Echoes of the Past: Fouch Honored By City Officials

1924– 100 Years Ago

Poisoning At Rainelle

On last Saturday afternoon five men employed by the Meadow River Lumber Company were all taken sick about the same time with some form of poison which for a time doctors thought would prove fatal. The doctors worked with these men all night and by Sunday morning they were doing nicely with the exception of one, and he was taken to the Hinton Hospital where he is on the road to recovery. The cause of this peculiar happening has not as yet been ascertained, but it is thought that it was something in their lunch pail as they all five boarded at the same place.

Among The Moonshiners

On last Thursday L. S. Cochran and Mc. Nickle raided the property at Deer Creek occupied by Joshua and Caleb Jones, their mother and sister. They found a complete moonshine still and a quantity of mash that had been run off, but Joshua and Caleb had caught a down freight and had journeyed into the land that flows with milk and moonshine to locate a new abiding place. The mother and sister were committed to the county jail to await the October grand jury.

Broke World’s Record

West Virginia Boy, the now celebrated pacer owned by Dr. J. W. Compton of Ronceverte, broke the world’s record this week at the Canton, Ohio track, pacing a three-quarter mile heat at 1:33 ¼ on a half-mile track. West Virginia Boy took second money in this $2,000 race event.

1949 – 75 Years Ago

Veterinarians

Dr. James Mann, Jr., of Renick and Dr. Preston L. Holden of West Union will open a temporary office for the practice of Veterinary medicine at the G. M. S. Dairy Barn in Lewisburg on June 14.

Raine Heads Lions

M. Raine, well known Rainelle railroader, was elected president of the Meadow River Lions Club at the club’s meeting in the King Coal Hotel. Others elected to office were: K. O. Boley, first-vice president; W. H. Johnson, second vice-president; Ivan Napier, secretary; Ryan Thompson, treasurer; H. W. Yates, lion tamer, and George Aide, tail twister.

Sculptures Taken Back

The last of art treasures Britain hid for safety during the war has come back to light. The Elgin Marbles, a collection of intricately carved marble slabs used to decorate the Parthenon in Athens 20 centuries ago, have been returned to the British Museum. When German bombers began raiding London and there was a threat of invasion, the marble slabs were hauled into an abandoned subway.

1974– 50 Years Ago

GV Theater Premier Given

The Greenbrier Valley Theater made its premier Saturday night with all the charm and comfort that Carnegie Hall can afford. In presenting its opening production, “You Can’t Take It With You,” by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, the company is to be commended for its wise selection of an opening show.

Bomb Wrecks Noted Hall

A bomb believed to be the work of the Irish Republican Army exploded in the Houses of Parliament, causing injury and damaging 900-year old Westminster hall, one of Britian’s most hallowed buildings.

Local Man Named In Complaint

A local man has been named in a complaint by the federal Securities and Exchange Commission involving a wine importing business which was operated in the Washington, D. C. area. Joseph M. Holt, Jr., a real estate agent here, was one of eight named in the SEC complaint which seeks to prevent the company, Ridge Associates, from continuing to operate. The first allegedly imported and sold wine from abroad which never existed. Holt told the Daily News this morning that he never engaged in the selling of promissory notes and that the investors understood the “inherent  risk” in such a venture. “I’m in the victim class with the rest of them,“ he added.

1999– 25 Years Ago

Greenbrier County Trial Postponed For Dobschensky

After learning that plea negotiations continue in both the federal and state cases against a former fugitive featured on Fox’s television program American’s Most Wanted, Circuit Judge James J. Rowe postponed Kyle Aaron Dobschensky’s trial in Greenbrier County. On January 2, Dobschensky and three other inmates escaped from a Michigan jail. Dobschensky and fellow inmate Jennifer Arlene Gibbs then allegedly travelled across an unknown number of states on a robbery spree. When confronted by state police in Lewisburg who suspected the two were in a stolen vehicle, Dobschensky pulled a gun on the troopers and fled on foot. After a five-hour manhunt involving approximately 34 law enforcement officers, Dobschensky was taken into custody.

Mayor Signs Contract To Purchase City Building

Five months after the Lewisburg City Council decided to expand the current city hall into its adjacent structure, which is commonly known as the former Greenbrier Valley Bank building, Mayor R. B. Fouch signed the contract making the transaction official. For years, Lewisburg has been searching for a new city hall to accommodate its expanding government offices.

Fouch Honored By City Officials

B. Fouch, who has served as mayor of Lewisburg for the past four years, was honored for his dedication to the city. Fouch is pictured above holding the plaque that Chief of Police Tim Stover presented to him on behalf of the Lewisburg Police Department. Stover noted that due to the mayor’s support, the P. D. has done a lot of things that might not have been possible without him. The chief said the department has had the opportunity to improve its equipment and training during Fouch’s term and has started a K-9 unit with his support.

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