“Oliver Winters,” a local correspondent from Spottswood in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on Friday, August 7, 1903:

The graded school at this place, conducted by Mr. Riddell, opened Tuesday with a fine attendance.

Misses Alice and Belle Dora Adams and Bettie Workman, three of Spottswood’s belles, are attending Institute at Williamson this week.

Joe Crause, foreman for the Palmer stave mill, wearing his genial smile, was making it pleasant for certain young ladies of Spottswood last Sunday.

Grover Adams has moved into his new residence at the forks of Hoover.

Mr. W.J. Bachtel has gone to Island Creek to accept a position in the Company store. W.J. is a hustler and will be a good man for the place.

As I look out of my window a troop of merry school children are trudging past. Their faces are ruddy with the glow of health. Their spirits are running over with joy. Their will is truly the “wind’s will,” and their thoughts “are long, long thoughts.” I see an other procession with a poor boy in it who is a cripple for life. He catches the inspiration and tries to be merry and gay, but something in his manner and looks speaks plainer than words of his pitiable condition. We too often forget the destitute and suffering. Bless the school children, they are now happier than they will be when they grow older and wiser. I have digressed from my purpose, but I have to think. Hope this will not reach the waste basket.