The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-06-23
Our depleted purse is yawnipg Cor

Family at Sycamore and Arnolds
burg.
| Uncle Simon Stump was survey.
ing in the suburbs OF town day Oh
two last week.
We are not going to fall out with
our friends because our enemies act
in bad faith with us.
Attorney A. G. Mathews was as.
siItin8 clerk Trippett in the office a
day or two last week.
A. II. Stump has been engaged in
fence building around his suburban
property for few days.
We might hoist little flag on the
Fourth aud give two or three whoops
if We cannot do any more.
Harvey Craddock, of Chenille,
was here Friday, the guest of his
brother, "Bert" Craddock.
j. $. Silcot. came up from Brooks
vile Friday morning ON business.
He was riding a new bike"
Several sheep and lambs were mar
ketcd in this county last week. Some
fat ewes brought as high as $500.
Have you seen those large 4th of
July posters for fair ground3 They
were printed i'll the CHRONICLE OF:
fee.
Several small children in town were
taken very sick with something like
cholera infantum the later part of last
week.
The rains of last week greatly de-
layed farm work. Some men were
considerably alarmed about their
wheat.
We are told that there are hun.
drcds of acres of grass going to waste
in this county for want of cattle or
other kind Of stock to eat it.
w. l.. Stevenson rendered his res
EQUATION as chairman of the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee of this
county during court, and Alfred h.
kenney was elected to fill the yacan-
| cy.
1t is to day instead of last Tuesday
that Writ county votes on PROPOSE
ton to- subscribe 10 the Little Kama
wha River Railroad. The local ap.
pcaring in last issue was intended for
this, but by accident got on the wrong
hook.
We are having to pay interest on
what people owe us. Some may not
understand this, hut it IS nevertheless
true. We owe every dollar of it and
the people we owe not only collect in
terest, but are insisting on us to col
lect up and pay over.
The boys say that John Ritchea
walked around the evening the Eu-
ropean show was here, singing;
"Oh, I'll bid all the chil'r'n geodby,
for I'm going away. I'm psckin'
up me satchil, and Is guyin' away to
leave you, goOdby me honey I'm gone,
etc"
We have only one sure thing to
PROMISE candidates who announce in
the CHRONICLE. We will give the
result OF the conventions, primaries
and general election ns soon after the
count is completed rs tho best travel.
ing horses can bring the vote to our
Office.
| NJ. w. Hoskins, Of Arnoldsburg;
j. +. Terrell and Lemon Bennett, of
Burnt House; j. III. Roberts, Of Nobe;
l.. John Fogle, Of Staten; j. NJ. Ben
nett and j. II. johnson, of Henrietta
r. a. Terrell and John Maze, ot
Brooksville; and Henry Bland OF
Bull river; were among the out Of
town members who attended meet
ing Of the Masonic Lodge at this place
last Saturday night.
John Ritchea engaged to go with q
show the other day, but struck a
he'd time the first night John die
not feel like using mother earth for 8
bed, stone for pillow, the cloudec
canopy or starry decked heavens fo
cover, 50 he wendell his way home
q ward And there was Doe Kelly VIII,
T struck Il Job also, but some Of the pro
, ceedings did not suit him and he de
: cided to shtay home. And, and Cap
tain Bob Bennett could have beef
chief Of roustabouts, but on accoun
Of the sickness Of bis mother stage,
T "tO" home also.
We spent about -Four dollars in tn
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