The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-25

science Of living without work.
Some of our local sports were anus
ing themselves skating last week.
The mill at this place has been run
ming night and day for some time.
w. +. Stump, of Doddrill, wa.
here the greater part of last week.
Two or three days of last week
we're terrible hard on twelve and ff
teen cent coal
If you don't want to trade Won had
hettermever make some people about
this Gown IN offer.
Break all your old political states
and make new ones only to he broken
again; in their turn to he followed V
others vet Ia come.
Perry Stumps residence, in town.
caught fire last Saturday evening md
was saved from total destruction more
by accident than otherwise
The Miles we'll, below town on the
llar'Iman farm, will he drilled for the
Gordon Sands 1t is now 1900 feet,
and arrangements are being made to
drill it 900 feet deeper
Some people in looking for some
thing great 60 about this world STUN
bling over the small things that make
mp the SUN of Il noble liio, ard die
without having realized that life is
worth the living
Prof. O. j. Chambers, Principal of
the Spencer school, was recently mar
ried to Miss Alice Crisllp, one of
Roane's accomplished daughters
Congratulations being now in order
we extend ours.
Hess, the afflicted son of T. X.
Stump, broke through the ice last sun, |,
day, but fortunately the water was
not deep enough to drown him. As
it was he WAS not able to walk when
rescued by some boys.
l.. l.. Austin is assisting J. =. |
Walsh in Want & Bars store dur
ing the absence of Hagam Barr.
Ernest is IA hustler and is taking an
active part in the proposed oil devel-
"pments in this county.
The man who waits, like Micaw her,
for something to turn up, will, like
Mlcnwher, he found waiting long
time. The maa who is always turn
ing something up will in the end he
successful, and is the man who never
waits.
We urge onr plea, we press our
claim. We want an audience hveverv
frcside III this county. 1t costs YOU
but three cents a week, and by taking !
advantage Of our offer in another col.
umr you can get two papers for the
price of one.
When an editors fund of news is
all exhausted aud the space is not
half filed, We sometimes think it no
harm to heartily wish for some
one to die. Would not the TAX
ing of life under such circumstance
he iustifiu lie hnmiride2
Ben Stump was found near his home
on Philips run IN an unconscious CON
dilion last Friday morning. He had
succumbed to the cold and was al
most frozen 10 death when found
but was taken to his home where he
revived and is now believed to be ont
Of danger.
Two prisoners, by name Tom Dn-
yis aud Francis Brumlcy, broke jail
at Weston early Sunday morning,
Feb. 18th, by removing large stone,
weighing not less than 600 pounds,
from the rear wall Of the Jail Brum-
ley has been recaptured but Davis is
still at large.
Some men tondle with great oppor-
tunilics for awhile and pass them by
rs thing1 ofliitle import, or too sacred
to use, while great aud good men use
them as weapons to cut down and de-
stroy every obstacle that stands be.
tween them and the achievement Of
SEINE noble end.
Editors. G. Barr, while carrying
two buckets Of water, slipped aud fell
Wednesday morning sustaining what
might have been serious injury, Dr.
Dye, who va, near, came immediate.
. ly to hi rescue We are all glad to
know that he will he able to resume
his work on the paper next week.
The zeal which some Of our ciG.
zcns manifest ror the development Of