Newspapers; Adair County KY The Adair County News, Columbia KY 22-Dec-1897

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JAMESTOWN
E.O. STONE of Monticello visited our merchants last week. Mrs. Ida TRIPLETT
of Columbia is visiting her sister, Mrs. ACRES. Mrs. E.S. FALKENBURG is on
the sick list. Miss Emma PERRYMAN of Creelsboro is visiting Mrs. O.B. VAUGHAN.
Charles HEYMAN, representing W.B. Belkap & Co., paid our merchants a flying
visit last Friday. Berry BUSTER of Creelsboro was in town Thursday on business.
Mrs. O.B. VAUGHAN, who has been quite sick for several days, is thought to be
improving. Miss Ella PAYNE of Denmark visited friends here last week. Miss
Willie WARREN visited in Glenville last week. Miss Nona WINFREY is visiting
her sister, Mrs. James WOLFORD. S.A. SIMPSON and wife of Kimble were in town
Tuesday. Sol STONE, who has been quite feeble for several days, is thought to
be some better. Willis ACRES was in Columbia last week on business. Judge
WILLIS and Estus BARGER (alias "RASTUS") of Monticello passed through this
place Monday enroute to Columbia. Professor N.W. MILLER, Principal of Columbia
M. and F. High School, was in town Monday last in the interest of his school.
J.F. MONTGOMERY and Marshall MARKHAM of Columbia were in town Monday.
J.W.WARREN sold his home to Judge FALKENBURG, and has bought a farm of
J.H. BARGER about two miles from town which he will move on to shortly. Our
intr school will be taught by Professor Shelby ROWE of Hart County. He comes
highly recommended and we hope to have a good school. Professor HUFFAKER will
move his family to Adair in the near future. Judge A. P. SIMPSON and wife
spent Saturday and Sunday with their son S.J. SIMPSON at Kimble. Miss Amanda
STONE of Liberty passed through here Friday en route to Monticello.

RAIN FALL
A Merry Xmas to the News and its readers. J.V. LAPSLEY of Russell County
visited in this community the first of the week. T.P. DUNBAR and wife were to
see the sick at A. C. JEFFRIE'S Sunday. We are very sorry to say that two of
the children are very sick yet. Aunt Charlotte EPPERSON is on the sick list
this week. Reverend Leslie BOTTOM preached at Shilo last Sunday. Reverend
GRIDER preached at Freedom Sunday. The meeting will be continued by Reverend
CAVE and others.

FAIRPLAY
Uncle William HARVEY , who has been in poor health for a year or more, died at
the residence of Mr. James G. YATES on Burns Creek this county last Thursday
morning in the 85th year of his age, he being the last one of that generation
of HARVEYS. Mrs. W.C. LOY, who has been dangerously ill with throat trouble,
is better. J.S. CHAPMAN, who has been in Louisville for several days past,
returned home Wednesday. We are expecting some marriages during the holidays.
Basil CHAPMAN returned Saturday from Louisville where he had been on business.

SPARKSVILLE
The dwelling and smoke houses of Issac HURT with their contents were burned to
the ground on the night of December 16. Mrs. T.A. ROWE is visiting her brother
ROBERT BLAIR, of Glenville who at this writing is very low with consumption.
The school at Antioch will close on December 24, instead of the 23 as was
stated in the last issue of the News.

CASEY CREEK
Not seeing a letter from this place, I will give a few brief notes. The news
is indeed a welcome visitor in our locality and read by many. Our school at
this place, taught by V. B. BEARD, closed last Friday night with a great
entertainment. Every one present pronounced it a success. Miss Mary SMYTHE of
Columbia was visiting Miss Sallie BEARD Saturday and Sunday. Elder Z.T.
WILLIAMS will fill his regular appointment at this church Saturday night and
Sunday during Xmas. Miss Mary McWHORTER has returned from a pleasant visit to
her sister Mrs. J.B. HOOD of Mannsville. Professor J.M. WOLFORD is teaching a
class in vocal music in the Catholic neighborhood. He is an up to date teacher
and has good success in his teachings.

