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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-03-01
Death Reps
Rich Harvest
Young Men Die at Akron

/ Harry and Harley Hosey, sons
of Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Hosey. of
Big Root. died the first of the
week in Akron at the boarding
honse of Henry Hiney, formerly
of below town, where an epidem
! ic of measles mas been raging.
A sister of the deceased, Mrs.
Ret'a Hiney, is dangerously i'll
with the trouble just now and is
not expected to live.
The two young men had gone
to Akron for employment three
or four weeks ago, and a few
days ago contracted the measles
and pr eumonia followed which
proved fatal, Harley dying Sat-
urday night while his older
brother succumbed a few hours
later Sunday morning.
The boys were quiet and unas-
suming in manner, well-liked
here, and their deaths are severe
blows not only to the family, to
whom sympathy goes out in un-
bounded mes sure. hut also t.
many friends Harry was about
twenty-four years of age and
was formerly one Of Calhoun
county's school teachers. Harley
was about twenty years old.
Besides the father and mother
they are survived by the follow
ing sisters and brothers: Mrs.
Howard Hiney, of Akron, and
Romie, Wade, Ruth, Shirley,
Dale and Earnest. all at home.
The bodies are being brought
home today Wednesday,. Fun
eral arrangements have not been
completed at the hour of going
to press. Interment will be made
at the Belts cemetery below
town.
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AbSOlam Huffman

AbsoIam Huffman died at his
home at Econ last Saturday ev-
enlng. He was in eighty.first
year and his advanced age is Civ
en- as the cause of his death.
Mr., Huffman was a son of
Alexander Huffman, one of the
first settlers in this county and
at one time sheriff of Gilmer
county before Calhoun was form
ed from it. He was born in 1887
at Sthe old homestead at Enon
where he had since lived. He
was married to Edith Barr, who
died in 1900, and the following
children from their union survive
Alexander H. and Jacob Huff
man, of this place; James B.
Huffman, Of Creston; Mrs. Blaine
Campbell and Oak j. Huffman.
of Enon. The following were
among the children who preced-
ed their father to the Great Be-
yond: Mrs. r. l.. Marshall.
Lemuel Huffman and Mrs. LLOYD
Fowler. Two sbrothers. Bepja-
min Huffman, of Sutton, and
Levi j. Huffman, of Charleston.
survive the deceased.
Mr.. Huffman was always
known as a fair and just man in
his dealings with his neighbors.
For many years he had been an
active and pious member of the
Baptist church. By his upright
and honorable life he set a noble
example for posterity and did
for the elevation of mankind.
Funeral services we're conduct.
ed Sunday afternoon and inter
ment followed in the Enon Gem
etery. Rev. Whit Stump. of
the Baptist church, conducted
the last .rites for the departed
member.
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James A. Terrell

James A. Terrell died at his
home on Wednesday night of
last week Of dropsy. During the
past few years he had suffered a
great deal with this trouble and
his death, while coming as a
distinct shock, was not unexpect-
ed.
He was about seventy years
old. and was a veteran of the
Civil war, having enlisted in the
Union army at the outbreak and
serving honorably until its end.
His never falling affability was
a most marked Characteristic
with him and he was always
ready to lend a helping hand.
For some time he had been a
consistent member Of the M. f.
church at Pleasant Hill.
Mr.. Terrell was q son Of Mr..
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and Mrs. Thomas Terrell. He
was united in marriage first with
Arthelia Fluharty, who died
many years ago, and the follow
ing children rom that marriage
survive: Mrs. B. B. Terrell, of
this place; Mrs. Emory Rogers,
of Brooksvile; Mrs. Frank Tay-
Tor, of Parkersburg; Thomas and
Oak Terrell, of Leafbank. He
later formed a union with Eta
Wetzel and she. with Mrs. Aggie
FIuharty, of Nobe. and Miss
Minnie Terrell, of Leafbank,
daughters from the second mar
riage, survives.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Friday by Rev. B. F. King, of
the Nj. E, church. South, and in
terment followed in the Norman
Ridge cemetery.
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ROane County Court COnditiOnaay
Locates Bridge at TripIett

