Wirt County Journal October 13, 1999 Remember When ... * From the Wirt County Journal Files May 6, 1921 Oil Items West Virginia Oil now $3.75 per barrel. "Bill Kirchner returned from Tampico, Mexico, on Tuesday of last week and Homer Weaver returned from them on Friday. Will Clinton, Bert Kester and son Philip left on Wednesday of last week for Mexico where they expect to find employment. M. L. Wolverton, a prominent oil worker in the Hartley fields, was a visitor in Elizabeth Saturday and Sunday. W.R. Hays and Bert Roberts of the Harp Roberts Oil Co. of Macfarlan were business visitors in Elizabeth on Saturday of last week. Local & Personal Luther Kemp moved to Parkersburg on Monday of this week. He expects to conduct an automobile repair shop at South Parkersburg. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Evert Gibson recently a seven-pound girl. Charles Bridges of Windy got the appointment as rural mail carrier on Route 4, to take charge next week. Sam Corey has moved into the Livingston property on Washington Street and J. M. Gibson has moved into the Barnes property vacated by Corey, which he recently bought. T. A. Pomroy lost a fine horse on Tuesday night. It's death is thought to have been caused by feeding cracked corn. Harry Caplinger of Route 1 is finishing team work for cropping the Roberts farm at Sandy Bend. T. I. Long was a pleasant caller at the Journal office on Tuesday while in town on business. He sold his farm on Left Reedy to W. C. Whited of Roane County and has purchased and moved to the W. E. Monroe farm near Dulin. School Items An exhibition was hold at the Pleasant Hill school in Tucker District Thursday night of this week which completed a very successful term taught by Lawrence Miller. Kempsie Kyger, John and Esther Davis of this county are attending the spring term at Marshall College. Amanda Wilson and Leah Cline are attending the spring term at Fairmont Normal. Examination Notice The second and last diploma examination for the year will be held May 12 - 13 at Elizabeth, Pee Wee, and Hickory Grove. All eighth grade students will be admitted to this examination regardless of the grades made in the first examination. No graduates of former years will be admitted. Leonard Dailey, Co. Supt. County Court A special session of the County Court for Wirt County was held on Saturday of last week April 30, present J. L. Deever, president, and J. B. Badger, commissioner, at which session the following orders were allowed: Ordered that R. A. Woodyard, county road engineer, be added to the committee appointed on April 4 to view and locate a road up Nettle Run and intersecting county road at Ruble Church. It was ordered that the Special High School election as ordered on April 13, 1921, be continued until some future time. January 2, 1959 The Gilbert Cheuvronts Celebrated Golden Wedding Anniversary Dec. 14 Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Cheuvront of the Right Reedy Road, Route 2, Palestine, held open house from two to five in the afternoon at their house Sunday, December 14, to mark their golden wedding anniversary. Miss McCauley Mr. Millwood Wed Announcement was made last weekend of the Tuesday evening, Dec. 23, marriage of Miss Marjon Louise McCauley of 917 Latrobe St., Parkersburg, to Van Junior Millwood, Route 2, Parkersburg. The wedding was held at 7:30 in the evening at the home of the Rev. Carl Nutter, Virginia Avenue, Parkersburg, with the Rev. Mr. Nutter officiating at the double ring service. Miss Sharon Daniell is Party Honoree Miss Sharon Daniell was honored on Monday evening, Dec. 22, with a birthday party at her home by members of her Eighth Grade school class. Her 13th birthday was not until Dec. 24, but because of the school holidays for the Christmas season, it was decided to have the party Monday night so that some of the girls from out-of-town could spend the night with her. Joy Class Met At Bibbee Home The JOY class of Beulah Sunday School, with Mrs. Effie Allman as teacher, met at the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bibbee on Beulah Hill recently. This is a live-wire class that is really interested. The meeting was called to order by the president, Mr. June Townsend. Devotional was led by Mrs. Allman. There were several readings interspersed by singing carols. Mrs. Eva Jones, program chairman, had a good play for recreation. The rooms were decorated in keeping with the season, with a Christmas tree with all the trimmings. There was an exchange of gifts and refreshments were served.