JOPPA
Farmers are gathering corn. Several children have whooping cough in this
community. Tom DILLION of Elroy visited John YOUNG'S family last Saturday and
Sunday. E.E. CABELL, wife, and three children, who have been visiting
relatives and friends in this community, recently returned to their home in
Miami Station MO last week. Reverend E. W. BARNETT delivered an excellent
sermon at Zion last Sunday. He also makes the prayer meetings every Wednesday
night very interesting. L.C. CABELL'S school closed at Clear Spring last
Monday. Trade at this place is quite brisk. Ed MURRELL and daughter of Esto
visited L. C MURRELL'S family last week. Misses Vina and Viola ROYSE have
closed their schools and returned home.
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Several members of the family of A.C. JEFFRIES are still confined to their
beds with fever. Mrs. G.A. BRADSHAW of Montpelier visited her parents T.P.
JEFFRIES this week. Miss May EPPERSON is on the sick list. W.H. McCAFFREY of
Gradyville visited the family of H.P.WILLIS Saturday and Sunday. Alphonso
SALLEE was here this week on business. Miss Mary PENDLETON of Montpelier
visited her sister Mrs. Hudson CONOVER Monday. Tommie, son of Adair MONTGOMERY
is on the sick list. Miss Zilpha DUNBAR visited in this vicinity last week.
Miss Nona JEFFERIES visited friends and relatives in Russell County last week.
Misses Vera KENNETTE and Lillie MORGAN of Dunnville visited Miss Bershie
HOLLADAY last week. John ANDERSON and Erastus HOLLADAY left Monday morning for
the Southern market with two car loads of mules.

GRADYVILLE
Born to the wife of Robert YATES, on the 10th, a son. Reverend John STANTON is
now a citizen of our town. Reverend A.C. GENTLE filled the pulpit at the
Methodist church last Sunday. We have a very interesting Sunday School, which
meets at the Baptist church. Prayer meeting every Wednesday night at the
Methodist church. A.WALKER is buying a few aged mules, preparatory to shipment
to the Southern market. Jo HUNTER bought of J.D. WALKER & Son, a few days ago,
15 or 20 head of two and three year old steers. Messrs. SPARKS and KINNAIRD of
Red Lick were in this community the latter part of the week buying up hogs.
The price ranged from 2 1/2 to 2 3/4 cents per pound. Sam LEWIS was here
Friday buying eggs and feathers and sampling green apples. Miss Sallie DIDDLE
and Mrs. Sallie SHIRREIL and Belle GRADY are on the sick list this week.
Armstrong HILL and wife are in Louisville this week buying furniture. Mr. HILL
has recently completed the largest and nicest dwelling in Gradyville. Messrs.
John LOWE, Joe McCARGO and Lee TANDY, popular traveling men, were in our midst
last week. Mr. PLESS, special pension examiner, was here a few days last week.
Messrs. Charles YATES, G.H. NELL and Ben HUNTER, accompanied by George H. NELL
and J.A. DIDDLE, are enjoying the hospitality of Mr. Bert BOSTON and family of
Sulpher Well this week. The gentlemen of the party went down on a hunting
expedition and, as they are both good shots, we are expecting them to bag a
thousand quail, more or less.

ROWENA
Fred PERDUE of Albany is visiting his sister, Mrs. J.A. BECK. Miss Dollie
McFARLAND is visiting in Liberty this week. On last Saturday night, at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. Mack McFARLAND, a social was given to the young
people of this place in honor of Miss Pearl MEADOWS. J.A. BECK of this place
moved to Smith's Bottom this week. J.M. STEPHENSON and wife visited relatives
in Clinton County last week. The Literary Society closed at this place last
week. We thank Miss Pearl BAUGH for the kindness she showed by reading our
little paper, " The Rowena News". A.C. SNOW and wife are visiting relatives in
Albany this week. Brother HOGART of Albany will preach at the Methodist church
next Sunday. Tom MORRISON was in this community last week. Everett LESTER is
wearing mourning because his girl has left this community. Miss Tina HAYNES of
Denmark is visiting the Misses LESTERS. We have our telephone almost completed.
It will be a great benefit to our merchants.

NELL
John Lee WALKER of Gradyville visited this place a few days ago. The series of
meetings at East Fork church, conducted by Reverends DOCKERY and ENGLAND, have
closed. Dr. E.F. TAYLOR is trading in Geese, having shipped about fifty the
past week. R.S. MAUPIN has removed to his farm on Big Creek. Misses Cora and
Levia STEPHENS and Samuel VANCE of East Fork were visiting Claudia and Bessie
WALKER and Rufus PULLIAM last week. F.M. STAPP is preparing to return to Texas
after the holidays. P.R. and James GOSSER are at work on D.W. KINNARD'S house.
Jeff Taylor ROSS has returned from Illinois.

