The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1906-10-30

C9' al 'he country, as some groud
residents declared. "As ugly as sin
and a fire-trap," was the comment of
certain visitors, which unkind state
ment we attributed to ignoble ieal-
ousy.
On each side of Monroe street
stretched a dozen blocks of brick
structures, three or four stories i'm
height. In the midst of them. with
It's back to Moss Creek. the Woolley
Building lowered upward nine sto-
ries in front, or eleven behind. I, one
counted the two Easements.
So all good Palmyrans deemed
themselves modest in ~peaking of its
nine full stories" although the same
envious visitors had been heard to
describe it as consisting of six
stories and cooked hat"
The six formed the original struc-
ture Then the City Library Associa-
ton found itself in possession OF a
collection of books, a moderate build
ing fund, and a lawsuit over site.
After the suit had dragged along
for two years Mr.. Woolley. owner of
the tall block" and at the same time
president OF the Library Association
suggested happy compromise. &c
would use the fund to put on tree
additional stories aud install an Gle
vator, and would give the library
its Lofty site rent FREQ for all time.
This was promptly asreed to, and in
due time accomplished; but the re-
suit from an architectural point of
view, was not all that might lave
been desired.
The seventh story had steeply
slipping, slate-tilcd front. mach Ike
mustard roof, with hip" above.
which was also slated. Above this.
to afford plenty of light, the two
other floors were built in circular
form, ald capped with a very nat,
dome-like ROOF. 1t would have cost
less had the addition been built like
the lower floors, Lut in the eyes Of
MIR. Woolley and the committee the
result would have been less orna-
mental.
The library proved very useful to
the townspcople, and was often con
suited, except when the old fashioned
CONFERENCE.-THE elevator was out Of
order hich occurred frequently.
That the air and light, upon a level
with the top of Bcemis's hin, mile
away, were of the best, all patriotic
Palmyrans agreed.
On My so, IS, Amy Murray.
Jennie PAUL, Lizzie Minturn, Frank
Lodge and I, all students about to
graduate from the academy. decided
not to attend the Decoration-day ex-
ercises in Valleyview Cemetery, but
instead to prepare the groundwork
of our essays and orations for the
coming commencement. BY going
to the library on a holiday, we knew
we could have it to ourselves. In
deed, even the librarian was away;
but Lizzie had borrowed the keys
from him the night before.
hmm 2diately after breakfast we all
hurried down the street to the Wool
ley Building. A drum corps was
"tootling' and rumbling over on
Washington street, where the Grand
Army veterans, members OF the Wo-
mans 'elief Corps, and distinguished
citizens, bearing flags and flowers,
were forming in line for the march to
the cemetery. A throng was assem-
bled about Military Hall, but other
wise the streets. were half-deserted,
and many Of the stores were closed.
We found only Uncle Ben" Nose
ley, the colored ianitor in the build
ing; sitting grumpily on the floor of
the elevator, which was raised a foot
or more above the level of the lobby
tiles.
"Yo' cahnt go up" he said, short
ly Everything locked"
But 1 have the keys, Uncle Ben,
said Lizzie, cheerily. You're not
going to make us walk Up all those
stairs, now are you?'
Tracks done busted" the old
man explained, yielding a little
Not the whole way. is lt, upcle2"
Amy asked. Cant you give u- a
lift?"
Mebbe she'll go all right up q de
ar no. he admitted. but de track s.
done busted above dar An dat
lazy Lige Murphys comm to fix 30
soon's de prade stahts. OATS why I
BOT to wait heah.'
Having thus revealed the cause of
his IN humor TO be The loss OF a sight
of the parade, Uncle Ben more grac-
iously admitted as TO the car and
stauted it ON it's wabbly upward jour
ney. lie stopped at the mth floor.
and went very gingerly for the last
few fccta caution which seemed
necessary, as tine track on one side
of the shaft swayed omiuously.
"You-all ID have to walk down.
he said. at parting, unless go wait
TIL dat lazy Lige Murphy fixes things
up"
Our ride was only two floors short
OF what 80 could have been at it's
best, for the shaft ended ON the
so,enth floor. We soon we're in he
reading-room under The roof. WIN
tine windows open and "a gentle breeze
blowing through the apartment It
vas almost or quite noon before we
had looked up the last of our su-
thoritios and had finished taking
notes.
How stm it is," said Jennie.
going To- q window The roof outside
hid the street below, $50 she could
only see the chimney-tops across the
way Why. you can't even hear the
car-bcllsi 1t doesn't seem r. bit as
NO a.muf fr. fHn r.fHrt 80 q. .ta..