NEWS TRIBUNE ARTICLES
JANUARY 1911
THESE WERE TAKEN FROM MICROFILMED PAPERS
THAT ARE PRESENTLY AT THE POTOMAC STATE COLLEGE LIBRARY. I'M SURE OF
THE MONTH AND YEAR RIGHT, I'M HOPING I HAVE THE DAY OF THE PAPER CORRECT.
Oscar Blackburn has accepted the position as
teamster with I H Bane and Bro.
We congratulate F C Patton on his appointment
as assistant assessor for Piedmont and Elk Districts.
Misses Nellie Bane and Agnes Patton returned to
their schools the first day of this week, to Buena Vista and Dayton,
Va, respectively.
Miss Goldie White visited her friend Miss Percy
Harvey at Blaine part of the holiday season.
Bert Harvey and Mr Kelley of Shinnston WV were
business callers here the first of the week and were guests of Mr
Thomas W Ashby.
J W Jones and family spent a part of the
holiday season with friends at McCoole and Beryl.
Miss Laura Barrick spent the holidays at
Spruce, that wild and romantic part of Pocohantas County where her
brother J R Barrick is mine foreman.
James Mason was a business caller at Keyser
last week.
Born unto Dr Floyd Edgell and wife, Dec 30,
1910, a son. Mrs Maggie Edgell of Keyser is visiting her grandson
this week.
Mrs Kate Lee Bane returned to Powhatan College
at Charleston WV this week to resume her work as a music teacher.
Born unto Mr and Mrs Newton Lyon, Jan 2, 1911,
a son.
Jan 1, 1911, there was just a little surprise
in matrimonial affairs. James J Fleming of Elk Garden, who is
operator at Blaine, and Miss Georgia Burton of Kitzmiller went to
Gormania, and were married in the parlor of the Virginia house, by
Father O'Hara of Keyser. Congratulations.
J W Bedford slipped an fell on the ice last
Sunday and sprained or fractured his ankle. He started for his home
at Parsons the same day. He had begun a revival at Nethkin Hill and
his many friends are sorry.
Sheriff L O Davis was in town the first of the
week collecting taxes and summoning witnesses.
The editor of the Keyser Tribune, Mr C L Bane,
and daughter Miss Carrie, visited friends here last Tuesday.
Miss Agnes Patton, student at Dayton Va,
arrived home last week to spend the holidays.
Christmas was an ideal day. The ground was
covered with snow and ice which made excellent sleighing. Rev J W
Bedford preached an excellent Christmas sermon to a large
congregation at the Nethkin Hill Church. The Christmas entertainment
in the M E Church, South was a complete success. The church was a
crowded until standing room was all taken up. The principal features
were - "Merry Bells" by eight boys carrying small bells;
"Christmas Story" by five girls; "Little White
Snowflakes" motion song by twenty girls. Rev L C Messick gave a
brief but appropriate talk. An orchestra added very much to the entertainment.
Mr Fred Bane and family spent Christmas at
Thomas with Mr H H Harrison.
Miss Bernadetta Dean, of Cumberland is visiting
her uncle, R M Dean.
Miss Pearl Barrick, teacher in McDowell County,
visited her sister, Miss Lou at this place this week.
James Healey, wife and children of Frostburg,
visited his mother and other relatives the past week.
Mont McGinnis, wife, and two children of
Frostburg, visited relatives here Christmas week.
Coasting, coasting, coasting! It has been in
all it's glory the past week and boys and girls have enjoyed this
fascinating sport to their hearts content.
There was dancing in Moody's hall Monday
afternoon and night. Those who enjoy dancing made good use of their time.
Bion Cockburn, whose parents live in Florida,
but formerly in Elk Garden visited friends here this week.
'Twas last Monday night. Sleighing was
excellent. Three men and six ladies boarded Mr Road's sled for
Sulphur and return. All went well going there except that Miss Timid
was frightened for she saw a shooting star and said it was an evil
portent. The had not long to wait for on turning the sled around at
Sulphur the tongue was snapped short off. It was repaired with wire
etc. In the second place when the sledding party was opposite Mr
Upton Prichard's the off horse fell. They got him on his feet and he
fell again, and rolled down a steep bank against a barbed wire fence.
Sandow quickly landed the ladies from the sled for fear of further
disaster. Juliet and Rebecca fearing that the horse might get out of
his tangle and smarting from the barbs run them down started in a
swift run and Rebecca proceeded to climb the barbed wire fence. She
succeeded in getting to the top and then could get neither forward
nor backward. Sandow rescued her. IN the meantime, Strenuous had
chopped a panel out of the wire fence and the horse regained his
natural position. Then the jolly sleighing party thought that walking
was good and the road wasn't crowded. So they walked the greater
portion of the return trip.
