Wirt County Journal June 30, 1999 Remember When ... * From the Wirt County Journal Files January 7, 1921 School Items J. Carter Woodyard, one of Wirt County's progressive school men who has a good position as a district supervisor in Fayette County with headquarters at Boomer, W.Va., spent his Christmas with home folks on Lynn Camp. All of the graded schools in the county, except Bell, closed for a week's vacation during holidays. Several rural schools also closed, but all resumed work Monday morning of this week. Harry L. James has resigned as teacher of the Pleasant Hill school to accept an appointment as deputy sheriff. Lawrence Gray, a former Wirt County teacher who holds a position with the B &O Railroad Co. at Morgantown, returned to his work on last Saturday after spending a few days vacation with home folks on Tucker Creek. Munday Items Ottie Richards was a business visitor on Brushy Fork of Standing Stone one day last week. W.R. Cox, who has had his son Forest at Elizabeth for medical treatment for several days, brought him home last Saturday much improved. Local and Personal Frank Rockhold who has been at Akron for the past year or more is visiting home folks. Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Eastman spent Sunday with Mrs. Eastman's parents at St. Marys. Harry Conley of Standing Stone left Saturday evening for Steubenville, Ohio, to look for employment. Don't wait for a statement, just send in your dollar and we'll gladly advance your subscription one year. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Caltrider spent last Saturday and Sunday at Mr. Caltrider's home near Pee Wee. W.C. Clinton left Tuesday morning to find employment in the Kentucky oil fields. Ben Parsons of Mineral Wells visited his father George Parsons, here, on New Year's Day, it being the elder Parsons birthday. The big evangelist preacher, Rev. John A. May, and his evangelist singers will be at Creston January 11, 1921, at 7:30 p.m. for a 10-day or two-week meeting. Everybody is invited to come and hear them preach and sing. Rev. P.E. Stout. September 22, 1958 To Transfer LK Dam Property Title Next Monday at Lions Club Luncheon A special luncheon meeting of the Lions Club of Elizabeth on the regular meeting date - next Monday, Oct - will honor distinguished visitors who will be here for a brief ceremony marking the transfer of the property deed for Little Kanawha River Lock & Dam No. 3 from the Federal Government to the West Virginia Conservation Commission. The 12 noon luncheon will take place of the usual dinner meeting of the club on each first Monday, President Carl "Buddy" George announces. Kennedy to Speak In Parkersburg PARKERSBURG (Special) - The appearance of U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy (D.-Mass.) here Thursday, Oct. 9, to address a Democratic luncheon is expected to attract one of the largest crowds in the political history of the Ohio Valley area, according to Charles S. Barnett, chairman of the Wood County Executive Democratic Committee, sponsors of the luncheon where Senator Kennedy will speak. Sheriff's Office Now Receiving Taxes for 1958 Sheriff Corbett R. Carpenter made his annual fall district collection of taxes by sitting at various places in Wirt County Thursday and Friday, at which time he received a total amount of $1,669.70 in taxes for the year 1958. Local and Personal Events of Interest to Wirt County Folks Charles L. Joy, Rt. 2, City, returned last Friday from a welding job on construction work in Fairmont, W.Va., where he had been for three months. A.D. Gillespie of Parkersburg, now 83 years of age and still a regular bicycle rider, a former Wirt Countian, is spending part of this week here to attend revival meetings at the Church of Christ, to visit friends and to see again the town of Elizabeth and nearby. His father, Wellington Gillespie, moved to the Rose Hill section from Belmont County, Ohio, in 1882. He died in 1931. A.D.'s mother was Sevilla Bonar Gillespie, who died in 1947. Mr. and Mrs. J.E. (Jim) Eddy of Palestine Road went to Massillon, Ohio, Sunday before last with their son, Henry Eddy, visiting his family and another son, Bill Eddy, there; and ahead to visit two other sons and families, Brady Eddy in Cleveland, and Coy Eddy at West Richfield. They returned here last Sunday after spending a very enjoyable week. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Williams and one-year-old son, Mike, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Woody Wilson and children. They now reside at 1642 Lincoln Heights, Pomeroy, Ohio. A.C. Pepper of Munday was an Elizabeth visitor on Wednesday, coming in with Arlis Richard. Mrs. Pepper continues in fair health this fall, following an illness of several months ago. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Jackson and three children of Washington D.C. were here visiting his aunt, Mrs. Ada Townsend, City, last week and-Mrs. Townsend went with them to Reedy to visit her father, Charlie Doolittle, now aged 91 years, and in pretty good health yet.