Newspapers; Adair County KY The Adair County News, Columbia KY 08-Dec-1897 Submitted by: Laura Frost Wright lsllwright@fuse.net Date Submitted: 14-Nov-2001 CURRENT TOPICS Henry Clay JOHNSON was hanged at St. Louis for murdering a newsboy. A negro murderer near Bryan TX was lynched by a mob of colored men. H.S. HORAN shot and fatally wounded Allen GRIFFY in a street quarrel at Goshen OH. Frank AVERY, aged 24, ran off with and married Susie MOORE, aged 18, at Bloomfield MO. John DAWSON, a farmer near Clarksville TN, was thrown from a horse and killed. Charley HUFF, aged 18, was run over and killed by the Monon Express at Bedford IN. New York's horse show was a failure. There were horses plenty but the pretty women were absent. Thomas HUGHES of Elkhart IN drunk carbolic acid by mistake for paragorie and died from the effects. Freda MEYER, who murdered a policeman in New York, has been sentenced to be electrocuted in January. The Supreme Court of Indiana has decided that money won by gambling can be secured by the loser's wife. Four persons were killed and eight fatally injured by the explosion of an artillery wagon at Mexico City. In a fight near Moultrie GA, Neil SINCLAIR shot and killed Robert Register and wounded his brother, Linton REGISTER. A panel of 1,000 men was exhausted in an effort to secure a jury to try the WHALEY murder case at Sevierville TN. Miss Bettie DOWLING, of Seymour IN has just celebrated her 101st birthday. She is the oldest old maid in America. Six-year old Elmer PENROD, of Trimble OH was burned to death by one of his long curls catching fire from the fire place. Charles WILLIAMS, a negro, murdered W.J. LEE, a white man, with an ax near Columbia SC. Robbery was the motive. Driven to desperation by want, Mrs. Frank McLAUGHLIN of Boston shot her sick husband and fatally wounded herself. The wife of Michael DELANEY of Kellyville PA last week presented him with three boys, aggregating 27 pounds in weight. Meat in Australia is an inexpensive food. Mutton frequently can be purchased there at a penny a pound. Fish is cheaper. Minnie TAYLOR, of Mattoon IL was called to the door of her home at night, and a stranger fired two shots into her body, killing her. Mrs. Arthur FORTIN of Pawtucket RI was crushed to death by a train while trying to save her little daughter, who was also killed. At Tuscumbia AL, a white man named Will CLARK was sentenced to life imprisonment for criminally assaulting a colored girl, aged 14. Nine well- known men were arrested near Blomington IN on the charge of brutally whipping Milton SOUTHERS and his mother. Miss Lizzie CROSS, aged 17 years, committed suicide at Atlanta GA by taking poisen while she was suffering from temporary insanity. Grief and chagrin over the disgrace of his father, who embezzled $60,000 intrusted to him, drove James CHARNLEY Jr. to suicide at Chicago. It is said that Tammany HALL has given the unexpended $40,000 of its recent campaign fund to the Cuban Junta and to the poor of New York, dividing the sum equally. George A. TAYLOR, cashier of the defunct Argentine bank at Kansas City, was sent to the penitentiary for four years for receiving deposits when he knew the bank was insolvent. Will SHARPTON, a jealous husband, shot and dangerously injured Ralph GIBSON at Atlanta. While attempting to kill GIBSON, SHARPTON shot Henry JAMES. The latter is in critical condition. Three persons were burned to death in a house of ill fame at Jamestown NY. Mrs. Mary SHANNON, a beautiful and robust young woman, is a section boss on the road at Hartford City IN. Her husband was killed by the cars and the company gave her his position, which she fills with satisfaction to it. COLUMBIA KY SUDDEN DEATH A telegram was received here last Sunday morning announcing the sudden death of Mrs. P.W. HARDIN, which occurred at Charlottsville VA Saturday night at 10 o'clock. Heart failure was the cause of her demise. She had only been in Charlottsville a few days visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. F. HARRIS. She was a lady of many Christian virtues, and was well known in Kentucky. Besides Mrs. HARRIS she leaves a devoted husband, two single daughters and one son, Reverend Martin D. HARDIN, pastor of a Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. The remains arrived at Frankfort yesterday and the interment occurred at 10 o'clock this morning. AN ILLUSTRATED LECTURE "An evening in the city of Jerusalem", an Illustrated lecture with songs and concert exercises will be delivered at the Christian church in Columbia on Saturday