Lodi will please pardon us for speaking without
leave last week about the green leaves and we now leave the subject.
Continuing alliteratively we would say that the Sage of Schell solved
the green leaf problem satisfactorily.
Rev L C Messick began a revival meeting at
Sulphur this week.
The mines did no run last Monday. They were
closed and it was a bad day generally.
Miss Adna Middleton, who holds a position at
Thomas was a home guest; this and last week.
Messrs. Baldwin and Frank Bane are enjoying
part of their vacation with their mountain friends.
Roland Dec 27
WAXLER ITEMS
Hello, here I am again with but a few items
of interest; as Xmas passed off very quite in our vicinity.
Mr Henry Bailey and Bro Reese of Mt Zion
spent Xmas with their sister, Mrs J R Baker.
Miss Lacy Wolford is spending the holidays
with her parents at Westernport.
Misses Bessie and Blanche Miller and Mr
Poland attended the Xmas services at the M E Church Sunday night.
Mr and Mrs John Triplette, of Twenty-first
Bridge spent Sunday with the latter's parents Mr and Mrs Faulk.
Mr J R Baker who has been quite ill the past
week is much better.
Hauling lumber and mining props seems to be
the order of the day in our neighborhood.
As news is scarce I will ring off. Wishing
the Tribune and its readers a happy New Year.
Wake up Lucas, and give us a few items from Dawson.
Dec 27 Mountain Girl
PATTERSONS CREEK
Sleighing was good for a few weeks, but snow
and ice about gone.
Christmas passes off very quietly in this
part of the country. The weather was ideal. The New Year was ushered
in with rain and hail.
Capt Macker Babb from Connecticut, and Miss
Ruth Arnold from New Creek spent part of the week at the home of W J
Babb at Medley.
Master Karl Welton, who was taken to the
Hoffman Hospital and operated upon for appendicitis is getting along
nicely. Mrs A A Welton stays in Keyser with her son.
Messrs. Mervyn Michael and Harry Marshall
spent part of last week in Keyser an vicinity.
Mr Ed Cunningham and Miss Susie Welton
visited Keyser last week.
Will Bane and Raphael Leatherman spent last
week in Eglon, Preston County, attending Bible School.
Miss Lena Donahew of Cumberland, spent part
of the week at the home of her uncle, A W Bane.
Misses Elizabeth and Cornelia Harmison, of
Romney, spent the holiday season at the home of the Sloan sisters.
Floyd Morrison, of Seymoursville, visited
home folk last week.
Miss Maud Sallaz went home for Christmas but
returned to Burlington Saturday.
Charley Harmison, visited friends near
Burlington last week.
Miss Mary Jones spent Saturday and Sunday in Keyser.
Arnold Vandiver spent Christmas at this home
in Burlington.
Christmas mail and express packages were
well mixed when the horses ran away. Passengers somewhat bruised and
shaken up but no serious damage done.
Paul Sloan and Miss Lena Wright spent the
week with home folk but returned to "Washington Monday.
John and Oliver Bane and Earl Thrush go to
Keyser this week to enter the Preparatory School.
Miss Louise Paris spent the week at the home
of her uncle Geroge Arnold.
Occassional
Mrs Mae Leatherman is telephone operator in
the Burlington Central.
R W Thrush of Morgantown WV spent a two
weeks vacation with his parents at Headsville.
Mrs Jacob Snyder is better at this writing.
Miss Bertha Whipp spent holiday week with
home folks returned to her school at Laurel Dale last Monday.
A N Golliday of Riv WV was in our
neighborhood last week.
The roads are very muddy here.
Smiles
HEADSVILLE
Miss Dottie Doman of Mt Lake Park is
visiting friends here.
Misses Rebecca and Mirian Carskadon, who are
teaching in Clarksburg are at home for the holidays.
Mr and Mrs J W Bailey, who went to Keyser to
spend Christmas with relatives returned home Tuesday.
Miss Nina Knabenshue, who teaches at Thomas
is spending the holidays with her parents here.
Messrs. Perry Brown and Wilbur Haines spent
Tuesday in Romney on business.
Mr and Mrs Sam Bailey of Keyser were guests
of his parents Mr and Mrs J W Bailey on Friday night.
Miss Mary Cuishner of Henry, is the guest of
Miss Nina Knabenshue this week.
Mssrs. Otis Peterson and Rob't Carskadon,
who are attending school at Front Royal, VA are spending the holidays
with the latter's parents, Mr and Mrs I P Carskadon.
Mr and Mrs D B Bailey entertained the young
folks at their home on Tuesday eve.
