From: The Webster Echo; Feb. 25, 1898 Cowen Locals We are glad to report three nice spring days. Geo. A. Herold is looking after his stores in Cowen this week. Geo. Goad, merchant at Boggs, was in Cowen Monday. The Birch River railroad is a sure go. Willie Gardner is getting out quite a fine lot of export lumber at Welch Glade. Willie is a hustler. Clark Perkins is on the sick list at Willie Gardner. H. A. Gardner is doing a job of logging for the Gauley Company on Big Ditch. Squire Geo. A. Weese was at Camden this week looking for the Gauley River Lumber Company. He failed to locate it. Mrs. P. J. McGuire and Dr. D. P. Kessler and wife have gone to Hinton and Alderson to visit their friends and relatives. E. H. Isenhart has sold his hotel property to a Mr. Lewis of Braxton county. Go to W. G. Gray for war pews. He seems greatly interested, and shows a patriotic principle. We learn that Mrs. H. S. Triplet has rented a house of G. A. Herold near the depot and will soon open up a millenery store there. F. G. Miller has sold his house and lot to F. Hiveley and has bought a house and lot of L. H. Bobbitt. CAPTAIN NEMO.