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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-08-24

DWELLING BURNED--CRoPS DE-
TERIoRATE-TEACHER ELECTED
"THE LAND OF FLOWERS"


friends in Norfolk, Va.
Mr. Rufus Kings residence in
''Rutledge Park was burned one
day last week. The fire is supposed
TO have originated from defective
stove fue. The contents were saved.
The loss is about 5000.
Two negro women We're caught
'shop-lifting" in the stores of
Messrs P Matthews & Co, and
Messrs Stewart & Floyd, one day
recently.
Mr. Aaron Fass and Misses Leah
Nachman and Fannie Fass came
down from Dillon Sunday morning
to visit.
Mr. and Mrs Branerd Joyner of
Kingstree spent Sunday in town
with relatives.
Messrs A H Williams and j A
Green were in Charleston Monday
on business.
Rev Mr. Ballard, pastor of the Bap-
tist churches at Maxton, N c, and
Evergreen,S C,preached at the Bap-
tist church here twice last Sunday.
Mr. ] ] Morris left here Monday
night for his vacation. which he will
spend at Columbia and Greenville.
WE Severance spent the latter
part of last week in Richmond; Va.
Mr. Fred Truluck, whose home is
at Summerton, came to town Satuf-
day last to see his brother, Mr. M
Truluck.
Messrs ] L Stuckey and ] P Mat
thews are spending some days in
Washington, Norfolk and other
points in that section of the country
Mr. w T Askins has completed his
double brick store on the old Sew
erance" lot, and is now moving his
stock of goods into this building.
which he will occupy for the time
being, at least. 1t is said that he
will pull down the wooden building
which has been his place Of business
!. Or several years. and will erect a
large brick block on the site.
MIR Frank Finnegan. who went
away from here a few months ago
to take the position as cashier of a
bank at Lamar, has returned and is
now with Mr. j M Truluck.
WI Bass and daughter, Miss Sal
lie, have returned home from Wis
it of two weeks on the Gulf Coast
of Florida at Tampa, Manatee, Lake
land and Plant City. The former
caught no tarpons, but he certainly
picked the bones of some nice
Dream, perch, pompano, etc, etc.
To the charge of feasting on pine
apple he pleads guilty, and adds
grape fruit and guavas.
Mrs ] NJ Sturgeon and Mr. and
Mrs A M Parker are in New York.
When they left here it was the i'm
preston that they were going to
Washington, but they went on to
the metropolis of the continent.
Mr. T NJ Sewell, who was superin-
tendent of the Lake City schools
during the session of 1909 1910, is
visiting in town.
Miss Martha Platt of Wedgeheld
has been elected teacher of the lst
grade of the graded school of this
town..
Mr. and Mrs G A Brown left Wed
nesday night for their place at Cole
man, Fla, where Mr. Brown is rails
ing vegetables very successfully.
We have heard some Of our best
farmers declare that crop conditions
have fallen off very materially dur
ing the last two weeks, and that
there will be no such yields as were
expected fifteen days ago.
Southwest Florida is the finest all
around summer resort we ever
visited. This is not buncombe, but
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-04-04
Our New Oil Field.

The Bells Run Oil field is at
tracing the attention of prac-
tically all oil men in the county.
The we'll is said to be making
seventy-five barrels daily, nat
ural. Many of our home people
own good stuff close to the new
we'll. Clyde Parks and Hal
Cain own the royalty on this
lease and we are indeed glad to
see these two hole fellows-well-
met meet with this good fortune.
J. w. Pell has some fine looking
territory in close proximity, and
in some of the best leases that
are held by the Hope Gas Co.,
who owns practically all the lea
ses in that territory, the Argo-
maui Oil Co. owns a half interest
in the oil. That company is
composed of A. E. Kenney, John
T. Harris, E. 3. Enslow and 9TH
ers. 1t is likely that within a
short time Development will be
lively in the Bell Run and sur
rounding country.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-04-04

Lace curtains and wall paper
at Hardmans.
Hugh Ward, of near White
Pine, was a visitor in Grantsvillc
Friday.
Best price paid for eggs and
butter at Hardmans.
Levy II. Stump, Of DodriIl, was
here Monday, transac.ing bust
ness.
Uncle Jimmie Dobbins, of bod
rill, was here Saturday, on a
business errand.
Billie Deems owns some very
promising oil territory in the
Bells Run oil field.
The Return made a flying trip
to Parkersburg, making the time
in % 1-2 hours actual running.
Billie Mahaney, of Big Springs
will have charge Of the South
PENIS property, in the Bells
run oil field.
Beeman Wright of Broomstick.
was among the business visitors
in town the first of the day of
county court
Our ladies and children's hats
are all new, latest styles and
better than ever.
M. H. Hardman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Hardman
ST., of Maplewood, who have
spent the past two weeks in the
south, have returned home.
An effort is being made before
this session of the county court
to have the road leading from
ames FerrelPs on Leafbank to
the ridge near Beeman Wright's
residence, which has been annul-
ed re-established. This is
good movement and should sue
coed.
A fine line Of sc bingham and
calico at Hardmans.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-04-04
Text of New Check Law.

