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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-10-21
33rd Year. Whole No. 1861

him to promise to behave in the
future, but he violated his prom
Use quite soon and is again en-
gagged in more or less desperate
hellishness. and the wonder is
that he has not inflicted some
very serious bodily injury on the
Sheriff or Jailer before now.
Sheriff Badger is now think
ing of asking Judge O'Brien to
order his removal to some other
Jail as Truman is too serious a
proposition to take care Of for all
the money there is in it for the
jailer, and besides he hes already
damaged the Jail to the extent of
no small sum-"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-10-21
Truman a Bad Actor

According to reports received
at this place, Lloyd Truman, who
was indicted here at the last
term of court for a serious crime.
is giving the Writ county officials
the time of their lives. 1t will
be remembered that Truman was
taken to Elizabeth for safe-keep-
ing while the Jail here was being
repaired. Since he went there
he has kept up a constant tur-
MOL and has about captured the
Jailer's goat.
The following. concerning his
latest pranks, is taken from last
weeks Kanawha News:
One day the latter part of
last week Lloyd Truman, who is
incarcerated in Jail here, became
unusually mean and desperate in
his actions and as consequence
Jailer Dye turned the hose on
him for while which had the
effect to cool him of and to cause
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Returned from Grand Lodge

Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Umstead,
Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett Kelley and
Jake Sturm, of Mt. Zion: Alpine
US hester, of Claria; w. J..
Sturm. of Hur; Alpheus Norman.
of Richardson; and Charles F.
Hosey, of this place, returned
the latter part of the week from
Morgantown where they were in
attendance upon the fiftieth an
nual session of the Grand Lodge
of Odd Fellows and the Grand
Lodge of the Daughters of Re-
bekah. They report an excel
lent time and entertaining and
instructive sessions of both lodg-
es. The meetings of the grand
bodies will be held next year in
Grafton.
The following officers were
elected by the Grand Lodge of
Odd Fellows for the ensuing
year.
Grand Master, w. F. HOLSTER,
Cowen.
Deputy Grand Master, C. l..
Simpson. Huntington.
Grand Warden, George H. Full
lerton, Morgantown.
Grand Secretary, A. ]. Wilkin-
son, Huntington.
Grand Treasurer, George G.
Stout, Parkersburg.
d. L. Ash. retiring grand mas
ter, was elected representative
to the sovereign grand lodge of
the United States.
The Daughters of Rebekah
elected officers as follows:
President. Mrs. Fannie Cecil,
Of Parkersburg.
Vice President, Mrs. Carrie
Mason, Elkins.
Warden, Mrs. Annie Wolf, Fol-
som.
Secretary, Mrs. Jennie Hutch
inson, Charleston.
Treasurer, Miss Emma John
son, Sistersville.
The following appointive off
GERS were announced by the
grand master of the Odd Fellows:
Grand Marshal, William T.
Steington.
Grand Conductor, E. Bern,
Huntington.
Grand Guardian, James Kin
kemeyer, Wheeling.
Grand Herald, j. C. Hicks,
Logan.
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A Correction

Two weeks ago the Chronicle
printed an account of the death
of DR.. A. M. Parsons, of Branch
land, w. Va, and of the shoot
ing by him a farmer of that
country by the name of Breils.
The article we used was a dis
patch from Huntington and it
appears there were extenuating
circumstances in the case which
were not disclosed by the dis
patch we used. According to a
letter which we have received
from Miss nellie Parsons, daugh-
ter of DR.. Parsons, the killing
of Breils was in self-defense and
was not premeditated or in cold
blood. Later dispatches from
Huntington and Branchland bear
out Miss Parsons statements and
we are glad to make the corr &C.
rion.
The letter from Miss Parsons
follows:
Huntington, West Va, Oct. II,
1915.
''R L. Hamilton, Editor.
THE Calhoun Chronicle,
"Grantsville, West Va.
Dear Sir;
l notice in your issue of Oct.
7th an erroneous account of the
tragedy in which my father fig
ured, and | would kindly ask
you to make correction Of same.
THE man Breils was angry
with papa over a doctor bill.
which he owed papa for treating
his family, and also FOR food
which papa had been kind
enough to give them when they
were all down with the fever.
This bill was four years old and
as he refused to pay or make any
effort to pay papa had sued and
received Judgment and this SC
angered Breils that he said he
would kill papa, he made a mum.
Der of attempts to shoot papa
but was prevented and just a
few days ago had come to the Of.
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Rev. Hopson to Kentucky

