The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-02-14
Dreadful weather we have had.

Kew. y. Westfall sold fine beef
COW t. {. Williams last Tuesday.
Frank Taylor Is here looking alter
the oil business for the Miller Sibly
Oil Co.
Upon calling the roll of grand
Jurors last Friday morning but eight
answered.
Some of us have but one or two
buckets of coal, and behold, the gas
cometh not
Non resident attorneys were little
conspicuous by their absence last Fri.
day and Saturday.
L. II. Trippett is so much improv-
ed that he will soon be out attending
t. his business as usual
Mrs. Emma Keener, one of our for.
m pst lady teachers, WAS among
Grantsv:l!e friends few days last
week.
1t became necessary to dismiss
school in this town last Wednesday
about 3 o'clock on account of having
no fael.
Two horses and wagon were sold
ut the front dnor of the court house
Friday for $50 John Freed was the
purchaser
The ir.epressable "Bpd" Molohon,
of Minnora, WAS here the first two
days of court. He is great big
hearted boy anu we would love to see
him do we'll.
G. w. Baker, of Parkersburg. who
has been here for some time plumbing
houses, WAS taken violently i'll last
Friday night and at the present writ
ing, Is no better.
We woul1 like to make personal
mention IF all Of the good friends
whose hands we were privileged to
clasp during court but memory aud
want OF sufficient space forbids.
Peter Hicks and several members
OF his family are sick. DR.. Blair
went over Wednesday and vas the
first prac i i'g physi ian that WAS ever
called to their home. There are 16
nf thcn, in f,n,;l,,
We are not without hope for a bet
ter state IF affairs in this county, at
no distant day. A railroad, oil field,
banks, bridges, roads and an all
around gnod feeling will help the
cause won lerru
Attorney Bee Hopkins was among
the first arrivals At court and was the
first 10 remember us in r. substantial
way. Though comparatively young
in the practice Of Law, by close
application to business he is picking
up u lucrative practice.
Following is Il Lat Of grand jurtr5
at The present term J. Hsrdmah
foreman, james A. Kelly, Ben. Dye,
S. T. Waldo, james Bryner, j. NJ.
Belts, Dan Vnnnoy, NJ. II. Right
Tunis Roberts, Isaac Herman, A. J.
Stallman. Peter p. McCune, John
NJ. Kemmner, Gen. DYE, G. P.
Stevens and Clark Gnnn.
Miss Willie johnson, who has been
teaching music in Roane county for
several months, returned home last
Friday. She was accompanied by
ID. d. Snodgrsss u thrifty aud hand.
some young business man Of near
Tariff, whntarried aud formed several
new acquaintance, all ofwhom were
favorably impressed with his dignifed
appearance.
c. w GoF, Of Spencer was here
a day or two last week looking up
the chances for bank. Hsisa broth
er tn Frank Off one of the best
business men in Spencer. Mr.. Goh
comes to US we'll recommended and
has bad considerable experience in
banking business. Outside capitalists
are willing to take the stock, but we
hope to have it made purely home
enterprise
In point Of cold weather last Fri
day morning broke the record e. far
az the recolleclions Of men in this sec.
ton vt the country are c7nscernei.
Thermone,ersregisiered ~ follows: At
Want Il Barr's store, 80 below zero;
At the Huffman Hotel, 300 and at
9 $. Smith, store q. We don't
know what caused the variations.
whi'her IL was duo to the locality or
variations in the instruments. But
every body and all az their relations
know it was cold enough