Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-07-14
DU<LOW.
An Up-to- Date Town-The Best
Business Point in Southern
West Virginia.

Business Point in Southern
West Virginia.
Cor. Charleston Mail.
Dunlow, w. Va, July 7.-One
of the busiest as we'll az the most
beautiful towns, along tie Norfolk
IL Western Railway, in Southern
West Virginia, is Duulow, forty
six miles distant from Kenova.
The Greear Co, dealers IN gener-
al merchandise, making a special
ty Of furniture, have mammoth
store, well kept, carry an immense
stock and do a large business. The
handsome w. J Finke ard s. d.
Brindle assist Robey l.. Greear in
conducting the business of the
Greear Company.
Messrs Copley & Thornbury,
dealers in general merchandise,
cross ties and slaves, are prosper
ing beyond measure. Their large
and increasing trade make it nee
essary to double the capacity of
their large etore house. J. w
Pinson has the contract and 10
pushing the work vigorously.
DR.. j. III. Thornbury, who is one
of the most successful physicians
in Southern West Virginia, enjoys
lucrative practice, and has done
much to build up the town. Dr..
Thornbury is also postmaster at
Duniow. The handsome and ac-
complished Miss jamie Thornbury,
one of Dunlow's fairest flowers,
ls assistant postmistress.
j. d. Atkins is leading barrls-
ter here. He is kept quite busy
attending to the interests of his
numerous clients.
James Napier, J. p, ia terror to
evil doors and does much to make
the people in his jurisdiction more
law abiding. He is a just justice.
Hotel Dunbar, Ira Smith, pro-
prietor, is first-class in all its APP
pointments. The building is a
large three-story structure and con-
tains seventy rooms well furnished.
The popular host and hostess have
much praise from the travelling
public.
Dunbar has water works. The
supply comes from q large reser.
voir of pure spring water, located
high upon the hill opposite the
town.
Dunlow Lodge, No. 141, l. o. o.
F., has magnificent hall, which
cost over $4,000. The lodge is IN
flourishing condition.
Pine Grove Castle, No. 81, K.
G. E., is another one of Dunlow's
secret orders.
Dunlow Council, No. 76, o. U.
A. NJ, was instituted here quite
recently by w. V. Freeborn, State
Organizer.
r. K. Currie, station and express
agent, is one of the most efficient
and popular employees on the n.
& w. line.
The people of Dunlow celebrated
the glorious Fourth Saturday and
your correspondent never saw more
patriotism manifested anywhere
than he witnessed here. Dunbar
Lodge, No. al, 1. o. o. F., and
Pine Grove Castle, No. 81, K .
G. E., had parade at 10 o'clock,
a. M, and returned to the Odd
Fellows Hall where very large
crowd had assembled. Rev. Il.
Woods of Huntington, delivered
very beautiful address to the audi
ence on "Odd Fellowship" which
was well received by all. ]. r.
Graham, of Wayne, delivered a
Fourth of July grafton. B. !.
Prichard, of Wayne, made a brief
speech, and the assembly was dis
missed. The members of the two
orders bsnquetted the vast multi
tude. At night a big ball was
given which was very creditable
affair. The largest crowd ever
seen in Dunlow was here Saturday.
The very best order was had. 1t
was glorious demonstration where
patriotism and peace reigned su-
preme.
A mountain maiden came to
Dunlow Saturday and deposited a
love letter TO "John" IN letter
box where the post-office was kept
during the Cleveland administra-
ton. She subsequently walked
into Copley & Thornbury's store
and observed that the whole outfit
of the Dunlow post-office except
the late postmaster and the letter
box where she planted Johns"
letter, was in new location and
she exclaimed to the immense
crowd in the store, why, law me
Dunlow has two post-officesp
Monday evening Albert Smith,
who owns the building where the
late post-office site was, happened
to find johns letter and turned
it over to DIR. Thornbury, tho new
ly appointed postmaster. 1t has
been learned that the letter was OF
vast importance because ITS con
tents Will make "two souls with
but a single thought, two hearts to
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