From the Cal Price Chronicles

 

Here is a summary of 30 events described in the sources:

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On July 25, 1925, a man in Marlinton, West Virginia received two letters that led him to search for a body in a cave near Cass, West Virginia.

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The body was found sitting upright with the right hand still holding a .32 caliber pistol.

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The body was identified and taken to Cass where an inquest was held.

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The jury rendered a verdict of suicide.

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In February 1926, a lavish play, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", was performed in the town of Seneca, West Virginia.

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The play starred Ernest Torrence, a well-known actor who received praise for his performance.

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Many small boys in the area have gone to the woods to locate bears.

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The boys would find the dens of bears in the fall and save them until needed.

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Hugh Sharp, an experienced hunter, once got a hibernating bear in a hollow chestnut tree.

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The bear was sitting on its hunks.

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Mr. Sharp turned the bear over and replaced it, and the bear showed no signs of awakening.

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In early times, a system existed in the United States for enrolling citizens in the militia.

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Every able-bodied white male citizen between the ages of 18 and 45 was required to enroll.

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Each citizen was required to be constantly provided with a good musket or firelock, bayonet, belt, two spare flints, a knapsack, a powder horn, 24 cartridges, and a quarter of a pound of powder.

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Around January 30, 1925, a destructive flood occurred in Marlinton, West Virginia.

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The flood was caused by a bridge breaking and releasing a large amount of water that had been dammed up.

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The flood caused significant damage to buildings and property in the town.

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On March 2, 1925, a man named McCoy killed his wife, brother-in-law, and then himself in Marlinton, West Virginia.

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McCoy's brother-in-law, Hobert Totten, was also wounded in the incident.

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McCoy was taken to jail and sentenced to death.

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The execution was set for September 12, 1925.

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A grand jury indicted McCoy on three charges of murder.

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In the early 1800s, there were few settlers on the western waters.

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It was customary for ladies to retire to their room at 8 or 9 p.m.

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There were few opportunities for conversation or meeting.

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Around April 6, 1924, McCoy, an armed man, went to a home in Cass, West Virginia and shot and killed his wife, his young brother-in-law, and then himself.

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His older brother-in-law was also wounded.

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On the morning of the execution, McCoy made a confession to the murders.

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A bear was killed on Cheat Mountain in Cass, West Virginia.

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The bear weighed about 250 pounds.

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Dr. J.E. Flow, an evangelist for Greenbrier Presbytery, held a meeting in Cass that was attended by 72 people.

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Dr. Flow is scheduled to hold another meeting in Marlinton in January.