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Chapmanville News 07.07.1922

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Correspondents named “Somebody’s Baby” and “Katie” from Chapmanville in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following news, which the Logan Banner printed on July 7, 1922:

We are glad to report that we are having a nice Sunday school organized at the Holiness church.

Rev. Johnson delivered a very interesting sermon at the church Sunday.

Mrs. J.H. Vickers has returned from a pleasant visit with her parents at Columbus, Ohio.

Little Dan Cupid has been very busy in our town and to our surprise, he shot an arrow across Mr. Greenway Simms’ path and he fell a victim to the dart.

Mr. Everett Fowler and Miss Nona Collins were out kodaking Sunday.

We are sorry to say that Mrs. Garland Mounts is very sick at this writing and her many friends hope for her speedy recovery.

Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Bachtel were out walking Sunday.

A very nice wedding took place at Cove Creek Saturday when Miss Marie Asberry became the happy bride of Mr. James Bryant. They returned here to the groom’s home, Sunday night, and will make this place their future home.

We wonder why Millard Brown visits Mr. Perry so much? Ask Pearl, she knows.

Mrs. George Justice will leave on Thursday for Bowling Green, Ky., at which place she will be the guest of her daughter for several weeks.

Mr. Harry Conley was calling on Miss Ida Butcher Sunday. He says Ida is some S.L.T.

Miss Gladys Bryant is spending the week and with her grand parents at Yantus.

Miss Maud McCloud is very ill at this writing as she received a message that her husband is suffering from appendicitis in the C. & O. hospital.

Mr. Lorain Hill paid his daily visit to the Ward hotel Saturday night.

The boys all say they like to take their meals at the restaurant now as they have a pretty cook.

Miss Edith Robertson is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Bowling, at the present time.

Miss Devona Butcher will leave on Sunday to enter a summer normal.

Will call again if this escapes the waste basket.

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We are having some rainy weather here these days.

Mr. Wayne Browning and Everett Fowler are off on a three weeks vacation during the Fourth.

The people of this town were much disappointed on the Fourth owing to the unpleasant weather.

Miss Tollie Ferrell called on Miss Elma Phipps Wednesday.

Bathing seems to be popular here nowadays.

Wonder why Misses Devona and Minnie Butcher stay at home so much now? Call more often, girls.

Mr. Donald Phipps has been confined to his bed with typhoid fever, but is improving slowly.

Edd Turner was out riding his jitney Sunday.

The Holiness people have an excellent choir now.

Well I don’t want to write all the serious news of our city. Leave it to you, Rebecca.

I will call again next week.

Leet News 09.21.1923

19 Saturday Jan 2019

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A correspondent named “Blues” from Leet on Big Ugly Creek in Lincoln County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on September 21, 1923:

We are having some nice weather at this writing and everybody seems to be enjoying life.

School is progressing nicely here under the management of W.J. Bachtel, principal.

Here we come with our bit of news.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Linzie Huffman, a big girl baby.

Mr. James Gill and wife and little granddaughter are spending a few days of their vacation in Salt Rock, West Virginia.

Miss Thelma Huffman, Miss Tinnie Brumfield and some other girls were out car riding Sunday afternoon.

Mrs. Betty Hannah has been visiting friends in Leet.

Mr. J.B. Parsley and daughters of Ottawa visited Mr. Huffman Sunday.

Miss Wealtha Lambert and two sisters were out walking Sunday afternoon.

Misses Laura and Edith Frye will give a party Wednesday night.

Mr. Irvin Lucas was calling at the home of Miss Dora Skeens Sunday.

Nora Lucas, Angie Lucas, Clarence Lambert were out horse back riding Sunday afternoon.

Mrs. Lizzie Frye visited at Mrs. Huffman’s Saturday evening.

Mr. Walton Payne visited home folks last week.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Hordon, a fine boy baby.

Miss Tillie Lucas has gone back to her work at Hamlin.

Mr. Evert Brumfield is visiting friends and relatives at Leet this week.

Chapmanville News 02.03.1922

18 Friday Jan 2019

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A correspondent named “Cutie” from Chapmanville in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on February 3, 1922:

We are having some nice weather at this writing and everybody seems to be enjoying life.

