The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-09-05
Corn is about ready to harvest.

The State fair at Wheeling is in
progress this week.
"Whom the gods would destroy,
they first make mad"
Mrs. Mahala Cox and son, of Big
Springs, were III town Thursday.
Jim Stevens made trip to Cairo
after goods for q. s. Smith last weak.
The horse that is looking for some
thing to get scared at usually finds it.
"Uncle" Elliott Stump rolled a
wheel for us wEile in town last Tues.
day.
Some people can he fooled and
some other people cannot be fooled
all of the time.
Some more good gigging and the
fishes have begun to climb the willow
brush for insects.
a new post Office by the name of
Adam has been established in this
county. 1t is on the West Fork some
where below Altizer.
We will try to take in the Ar.
noidsburg fair this week. We hope to
see many Of our old friends and nc.
quaintances while there.
A crew Of men passed down the
river last week, cleaning out the riv-
er. As to what good they are doing,
rivermen have not yet reported.
We are expecting the county seat
hight to enter into the next campaign
IN this county. In fact we may ex.
pect this for years and years to come.
We would dislike very much to
mlngle in prayer and church fellow
ship with man whom we would not
trust to a penny, yet this is frequent
ly done.
notwithstanding the thermometer
registered about 80 in the shade las,
Friday evening, several of our bows
played base ball as though nothing
was going ON.
Pref Bee Hopkins was here
short time last Wednesday looking
after some business matters. He is
teaching at this time which gives
HIM but little opportunity to look
after his law practice.
We are sorry to see Jesse Scott look
ing SO pale and thin. He seems to he
badly afflicted, from which we hone
he will soon recover. He, like all
other men, has some peculiar traits of
character, but in the main, we have
always found him good citizen.
Ralph Bennett shot himself Tues
day night. He attempted to change
II revolver from his hip to coat
pocket, at which time his horse Gear.
ed and the revolver discharged three
times and one ball passed through
his leg between the thigh and knee
but no bones were brok ell.
The A. V. P. Literary Club gave
II picnic last Tuesday, on a beautiful
shaded spot on Philips run, and it is
reported by those who attended it. to
have been one of the most enjoyable
affairs ofthe season. Nearly all of
the young people Of GrantsvilIe, in
Guiding the band boys, attended it.
The leaves will soon begin to fall
and lie thick upon the ground.
Wintry blasts will sing sad requiems
Ger their decay. But spring time
will again return to comfort and cheer
those who have the good or bad for
Iune,as the case may be, to live to see
lis opening. Referring to death, that
is the last ordeal through which the
average citizen wants to pass.
Once upon time we heard Colonel
Arnett, Of Wheeling, make n polite
al speech in which he bad occasion
to refer to n vigorous kick some fellow
was making ON What he was saying.
a IND he rounded the matter up i'm
substantially the following language:
You throw a missile among a gang of
dogs and if one wells you can bet
yonr life that dogs hi'.'
When we came to this town, some
six years ago, we advocated the orgau.
cation Of Il Building and Loan Asso.
citation, but We could not gel a sufi.
cient number Of persons interested in
the matter to do any thing. a lew of
us later took stock in the First Ma
tionaI Building & Loan Association,
Of Charleston and in a few more
months, those Of us who have FIVE
shares will draw out $500. and will
have paid IN 1919. With local
company the profits would have been
much larger
WANTED: A wind mill with