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February 12, 1897 LOCAL NEWS: Deputy Sheriff Schell was here for several days first of the week. Little John Crites will supply you with good wood at a low price. J. Wm Harman went t Franklin first of the week on legal business. J. N. McMullan went to Bayard Monday to take depositions. Kenny Vanmeter is very sick with scarlet fever. Mesas William and Lewis Lucas were here this week on their regular trip as drummers. Rev. Eutsler will deliver an Epworth League lecture here Sunday night at the Methodist Church. Miss Lucy Reed came up from Medley Friday, and spent several days with her sister. Jos W. Staymen and Noah May, Jr. of Maysville spent Saturday with friends here. Miss Sallie Keller left Monday for Keyser where she will make her home with her sister, Mrs. Lucy Welton. Work on the sidewalk on Water St. was resumed this week. The fill has been made already more than half the distance. W. A. Ervin & Co put two more windows I their store building this week, which makes a decided improvement in light... Mr. Gabriel Goldizen came in to see us Monday, and brought us some fine apples. Thanks! He says he trapped a large bear recently. Died at Front Royal, Va., February 11th, Mrs. A. R. Churchill, deceased was the mother of Mrs. J. B. Oder, wife of the well known mining journal proprietor of Frostburg, Md. Mr. L. H. Dice, of the Branch 3 miles below this place, died Monday at 12 o�clock. He had lingered for some weeks at the point of death and the news was no surprise when his death was announced---Franklin Review. Mr. Elijah Moyers, an old soldier, of Jordan Run, was granted a pension on the 8th. Mr. Moyers is a veteran of the late war; the pension being granted under the act of June 27, 1890. His first check was for $277, and he is rated at $6 per month. Rev. J. W. Lafferty, who has been for some year�s pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Peidmont, he resigned his pastorate. The Winchester Presbytery, in session at Piedmont on the 2nd inst., dissolved the pastoral relation. The church was very reluctant to lose Mr. Lafferty---Echo. Hon. George M. Bowers is again at his home in this city, after spending five or six week in different parts of the State looking after matters, concerning his candidacy for the position of Collector of Internal Revenue. He is in excellent spirits, and speaks very confidently of success---Martinsburg Evening World. J. Hugh Bower, of Brushy Run, Pendleton County, spent Sunday last in Kingwood as the gust of friends. Mr. Bower was on the Prohibition ticket in the late election as a candidate for state superintendent of schools, and is quite well known in pars of this county. Dame Rumor says that Mr. Bower is looking after one of our fair school teachers with a view to matrimony---Preston Journal. Walter Scherr and Andrew Babb were in town Wednesday. St. Valentine�s Day is past, and the vicious minded, and cowardly have once more had a chance to give vent to their feelings. T. B. Frye, Esq., of Keyser and son were here last of the week. Mr. T. B. always sells some goods here. This was his first rip on the road for some time on account of sickness. George Lee, a marble cutter is under arrest at Oakland, Md. On the charge of having forged the name of Ex-Senator H. G. Davis to the amount of $100. Mr. Ed Shobe�s little son, Jean is very sick of pneumonia. �Rock� and his family certainly deserve the sympathy of everyone as some member of the family has been sick continually since last August. Mrs. Mollie Smith gave a social party at her home about two miles from Petersburg Tuesday night. A large crowd from the town and vicinity attended and reported a very pleasant time. Mrs. Albert Lowenbach, the well known drummer, was here this week, his first rip to our town for about two years. While here he received a message, stating that his wife had been badly injured by breaking through a defective depot platform at Ft. Defiance, Virginia. Local News Miss Jane McClure, an aged lady of our town is in very poor health. Bergdoll Bros. are remodeling Ed. Keller�s house. Reports of sickness from measles are coming in from every direction. Mr. John L. Babb of Greenland was in town Wednesday. Beauregard Barr is in Petersburg every Saturday, and will do your boot and shoe making to style. Don�t forget that we need money and will be very thankful to receive your subscription at any time. Died, very suddenly last week, Mrs. Geo Hinkle of Peru, Hardy County. Fergurson and Brock make pictures every day, regardless of weather. Call early their time is limited. Dr. Siple was called Tuesday night to see Sampson dolly, who lived in Pendleton near the Grant Line. He is very sick with measles. J. S. Taylor has been very busy of late and gives notice to the general public that he can be found at all times at his office at Taylor�s Hotel. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal is undergoing considerable repairs along the line, and is hoped the traffic for 1897 will be better than for some years past. The Hopkins-Kenall election contest from the 10th district of Kentucky was decided last week in favor of the sitting member, who is a democrat. The B&O will lay about ten miles of extra side track in Washington for the purpose of standing sleeping cars and special trains during the McKinley inauguration. The meeting at the Methodist Church closed last Friday night with eight conversions in all. Sunday five were taken into membership in the church. No difference whether business generally is good or not, Taylor�s Hotel is doing a land-office business judging from the number of guest registered there each week. Died, Monday night, Mr. Amos Shirk aged about 65 years. The burial took place near Shreve, Pendleton County. He was one of the substantial citizens of that section. The B&O has arranged to allow the Southern Railroad to use its passenger depot at Harrisonburg. It is a handsome one, and will add much to the comfort of the Southern passengers while there. Mr. Chas Shobe one of our town went to work last week on the hardy Democrat. He has been employed by the Press during times when there was any special rush, and is a very handy lad around a printing press. A serious railroad wreck occurred near Piedmont on the Cumberland & Pennsylvania railroad, last Saturday night. The wreck was caused by the ice tearing away a trestle, and resulted in the death of the engineer and the serious injury of several others. We gleam from the Mountain Echo that the following directors were elected for the Keyser bank January 26th. F. M. Reynolds, N. Alkire, W. J. Babb, N. J. Crooks, Geo. T. Carskadon, Jas. T. Carskadon and J. D. Gewicks. It will be seen that the grant county is pretty well represented. Who Has Another? Mr. Gabriel Goldizen of Hopeville, W.Va., lost a horse last week nearly 36 years old. It served him during the Civil War to carry many a dispatch from Capt. Yokum to the camps of Capts. Boggs, Lambert, Snyder and others When only two years old it carried two people across Cheat River, when it was considered impassable and saw active service until it had a leg broken last week. Mr. Goldizen called it his �war� horse, and will be glad to hear from anyone who has another. Serious Wreck on the W.Va. C.R.R. A serious wreck occurred last Friday on the West Virginia Central Railroad near Barnum, caused by the bursting of a wheel on one of the coaches. The train was going at a pretty good speed and the couch was thrown violently overran embankment. The injured are B. parsons of Bayard, cut about face and head, Daniel Lockilider, of Elkins bruised about the body and hurt internally, W. D. Holmes, brakeman of Elkins, bruised and cut by glass, D. A. Aycox, colored of Thomas cut about the neck head by glass, Sidney Murphy of Schell, shoulder bruised, P. J. Rafferty of Shaw cut and bruised; G. W. Houseknecht of Williamsport, PA, cut o the head seriously. A few others were more or less bruised while all the passengers were badly shaken up. UPPER TRACT LETTER Feb. 9�we predict good crops next year, if there is anything in the �poor man�s fertilizer�. About nine hundred and fifty fish wee caught last week in the North Fork, near Solomon Cunningham�s. Some of them were very large, and our boys got a good share of them. We are very sorry to chronicle the death of Mrs. Wesley Kimble, which occurred at her home near Shreve, Friday, January 5. Mrs. Kimble was about fifty years old and had been sick for some time. She leaves a husband and several children, with many friends to mourn the loss. Thee is a representative her of a lumber company, of Kearneysville, W Va., who has been looking up the fine timber of this section. We understand he has secured the services of Dahmer Bros� traction engine to haul the lumber to Keyser for shipment. We hope the plans carry out all right, as it will give employment to a number of men, as well as bringing our timber into market. Our protracted meting is still in progress XYZ MEDLEY LETTER Feb. 5�Mr. H. E. Schell has just returned from Lexington, Ky., where he has been attending Prof. Smith�s Commercial College of Kentucky, University, pursuing the general business course. Mr. Schell reports that young men and women are now in attendance from 16 states, among whom were several from his state, including Mr. A. T. Smith an attorney and his son, both taking business course where they had been advised to go by Governor Atkinson, a personal friend of Prof. Smith�s. Mr. Schell is now prepared to assume the duties devolved upon him as deputy sheriff for Union District. The protracted meeting is still in progress. Rev. Lowe and members are laboring earnestly for the up building of the church at this place. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Babb celebrated their wedding anniversary last week. Several guests were present from Keyser. Mr. and Mrs. Obed Babb spent last Thursday at the parsonage. In the afternoon they were joined by Mr. W. J. Babb and wife, and Mr. D. W. Babb and wife, who were invited to tea. Saturday was a disagreeable day, but Mr. and Mrs. Nim Alkire celebrated their wedding anniversary in their usual pleasing way. Curt Reid and Marion Smith spent a few days in Keyser last week. Thorn Schell came home on a visit Saturday. He returned to Greenland early Monday morning. Quite a crowd of your folks from Maysville attended services here Saturday night. We hope they will come again. Forest OAKDALE NEWS: On Lat Wednesday evening a quiet wedding took place at the residence of Mr. Lorenza Halterman. The contracting parties were Mr. John Halterman and Miss Ursula Simmons, both of this County. Rev. A. G. B. Powers of Grant County officiated. Mr. W. H. says that he has a calf that will not be a yearling until 1904, because its next birthday falls on the 29th of February. Mr. B. C. Vance held an interesting school entertainment at our school house on Friday night. Mr. V. has taught this school for four terms, giving entire satisfaction. Rev. Powers will preach here next Sunday. He has been chosen pastor for another year. Luck A novel Case: A rather novel and interesting case came up before Squire McDonald at Maysville Monday, between Cant Conrad, Plaintiff, and Justice Fayette Smith and his bondsmen, defendants. The plaintiff brought suit against Justice Smith on an execution he had issued to Geo. >. Simmons special constable, claiming that said constable had failed to pay over money that had come into his hands. The plaintiff�s attorneys made a bitter fight on the case after their claim had narrowed down to three cents. Squire McDonald rendered a decision in favor of defendants McMillan appeared for defendants and Judy and Hood for plaintiff. The question of a new trial will be argued first of next week and promised to become as famous as the Jones County, calf case. The Wires Bring Sad Tidings Wednesday evening of last week Mr. J. Ed. Taylor of this place received a telegram announcing the death of Mr. Jno. H. Cosby. He died of pneumonia on the morning of that day at the home in Danville, Virginia. Deceased was a brother in-law to Mr. Taylor and the head of the firm of J. h. Cosby &Bro., a large tobacco manufacturing concern. Later�Wednesday of this week another message came announcing the death of Mr. John Wilson on the 9th of pleura-pneumonia. Mr. Wilson was a brother to Mrs. J. Ed Taylor, and manager and book keep for the above named firm. Two have gone out of the business in less than a week, and leave a dark pall of sorrow hovering over Taylor�s Hotel. Submitted January 29, 2006 |