The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-29
HARTLEY AND FREED

Mrs. Col HaddoI aud three children,
Of Grantsville. have been visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Snider, at
Freed.
Miss Carrie Monroe, OF Hartley, un-
derwent q surgical opera tiOn recently
ut the Camden-Clarke Hospital, Par
kersburg, when Dr. L. L. Goff, Of that
city, removed q piece of chair runs
from one Of her limbs which had em-
bedded In the flesh near the bone. She
had occasion to he standing on q chair
about two years ago. The chair broke
down and let her fall one Of the broken
/ rungs ran into her limb and broke, re-
manning until DIR. Golf removed Ii.
Willie Collins, of Freed, was serious
! ly hurt by the bull rope striking him
under the chin and knocking four teeth
out. The injuries were attended to by
DIR. Dearman, of Smithville. Four
stitches had 10 be taken IN the cut in
| his chin.
There WAS II large attendance ut the
dedication Of the new L. Il. church on
Straight Greek Sunday.
Mrs. Hugh Taught, of Petersburg,
Is visiting In the Hartley viclnity
Quite storm visited this community
Sunday evening. Waters on Lending
Greek, Five Nile and Three Mile were
higher than they have ever been known
To be. Much damage was done To gar-
dHIS and crops ulon. the creeks.
has
lew Baby Overland and Willie Collins
has purchased new Dodge car.
Chas. Lievering and family, of Par
kcrsburg, attended the dedica ton on
Straight Greek Sunday.
Wheeler Rexroad and wife and son.
are visiting relatives ia this vicinity
this week
Much damage was done ia the oil
fields during the high waters Sunday
night, breaking oil lines, etc.
The roads are In very bad condition
In the Freed country
Merl Snider and sister, Miss Mildred
visited friends at Parkersburg recently.
On Sunday evening, May 20, 1922.
Mrs. Martha Wyer, wife of w. II.
Wyer, died after lingering Illness of
complication of diseases, aged II
years, months and 4 days. She was
married to f. II. wyer on May 22nd.
1864, and to them were born five boys
and two girls. Two boys passed to
the Great Beyond several years, leaving
surviving her husband and five child
reIl She had resided on Straight
Greek nearly all her life and was held
In high esteem. Interment was made
at the WolvertOn cemetery late Monday
evening, Rev. j. n. Snider conducting
the services.
most sorOwful accident occurred
In the Weston Il. K o. railroad yards OH
Thursday morning. May 25th, when
Lee Wilson was run over by train of
five freight cars. Mr. Wilson had been
for number Of years q brakeman on
the road and at the time of the deplor-
able accident was on the night turn.
Details OF the dreadful accident could
not be learned, but it Is said that he
was at the rear end when the train
backed over him His mangled re-
mains were discovered by q fellow
workman after the train had passed
over his body and 1t was shown by the
headlight. Lee Wilson was about 40
years OF age and leaves a wife, who
Is daughter Of Mrs. Emma Wales, and
three sons, Robert, Bernard and Eber
His parents we're the late Eber and
Fannie Wilson who were former resi-
dents Of Smithville. He IL also surViv.
ed by three brothers and four sisters,
one OF whom Is Mrs. Ina Ayers, of
smithVille. Mrs. Garrett Elliott, Of
Hartley, Is his aunt. Interment was
made at Weston Saturday May 81.