night, December 25, by Professor J.W. McGARVEY Jr. Half the proceeds will be given for the benefit of the Smith's Chapel Church which was burned last January, The lecture is a very instructive one and you cannot afford to miss seeing the great city where David and Solomon reigned and where Solomon's magnificient temple stood, and where the Lord was crucified and rose again. Admission 25c, children 10c, reserved seats 35c. A similar lecture will be delivered at Cane Valley Tuesday night, December 27th, and for the same purpose. By buying a ticket you will aid a good work and enjoy a good lecture. Z.T. WILLIAMS - MASS MEETING There will be a citizens mass meeting at the court house next Friday night and the following program will be carried out. Prayer by Reverend T.F. WALTON; "How may we elevate the memberships of the churches", H.C. BAKER and Z.T. WILLIAMS; "What steps should be taken to prevent the unlawful sale of whiskey in Columbia", Judge HANCOCK, Gov. J.R. HINDMAN and Hon. F.R. WINFREY; "Speeches on good government", L.L. MURRELL, E.W. BARNETT, C.T. TRIPLETT and Dr. U.L. TAYLOR; general discussion. Ladies are invited and expected to be present. Bring your song books S.J. THOMPSON, T.F. WATSON - NEW TIME CARD The L & N railroad has a new time card in effect. Beginning last Sunday, December 5, the Louisville Gateway to the South, which has been practically closed against northern travel for the past 10 years, has reopened. On that day the Louisville and Nashville railroad put on a fast daily train to leave Louisville at 8:30 P.M. The train will be a solid vestibule and will connect in the Union depots with trains from Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and other northern cities. The time from Chicago to Jacksonville FL will be 33 hours, which breaks the record. This change will have no effect on the present arrangements on the Greensburg branch. REVEREND MARTIN HARDIN The Danville friends of Reverend Martin HARDIN and wife are gratified to learn of their present situation in Philadelphia, where Mr. HARDIN accepted a call some time ago. They have a lovely home and have made many warm friends in Philadelphia, Mrs. HARDIN proving a great help to her husband in his work. Mr. HARDIN is making a popular pasotor. The Church needed building up and he entered his work with characteristic zeal. The congregations have steadily grown, the Sunday morning services bringing out audiences of four and five hundred and the prayer meetings often attended by as many as two hundred - Danville Advocate. DEATHS On Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1897, Miss Sallie Wyatt SMITH, daughter of Sallie and Wyatt SMITH, who resides a few miles from Columbia. The deceased was 14 years old , and the favorite of the neighborhood in which she lived, hence she will be greatly missed not only by her immediate family, but by all her young associates. On Thursday, December 2, 1897, Mrs. FRANKLIN, wife of Zach FRANKLIN, who lives on the Campbellsville Pike, one mile from this city. She was 35 years old and was afflicted with typhoid fever. A NEW STORE Don't fail to see Scott MONTGOMERY's new stock of groceries and notions, next door to W.L. WALKER"S. Everything fresh and new from the city, which he will sell low for nothing but spot cash or good country produce. He also wishes to inform the people that he still is in the fertilizer and implement business. MINISTERS COLUMN Reverend Jno. S. CRANDALL preached at Glen's Fork last Sunday. Elder Elijah BLEDSOE attended the ministers meeting last Monday. Elder Lawrence WILLIAMS of Monticello preached an interesting sermon at the Christian Church Monday night. Reverend E.W. BARNETT will preach at Zion next Sunday. There will be preaching at the Presbyterian Church next Sunday by the Pastor, Reverend T.F. WALTON. Reverend S.J. THOMPSON will preach for the people of the Pleasant Grove neighborhood in the afternoon of each first Sunday, beginning the first Sunday in January. There will be an all day meeting conducted at Pollard's Chapel next Sunday, preaching in the morning and afternoon by the Pastor, Reverend S.J. THOMPSON. There will be preaching at the Christian church next Sunday by the Pastor, Elder Z.T. WILLIAMS. Reverend Jesse MURRELL, presiding elder, will preach in Cumberland County next Sunday. The Adair County Minister's Association met at the Christian church last Monday and discussed "What is true worship?". Reverend S.J. THOMPSON will preach next Sunday at Carmel. Elder W.T. BROOKS of Louisville preached an excellant sermon last Friday night