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Harts News 07.31.1925

10 Tuesday Nov 2020

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Gill, Harts, Huntington, Logan, Ranger, Toney

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An unnamed correspondent from Harts in Lincoln County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on July 31, 1925:

Mrs. Harriet Wysong of Logan has been visiting friends and relatives at Harts the past week.

Miss Jessie Brumfield of Harts was shopping ___ Saturday and was accompanied home by her sister, Mrs. Robert Dingess, of Logan.

Miss Hazel Toney and Mr. Epling of Huntington passed through this town Sunday enroute to Toney, W.Va.

Mr. Hardin Marcum of Ranger was visiting friends in Harts Sunday.

Miss Sylvia Ciphers of Gill was a guest of Miss Jessie Brumfield at Hart Monday.

Mr. James Auxier Newman of Huntington was visiting Charles Brumfield and family at Harts Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Adkins and family of Harts were out car riding Sunday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Adkins and family of Ranger attended the singing school at this place Sunday.

Mr. Charles Brumfield is transacting business in Huntington this week.

Mrs. Nora Brumfield is teaching a successful school at Harts.

Mrs. Charles Brumfield was seen out walking with her little grandson Emmett Floyd Sunday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. John McEldowney and family of Charleston, W.Va. were visiting relatives at Harts Sunday.

Miss Cora Adkins was shopping in Logan Saturday.

Harts area businesses (1918-1919)

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Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Atenville, Big Harts Creek, Chapmanville, Dingess, Ferrellsburg, Hamlin, Harts, Logan, Spottswood, Whirlwind

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The following entries were published in R.L. Polk’s West Virginia State Gazetteer and Business Directory (1918-1919):

ATENVILLE. Population 20. In Lincoln County, on the C&O and Guyan Valley Ry., 27 miles south of Hamlin, the county seat, and 22 north of Logan, the banking point. Baptist church. Telephone connection. Arnold Perry, postmaster.

Anthony Adams, general store

Catherine Adkins, general store

CHARLES ADKINS, GENERAL STORE

Delta Adkins, general store

Hollena Ferguson, general store

Jeremiah Lambert, general store

John Thompson, general store

William M. Workman, general store

William Wysong, general store

FERRELLSBURG. Population 200. On the Guyandotte branch of the C&O Ry, in Lincoln County, 30 miles south of Hamlin, the county seat, and 18 north of Logan, the nearest banking town. Telephone connection. Express, Adams. Tel, W U Mail daily.

H Adkins & Sons, general store

Mrs. Hollena Ferguson, general store

J.W. Stowers, general store

HARTS. (R.R. name is Hart.) Population 15. On the Guyandot Valley branch of the C&O RR, in Lincoln County, 30 miles south of Hamlin, the county seat, and 21 from Logan, the banking point. Express, Adams. Telephone connection.

Charles Adkins, general store

Wesley Ferguson, general store

SPOTTSWOOD. In Logan County, 15 miles northwest of Logan, the county seat and banking point, 10 from Chapmanville, the shipping point. Express, Adams. Mail R F D from Atenville.

Mrs. T. J. Wysong, general store

WHIRLWIND. Population 250. In Logan County, 16 miles northwest of Logan, the county seat and banking point, and 2 from Dingess, the shipping point. Express, Southern. Baptist church. Mail daily. James Mullins, postmaster.

D. Adams, apiarist

Frank Adams, mail carrier

Grover Adams, ginseng

Sol Adams, saw mill

Lindsey Blair, watchmaker

Reece Dalton, live stock

Callo. McCloud, poultry

C.M. Mullins, ginseng

George Mullins, horse dealer

JAMES MULLINS, General Store and Photographer

J.M. Workman, flour mill

NOTE: Some person cited above are duplicated in the original record.

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