The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-09-05
Beechwood and Vicinity.

BEEcnwooD, Sept Planners are
busy blowing for wheat, fencing hay
stacks, cutting rag weed, and saving
their abundant peach and plum crops.
Plums have been selling at Sl.25 per
bushel peaches at 30 cts. Grapes will
be plentiful in this vicinity.
Your Flickersville correspondent gave
one wrong date for The Baptist Associa-
ton at Union church The correct dates
are Sept. 4th, 9th and 9th, beginning on
Friday and ending on Sunday.
On Sunday Sept. 9th, there will be a
quarterly service by NJ. P. Church at
Arnettsville; at Marvel Chapel, "Mi r
gan's Church. by NJ L. Church, quar-
terly service and colored concert at
Georgetown grove on same day. Won
der how many more people will attend
any one than another Of the places OF
service The people and money will no
doubt be well divided bv too many servi-
ces in such close proximity on same day.
Mrs. Malinda Lowe, we are informed,
was the successful bidder 81 The Miss
Melissa Fisher tract of l.nd including
about nine acres at $50 per acre.
We have just been informed that Mr..
Edward Lynch, OF Kansas, who is visit
ing relatives on the west side, has con-
suited them regarding Jarrett Lynch s
will and is now making preparations to
contest said will in court for himself,
brother and sisters. Mr.. l.. we are in
formed, has been even more successful
in business in the sunflower State than
his deceased brother here. Some say
the most spirited sparring is yet to come
and wonder if the sale of the Lynch
lands on Sept. 7th will be postponed.
Mrs. Mary Bonnifield has returned
from visit to her daughter, Mrs. A. s.
Barker, of Granville.
The road supervisor Samuel McElroy
OF west side, has recently had some very
effective work performed on the
roads Don't say practice doesn't make
perfect; experience always has a long
tale" to tell.
Wedding bells and honeymoons pass
by in quick succession. There have been
four weddings on the west side almost
within the last week, and there is ru-
NOR of more to occur soon.
We believe your correspondents at
Laurel Point and Louisville, or Arnetts-
will will report these weddings
This year, SO far, has been very pro-
pitious in leap year wooing.
The most Of the schools are engaged.
Miss Emma Windsor will teach at
Union; Clayton Stansberry at Smith
town; Jessie Henry at Georgetown
Sanford Fisher at No ~; Miss Alice
Bailey and VIM. Thorn at Laurel Point
Stephen Davis at Harmony Grove; Ell
roy Henry at Sugar Grove; Robt. Nor
gan at Grant Geo. Lemley at Louisville
John Kennedy at Arnettsville; Mr.. --
Brewer at Pleasant Valley ARTHUR Jones
at Little Falls Floyd Hall at Pleasant
Hill; Charlie Morris at Stony Point
Luther Brand at Cool Spring; Warren
Markley at Osgood; Enzor Conway at
Opekiska; and Harry Brookover near
Mooresville, Clay district.
People are getting very anxious to
have their grain threshed as some is
damaging by taking rain. The thresher
is headed this way; so be patient and
soon the echoes OF the steam thresher
will again awaken memories OF the old
time fail, and horse thresher.
Mrs. Jennie Wisman has not been sc
well for few days.
Miss Maud Trickett who has been
nursing Mrs. Sallie Satterfield (nee Sal
lie Huffman) with the typhoid fever at
Rivesville, has returned home.
Miss Emma Windsor is visiting heI
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. J. Windsor
at Ciarksburg, and attending the Harri.
son county fair.
Mrs. Matte Brock has been indispos
ed for several days.
On account OF the coal and coke com
panv not being able to get cars last week
our miners were idle for several days.