The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-01-19

Several from here attended the
Big Root Meeting Sunday night.
w. l.. Stevenson is foreman q tn,
U. 5. Grand Jury at Parkersburg.
James Metz, of Big Springs, was
marketing produce in town Friday.
II did not seem like a Quar,erl,
Meeting without raising the Elder.
salary.
Senator Lockney has our thanks
for documents pertaining to the Leg.
i-lature.
B. NJ. Despsrd, Of Clarksburg, was
here last Wednesday on important
! business.
w. II. Woods, of Daniels run,
made us n short business call one day
last week.
j. T. Knight, n. +. Terrell and r.
f. Hickman were up from Sheridan
district Saturday night.
People have an opportunity TO buy
themselves some mail routes, or the
carrying thereof real cheap now.
just as sure rs twice two is four
that sure there is oil some where in
this country, and that too IN paying
quantities.
5. NJ. Gamer was about the only
person from any distance out Of town
wh" attended the Sunday morning
services here.
There has been more new oil men
looking around and locating recently
than ut any time for several muMhs.
But Of course we have no oil.
This lie the first time in quite a long
while that every body is complaining
of being more or less sick, and from
the newspapers we notice it i. pretty
general over the country.
Very few men ever have opinions
of their own. The average youth
narries before he is %, and until he
is II he is under parental control and
After marriage it is not safe for him
t" even hint at an opinion.
Ifthe good Lord or somebody else
would only send us railroad ii
would he more tolerable to live in
Ibis country. The way We are situa
ted II costs almost as much 10 get om
goods az it dies to buy them.
The Miles we'll on the n. NJ. Ben
nett farm, on Steer creek, is now
through the Big Injun sand, which,
MAS 2O4 feet thick, with far show
ing for oil short depth in the sand
The well will be drilled To the Gordon.
Mrs. III. H. Smith, Mrs. Thomas.
IRA. Craddock, Mrs. rell, Mrs. Barr.
Mrs. Hnrdman, and Miss Salie
Smith were all confined to their rooms
with Il cold portion of last week.
There may have been others, but we
failed tn learn names.
Last Wednesday was the last dav
for the redemption Of lands sold by
the Sheriff for the non payment of
taxes for the year 1894 and 1898, ex.
copt where they were sold to the State
Several valuable tracts of lard chang.
ell hands i'll consequence.
The Church BniIding G, mmitlees
who planned and executed the two
churches in this town made wonder.
full mistake by getting them so large.
a 10 II, or not over 1G x 20 build.
ing would accommodate all of the
regular church goers of this town.
We are commanded to visit the
sick In order to evaAe this com
mandment you will often hear one
woman Say to another: why, that
IS too bad, did not know YOU was
sick or / would have been around to
see you" a pretty good rule by
which you can always tell when there
is sickness, is when you see the aver
age man chopping wood or doing
chores genarally about the house.
One of the most horrible tragedies
in the annals Of history was perpe.
trated aud executed at the Spencer
Asylum one night last week. a pa
tient named Taylor IN some manner
secured a bar of iron and in the night
made some disturbance, tor which an
nttonsnt by the name Of Barrows had
occ sion to unlock his cell. As soon
~ the cell was unlocked and opened
the pptien. Drained the attendant at
one blow with the bar Of iron, which
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