School is progressing nicely here under the management of W.J. Bachtel, principal.

Rev. Langdon is holding a revival here at present. He is having great success, large attendance and several have been converted.

We think the Tompkins mines will have to be enlarged since the Chapmanville boys have gone to work.

Mr. Chilton Chapman took Miss Lola Ferrell home Sunday night. Call again, Chilton.

Red caps are stylish here now. I wish I were a girl, but you know boys don’t wear red caps.

There is a bunch of boys and girls employed here in letting S (?) pass.

Miss Maude Ferrell was wearing a ten cent smile. Wanda, did you get a good letter?

Miss Devonah Butcher will leave for Charleston the first of the month where she will enter high school.

Mr. Jim Bryant and Millard Brown have just returned from New York where they have been taking mechanical training.

Mr. Klinger and Miss Gay Stone seem to be enjoying the morning air. Gay says Klinger is all right. Now, what do you girls think about it?

We are sorry to say that Mrs. Julia Conley is very ill at this time.

Miss Maud McCloud seems to be very lonely now days. Cheer up, Pearlie will come back again soon.

Will see you again next week.

Whirlwind News 11.20.1914

17 Monday Jul 2017

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An unknown correspondent from Whirlwind in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on November 14, 1914:

Forest fires have done considerable damage in this section recently.

Drs. Carter and Ratcliff were Whirlwind visitors one day the first of the week.

Mrs. James Baisden of Dingess died at her home Thursday, November 12th.

Miss Burlie Riddle was shopping at this place on Tuesday last.

Misses Julia and Roxie Mullins were Whirlwind visitors one day this week.

Miss Mamie Adkins was visiting at Uncle Tom Smith’s Friday.

W.J. Bachtel transacted business in Mingo county the first of the week.

T.J. Carter is on the sick list at this writing.

Mrs. David Tomblin of Buck Fork was here Wednesday.

J.M. Adams transacted business at Whirlwind Friday of last week.

Mose Tomblin, Jr., made a business trip to Bulwark Friday.

Jacob Alperin of Charleston was here on business one day recently.

Rev. N. Barber returned Sunday from a business trip to Mingo county.

Miss Ethel Chaffin of Wayne is visiting Naaman Borders at this place.

Little Earsel, the five-year-old child of Will Farley, took the croup last Saturday and died in a few hours. The bereaved ones have our sympathy.

Miss Dora Workman of this place visited relatives at Breeding last week.

The schools of this place taught by Mr. and Mrs. Borders are progressing nicely.

James Mullins, our prominent merchant, bought a fine span of mules recently.

Revs. Vance, Curry, and Border preached at McCloud school house Sunday.

The folks on Buck Fork have organized a Bible school, which all the folks are invited to take a part. That begins to look like the good people of that place are moving in the right way. If all our neighbors would do the same, our young men would find it even more interesting that the disgraceful card table or Sunday baseball. And I am sure it would do more to elevate our country. People are going to engage in something on Sunday, if it is things that are sinful. So let us interest them in something that is elevating and has a wholesome moral uplift. Where we have a Bible school or Sunday school we have a sort of round table in which all may have a say in the subject. There are a thousand and one things that are intensely interesting in the Good Old Book that many educated people are wholly ignorant of, and I am surprised to see so few school teachers that take such little interest in these things. How long will things be thus?

Now that the election is over and the lucky ones are happy and the unlucky ones have bid their loved ones at home goodbye and are on their way up the hated Salt River we wish the dear fellows all a safe voyage.

‘Lasses makin’ is over and the frost is on the pumpkin and the fodder’s in the shock.

Whirlwind News 06.26.1914

28 Wednesday Jun 2017

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J.M., a correspondent from Whirlwind in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on June 26, 1914:

Uncle Mose Workman died at his home at this place last week. He was 84 years old.

People here are busy farming.

Candidates are frequent visitors at Whirlwind these days.

The infant child of Major Adams died near here Monday. Measles was probably the cause of its death.

Miss Quillie Mullins is staying with Mrs. S. Riddle of this place.

Sherman Adams is very ill with consumption at this writing.

Dr. Baisden has been visiting patients near here recently.

Rev. Robert Mullins is teaching a successful singing school at McCloud school house.

