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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-01-11
Assessors Notice.

Myself and deputies have be-
gun the work of assessing the
property owners of the county.
and l wish to d. this work
thoroughly and with as much
dispatch as possible, you will
therefore be ready with your
capitation and road dollars when
we call, as | absolutely will not
take any promise of your send
ing it in at a later date.
r j. KNOTS, Assessor.
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Representative II lrry G. Wood
yard is suffering intensely with ncu-
ralgia. Thursday his physician was
summoned several times and admin
istered different pain hing
drugs to give his patient relief
FRAY an electric treatment was G
gun in the hope Of remoyin. The
cause OF the neuralgia. Mr. Wool
ward has been ccnfued to lis
apartment at the Marlborough
for several days aud has not been
able to attend the House session
since the reassemblng OF Ina
body after Tho holidays.
This is not his first attack for.
mer one lasting for several weeks
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Here is a problem that q
Chronicle reader would like for
some one to solve:
If a man and half earned a
dollar and a half in a day and a
half, how long would it take a
man to earn a dollar?
Assessor Bob Knots. was here
the first Of the week on bust
ness. and getting ready to start
collecting capitation taxes BE
ready for him when he calls, for
you will have to shell out that
dollar whether YOU want to or
not.
am now in position TO
place in your home any kind Of
piano or organ to Your liking
ct my goods direct from Tn
irctory and can sell you musi-
cal instrument at factory price.
Buy now and l:Wi!l give your
son or daughter one term of les
sons on piano sale and one bali
Term on organ sale free, al Il
Will cost you is your board.
can also furnish YOU a second in.
strdmentsta very low figure
Begin now to educate your cbil
dren, there is nothing like music
IN the home
For further information ad
dress
MRS, ALA HUFF MAN
Reedy, w Va
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Martin Sh,eckengost fell dead on
Monday movniNg. Jan3. 1910, while
out in tue yard ut the homo OF his
daughter, Mrs. William Mace,
where he had made his home for
some time. Mr.. Shrekengost was
quite au old man all willie he en-
Joyed unusually good ha,lth for q
man of his age, he had not been
very we'll for few days before his
death, though never considered
seriously sick; he came to this state
from PENNSYLVANIA SOM thirty
years ago and located in Calhoun
county whore he lived until year
or 50 ago when he came to Roane
county and pu chased the AL Par
sons farm on the Spencer Arnolds-
burg pike; he very recently sold thtt
and has since made his home with
his daughter; he was a hard working
man, strictly honest aud a quiet and
aw aiding citizen; Lo was 4 great
horse fancier and Lcarly alwavs
Kept good one. He was, buried
1T ArnoldsburS on Tuesday. --Spcn-
Ger Bulletin.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-01-11

United States Marshall Charles
ID Elliott, of Parkersburg, was yos-
terdal afternoon appointed adiutant
general t. fiji the vacancy caused
by the recent resignation OF Gen
eral Moves S. Burlew, viii, h took
effect January l. Major Ell lott
was III tho city sc TO liy and stated
that lie will at once move his fam
lily to this city and devote his GU
tire time TO the work of the ste te
military department.
Shortly after Major Elliott had
been Informed of Lis appointment
he wired Attorney General WEEK
erSham, at Washington, asking to
be relieved of his Office rs United
States Marshall at a. early n d,te
as possible. as Le had been appoin-
ted as adjrtlnt general and desire
to beg n rs dutins soon. Major
Elliot ser'cd rs major IN the TA;vd
battalion, Second West Virginia
volunteers during tho Spanish
American war aud is considered as
II competent and well iuforned
military man. Tuesdays Charles
ton Gazette.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-01-11
To the Travelling Public.

1 have leased the WILLARD
HOTEL in the town Of Grants
vile for a period of sixteen
months, and ] will strive to en-
terrain the public in a first class
up to date manner. Anyone
stopping at this place, and not
finding accomodahons3 perfectly
satisfactory will have no bill to
pay. give us a trial and be con-
WINGED
r. A. HENDERSON.
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WANTED SUCCESS MAGi-
ztNE wants an energetic and re-
sponsible man or woman in
Grantsvillo to cole ct for renew.
ais and solicit new subscriptions
during full or spare time Expo.
rience Unnecessary. Anyone can
start among friends and acquaint-
ances and build up paying and
permanent business without CAP
itol Complete outfit and in.
structions'free. Address Won
Success Magazine, Room 1913
Success Magazine Building.
New York City N. Y.
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Bob Mollohan's Leg Amputated.