Rev. w. A. Ropson and fami-
ly left Friday afternoon for
South Portsmouth, KY, where
he was assigned for work the
coming year. Rev. Hopson car
ried the best report to confer
ence ever carried from Hamlin,
and enjoyed the greatest success
on the whole charge of any min
lister ever sent to this work.
Both Rev. and Mrs. Hopson &C.
quired a large and warm friend
ship throughout this entire neigh
borhood, all of whom would have
been much pleased to have them
with us again. Rev. Hopson
takes with him the sincere good
wishes Of every inhahitant on
this charge for a signal success
In his new work. -Hamlin Mon
itor.
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w. Va, Thursday. October 81 1915.

flee at Branchland, ard tried
to shoot papa, but was prevented
by persons there. On last Sun
day night papa was called to see
sick child and had to pass this
mans house. Papa was accom-
panied by three persons and
when they neared Breils' home
which they had to pass on the
way he, Breils, came to the rail-
road track and accosted papa.
cursing him and telling him he
would kill him. He began to
throw cinders at papa, and papa
said TO him that he was on way
to see patient and did not want
any trouble; would settle with
him some other time" but he
would not have peace, Breils
then started at Papa with a club
which he had picked up and
thereupon papa drew his revol-
yer and shot him in plain self de-
Tense. He then went to see the
sick child, came back to the JUS
tice of the peace's to give him
self up. The justice not being
at home he and Mr.. Murphy, the
man who was with him, then
started to return home, and as
they neared the office he was
ambushed by some one hid be-
hind the house. The Breils boy
was arrested as we'll as his COM
panion named Colgrove and are
held in the Lincoln county Jail
without bond.
l trust you will correct the
story and make it to read as l
have set the fact forth, which
when court convenes and the
trial comes up will prove l am
correct in what l am telling you.
Yours respectfully,
NELLIE PARSONS"
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Report of StinSOn School

Report of Stinson school, Wash
ington district, for the first
month. beginning September Is
and ending October 8.
Pupils enrolled, boys. &c; girls,
16.
Per cent of daily attendance,
81.
Average daily attendance, %.
Those perfect in attendance:
Russell Mollohan. David Hicks,
Harley Hicks, Syntha Hicks,
Mary Hicks, Erma Adams.
Those not missing more than
three days: Goldie Morris, Rule
Morris, Gay Postelwail, leila
Postelwait, A Ina Mathena,
Gladys Adams. Carl Morris, Wal
do Morris, Harry Morris, Willie
Mathena, Earnie Postelwait, Low
al Laughlin. Harry Jarvis, Cole
man Shafer.
The interest is good and the
parents are cooperating with US.
We have literary society or
ganiZed and a great interest is
manifested.
During the first week of school
with the aid of the children
papered our school house with
wall paper and oiled the floor.
The total cost was only $1.20.
We have q very attractive house.
There will be box supper at
our school house October % for
the purpose of raising money to
increase our library.
November "a we will have g
community corn and apple con.
test. The one that exhibits two
best ears of corn receives Use; the
second, SOC; and the third, 25c.
The one that exhibits two of the
best apples receives 30c; second,
zoe; and third, 10c. The county
superintendent will be chairman
of the committee that decides
the contest.
The Junior Order will present
the school a large Bible and flae
on that day. We hope to have
good attendance then.
GILBERT KEITH, Teacher.
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Farmers Institute at DOdriil

On Monday and Tuesday of
last week the Farmers Institute
was held at Dodrill. There were
large crowds in attendance at all
the sessions and much good was
accomplished by the meeting.
These meetings have come to be
established institutions in our
county and the amount of good
they are doing is becoming more
noticeable every year.
The regular program was car
ried out and careful attention
was paid to the lectures of Profs.
Yoke and Johnson and Mrs. Flor
ence Smith.
At the conclusion the follow
ing officers were elected for next
year:
President, l.. ]. Barr; vice
president, Louis Vannoy; secre-
tary, l.. Fl. Stump; assistant Sec
rotary, D. w. Shock.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the Institute:
I'VE, your committee on Reso-
lutirns, beg leave to submit the
following:
BE it resolved,
First, That we extend our
most hearty thanks to our in
structors, Professors o. Nj. John
son, j. j. Yoke and Mrs. Florence
Smith, for the excellent instruc-
ton which they have given us
and we hope to see the instruc-
ton carried out in our communi-
ty.
Second, That we implore the
teachers of our country schools
to especially emphasize the sub
ject of Agriculture.
Ihlrd, That we pledge our
selves to do all we can to make
our homes and schools more sani-
tary and we carry out the excel
lent advice given US by Mrs.
Florence Smith concerning con-
tagious diseases.
Fourth, That we appreciate
the very excellent music furnish
ed by the Normantown Band.
Fifth. That we favor an in
stitue here next year.
wv. E. STUMP.
''ARLEY WEAVER,
Il. H. STUMP,
LOUIS VANNoY,
ID. w. SHOCK,
Committee"
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November JurieS Drawn

