The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-02-23

loss stump has been pretty sick
for several days.
w. :. Holland has been very SEX
for several days.
The cause of divinity don't rest up.
on a human structure.
+. Il. Starkey aud 5. w. Gamer
were in the burg saturday.
Mrs. w. II. Barr, of Normantown,
WAS here one night last week.
All ambitious men have about the
same amount of anxiety and care.
Our county Jail has been empty 50
far rs prisoners are concerned for a
long time.
An officer who fearlessly discharges
his duty always will incur the dis
displeasLre Of some people
Items of news should he whispered
quietly to the editor and kept pro.
found y secret from everybody else.
Master Foster Williams was IL bus.
mess caller at our Office last Satur
day. He declared that he was till II
Democrat
w. .. Ums!ead, the wide awake
Mt. Zion merchant, was here last
Thursday morning. 1t goes without
saying that lie left us happy.
Land owners want tn look out for
spectators. or course every man
with picket full Of leases is going
to put down well ut once, but tho
question is will he?
Jim King is here shaking hands
with anijoliying the boys. We don't
believe he acted right in one respect,
and that j. he tailed to bring back
any liquor with him.
Just as sure rs one young lady
would not read love letter from
some other young lady's best fellow,
that sure some families would not
read their county paper.
In travelling along the road the
other day we saw II snake, but it was
50 small that it would not compare
with the average snake story, so we
make no effort to describe it.
We are now in the midst of an i'm
portant work a work which has
more or less to do with all of our
homes and our future happiness.
How earnestly shall it be prosecut,
ed?
Big line of Gents Mufflers, MacIn-
Josh Goats, Ltggings, Gloves and
coli Caps ut reIl's.
Last weeks beautiful days brought
us consignment Of spring poetry.
Since the frogs Will most likely look
through glasses of ice before the rose.
come again we omit the poetry for Il
few weeks.
~ chain of cIrcumstanlial evidence
IL 50 completely woven around some
fellows that 10y the time the courts
get through with them they will wish
hey had never bought and carried
whi-key to miners.
Charley Frashure was here last
Saturday looking mp some records
and doing some dealing in land. He
has been instrumental in bringing
some good citizens to this county, and
the good work still goes on.
While lot of smart Alex" craak-
ers arc continually crying this coun-
ty dovma more sensible class of cili-
zens are buying upand getting titles
to our lands, which are AZ productive
Us any land in West Virginia.
Lawrence Wade, Of Alvy, Tyler
county, was here last Saturday look.
ing up Il title to some land which he
has recently purchased. He hu5 all
Of the outward appearances of vide
awake and honest business man.
Clerk Trippett issued marriage
license last Saturday to Seymour, bet.
ter known as Squire" Webb to mar
ry Miss Sarah j.. Collins, and we
have no doubt that ere this the
Squire" is souring in matrimonial
bliss.
it is common for some one to say,
Of - was a boy Of mine l would
gust turn him out aud let him 90 to
tho dogs" Now II the tie persons
making the remark is in personal pos
session of any degree Of humanity
they would do no such thing. A pa.
rent will follow child, especially a
boy as long as there is life. And if
/ boys could only realize the anxiety