The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-05-23

Frank Taylor, of Yellow creek, wa
here Thursday.
Rev. d. NJ Minney, of Steer creek
WAS here Friday.
Oh, for the shadow Of just one
spring chicken.
The drill started in the NJ. Hard
man No. 2, Friday.
There were quite a number OF
people about town Friday.
b. F. Jeffrevs is repainting Mrs
Hattie Thomas residence.
y. NJ. Bennett made a profession
al trip to Clarksburg, last week.
Breck Elliott and Norval Ball were
here few hours last Thursday.
James Shanks, of Big Root, was
among Thursdays visitors to town.
Attorney Alfred Kenney was al.
most laid up with cold, last week.
Okla Huffman was smiling propi.
ciously ON Grantsvile friends, Friday.
Miss Rosa Shanks was among her
many Gran,sville friends in town Sat.
urday.
There is an unusual amount of trav-
ell on the road from Creston to this
town.
We have not seen Capt. Bob
Bennett about town but once or twice
since he has been married
Charley Schroyer, mail carrier from
here to Burning Springs, is a clever
and straight gentleman.
Rev. Elias Yoak was called to
Elizabeth, last week, on account of the
sickness of his daughters children.
Jim Ferrell does enjoy looking at q
bear skin or giving an editor a dollar
better than any man we ever saw.
G. f. Rathbone drove into town
Friday morning and spenta few hours
taking orders from our merchants for
groceries.
Mrs. f. T. Martin, who has been
here some time, visiting friends, re-
Red home last Monday
We are informed that Nc. Barr's
school at the mouth of Bush run is
starting off with bright prospects.
l.. F. Norman, G.. w. Ritchea
and Robt Wilson, Of the Big Root
and Leaf Bank country, were in town
Friday.
Oar Office goat got pretty full last
week. He had to eat tw" or three
communications that did not have the
writer's signature.
Archie Shock, one of Staten's most
enterpriSlng citizens. was here last
Thursday. trading with our merchants
and helping the POOR
Loman Kelly was here Thursday,
and helped us out of trouble. We do
love good warm hearted appreciative
and honest men like him.
Work on three new buildings for
West Virginia University will begin
this summer, viz, n Library, a Me
chanic Arts building, and an Armory.
Hon. William l.. Wilson is ex
pected to give at West Virginia Uni
versity this summer the course Sf lect-
ures given by him last year at Yale.
The next term of our circuit court
promises to be Il right interesting one.
There are two or three felony eases,
and at least one murder case set for
the coming term.
Allen }. Smith who has been
working in Ritchie county for some
time came in to visit few days.
While in town the other day he
helped us up financially.
The enrolment at West Virginia
University for the year is 8O7, being
an increase Of 1913 over last year
Besides these there are III taking
work by correspondence, N akipg q
total of918.
Misses Molie and Minnie. daugh.
ters Of jim Terrell, and Miss Belle
Stevens and Eta Givens, all charm.
ing young ladies, Of Leaf Bank, ut
tended the entertainment here last
Wednesday night
There are quite number Of peop',
from Ohio campe1 along the pI,ci,
waters Of the Little Kanawha rive
where they viii spend the summon
Why should not others come vher,
waters and air are pure and the fish
ing aud hunting fine? Several bay.
lodging at private houses.