favor in
this town.
Quite large crowd of people at
tended the funeral services ut Beth
lehem Sunday.
Aunt Drnsy Stump brought us
specimen of a very fine crop of onions
she raised this year.
DIR. NJ. n. Mckee, Dentist, will be
at Grant,ville nn tho 18th day of Jul
. ly and remain 3 days
! 1t is not always the goo ly guody
hail, well met fellow, who does his
country the most good.
1--WE are informed that the Sheriff
of this county 1as about $4,000 of.
unrollected taxes in his hands.
We never could understand why
any man should forsnke n principle
ON account of the action of one man.
Abe Knizely and Earnest Fry
two prominent stock men of near Au.
burn, were here last Thursday night
We miss the pleasant faces of the
young men and women who have /
been attending the Grantsvilie school.
We are suffering no uncasiuc.s
about the affairs of this country.
Guess they will run all right without
us.
II you don't believe times are hard F..
i'll this county just try to buy wag-
on load of wood or hire some man to
do n days work.
j, l. Thomas. pleasant young
man of Bayarl, Grant county, spent
a few days visiting friends in this
county last week.
As a matter of economy we beg
leave to inquire What kept the Court
in session from Thursday morning Til
Saturday evening?
Court adjourned Saturday evening
to meet to-day for the purpose of fix,
ing the amount and receiving the
newlY elected Sherih's bond.
We pla we'd three of four successful
games of croquet Saturday evening.
But there was another littlo game in
which wc came out second best.
If you want to test mans memo.
ry just stand by him in some trying
political ordeal, then notice how soon
he fnrgets you, unless it is to violate
every moral obligation he should be
under to you.
We would now advise every farmer
having wool on hands to hold for bet.
ter prices. Unless all signs fail wool
will bring great deal more money
in the next twelve months Already
there has been sharp advance.
Thomas Thomas, representing the
Chamberlain Medicine Company, of
Dcs Moines, Iowa, was business call.
or in the city last SATURDAY n week.
The Chamberlain people have good
remedies and they are not afraid to
advertise them.
LOST: Between GAINESVILLE and .
the oil derrick in the Hartman Bend /
IL thin coat containing a cheek book,
account book and other papers Find. !
or will he literally rewarded by re.
turning the same to Bob Miles,
GrantSville, W. Va.
T.. w. Gamer requests us to say
that ON account of business pressure
which so occupies his time that he
thought it best to tender his resigna-
ton as Sheriff of the county, and in
the same connection tender his thanks
to the many friends who stood by him
i'm the matter.
j.. w. Gaiucr rendered his rcsigna-
ton as sheriff Of this County last Sat
urduy, which was accepted 10y the
( Court, and G. w. Hartman elected
to I'LL the vacancy. I r. Stump aud
Il. +. Sturm, Commissioners, voting
for him, and G.. johnson, President,
voting against him.
There was q great hurryihg aud
scurrying among the local politicians
for day or two last week over the
prospective resignation Of Sheriff
Gamer and the election Of his success
or But to the disinterested observ.
or il looked all the time like "the
handwriting was ON the wall