The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-14
Local Briefs.

Circuit court will not convene for
sometime yet.
Dode Stump was at Philippi, Bar,
bOur county.
A few leasers of oil land still strike
this section.
&. NJ. Lowers is now IN the insur.
nee business.
The merchants were not rushed
mJcl st week
Mrs. r. A. Francis was shopping
in town Saturday.
Weare actually going to have some
cribs, Alph and me.
AL Gamer, the, drummer struck
this town Friday evening.
The rats are doing plenty TO the
patches of corn in this town.
Mrs. J. NJ. Burrows, of Laurel
creek, was right sick last week.
1t must be a poor physician indeed
VIII" cannot take his own medicine.
Early planted corn is the best this
year, and, as iule, is so all other
years.
Attorney Bee Hopkins was among
the sp ltors who took in the examl-
nation.
Certainly some small thieves in
this town will sooner or later become
arge ones.
h.! Blair left here last Wednesda,
for his new location, going by way of
Harrisville.
Harvey Dobins and crue of hands
passed through town Friday evening
with threshing machine.
Friends who are friends when you
are broken down, are the friends OH
whose friendship YOU can rely.
ArnoIdsburg will have another
fair this year, and already they are
making elaborate arrangements.
The grass and weeds are threaten.
ing to choak out the side walks ON
some of the streets and alleys of this
town.
a convention to nominate candi.
dates for county and district officers
will be called by the Republicans of
this county soon.
Gossipers only need one thing to
talk about and they have now struck
new victim. The Lord be praised,
but he w think it is HI.
Those having valuable dogs in this
town had better keep them up. The
citizens, or some of them at least, are
making a poisonous war on the rats.
We might gov a Y up on Steer
creek some place, zine" the church,
drive a part of our children from
home and he ranked with christians.
Several of the Belts Bros, were in
town Friday evening. Charley, the
younger of the boys, is down in the
land Of Writ, at this time looking
after some calico.
Whether the writer is q success or
failure in life, he will always have
the mate satisfaction of knowing he
never Intentionally wronged any man,
woman or child to the value Of any
thing.
1t some ore should suddenly wakeu
up in the arms of a loving Jesus for
stealing things out of this Office no.
one need be bit surprised. The an.
noyance is getting to be almost un
bearable.
We see something over fifty names
registered on the poll books Of the
late Democratic primary who we're
advertised as delinquent for the non.
payment Of personal property and
poll taxes in July, among them are
some stout able bOdied young men,
who reside near this town.
S. NJ Ward. member Of the Con.
gressioual Executive committee, from
this county started to Parkersburg
today Monday to meet with the
committee for the purpose Of affect.
ing a permanent organization. He
IL one Of the true and tried Demo.
crarsaud the Republicans may be as.
sured that he will put up the best
possible fight.
This county needs bank. This
county needs bridge. This town
needs Building and Loan Associa.
ton. This town needs more brick
side walks. This town needs more
union Of effort This town needs a
more frateruu feeling. This town
needs more schools, both public and
Sunday IL needs more religion