The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-04-05
TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1898.
Local Bri9iS.

No mail
High waters.
Bottnmless rurds
Spring poetry will soon he ripe.
Grantsville is in the tLroes of II but.
ter famine.
Several of our fools got fooled on
"all fools day"
William Barr was Granisvillo
guest last Thursday.
The recent cold snap has probably
cooked the peach crop.
We had a light fall of the beauti.
fuls Wednesday night.
1t is about as safe to monkey with
buzz saw as II double bitted AK.
Homer Swentzel visited Cairo, Par
kersburg and nther points las; week.
Miss Emily, the handsome daughter
of VI. ). .Jehrays, of Brownsville, Wis.
tied friends IN town SATURDAY..
We received u mighty Encouraging
letter from our old friend a. NJ.
Funk one day last week.
$. A. Hays passed down the river
the last of last week, looking after
his large timber Interests.
j. w. Metz and T. E. Gamer are
two rather unfortunate men, both are
hard workers and ought To have bet
ter luck.
w. 0. Umstead, the husiling Mt
Zion merchant, passed through town
one day last week with an immense
load Of goods.
County court is in session. The dc.
alterations OF thar honorable body viii
he watched with Intense interest by
some ri our citizens
An immense amount of timber was
marketed ON the recent riccs. 1t was
a golden opportunity for timbermen
which none of them failed to i'm
prove.
There are some righteous and Just
amendments that ought to be made To
some of our laws. We propose to
point out some of them in the near
future.
Deputy Sheriff Allie Hardman has
been sick for some time. This ac.
coumts-for his no; having been in
town for two or three weeks.
The tallest man it las ever been
our pleasure to see was in this town
last Thursday night. His name VAS
Ad. Sea, and he stands 6 Fl. 81 in.
He lives in Gilmcr county.
Thns. Richards All ex-Weh Va.
PenItentiary whip shop victim flush
ed his sentence last Friday week
He I'ad been cut quite while, bul
the seed had been sown ami he died.
Mrs. jim Gamer, of rear Tie
modth Of Tanner, b,cine Violently |
insane Il few days ago, aud struck her
husband with club, almost killing
him. Relay in an unconscious state
for several hours.
When y. q. Matthews proposed, u
few days ago, to assume the leader
ship aud organic Il company to 90 to
war with Spain, all the bystanders
Immediately volunteered, believing
that they would never have to ap.
proXimate danger.
Wesley Metz met with very pain.
FIJI accident last Tuesday lie was
carrying q double bitted AK and III
some way tripped and fell, st'ikiuy
his wrist on the AK, scvering leaders
and arteries AMI inAictng deep, ug-
ly wound The arteries were taken
UP and the wound dressed by Dr.
Dye,
Rev. John stump, the venerable
Baptist preacher, died at his home in
Charleston last Wednesday. Ancr
long life Of usefulness he has been
called to hs reward, and to that
"flome Of tie Soul, "of which he used
to sing. Peace to his ashes. A
more extended notice appears else
where in this issue.
g. NJ Lynch and his drifting crew
had quite thrilling experience
while passing over the Bee creek bar
the other day. The boat in which
they we're floating sank and all ex.
cept Lynch thinking they were IN
deep water swan ashore and we're
completely vet all over, but Lynch
felt for bottom aud foand it before