The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-09-05

Arnoldsburg Fair commences to-.
day.
Allie Hardman was here Satur.
day.
A nice rain Saturday greatly reviv.
ed things.
Robinson Woodford, of Pine creek,
is dangerously ill.
Miss Pet Hodges, of Mt. Zion, was
in the city Friday.
A man is seldom injured in the
house Of his friends.
Edward Jackson, of Yellow creek,
was in town Friday.
Anderson Elliott has again moved
his shoe shop to town.
Ira Stemple, of Mt. Zion, was
about the metropolis Friday.
&. f. Robinson, of Sheridan dis.
trict was here one day last week.
f. b. Grim, one Of our bes. farm
err, WAS in town one day last week.
Joe L. Snider, Of Tough, was here
shaking hands with friends Saturday.
Every thing is base ball now. We
will have Sunday game sooner or
later.
Travelling salesman all report good
trade. This is an evidence Of pros
periiy.
When the world seems dark and
dreary the forlorn and forsaken need
a light.
Wesley Elliott is putting lumber on
the groLnd preparatory to building
house in this town.
W. II. Jackson is the proud father
OF another boy, whose name will
doubtless be Bryan.
Surveyors S. p. Bell and 0. II. p.
Lewis have been very busy for sew
eral days, surveying.
John Cornell, of cross,tie fans in
the l.. X. Valley, was among us
day or two last week.
James Propst killed % squirrels
last Thursday and it wasn't a good
day for squirrels either.
a mistake or two slipped our at
tenti"n in last weeks issue. But
such is life i'll a newspaper office.
y Mr.. Amos, IF Richie county,
was here last week with nice young
horse which he was Offering for sale.
Pleasure seekers ought to come to
this town. There is nothing that
makes the soul happy that we are not
in possession of.
L. W. Snider, of Tough, was cir
culating among friends here Friday.
Enc, rs be is Familiarity known, is
all all round good fellow.
Now if this weather will only contin-
ne until after the Arnoldsburg fair
and association ii will be great
blessing for all concerned.
Assessor Terrell was here last week
comparing his books. They will
soon go into the hands Of the Sheriff
and then comes the next sure thing.
Ifit pays Earl Ball to haul hogs
IL miles and market them in this
town we don't see why it would not
pay oul own farmers to raise more.
Misses Rosa Shanks and Hettie
Wolverton, two charming bellies of
Big Root, were in town last Friday.
While here they made the Chronicle
office II pleasant call
McFarnn Ball, Of Steer creek,
was here Saturday. We earnestly
wish he could be as comfortably stu
ated as he now is and would become
IL permanent citizen among us.
Several teams started from here
last Saturday morning to Palestine
after casing for the Leuf Bank well
now being drilled for Cabot, Of
Boston. The well Is down about
500 feet.
Charley Beall passed through town
again last week looking for cattle.
Some fellow got wonderfully tired
seeing Beal's name last summer be.
cause we would still note his coming
and going with and for cattle. This
ought to be Of more interest to locali.
ties like ours than most any thing else.
The Mt Pisgah Baptist Association
meets with the Sycamore Baptist
church tomorrow. We feel safe in
predicting that all comers will be
Handsomely entertained. We hope
that the session will be interesting
and profitable, aud that the great re.
ligiOus work will he materially pro.