Section 81. If any person
knowingly, make, issue and deliver
to another, any check or draft in
payment OF part payment, of any
debt previously contracted, without
sufficient funds on deposit to his
credit in such bank with which said
check or draf. may be paid, he
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof, shall
be fined not exceeding one hundred
dollars, or confined in the county
jail not more than thirty days, or
both in the discretion of the court;
provided, that if the person who
makes, issues and delivers such
check, shall within thirty days from
the time he receives actual notice,
verbal or written, of the protest of
suck check, pay the same, he shall
not be prosecuted hereunder, and
any prosecution that may have been
instituted within the time mention
ed, shall. if payment of said check
be made as foresaid, be dismissed
at the cost of the defendant. Jus
tees of the peace shall have iuris-
diction to try misdemeauors here
under"
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D0drnl.

Doc aud Vcss Stump returned
from Parkersburg Saturday, where
they had been on business.
Billie Vannoy moved from 20
Godfrey property TO the Sylvester
Stump farm recently.
Some of the young people from
here attended ,hurch at Stum,town
Sunday.
Nj. l. Hall Will commence n re-
view school at the mouth cf Rush
run April 10th.
Mrs. f.. II Bennett was visiting
relatives at Pigeon roosJ Sunday
George Wilson has been working
for BoggS Bros. at Lockney, tut Is
now busily engaged on his farm.
j w. Robinson is erecting
dwelling on his farm
Misses Della and Emma Furgc-
son, of White Pine, were visiting
relatives on Raccoon last week.
YUCATAN.
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Take your old Rubber to Hard

Take your old Rubber to Hard
mans.
The gasolcne packet A. E,
kenncy conveyed the funeral
party of aunt Brown Johnson
from here to the mouth of Big
Root, Thursday evening.
AL Jackson, the prosperous oil
man and farmer from Chestnut
Grove, was in town Monday look
ing after business affairs. Mr..
Jackson Informed us that the
gasoline plant operated by him
self and Park Bowser is now
making 300 gallons day. This
is an improvement over the rate
at starting as at that time they
only made 10 gallons an hour.
The fluid is of the very best
grade, and this will soon be a big
in Calhoun county.
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Aunt" Brown Johnson Dead.

Last Wednesday morning, at
about 8 o'clock, the spirit of
Aunt Brown Johnson, relict of
the late Robert Johnson, of near
here, passed from this earth to
the Beautiful Isle of Some
where" She had been in a fee
BILE state Of health for many
months, and gradually grew
weaker, until death came as a
relief to her suffering. Dropsy
was the immediate cause Of her
death. She was a dear old lady,
and had lived true, faithful
christian life for many years,
and while she had lived the allot-
ted three score and ten years.
the news of her death came to
her many friends with sorrow.
She was the mother of Mrs. Lee
Westfall, of Pleasant Hill, with
whom she had made her home
for many years, and the sister of
Mrs. p. j. Fertell, Of Henrietta.
and had many friends through
out the country. bcr remains
were Inferred Thursday evening
at the McConnaughcy burying
grounds, near the mouth orBig
/ Root.
/ EVERY BOTTLE IS GUARANTEED
Every bottle of pr. Bells PIN, Far Hon
cy is guaranteed To- give sat. fcfou iu al
throat and bronchial roubics
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-04-04

