The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-08-08
Next year is when the "big show"

opens.
"Onword and upward and true to
to the line"
Hagan Barr returned from the
East last Friday.
w. E. Stump, of Rush run, was
about town Friday.
The brick kiln is completed and
ready for the torch.
The finest lain of the season fell
here Saturday evening.
This is very busy season of the
year to good and practical farmers.
Our friend Jas. Buck, of Lemueps
run, was about the burg last Friday.
Little Reese and Roy Blizzard are
very attentive to their fathers horses
j. w. Haddox, Of Tough, was
among the visitors To town Thursday
Charley Musgrave, an Internal
Revenue Collector, was here last
Thursday night.
The Mt. Pisgah Baptist Association
will be held with the Sycamore Bap.
fist church the 9th and TIN OF Sept.
W. S. Blizzard is prepared to wade
the deepest water of any man in the
country. He rides three year old
colt that is about Is hands high.
Whatever else may be said of the
writer, he is fulfilling that passage
of Scripture which, in substance, says:
"by the sweat of thy face shalt thou
eat Tread"
When you see bunch of sheep
pass through this town within the
last few years you are compelled to
be Impressed with the improvement in
the breeds.
We see no reason why bank
would not pay here. If time is
worth anything, if it is worth any.
thing to business men to have such
an institution why not have it7
The CHRONICLE began life an in.
dependent paper, has lived an indie.
pendent paper and will continue to
live so, die or be bought by some
one willing to be an organ grinder.
VIM. Barr, who has been confined
to his room for some time on account
of sickness has so far recovered as to
be able to go about and look after
business matters. He was here last
Wednesday.
This county is rapidly filling up
with people from various sections of
country. Soon our real estate will
be very high and as it advances in
price titles will begin to be question
ed and litigation will open up.
The heaviest hail storm that was
ever witnessed in this country passed
over portion of this county last
Wednesday. 1t is said 10 have drift.
ed to two or three inches deep in
places.
That poor old white COW, over
which John Dawson and j. ID. Cut.
Up have been having so long and 50
often, and which jeff says has hide a
quarter of an inch, thick is again on
the path, suit having been brought
against Cutlip and Judge Blizzard
for the possession of the said cow.
If man gets little full and at
tends to his own business 1t is none of
our. or the public's business. But if
man gets drunk and whips his wife
or Commits any other overt or unlaw-
ful act he may hereafter expect US to
call it by it's right name. Those who
don't want this done had as we'll pay
up and stop their paper now.
Hon. j. P. Knight, one OF the
smoothest tongued politicians and
business men in all Of the country,
WAS in town short time Thursday.
While here he dropped in and made
the writer feel that it was good for
such men to live, move and have a
being. H-that is to say: eff" Phil.
Up only lives in proportion to his abil-
ity to give good ad rice he will occupy
a seat sooner, or later, at the right
hand Of His Majesty on big h.
Men get little praise while thew
are living; so it is no use to look for
1t er expect it. 1t you are engaged
in good cause go ahead till you die;
then you'll get the praise. 1t will
do you good to look down from heav.
EN- and see men and women lifting
up 'heir hands in praise who lifted
them IN envy, praise and iealously
while you were living No, you do
not need to expect praise while you
live for any good you do. People
are too busy finding fault. If you
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