at the Christian church. LOCAL NEWS A slight snow fell here Sunday night. Mrs. Mary HARVEY's and Miss Nellie BAKER's schools have closed. Dr. F.H. WINFREY will be at Jamestown next Monday, prepared to extract teeth. Miss Ivy SMITH was baptised into the Christian church last Sunday afternoon. J.W. COFFEY has removed to the residence on the Campbellsville Pike opposite Mr. S.D. BARBEE's. A mass meeting will be held at the court house next Friday night to better the morals of the town. In the drawing for a handsome oil painting, the work of Mrs. M. CRAVENS, W.B. PATTESON held the lucky number. Mrs. Georgia SHELTON, and Misses Lorena PILE and Minnie SMITH, who have been teaching successful schools in the county, are home, their terms having expired last Friday. Mark WEST of Casey County was married at 5 o'clock P.M. one afternoon last week. At 5 o'clock the next morning he and his wife agreed to disagree and separated. Although the weather was very inclement, the spelling at Dunbar School was held last Friday night and everyone present had a very enjoyable time. The house was beautifully decorated. If you owe us money we will ask you for it by January 1st. Take notice and govern yourself accordingly. RUSSELL and MURRELL Mr. M.L. MITCHELL has removed his family from the country to Columbia, and is occuping the residence " Oak Hill" owned by J.W. COFFEY. All persons indebted to me must come and settle. I need the money and must have it without further notice. By doing you will greatly oblidge - Miss Sallie BRADSHAW. W.L. GRADY has just returned from Barren County where he purchased a fine throughbred Durock-boar, 18 months old, weighing 500 pounds in common order. Persons can breed their sows for $1.00 cash. Call at M. CRAVEN'S for a sample dose of Dr. WOOD"S Sarsaparilla Compound. Last Monday was County Court There was not a large crowd in attendence, but business was fairly good. Some stock changed hands, and the Master Commissioner sold a few tracts of land. Mont CRAVENS purchased of W.W. JONES, last Friday, the lot next to E.T. WILLIS' store, 28 feet front running back to the alley, for $350. Mr. CRAVENS will put up a handsome drugstore building. Elder Z.T. WILLIAMS' year as pastor of the Christian church at this place expires next Sunday. He has rendered his resignation to take effect at that time. He is very much liked as a pastor and its generally understood that he will be recalled. Mr. James WILLIS, who lives at Colburg, made a gallant fight for magistrate in the Cane Valley precinct. He is a popular Democrat and a fine business man and was only defeated by William BIGGS, a Republican, by six votes. The precinct is largely Republican. Judge W.W. JONES and Mr. George NELL sold their interests in the Columbia Roller Mill to R.F. PAULL. W.B. ROWE, W. W. BRADSHAW, G.W. ROBERTSON and Z.M. STAPLES. The trade was closed last Saturday. We understand that Mr. STAPLES will superintend the business of the mill. Ben LANE, a white man, and Logan BOMAR and Jay Buck WILLIS, colored got into a fight on the square last Monday. It is thought that the trouble came up over a "crap" game. George E. HURT met with a serious accident on the night of December the 1st. He was crossing a bridge near Zion church, when his horse broke through. Mr. HURT was thrown from the horse, but his foot hung in the stirrup. He was dragged about 25 yards, receiving many severe bruises, and had it not been for the breaking of the saddle girth he would probably have been killed. This is a fair warning to overseers of roads. Adair County came very nearly to being the loser to the tune of $ 32,000 last Thursday night. A box containing saw-dust which was used for a spittoon and which was sitting near the stove in Circuit Court's clerk's office burned entirely up, melting a hole about 12 inches square in the zinc under the stove, and burning a hole in the floor of the same dimensions. It is a little remarkable that the fire died out of its own accord. Robert T. PIERCE, who has been in the mercantile business at Liberty for a number of years, and the proprietor of Pierce hotel that was recently built at a cost of $ 7,000, assigned last Thursday night to George PREWITT, cashier of the Liberty Bank. Liabilities, $10,000; assets, $22,000, largely non-collectable. PIERCE is not the treasurer of Casey County, neither is he trustee of the jury fund. These positions he gave up more than one year ago. We direct the attention of our readers to the card of W.T. PRICE, which appears in another column of todays paper. Mr. PRICE is a genial