The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-08-11


to the funeral of Collins Belts Sun
day.
Every Life and Fire Insuranc,
Company in the country is the very
best.
Ward II. Belts came down from
Normantown ut late hour Saturday
night.
Cal Riddle, of Writ County, wa,
shaking hands with former friend.
here Saturday.
George Monroe, of the Monrc c
Bend, was about the Court House III
business Saturday.
We are sorry We cannot he present
ut the Minister'S and Deac"n's Meet.
lag here this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lemie Huffman ell.
tertained friends last Wednesday
evening at ice cream.
When we can't make n living out
ofthc newspaper business wo may try
peddling tin whistles.
We love plenty of work, but for the
last ten OF fifteen days this luxury
has been little strong.
\ libcrnI reward will he paid any
horse "swoppcr" who can "swop'
horses with w. IL. Ayers.
T. Y. Robinson, one of the CmRoN
IcLE's substantial friends, was all
agreeable visitor last week.
y mans friends always regret to
see him go astray while his enemies
hide and laugh NJ his calamity.
G. fl Knots, one Of the pron1i5-
ing young men Of this county, re-
manned as an onlooker at the exam.
ination last week.
We'll if we have to work our streets
two days why not work our streets ?
What is the Use i'll letting all the
good that has been done them 60 to
loss for want ola little attention.
I. V. Shock passed through town
Friday evening on his way home Hc
has been looking after his timber
down the river since the recent rises,
and reports that he will get the most
OF it.
j ii. Hayhurst was in town Satur-
day He was on his return from n
two weeks journey among the voters.
Jim is one Of those even turned fell
lows who never gets over sanguine or
discouraged.
a man may he awfully good for
364 days and you never hear word
said about him, hut you just let him
be wicked and act bad on the 365ih
day and see how quick everybody will
hop on him. Hence the importance
Of being good ali the time.
The rats in this town have devour-
cd what corn there was and are now
turning their attention to "chawin'"
off horses tails. One gentleman who
was never known to prevaricatc was
heard to remark the other day that
they had about nibbled the shoes of
If his best saddle horse.
One evening last week Marshall
Belts who resides about three miles
below Town, was chasing bull ON
horseback and the horse stumbled and
fell over the bull and on Marshall
hurting him pretty badly. His sad
die was completely demolished, and
the fact that he escaped with his life
appears TO be II mystery.
On account Of some apparent oues-
ton as to the legality of A. G.. Math-
cws serving "a member Of the Board
Of Examiners, Mr.. Lsckney claiming
to bc the legal member, both Math-
ewS and LOckneY resigned, which
leaves vacancy, which Mr. Roberts,
Supt., will likely try to have flied
by calling meeting Of the Presi-
dents Of the Boards Of Education.
The railroad subscription carried
in GiImer Saturday with grand
majority. The majority against it at
! Normantowu WIS only 20 and M
/ Chenille out Of POI votes but 2 were
/ against it. The vote all over the
county vas aboutas decisive for the
proposition, and our sister county.
/ Gilmer is entitled to put long stream.
cr- Co her banner and have written
thereon. con to Progress Follow.
ing is the result
Cculcrdi-trict For. 2S7. against
no.
GlenvlIlc For 577: against If.
I Dckalb For 292; against 10.
/ Troy For 1870; against, $50.
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