PERSONAL
W.L. WALKER Sr. is at Nell on business. George COFFEY was in Campbellsville
Saturday. T.C. DAVIDSON is on a business trip to Glasgow. J.C. STRANGE was
visiting in Greensburg Sunday. Jno. COMBEST of Camp Knox was in town Monday.
Miss Ida KINNARD is visiting her parents this week. James and F.M. HALE of
Kimble were in town Monday. Mrs. Lou B. TAYLOR has been quite sick for the
past week. Judge James GARNETT and S.L. POWELL were in Campbellsville last
week. J.W. SWEENEY, of Lancaster was in Columbia on business last Saturday.
Owen BANKS of Cane Valley was doing business in Columbia the first of the week.
M.H. MARCUM and J.F. MONTGOMERY were in Jamestown on business last week.
Mr. C.F. SHORT and wife of Indian Springs TN are stopping at the Smith Hotel.
J.G. STAPLES and R.Y. HINDMAN, students in Center College, are at home for the
holidays. M.J. LOVETT of the news force will spend the holidays at his home in
Bowling Green KY. Mr. J. F. LUCAS and J.B. PENCE of Somerset were in this city
last week and report collections "out of sight". Mr. and Mrs. Ed BUTLER have
been called to Green County on account of the dangerous illness of the latter's
brother. Elder Lawrence WILLIAMS is in Burksville. He will likely preach for
the Christian church in that city the ensuing year. Dr. L.E. WILLIAMS and Mr.
F.A. TAYLOR of Glasgow are visiting in this community. The latter is manager
of the Glasgow Republican. Mr. J.O. RUSSELL was in Big Stone Gap VA a few days
ago, the city that was and is not. He found his valuable lots gone. He brought
tidings of no great joy to many of us. "Uncle" Jimmie INGRAM, who is now in
his 83rd year and who has been identified with the Democratic party since the
death of the Whig organization , called at the News office Monday. Miss Carrie
HATCHER will arrive home Wednesday night from Harrodsburg where she has been
attending the Beaumont Female College. After spending the holidays, she will
return to school for the spring term.

TOOK HIS LIFE
Albert SCHILLING, a well known Richmond grocer, commits suicide. Brooding over
an imaginary misfortune is the only known cause. Albert SCHILLING, one of the
best known business men in Richmond, took his life last Tuesday morning. The
news of the man's rash act startled the people, as it was not known that there
could be any reason for SCHILLING ending his life. He had always seemed
healthy, properous and happy. SCHILLING went home on the morning of the
suicide after midnight, laid his money and keys on the table in the family
room, disrobed, and without revealing his intention to his wife, took from the
mantle a two-ounce bottle of carbolic acid. Going to the kitchen, he poured an
ounce and a half of the poison into a tin cup and swallowed the deadly draught.
Without saying a word to Mrs. SCHILLING , he returned to his room and lay down
for the night. A few minutes later his wife heard SCHLLING groaning in agony,
and becoming frightened over his terrible sufferings and her inability to get
an answer to her questions, she summoned the family physician. But before the
doctor arrived, SCHILLING died in the most horrible manner, the paroxysms
racking his body and his face being contorted in a dreadful way in death. His
friends have been unable to conjecture why the properous confectioner should
have committed suicide, but it is advanced by some that he had become worked
over the loss of the Frank FEHR beer agency, which he had for some months held
but recently lost, and had brooded over the magnified misfortune till he was
driven to the desparate deed he committed. The dead man had been conducting a
grocery and confectionary and had a satisfactory business. He came here from
Cincinnati about ten years ago and was generally respected by all who knew him.
He was a brother-in-law of Policeman Everett BERRY of this place and was a
member of one of the county's wealthiest and most esteemed families. He held a
$2,000 life insurance policy in the A.O.U.W., was twenty-eight years of age,
and leaves a wife and two children. The funeral occurred from the residence
last Wednesday. Mr. SCHILLING was well known by a number of Adair County
people.