Mrs. W.J. Bachtel visited Whirlwind friends Saturday.

Rev. Chas. Curry preached a very interesting sermon at the McCloud school house Sunday.

Mrs. Julia and Vergie Mullins were calling on Mrs. Georgia Mullins Tuesday.

Prof. James Mullins is manager of the Whirlwind store now.

C.W. Mullins was at Whirlwind Tuesday.

Thos. J. Carter and son Wash were visiting at Whirlwind Saturday.

Chapmanville News 03.11.1921

21 Wednesday Jun 2017

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An unknown correspondent from Chapmanville in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on March 11, 1921:

The Chapmansville school is progressing nicely under the management of J.W. Batchel and Robert Vickers and Miss Eliza Garrette.

Some of the girls are looking to get plenty of boys in school, especially Miss Wanda Ferrell and Lola Ferrell. “Come on, Mr. Wayne,” is what Wanda says.

Mr. Steward can’t cobble shoes to do any good any more for the girls of Chapmansville.

Mr. Bob Hale bought in three fine Holstein cows from Ravenswood.

Mr. Edward Turner is swinging the girls now.

Mr. Charles Farrette of Big Creek is attending school now.

Miss Wanda Ferrell of Big Creek is going to be baptized Sunday.

Chapmansville is coming out of the kinks. She is going to organize a baseball team under the management of W.J. Bachtel.

Wayne Brown is getting sporty lately. He is sweeting the girls on candy, especially one on Big Creek.

Billy Carper and Jonnie Fry have no girls now. They visit the school house often. Cheer up.

Chapmansville is on a boost now. A soda fountain came in today for W. Conley and Hot Springs Bryant.

Six houses are being built in this village at present for Peter Ferrell.

Miss Eliza Garrett, who is teaching the primary department at Chapmansville, visited her home folks Saturday and Sunday.

Mr. Howard Barker and John Dent, who have been working at Big Creek, returned to their homes Saturday. They claim they have been exposed to measles.

Mrs. George Seagraves, who is teaching the primary department at the Barker school, says she will finish her school upstairs on account of her room being cold. She is behind three weeks. Miss Emma Stowers is principal, her term for this year closing March 9th.

Miss Emma Stowers and Bertie Barker attended church at the Lane Sunday.

Miss Bessie Barker, who has been visiting her homefolks for the past week, returned to her work at Logan Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Homer attended church at Lane Sunday.

Mrs. Ed Haner is on the sick list.

Misses Myrna Sanders and Nora Stollings attended church at the Lane Sunday.

Mr. Lacy Browning is on the sick list. The attending physician says he is threatened with fever.

The Farmers Telephone Company of this place have rebuilt their line and we hope that adjoining lines will do likewise.

Chapmanville News 02.11.1921

16 Friday Jun 2017

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An unknown correspondent from Chapmanville in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on February 11, 1921:

School is progressing along nicely here under the management of Mr. W.J. Bachtel, principal, and Mr. Robert Vickers and Miss Eliza Garrett.

The Liberty theater is now open and we are getting some good shows.

The four year old son of Mr. Ed Conley who has been very ill for some time died Sunday morning.

The boys and girls of this town had a pie supper and peanut shower at the school house last Friday night. Everyone reported a nice time.

Miss Gladys Bryant was calling on Miss Eunice Ward Sunday morning.

Mr. Steward took Miss Devonah Butcher home Sunday night. Call again, Mr. Steward. She says she likes chewing gum.

Sunday school is progressing nicely under the management of Mr. Whitman.

Mrs. Rhoda Butcher of Yantus was shopping in town Saturday.

The infant son of Mrs. Ward, who has been very ill, is improving nicely.Miss Waivy Hager of Ms. McKenney were calling on friends here Sunday.

Mr. Chilt Chapman was out walking for his health last Sunday.

Mr. James Bryant took his best girl home Saturday night.

Mr. Greenway McCloud is looking sad now days. Cheer up, Green. Gladys will come back again.

Chapmanville News 04.30.1926

16 Tuesday May 2017

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An unknown local correspondent from Chapmanville in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on April 30, 1926:

Here we come with a rush and a roar Chapmanville more and more.

