The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-07-25

! get the news.
Rev. VIM. Burns and wife were in
town Friday morning.
We are sorry TO note the continued
illness of j. b. Hersrian.
Snode McClung is at Clay super,
intending IA lumber job.
People seem to have a spite ut this
town. They don't come in droves.
Mrs. Henry Bell, nee Peninger,
was shopping in the city Thursday.
We would like to hear sermon or
two on truth, and the Importance OF
telling it.
After the troubles are all over an
editor usually has an opportunity to
kick back.
"Crow" Stump was trotting Charly
Huffman hot heat Friday morning.
And Charly looked real sick.
To few gentlemen: Remember
you lave children of your own" 1t
may come your way some day.
Whenever an officer, of the law
does his whole duty, no matter what
effect it has on the writer he only
commands our respect.
Men who are dependent upon the
public should always keep clear and
cool heads. Whiskey don't produce
such.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. f. Hickman, Ed
Davis and Il. A. Terrell were among
the folks from Sheridan District who
were in town Saturday night.
G. Warren HAYS and daughter,
Miss Kate, were at Chenille last
week, where Mr.. Hays went to visit
his mother, who Is dangerously i'll.
~ man who overcomes IL temptation
to do wrong feels much better and
has much more respect for himself
than he has after yielding to the
tempter's snare.
At debtn of 1900 feet in the
Stump No. l, they have slight
showing for oil Two or three little
breakdowns delayed matters consid
erably last week.
We sympathize with L. b. Starkey
in the Affections of his wife. Sickness
in home, especially when it is the
wife or mother, means II great deal to
tho head Of the family.
We hope to be pardoncd for scar.
city f locals this week. we have
been overworked with rush in the
job department and while thus engag.
ed we cannot see all that happens.
Last Friday S. c. Belts delivered
the writer wagon load of the best,
hay II has ever been our pleasure to
see III this ur any other county. Belts
Bros. are among our best farmers.
With the thermometer registering
about So in the shade last SUNDAY
evening, ;. T. Waldo and George Nj.
Lowers, two gallant knights, diked
up i'll their best clothes, put on collars
high enough for side boards to a
hand truck, and struck out for Leaf
Bank.
There are those for whom we would
like to do much and iflhey could be
relieved from an inherent and cult.
vaied thirst for rum many would
help us. Ability counts for nothing
while the person having it occasion,
ally gives away to runs damning
and degrading influence.
The new boat, "Clippcr" will make
trial trip on the first water. Capt.
Williams thinks he can make round
trip run. If this be true, and Austin
completes his Few wharf boat, added
to this Huffman and Miles crafts.we
will be right in it for shipping when
there is water. Williams is the orig.
inator of the gasolcne stern wheel
idea i'll the balteau business and YOU
can tell by the twinkle o. his eve
that lie intends to keep abreast of
the times.
If the history Of crime, as detailed
by the various newspapers of the
country, religious and otherwise, be
true, there is not more God fearing.
God loving, law abiding and all
around christianized people in the
world than dwells il, the Little Ku.
nawha valley, aud especially in Cal.
houn county. Whether We shall I'll.
timalely turn to Mexican bull fight.
ing" remains to be seen. One thing
wc do hope, and thar Is, that the time
viii never come when men will he ex.
CCutod here without a f1ir and ir,por.