Echoes of the Past is a collection of historical articles curated from The West Virginia News, The Greenbrier Independent, White Sulphur Star, and other publications archived since 1852. To see the full versions of these stories online, see wvdn.com.
125 Years Ago – 1897
L. E. and W. H. McClung, who recently took over the Rodes-Morton Co. defunct merchantile business at Ronceverte announce that their new clerks are Kirby McVey, Chas. Monroe, Joe Gillilan and Calvin Rader.
A. Emerson Johnson of Fort Spring, who sued the B. & O. railroad for damages to livestock, last week settled the case for $5,000.
William Foglesong died at his home near Ronceverte on March 18, aged 87. His father, Christopher Foglesong, built the stone jail and court house at Lewisburg over one hundred years ago.
J. H. Shaughnessy opened a low store at Frankford this week.
100 Years Ago – 1922
Murder in Lewisburg
On Wednesday morning, last, at about 4:30 o’clock, Alfred Lee, colored, of Lewisburg, was shot and almost instantly killed by his wife at their home on the hill above the courthouse. Foreman Jackson, also colored, who occupies rooms in the same house occupied by Lee and his wife, says he heard the couple quarreling just a few minutes before he heard the fatal shot. Jackson says he heard Lee say to his wife, “Give me that revolver,” and also heard his wife answer that she would. Immediately he heard the shot, and rushing into the room where the couple were, he found the woman lighting a lamp, and she said that she had shot Alfred, but had done so in self-defense,
Lee’s body was lying on the bed. He never spoke and gasped but once after Jackson entered the room. A shot from a 38calibre revolver had entered the neck close to the shoulders, severing the main artery, which resulted in almost instant death.
The woman went at once to the home of Prosecuting Attorney S. M. Austin and surrendered herself, and was placed in jail.
Barely escaped drowning
Mr. P. Stanton, carrier on the star mail route from White Sulphur Springs to Glace, came near being drowned Tuesday evening, March 14, the rain having greatly swollen the small streams. The high water passing thru the railroad culvert, thru which the county road also passes, at Tuckahoe, turned his buggy over, throwing him and his mail into the raging current. –Sentinel
75 Years Ago – 1947
Kiddie Shows
Andrew W. McLaughlin, chairman of a local committee, announces that through the cooperation of J. C. Shanklin, owner of the Lewis theatre, that a Kddie show will be shown at the Lewis each Saturday morning at 10:15 a. m.
Play at Renick
The Seniors of Renick high school are presenting a three-act play, “The Daffy Dills,” on Friday, April 4, at 8 p. m. in the high school auditorium.
50 Years Ago – 1972
Reputation Made At Local School
Greenbrier East High School has rapidly developed a reputation for producing fine basketball teams.
Just four years after its establishment Greenbrier East has produced a West Virginia high school champhionship basketball team. The 1971-72 edition of the Spartans won that title last Saturday night by defeating Dunbar in the state tournament championship game at the Civic Center in Charleston,
The road to the championship started four years ago when the new Greenbrier East High School fielded its first hoop team under the direction of Coach Al Morgan and Jay Dyche.
ROW 1: Coach Morgan, Leo Lewis, Richard Childress, Denzil Zimmerman, Fred Hardesty, Joe Wilmer, Okey Morgan, Harry Childress, Coach Dyche. ROW 2: Danny Weikle, Gilbert Gallaway, Chuck Owens, Dave McClung, Fred Workman, Mng, |
72 Ride of Greenbrier East by Joe Gebron, H.R. McVey, and Mark Ballard
I ask you my children if you have seen
Of the big East team in white and green.
On the 18 of March in “ ’72,”
Greenbrier East has just come through,
With a lot of hard work and a little fun,
Greenbrier East has just now won.
With determination, and skillful play,
Greenbrier East went all the way.
In a game that was played by East just great,
Greenbrier East won the AAA Championship of the State.
25 Years Ago – 1997
Water Rates In White Sulphur And Lewisburg Among State’s Highest by Christine Jerman
According to an annual report released by the West Virginia Consumer Advocate Division of the Public Service Commission, customers of the Lewisburg and White Sulphur Springs water systems pay some of the highest rates in the state.
The report listed 13 cities or water companies; Lewisburg was the most expensive of the 13.
For 4500 gallons of water, an average monthly usage according to the report, Lewisburg charges $28.49.
Close behind Lewisburg is the Spa City, which charges $27.50 for 4500 gallons of water.
Legislature May Be Poised To Allow Local Casino Referendum by Christine Jerman
A bill allowing the registered voters of Greenbrier County to decide the issue of gambling at The Greenbrier was introduced at the last minute on Monday in the State Senate by Senators Randy Schoonover and Shirley Love.
A similar bill is expected to be introduced today in the House of Delegates.
In a press release, Love said, “We introduced this bill because many Greenbrier County residents have asked to be given the right to choose.”
Political Parties In Alderson, Lewisburg Nominate Candidates by Christine Jerman
Candidates for election to city government offices have been nominated in Lewisburg and Alderson.
The two municipalities follow a two-party system in which each party holds a convention to nominate candidates.
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