AT THE ALTER
E.B. McCLEAN of Nashville to Miss Della LONG of Albany. The Glasgow Republican
has the following account of the McCLEAN-LONG marriage which will occur at
Albany today. The marriage of Mr. E.B. McCLEAN of Nashville TN to Miss Della
LONG of Albany KY on the 22nd of this month will be the leading social event
of Albany this season. Miss LONG is the charming daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.G.
LONG of Albany and is known by many Glasgow people. She is possessed of rare
accomplishments, and the belle of the county is a title easily accredited her,
through the county is noted for her feminine beauty. Mr. McCLEAN is the
traveling salesman for Manier, Dunbar & Co. of Nashville, one of the largest
wholesale houses in the South. He has built up a large trade through this
section and his personal popularity has been no small factor in the yearly
increase of business in his house. "Mack", as he is familiarly addressed by
his numerous friends here, is a great big hearted, jolly fellow, and is
strictly a first class business man, with friends wherever people are found.
The attendants at the marriage will be Misses Wanie HURT, Ethie and Nina
CARTWRIGHT of Albany, Messrs. C.W. HEYMAN and Todd WILLIAMS of Burksville, and
J.F. TAYLOR of this place. The marriage will take place at 8 o'Clock on the
22nd. Immediately after which, Mr. and Mrs. McCLEAN will leave for Mobile,
New Orleans, and other Southern points of interest. The Reverend C.M. MORRIS
of Burksville will officiate. The Glasgow people will be glad to know that
Mr. and Mrs. McCLEAN will make Glasgow their future home.

WEDDED
A unique wedding of a romantic couple in a den of lions. The most startling
marriage on record takes place at Zoological Society. Five thousand people in
the Zoo the other night witnessed the most unique and startling wedding on
record, says an exchange. A handsome young couple were wedded in a den of
feroucious lions. Four clergymen were in attendence to guard against the
possible contingency of a postponement of the ceremony in case the animals
devoured the reverend gentleman. Mr. Arthur C. STANDRASS, a well known
New York musician, was the groom, and Miss Charlotte WILBERG, a twenty year
old Boston girl, was the bride. The ceremony was performed by the Reverend
George READER of Ohio. There has been a big sensation in religious circles
here over the wedding, and as a result Reverend THURSTON, who originally
contracted to officiate, backed out at the last moment, owing to the objections
raised by brother clergymen. He furnished a substitute in the person of the
Ohio minister, and was himself on hand in case Mr. REEDER backed out at the
last minute or was eaten up before he tied the knot. At 9 o'clock, the wedding
posession entered, headed by a quartette of giant lion trainers, armed to the
teeth. Percy COOPER's boy choir followed, chanting a processional. Then came
the bride and groom, attended by two pretty little pages. The drop of a pin
could be heard, and all held their breath as the clank of the grated door
sounded and the trembling couple entered the cage. The trainer, with weapons
ready, watched the snarling beasts, Ceasar and Cleopatra, as they gazed with
yawning jaws upon the fair bride. In a few moments it was all safely over, and
the first couple ever married in a lion's den was pronounced man and wife.


MINISTERS COLUMN
Reverend T.F. WALTON preached at Ebenezer last Sunday. Reverend Jno. S.
CRANDALL will preach next Sunday at Clear Spring. Reverend S.J. THOMPSON
will preach next Sunday at Milltown. Reverend J.L. MURRELL will preach next
Sunday at Union Chapel. Reverend E.W. BARNETT preached last Sunday morning
to a large congregation at the Baptist church. Subject: "Ye Are The Light
Of The World", and in the evening his subject was, "The Great Invitation".
The many friends of Reverend George NEEDHAM, former presiding Elder of this
district, will be glad to know he is doing well in his new work in the city
of Louisville. In a letter to a friend here, he sends love to all his friends
in the district.

Basil CHAPMAN of Fairplay, this county, will travel for Grindstaff & Co.,
wholesale grocers, Louisville KY. Mr. CHAPMAN is a trustworthy young man who
has excellent business qualifications and, being universally popular, he will
doubtless build up a fine trade for his house.

LOCAL NEWS
W.T. DOHONEY and W.H. FLOWERS will start next Friday to Union Springs AL with
a car-load of cotton mules. Mr. A.R. FEESE of Cane Valley slaughtered a hog
last week that weighed 530 pounds net. "An Evening in Jerusalem", an
illistrated lecture by Elder J.W. McGARVEY Jr. at the Christian church
Saturday night. Elder McGARVEY will also render several beautiful songs.
Admission 25c. J.T. BARBEE Jr. killed 28 squirrels in one little hunt last
week. No ammunition is wasted when Tom does the shooting. We hope the various
churches in this place will see that every child in Columbia receives a
present this Christmas. Look over the town, and if there are children whose
parents are not able to purchase small gifts, see that the little ones are not
neglected.