Monday mo rning, DR.. Dye
assisted by DR.. John Korkrean
Miss Fay Oles, a trained nurse
and Ward Belts, who admins.
tered the ether, performed a sur
gical operation upon our esteem,
ed townsman r. P. Mallohan,
amputing the left leg, between
the knee and thigh. The opera
ton was an entirely successful
one the patient having recovered
promptly from the anaest.letic,
and at the hour of going to press
is resting nicely.
H. L. Craddock, a prominent
business man of Chenille, was
here Wednesday on business.
Miss Alma Dulin was very sick
a day or two last week but has
almost recovered entirely.
Hon. Michal j. Haverty the
real estate man from the upper
end of the county, was in atten-
dance at the delinquent land
sales Monday, and to say that
Mike was busy is putting it all
together too mildly.
Admiral Geo. Dewey celebrated
his 72nd anniversary Dec. Goth
Except for flood of kilograms and
personal message of congratulations
nothing disturbed the serenity of
the Deweys household The admi-
raj has not been in especially good
health for some time and therefore
all observances were waived.
STUDY Of the relati n between
the total length of life and the time
required to reach maturity has
brought about an interesting COM
parson between men and lorses.
A horse at FIVE years is said to be
comparatively. as old as man at
twenty, and may be expected to
behave, according to equine stan
dard, after the manner of the aver
age college student following human
standards. A ten year-old horse
resembles, so far as age and expert
ence go, n man of forty, while q
horse which has attained the ripe
age Of thirty-fvo is comparable With
man of ninety years.
J. T. Waldo represents the
General Accident and Health
Insurance co, one of the best in
existence. They have paid many
claims to residents of our county
and are always prompt and lib
eral in their settlements, 1t
only costs $1.00 a month to carry
a policy in this company. They
pay for every hours time lost on
account of sickness or accident.
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County Court Proceedings.

! County court convened in res
ular session Monday morning
Present, G. w Maze, President
and lack Stump and G. L. Lyme
Commissioners.
The court proceeded to cleo
G. l.. Lynch president of tn,
body for the ensuing year.
The following persons quail
fled and gave bond as Notaries
having already obtained commits
sions as such from the Governor
b. G. Stump, S. T. Waldo, Allen
Hardman, R. w. Hall, VIM. P
Price, w. H. Ayers, l.. B. Smith
G. j. Gamer, R. j. Knots, l..
H. Stump, E. Chenoweth.
L. T. Cottrell, surveyor of road
precinct No. 5, Washington dis
trict, and Robert Sharp, survey
or of road precinct No. 10, Wash
ington district, submitted their
reports for work done on roads.
Upon motion of S. w. M c.
Chung and with the consent of
the court, Ira Hardman was
made deputy county clerk.
The following persons applied
for recommendation for appoint
ment as Notaries Public for Cal
houn county: Bee Hopkins, A..
j. Ball, w. ]. Sturms, w, H.
Jackson, |. l.. Sinners, F. S. Will
son, w. H. Starcher, r. E. Hays
G. G. Griffin, Bruce Terrell, Clay
ton I. Stump.
The contract for keeping the
county infrmary for the ensuing
year was awarded to M. w. Trip
petit, the present agent, at the
price of 1925. There were four
applicants for the position, the
bids of three of whom were ex-
actly the same, $225, the fourth
was for 1920. The court is al
lowed considerable discretion in
the matter, land for the small
sum of SIS it was thought best
not to GUST Mr.. Trippett from
the job.
Tuesday.
John w. Haddox, Carr Shaffer,
G.. A. Jarvis and A. G. Mathews
qualified and gave bond as No
taries Public.
Robert l.. Hamilton and w.
o. Umstead were given recon-
mendation for appointment as
Notaries Public.
H. G. Eisman, surveyor of
road precinct No. 8, Washington
district, filed report for work on
roads.
F. A. Reip, surveyor of road
precinct No. 6, Washington dis
trict, submitted his report for
work IN roads.
G.. w. Taylor rendered his re-
siGnation as assistant assessor of
Center district, and upon motion
of r. j. Knots, assessor, and
with the consent of the court, r.
P. Mollohan was appointed as
sistant assessor in his stead.
A good part of the day was
consumed in allowing orders.
Wednesday.
/. G.. Hersman rendered his
resignation as a Justice of the
Peace of Sherman district. The
court appointed A. H. Minney in
his stead, whereupon Minney APP
peared, gave bond and qualified
az such.
The quarterly reports Of S. w.
McClung, county clerk, and A.
G. Matthews, prosecuting attor-
were received.
Court adjourned wednesday.
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January sale
muslin underwear

