The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-02-27
Local Briefs.

'"c'e "'e, a. leueti lOTty uoES III
this town.
BY prompt action great losses are
= sometimes saved
II is hard to get local news whe n
nobody comes to town.
c. o. Rafferty, is tim bering quite
extensively this winter.
Abusing some other man does not
"a cover up infamy by any means.
Chenille is mad at this county end
may have it stricken from its map.
Jim Huffman is getting along nice
ly with the erection of his new boat.
John Barr and others, from the
Staten vicinity, were in town Thurs
day.
A communication on the subject Of
Schools" is crowded out of this
issue.
Mrs. c. II. Craddock and Mrs. s.
q. Barr were both right sick last
week.
All of the smallpox patients are
reported better and getting along
nicely.
Jerome Hardmnn had force of
hands putting fertilizer on his mead
owe last week.
According to the proverh, there
will be frost in May, there having
been fog in February.
One mans recollections call to
pcemory, and pleasant memories too.
many things to other men.
1t is hard to estimate the value "i
:he unmarketed timber along the
small streams of this County.
No, there are only twenty eight
days IN this month, Notwithstanding
the year is divisible by four.
Ben Woodford, well known to many
of our readers, is president of the
County court of Barbour county.
1t puts more or less fervor in old
folks to'see a steam boat hove in
sight, to say nothing of the kids
The good Steamer Kathryn came
up Friday with load of freight for
the Cabot factory and our mel chants
Several of nur young men are now
talking of going to the mountains
To work during the coming sum
mer.
If this county should ever decide to
\ macadamize the roads, abundance of
4 stone for the purpose can easily be
v found.
We had large rise in both river
and roads last Friday, the mud III the
roads being almost as deep ms the
water in the river.
The quarantine is now raised and
the Gilmerites are privileged to cut
their dash. LATER: it is declared
! on again, as to GIeuville
Hickman, of Writ county, broth
er of our village blacksmith, Cy.
Hickman, is doing right good busl
ness here buying hoop poles.
Judge Blizzard was passenger ON
the Kathryn Friday. He was on
his return from business trip to
Parkersburg and other points
A, M. Peninger was telling the
boys good one or two about town
4 Friday Anne is II jolly good one and
the boys always like to have him en-
terrain them.
How much better is Main alley
this winter than it was last, n"twilh
standing the heavy expense Of rock
ing it last summer? Experience will
yet teach us something
Jake Robinson, who has been con
nected with the Sherifalty Of Bar
bour county for about twenty yen7s,
and is now iailor AID deputy sheriff,
Is dangerously i'll and not expected to
live.
Henry II Wease, who once resided
~ the vicinity Of Slumprowu, but
who now resides a German, had the
misfortune to get hurl some time ago.
from the effects Of which he has since
been unable to work.
About ton Of hay was uuloaded
from the Steamer Kathryn ut Thu
point BY the time this ha, is paid
for and the charges thereon, and then
hauled To- White Pine or beyond il
will take great deal of the profits