Fire Dog 'Dock' with Volunteer Fire Department Trucks in Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1926/03/06
Description:
'Dock was the mascot of the Morgantown Fire Department, a descendant of the original mascot of the U.S. Marine. This Bulldog threw a baby off of the upper floor of the Strand and helped pull the hose to the upper story. First offspring of "Jiggs". Photograph was taken at 600 Spruce Street.'Dock is also spelled Doc.
'The Hermit of Allsop's Island. On Septmember 8, 1863, twenty-eight year-old Philip Shuttlesworth, son of John and Susan Shuttlesworth, was shot and killed by a mysterious hermit, Doctor Bonaparte Allsop, living in a lean-to hut near Uffington. He had appeared in the area years before, his origin unknown. Each year he planted corn and vegetables on a nearby island in the river, known by neighbors as Allsop's Island. It was said that Shuttlesworth was killed because he had been taking vegetables from the garden. On February 16, 1864, he was found guilty in the circuit court of second degree murder and sentenced to twelve years in the penitentiary. After his release he returned to Uffington to live, but became mentally upset and was taken to the Weston Hosptial. -- The above account appears to include the essentials of a story that has become so overladen with myth and tradition that it is virtually impossible to separate truth from fiction. That he was a relative of Napoleon Bonaparte, a schoolmate of James G. Blaine, a graduate of Jefferson Medical College, the actual inventor of Dr. McLane's liver pills, are some of the stories told of him. See Curcuit Court Order Book Number 4, pages 27, 31, 32, and 39. See numerous pieces about him by E. E. Meredith (Do You Remember?) in the Fairmont Times, including December 11, 1937. See also Dennis Rasche, The Emperor's Kinsman, Tableland Trails 2 (3) (1958): 123-128.'
Helicopter Lowers Statue onto Tower of Church in Italy
Date:
1957
Description:
'The 600-pound bronze angel statue is slowly lowered onto the tower of the 175-foot church at Sacile, near Udine by a SETAF H-34 Helicopter of the 202nd Army Aviation Company. The helicopter is piloted by Captain William M. Strawn, Jr, and 1st Lieutenant Ramon F. Warner, while SP2 Richard L. Boyd, inside the craft directed the Army crew and Italian workmen in the delicate task. The 16th Century tower originally bore a wooden angel which was destroyed by earthquake and bombardment. 16 August 1957.' 'Please Credit U.S. Army Photograph.'
Major L. M. Legge Congratulates Technical Sergeant James R. Boone of Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1960-1970
Description:
'Major L. M. Legge, left, Operations Squadron Commander at the USAF Academy, Denver, Colorado, congratulates Airman James R. Boone on his promotion to the rank of Technical Sergeant. Technical Sergeant Boone, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Boone, 1962 Chancery Row, Morgantown, West Virginia attended University High School. He has a total of eleven years of service. and was assigned to the United States Air Force Academy on a three year tour of duty in 1955.''Air Force Photo'.