Misses Agness Whitman, Hazel McCloud and Nilla Lowe were out strolling Sunday afternoon.

Miss Ruby Blankenship of Huntington was visiting relatives of this place through the weekend.

Sarless Ferrell escorted Miss Inez Barker home from church Sunday night.

Misses Opa Johnson, Lillian Johnson, and cousin were out walking Sunday.

Miss Gracie Johnson, Broda Johnson, and Minnie Workman were visiting in Stone Branch Sunday morning.

Oza Workman hasn’t been calling on Miss Beulah Ballard lately.

Miss Gracie Workman made a flying trip to Logan Sunday evening.

Wonder who Miss Thelma Scaggs and Blake Bentley are getting along these days?

Wattie Workman was visiting home folks Saturday and Sunday.

Wonder why Biss Beulah Ballard is so downhearted these days. Cheer up, Beulah. He’ll be back.

Mason Rowsey was calling on Miss Margaret Ballard Sunday night.

We are glad to say that Miss Marie Lucas is able to get out.

Otto Shuff was visiting Ed Johnson Saturday night.

We are sorry to report the death of Mr. Ike Jeffrey.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Jordan, April 26, 1926, a girl.

Miss Reva Childress was seen at church Sunday night.

Daily scenes: Thelma and her new dress; Broda and her new hose; Opal and her shingle  bob; Lillian and her new dress; Margaret staying with Gladys; Carless going to see Inez; Susie and her spring coat; Tom and his prize; Beulah and her smiles; Gracie and her knickers; Wattie and his white hat; Minnie and her blues.

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Naaman Jackson, G.R. Claypool, A.D. Cook, and W.J. Bachtel were here on business last Saturday.

Space will not permit a list of those politically ill, as we promised last week from this town.

It is reported they had an old fashioned head-skinning on Crawley’s Creek Sunday evening near the mouth of Pitt Branch.

Mrs. Burns, the district music teacher, left on Tuesday of this week for her home in Pittsburg, Pa.

Everything seemed to be in the clear here on Saturday night when the state police were here. Come again, boys. Better luck next time, we hope.

First meeting of the Chapmanville Water Works Co. was held last Tuesday. The time was mostly consumed by listening to appropriate estimated for material.

A goodly number of circus fans attended the circus at Logan Monday evening from this place.

Dr. Ferrell seemed to be the only Democrat here that got anything out of the last election. He has issued over $100 worth of pills to sick Democrats since the Supreme Court’s decision. Some of the boys though are convalescing.

Whirlwind 11.24.1911

22 Monday Dec 2014

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“J.M.,” a local correspondent at Whirlwind in Upper Hart, Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on Friday, November 24, 1911:

Success to the Banner.

F.F. Riddle was here Tuesday.

Prof. J. Mullins was on 12 Pole Monday.

Mrs. Pollie Adams was shopping Thursday.

Mose Tomblin is hauling corn for W.J. Bachtel at this writing.

Harve Smith, of this place, has moved to Bulwark, W.Va.

James Mullins attended church on Twelve Pole Sunday.

Peter Workman is still our special mail carrier from Whirlwind to Dingess.

F.M. Collins, of McCloud, was here on business Thursday.

C.W. Mullins was visiting Mullins & Riddle Thursday.

W.H. Workman made a business trip to Holden Wednesday.

Boyd Kinser is the champion horse dealer of Whirlwind.

Rev. Gordon Farley transacted business here one day since.

Mrs. Martha Kinser was calling on Wednesday.

Dode Tomblin, of Dingess, visited Whirlwind Thursday.

S. Riddle was down to Hart on business one day recently.

Guy Gore, of Halcyon, transacted business at this place Thursday.

Mrs. Pollie Workman died with consumption at her home near this place, on the 11th inst.

Luke Curry was out on business the _____ of the freight, by which they were to be shipped.

Jackson Conley, of Shively, died in the Huntington Hospital one day last week and was buried at the Conley Cemetery, Monday, the 13th.

Whirlwind 09.29.1911

15 Monday Dec 2014

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“J.M.,” a local correspondent at Whirlwind in Upper Hart, Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items on September 5, which the Logan Banner printed on Friday, September 29, 1911:

W.J. Bechtel is teaching a successful school here.

