Richard Groves: The 1884 lynching in Forsyth County
On May 5, 1884, just after breakfast, Ernistina (Anna) Reid, 54, was beaten to death on the family farm, near where Bowman Gray Stadium is now located, where she lived
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On May 5, 1884, just after breakfast, Ernistina (Anna) Reid, 54, was beaten to death on the family farm, near where Bowman Gray Stadium is now located, where she lived
Mayville residents ordered to cut water usage by 50% for one week Mayville is in the process of installing permanent water pump in a new well and will be relying only on water from the water storage tank to supply the water system. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 4:48 PM EDT May 5, 2021 MAYVILLE, N.Y. — Mayville residents are being ordered to conserve water for one week while the village installs a permanent pump in a new well. The order calls for cutting back on usage by 50 percent starting Thursday, May 6 through Thursday May 13. While the pump is being put in,...
gbacon@observertoday.com MAYVILLE — The village of Mayville is asking residents to immediately cut their water usage in half for the next week. The village announced on its website that the Mayville Water Department is installing a permanent water pump in its new well. This pump replacement, which is set for Tuesday, will take approximately 10 hours to complete. Because of this, the village will be relying only on water from the water storage tank to supply the system during the process. According to officials, if during the pump replacement process the water goes below a safe level in the ...
gbacon@observertoday.com MAYILLE — The village of Mayville is asking residents to immediately cut their water usage in half for the next week. The village announced on its website that the Mayville Water Department is installing a permanent water pump in its new well. This pump replacement, which is set for Tuesday, will take approximately 10 hours to complete. Because of this, the village will be relying only on water from the water storage tank to supply the system during the process. According to officials, if during the pump replacement process the water goes below a safe level in the s...
The Churchward County Trust, which is building a full-size recreation of a Great Western Railway (GWR) ‘County’ class 4-4-0 locomotive named ‘County of Montgomery’, has unveiled the loco’s new nameplates. Forty of the original ‘County’ locos were built between 1904 and 1912, with 11 named after Welsh counties on the GWR network. Montgomeryshire was not included in the GWR’s naming scheme at that time as it was a Cambrian Railways stronghold, but the county found itself at the heart of the GWR following the grouping of railway companies in 1923 when the Cambrian was absor...