Harts Creek District Teachers (1915)

25 Saturday Apr 2020

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From the Lincoln Republican of Hamlin, WV, comes this history about early 20th century teachers in Lincoln County:

In 1915, 59 teachers enrolled to take the State Uniform Examination at Hamlin and Sheridan. Here are the teachers from Harts area who attended the institute:

Rebel Adkins, Queens Ridge

Clerk Lucas, Toney

Thomas J. Mans, Atensville

Sherman Smith, Logan County

Carrie Tomblin, Queens Ridge

W.H. Tomblin, Queens Ridge

Decker Toney, Queens Ridge

Kile Topping, Queens Ridge

Source: Lincoln Republican (Hamlin, WV), 1 April 1915

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Certificates issued:

2nd Grade

Rebel Adkins, Queens Ridge

Watson Adkins, Ferrellsburg

Martha Fowler, Ferrellsburg

Maud Gill, Gill

B.B. Holton, Ferrellsburg

Shirley Holton, Ferrellsburg

J.B. Johnston, Queens Ridge

Clerk Lucas, Toney

Charley Pack, Queens Ridge

App F. Queen, Queens Ridge

Jasper Shelton, Sand Creek

William Wirt Stephens, Ferrellsburg

Maud Stollings, Queens Ridge

William H. Tomblin, Queens Ridge

Decker Toney, Queens Ridge

3rd Grade

W.E. Fowler, Queens Ridge

Hendricks Lucas, Ferrellsburg

Ida Pack, Queens Ridge

Nancie Payne, Queens Ridge

Victor Shelton, Sand Creek

Kile Toppings, Queens Ridge

The teacher institute for Harts Creek District is scheduled for Green Shoals school house on November 19.

Source: Lincoln Republican (Hamlin, WV), 16 September 1915

Note: These items were printed during the brief time when Queens Ridge Post Office served most residents of Big Harts Creek and Little Harts Creek and other areas near the Wayne County line. Queens Ridge is not located in these watersheds.

Toney News 10.24.1912

01 Sunday Jun 2014

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Ferrellsburg, Green Shoal, Leet, Logan, Rector, Toney

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Bernie Brumfield, Blackburn Lucas, Blue Creek, Bull Moose Party, Coonie Lambert, Dollie Toney, Elizabeth Lucas, Ferrellsburg, Fisher B. Adkins, genealogy, George H. Thomas, Green Shoal School, history, Irvin Cooney Lambert, Jerry Lambert, Lee Toney, Leet, Lincoln County, Lincoln Republican, Logan, Lottie Lucas, Matewan, Midkiff, Minnie Lambert, Mollie Adkins, Pinch, Rector, Toney, Tucker Fry, West Virginia

“Progressive,” a local correspondent from Toney in Lincoln County, West Virginia, offered the following items, written on October 15, which the Lincoln Republican printed on Friday, October 24, 1912:

Making molasses is the order of the day.

D.C. Fry has returned home from Matewan where he has employment.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Capt. Hill a bouncing girl baby.

Misses Lottie Lucas and Mollie Adkins, of Midkiff, was the guest of the former’s parents Saturday and Sunday.

Geo. H. Thomas, of Ferrellsburg, is making quite a boost for the Progressive party in this vicinity.

Coonie Lambert, of Leet, was greeting friends in this vicinity Sunday, and his broken leg is improving nicely, an injury which he received while working at Blue Creek some time ago.

Burnie Fry is back from Pinch, W.Va., where he has employment.

Toney Lodge No. 7 gave quite an entertainment at the Greenshoal school house Sunday to a large audience.

Jerry Lambert and wife visited Mrs. Minnie Lambert last week.

Mrs. Baisden, who has been sick for some time, is improving.

G.C. Fry and family, of Logan, are visiting home folks this week.

Miss Dollie Toney and F.B. Adkins visited Miss Lottie Lucas Sunday.

Lee Toney, the Bull Moose republican of Rector, was seen on our streets Sunday.

Toney News 9.29.1910

08 Tuesday Apr 2014

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“Ruben,” a local correspondent at Toney in Lincoln County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Lincoln Republican printed on Thursday, September 24, 1910:

The weather is fine.

The farmers are busily engaged in their tobacco and corn.

Mr. Stowers, the genial merchant at Ferrellsburg, is thinking of resigning the store business and taking up the study of medicine. His many friends will be sorry to see him depart for Louisville.

F.B. Adkins, prominent school teacher and business man, of Ferrellsburg, was calling on friends here Sunday.

Capt. Hill has just returned from a business trip to the Capital City, and made a fine horse trade on his way home.

Quite a number of people attended the funeral of Patterson Thompson at Low Gap Sunday.

M.C. Farley is attending Federal Court at Huntington.

The Lucas Bros.’ log job on Big Ugly is nearing completion.

Philip Hager, of Hamlin, passed through our midst last week, looking after road affairs.

The Green Shoal school is progressing nicely.

Miss Lottie Lucas was shopping in Ferrellsburg last Saturday.

Jim Brumfield had a barn raising Saturday in order to take care of a large crop of tobacco.

Ferrellsburg Items 12.2.1909

05 Saturday Apr 2014

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Ferrellsburg, Green Shoal, Toney

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“Grey Eyes,” a local correspondent at Ferrellsburg in Lincoln County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Lincoln Republican printed on Thursday, December 2, 1909:

The tobacco barn of Ferrell & Altizer burned a few days ago. Loss about $1200. It is supposed that it caught from a passing train.

Keenan Toney is doing a very good business with his store, P.O. and grist mill.

The Lucas boys, Ward and Watson, are running a good job of logging on Big Ugly.

Miss Lottie Lucas is teaching the Green Shoal School this year and is having fine success.

The people over this county, are well worked up. They think the Court House will be built on the Guyan River side. Petitions are flying here like straw in a whirl-wind for a chance to get to vote on the question.

Farmers are busy gathering corn.

The sons of Charley Tomblin, Coon and Strawder are getting over a severe spell of typhoid fever.

Rev. Jos. Gartin preached to a large congregation at the Low Gap School House on last Sunday.

Mrs. Nan Alford died at her home on the West Fork of Big Hart the other day.

Brandon Ray Kirk

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