The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-04-26
Local Briefs.

DR.. McCown, the Dentist, was il
town Friday.
VIM. Barr was transacting buslnes
IN town Saturday.
L. n. Bell came up to see the folk
in town Saturday.
s. Z. Stump and G.. Bell visite,
Parker>burg last week.
There were quite namber Of PEG
pie about town Saturday.
Farmer French Stump was among
the town boys Saturday.
If we had nothing else but fishing
to do We would fish.
"Doud" Stump and wife are now
residents of this town.
" hat we have had To d. this week
for sick man, has been a plenty.
Ulbsus Fluharty, of Leather6ark
Richie county, was here Saturday.
The school opened at N"be with
fiattering prospects for II successful
term.
Cyrus Hickman and $. NJ. Scot,
built quite IL string Of line fence last
week.
"F"Propst is patching on Deaden.
ing run and will put out large corn
crop.
Andy Whipkey pleasant young
man of Muscle Shoals, WAS in town
Friday.
l. Il. Law and SON, Robert and
Thomas Wolverton, were in town
Fri'l,e.
Among the folks in town Saturday
we noticed Mrs. |. n. Bell and Miss
Belle Wright.
Since all of the race horses have
been taken out of this town things
are little dull.
jesse Polling passed through town
a few days ago, enroute to Sheridan
district 10 sell churns.
The last few day. have certainly
been n picnic for the telephone line
front here To- Parker.burg.
Comfy Supt. Roberts was about
town Saturday looking up matters
pertaining to the school work.
McFarlan Ball and daughter,
Arbella, of Steer creek, were the
guests of friends here Saturday.
We hope to he better by corn hneing
time We dislike very much to dis,
appoint a good man like G.. ID. Star
key.
j. +. Mcdonald came down from
Sycamore Saturday He manages to
get little fun out Of life as lie jour.
neys along.
We don't see Why Jerome Hard
man or some other good man in thi.
town don't keep two or three har-
rows TO lend.
Judge Blizzard and Jerome Hard.
man were away on trading expedi
ton last week. We are not inform.
ed what they traded for or sol |.
We have been appointed to the
important office of president Of the
Board of Education for Center district
to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation Of Hagau Barr.
Danile Weekly, II. G. Goodnight
s. S. Coutz, w. S. Holland, Cal
Peninger, Mark RAIDER, i. F. Nor
man and many other farmers wer,
iransacting business aboutitown Sat
Uday.
Last Friday morning j. ID. ,Tel
had his team standing at the mil
here and was loading GONE -four an,
they suddenly took fright and ran I
short distance. II was the meres
accident that they dds not smasl
things up generally. They only raj
n hort distance until they came il
contact with fence and stopped
Mr.. Bell narrowly escaping injury.
Dear readers, handicapped by sc
we're attack Of sickness andsadded t
this an extremely bad caro oiiheuma
lism, we have been getting out a pa
per for thee weeks, up until tins
Saturday morning, We have been abl
10 hold pencil in the right land an
shove it reasonably successful Bu
this morning We are confronted wit
IN utter impossibility to write an
for once INV the history Of the CHRoN
IcLE since We took charge, OF it wi
have ~ resort measurably2 IN
use IF Office scissors. We hope w
will bear with our infrniilies q fe
days, and when We regain or
p ctreuorfh yfu NAV cvract bott,