The following jries were
drawn Saturday by the proper
officials to serve at the coming
term of Circuit Court which con-
venes November 10th.
Grand Jury
Clarence Haddox, A. H. Jack
son. A. Hardman, Sr., Center
district.
Frank Barr, Andy Newall,
Hamilton Wease, Sherman dis
trict.
Reese A. Ross, Commodore
Nutter. Roy Morgan, Lee dis
trict.
E. c. Farrar, Chas. Witt, w.
M. Moss, w. S. Starcher, Wash
ington district.
VIM. Webb, w. T. Basnett,
W. M. Cooper, Sheridan district.
Petit Jury
Guy Gamer, l.. H. Stump, H.
H. Coon. G. w. Basnett, Robt.
Godfrey, w. H. Jackson, Henry
Metz, G. B. Hickman, Sherman
Barr. ]. N. Bell, Hugh Johnson,
John Davis. M. ]. Ayers, Ahab
Stemple. F. P. Kelley, j. A.
Arthur. Henry Snodgrass, E. E.
Cunningham, Emory Rogers,
Foster Postelwaite, M. M. Trip
petit, w. P. Hosey, Wesley Eli
Oft, Charles Bryner, Henry Helm
ey, l.. B. Carroll, Garrett Elliott,
Letcher Ball, Lester M. Riggs,
G. A. Boggs.
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Long Retain Evil Qualities.

The exceedingly minute organism
that causes infantile paralysis, identi-
fed by DR.. Simon Flexner OF the Rock
efeller institute, has survived and re-
tanned its poisonous qualities for more
than year in cultures kept by Doctor
FlexRer, Doctor Noguchi, and Dr. Har-
old L. Amoss. The Journal of Expert
mental Medicine says that NEGOTIATIONS
Of cultures into monkeys which fail to
produce paralysis may fail also to In
duce resistance or immunity The vi
rus contained In infected nervous It's
sues also fails to produce immunity
The experiments prove more strongly
that the organism in monkeys is the
same as that which produces poll
omyelitis in children.
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StinSOn Items

Gathering apples and sowing
wheat is the order Of the day.
Uncle Jim" Douglas, who
is suffering with a complication
of diseases, has started to
a Charleston hospital to undergo
an operation.
Uncle John" Laughlin, who
is visiting friends in this COM
munity, is aiding the Stinson lit
erary Society. Uncle John" is
a great debater. He will return
to his home in Oklahoma in the
near future.
Charley Adams and wife, of
Bridgeport, Ohio, are guest of
DIR. A. D. Adams, of this place.
Jessie Reip, of Euclid, is teach
ing a very progressive school on
Upper White Oak.
Floyd Sibert, of Mudford, is
teaching the Mudfork school.
Floyd is a young man with a
bright future.
The. recent high waters caused
much loss to farmers along the
West Fork.
| will ring off, hoping this es-
capes the waste basket.
SCRATCH AND DIG.
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the community where they now
live. To do this the teacher
must make his power felt out
side the school room and must
get his pupils interested in the
social and industrial life of the
community.
Second: In order to obtain,
hold and receive due benefits of
the efforts of better teachers,
feel that we must consolidate at
many central points in the coun-
ty. | am happy to say that our
people are pretty generally in
favor of consolidation.
Third: We need a good
county high school with normal
training department. This would
enable our teachers to qualify
themselves better and also af-
ford us a congenial place for ed
ucational meetings of general in
terest. Not only that but it
would have a pulling force on
pupils doing grade work-some-
thing better on.
AS | see it, when we get the
three above needs supplied in
this county, we will be ready to
invite the world in to study our
ideal school system.
Most sincerely yours,
"A. E. WEAVER.
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Moneys Failure.

