The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-03-20
The riyermen are all busy.

One of the important things to dc
is tn save what We produce.
When the good water for drifting
comes, hands will be remarkably
scarce.
S" far as We know, M one has com.
mitted suicide or mauimony in these
"diggins" lately.
The Epworth League, of the NJ. E
church, South, was reorganized last
Wednesday night.
Rev. Wade was detained here a
day or so on account Of cold weather
and the boats not running.
Our dear old friend, Bent Webster,
sent us kindly remembrance last
week; likewise Al Johnson.
Those wishing to get before the peo-
pie as candidates, had better place
their announcements with us.
DIR. Dye, of this town, will soon
have completed a splendid business
room and dwelling house combined.
/ costs the writer 80 cents week
now to chop,feed one COW, to say
nothing about the hay, which costs
enough.
On the patent side of our paper of
Feb. ID, was an article on Mormon.
ism, which will be answered through
these columns in few days.
Allie Hardmap has been delivering
lumber here for the Cabot factory for
several days. We un> 1rstand he is
getting SIS per thousand feet.
No, all the men who are being talk
ed OF for Office in this county will not
be candidates. But never mind, We
will have some good men to select
from.
We would like to be beneficial to
our patrons, and if you know of any
thing we can do for you, all you have
to do is call and make your wants
known.
NJ. D. Fowler, of Mt. Nebo, was
down to town Friday in eleigh. Nc.
is always welcome visitor to the
town, for he always carries the price
of whatever goods he wants to buy
with him.
Ministers and church members
gather themselves together to make
charges on the hosts of Satan, but the
newspaper man ploddeth along, and
many times seemingly all alone the
year round.
For the first time in whole winter
w. H. Ayers chose, last Friday, to
come to town. He claims to have
been to Tanner one trip only, and the
trip here Friday are the extent of his
absence from home this winter.
Did we not tell you about how the
weather would act if there was no one
here to look after it but John Gamer,
Charley Stump and a few ground
hogs? You see now where you missed
it by letting true prophet leave town
don't you?
Now, whether the Republicans of
this county will run w. S. Blizzard,
=. y. S..%!!2?, W. G. Powell er W. 6.
Starcher for prosecuting attorney is
yet question to be determined. 1t
is limited that certain Democratic
asPiraEt hab his eye on the plum as
an independent.
The Chronicle force is very much
indebted to three ofGrantsville's most
popular young ladies fora very pretty
and much needed apron, and for some
very neat patch work on the old one.
From the impression he makes with
his new possession on, it would seem
that the ladies know about the kind
Of a gnrb devil" should wear to
make him look like the genuine ar.
ticle."
The buildings on the Gilmer Coun-
ty Fair Ground were destroyed last
Tuesday night The work Of iucendia
ries. No cause Tor such a fendish
deed IS known. The proper thing for
the members and stock holders If the
Association TO do is: put up a suHi.
cient amount OF money to induce de.
tectives to hunt down the guilty par.
I ty. II seems TO have been an uuusu.
al premeditated arrangement, as all
Of the buildings seem to have been
burned at the same time.
Our correspondents are a little ner.
iodical. We like to get all the news
. from every lncalitv in mont and ter,o