young man and a competent barber, who makes it his aim to give satisfaction to all his customers. His shop is upstairs over Paull Brothers drug-store, where he has a nice and inviting tonsorial parlor and where all will be waited on with courtesy and efficiency. (Note: Tonsor=Barber). Mr. Newton SMITH called at the news office Monday and informed us that a company would be organized in this County in the near future for the purpose of sending young men to the Klondike regions. Mr. SMITH is active in the movement and advises all healthy young men to seriously consider the matter and be ready to start in the spring. Thousands of dollars can be dug in a short time, and this is the best opportunity ever offered to acquire riches. PERSONAL A.G. NORRIS was in town Monday. Judge GARRNETT is attending Casey Circuit Court. William HOOVER of Liberty was in Columbia on Friday. Basil CHAPMAN of Cane Valley was in Columbia Sunday. C.L. TANDY of Louisville spent last Sunday in Columbia. Judge W.W. JONES is holding court in Liberty this week. Ed STONE of Monticello was in Columbia a few days ago. G. R. MILLER made his regular visit to Columbia this week. J.B. HARRISON of Albany was in Columbia a few days ago. C.A. RODGERS of Dayton OH was at Smith Hotel Friday. Tim BRADSHAW was quite sick last week, suffering with plurissy. Dr. H.M. BARG of Cincinnati has been in Columbia several days. Miss Hattie CONOVER of Mt. Pleasant is visiting at Colonel E. BUTLER's. John Q. ALEXANDER of Campbellsville was here a few days last week. J.M. CAMPBELL and J.H. PELLY of Pellyton were in Columbia Saturday. Misses Mont WALFORD and Pauline CABBELL called at the news office Monday. George NELL, manager of the Columbia Mill Company was in Louisville on business last week. Thomas DUGAN, representing H.C. BUCKLEN & Company, Chicago was in Columbia last Thursday. Rascum GARNETT, who lives a few miles from town, was very sick several days last week. James GARNETT Jr. was in Campbellsville on legal business several days of last week. L.B. HURT, Mont YARBERRY, L.T. NEAT and Upton GRIDER were in Louisville last week. C.G. JEFFRIES, who has been absent several weeks delivering fruit trees, returned home Monday. Mrs. Eliza WILLIS, who has been on an extended visit to Illinois, returned home last week. She is now visiting relatives in Casey County. Judge. J.D. IRVINE of Russell County, who has been on a business trip to Missouri, was in Columbia last Thursday, enroute home. CREELSBORO This county will instruct for Judge GARNETT. Capt. Louis RAMSEY and wife, of Burnside, are visiting their parents this week, near here. E.A. BLEDSOE and Berry SELF were in Jamestown last week. Berry, what did you dream? Cyrus CAMPBELL sold fifty acres of land lying on Nelson's Ridge last week to William J. BROWN, of that place. Cumberland River is past fording. The steamer Burnside left the Ohio last week for the upper Cumberland. Ed PHELPS of Albany Landing was in town last week. He says he has the best blood hound in the State. Recently he went to near Highway, Clinton County, arriving there twenty-four hours after a barn had burned, and succeeded in tracking two men and a woman, who are now in the Albany jail. The common carriers of human thought, the telephones, are getting to be numerous in this section. J.D. IRVINE Jr. is now at work on a line, via Winfrey's Ferry, to Brownwood. Bob YOUNG of Bakerton will finish the line to Burkesvill. Just as soon as E. CAMPBELL completes his line to Grassy Creek, he will build one to Albany via Desda. BREEDING This town is booming. The new road leading from this place to Bakerton is now opened, amid many exciting controversies. Milt FIELD's little boy and girl have been quite sick. Both are better. Miss Lida SIMPSON is confined to her bed with scarlett fever. We hope that she will soon be well. The property of Reven BAKER, deceased, consiting of a dwelling and 40 acres of land, at this place, was sold a few days ago to John A. BREEDING. Revverend LOY of the Glenville country preached here Sunday. A protracted meeting has been in progress at Chesnut Grove for the past week. Everybody says "Hurrah for Judge GARNETT." GREENSBURG Mrs. Mattie PERRY has moved to the Webster property, which she purchased a short while ago. Heck SMITH of Columbia has rented property from Levi MOORE and is expected to take possession of it in the near future. Messrs. MARTIN and MASSEY of Campbellsville were in our town a few days last week trying to secure suitable property to establish a meat shop. We hope the young men will decide to