Mr and Mrs R H Rodruck and son Melvin of
Keyser spent Christmas day with their parents Mr and Mrs F M Brown
returning home Monday.
Mr Hampton McNeill is at home from college
for the holidays.
BEAVER RUN
Christmas has had again - its usual
acccompaments, shindigs, brown jugs, Christmas trees, roasted
turkeys, and other festivities and gifts with here and there an act
of worship and praise.
Still some sickness around.
Miss Mamie Stovere has been dangerously ill
with pneumonia. Last Friday evening Dr Wright seemed to realize fully
the seriousness of the case, and said there must be a change before
midnight. Apparently without hope for the better he left the patient
told the parents he had done all he could do, but suggested they
might try the old cure for pneumonia, the use of onion poultice. They
began this treatment at 4PM and continued until 11, when they noticed
a perceptible change for the better. She is still improving and her
condition is quite hopeful.
Silas Biser was seriously ill with asthma,
dropsy, and weak heart but is better again.
Miss Margy Biser is some better than she was
when at her worst but has no use of her limbs and can only sit up on
the edge of the bed for a little rest. Can't turn herself in bed even
and suffers much.
On the 15th J W Leatherman and wife went to
McDaniel MD to spend a few months with Orus Miller's.
Worth Ludwick turned in home again last week
and will go to work for the Seiver Hardware Co this week.
John King made a short visit of two days
last week with his sister, Mrs J B Leatherman's.
Mrs. Lydia B Arnold went up to Bridgwater Va
last Friday to visit her mother and daughter and a host of others and
will be gone two weeks. The County Superintendent says he is lonely.
He has plenty to eat but no one to help eat it; lots to read, but no
one to listen; a large comfortable rocking chair to sit in but no one
to sit with; yes, and much to do but no one to help do it. If such is
the experience of a grass widower what must it be to be a bachelor
doomed to many of the woes which alone must occupy that great vacuum
which is caused by the absence of many happy days from his bachelor
life. But there is some real benefit in batching after all. The Co
Supt says if his dyspeptic friends will call around and get a few
square meals he thinks his victuals will benefit them.
Miss Bessie Cheshire who lives at W A
Liller's in Keyser is over here for a few days.
G.S.A.
ANTIOCH
Mr James Dye and Mrs Maria Dye were visitors
at A W Feaster's Wednesday.
Miss Alma Grayson is visiting in Piedmont a
few days.
A George moved his family to New Creek this week.
Miss Lucy Welch is visiting home folk near
Burlington this week.
C W Powers of Piedmont, came out last week
and took home his little daughter Ethel, who has been staying awhile
with her aunt, Mrs D G Martin.
Lawrence Grayson of Keyser spent Christmas
with his home folk here.
Miss Mida Brown is spending this week at her
home in Keyser.
Mrs Maria Dye and Weck Doll and Obed
Dettinberg were guests at D G Martin's Christmas day.
We wish each and everyone a bright and
prosperous New Year.
Dec 27 Victoria
HARTMANSVILLE
Misses Lillie Cutter of Elkins and Lulu
Crozier of Bridgewater Va spent their holiday vacation with friends
at Wabash.
Mr Geo Mackley is moving form here to the
North America Mine above Kitzmiller.
An entertainment and nice Christmas tree
were given by the Sunday School children at Wabash Christmas Eve.
Rev Robert Viser, of Piedmont visited
friends here last week.
Miss Maggie Patton of Elk Garden visited the
MIsses Duling duriing the holidays.
Mr J J Idleman visited relatives near Oak
Grove on Christmas.
Mr E L Haines visited his sister near
Slanesville last Tuesday.
Messrs. John Miller and Jas Swadley went to
New River to work Monday.
Misses Blanche, Bernie, Katie and Carrie and
Tom and Wesley Duling were at a social party at Mr F C Patton's at
Elk Garden last week.
FAMILY REUNION
Mrs Carrie Sharpless had all of her children at home with her
Christmas week and all enjoyed a very delightful family reunion.
There is no place like home; especially at Christmas.
That good Christmas Dinner would not satisfy you forever. W S
Davis and Son can supply you with a good dinner every day.
Mr and Mrs Channell, who had been visiting the latter's mother for
two weeks, left for their home last week.
Mr and Mrs Roy Ravenscroft of Garrettt Indiana spent the holidays
in Keyser with their parents.
Mr Jesse Sharpless and wife and son spent New Year with the
former's mother.
Miss Mary Little Scott of Moorefield, visited Miss Catherine
Sharpless form Saturday until Wednesday.
Messrs. D Long and Son desire to publicly express their thanks to
the general public for the liberal patronage given them in 1910, and
to ask for a continuation of the same through 1911.