Fresh, new Muslin IN
derwear at prices so much
lower than usual market
value, people find advant-
age to come or send from
much longer distances than
your town.
Sale Includes every king
Of MusliA Under Garment,
also Infants wear-Amcri.
can made and French hand
made.
Womcn's White Nainsook
Night Gowns, square ncck,
trimd with dainty enbroid-
cry edge and insertion, $1.OO.
Other Night Gowns, soc
to $4,000.
White Cambria Petticoafs
with tuckt hounce and ten
inch eyelet embroidery ruff
hc, $3.50.
Other Petticoats, SOC to $4,000.
White NainsCok Corset Gov
crs, trimd with neat embroidery
odge-alsC 4 style trimd with
lace insertion and edge, SOC.
Other Corset Covers, Zoe to
$1,000.
EOGGS g. BUHL
NORTH SIDE, PlTTs3UReH, "A.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-01-11

OiidS IlOSey ana DrOCner Wer,
business visitors here Wednes
day.
DR.. w. T. w. Dye, is able t,
be out without the use Of hi!
crutch.
Marshall Bennett. was bust.
ness visitor in Grantsville several
days last week.
James Terrell, of fruit tree
fame, was among us last week,
as busy as ever.
Geo, w. Hays, Jr. deputy
assessor was transactiug bust
ness here the first of the week.
e. l.. Hays prominent repub-
lican from Arnoldsburg, was
here on business the first Of the
week.
Monroe and Jesse Ward, two
of our county's highly respected
citizens, were visitors in our
city Tuesday.
Charles Barnette. a prominent
and popular young business man
of Gilmer county was a bust
ness visitor in our city a day or
so last week.
The Little Kanawha, now has
one more new gasoline boat to
her list. Mr.. Henderson, Of the
Willard, is owner of this pretty
little craft and she will soon be
ready for the trade between here
and down river points,
The steamer Return made a
trip to Chenille Wednesday.
They had on board our city pho
tOgrapher, Thompson, and fam
lily, who were on their way to
huntsville. where Mr.. Thompson
will locate, and work at his old
trade.
Godfrey l.. Cabot, of Boston,
Mass, is visiting in the city. Mr..
Cabot Is well known in Parkersburg
through ms large business interests
in West Virginia, and is also known
socially. He Is an expert tennis
player and trophy cup donated by
him is contested for annually by the
players of the Parkersburg, county
club. Dispatch Nwes.
Fiddling Bob Taylor, that low
able character, who for three
terms was governor o. Tennessee
had a few things to say of the
candidate after the inaugural
ton of his successor, which we
think worthy of re-printing.
after this speech he eliminated
himself from politics, or, as he
put it, Shake off this mortal
coil of politics and fly away to
the heaven of my native noun.
tains, where | may think and
dream in peace, safe from the
sickening sting of unjust crit
cism; safe from the talons of
some old political vulture; safe
from the Shiny kiss and keen
dagger of ingratitude."
To me there is nothing in
this world so pathetic as a can
didate. He is like a mariner
without compass, drifting on
the tempest tossed waves Of un-
certainty, between the smiling
cliffs of hope and the frowning
crags of fear. Hcis q walking
petition and a living prayer; he
is the pack-horse of public SEN
ment; he is the dromedary of
politics. And even if he reach
es the goal of his ambition, he
will soon feel the beak of the
yulture in his heart and the sting
of the serpent in his soul"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-01-11
BOGGS g. BULL
NORTH SIDE, PlTTs3UReH, PA.

