The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-08-08

we are firm believers in progress
Wilfrel Grim was in town Sat
urday.
Francis Barr was visitor to tn,
city Friday.
There is always something for busy
hands to do.
a man is as dignifed as the com
pany he keeps.
Some fine water melons are now
on the market.
The drillers have all gone to Park,
ersburg on vacation.
Rev. Elias Yoak passed through
town Saturday morning.
Miss Lade Bennett, of Henrietta,
was III the city Saturday.
q. w. Richards and wife were in
town shopping Saturday,
Well, this town may expect another
wedding 0. two at no distant date.
Elizabeth Watson" or any other
old sis is entiteled to fair treatment.
Has this town or county such a
thing as local Board of Health,
There don't seem to he as great de.
mand for stock cattle this year as
usual.
Honorable Fletcher Whiting, of
Gllmer county, was here short time
Friday.
Rev. VIM. Burns went over to
Smithville to his regular appointment
last Saturday.
1t often happens that our best
teachers have the most trouble in
getting schools.
Prosecuting Attorney G. Warren
Hays was out of town the greater
portion of last week.
Mrs. s. Stump, of Brooksville, came
up Friday evening to visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. l.. Fl. Trippelt.
All countries have had their pic.
neers. All pioneers have endured
privations, hardships and trials.
Keeping the Staten post office a
half mile or more off of the road is a
curious notion to US.
So long as a street noise consists of
little merriment we see no special
need for police interference.
We shall show ourselves off in fine
shape this year if the weather con-
tinues good until after the two fairs.
The casing has been pulled in the
Stump No. l. She throws salt water
to the top of the derrick quite often.
On Proctor ridge, Wetzel county,
last week, the cylinder of Il threshing
machine bursted and killed Robert
Nice.
Miss Rosa Stump, one of Arnolds.
burg's sweetest and most charming
young ladies, is here the guest of her
aunt, Mrs. l.. II. Trippe.t.
We are printing catalogues for the
Arnoldsburg and Grantsville fairs,
the former 5. 6, Il 7lh of Sept. and
the latter 26, 81, and 18th.
w. II. Brown WAS here last Satur-
day representing the Dry Goods d.
Notion House of II. p. IL j. w. Dis,
Of Parkersburg. Mr.. Brown is popu.
lar salesman and represents Il good
house.
Nell Taylor and Homer Terrell
passed through town last Friday en-
route to Jumbo, Webster county.
Nell Is strictly on to his job and will
have surprise for the people upon
his return.
1t you want to raise flag pole
next year you can raise a hundred
men who will spend half day or
whole day, if necessary. But it you
want a little wood chopped to keep
some poor widow woman and children
from freezing, everybody and all of
their relatives are busy.
y Mrs. who lives in what is
known rs the Sol. Smith house made
night. hideOus by: her unearthly
screams about 3 o'clock one morning
last week. She says some one was k lex
ing her doors and in va rious ways
trying to break into her house.
Sergeant j tllieys, s. p. Bell and A. Il.
johnson heard her cries and went up.
on the scene, but the disturber had
gone.
The youngest oil company in the
State is now operating ia town. Karl
Trippett aged about 13 seems to be
president and business manager, while
the rest of the company Is composed
Of boys ranging from four to fourteen