Hardy Co News Mrs Geo K Judy is right sick at her home in the Old Fields. T M McCorkle was here several days last week calling on our merchants. F C Welton, of Cumberland, came up last night on a short business trip. F C Turley of Romney and Fed Johnson of Canada, spent several days here lst week. Sen. R C Price left last week on a short trip to Charleston and other points. John S Pancake,of Staunton Va, was here several days the past week on business. Postmaster Harwood returned last Fri from a short business trip to Washington. Ed Leatherman was in Keyser last week attending the Agricultural School, which was held there. A S Veach of Purgittsville, came up last week and is assisting in P F Sions & Sons store at this time. Misses Alice McCoy and Lynn Moomau of Franklin, are the guests of Mr and Mrs R C Price. The Daughters of the Confederacy will meet at the home of Miss Sallie Chambers on Sat. Feb 11 at 3 o'clock. Harry Sions and wife and Herman Sions of Marshfield Mo, arrived here last week and will make their homes here. The unknown party who removed the coal from the bin at the Episcopal church and left their glasses, can get the latter by calling and settling up for the coal. Noah Cosner died at his home near Williamsport, after a brief illness of an abscess of the lungs, aged 42 years. The deceased was raised near Maysville. Mrs Henry Haslacker is a surviving sister. P F Sions and Sons have opened a complete line of general merchandise in the store room recently erected by Mr Sions near the H S Depot, where they will be pleased to have their friends call to see them. The will sell goods at the right prices. Rev Dr John W Start, 92 years old, died at this home in Baltimore Tues morning. Rev Start was pastor of the ME Church South, at this place, at the same time the Rev Mrs Beaty was and it was he who united in marriage Rev and Mrs Beaty. Jno W McNeill who has been quite sick, we are glad to say is improving. One of his sons is quite ill now. The Postoffice Dept has notified the Postmaster Harwood that the Hampshire Southern will begin carrying the mail on Feb 27. J H Marshall and several gentlemen from Midland have been here for the past week. We understand that they have optioned Geo T Leatherman's Brighton Farm and are laying off into 24 acre farms, which they will sell for truck raising. They should have no trouble disposing of it, as this is an ideal country for that business. :) Patti McDonald Burlington WV [email protected] Co-Coordinator Mineral County USGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvminera/mineral.htm Subscribe to Mineral County Mailing List [email protected] Surnames I am researching: HARTMAN, WOLFE, MILLER, FLEEK, WHITEMAN, PUFFENBARGER, FITZPATRICK, COOKUS, CORBUS, DYE, WALSH