locate here. We need more live business men. Professor C. W. MATTHIS, principal of the Greensburg Academy, is preparing for an entertainment in his school just before the holidays. The Academy is enjoying its most prosperous year. Professor MATTHIS is a teacher of reputation and scholarly attainments, a good disciplinarian and efficient instructor. On last friday, some boys saw "Crick" WHITE, colored, open the cellar door of J.L. WILSON's drug store and enter the cellar. Mr. WILSON was notified and when "Crick" made his exit he was arrested. A bottle of whiskey was found in his possession. He was tried before Judge HAMILTON and held over to await the action of the Grand Jury. NEATSBURG Jake GRANT, who was badly hurt by a log rolling over him some three weeks ago, is much improved. The Neatsburg church is now in course of erection. The work is being done by HOPKIN's Brothers who recently built a new church at Breeding. G.F. HARDWICK and B. RIGNEY are in Russell County on business this week. People in the locality are through gathering corn, and all crops have turned out better than expected. W.F. NEAT & Son have just opened up their winter stock of goods, and trade is reported good. J.F. NEAT, the popular traveling salesman for Altsheler & Company, Louisville, spent one night with us last week. We are always glad to see John. Misses Pearl NEAT and Laura R . . . visited S.C. NEAT last Friday. RAIN FALL Frank WINFREY of Neatsburg visited in this neighborhood Saturday and Sunday. Quite a number from this place attended the closing exercises of Miss Vinia ROYSE's school last Friday. L.F. HOLLADAY closed his school at Neatsburg last Tuesday and is home again. Elder Elijah BLEDSOE filled his appointment at Shiloh last Sunday. Brother BLEDSOE is a promising young preacher. He will enter the Bible College at Lexington after Christmas. W.G. McKINLEY closed his school at Oak Grove last Friday. This is five consecutive years Mr. McKINLEY has taught at Oak Grove and it is useless to say that he has given general satisfaction. Reverend Rice HARMOND failed to fill his appointment at White Oak Sunday. The Sunday-School at that place is well attended - S.A. EPPERSON, Superintendent. Professor W.H. McCAFFREE closed an excellant school at this place last Friday. Mr. McCAFFREE is one of Adair's best teachers and his many friends here wish him unbounded success. Tom, the little son of Mr. A.C. JEFFRIES, was painfully hurt last Saturday by his brother accidentally hitting him in the head with an ax. George CARTER Sr. and Mrs. B.F. POWELL and daughter Miss CAPPIE, who have been visiting in this and Russell County for some time, left for their homes, near Standford, last Monday. FAIRPLAY Billie Pete WILLIS left Thursday for Hart County on business. Charles HAYES of Hart County, who has been in this vicinity for some days, returned home Wednesday. John NEAT, commercial tourist, was here a few days ago. Henry FARLEE and wife of Iowa are visiting O.P. BENNETT. Levi BURBRIDGE was married last Wednesday to Miss Maggie EARLES. Long may they live and enjoy health, bliss and prosperity. Miss Willie CHAPMAN visited Miss Fannie HANCOCK and others at Cane Valley last week. Charles WILKERSON died at his home near Glenville last Sunday after a long and painful illness. Spare ribs, backbones and sausage is the bill of fare now. SPARKSVILLE The farmers are busy gathering corn and killing hogs. Ezekiel ROWE is very ill with malarial fever. Reverend R.F. MILLS and son are engaged in a protracted meeting at Antioch church. On the night of Nov. 28, the peace was greatly disturbed while the congregation was on their way home from church by a general street parade, in which one Mrs. ENGLAND and Mr. BURRIS were the principal actors. Mr. BURRIS was consorting Mrs. ENGLAND's daughter home in the midst of a great tumult. The mother of the "sweet sixteen" made it lively for BURRIS by loud protests, throwing his hat over into a field and hitting him on the head with her fist in a plucky manner. Loud shouts went up from the throng and Suire ROWE rushed up and commanded the peace, but of no avail. The writer is informed that BURRIS has a wife and four children. (I bet he don't after this writing). GRADYVILLE W.L. GRADY is attending court at Glasgow this week. C.O. MOSS is in Louisville buying goods for the firm of WILMORE and MOSS. Misses Sallie DIDDLE and Myrtie STAPLES visited here last week. Miss Ivy YATES, who is attending school at Greensburg, is at home on a visit. Miss Fannie TOWNSEND of Milltown is visiting Mrs. Maggie NELL. Anyone