Thursday, October 16, 1924
We had our first frost of the season last night to do any damage. A lot of corn is not matured, and it will catch a lot of the farmers in their shirt sleeves.
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A pretty wedding recently was that of Mr. Clyde McLaughlin and Miss Stella Snedegar. Both popular young people of Pocahontas County. The young couple, with a few relatives and friends motored over to Greenbank and were quietly married by Rev. L. S. Shires.
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A very distressing accident occurred at Renick last Saturday afternoon about 5 o’clock. Mrs. Ida Byrd had been visiting her daughter, Mrs. B. B. Taylor, who lives across the river from Renick, and on her return home, she met an automobile about half way from the bridge to the top of the hill; her horse became frightened and ran, dragging her under the buggy to the bridge where she was picked up unconscious. She lived about 30 minutes but never regained consciousness. Mrs. Byrd was a good Christian woman of sterling character, aged 68 years. Besides her daughter, Mrs. Taylor, she leaves one son, John, who is a student at Richmond Theological Seminary in Richmond, VA.; one daughter, Ida Rivers, died some time ago. On Monday afternoon her body was laid to rest in Falling Spring Cemetery. Funeral service was conducted by Rev. Nickell, of Frankford, assisted by Rev. Monroe, of Greenbank.
$25 OFFERED FOR NAME
The State Game and Fish Commission, using funds supplied by the hunters and fishermen of West Virgina, has purchased an 11,000-acre tract of forest land in Pocahontas County. This first state forest, lying just above Marlinton, extends eastward from the Greenbrier River and includes two prominent mountain ridges – Thorny Creek Mountain and Michaels Mountain.
The commission offers $25 to any resident of West Virginia for the best name suggested for this forest.
Governor E. P. Morgan; Hon. George W. McClintic, U. S. District Judge; and Dr. H. H. Haynes, President of the State Wild Life League; have been appointed as a committee to select the best names sent in.
SCHOOL NEWS
Last Saturday saw for the first time the Marlinton High School team on its home field. Mill Creek went down to defeat to the one-sided score of 88-0. It was not difficult to tell, after the first few minutes of play, who would be victorious. Four touchdowns were made in the first five minutes of the game. Coach Saunders then began to run in the second-string men, so that when the game finished, the team was made up almost entirely of substitutes…
The Mill Creek boys were good losers, and the game they played was exceptionally clean…
SUNRISE SCHOOL
Little Levels District – Carrie Brown, teacher. First month – Merle McCoy, Hallie Kershner, Leta Kershner, Ileta Pritt, Anna Shue, Nora Brown, Dora Brown, Lottie Barrett, Olive Hendrics, Beula McClung, Carl Gladwell, Virgil Gladwell, Clyde Anderon, Melvin Anderson, Delbert Kershner, Deril Kershner, Everett McCoy, Edgar Hendrics, Carl Hendrics, Herbert McClung, Roy Kershner.
The supper which was held at the Sunrise schoolhouse Saturday night was a great success. Mr. Lightner, from Buckeye, was the auctioneer. The proceeds amounted to $70.10 and this amount will be used for the benefit of the school.
