The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-01-15
Less than month now until circui

A good rafting tide in the river
Saturday.
Lou Bickle was ut Creston one
day last week.
f. T.. Pell end g. NJ. Lowers we're
Mt Arnoldsburg the latter part of last
week.
T. Blair, hard working farmer of
Ayers, was taking business here last
Saturday.
Capt. G.. Rice. one Of the promin.
eQl timbermen of the county, was
here the first Of the week.
Assessor j. NJ. Wease, was look.
ing after matters here pertaining to
his office, the first of the week.
Dr. w l.. Taylor, formely of
Eden, this county, is now taking
course of medical lectures at Little
Rock, Ark.
Attorney L. Chenoweth was out in
the country several days last week
taking leases for the South Penn Oil
Company.
j, :. Jarvis has appointed his son,
Claudius. as Deputy Sheriff, and he
will move to town IN The spring, aud
take charge Of the jail.
If you hear strange noise, and
great rumbling in the south, don't
think il is an earthquake. 1t is only
the legislature in session at Charles.
ton.
a natural gas explosion last Sat.
urday at Charleston, completely
wrecked the residence of ID. Nj. Sul-
van, and seriously injured several
persons.
a great many ofotr friends came in
while at County court and renewed
their subscriptions, and otherwise en-.
outraged us. To all Of whom We are
duly tina nkful.
Will and JEFF Dawson, two Of Syc.
amore's prosperous citizens, were in
town the first of last week. They |
called and had their names added to
our books while here.
w. O. Umstead, The popular and
successful merchant of Mt. Zion, was /
here Que day recently. VIII is do.
ing thriving business, and is selling
goods at rock bottom prices.
Judge Miller has fixed upon the
22nd inst, as the time tor handing |
down the decree in the Richardson
McConaughey injunction proceedings |
1t will he decided at Parkersburg.
j. l.. Elliott, prosperous citizen
of Leading creek, who has faithfully
served his district as Road Surveyor,
for the past three years, did not for.
get the printer while at county court
last week.
The eighth annual meeting of the
State Horticultural Society and Stale
Sheep Breeders and Wool Growers
Association will be held in the lecture
room of the First 81. f. Church,
South, ut Charleston, on the goth |
and 30tb inst.
Il. NJ. Booth, Elgin, Ill.,, who has
ust escaped a very dangerous opera
ton writes us, "Beggs' German Sal
We cured me of piles after every
thing else had failed was prepar-
ing for an operation, as a last resort
Would not be without it if it costs
$40 box. For sale by Arnoldsburg
Pharmacy.
While roberies, murders and rape
are being committed almost daily
throughout other sections OF the State,
Calhoun sails serenity On, wi tn scarce
ly violation worth mentioning.
There has been no one in our Jail for
so long that we have almost forgotten
We have Jail. Surely no county
can boast ola more peaceable. and
Law abiding people than Calhoun.
We desire to call attention to the
line of goods always kept in stock by
f. S. Wilson, the accommodating
Big Springs merchant. He has one
OF the best general stores to be found
in the whole country, and is selling
goods "dnp cheap. He pays the
highest market prices for produce of
all kinds. II in reach Of his store
you should examine his stock before
purchasing elsewhere.
Petitions will be submitted to the
county court at its April term, ask
ing that the proposition Of bonding
the county in an amount not TO ex.
Good gEO OOO for corto;r ;,tor,oI -,