The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-12-27

Gays AT burning springs.
In less than three weeks this town
will have gas and lots of it to burn.
Saturday and Sunday were Rev.
Burns regular preaching days here
We notice our old friend and neigh.
Dor Levi Morris on our streets last
Tuesday.
Daniel Weekly was circulating
among Grantsvile business men
Thursday.
We have not seen S. p. Stump OH
our street since he returned from Pr.
kersburg.
There was wonderful smash up in
the weather, ice aud things the first
Of last week.
A few hundred bushels of coal was
greatly appreciated 10y the citizens of
this town last week.
There are more rabbits in this
country this winter than has been
known to he here for Yeas.
Cyrus Hickman is now the owner
of Il good young horse. "Iou can't
keep laburing man down"
Al Ball, one of the wclltodo far
mers of Barnes run, was transacting
business here Il few days ago.
In order te give our office force ii
little tune for recreation we 90 to
press n little earlier than usual,
McFailan Ball, one of Gilmer's
most substantial citizens, was bust
ness visitor To this town recently.
Mrs. DIR. 'Swenfzel is still confied
To her room from the effects of the fall
of which we made mention last week.
Levi Marks, Charley Hays and
others landed nice bunch % coal i'm
this town on the recent rise in the
river
Louis Little, who has been staying
at Chestnut Grove for some time,
passed through town Wednesday en-
route To llur 20 see her.
let us all clasp hands in business
way and make the year 1899 more f
success than the one about To end.
Let us have II bridge and bank.
George learcy, of Normantown
passed down the river last Thursday
with Il crew Of men on a timber drift.
George i, one Of the husting kind Of
boys that makes things go lively.
James Bolton Informs us that the
coal bank he is working on Al Hard
mans farm, is only fourteen inches
instead of eighteen, as reported by us
ast week 1t is true that il is very
fine quality of coal.
n. I. Roberts, of Barnes run, was
here Friday. He came with produce
enough to supply the wants of the
editor and his household for few
days, and 1t goes without saying there
was rejoicing at the Barr homestead
last Friday.
Dir. Blair has his elegant red, white
and blue sleigh now at home and is
IN daily correspondence with the
weather man. When the cards be-
gin to run a little different and he
draws SNOW storm, Quaker Boy"
and sleigh bells will be greatly in evi
dence.
Railroad building up the Little
hanawha river Is progressing terribly
slow at this time. With the opening
OF spring we nope to see the work of
extending rapidly pushed. We have
not lost faith in the early completion
ot the road.
We don't know what it means. but
the jury commissioners for this coun-
ty, have been providing themselves
with list Of persons delinquent for
the nonpayment of taxes, and We
notice that they keep the list before
them while placing the names Of men
in the jury box.
If persons writing for newspaper
only knew how hard it was for the
composltors to read many manuscripts
hey would certainly use more care.
The sense Of an article j. often mate.
rally injured 10y the omission Of a
word or by the use Of the wrong word.
Write plain aud puncluare.
We met G.. :. Wigncr ON the street
Il few evenings ago aud handed him a
statement of his account, which he
promptly paid, aud in doing 50 he
exhibited one of the prctuest liuie
rolls Of money We have seen in the