That rich Mrs. Stiggins doesn't
speak to me now. Yet she used to be
my next door neighbor-and they we're
awfully common"
Well, there are some things money
can't do"
'What?"
Make oldtime neighbors forget the
early days. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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BlackSmithing

| am located in the Pell Shop
at the end Of the bridge and am
prepared TO do first class black
smithing. My prices for shoe
ing horses are plain. all roun".
SOC; toed, sail round, $l.00: and
prices for other smithing in pro-
portion. Will appreciate your
patronage and guarantee prompt
work.
GUY BAILEY,
GrantSVille. w. Va.
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Notice to Taxpayers

will be OF the following places on the
following dates for the purpose Of collecting
taxes for the year 1918. All persons owing
taxes should take advantage Of the 1-2
per cent discount.
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Notice OF Judicial Sale

Pursuant To a decree of the Grcnit Court
If tslhoun county, est Virginia, enter. d
AT he August term, 1913, of said court IN
the charc-ry cause OF 4. A. Jarvis, plain
t;f, against G.. A. Duffield and 9th r.. de-
len ants, the undersigned Commissioners
W VI on Tue day the 18Th day Of Novem-
Der, $50, between the hours Of 10 o'clock
a. IN. and u o'clock p. M, n the front door
OF the Court House of said Calhoun county,
offer for sale by public auction the real e.
tate directed to be sold by said decree, %.
wit, tr' ct of 81 acres and S2l poles O..
land lying and being situate on the wat, RS
Of White Oak, in Wash 'ngton district, N
81 ID county, and bonded and described 8
follows:
Beg mig at a small Locust in the orig
in.'l line; thence \ IL " II poles to poiI
tiers, corner To J. ). Jarvis; \ , f 3 pole,
to 4 White Oak; n Il f ~ poles 70 a
Hickory; n 3 W 80 poles to Hi, kory;
\ a 4S poles TO an Ironwood pointers;
) 20 + ~ poles to Chestnut Oak; n 80 f.
IL poles 10 a CT estnut Oak; S ID Il az
poles to stake in run; ) az w ll9 poles
to the beginning excepting from said sale
all the oil and gas in said lands.
Terms of sale: one third the purchase
price cash in hand on day of sale, and The
residue upon :. credit of twelve and els h.
teen months, the purchaser executing not,
or bonds with approved security, and with
interest from date for the deferred pay
mentS.
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A. G.. MATHEWS.
S. 2. BELL,

Special Commissioner
I, Lee Gamer, Clerk of the Circuit Court
CT Calhoun county, do certify that the
above named A. q. Mathews and 6. P.
Bell, special commi =eioners, have executed
bond IN the penalty of $4,000 as required
by decree in the above styled cause.
Teste: LEE GAMER, Clerk.
Pendleton, Mathews & BeN,
Solicitors for Plaintiff.
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All persons paying their taxes before
November aeth, will be allowed discount
of 2 1-2 per cent.
R. ]. KNOTS, S. c. c.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-27
MEPTUNE'6 DAUGHTER"
COMING 10 TEE CRYSTAL

0"'7'7 y ''''- Vt '@
Th" attraction for ia" Crystal thea
ter on J1uuary - 80 is - GORGEOUS
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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-27
GETTING READY FOR
GRAND BAL MASQUE
sDCGE6T AND MOST NOVEL So
GETTY EVENT OF A GAY WIN
TER SEASON TAKES PLACE TO.
NIGHT At THE NAUTILUS.

THAT bal masquc, which is to take
far. at the Nautilus casino this even
.-, Is tie basis of much interested
...r-a.ioH all over the several cities
IT.. cast and west sides Of the Hall
lx.
IL" casinos manager. Mr.. Lansing.
Atnrm"d a representative Of the Daily
News that a great many people have
a.-'aay prepared their costumes and
p. irod masks. and unless something
unexpected happens. the Nautilus VIII
q" one Of the gayest and most pictur-
'~.H" places seen in Florida for many
day.
It is not imperative that elaborat"
It." even unusual costumes be obtained
! worn, but, as Mr. Lansing says,
viii be far more amusing if parti-
',&nrS are CARRIED in something fan
H'l nr grotesque. None except those
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-11-25
AT RANDOM
From our exchanges