For bargains see Hardmans 1Oc

For bargains see Hardmans 1OC
counter.
Carr Shaffer visited in the city
during the weeks end.
All off for Arnoldsburg, to at
tend the examination.
rhe best line of ladies' waists,
skirts, hats etc at Hardmans.
w. A. Bryner, of Joker, had
business in town during the past
week.
X. w. Hall, of near Arnolds-
burg was transacting business
here Thursday.
Grover White, a prominent
young school teacher, of White
Pine, was here Monday.
AT New York city last Satur-
day in a factory fire, 143 lives
most young women, were lost.
James Wilson and Mart Whip
key, two of the good citizens
from Yellow creek, were here
Monday.
Time to begin to think about
your Spring suit. Let Want g.
Barr fit you out with CRITER-
ION make.
Cashier Marshall, of the Cal
houn County Bank is on a bust
ness trip to Parkersburg and
other cities.
E. w. Hall, a prominent gen
tleman from near Arnoldsburg,
was here Monday, attending to
some business,
1t is said that the largest con-
gregation that was ever seen at
a funeral in that locality, was at
that of Hon. Aristotle Smith at
the Reip grave yard.
Bob" Mollohan accompanied
Harry Eismon to the eastern
cities, where, we understand.
Mr.. Eismon will purchase stock
of goods, which he will put in at
Minnora.
c. l.. Ofutt, a progressive
farmer of Minnora, was here
Monday, and tickeled the palm
of our lean hand with some of
the long green that seems to be
plentiful over in the valley of the
West Fork. Mr.. Olfutt informs
us that everything is lively in
his ncighborhood. He has very
bright prospects for a prosperous
year in farming, and says he has
the best wheat for this period of
the season of any in the county
that he has seen. He recently
purchased fine work horse, and
now has three for which he paid
over six hundred dollars.
Before buyingit will pay you to
see our stock of furniture.
Ira Hartman.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-04-04
NOTICE.

We lave disposed Of our store in
Creston, and all PERSONS knowing
themselves indebted 70 us must call
and settle samo ut once.
G. {. d w r.. BEE
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Marriage Licenses.

Kester Badgett, %,
Journey Lance, Is.
E. c. Conley, 45,
N. j. Jarvis, 10.
Edgar Wears, %,
Frona Butler, 20.
Frank Hopkins, p,
Lille Pearl Terrell, 10.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-04-04
SHOES.

Here is where we take the
cake" A nicer ncater, more
stylish line of Shoes and Oxfords
is not to be found in the County
than we are showing this spring.
Every shoe is guaranteed to be
solid leather. The record of
Star Brand Shoes" stand for
themselves. Ask your neighbor
what he thinks about them, and
every time it will be Star Brand
Shoes Are Better.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-04-04
LOCALS AND SoNALS


erinG.
CAMS Wigner lost very fine
heifer recently.
Iron bedsteads for $500 at
Hardmans.
Fred Pell is in Parkersbvrg,
taking few days vacation.
r. L. Hamilton was in the
Bells run oil field one day re-
Gently.
Mattings at Hardmans for 12c
per yd.
The prettiest line of Dress
Ginghams in town at Want &
Bars.
Want &. Bars store is jam
ed full of pretty new dress goods
for spring.
Jerome Frame, was here re-
Gently. He is good horseman
and a fine farmer.
George w. Pugh, Of the Fac
tory was very sick a day or so
during the past week.
Work on the streets has begun
under the direction of Street
Commissioner Wigner.
Mrs. John Pugh, who has been
i'll with pneumonia fever, is still
in a delicate condition.
Mating, mating rugs, ingram,
brussels and velvet rugs 8 X II
II X IA at Hardmans.
Amos Ash, of White Pine was
here one day during the past
week, on some legal business.
Ernest Stump, visited home
a day or two during the past
week. He is making good as a
tool dresser.
G. H. Hays, of Pittsburg, has
been in Grantsville for the past
week, looking over our valuable
oil territory.
j. ]. Mathews, of Leafbank,
one Of the finest old gentlemen
in this county, had business in
town Saturday.
Charles Barnett, a prominent
young gentleman from Chenille,
was here on business a day or
50 during the past week.
Mrs. Clark, of Roane county,
arrived at this place Friday.
She will visit her daughter Mrs.
Ira Hardman at this place.
Don't fail to see our $500
rockers $500 bedsprings $500
bedsteads and II ct mating.
NJ. II. Hardman.
Miss Douglass, daughter of
Rev. Mrs. Ware, arrived at this
place Wednesday, and will spend
the summer here. She has
taught school in Pennsylvania
this past winter.
We never have shown as large
a line Of mems, young mems, and
boys clothing, as we are now
showing. Mems Suits So. 80 to
$4,000. We can please you in fit,
quality, and price.
Want & Barr.
A small blaze was discovered
in the residence Of Mr.. Cornell,
near the mill, Thursday morning,
which was promptly extinguish-
ed by 'Ikey" Harris, who land
ed on the scene with a bucket of
water.
We invite the attention of our
readers to the display advertise
ment Of Nj. f.. Stump q. Co..
which appears in this issue. A
very large consignment of goods
arrived at their store last week,
and they are Offering some rare
bargains.
Today, Tuesday. is the last day
Of the public schools at this
| place. This has been one of tho
. most successful terms of schoJ
ever taught here. The teacher.
Prof. Terrell and Miss Williams
| deserve great credit for thei
/ excellent work, and the patrons
should use their efforts to secur
their services for the next term
You will find the latest ant
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-04-04
Wanted: 65-8 Casing.

for use in the Yellow Creek Oil
Field. Parties having second hand
6 SIS casing for sale in or near the
Yellow Creek field write with price
location and full particulars to God
frey i Cabot, $40, Old South
Building, Boston, Mass
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-04-04
Advi DRY.

