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Toney News 3.2.1911

18 Friday Apr 2014

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Creek, Big Harts Creek, Big Ugly Creek, Ferrellsburg, Toney

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“Violet,” a local correspondent from Toney in Lincoln County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Lincoln Republican printed on Thursday, March 2, 1911:

As “Ding Dong” seems to be silent of late, thought I would write you a few items from this place.

We are having pleasant weather and welcome it too.

Mrs. Brooke Adkins has returned to her school at Leet after a week’s absence.

Ervin Workman attended the burial of Melve Kirk of Piney last Sunday.

A number of our young men attended a very interesting meeting at Big Creek, Logan county on last Sunday.

A large quantity of ties are being shipped from this place.

Miss Dollie Toney closed a successful term of school at Big Creek on last Thursday.

Miss Lottie Lucas spent last week the guest of friends on Big Creek.

Mr. D.C. Fry returned home last Saturday from a business trip down the G.V. Railroad.

Some of our farmers say they are not going to try and raise tobacco this year, as they had hard luck with their crops last year.

Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Brumfield and Mrs. B.B. Lucas visited the latter’s sister Sunday.

Miss Delia Adkins spent Saturday night at her grandpa’s near Ferrellsburg.

Little Edna Brumfield was visiting Maggie Lucas Sunday.

Toney News 1.26.1911

15 Tuesday Apr 2014

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Creek, Big Harts Creek, Ferrellsburg, Leet, Rector, Toney

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“Ding Dong,” a local correspondent from Toney in Lincoln County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Lincoln Republican printed on Thursday, January 26, 1911:

Winter still remains and there is lots of sickness in this vicinity. The Doctors are kept quite busy.

Miss Lottie Lucas closed her school on Hart Saturday. She gave general satisfaction in her school work in the report.

Fisher B. Adkins, of Ferrellsburg was a caller here Sunday.

Miss Leona Pauley visited Miss Maggie and Lottie Lucas Sunday.

The Lucas Bros. are hauling some fine timber for Ward Baisden.

Born: To Mr. and Mrs. John Lambert, Friday, a big girl.

K.E. Toney and Anthony Fry killed a fine fox Saturday.

Peter M. Toney made a business trip to Leet Monday.

John Toney, of Rector, was a business visitor here Monday.

Ed Reynolds, the “war horse” Republican of Leet, bought a fine yoke of oxen from Keenan Toney Saturday. Paid $1200.

J.B. Toney, of Big Creek, was visiting here Sunday.

Irvin Workman made a business trip to the West Fork of Hart, Saturday.

B.B. Lucas passed here Saturday with a fine gang of cattle.

Miss Ettie Baisden visited here Friday.

K.E. Toney’s new residence is nearing completion.

If this escapes the waste basket, will come again next week.

Sisters and brothers all come together and make the REPUBLICAN more interesting.

Toney News 11.10.1910

14 Monday Apr 2014

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Atenville, Big Creek, Ferrellsburg, Leet, Rector, Toney

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Andrew Holton, Anthony Fry, Atenville, B. Abbott, Big Creek, Blackburn Holton, Christian Lambert, Dollie Toney, education, Etta Moore, Evermont Ward Lucas, farming, Ferrellsburg, G.C. Fry, genealogy, Hamlin, history, Irvin Workman, J.L. Hager, J.W. Sias, John Allen Farley, Leet, life, Lincoln County, Lincoln Republican, Philip Hager, Pumpkin Center, Rector, Toney, Walt Stowers, West Virginia

“Ruben,” a local correspondent from Toney in Lincoln County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Lincoln Republican printed on Thursday, November 10, 1910:

Our farmers are busy gathering corn.

The sick of this vicinity are progressing nicely toward recovery.

J.L. Hager passed through this section on business recently.

E.W. Lucas, of this place, was transacting business at Leet Monday.

County Superintendent Pauley was visiting our schools the past week delivering excellent instruction.

Christian Lambert is busily engaged delivering coal.

Quite a number of our people attended the marriage of J.A. Farley and Miss Etta Moore, at Atensville, Saturday.

J.W. Stowers, of Ferrellsburg, was calling on friends at Toney, Saturday.

We learn that J.W. Sias, who has been sick so long, is improving.

G.C. Fry, the C. & O. supervisor was a business caller at Toney this week.

Irvin Workman has returned home from “Pumpkin Center” where he has been engaged in business.

B.B. Holton and brother, Andrew, passed through our midst Saturday on their way to B. Abbotts.

Miss Dollie Toney, who is teaching school at Big Creek, Logan county, spent a day or two at home recently.

Philip Hager, of Hamlin was mingling with friends in our vicinity last week.

Anthony Fry, of this place, was called to Rector, Sunday, on account of the death of his niece.

James B. Toney

12 Saturday Apr 2014

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Creek, Toney

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James B. Toney of Big Creek, Logan County, WV

James B. Toney, merchant at Big Creek, Logan County, WV

Toney News 11.3.1910

12 Saturday Apr 2014

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Creek, Green Shoal, Leet, Toney

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An unknown local correspondent at Toney in Lincoln County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Lincoln Republican printed on Thursday, November 3, 1910:

Tobacco cutting is over.

Miss Lottie Lucas, who is teaching school near Pumpkin Center, visited home friends Saturday and Sunday.

K.E. Toney is building a fine dwelling house near the old home place.

Mae Bias, of Hamlin, was a recent caller at this place.

Albert Wall, of Leet, was seen on Greenshoal, a few days ago.

Miss Dollie Toney, who is teaching school at Big Creek, Logan county, visited home folks Saturday and Sunday.

Misses Ettie Baisden and Maud Dial were visiting relatives and friends at Toney Sunday.

Fred Sanders, of Logan county, visited his sister, Mrs. B.D. Toney, Sunday.

Born: To Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Toney, a fine girl baby. Mother and daughter both are getting along fine.

Emily Lucas Obituary

06 Sunday Apr 2014

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Creek, Fourteen, Green Shoal, Women's History

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Andrew Elkins, Big Creek, Catherine Fry, Emily Lucas, Fourteen Mile Creek, genealogy, Green Shoal, Grover Gartin, history, Jeff Lucas, John Fry, John Gartin, John Lucas, Lincoln County, Logan County, West Virginia, William Lucas, writing

Emily (Fry) Lucas was born on January 2, 1832 to John and Catherine (Snodgrass) Fry at the mouth of Green Shoal Creek in what is now Lincoln County, West Virginia but was then Logan County, Virginia. She married her first cousin, William R. Lucas, a son of John Lucas, who lived at nearby Big Creek. William and Emily made their home on Fourteen Mile Creek in Lincoln County. She died on June 7, 1910. I located her obituary many years ago in microfilm stored at the Hamlin-Lincoln County Public Library. Elder John Gartin penned her obituary, printed by the Lincoln Republican on June 20, 1910.

Our beloved sister, Emily Lucas, wife of W.R. Lucas, Sr., and mother of Jefferson Lucas, who is well known in this county, departed this life June 7th., at the age of almost 80 years. Mrs. Lucas united with the Church July 4th, 1883, and lived  faithfully her duty for almost 27 years. Funeral services were conducted by Eld. John Gartin, assisted by Eld. Andrew Elkins and Elder Grover Gartin. She leaves 5 children and many friends to mourn their loss and we extend our heart-felt sympathy to the bereaved ones.

Emily was my great-great-great-grandmother.

Charles Ballard Workman and Fiddler

24 Wednesday Apr 2013

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