All persons having claims against the estate of Olevia S. BUTLER or Eliza J.
SMITH are requested to present the same properly proven at the office of J.F.
MONTGOMERY at Columbia KY on or before the 1st day of February,1898.
J.W. SWEENEY, Admr

We understand that Dr. O. S. DUNBAR of Casey's Creek will remove to Columbia
at an early day. He will open an office and practice his profession, dentistry.

There will be four or five weddings in the vicinity of Cane Valley this week.
The following couples to be joined in wedlock have been reported to this
office: W.J. CONOVER and Miss Eliza BIGGS, Irvine THOMAS and Miss HARE,
Lindsay MILLER and Miss Etta FEESE, Lee FARRIS and Miss CAVE.

"Bullduck" MILLER is the Tom Sawyer of Columbia among the colored boys. We
contract with him weekly to turn the press. He never fails to bring less than
four boys with him. They watch him turn the big wheel and it looks so easy
they volunteer to help him and, when the edition is off, "Bullduck" has done
but little work and receives all the pay. When he walks out of the office the
boys follow him, wanting a piece, but the only response from "Bullduck" is,
"I am Shifty and I tell you that".

A W.C.T.U. organization was perfected here one evening last week. Mrs. Georgia
SHELTON was chosen President, Mrs. James GARNETT Sr. Vice President, Miss
Minnie KEMP Recording Secretary, Mrs. A.A. STRANGE Treasurer. We understand
that the organization has secured quarters in the Isenburg Building and will
have regular meetings. The Womans' Chrisitian Temperance Union has a national
reputation and it is accomplishing much good throughout the United States.

FAIRPLAY
Hog killing is in full blast. J.S. CHAPMAN was in Louisville last week on
business. Bettie LOY, the little daughter of W.T. LOY, is very sick with
remitting fever. Z.T. SAMUEL and family have been quite sick for several days
but are now on the mend. The farmers are using their two horse turning plows
rapidly in this vicinity. J.F. GADBERRY is very low with typhoid fever. His
brother James, who has been very low, is convalescent. O.H. McCLISTER Jr.
found near his home a butter weed which measured twenty feet in length and
four and a half feet in circumference. The Walnut Grove school, which was
taught by Miss Leona McCLISTER, closed last Wednesday a week. Everyone is well
pleased with her teaching. Mr. Roy BENNETT and Miss Elizabeth SPARKS were
united in mariage last Sunday, December 12, at the home of the bride in
Cumberland County. Roy is the son of Mr. Edward BENNETT, a well known citizen
of this community, while Miss Lizzie is the daughter of Mr. J.W. SPARKS,
formerly a citizen of this County. Our best wishes are extended to the happy
couple. Brother CRANDALL preached a very interesting discourse at Concord
church on the second Sunday. Basil CHAPMAN, who has been in the dry goods
business at Cane Valley for some time past, has now retired from business and
is now residing with us at his old Fairplay home.

GREENSBURG
Heck SMITH and family took possesion of the MOORE property recently. The 
County School Superintendent-elect, B.K. PULLIAM, has purchased property from
Aleck PENICK and moved into it last Saturday. The infant child of J.L. HOWELL
is seriously ill with scarlet fever. We have quite a number of cases of that
disease this fall, but they have all been of a mild form. The ordinance of
baptism was administered to eighteen converts at Sarden's Ford in Green River
Sunday afternoon as a result of a series of meetings held at Cox's Bend by
Reverend GREEN, pastor of the Baptist church at this place.

