The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-28
Local Briefs.

Two deaths in twenty four hours.
We will try TO give you the news
Several new travelling men in towr
last week.
Amos NJ. Peninger now rides q
very fine mule.
We have had plenty of rain and
yet not enough.
Constable Lowers was at Arnolds
burg last Thursday.
No one need be out of lucrative
employment this year.
Mrs. Judge Blizzard was very sick
a portion of last week
j. F. Griffin is building a new
house for Albert Right.
Nearly every man in this town has
some kind Of a pet name.
There were few shots fired in this
town last Tuesday night
Old mother earth is well ladened
with good things this year.
Soon some companies will be spud.
ding for oil in this county.
A. NJ. Peninger was among We'll
nesday's visitors to town.
Many things remind men ofthe un.
certainty Of life and politics.
Business apout the court house has
not been overly lively for some time.
Carl Hickman spent last week here
assisting in Cy Hickman's blacksmith
shop.
Has the salaries Of the pastors of
the two churches in this town been
paid
Something ought to be done to
bring about some needed reforms in
this locality.
Charley Reed, the mail carrier,
spent Il day or two about town the
first Of last week.
The public will he glad when
Charley Reed assumes the duties Of
mail carrier again.
Ewing, the photographer, works
his business for all it is worth, and
he does good work.
Every body wants rise in the
river, but rises seem to be slow to
make haste this year.
Several folks frop this town at
tended the funeral of Earl Polling, at
ST. Paul, last Tuesday.
Fred Hathaway noy occupies a
position in the grocery department
OF Want & Bars store.
The very best company in the
world continues TO bob up as new
picture agent Comes around.
He who looks upon the grain fields
Of this county, this year, must be
convinced that ouI soil Is very rich.
The man with manhood enough to
apologize for wrong, when in an
uuguarded moment, he on.mits nne,
is truly man.
This is great season of the year
to visit, and We hope many of our
friends will call to see us and bring
with them little cash.
a young Mr.. Strother, of Harris.
on county, has been here for several
days the guest Of his two sisters, who
are staying with Mrs Cook.
A general cleaning up around this
town would add greatly to her ap.
pearance and certainly would also
add to the health of our people.
One of the greatest accomplish
ments woman ever attained is that uf
good cooking and house keeping. and
yet !; seems almost impossible to get
young women, i'll this country, to do
that kind of work.
Yes, few things are being done
in this town nova days that do not
altogether conform to tie very best
code of morals. We would not men
ton it except to remind some folks
that we are not, noi always have been
the "only oyster working here"
lie is bad man indeed who wins
young lady, marries her aud then
begins to neglect and some times
heaping unmerciful abuse upon her.
A good true hearted woman in q
measure worships her husband and
for him 10 treat her with Indifference,
means 10 crush out her hopes f.
life, and many a good and puer WON
an has been driven to paths Of sir
and folly, through the cruel neg
lgence Of a husband and on the othe
hand many good and loyal men ar,
driven to the intoxica ting cup aHc
to the allurcmcnis uf the club room