100 Years Ago

Herald of Aug. 15, 1924

From Aug. 15, 1974 and Aug. 19, 1999 Years Agos

The annual Memorial picnic was one of the largest ever held. Politicians and school heads were on stage. Music was furnished by combined bands of the Cove and Mary Alice Archey had several readings. Ball games were played with neighboring teams, New Enterprise and Roaring Spring, the visitors winning both games. Reports of the dinner committee showed a net profit of $356.43 on meals that were applied to the park fund. Special thanks went to the workers and those who loaned oil stoves, kettles and utensils.

The Blair Farm Bureau planned a demonstration tour of Cove farms. A.H. Stern at Ore Hill, potato spraying; W.H. Cowan, apple spraying; H.K. Metzker and Sons, alfalfa growing; ending at the M.D. Patterson orchard on Clover Creek.

Dr. Earl Z. Rhodes and George S. Mentzer bought the Cove Bottling Works at Martinsburg.