OF his heart before he goes.
Don't tell him he's chump
But tell him to get up and hump;
Tell him not to be slow,
But get around and say, "Hello!
I'm alive, what can do
To help myself, as well as you?
Do not wait until he s dead
To strew bouquets around his head.
Nice words spoken are out of place,
If not said before his face.
Make him see that you re his friend,
And will stay such to the end.
Yes, tell him now though he's rough:
why, old brother, you are just the stuff
This world needs to make it go;
Now brace up and cry, "Hello!"
There are plenty such about,
That are worth the digging out.
In this way you surely can
Make him feel that he's a man.
He will always think of you
AS his best friend, tried and true.
In the future you will know
What good it does to say, ''Hello!'
Selected
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-11-25
Ideas on Marine Insurance
Continued from first page

able loss. This loss. however, is
nothing as compared with the cost
of the war, especially when the fact
is considered that marine insurance
companies the world over have
thereby been forced to write in
surance on British vessels at much
lower rates than would otherwise
have been done.
Many other countries, including
the United States, approaching the
value of a government war risk
bureau, as demonstrated by Great
Britain, have established similar
departments for the protection of
their own vessels. The result of
this undoubtedly has been that COM
merce between the nations has been
stimulated and maintained at a
comparatively small cost to the
nations themselves.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-11-25
Say "Hello!"

When you see friend in woe,
Walk right up, and say, "Hello. "
Say, ''Old Brother, How'd We do;
How the world usin' up
Waltz right up, and don't be slow,
Laugh, and shake, and say, Hello. "
Slap the brother on the back;
Bring your hand down with hack.
His clothes are poor-makes no show
Never mind, just say, 'Hello. >
That home-spun shirt may conceal
A great strong heart, true as steel;
That old coat and shabby vest
Cuts no ice, but do your best
To make him happy here on earth,
And to feel that he's of some worth.
Don't you know that such chap
Has every day his sure mishap?
All he needs is hearty cheer
To make him happy while he's here.
Don't let him think, that the earth
Was dead against him since his birth.
Crack his shell, draw him out;
Don't let him whine, sulk or pout.
Make him tell you all the woes
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-11-25
Pellets
By Uncle Heinie.

After the official Board of Visitors had
infinitely inspected the Hospital from kitch-
en- to boiler-room, they pronounced it the
cleanest and best kept part of the institution
which is credit to the authorities in charge.
Only ten patients in the Hospital this
equals one per cent. Some healthy place
this.
Our excellent dentist has nothing to do
till tomorrow" Get on the list boys and
make business good.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-11-25
EXCHANGE

36O-B-Wants to exchange the follow
ing: Metropolitan, Hearst, and Bookman
magazines for McClure's Blue Book, and
Harpers magazines. Also Minneapolis,
Winnipeg and Toronto weeklies for Pacific
Coast or Southern papers.
B-26l-W Would appreciate the Sporting
News; Globe-Democrat; Telegraph
Herald and Duluth News.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-11-25
Resurrection of the Faculties
Continued from page one)


world advancing far
rapidly than This condition will end unity is
should be combination of
such constitute resurrection and OF faculties
prominently existing present by
field of unity will aid materially toward fitting live
contened lives
undergoing dof
surrounding his
Money, without doubt the smunt of mankind is
the pendulum
o vital activity.
Money governs a dispositions but effects alike
soothing remedy has been said the best
all the dose of prosperity but all in life still
aids materially the fulimert all ncu also enables
things endeavorng achieve and accomplish 1t the
desire Of most men to accumulate money in considerable quantities. but
desires fulfilled the best if DESTROYS Of
wealth from the business world and he finds himself
able deliver the goods good policy for him retire to his
pectve classification the world the right angle.
unable handle they
friends advice only thru the guild
who reliable and with
particular
possibly lack of along this line
find who have learned
under existing conditions they forced
unfortunate and humlane and
when they fnd themselves such state they uccumb to their
icuar weakness they had been trained childhood the
making their the their
their flow through life would have been along different
standing with their dispositions and that will
enable them to naake Of the festivities due them eliminate
enmy Then
have posted and informed along lines that
will cause labors to be profitable
Emerson made complete and study flesh and
concluded the foundation culture of character
farther conclude that efforts within this
only
would
let be objective
of these gatherings tho seemingly trivial in develop
inently existing members.
We haven grounds to of
trained their faculties abide accordingly and
principles especially with the best
possible has possibly by
will be forced that offensive
trained developed would be considered
the journey. resolved thru life probably
ribued the the eligible inhae the eight
faculties that
mankind
tribes of a luxurant civilization.