wishing to see George H. NELL will find him at this place engaged in the same business that he has been in for the last four or five years. Mesdames Bell GRADY and W.M. WILMER have been on the sick list for the past week. R.L. CALDWELL, Esq. has retired from the Blacksmith's shop and taken up the occupation of hunting quail. Professor E.V. THOMPSON"s school closed last Friday on account of the inclemency in weather. There was not many present to attend the closing exercises. Reverend W. H. SANDIDGE filled the pulpit at the Methodist church last Sunday night. Our people are always pleased to have Brother SANDIDGE preach to them. We understand that the Pastor of the Methodist church at this place, Reverend A. C. GENTLE, will begin a protracted meeting here in the near future and will be assisted by Reverend J.D. GILLUM of Scottville. Mrs. Mary CARTER, assisted by Miss Myrtie STAPLES, will open up a school here in a short time and if we don't have a first rate school, we will be badly disappointed. We have the material for the school and the ladies are efficient teachers. PELLYTON Miss Estelle WILLIS' school closed at this place last Friday. Miss WILLIS came into our midst a stranger. But her kind and loving disposition has won her many friends. It is hoped that she will teach a winter school here. Reverends BAWLS and BRAGG have been conducting a meeting at this place. The services closed last Sunday night. Misses Cora SWIGGETT and Ivy BEARD have been visiting Miss Ethel BREEDING of Eunice this week. J.W. BEARD and wife are visiting relatives in Lincoln County this week. Miss Fannie L. MORTON gave the young folks a singing last Thursday night, which was enjoyed by all who attended. Our energetic friend , W.H. LEMMON, who is pushing work on our Town Hall, has got the foundation laid and part of the framing up. But it is feared that he will get weak in the faith if some of our good citizens don't give him a hand. SWIGGETT & Son have moved their saw mill back to this place and will be ready for sawing in a few days. They will also attach a grist mill to the plant. PRICE'S CREEK Miss Lorena PILE closed her school at this place last Friday. She taught a good school and was very much liked by both pupils and patrons. Misses Ida WILSON, Ethel POWELL, Mr. and Mrs. Ophes KELTNER were visiting at J.O. NELSON's Sunday. Miss Sallie and Mr. Amos KELTNER, and Miss Dell Coomer, and Mr. Clink KELTNER, and Miss Ida WILSON and the writer of this had an enjoyable time last Sunday. Dr. James JOHNSON was in this neighborhood one day last week doing some dental work. Mr. Rig JONES and Miss. Rosy WILSON were married the 3rd. JAMESTOWN Notwithstanding the late heavy rain, Cumberland River has risen only a few inches, not sufficient to let even the smallest steamers out. We are glad to note that the sick of our town are improving. Mrs. G.F. JONES, whose protracted illness we have hitherto reported, is gaining strength. Miss Ethel PATTERSON, who has been confined about a month, has almost entirely recovered, and upon the whole we have an exceedingly healthy town. Arthur CARTER of McKinney, who is here ostensibly to visit relatives, is also paying frequent visits to the p.o. whither he goes in quest of communications, mostly verbal. He seems to like the free delivery system. Miss Isa DOWELL of Smith's Bottom who had been visiting her aunt, Mrs. S.A. GANN, returned home last Sunday, accompanied by her brother, H.L. DOWELL, of this place. Miss Haidee ROWE, who has been visiting Columbia for several weeks, has returned home, much to the delight of a young man whose haunts are about the PATTERSON house. Mrs. T.J. WINFREY is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J.C. WALFORD. Professor J.W. WARREN was in Somerset last week on business. J. Shelby ROWE of Hart County will begin a school here in January. We are informed that Stanley BAUGH, son of Dr. A. BAUGH of Rowena, has almost entirely lost his eyesight. Reverend Bell, the new Methodist minister, preached his first sermon here Sunday evening. It is quite a comment on the professedly moral and religious part of our town to go and look at the dusty pews in the church and then go around town and see the shining, brilliant surfaces of the much used and abused goods boxes, chairs, and various other receptacles for the weary anatomy of those whose chief virtue lies in the discouragemnet of every progressive measure introduced, and whose influence is more poisonous to society than the drunkard they love to berate. 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