On condition that free rights
of way be given the Roane
County Court at a meeting held
at Spencer Saturday to locate the
proposed West Fork bridg at the
mouth of Triplett, it is said.
1t is also said that the Roane
County Court will locate the Cal
houn-Roane bridge at Rocksdale
at a session to be held soon in
the event that rights of way
down both forks of Triplett to
the location at the mouth are
not provided without extra cost
to that ccunty.
1t is nor believed that these
terms will be acceptable at Trip
lett Action will be taken ON
the matter by the Calhoun Coun-
ty Court at a session to be held
in a few weeks.
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Real Estate Transfers

w. H. Whipkey ct al to c. R.
Bower, lot in Brooksville, 500.
F. M. Houchin ct ux to Grover
C. Houchin. 1876 acres, Beech
Fork, $25.
Evert Smith ct ux to C. w.
Starcher, 25 acres, Barnes Run.
$500.
George w. Hail ct TX to Lo-
man G. Garrett, 122 acres. Mill
stone, $4,000.
A. G. Mathews. trustee, to
Jenkins and A. E. Stallman, 124
acres, Rice Bend, Sherman dis
trict, S115.
A. G. Mathews. special COM
commissioner, 10 Harriet Adams,
60 acres. Rowell Run, 1905
Harriet Adams ct vir to j. E.
Buckhannon. so acres, Rowell
Run, $3.50.
Emma J Bryner to j. P.
Campbell, Ia oil and gas under
50 acres. Bells Run, 81.
A. G. Mathews ct TX to Eliza
beth Campbell. 126 1-2 half
acres, Upper Nicut, 81.
j. P. Campbell ct ux to w. E.
Bee and G.. w. Freeman, Id oil
and gas under % acres, Bells
Run. 81.
James B. Law ct ux to c.. A.
Wltte, old sehoolhouse lot, Min
NJ ra, $6l8. 40.
W. A. Haverty ct ux TO H. F.
Bailey, 45 acres, Blown Timber.
S675.
}. S. jarvis ct ux to G. Warren
Jarvis. Isl acres, White Oak.
$4,000.
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the proposed bridge will be. To-
Gated between Roane and Cal
houn counties. A Hardman, A.
j. Ball aud Everett Starcher
headed delegation which favor
ed Rocks dale as the place to To-
cate the bridge and G. r. Riddi >,
Charlie Hildreth and Fillmore
Tyson headed another delegation
which favored the location of the
bridge at the mouth of Triplett.
Both factions presented petitions
hut "A vast majority Of those who
reside in both counties favored
the bridge being placed at tie
mouth of Henrys Fork at Rocks
dale and X is understood that the
County Court IF Calhoun county
also strongly favors the upper
location at Rocksdale. they give
as reason that at least 7-8 of
the people will be benefited
more by ihis location. The Cum
ty Court laid the matter over un-
til next Saturday when they will
take permanent action and locate
the bridge at one or the other
place. = Spencer Reporter.
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JEy aaiyonn Gbroin,le
Thursday, March 1, 1917
LOCALS AND PERSONALS

