The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-11-27

, drummer JucksOn was IN town
last Thursday night.
Charley Bell, the Richie county
cattle king, was here last Friday.
John II. johnson, Jr, of Henri
eta, was milling here last Monday.
Charley c. Hayhurst was taking
some legal advice in The city one day
last week.
Robert Means, from the head Of
lower Leading creek, was in town
last Monday.
The cheapest place in the county
to buy goods-W. O. Umstead d
Co. Mt Zion.
The. l. o. 0. f. Rebekah lodge
held quite an interesting meeting here
last Thursday night.
We are better prepared To do your
job work now than we have ever been
before. Give us an order.
Uncle" Tommy Burrows, one of
our county's Oldest, and best known
citizens, WAS upon our streets one day
last week.
Miss Nora huffman now has a
position in the post office here. She
makes very pleasant and accomidat,
ing post mistress.
Edward Early, an honest and re-
spec'ed citizen, Of near White Pine,
was having some pension papers fix
ed up here last Thursday.
E. l.. Austin has built a substan-
tal board walk, leading down the al
lev from Main street TO his livery sta
bic on Main alley. This is quite an
improvement, as we'll as great con.
venience.
Several bird hunters have been in
this county for the past few days,
and have succeeded in killing a great
many Of them. But the largest COW
ey of birds.we have seen lately, was
IN the hats of the ladies, who attend.
ed church last Sunday morning.
The Rcbekah lodge, l. 0. O. F.
will give a each..supper at the Court
House next Thursday evening, the
proceeds to go toward purchasing
regslia for the lodge. All friends Of
this popular order should attend, and
bring all their nelghbors with them
5. N. Scott talks of starting a
butcher shop here in the near future,
and, in fact, would have hsd it in
"pera,ion before this if lie could have
secured..Pa suitable building. sam
never does. things by halves, and if
he goes into the business, he will
keep the market well supplied.
We understand the South Penn
Oil Company is purchasing all the
oil and gas royalty iney can get hold
of in the Laurel creek country. We
think it is very foolish in man sell
ing his royalty. 1t doesn't cost one
anything to hold il, and it may in
the near future be worth fortune
A marriage license has been issued
20 Rev. Whit Stump, a popular
young minister ofSteer creek, and
Miss Ina Bennett, The handsome
young daughter Of n NJ. Bennett,
deceased, and; doubtless before this
hey have been made one. The
Chronicle extends congratulations
and wishes them a long, happy and
prosperous future.
An enterprise in this town, which,
it seems to us, would pay its rromot-
ers big money, is u steam laundry
We know of persons who would be
willing tostRke considerable stock in
such concern, if some one vonld
only take the lead, and push the
matter. 1t is badly needed here,
there being none closer than Parkers
burg, and undoubtedly would be a pay
ing Investment.
For one to have no enemies, he
must have no opinion Of his own, or,
If he has, he must not express them.
He must not engage in any business
that any other person is engaged in,
and must not object to his neighbors
/ fleeing him out Of his hard earned
money If he ge.s married be must
marry some ugly woman that no one
else in the world would have. If b,
dYes all this he ran live Eitb,uI