The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-07-14

ernble by private subscription.
Rev, VIM. Taylor, of the Register,
is in the city.
Alarming reports are coming from
tnda! : f"od on yellow creek.
A fine drove of sheep and lambs
were driven through this town this
morning.
j. ". Hamilton and Amos 4. Ken
ney are making the settlement with
the Sheriff for the County Commits
sinners.
Jury Commissioners J. +. Mellon
aid and L. L. Stump are making up
the list of jurors for the ensuing year
this week.
The time has come to 60 to press
and we find it impossible for our force
to do the mechanical work necessary
to fill the space.
The railroad clectinn in the three
river districts will fully demonstrate
whether we know good thing when
we see it or not.
There are great many powerful
good fellows who nre powerful bust
ness failures. Cnpability and hones-
ty arc prerequisites of good officers.
We learn that the entertainment
given ut the Methodist Church last
Friday night Was II very pleasant af-
fair, and in addition to this was profit,
able.
n. j. Norman carries mighty pref
ty newspaper account in our office.
1t all Of our Subscribers would do
likewise We would not have to work
when hungry 50 often.
j. i. Hersnnn announces as Il can.
didate for Constable of Center district
in another column. He is man of
considerable push and energy and We
verify believe If nominated and elect
cd would make good officer.
Candidates need not get discour-
aged and fail to announce because
the primary is getting so close. They
should remember that those who be-
gan to toll ut the eleventh hnuI, on
one occasion, received rs much as
those who labored all day.
Lum Sia:cr is now on .hc ground
with a strong force OF men making
brick except when the hard rains
drives him off of the yard. We hope
the weather will be favorable enough
for him to get good kiln Of brick
as they are badly needed in this town
and community.
During to-day this town and vicin-
ity has teen visited by two terrific
storms, cloud bursts IN fact, one short
time before daylight and the other
about one o'clock. On small streams
near town considerable damage was
done to growing crops, and great
deal Of fence was washed away.
If such thing can be made posi-
BILE let us givea solid vote of the three
districts for the subscription to the
railroad. OF course it will carry, hut
We ought to make it unanimous.
Elizabeth district, in Writ county,
only cast 10 votes against like prop.
osition, and let us even do better than
that
Most all Of the Boards Of Educa-
ton in this county have provided the
school houses of their districts with
charts, maps, globes and seats of the
most modern styles Now if
they can only invent some plan to got
people to send their children to
school a great work will have been
accomplished.
CAPTAIN Ebcr Dulin, supported by
q strong company, gave weeks en-.
tcrtainmcnt Mt the Grand Opera
house in this town, closing the enter.
taiumrnt last Saturday night. Tho
gate receipts would have been highly
satisfactory, but for the fact that gate
keeper Bob Bennett Was sand bngged
or otherwise nimAsmed out Of the
most Of one evenings receipts
We don't rccollect when we have
gone to pass with paper that we
appreciate more than this. One rca-
son will he apparent to our exchange,
and the other because it is the begin.
ming IF better days for the county.
The dreams Of our youth and earnest
desire Of ripper years are about to be
consumated We begin to feel that
we are out Of the woods at last. The