j. S. Riggs, of Hur, was cal
Ter here Tuesday.
Frank Radabaugh, of Big
Springs, was caller here Mon
day.
Miss Beulah Stump, of Staten,
has been the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. H. Barker.
Mrs. j. w. Pell returned home
Saturday from a visit to Clender-
in and other places.
Miss Mile Elliott was the
guest of homefolks on Sycamore
a day or two last week.
Mrs. R. G. Hartman. of below
town, was the guest here of her
mo her. Mrs. S. C. Barr, Sunday.
Recorder Oral C. Hathaway
was the guest of friends and rel
atives on Sycamore last Thurs
day.
Cal Elliott. of Triplett. form err
ly of this place, was here a day
or two this week attending to
business affairs.
We handle up-to-date merchan-
disc and guarantee the best val.
ues the market affords. The
Want & Barr Store.
Miss Berl Belt resumed her
studies in school here Tuesday
after spending a few days with
homefolks at Industry.
Chas. Polling has moved from
the old schoolhouse property on
Main street to the Jerome Frame
residence on High street.
Mrs. L. G. Hamilton returned
LONE Monday after few we ks
visit with friends sand relatives
at Spencer and other places.
Salesman v anted TO solicit or
ders for lubricating oils. greas es
and paints. Salary or Commits.
sion. Address LINCOLN OIL
Co. Cleveland, 0.
Sheriff M. A. c. Board and
family arrived here the latter
part of the week from Creme,
and have taken up their resi-
dence in the jail building.
Long-handled Tree Primers, 70
cents to S1.0O; long handled
Pruning Shears, rs cents; Hand
Pruning Shears. 30 cents and so
cents, at The Want g. Barr
Store.
Judge O'Brien suffered the
loss of the third toe of his left
foot by amputalion Wednesday,
at Gallipolis. Ohio. DR.. Holzer
was the attending surgeon Rip
ley Mountaineer.
Don't neglect ordering that
new suit for Easter. Let US
take your order for delivery af-
ter April 1st. There is none bet
ter than a ROYAL. The
Want & Barr Store.
A. G. Fisher received a check
. few days ago for S1.5O. A
man borrowed so cents Of him
twenty-three years ago and now
sent him the 80 cents plus the
jDGerest. Harrisyille Gazette.
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Mrs. A'za Huffman returne d
Monday to her home at Spencer.
Jerome Frame b moved from
bis residence on High str ct to
his Philips Run farm.
Mrs. A. G. Miller was Sc rious-
ly indispc sed with acute indiges-
ton a day or two this week.
Get that Royal Tailored
Lock-. Let us take your meas
nre for Royal Suit. The Want
& Barr Store.
We carry complete line of
ID. M. Ferry and Co. Gard n
Seed, also Garden Plows, Hoes,
Rakes, Wheelbarrows, etc. The
Want & Barr st re.
Fred RAIDER, of the South Penn
force stationed at Walnut Grove,
Roane co;nty. was in this county
a few days of, the past week
boxing after interests.
DR.. Geo. NJ. Hamilton arrived
home from Hot Springs. Arkan-
sas, Thursday evening Of last
week very much improved in
health He will soon resume
practice of his profession. f. Wes-
ton Democrat.
Or spring line Of Sho s was
bought VIII market prices were
much lower than they are today
and when y.u buy pair of
Shoes from US VOL get he advan.
tage Of cur early buying. The
Want & Barr Store.
WANTED r. District manag, r
to represent one Of the best old
line companies, writing i G, acct
dent and health Insurance.
Splendid opening for right party.
No expert -nce ne cessary. Write
u. S. G.. Andersen, general
agent, Huntington, w. Va.
Miss Abby Fowler who has
been q student in the G. & O.
hospital at Huntington for the
past sevaral months, arrived
here Saturday to attend the fun
eral of her grandfather, Alb o.
lam Huffman. She will return
in a few days to Clifton Forge.
Virginia, to pursue her training.
No imp Ovement has been not
ed in the condition 0f Mrs, Ira
N. Sturp, whose illness with
pneumonia fever was mentioned
in the Chronicle last week. Miss
Edna Pickers, r. G. N ST. JOS
ephs hospital. Parkersburg, ar
rived here Thursday to take
charge Of the case She will be
assisted by Miss Abby Fowler
during the next few days.
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ROeksdaIe Site Mere Popular

a special session Of the County
Court was held last Monday for
the purpose Of considering where
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-03-01
Marriage Licenses

w. A. Stallman and May
O'NeaI.
f. G. Watkins and Ada Ma
theney.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-11-13

