The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-10-12

to Joe Jarvis.
L. n. Bell smiled on Grantsville
friends awhile Saturday.
Mr.. ard Mrs. j. S. Si!cott were
shopping i'll town Friday.
Attorney Pendleton came in from
Spencer Sunday evening.
We learn with pleasure that Mrs.
>. Nj. Mccoy is improving.
We now have an excellent line of
job stock. Give us trial order.
j. w. Pell placed new and arts
tic sign over his store front last week.
Ira Yoak and brother were deliv-
ing produce To our residents Sa,ur-
day.
A great deal of corn was shucked
by moonlight in this county last
! week.
Times are never so good that the
FELLOW who doesn't want To work can
find n job.
Judge Blizzard came down from
Chenille Saturday night and return.
ed Sunday.
A large crowd attended the pray
er meeting at the Baptist church
Sunday, night.
Lloyd Gamer, of White Pine, was
here Sunday. He drives swell"
pair of black horses.
Clayton T. Stump, the accommo
dating Staten Postmaster, was OH our
streets awhile Thursday.
Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware,
Ladies' and Gents Shoes ut Taylor's,
Big Springs.
Daniel Weekly, one of the pro.
gressive farmers of Sherman district,
Was in the city on business Friday.
That Crnyon Portrait Scheme at
Pclls beats them all. $50 worth of
cards punched first week.
Rev. VIM. Burns, Mrs. J. i.
Swenizel and Mrs. Jerome Hartman
have gone to the General Association.
Guy Thomas, jim Stevens, and
Ira Stump each made II trip to Nc
tarlan for goods for Grantsville mcr-
chants last week.
In the R"nne county oil field where
two or three new oil wells are being
drilled they are using the gas from
the first we'll drilled for fuel.
Some Of the folks in this town have
Il right good whooping cough scare
just at this time, bu, we hope the
scare will blow ever without damage.
Mrs DIR. A. G. Blair returned last
Tuesday from visit to home folks
i'll RitchIe ,unty. She was accom-
panied home by her mother, Mrs. -
- Osborne.
We don't know the particulars, but
we heard that a couple of girls gave
Anthony Ila!lenhnke IL sonnd whip
ping Sunday evening. We notice
that he keeps in the middle of the
road while passing one house.
X. NJ. Marshall, whose illness was
noted through these columns last week
and who was, during the greater part
of last week, in II very precarions
condition, il much improved, and un-
less the unexpected occurs will he
able to attend to business matters in
II few dnys
The trial of Mrs. G.. w. Atkinson
and j. =. Owens, for forgery has
been III progress at Chenille for sew
eraI days and is not likely to end he
fore Wednesday Of this week. Ma
ny witnesses have been examined and
some strong testimony has been in
troduccd by both sides. What the
outcome will be we are not prepared
to say.
Judge Blizzard came down from
Chenille Sunday and announced
that court would not open here this
( M"nday) morning. The trinl "
Mrs. Atkinsan will probably conlin-
tie two or three days. 1t will he
great hardship ON witnesses who are
summoned to &" before the gard ju-
~ and arc compelled to do 50 with.
out pay. 1t also seems to lie an ex-
pensive luxury ON the taxpayers Of
Of this county, but it is one OF the
things incident to courts aud legal
proceedings, and in view of the fact
that there are 50 few DAYS intclven-
ing between the Gilmcr circuit court
and this one we are indeed fortunate