The Colfax chronicle., 1900-09-15
Letter From Stay.

Editor Co!far Chronicle:
AS l saw my first given space in your
valuable paper will send in a few more
dots from here. Samantha came. and
now for her help.
The health OF this section grows wovse.
am sorry to say. Mr.. Wit Chandler's
family have been moved to point seven
miles above his home, with the hope of
The change restoring them all to health.
His brother -in-law, Ira Brown, moved
over to Hopper's mill, in stones throw.
to look after his house in his absence.
Mr.. Early Barton has had fever forty
days, and. though il has left him, he il
not expected to live.
Mr.. james Tison Loaf his baby Sunday.
9Th inst, with acarlet fever and diptheria.
Mr.. G. G. Smith lost one also about
fortnight ago with the same disease, and
has another not expected to live. To
the grief stricken parents and relatives
we extend sympathy. The blessed Sa.
vior said Suffer little children to come
unto me. for of such is the kingdom of
Heaven"
Miss Annie Hadnot discontinued her
school on account of the i'll health of the
entire community, until the general
health of the pupils are better. She re-
turned home Monday with fever.
DR.. and Mrs. J. M. Milton left for Winn
parish on health recruiting trip We'd
nesday, leaving their son Sam chief cook
and house keeper. Ah, there, Sam; you
are undergoing the prelude Of after years,
are you, keeping batch?"
Quite sensation occurred in our midst
not long since. A Mr.. McGoree was dig
ging a well, and, reaching thirty feet
struck solid rock and abandoned the |
well. He went over to his fathers to dis |
cuss the find, telling his IS year old & n, |
who is a real dwarf. to I'll up the hole. |
In some unguarded moment little sister |
about six years old fell into the we'll. |
which he had filled to within twelve feet |
Of the top. They sent a rope down. but |
she could not hold to it until she could |
be landed. The situation grew desperate,
the mother frantic, when the father pro-
posed tying rope around the feet of the
brother and lowering him. No sooner
,aid than done. and the brother being
owered head first grasped the little sister
BY the hands and landed her safe and
sound, to the joy and happiness Of all
present. Another case where love finds
way Of escape.
The editor or devil made me say last
week Mrs. GanseY took the little babes.
when it is Mrs. Gainey.
Proper names are the bane of printer
ind devil the world over. Correspond
'nts should always spell names correctly
ind write them plainly We can guess
It balf of any ordinary communication.
,ut it is carrying things too far to expect I
ls to guess ut Anvbody's name.-EDIroR.l
Nm. F. r. Sellers, our pleasant and
,enial postmaster and bustling lady mer-
hant,- has sold out to 8. Hopper 4 Son,
md will soon leave for q higher and
CLINE, much to the regret of :
'er many friends. Mr.. s. Hopper will be
ur next postmaster.
Mr.. Myers and wife, of Pineville, were ,
isitors to Hopper's mill Monday, 10th.
Mnmps. measles, whooping cough, and
carlet fever are still raging. The doc
ors claim that scarlet fever is an epidem-
, among children in the pine hills.
Rev. jasper G. L. Brown has very III {
hid. Mr.. b. Brown wife and daughter
ave all been 10 bed ut one time. Mr..
Wiley Ates and son, Irwin, have both j
cen very i'll. Mr.. Sam Ates came near !.
ying with congestion, but we are glad !
D note all are convalescent. /,
Mr.. Glenn Hopkins family are all sick. :
The hill crops are very good. Potatoes I
re nne, but health is worse than ever 9
nOwu.
8. must 60 and cook and / must move I
q, too. So with best wishes to your .
saders and success to Chronicle, We are,
josiah AND SAMANTHA. I