In each Of ts.sepa soldier was strum.
ming on piano; others were reading
books and magazines; hundreds were
writing etters home. Behind the
raised counter at one end three or four
young en- were busy passing out
notepaper and envelopes. selling
stamps and weighing parcels. which
the men were sending home. One OF
the soldiers said to me as stood in
the tent used chiefly by men from
Iowa: I'VE came all the way here
from Des Mcines, and we were mighty
lonely. Then wa found this Y. M. G.
A. on the job, and it's been home
and more than home to US. 1t gave
lis what we wanted when we needed
1t most. Wen never forget 1t. The
boys best friend is the Y. nj, G. A."
Fine, Ciean-cut, Outstanding Fellows.
How close those benches were pack
ed with men, bending over the long
tables absorbed in their writing!
What an appeal to the sympathies
those great groups of soldiers make!
Fine, clean-cut, outstanding fellows,
some of them mere boys, one thinks
Immediately OF the sacrifice they have
made for the rest OF us and how pre-
cious they are to some one back home.
Somewhere, In far off farm or village
or city street, there are parents or
brothers or wives who would give all
they possess for one glimpse of those
sunburned faces as you and | see
them on their last night before going
across. And 1t was with throb OF
the heart that I watched them. bent
over their letter paper in one after
another of those seven big tents
These were the tents of the Y. nj. G.
A On that last night in America the
association was serving the soldiers
In the best of all ways-giving them
an opportunity to write home. On
previous nights they had enjoyed box
ing bouts, movies, concerts, dramatics
and a score of healthy entertainments
as well as religious meetings. But on
this last night home ties were strong
est. And perhaps that is the keynote
OF the splendid work the Y M c. A.
is doing among our men in uniform
keeping them in touch with home.
Magic Words, with the colors."
In these times there are some let.
tiers that mean more to us than any
we have ever read before. They are
written on sheets of paper stamped
with the Stars and Stripes and the
red triangle OF the Y M. c A. and
they bear the magic words, with the
Colors," There are ruany more than
a million such letters IN the mails now
while you read this. Perhaps one al
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-11-13

out of money orders by which the men
can send their pay home to their FAM
lilies. In some of the big camps the
Y. M. C. A. is providing banking facil-
tiles for the men as well.
Do Your Bit With Tenner.
This month (November) the Y. M.
c. A. must raise s35,000.000 to carry
on its work among our soldiers and
their allies until next July. OF this.
$35,000,000 about $24,000,00O will be-
spent on the work with our own troops
or about $40 for every man in Uncle
Sans uniform. If everybody who has
received letters from soldiers and sail
ors were to contribute $40 the task
would be easy. Are your boys health
and happiness and clean soul worth.
$40 to you?
Your town mayor, your pastor, your
school superintendent will know who
is the treasurer Of the campaign COM
mittee in your county or town. Other
wise send check or money order to
Cleveland H. Dodge, treasurer, 12A
East Twenty-eighth street, New York
city. ~
Only sacrifcial giving by.millfons az
givers will make possible the c6n f[z<z
uance of this vast wpfl sfon American
soldiers and for those Our allies
$50
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-11-13
Board Of Trade
Elects Officers

The Board of Trade held its regular
monthly meeting last night. This was
the time for the annual election of Of
ficers which resulted as follows: u. d.
Vinson reelected president; A. M.
Lowe reelected vice president and
treasurer; HI. C. Clayton reelected
secretary; G. E. Noblit, A. M. Lowe,
and H. G. Clayton reelected to the
board of governors; Harry Shaw elect
ed to the board of governors to fl
out the unexpired term Of A. E.
Welsh. The members of the board of
governors that held over for another
year are Alex Linn and j. G. Beck
man.
It was decided to employ a paid sec
rotary for the winter months inasmuch
as the city council had agreed to al
low $500 for this purpose out of the
one mill advertising tax to be collected
during the coming fiscal year. Am
Lowe was instructed to find secre-
tary at once.
All advertising propositions were re-
ferred to the board of governors who
will hold a meeting soon.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-11-13

from Carso. The presence of allied
forces is regarded as of the highest
Importance for its moral effect on the
Italian troops, as well as for it's pure
ly military value. England's announce
ment that she will continue to send
reinforcements without delay and
snare no effort to prevent further in
vasion of Italy arouses' the keenest
satisfaction and enthusiasm here.
It may now be stated that the pres
lent line of defense is the only first
lime which the supreme command has
lever considered seriously. The Tagli-
amento and Livenza lines were de.
signed merely to block the progress OF
! the enemy up to the present defenses
The correspondent received this in.
formation authoEtatixely ten days
ago but was, then 0nabis to divuIge the
location of the lines n9k -.
A report from Gee Riaz, the
new commander. stas Italian
rear guards crossed tie Riavsn river
near Susegana, after destroying the
bridges. A glance at the map viii
show that aftersfhe Tagliamento and
the Livenza the sEe:ss the flrst i'm
continued on page sA
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-11-13

