The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-06-09
Local Briefs.
Visions of wealth will never brin

A. u. Mathews makes an excellent
boss in a harvest field.
K. l. Nandevender was in town 4
few minutes last week.
Mrs. w. S. Snyder Was at Glen.
Vile the first Of last week.
Mrs. a. &. Blair is Oh u visit to
friends in Ritchie county.
+. K. and Roy Stump were at Glen
Vile tho 6rst Of last week.
The shade about the Court House
Is quite resort of hot days.
Rev. A. Westfall and wife we're
shopping in town Friday evening.
#. 4. Hodges was looking after n
trade among the boys here last Satur-
day.
a great many parents seem to think
the best thing to give their children
is q kick.
Most everybody is more OF Ices SUI
persticious about oil developments in
this county.
There will certainly be a great out
pouring Of people III town this week
attending court.
Squire G.. w. Ritchea and Consta-
bile &. I. Scott went up to Chenille
last Wednesday.
This bids fair to be great petite
al week in town. Many states will be
made and broken.
We will have space enough to an
nounce ali candidates if we have to
issue a supplement.
There is considerable lnnd and per
s"mal property advertised for sale at
the coming term of court
Yes, there is snmo oil expectations.
Made 81 Ivy few men v"uchimg for
the most of the money necessary.
fla man had lunch and ice cream
stand at or near the oil well he could
certainly do n thumpin' business.
We offered space to any one wish
ing to oppose the Incorporation If this
town and no one has said q word.
a man never ought to take any
chances. If n country don't suit him
tho beet thing to do is get out oft.
1t is gong to take some right ac-
tive work on the fair gr"und to get
ready for any Fourth of July doin's.
john C"rncll, the veteran kite deal
er If the Little kanawha Valley, was
here looking after business last Thurs.
day.
The drillers at the Grantsvillc M.
l are jolly set of fellows. We have
Not had the pleasure of meeting th"se
ul No. 2.
Those wh" have heen sparring for
MI opening in the race for office have
certainly had time enough to make
the first rush.
S"=,e day, 20 wagons loaded with
ties pnss our office, and this IL only
one If the three roads to the depot
Spencer Bulletin.
If man who wants Office is capa.
hle and honest, it makes no difference
whether he lives on Tory hill or
Washington bottom.
Last Thursdny was voucher day
aud most Of the pensioners were in
town that day getting them nnade cut
and properly signed.
Jim King vas fishing the other
day and 20 far as we could see he had
neither liquor nor fish. But then he
had some expectations.
Homer Riddle called on US last
Wednesday in = very satisfactory
way. Oh. THAT others would follow
his illustrious example.
There was about as much fun in
sitting a,"uud aud listening at local
oil men talk last Thursday IA we have
enjoyed for a long time.
That prince Of mechanics, Capt.
Bob Bennett. was laying n substan.
tial side walk in front VI Capt. Knots
property on main street last week.
The devil, forces are always prop.
eriy equipped for any emergency, and
Nhcn Il great work il to be done the
aptest spies Away. l"ok over the field
Rev. Bud" Smith told us pretty
well Of some Of our faults at his la.t
appointment here As he INCLUDED
himself in the list Of imperfect people
we have decided to take no ofTeusc.
Ifa man will sit quietly about