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Big Ugly Creek, Buck Lick, C&O Railroad, Coon Adkins, Frank Cooper, genealogy, Gill, Hamlin, history, James "Bud" Tipton, Leet, life, Lincoln County, Lincoln Republican, Logan, measles, Nine Mile Creek, Parsner Creek, Philip Sperry, singing schools, teacher, W.M. Sperry, Ward Spears, West Hamlin, West Virginia
“Reporter,” a local correspondent from Gill in Lincoln County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Lincoln Republican printed on Thursday, June 7, 1923:
Ward Spears, Coon Adkins, and Frank Cooper attended prayer meeting at Leet Friday night.
Frank Cooper who has been walking track for the C. & O. at Logan was here the latter part of last week.
There is a number of cases of measles in this section. The entire family of W.M. Sperry has been ill with them.
W.M. Sperry has been teaching a singing school at Buck Lick with good success. Large crowds are attending.
Philip Sperry returned home the latter part of last week from a visit on Parsner Creek, Nine Mile, Hamlin and West Hamlin.
The wages of the section men in this section were raised to $3.20 per day on May 16th. Mr. Tipton is foreman and is okay for the business.
Brandon Ray Kirk 