The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-02-09

) several days last week.
/ n. j. Norman remembered us in a
substantial way last week.
Squire w. r. Cox, of Sherman dis.
trict, was in town on business Satur-
day.
There was about twenty feet of
a raise i'll the river at this point Sun
day.
The rain prevented MS from attend
ing sumo law suits at Brooksvile Sat
urday.
Frnwn not upon the poorest look
ing man in the town, for it is the
editor.
At the lime of going to press this
y. NJ, Monday, it is still pecking the
rain down.
! 1t is now high time farm work was
assuming tangible shape for the
I coming season.
The pie supper given by the ladies
of the town 10 night (Munday) should
be we'll attended.
Assessor Il. A. Terrell is making
extensive preparations to begin as
| sessng the first of April.
Lynch, Frashure, Marks and Hays
from above Chenille were all here
last week marketing coal.
Clariuda, wife of Solomon X.
Smith, died at her home near Nor
mant"wn last Saturday evening.
Mark Riddle has been very sick
for several days, aud IS the DR.. was
again called last Saturday we pre-
sumo he is no better.
Word reaches us that Mrs. Maude
Brannon, who has been sick for some
time and is now visiting her father at
Wavcrly is much worse.
y county newspaper belongs to its
patrons and the editor has no right
to slight their interests to do far
those who are not patrons
In raising grain to market this
country has got to compete with more |
productive soil, and where there is
not so much labor required.
Keep an eye OH the corn market
and never let it get above fifty cents
IN this county and in five years not
only the dvance agent of prosperity
will have visited us, but prosperity |
itself will he here.
Let the word go out to all the |
world that there is one town where
there is no fight being made for the
post Office, ard that is the town of !
GrantsyilIc. or course there is more |
than one applicant, but Que does not
hear the subject mentioned once
month.
We had hoped to re able to give
our readers some information III ref |
ercnce 10 the Little Kanawha River
Railroad Injunction case now pend |
ing before the Supreme Court of the
State, but We have not a word at the
hour Of going To press, but "hurrah |
for Golf +" any way.
Suppose the editor of local paper
should write an interesting and learn
ell "reminiscences Of the Law. who
would il interest? Or if he should |
write u genuine. Theological sermon,
whp would read it? Or if he should
sell all bis gods and give the proceeds
to the poor what would it profit the
poor?
Our readers doubtless remember
one Tilden Wclch, who was arrested
and longcd in the Jail Of this county
for forgery and m2de his escape
short time afterward, q little more
than two years ago. We believe we
have reliable information rs to his
present whereabouts, and that is that
he is in tho penilentiary of this State,
having been scut there from Marion
county.
If you happen to meet boy car.
ryimg mail or going to mill some day
who is about half frozen to death for
want Of sufficient clothing, don't con
clude that ho will never DO any good.
The very fact that he has courage to
20 thinly clad il the best evidence
that bright future awaits him.
Whist all Of US need is energy and
courage enough TO surmount one and
all difficulties
OF course IN is none of our business