The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-10

will soon take up their abode in the
east end Of town. The weary travel
ers will greatly miss them.
DIR. Connolly, Of Richardson, was
here Saturday. He was returning
from Richie county wher. he had
been professionally engaged.
d. w. Knight was in and chatted
pleasantly with the CHRONICLE man
few minutes last Tuesday. He
still has an abiding faith in the Is to
doctrine.
Charley Stump's great fox hounds
went bow foremost against wire
fence a few days ago, and came out
slightly disfgured, hut bod famed"
if they won't still be in the ring.
Two or three weeks ago the CHRoN.
IcLE said something about Dode
Stump being good and faithful
worker He now has jon with the
Little Kanawha railroad surveying
corps.
George Hays and young Hoskins
came over from Arnoldsburg a few
days ago to chase foxes and the like,
but the foxes, the little foxes and all
other foxes took the hint and STAYED
in their borrows.
The highest ambition some people
seem to have Is to tell something that
will make friends. enemies. We learn
that peace makers shall inherit the
earth, and if tattlers don't go to hi
they ought to.
The seventh number of Emory
Balls family is now down with
typhoid fever. Those who have new
er had such scourges of sickness can
scarcely appreciate the awfulness Of
it.
Bruce Fefrell was professionally
engaged here one or two days last
week. Bruce has made tremend-
Gus effort to rally from the loss he sus,
tanned by the burning of his dwelling
house year or so ago, and if all signs
do not fail he will soon succeed.
The Grantsville Cornet Tand de-
sires to express its heartfelt thanks
and appreciation to the people Of
Grantcvile for their liberal patronage
at the bands oyster supper, Dec. 81.
II is the ambition of the band to at
tain a success that will honor the
name Of Grantsville-by the help of
its friends and the community.
The big Harry" gas we'll on Leaf
Bank has been the victim Of more
mishaps than any well drilled in these
parts. But it is now completed and
as soon as the fishing job is finished
she will he tubed and GAINESVILLE can
trnthiully boast Of having the best
gas well in West Virginia, or any
other State, for that matter.
Mrs Jane Hosey entertained o few
friends handsomely last Wednesday
evening The supper was in honor
Of a new daughter-in.law which her
son, VIII, had gone to Roane county
to marry and bring home. But on
account IF high waters they failed to
arrive until the following day. May
life's stream, to che bride and groom.
be without u ripple or wave.
You will find rare bargains in hate,
caps and clothing at Pelps.
We feel Il sense Of pride in our
little town to day we have never felt
before. The holiday season is over
and we can lruthfully announce that
not one Of our fellow townsmen in.
dnIged in a holiday spree, All, thank
God, was orderly aid quiet. We
have achieved one grand victory over
the king of evils---alcohol, and from
this let Us take courage and ralley To
the standard Of sobriely that our 10.
bic hearted young men may be saved
from the druukard's life and conse.
quent conditions, and that many Of
their names may, ere long, be enroll.
ed among the great men Of The earth.
We are not disposed to cavil with
the dealings Of providence; yet we do
not understand why a man 50 devout
go genial in his nature, so jealous in
his work and 50 universally beloved,
should be called from time to the
/ great and eternal beyond as was the
Rev. j. &. stump, Of Pedriclown N.
j. last Tuesday, aud thousands Of
others who are hardly worth the space
they occupy are left. Rev. Stump
had many near relatives ~ this sec.
I ton who are ru0st deopIy sHcct,d l..