Peter Workman is mail carrier from Whirlwind to Dingess now.

The Revs. Nelson and Curry preached an interesting sermon at this place on the 3rd. Two were baptized.

The infant child of Wm. Tomblin, Jr. of Dingess died Sunday, the 3rd, and was buried in the Workman cemetery near here Monday.

Spottswood Items 10.16.1903

23 Friday May 2014

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“DeLay,” a correspondent from Spottswood in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, dated October 12, 1903, which the Logan Banner printed on Friday, October 16, 1903:

As no one wrote to The Banner from this place last week, I will write a few items this week. Some of the correspondents from this place seem to write more to throw mud in their neighbors’ faces than to give the news of the place.

Mrs. Augusta Bryant, after an illness of some weeks died last Friday night at the home of her parents at this place. The bereaved relatives have our sympathy.

Sol Adams, Sr., made a business trip to Logan Friday.

Green Jackson of Logan was visiting friends and relatives here Sunday.

Miss Belle Dora Adams spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents at this place.

Enel Deskins of Dingess was a visitor at this place Sunday.

Rev. I.M. Nelson preached a fine sermon last Sunday in memory of Henderson Dingess at the home of the deceased.

W.J. Bachtel is on the sick list.

William Kelly and another man from Kentucky passed through the ville Sunday enroute for Greenshoals.

Jesse Carter made a business trip to Logan Friday.

Major Adams while cutting timber the other day almost cut his foot off, but we are glad to announce that he is improving fast, and we hope to see him out again soon.

C.J. Plaster sold his land to Hugh Evans for $390 and went to Dingess. On awaking one morning he discovered that he had in some way been relieved of $65. He at once swore out a warrant for Zachary Williams, who was arrested and bound over to answer an indictment.

Dr. Turner of Chapmanville has the contract to build the schoolhouse at John Workman’s for $375.

Peter Carter was in Logan on business Monday.

Spottswood Items 08.07.1903

11 Sunday May 2014

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“Oliver Winters,” a local correspondent from Spottswood in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on Friday, August 7, 1903:

The graded school at this place, conducted by Mr. Riddell, opened Tuesday with a fine attendance.

Misses Alice and Belle Dora Adams and Bettie Workman, three of Spottswood’s belles, are attending Institute at Williamson this week.

Joe Crause, foreman for the Palmer stave mill, wearing his genial smile, was making it pleasant for certain young ladies of Spottswood last Sunday.

Grover Adams has moved into his new residence at the forks of Hoover.

Mr. W.J. Bachtel has gone to Island Creek to accept a position in the Company store. W.J. is a hustler and will be a good man for the place.

As I look out of my window a troop of merry school children are trudging past. Their faces are ruddy with the glow of health. Their spirits are running over with joy. Their will is truly the “wind’s will,” and their thoughts “are long, long thoughts.” I see an other procession with a poor boy in it who is a cripple for life. He catches the inspiration and tries to be merry and gay, but something in his manner and looks speaks plainer than words of his pitiable condition. We too often forget the destitute and suffering. Bless the school children, they are now happier than they will be when they grow older and wiser. I have digressed from my purpose, but I have to think. Hope this will not reach the waste basket.

Whirlwind 3.13.1919

31 Monday Mar 2014

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“Blue Eyed Beauty,” a local correspondent at Whirlwind in Upper Hart, Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Democrat printed on Thursday, March 13, 1919:

Peter Hensley purchased a mule of Dave Bryant this week.

Moses Tomblin has purchased the grist mill of James Mullins.

John Dalton had a house raising on Thursday.

Peter Dalton, who spent a week home on furlough from Camp Lee, returned to that place Friday.

Will Tomblin has moved from his farm on Twelvepole to Omar. His mother-in-law will occupy the farm.

Peter Tomblin has purchased the Eli Workman farm and will remove to it in the near future. We understand that Bill Davis will occupy the property vacated by Mr. Tomblin.

W.J. Bachtel began teaching the Dalton school on Monday, but was able to continue but two days on account of sickness.

Tom Mullins and brother, Crit, have moved from Twelvepole to Buckfork.

It is reported that Isaac Collins will set up in the mercantile business.