part OF the world to another than sta
tistics can express Statistics are
pretty poor anyway when 1t comes to
reckoning In terms of love and human
tenderness Let's put it this way:
That the Y. Ne. G. A. is the biggest ex-
press company the world has ever
seen, and the parcels it is handling
are the loves and devotions of human
beings.
Worlds Best Loved Trademark.
This war has made us think hard
and fast Your boy or your neigh
boris boy or some boy you know and
love has been called to do his share
in the big job of policing the world for
democracy and human liberty. Is it
any comfort to you to know that wher-
ever his duty may call him your boy
will nave a friend that will serve him
in body, mind and soul? Are you
glad to know that this friend will place
books and magazines at his disposal,
organize classes to teach him what
ever he wants to learn, give him a
pocket testament and invite him to
join religious meetings of the faith
that he was brought up in? Did you
realize that the association provides
athletic equipment for his favorite
games, teaches him games II he knows
none and holds concerts, lectures,
movies. Bible classes, dramatic enter
tainments and every kind of whole
some amusement to keep him interest
ed? Are you glad to know that this
friend will go with him overseas, help
to shield him from a score of difficult
and dangerous temptations and follow
him right up to the front line trench
and beyond it? The last contact the
soldier has with this life he loves so
well Is cup of tea given him by the
Y. M. c. A free just before he goes
lover the top" to hand to hand strug-
gle with the enemy. And as he comes
lettering back from No Mans Land,
wounded. but strong enough and
plucky enough to keep on his feet.
even before his wounds are dressed
the Y. NJ c.. A. is waiting for MIN with
tea and sweet chocolate, the great COM
forts of the man in the trenches. Do
you wonder that the Red Triangle is
called 1.-THE best loved trademark in
the world?" One soldier in France has
called it ''the last evidence that any.
body cares"
II every thinking citizen could see
with his or her own eyes something
of the actual work being done for our
men by the association there would be
no question of the Y M. G. A. having
to apr zeal to the public for money.
Rather than ist this essential work
fa?ter for Ga instant rich men would
sch their motorcars, poor men would
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-11-13

least is on its way to you. Each one
Of our 16 cantonments, where the new
national army Is being trained, is
using more than million sheets Of
this paper every month. In the draft
army alone that means 100000 fila.
ments Of love every month reaching
out from the great encampment where
the men are being trained into the
greatest army this nation has ever
dreamed and binding them to the
hearts at home Multiply that by
thinking of all the other places where
Uncle Sam has men with the fag--in
navy yards, on the high seas, in arse
mails and officers training camps and
"Over There" In France. In all these
places men are writing home. Those
unassuming little sheets Of notepaper
gladden. millions of hearts day.
They transfer more love from one
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-11-13

nT was evening on the broad
Hampstead Plain, Long Island,
where the Rainbow division was
spending its last night before embark.
ing for France It had been raining
hard In the afternoons cold, steady
autumn downpour-and there was
nothing 70 suggest the rainbow in the
outward aspect OF the camp. Lines
and lines of sodden canvas housed
$1,000 men, gathered from 81 different
states. The ground was dotted with
pools and quagmires. Under the wet
canvas It was damp and cold. with q
penetrating echill. Lit by pickering
candles, the tents were far from cheer
full shelter for mans last night In
his native land.
But thefS were seven big tents
where electric lights, numbers and
frdeudliness made the night pleasant,
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-11-13
Johnny Got His Gun Last Night
Also Powder and SwelIed Chest

but surely crushing the Shiny life
from the German murderers. Our boys
stand guard at the rear, as it were.
Again we say: salute the men pledg-
ed to guard your home.
Capt. HI. L. Loomis and j. L. Rouse
went to st. Petersburg in H. H. Bal
lard's truck and brought the rifles
home. The boys extend their thanks
to Mrs. Gibble for the armory and to
all others who have rendered them ma
terial assistance.
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trOIlg

port that the after s ( Nikoli Lenine
to form a cabinet IN Petrograd failed,
that the foreign Office officials refused
to- accept Leon Trotzky as foreign
minister and that in Moscow another
government has been proclaimed and
it is feared that there will be much
bloodshed.
In Finland the travellers are report
ed as saying the situation is desperate.
Anarchy is on the increase and acts
of violence and even murder commit
ted ON the streets by the Maximalists
are frequent occurrences.