DUDLEY LUTZ, PEARL KELLEY AND COURTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION - Looking Back

(08/16/2024)

Morris Bowers comes through with early pictures from Grantsville's history, including the construction of the courthouse, infamous store keeper and fisher-woman Pearl Kelley and former Grantsville "town cop" Dudley Lutz and his wife.

The construction of Calhoun's current courthouse,
Dudley Lutz (Town Policemen) standing to right

George and Pearl Kelley, about 1925 - Pearl was one of Grantsville's
fascinating citizens, known for her crusty disposition and kind heart,
a local merchant who liked to take off and fish the Little Kanawha

Town Policeman Dudley Lutz and his wife Molly, Dudley
is remembered for his colorful talking parrot

Unfortunately Lutz's huge photo collection has been lost to the winds.