The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-02-16

we nave been mistaken IN Our
bearings more than once in life.
I Our Legislature in later DAYS ha.
turned itself into sort ofkillin' com.
mittee
We never know anything and con-
sequently don't have to go before the
grand jury.
Mrs. Carr, wife Of DR.. Carr is re-
ported rs being quite i'll this week.
Clay County Hoot-Owl.
o. and NJ. Hartman, Of Kygel
Roane county, were here last week
looking after business matters.
We lost several good bargains in
land last week by not having money
enough to take advantage of the OPP
pnrtunity.
Most all women have a great deal
Of trouble with one man, but when it
comes to three it is the last stage of
desperation.
Several of the legal lights left for
their respective homes Friday noon
and The rain was almost pouring
down at the time
j. ID. Cutlip, as will be seen by
the change in his law card, has NOV
ed to Newark, Writ county. We
wish him abundant success in his
new field.
Possibly many remember the
CHRoEICLE'R comments on church
fairs and festivals several months ago,
and at this writing We have no rea-
son to change our position.
Poor Martha Webb, she has been
married three times. All of her hus-
bands are living. Ono Of them has
served term in the Penitentiary for
bigamy, and she is now indicted
for like ofense, and will be lucky if
she escapes.
ID. +. Stutler has secured property
and will move here about the first of
April and open law office: He is
Il young man of sterling worth, and
we hope the people will receive him
kindly and give him at least a share
of the business.
a little girl gave the following
definition Of editor the Other day:
"lle is a man who carries pair of
scissors in his vest pocket; lead pen
Gil in his breast pocket; a notebook
in HE coat pucker, and his wealth in
somebody else's pocket"
We don't always have time to boil
our words and sen'ences down and |
get all Of the false syntax stewed out
of them. And in addition to this
we're not raised up under any system
Of preachin', or school housin', and
for this reason naturally have n sedi-
nlent of the old time phrases of mu-
ny years age lingering with us. BE
not disturbed
In return for the extensive local
wordy advertisement n distinguished
gentleman of this town gave us last
week we added thirteen new subscrib-
ers to our list and received word
from one gentleman to discontinue
his paper as soon as the time for which
he had paid expired. Which, ac-
curGing to the rule of counting cold
sledge,' leaves us twelve ahead of the
game.
Judge Blizzard laid down some
magnificent rules to govern ms courts
i'll opening last Wednesday morning,
and long personal acquaintance
convinces us that he will always have
the courage to enforce them. There
is no use Of Il court room being n per
feet bedlam. Such order ought to be
preserved as would enable all specta-
tors to hear every word spoken by the
court, clerk, bar or witness.
The following has been going the
rounds of the press for sometime, and
of course all the boys ought to know
about IL: can electric corset has re.
Gently been patented Its construct.
cd in such manner that when a fel.
low slips his arm around bis girls
waist he presses a button, this loosens
a string in the corset throws sawdust
in his hair and kicks him out Of doors.
where au India rubber bull dog
stands ready to scare him into fits"
When men who have money in
abundance contribute a portion Of it
to benevolent or church purposes, it
helps the church or benevolent insti-
tuition aIl right, but does the doner