Thursday, October 23, 1924
COUNTRY LIFE CONFERENCE
Last Saturday, the second Annual Country Life Conference was held for the people of Brownsburg.
This community consists of fifteen families in an area of seven miles. Most of these citizens are landowners. Most of them take pride in their farms. At the recent State Fair at Charleston, the community was given an Award of Merit on their farm work…
The Community Club is composed of practically everyone in the community. The president is my friend, Moody Wilson, son of Uncle Billy and Aunt Susie Wheeler Wilson. He is a powerful man of about 230 pounds of bone and muscle and smile. He is 32 years old, has a wife and three children, and sticks to his farm. He is a veteran of the World War and has to his credit nearly two years of service, nine months of which was with the A. E. F. in the 543rd Engineers and Service Battalion…
An important part of this Country Life Conference was the exhibit of products from the farm and home. These were shown in the schoolhouse. Of this building, it can be said that there is not a more modern country schoolhouse in the State, nor one kept in more perfect order or repair. The grounds are neat and clean with much of the original forest growth for a grove.
The exhibit was of fruits, grains, roots and other farm and garden stuff. Canned goods, cakes, candy and whatnot from the kitchen and household. All mighty fine and tasty looking…
There is no negro problem. Let them have church-es, school and land, and they will help make this a better world and bring nearer the Kingdom. The Lord is raising up for them leaders among this people. The day is about here when the cheap politician will see a sorry time when he attempts to lead them off after false gods.
WEDDING
The wedding bells rang for Floyd C. Meadows and Miss Hettie E. Hayslett Wednesday afternoon, October 22, 1924. At three o’clock that afternoon, the young couple visited the Presbyterian manse in Marlinton and were united in marriage by Rev. H. H. Orr.
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Under an arch of autumn leaves in a room artistically decorated in a color scheme of yellow and white, Miss Nellie Herold and Mr. Frank Adolph Talbot, of Tiffin, Ohio, were united in marriage at the Herold home at high noon Wednesday, October 15.
Miss Hallie Herold, of Washington, D. C., sister of the bride, was maid of honor and the best man was Mr. Clyde Herold, the bride’s brother…
Mrs. Sam P. Herold, of Washington, sister-in-law of the bride, rendered Mendelsohn’s wedding march and Miss Kathleen Herold, the bride’s sister, sang “At Dawning.”…
BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Sheets, at Cass, a daughter, Ora Virginia.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Emery H. Adkinson, of Marlinton, a daughter.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Miller, at Buckeye, a son.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Beard, of Millpoint, a son, and a happy coincident of the child’s advent is that it occurred on the 93rd anniversary of the birth of his great-grandmother, Mrs. Mary L. Beard, who is alive and well and was able to make a visit to see her great-grandson.
GUN WANTED
Who will loan a rifle?
One day last week a man who had borrowed a rifle was on his way up the street to deliver the weapon.
The parties who owed him money got it in their heads that the man was on the warpath, and everyone he met insisted on what he owed. One man wiped out a debt of four years standing.
On his return home, he found: two loads of wood; 17 bushels of corn; eight bushels of apples; 22 bushels of potatoes; four bushels of grapes; one barrel of turnips.
Jack McNellan would like to borrow the rifle. – ADV