Jack Spangler wrote: > "If nobody knows the troubles you’ve seen, you didn't live in Floyd County." > ========================= > FROM TOPECO > Mr. S.J. Hylton has gone to Roanoke with a lot of beef cattle. "Will" Brown Price had to give up their stolen traps. > > Some time ago Sam Hylton like to broke the crank of Capt. John Harmon's sawmill with his leg. We are glad to know the mill crank is about all right again. > > It is reported that we will have some Franklin German Baptist Brethren with us the last of this month. > > We wonder who is elected. > "NED" (November 10,1892) > =========== > HARMONY ITEMS > Mr. and Mrs. Ras Ratliff, Mrs. Ellen Kitterman and Mrs. Alice Howell and her two little daughters were visiting Mr. H.W. Agnew's Sunday. Mr. Homer Moricle and children were visiting at Mr. Headen Moricle's Thursday. Mr. Dan Agnew left Monday evening for Pittsburgh, Pa. To work in the U.S. mail service. We wish him success. > TWO SISTERS June 2,1901 > ============== > MIDDLE RIDGE NOTES > Misses Lura and Texanna Lawrence attended meeting at Laurel Creek last Sunday. Lewis Blackwell of Stonewall passed through this vicinity today with a drove of cattle. Mr. L. Dangerfield and daughter. Miss Oilie, spent a few days last week at Mayberry, West Virginia. > BETSIE (January 23,1908) > =============== > RED BRUSH ITEMS > Mr. Amos Martin has moved back from W.Va. and reports times very dull. Mr. A.M. Lucas and family have been visting his mother, Mrs. Clower, at this place. > > Mr. D.L. Cole is stepping high; it's a boy. > PECK (February 20,1908) > > ROAD SIDE ITEMS > Guy Akers gave Miss Addie Reynolds a pleasant call last Sunday night. Messrs. G.T. Akers and Charlie Duncan were calling near Lesters Sunday afternoon. Effie King made a business trip to Cuba Sunday. > TREE (November 19, 1908) > > RUSHFORK ITEMS > Mrs. Ida Hylton is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ananias Harman this week. Mrs. Mary Hylton visited at J.A.L. Sutphin's Sunday. Miss Libbie Hylton visited Misses India and Ada Harman Sunday. > > Mrs. Ola Strong has mumps. A.T. Harman is getting along nicely with his new dwelling, > As news is scarce I will close. > LITTLE BILL (June 8,1908) > ============== > I have several more of these "news items" from different dates which I can post later if anyone is interested. I can also lookup by surname if anyone is interested in what their relatives were up to in the good old days. > > > > Jack Spangler > Ellicott City, MD > > ********************************** > Note from List Administrator!!! > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Jack, I would be interested in any info for, AKERS, BOYD, NEWBERRY, LEFFEW and PHILLIPS. Thanks so much for all the great info you pass along to us. It is greatly appreciated. Muriel Willis.Va.