Early to bed
And early to rise,
Hustle like fury
And advertise.
Let others follow,
You set the pace;
Select your mediums
And buy good space
Don't get prosy
But always prepare
Copy" that's truthful,
Short sharp and square.
Want to succeed?
Then we would advise:
Give good service,
And advertise.
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p Itching piles provoke profanity, hut
profanity won't cure them Doan's ONT
mcnt cures itching, bleeding or prctrud;ns
piles after years OF suffering.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-04-04

/ Our full Line of Spring Goods have arriv-G
led, and we are showing the most extensive
Lime that we have ever been able to show
Ito the Public.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-04-04

EVERY BOTTLE IS GUARANTEED
Every bottle OF Dr. Bells PIN, Tmllou
cy is guaranteed To- give satisfaction iu alI
throat and bronchial troubles
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-04-04

Want & Barr are showing the
prettiest line Of dress linens in
both white and colors in the
Kanawha Valley.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-04-04
SPRING GOODS.

Quality vie w
- - all the sand
sttmgn ysand
before Clothing
and
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INVESTIGATION AND THE pREsI-
DENCI. H'-


investigation Is the order of the day
at yashington. and ii is. u very good
thing II there really be some serious
an6 honest purpose behind IT. Hitch
sock and Wickcrshan and all the rest
OF The Administration outht. not ex-
cusing tho President himself arc 10
be subjected TO the searchlight Of pub
jici,y. According TO Congressman Ash
Brook, Of the seventeenth Ohio Dis
tric.. Hitchcock has been guilty, or
st least he is suspected of having been
guilty, Of "defciencies. dciinquencies
End abuses Wiokersham is charged
with having some business outside OF
fhis Cabinet portfolio; there Is some
thing wrong With the Interior Depart
nlent and the Canning ham claims up
in Alaska, in The opinion of I4aFollctte,
who is trying desperately hard to
prove that he is built OF Presidential
timber, and the President has been
called 70 account for tho resignation
OF David Jayne Hill as United states
Ambassador to Berlin. a clean breast
will have TO be made of the mobiliza-
ton OF the United States troops on
the Mexican frontier. and before tho
business is finished II is expected that
it VIII be proved so that even Il way
Earring man viii be convinced that the
only safety of the country Is In the
return OF the Democratic party TO
power
a cloud, no larger at present than
mans hand, is coming UP in the
,Nebraskan sky. The nows comos that
Woodrow Wilson is going to pay VIII
liam Jennings Bryan d visit, and there
Is the losing of the Presidential cleo
ton In this. Here we have all been
working DAY and night with the hope
that in the New Jersey schoolmaster
q man had been found who was big
enough for the job and who would get
1t if he would tote his own skillet, {"
ms they say down in Georgia; hut we
are perfectly frank in saying that If
Mr. Bryan is TO name the next Demo
cratic candidate for President wo
should rather have AIR. Bryan than
anybody Mr.. Bryan can name for The
place. Besides there Is Harmon, OF
OHIO, and Ohio Is almost MS necessary
10 Democratic success as New Jersey.
Harmon carried Ohio last November by
more than a hundred thousand ma
iority. Ohio has twenty-three cleo
1oral votes: New Jersey has twelve.
The point we would make is that If
Nr- Bryan shall be permitted to die
tate who the nominee shall be, we
Insist that lie shah take the nomina-
1ion himself.
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no Idea OF discommoding tho natives.
The notorioty Of the Grisons Is not tho
kind that should DO sought aftcr.
a BEAU nnUuMEL pLArron,,.

