The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-06-27
Local Briefs.

he DatteaulnS Is llttR on.
Hagan Barr has new buggy.
News on the bum today-Friday.
Some of the boys are catching few
fine fish.
Oh, for just one piece of a fat
chicken.
This town is again we'll supplied
with dogs.
Perry Hays was over from Arnolds,
burg Wednesday.
NJ. ID. Fogle has a fine looking
growing crop of corn.
NJ. II. Bell was about the city few
minutes last Thursday.
A great deal of timber is still along
the streams unmarketed.
The Hays hotel has recently been
furnished with new piano.
This town ought to have good
Building and Loan Association.
Miss Kathryn Hays returned home
Wednesday evening from Chenille.
1t is impossible for fellow to show
appreciation when he has none in
stock.
Deputy Sheriff Frank Snider, of Gil
mer county, was here last Thursday
night.
Our friends are all cordially invit.
ed to come to the Fourth ofJuly cele.
bration.
This county is blessed with plenty
old corn, She is rapidly coming to
the front.
We do not know what the admit.
lance fee to the fair grounds will be
for the Fourth.
Sack the wheat as soon as it is dry
enough. Wet weather might set in
and entail heavy loss.
Buyers who pass through this coun-
ty, say they cannot buy any cattle at
a price they can afford.
The rattle of the moving machine
can be heard i'll most any direction
these bright sunshiny days.
John Mccoy, of Hur, has killed
near three hundred squirrels this
spring and summer,
j. Frank Richards was in town last
Thursday. He is badly afflicted with
erysiPelas on the face and nose.
Miss Arbelle Ball, of Steer creek,
WAS the charming guest of friends in
town last Thursday and Friday.
&. Warren Hays was professionally
engaged in the country several days
last week, returning home, Sunday.
So for as people are concerned, they
were about as scarce an article about
this town last Wednesday as we ever
saw.
There we're two or three drummers
in town last week. A side from this
there was not much to disturb mer.
chants.
Those who have never tried nurs.
ing sickness at night, and editing a
paper by day are but half acquainted
with the trials Of life.
If surveyors would only 90 over the
roads Of this county and throw out
the loose rock they would do their
country great service.
G. w. Griffin returned from Par
kersburg few days ago. He is All
all-round clever gentlemen and re.
memoereth the needs Of printer.
There are sections Of the Richie
and Roane county main road running
through this county that look like
they had been lost, strayed or stolen
for several years.
Counsel got little cross-fred in
the case of Mary j. Keaton VS.. Johr
II. Keaton, for divorce, she having
two sets Of attorneys, so the case wen
over until the next term Of the court
The first day" Bird"Bell has time W,
are going to write down his forecast
Of the weather for two or tire,
months and then the people can tel
how to calculate their business mat
ters.
j. w. McCulty threatens to go t.
voting the Democratic ticket. Fl
says the financial policy of the presen
administration has so deprecated TN
value Of money as to make it imposs
bic for him 10 hire men 10 harvest hi
wheat.
George Lowers, Of Washington di
trict seems to have standing plac