The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-06-22

passed through town Saturday morn
ing.
Mckinley has raised the price oil
cattle all right, but devil thc cali
has he given MS.
This oaicc is indebted TO Alfred
kenney for copy of the acts of the
late Legislature.
Levi Marks & 20, landed with a
nice lot of coal for our market last
Thursday evening.
Dress Goods at Taylor's, Big
Springs
We had the promise of some work
at starvation prices that we did not
get, and we have no kick to make.
Bissells Chilled Flows, Fish Poles,
Ba,hed and Smooth Wire and all
kinds Plow Points at Pell's.
More tramps rasscd through this
town last week than we have seen in
n long time in this part of the
country.
The cheapest place to buy goods in
the county is at j. d. Jeffreys' Sta
ten.
The same man got hold of some of
the same brand of liquor last week
and came in and settled up all ar
rearages 10 the CHRoNICLE and paid
in advance to June, 1899.
Produce taken in exchanges for
goods at Taylor's. Big Springs.
The thermometer was towing with
the niueties three days last week, aud
the climax was reached Wednesday
evening when it registered SO in the
cool (?) shade.
Dry Goods at Taylor's, Big
Springs.
One man has promised to pay us
a small account in fish, work, cash,
etc, often enough and failed to do 90.
TO have earned several times the
amount if his time was worth any
thing.
Last Spring we advertised a nit.
ten which had been found and left
with us. Twenty-three ladies called
in less than ten days from that time
to inquire about it, but none Of them
claimed il, it being Il mans mitten.
We still have it, and fear it belongs
10 some man who is ton poor (?) to
take his county paper.
lin need of money, call on NJ.
Stump, atStumptown, who has ar
Engagements to place any amount you
want.
There ought to be public high
way some place in this town where
people could go to and from the river
without being molested. Every time
coal comes down there is more or less
rig chewing about getting it ont.
The people of this town are and have
been paying their taxes and they
ought to have some rights that are
bound to be respected.
At the regular communication of
Eurek" Lodge, No 40; A. +. 81 A.
M, held in their Lodge room the fol-
lowing officers were elected and in
stalled: j. NJ. Hamilton. w. NJ;
Jphn +. Gamer, 8. w; Robt. A. Fer
rell, j. w; Geo 5. Smith, Treasurer;
X. Nj. Marshall, Secretary. Appoint
ed and installed: l.. II. Trippett S.
D., s. &. Barr, j. D.; and j. L. Wal
do, Tyler.
Circuit Court convened Tuesday,
Judge Reese Blizzard on the bench,
in place Of Judge K. II. Freer, who
will hold srecial term of court at
New MartinsviIIe this week. Judge
Billiards. rulings on some matters
seem to some Of the .iurymen little
strict, yet they are right. He dis
patches business ra pidly aud requires
all parties to he in readiness for trinl
when their case is called Richie
Review.
About 3 o'clock last Wednesday
evening G. T. Scott discovered fire in
the roof of the Jail. An alarm was
turned IN and the bucket brigade soon
responded, and in much less time
than il takes to write it the fire was
under control. 1t was dry, hot
and windy day, and the discovery he
ing 50 timely is all that saved the Jail
and possibly the court house. Other
buildings, though not close, would
have been in imminent danger.
a young man claiming to be from
huntsville struck this town last
Thursday morning and sold watch
worth two or three dollars for one
dollar. A we'll known gentleman
FROM Burusvllle happened to I've in
town and talked 10 the young man,
and was soou convinced that he was
not from there, but had recently been
there. lie represented to the Burns
vile man that he was from the west
ern portion of the State, but would
not name the particularlocaliiy. He
was fairly we'll dressed and looked re
tender as If he had just come ont Of q
band box Creston seemed to.be the
objective point, and from here lie
took passage on log raft.
Big line of Clothing. Dry Goods