Miss Kern Carter is visiting with her brother at Williamson.

Alex Tomblin is visiting on Hart’s Creek.

We hear that Mrs. Olive Stollard, an English woman, of Baltimore, Md., who was a former resident of Holden, was at Stonewall Conley’s the first of the week for the purpose of taking Miss Mollie Conley home with her. A grandson of Mrs. Stollard’s married a sister of Miss Mollie.

Whirlwind 2.27.1919

28 Friday Mar 2014

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“Blue Eyed Beauty,” a local correspondent at Whirlwind in Upper Hart, Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Democrat printed on Thursday, February 27, 1919:

We have been having some rainy weather the past week.

Several of our farmers are fencing and clearing ground for this year’s crops.

The Bryant school, taught by W.J. Bachtel, closed on Friday, and the Hall school, taught by R.H. Thomas, closed on Saturday.

Dave and Wade Bryant have gone into the mercantile business at the head of Whiteoak, and Will Farley recently put up a store two miles below Whirlwind post office.

John Dalton is preparing to build himself a new house.

“Doke” Tomblin purchased a cow of Miss Burlie Riddle Thursday.

We hear that Isaac Workman accidentally cut his foot with an axe while working for Geo. Hutchinson Lumber Company.

Rev. George Hensley and John Bryant conducted religious services on Buckfork Sunday.

Jesse Blair was a business visitor at Holden Saturday.

John Taylor Bryant is on the sick list this week. He has not been in good health since having an attack of influenza in the fall.

In Search of Ed Haley 233

05 Wednesday Feb 2014

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In that same year, 1912, according to a state business directory, there were a variety of folks with business interests in Whirlwind, West Virginia. Sol Riddell was the postmaster, a lawyer, and part owner of a general store named Mullins & Riddell. Peter Mullins was a carpenter, D. Adams was an apiarist, Grover Adams dealt in ginseng, Sol Adams was a miller and lumber dealer, W.J. Bachtel was a teacher, Reece Dalton dealt in livestock and M. Tomblin was a teamster. Reverend Perris Hensley and Reverend William Tomblin were area preachers.

Between 1916-1918, roughly the time Ed Haley left Harts Creek for Ashland, Kentucky, many of these same folks were listed in business directories for Whirlwind. James Mullins was postmaster in 1916, as well as the local general store operator and photographer. William Farley was a mail dealer. In 1918, Frank Adams was a mail carrier. Sol Adams operated a saw mill. Lindsey Blair was a watchmaker. Callahill McCloud dealt in poultry. C.M. Mullins dealt in ginseng. J.M. Mullins operated a flour mill.

By that time, Peter Mullins served as a sort of surrogate father to Ed Haley. It was Uncle Peter who had given Ed a cornstalk fiddle when he was a young boy and who kept him for years. As Ed became a young man who frequently left Harts with his music, Uncle Peter toiled on Trace Fork as a farmer and occasional timberman. He was perhaps best known for his moonshining, an art form with a long history in his pedigree. In January of 1919, he appeared in The Lincoln Republican in an article titled “Four Moonshiners Caught in Raid.”

A constable and owner of a general store was one of the four men arrested Saturday night in Harts Creek district and taken to Huntington Sunday for arraignment before United States Commissioner J.P. Douglas on a charge of illegally manufacturing liquor. The men were found on Trace Fork of Harts creek.

Peter Mullins is the constable and owns a general store on Harts creek. He is known as ‘Shooting Pete’ and is now in the Cabell county jail in default of bond. In his store were found 900 pounds of meal and 209 pounds of flour. Sol Adams, Peter Jonas and George Adams, the other three arrested, gave bond. All are held to the grand jury at the April term of federal court. At the home of Geo. Adams, were found 200 pounds of meal, 100 pounds of light brown sugar, 200 pounds of bran or ships stuff and one barrel of mash, made up, which Adams said was for his hogs. He had one hog, according to the men on the raid. The arrests were made on Saturday by G.C. Rutheford and Hartley Ferguson, deputy marshals; H.D. Sims and G.L. Hannan, of the internal revenue department; M.E. Ketchem, Frank Adkins and W.F. Porter of the state prohibition commissioner’s force.