Frederick Townsend Martin, social
leader in the New York "4oo,"i Is the
latest and most novel acquisition To
the ranks OF democracy. IIo might be
called parlor reformor. do is more
progressive than tho Colonel. and no
is almost as far ahead OF things ms
the American Federation OF Labor. Mr..
Martin has left tho cotnlion for tho
code of the social worker, and ie now
associating with "tradespeuple and
vulgar persons"
1t is his beliof that peaceful prog
ress according to the forms Of law can
mark our course In the Immediate fu-
turo only In case certain great changes
In our framework OF government are
brought about" Some of tho reforms
which are therefore, advocated by MIR.
Martin are:
Popular election OF United States
Soma tors.
The initiative referendum and re-
call.
a lowering of the .aniqu,tous pro-
tcctive tariff" which Mr.. Martin terms
n public crime. lf
Reciprocity with Canada.
Woman suffrage.
universal cight-hour day.
The abolition of child labor.
Tho substitution of economic justice
for chnrity.
Adequate inspection of factories and
Workmen's compensation that VIII
really compensate I
Such a PROGRAM has so many appeals
TO various factions and movements
that Mr. Martin ought to ind 1T smooth
sailing should he try to serve tho
people in n representative capacity
rather than rs a dilettante philosopher.
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PRINTING THE pnAyEns.

The House OF Representatives at
washington. as likewisc the Senate, Is
opened every day with prayer. min
lccted for this very important ser
vice. Speaking In n common way, we
should say no bodies stand SO desper-
aicly i'll need OF the effectual fcfrcnt
prayers OF righteous mon than the
Senate and House of tho United States.
We agree with the Washington Post
that this reformation of the Congress
sonal Record is perhaps the most mcr-
itorious of any in the polyglot plan
OF investigation set on foot by the
thunder makers on the hill" This
reformation. We are glad TO say, pro-
vidos for tho printing In tho Record,
with each days proceedings. the prayer
made by the Chaplain. Speaker Clark
has committed himself upon this point
and hereafter IL is hoped that the
Chaplain's prayer will appear each day.
mo words spoken in the House,
says the Post. could DO more illumi-
mating and helpful to the body enlisted
in the cause OF great reform. and to
the country as well, than the words
uttered by The blind Cha plain" The
PRAYER invariably covers petition for
ihe needs of the hour. and there ought
TO be room enough In the Record for
these appeals to the Higher Power for
divine assistance In times OF great dis
tress The Record is packed from day
10 day with speeches that were never
delivered, and we are told that the
prayers which have actually been ut
;ered have been omitted to make room
for addresses that have not been
sDOken -
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tsh questions OF other women, but out
In tho open. pioughing tho folds for
the crops, picking cotton. digging
bitches. building fences. driving mules.
milking cows. scratching for living
for the by-product" who has been
fooled for centuries that he was to BIO
tho bread-winner and to keep the gar
don In tho sweat of his face. If sho
Is really the stronger of the two sorts
of humanity. 1t is her business to take
care OF the weaker sex. just ms tho fe-
male spider looks after all the affairs
In her domestic establishment The
course in biology in all our schools
should he extended so that woman shall
come into her own rlehtful place in
tho human economy. There are thous-
ands of men all over this country and
the world who have found out long
since. and without the aid of Sargent
and Tyler and Glasgow. that they
could safely depend upon the women
10 keep them going without doing any
thing for themselves.
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tion. 1t would seem, however, that
tho anklot should go with tho harein
skirt. being regarded. wo bcllove. in
tho scraslios OF the East as u noe
cssary feature OF female dress. II the
harem skirt, why not tho nnlslet? II
the nnllet. why not the nose piece.
and IL the nose piece. why not the
beautiful baublos which many OF the
duskiest of royal danes in Africa
wear In their ears7 We do not think
the anlklot will go in this part OF the
country. but women are very much
like sheep. and, IL "Sassiety' decree,
even the fairest OF our own exquisitely
beautiful and beloved ones may go
with the crowd. and we vonturo to say
81 they DO their anlslets Will look far
better t,ian the nnlslets worn by any
other women In tho world.
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TIE slruArloN N ,ll.x1co.

\ II Is ali -yery confusIncI No,hine.
viii sa,,sfv MADEIRA H. ,,sprroc,o
Chief mn In ,,nmeai.,s r1s,ana IN
az Diaz. ana he vii arht Il out on
4hst linetilf IN. Iast aav II H. n,o,n
Ing. The 1nsurrectos haye bscn cir.
cnmvailstin. Juarcz ana Il ia Pcd.
erals 90 nd, tb.oyy 4, H. s,o,,.o u,
o'clock in The Afternoon. e,,,os, .,,,
afternoon. they viii turn themselves
aoose i,pon III doo,ned c,,y
lice vas aec,area yestarday a.. n
oocsn,, rnat,er Jim nno |, g.