“Bess,” a local correspondent from Toney in Lincoln County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Lincoln Republican printed on Thursday, May 2, 1912:

We are having a great deal of rain at present, to the sad disappointment of the farmers.

A number of our people attended church at Low Gap Sunday. Anthony Fry received immersion in the Christian church. May the dear Brother be faithful in his work recently begun.

Watson Lucas and bride of a few days, have gone to house keeping. We wish them all good luck through this life.

Cleve Fry, wife and children, of Foley, Logan county, were visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.C. Fry, Sunday.

Mrs. B.D. Toney was calling on friends on Green Shoals Monday.

There was a Republican rally at Low Gap on last Wednesday. The hurrah for Roosevelt was heard above all other candidates.

Clerk Lucas and George Thomas were appointed delegates to attend the convention to be held in Huntington, May 15.

Miss Wiltha Bryant, a popular young lady of Barboursville was visiting her sister, Mrs. T.B. Davis of this town.