No- you have not missed any issues--the newspaper had very spotty reporting for the various towns for the year 1898-- Spirit of Democracy July 14, 1898 Sardis Miss Emma Johnson, milliner at the Sardis cash store, has gone with friends from Wheeling to Mountain Lake Park where they will remain until fall. Misses Rosa and Minnie Eckard of Wheeling were guests of their cousin, Miss Emma Stoehr, over the 4th. Miss Cora Schaffer and Miss Maggie Hofer have been visiting friends at St. Mary's, Newport and Marietta. Misses Adda Knight, May Harmon and Blanche Lemmon returned last week from Scio college. Miss May Baxter of New Martinsville has been here visiting Miss Hettie Lowe. Several from here attended the funeral of James Witten at Witten Thursday. John Drolinger is confined to his home with an attack of typhoid fever. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Wohnhas were the guests of relatives at Wheeling July 4. Miss Etta Paden is home from Wheeling to spend the summer. transcribed by Sara Richardson Kelly re: Richardson, Suter, Griffith, Nesbitt, Deiter