The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-10-28


\. Hardmsn. Sr.. OF Naplewood. was
attending To business before the county
court Tuesday.
Battelle IL. Terrell. an excellent cit
izen OF BrOoksville. was transacting
business here Monday.
Everett Starcher. prominent Demo
erst. OF RockSdale. WAS attending to
business affairs here "Wednesday.
Holly Barr. who IL clerking on
steamboat on the Ohio river, il here
for a visit with relatives.
Brady Belford. one OF Chestnut
Groves leading citizens and Steadfast
Democrats. was visitor here TUESDAY
William webb. of Parkprsburg. was
here the latter part Of last week vt
tending TO business affairs and looLin.
over the political situation
Carl Marshall. who has been employ
ed ut Akron for the past several months
has returned ia this place for visit
with relatives.
Branson Grogg. iirst class citizen
OF Sugar Camp. Mas il town Friday
attending To business affairs. He re-
ports everything ia his section in tn,
shape tor the Democratic ticket.
Andrew INSTEAD. of Huntington. ar-
rived here Wednesday for short bust
ness visit. He brings wonderfully good
tidings about the popularity of Cox and
koOntz In the southern section OF the
state.
Ellis Vannoy, Of Russell, was here
Saturday evening on his way home
from the Laurel field where be IL en-
pl0yed by the South Penn. Nr yannoy
recently had his hand and fingers bad
ly mashed when he caught them in the
telegraph wire leading from the engine.
Boyd b. Stutler. OF Charleston, arriy-
ed here the first OF the week to be pres
ent for the election. He IL hopeleSsly
In error about the result of next Tues
d'Ys voting. but then everybody knows
that Boyd Is better printer than Il
prophet. ii
y are in receipt Of communica-
ton from Mrs. Helen A. Yoke. OF Nor
ssptown. in which she says some nice
tIs about the Chronicle. and then
30 there will NO mistaken idea leak out
about her politics, she adds "Whoop ii
mp for Cox. Mrs.. Yoke il daughter
M he 10 70 To
Root
A runaway horse hitched to q buggy
created some little excitement on Main
street Friday evening. The horse be-
came frightened and took a header
down the street and across the bridge.
Little damage was done, although the
street was crowded with automobiles.
The horse belonged to Commodore
Stevens, of West Grantsyille.
Ernest Hersman. who has been en-
ployed at Akron for some time past.
arrived here Monday for visit with
bis father, Isaac Hersman, of Dodrill.
and to look In upon the election. He
voted for Cox ct cetera before leaving
Ohio under the absent voters law
which that state has We see no rcas-
on why West Virginia should not have
the same kind Of statute.
y. =. Fleming returned Friday from
Petersburg where he was called by
the serious illness of his mother. He
reports her condition somewhat i'm
proved although still critical. He also
informs us that his brother ]. z. Elem
Ing. who Is well known to many people
IN this county, recently underwent an
operation for appendicitis from which
he Is recovering nicely.
= The board OF directors of the ho.el
company were In session Monday G.s.
cussing ways and means aud making
further arrangements to complete the
building. Only about thirteen thous
and dollars of the twenty thousa nd
stock authorized, has been sold. The
former amount will not complete 1he
WORK and il will be necessary to sell
the remaining stock to complete The
building. Already solicitors are going
about taking subscriptions TO the stock
and they are meeting with 4 liberal re-
hoerai response. Those In charge Of
the building are surely getting full val
ue for every dollar spent and the whole
business Is being conducted with the
pest or management. No one should