The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-12-20


guest Ct the hotel, was tonight
found guilty Of second degree muir
der and his punishment fixed by
II years in the peniteutiary.
Allie Hardman and family of
Barnes lun, were shopping IN town
Saturday.
We are glad TO note that 'Dowd"
Stump. of Philips Run, who has
been laid mp foI several weeks with
severe sore eyes, has recovered
suffic iently to again come to town.
Mr. S. S. Patterson, the black
smith, has everything in the line of
tools and material to lo your work
with. His shop IS at the mill now,
but will soon be located near Smith
q Huffman's livery
Suffered day and night he tor
ment CT itching piles Nothing
helped me un,l l used Doan's
Ointment. II cured me permanent
" Hon. John r. Garrett; Mayor,
Girard, Ala.
We are authorized to announce
that there will be special services at
the NJ. T. church, Sout, on Christ
mas eve at 1870 o'clock Rev. Ware
will deliver sermon and local tai
ent will FIJI nish special music.
Every body Is invited.
One CT the sad3est accidents we
have ever had occasion to mention
in this paper befell Mrs. Elizabeth
j @ hnson, relict Of the late Chap
man Johnson, of Bull River, on last
Friday afierr ocn when her clothip o
caught fl. from stove and before
the flames could be extinguished
she WAS so horribly burned that
death relieved her slrfferings b, fore
daylight Saturday morning. Mrs.
johnson was Il most excellent woman
50 years Ct age, aid there are MAI Y
scores Of people yet living who have
been the recipients Of hO hospitality
and kindly acts, and Who are in
deed sorry tbnt 70 good and use
fal life should be thua endured in
its declining days.
The body of fully developed,
newly born male child was found
in an oil tank on Rowels Run Thurs
day of last week by guager Sam
tlemming. Prosecutor Mathews
went over Friday and caused an in
que st to be held, which resulted in
establishing the fact that The child
had breathed and lived, OWING to
the fact that the boGy bad been
submerged in oil and that the
wea Their had been very cold it was
impossible to toll how long the child
had Leen dead, but by newspaper
which was fouLd in the tank and
with which the little body had
been wrapped, it is supposed that
2 OF more than week had elapsed
since the EendIsh crime had bcon
committed. The report has reach
ed here that there is strong evil
denre connecting young unmar-
RED lady who resides in tue Row
els Run oil fed, ailh The crime
Parents VINO have chil,lren AID
especially little ones, don't delay n
minute, but scrc IN your open fires.
One of the sadIest accidents that
ever occurred 10 Gilmer county hap
pened on last Friday at Newberne.
when the clothes Of little Vada the
pretty and sweet four. yeac oil
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. /. 9.
Bartlett. be amo ig1itel, AL WAS
so horribly burned that death re-
lieyed her suffering on tho next
day. An account Of the truly sad
occurrence and a feY short words
ia memory OF this dazzling little GIL,
by Ole Eph, Will appear in our next
issue. ~ Glenv lie Pa bfnder.
IT is not much wol IA while to
talk Of reducing taxation in this
state until the coming legislature
makes sufficient retro uchmentin lie
expenses of the state gcyernme.t
at warrant a reduction in taxation
There is ono matter which has long
been an unjust burden 1pon tine
farmers AID that is The assessment
of his personal property as of Jan.
ury LIST each year.
This is unjust because it taBes the