Wanted: Reliable energetic
man to ecll lubricating oils,
rroasos and RANTS IN Calhoun
Gnl aliaccGt counties. SALARY
or Commission. Stetson Oil Co.
Cleveland Ohio.
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Go to Chenoweth for -four, w
buy and sell it for less.
r. G. Hartman. was a bushes
visitor in town Saturday eve
ming.
Special price on flour in barre
lot at Chenoweths.
Cal. Elliott, of near the factor,
was in town Saturday evening.
George McEndree, of Pin,
creek, was in town on bushes!
Saturday.
| A vein of coal six feet thick
was found at a depth Of % fee
on the A. Westfall farm on Bull
river.
The infant child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Stump has been very
critically i'll for the past few
days.
We sell the best grade of flour
for rs and so cts. sack. All the
leading brands.l
Work on Bickel and Lehman
gasoline factory was temporarily
suspended last week on account
of the cold weather.
w. H. Ayers, than whom there
is no better, more honest nor
genial man, paid our sanctum a
short visit Saturday. He re-
ports every thing in the White
Pine country pursuing the even
tenor Of it's way.
If you need a barrel or more of
flour see Chenoweth. Special low
price for a few days only.
Henry and Francis Richards,
of Yellow Creek were in town
Saturday. They have completed
their contract of trucking in
slaves to the yard below town,
but have couple of months work
yet, trucking in lumber and ties
for Withers and Vandevender.
High grade flour rs and 80 cts
sack at Chenoweths.
There were ninety-five mar
riage licenses issued by county
clerk McClung during the year
1909, as against 112 in the pre-
ceding year. Two bucks" per
license may have caused the
falling off in the matrimony rec
ord for the year just closed.
Best grade flour rs and 80 cts.
sack at Chenoweths.
Rev. M. M. Trippett of Bull
river, was visitor in town Sat
urday evening Mr.. Trippett,
was again awarded the contract
for keeping the poor farm at the
county court. He has made a
good, humane keeper, and is
doing well with the farm.
S T. Waldo, the efficient de-
putty county clerk, has held down
his present job for twelve years,
and we venture the assertion
that there is not man in the
state better acquainted with the
duties pertaining to the county
clerks office than is he, nor one
better qualified to discharge the
same.
1t is announced through the
Wheeling papers that Congress
man w. P. Hubbard. of Vice.
ling, will make an effort to sue
coed Senator N. B. Scott. While
Mr.. Hubbard, it seems, has made
no formal announcement of his
candidacy, there is a disposition
on the part of his friends to push
him forward, and his admirers
appear to be disposed to accept
the report as authentic. The
contest between these two will
evidently be spirited, as both
gentlemen are exceedingly pop
ular which will makesthe contest
interesting throughout the
State.
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Marriage Licenses.

Roy Morgan, Il,
Minnora X. Whitesell, 81.
Albert Tanner, %.
Mary Roach, %.
Hillary L. Vannoy, "a,
Hattie l.. Bourn. %.
Ralph Wilson, %,
Stella b. Wilson, &c.
Clyde C. Vannoy, %,
Eura V. Wright, II,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-01-11
LOCALS AND PERSONALS.

SsSSS~S~~S~~~S~~SS
Elk Sheriff E. w. Gamer, wa
business caller in the city las
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Gamer, O
Latonia. were visitors in towl
last week.
DR.. e. Connolly, of Richardson
was engaged on business il
town last week.
Marble monument man, Loui.
E. Ayers, of Revere, was looking
after business in this section last
week.
Editor Boyd Stutler and assist.
ant cashier John Mathews are al
Cincinnati, enjoying short
vacation.
Bee Hopkins, the successful
Washington district attorney and
business man, was in attendance
at county court.
L. S. Witte, of Minnora, is here
assisting in caring for his son-in-
law, r. P. Mollohan. during the
ordeal of his amputation.
M. w, Hoskins, the Arnolds-
burg merchant, was a business
visitor in town last week. Mr..
Hoskins now has a store in Spen-
Ger, and with the duties he has
to attend to at Arnoldsburg, he
is very busy man.
County clerk McClung paid in
to the general county fund
1858. 80 at the last weeks session
of county court, this being the
Is per cent penalty provided for
him by the recent Legislature for
permitting his annual fees to run
over $4,000. The total amount
of the receipts of his office for
the year was $2,273.49.
G. G. Starcher and j. S. Sill
colt have fixed up the basement
to the Bank of Grantsville bull
ding and will conduct a flour and
feed store. in connection with
their boating business. They
are hustling men, and will make
things warm for their competi-
tors. Already there is talk Of
the priceof flour falling about a
dollar on the barrel.
We are in receipt Of a letter
from Everett Starcher who is
now located at Akron Ohio,
ordering the Chronicle sent to
his address, and also to his old
home at Rocksdale. He says he
likes the city in which he now
lives, and will remain there un-
til spring at least. The best
wishes of the Chronicle and a
large number of friends in this
county will follow him.
The town election passed off
quietly Thursday, with no espec-
Tally interesting issues Def ere
the voters. There were thr ee
tickets in tbs field, the Indepcnd-
ent headed by d. E. Stutler for
mayor, the Citizens headed by
G. G. Starcher, and the Peoples,
headed by Charles Stump. Mr..
Stump was elected by plurality
Of three, and o. e. Smith was
reelected by asafe majority, and
the following councilmen were
elected from all three tickets
combined; r. M. Marshall, A. B.
Harris, w. j. Mathews, A. G..
Miller, and L M. Williams.
Carr Shafer bought in tract
Of 100 acres of land last year at
the Delinquent land sale, which
belonged to a Doctor by the
name of Haskins, of Wheeling
Mr.. Haskins overlooked the
matter, and when all but one
day Of the year had elapsed in
which Mr.. Shafer would have
owned the farm, Charley Fras-
hure got wind of it, and as Carr
had at one time got hold of a
piece of Charley's land in the
same manner and made him
cough up about 5000 to get it
back, Charley thought he saw a
chance to get even" so he
called up Haskins at Wheeling,
and appraised him of the situa-
ton, VIII ereupon Charley was
authorized to redeem the land and
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Reading:

Junl0r Debate
Affirmative: Negative:
&c il Mlrshall, Owen Stutler.
Edwin Olsen, Edwin Hamilton,
Subject. ''Rcsoly d. that country
life affords greater advantages aud
is bet er than town or city lifo.
Paper Dallas S'utler.
Report of critic.
Election of offic IS.
Adjournment.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-01-11

Want to buy q tract Of timber
land THE STANDARD CON
TRACING co.
Charleston. w. Va.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-01-11

g o. @ II q III Ia.
Fears ao zlhs krd Yol Haze kN3B Bought
'' q I%<HRAIz<5l
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-04-29
DEATHS HARVEST.
Well Known Residents And Others
Who Have Passed Away.
BOll1l.

Miss MI Ruth Bohn, daughter of Mrs.
Carrie Bohn, East Main street, died on
Friday evening, after a short illness
Of typhoid fever, aged Is years and 6
months.
In the death OF Miss Ruth this city
has lost one Of its popular and sociable
young ladies. She was of most
beautiful disposition which made her
friends by the score. During her
sickness much regret was expressed
by her school mates and the public
generally. When her death was an
nounced it was frequently said What
pity as she was such bright young
lady"
She IL survived by her mother, and
brother, Little Jack" Bohn.
Funeral was held on Monday after
noon at o'clock at her late residence.
Services were conducted by Rev. G. 3.
Slagle, assisted by Rev. J.. j.. Bennett.
Interment was in the Westminster
cemetery.
The Epworth League of the M. E.
Church turned out to pay their last
respects to their deceased member.
The pallbearers were schoolmates OF
the deceased-Lamotte Smith, Reg1-
na1d Stoner, Allen Sharren, Charles
Arnold and George Little. F. G. Shar-
rer funeral director.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-04-29
WHY National Forests are Needed lin
the Appalachians.

In the April number of American
Forestry, Hilbert Roth, professor OF
forestry in the University OF Michigan
and forest warden Of his state, gives
these reasons for acquisition OF ma
tional forests in the Southern Appa-
lachian and White mountains
1. All the lands of these mountains
are in private hands and the forests
are cut by man and devastated by fires
as fast as the owners find 1t pract1-
cable and profitable to do so.
2. This devastation of our forests
in the Eastern United States has con-
verified millions of acres Of forest into
unsightly and unused waste lands; IL
has ruined whole countries in the level
districts of the Lake region; it has
ruined entire mountain ridges in Penn
sylvania; it has ruined thousands Oh
acres of the very mountains under con-
sideration and is today extending clear
up to timber line in that most famous
of all our mountain tracts, the Presl-
Dental Range, stretching 1ts hldeous
hand Of pillage and destruction up the
slopes of Mts. Madison, JEFFERSON ana
Washington, the grand old domes, dear
to millions of our people.
8. Unless the government interferes,
this devastation will continue with In
creasing rapidity and 1t will be but few
years when practically all OF these
mountain lands will be denuded OF
their protective forest cover. NH.
4. This denudation OF the noun
tains in many places has resulted In a
complete removal of all soil, laying
bare the solid rock and thus prevent
ing all future forest growth. In other
places thousands OF acres have been
washed into unsightly and useless
gully lands, and throughout the noun
tains and over thousands OF acres, all
intermediate stages of erosion, deter
ioration and destruction can. be seen.
). This erosion and outlying mas
produced natural paths for the water
and during every rain or thaw the
waters rush down through these chan
nels and thus leave the ground and the
mountains far more rapidly than tney
would do liz these innumerable gull1eS,
runs, or natural bitches did. not exist.
Man. in other words, is causing the
natural digging of drains on land
where no sane man would wish to have
drain, but. where common sense
would indicate the necessity Of Great
ing every possible obstacle and every
means which would keep the water from
gathering into. runs and from rushing
into the streams and out OF the noun
tains.
6. The faster the waters collect and
rush down the slopes, the more they
erode the land and the more powerful
they are to carry away the soil, 50 that
this evil III one which not only contin-
ues butts getting worse the lonMsr ~
lasts.
7. The earth which Is thus washed