The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-01-15

Rev. A. Westfall was looking after
business here last Saturday.
A. g. Mathews was up at Mt. Zion
on professional business one day last
week.
We understand the Marshall and
Hayhurst damage suit is to be com
promised.
Roy and Chapman johnson, two
bright young men Cf the Henrietta
country, were upon our streets Sat.
urday evening.
a Mr. Hull, of Harrison county,
father in.law of T. a. Fraucis, who
is visiting his daughter, was in town
last Saturday,
|. b. Starcher, the Russell mer.
chant, was in the city last Friday.
He reports trade good at the mouth
Of Steer creek, and says every one is
happy and prosperous.
Want & Bar are the only mer.
chants in town handling the genuine
Carbon Elastic Roof Paint. Don't
allow unscrupulnus dealers to sell
YOU coal tar or cheap roof paint, and
tell Won it's the genuine carbon elias
tic roof paint.
Benjamin Jeffreys and "Doss"
Mcclure, two venerable citizens of
this county, we're in town Saturday.
"Uncle" Ben, n. he is famlliarly
known, was among the first to blaze
ont the by.paths of this county, while
"Uncle Doss" enjoys the distinction
of being one Of the FIRST engineers
who ever cume to this town.
Owing to bad job of rig building
drilling has been delayed on the Gil
lespie we'll on Pine Creek. 1t was
found by the drillcrs when they be-
gun work that the rig WAS censidera.
bly, out of plumb, and when they had
Enlightened it up, the walking beam
lacked foot or more of being long
enough, They are now waiting on
the rig builders to remedy the mis-.
take.
We learn with regret that Uncle
Doss" Mcclure, whom we have
known from infancy, was taken to
the poor farm last Saturday. He has
had quite varied experience, and
in his day he was one of the best
known engineers in the whole coun.
Try. He is very old end feeble aud
for the last FIVE or six years, he has
made his homo with SalAthel Stump
Mt Brooksville. Well might Scion
exclsim "a man should never be hap.
py until lie knows tine manner of his
death !"
The following is list of marriage
license issued by Clerk Trippett since
our last report: Pous p. Bell %, to
Lora b RIberts Is; Clay Wilson 25,
to Ollie Brake 10; Mcclellan Brannon
26, to Hetue Brewing %; Henderson
Hall %, to A. l.. Mace 16; James
NJ. Basnett %, to Jennie Slarcher 10;
Rober Fluharty %, to Minnie Ma
loney II.
we neglected to make mention in
our last issue tina; the Chronicle has
passed its eighteenth birthday. For
eighteen years it has been n regular
visitor to hundreds of homes in this
county, until il is now "as one of the
family" 1t is a desendent of the
Sunbeam" the first paper published
in the county, some twenty odd years
ago, the original subscription books of
which ere now in our possession.
We would be glad to- know the names
Of all persons who have been contin.
uous subscribers Of the Chronicle dur.
ing The eighteen years of It's existence.
Major Henry Stump, of Osborne's
Mills, Roane county, is kindly re-
membered by the older class OF our
citizens. During the dark days of the
civil war, and the still darker ones
Immediately following it, the coun.
ties Of Gilmer, Calhoun and Roane
had no better friend than major"
Stump. His communication, which
appears in another column, contains
many truths aud much food for
thought, and will be eagerly read.
He is one among the best read men
in the State, and his opininion on all
matters Of public interest are gener.
ally correct and always respected.