The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-07-11

We need some water in our
streams.
No, we are not disturbed, by a
little uproar.
Mel Taylor believes in liberal use
of printers ink.
Mrs. w. II. Whipkey was shopping
i'll town Saturday.
Mrs. w. ID. Gates has been quite
sick for several days.
Born, to Capt. Norm Williams and
wife, on the Shit inst, boy.
Miss Ada johnson and Miss Lenora
Kidd are here visiting relatives.
NJ. NJ. Bible added his name to our
subscription list last Wednesday.
Miss Jennie Fleming, of Rilla,
writes that she wants the CHRoNICLE
Many long hours we sit in media.
tion when all the world seems to be
asleep.
Charley Marshall, of Gilmer coun-
ty, was here enjoying the 4th of JULY
festivities.
The "leg pulling" process will work
better for some men next year than
1T is going now.
Benjamin Jeffreys, one Of the old
citizens of Sheridan district, was in
the burg Friday.
Attorney N. NJ. Bennett was
among the business men in town the
first of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Church at.
tended the 4th of July festivities in
and about this town.
DIR. AID. Adams spent several DAYS
here last week looking after business
and professional matters.
Drilling has beeu suspended on the
Stump No. /, above town ON account
of rope. Miles has gone below for
one.
The writer did not have the pleas
nre of witnessing the play Ten
nights in Bar Room" but all who
saw it are perfectly delighted.
Some fellows are splendid jailors,
good fisherman and great foy hunters,
but when it Comes to telling the kind
ct weather, they are not in it.
Rev. Mr.. Carter, of Huntington,
was here the guest of his father who
had the misfortune to get so badly
hurt on circular saw few DAYS ago.
We have heretofore suggested that
it would be better to bond this coun-
ty for money at three per cent. and
pay OFT orr indebtness than to go on
us we are and pay six per cent.
Misses Kathryn HAYS, Lenora Kidd
and Nora Huffman and Alfred Ken.
ney, Postmaster Pickering, Bob"
Hays aud r. NJ. Marshall formed n
company and went to Arnsldsburg
to charade party last Saturday eve
ming.
For the next two or three issue
OF this paper it will contain state.
ment ofthe financial affairs of the
county. Let each and every tax pay
er study the matter well and by this
means all can form correct idea of
the faithiulness of the officers steward
ship.
Getting out a newspaper on a holi
day week is an awfuIIy irksome task
Not that news is so scarce, not that
there are not as many or more topics
on which to write, but the fact that
it Is generally supposed that all "nig.
gers are free short time each year.
makes it Il task.
}. +. Owens, Of Normantown, was
here Sunday after his son, Tracy. who
accompanied him home for the pur.
pose Of spending months vacation.
Tracy has been sticking strictly to
business for several months end is
justly entitled to rest. We hope ne
will return greatly improved in health
and good looks. if the latter is posi-
BILE.
Last week Hardman Brothers, who
bought several thousand acres of val
liable timber land from the Cameron
Bronko people, eight miles above
Clay, cut the largest oak tree in this
county, if not in the state. This tree
was seven feet in diameter, made
three logs twelve feet long, estimated
to contain 1921 feet Of inch boards
This monster was sound and without
single blemish-a thing rarely seen
IN an overgrown oak.-Clay Comfy
Star.
NJ VI. Bibbee aud /. J.. Terrell
compose the Examining Board Of this