Twice-Told Tales Redux
This edition of Twice-Told Tales was published ten years ago this week on Wednesday, February 4, 2015.
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Ten Years Ago – 2005
Jean Davies records this as the last and final day for Herb Hall’s Grocery, established by Herb and his wife Mildred at 244 S. Chestnut Street 57 years ago today in 1948.
Seven are homeless following a fire at the former Barnesville Hotel/East Church Street Apartments last Thursday night.
Board of Education member Greg Wehr tenders his resignation.
Former Barnesville Schools instructor Trish Landsittel authors a Math Skills Book.
Twenty-five Year Ago – 1990
The Barnesville Development Council launches a consumer survey. The full page survey in this week’s edition was sponsored by First National Bank.
Voters in precinct 114 will vote for a local liquor and beer option on the May primary for that portion of town.
The history of the historic S.B. Piper residence at the corner of W. South and S. Gardner is profiled. Piper was Belmont County Sheriff in 1866-68 and Barnesville Postmaster from 1875 to 1885. The Catholic Church is demolishing the house for additional parking space.
John Cooper, Ohio State Football coach, along with Tim Moxley, BHS and OSU football standout, are announced as the featured speakers at this year’s Chamber of Commerce banquet.
Former Beallsville Postmaster Harry Decker of Jerusalem died this week at the age of 65.
Fifty Years Ago – 1965
March is set for the start of construction of IR-70 between the Seven Gables and the Junction with Route 8 south just east of Hendrysburg.
Mayor Peddicord will have opposition on the May primary ballot. N.T. Majors has also filed as a Republican for the post.
James Inzetta, new manager of the Peoples Building and Loan Co., addressed Kiwanis members at their weekly luncheon.
Frank and Esther Harp will again head the Heart Fund Drive in February.
The American flag at the Barnesville Post Office was flown at half-mast this week marking the passing of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
Seventy-Fire Years Ago – 1940
Franklin Patterson, Bethesda youth and student at Marietta College, has been missing two weeks. He left Bethesda Sunday night last and sent his mother a post card informing her of his safe arrival. No one had heard from him since.
Work on Barnesville’s new $100,000 grade school is expected to begin in April.
Through the cooperation of the Ohio Power Company and L.A. Wright, owners of the new skating pond east of town, now have an electric pump and hose to pump water from under the ice to the top, thus flooding the pond. This will make it possible to flood the pond for the duration of the season, whenever it gets rough.
A shower was held at the Somerton Grange Hall Wednesday for Mr. and Mrs. Monford Lucas. The newlyweds received many useful presents. A lunch was served to the large number present. Mrs. Lucas is the former Fera Lee Price.
One Hundred Years Ago – 1915
From the Whetstone
Quite a number of our citizens were in St. Clairsville Monday to combat a proposition the citizens of Bridgeport had framed up to deprive us of state aid in paving the Barnesville-Hendrysburg Pike. But it didn’t take our fellows long to convince the Commissioners as well as the Bridgeporters that Barnesville was on the map, wide-awake and had sufficient reasons for claiming our own. The river fellows were reminded that the National Pike pavement was already building in their midst and they should be neighborly and allow us to build a spur connected that thoroughfare.
A natural gas explosion in Jerusalem seriously injured Miss Icy McVey, daughter of Albert McVey, owner of the general store. He was killed instantly in the blast. The young girl was going into the cellar of the store /residence with a lantern to get food for breakfast when leaking gas exploded. The store and residence was destroyed. Mr. McVey, 45, was pinned under a piece of timber while the little girl will probably die from her injuries.
The Whetstone begins a 12-part series called “Confessions of a Mail Order Man” which will detail the pitfalls of ordering merchandise through the mail, “a practice that is not only harmful to local merchants but to men in every department of life.”
After a short illness of pneumonia, Miss Alice Sears passed away at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Sears, Monday. She was 28 and a faithful member of Stillwater Meeting of Friends.
The Alphi Pi Society challenges the Commercial Club for series of games of “cinch” to be played alternately at the club rooms of each organization.
Wheery Giffee, the sturdy young son of Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Giffee of West Main, is confined to his home with sickness.
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Twice Told Tales is compiled by Bruce Yarnall, former general manager of the Barnesville Enterprise.
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