EDMONTON
December 11, 1897. Mr. Editor: This evening finds me in Edmonton , the County
Seat of Metcalf County, where I have been for the last three weeks attending
upon my son, who has been very low with what seems to be a combination of
typhoid and bilious fevers, and I am sorry to say that after four weeks of
severe illness, there are little, if any, indications for the better.
Edmonton has a population of about 250. It has 3 dry goods stores, 3 drug
stores, 2 blacksmith shops, 2 hotels, 3 doctors, 5 lawyers, 1 church, and a
banking house, two stories high and 66 feet wide, now about completed, and I
am told that the bank will be in operation about the first of January, 1898.
It also has a steam saw mill and a respectable court house and jail, and some
as kind of people as can be found anywhere. I learn that a free-for-all fight
occurred last evening at Lafayette, this county, in which Sam WELLS was
stabbed fatally by Ed HAYS. HAYS was brought here and put in jail about
5 o'Clock this morning and his brother Henry is under guard awaiting trial
which will come off some time this week. Further paticulars not known at this
writing. I am not acquainted with both the hotel keepers at this place,
neither do I wish to write an advertisement for either, but permit me to say
that Mr. W.T. ENGLAND, the proprietor of the hotel where I am stopping, is an
Adair County man and his wife is one of Adair's best women, and that the
people of Adair county can do no better than to patronize the ENGLAND HOTEL
when stopping at this place. If this finds not its way to the waste basket,
I may write again. M.T. 

A SOCIAL
Miss Lavina COFFEY gave a social at her home Saturday night in honor of Miss
Lula McLEAN and quite a number of her friends. The evening was delightfully
spent. Miss McLEAN, with the assistance of the hostess, made everything
pleasant and happy. Near the hour of midnight all departed, only regretting
that the evening was so short. May we have another social of the same kind
soon is the wish of many.

A SMART DOG
Mr. John N. CONOVER, the liveryman, has perhaps the most intelligent dog in
all this County. He is a Shepard and is valued very highley by his owner.
Mr. George COFFEY went out home with Mr. CONOVER a few days ago, and upon his
return related the following to a representative of the news; "Well sir, John
CONOVER has got the smartest dog I ever saw, and if he was mine I wouldn't
take a hundred dollars for him. I was out at John's today, and it was raining.
The dog was lying by the stove and John said to him calling him by name, 'this
fire is about out - go and get a stick of wood'. The dog sprang up, went
hastily to the wood-house and returned with a stick of wood in his mouth.
Mr. CONOVER then remarked, 'go upstairs and get my old hat'. The summons was
obeyed and in two minutes Mr. CONOVER was presented with his hat, but it was
not the one he wanted so he told the dog to take it back and bring another
one, describing it, and this time no mistake was made. He then said to
the dog, 'it is raining - go and see that the cattle are in the field
convenient to the barn'. The dog started with a yelp, and it was not long
until he came in, satisfying his master that his orders had been obeyed."
George COFFEY is up on dogs and is the owner of several good ones, but says
this one of CONOVER's simply takes the cake.

OBITUARY
On November 18, 1897, the angel of death visited the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J.S. ROYSE and claimed for its victim their son, John Grundy. He was born
February 4th, 1893, and although his earthly stay was hardly five years, his
bright face and merry voice had shed their light and joy in the home, and his
childish love had entwined itself around the hearts of his parents so closely
that, when snatched away by the relentless hand of death, it cast a gloom over
their home to never be forgotten. How lonely life without the joy and light
his little life shed around the home of his childhood, earth is poorer, but
heaven is richer, and the light that went out on earth shines brighter in
heaven and, with its attractive rays, is drawing the home circle onward to
glory.

Beleiving in the old adage that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, we
will therefore omit the publication of the News next week and join the merry
Christmas parties. Wishing all a Merry Christmas, and that the troubles and
vexations of life may be forgotten, that all strife and malice may be
smothered by merry greeting, and that each and every one may be happy.
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!!!!


STATE NEWS, 
Taken from
THE ADAIR COUNTY NEWS
DECEMBER 22 1897 EDITION


Princeton has a large Bryan Glee Club.
The foundry at Middlesboro is working full time
Three toll-gates were raided in Montgomery County
All the drummer"s out of Louisville report good trade
There are 817 patients in Eastern Lunatic Asylum at Lexington
In Harlan County WILLIAM OSBORNE shot and killed JOS. MESSER
Fifteen burglaries have occurred in Loagan county in the past few days
P.K. SPRAWLS, of Monroe County was killed in a swa mill in Texas
A good road club has been organised by the farmers of the bluegrass
ED PHELPS of Albany Landing swears he has the best bloodhounds in the
State.
Mrs. BURRELL LAWLAS died at her home near Glasgow, last week in her 87th
year
HIRAM SHAW, who was one of the most prominent men of Lexington is dead.
Dr. C.H. TODD has been elected President of the Owensboro Confederate
Association.
The Truxton mines and coke ovens at Pineville were bought by Hobb & Co,
. of Middlesboro.
Electric lights are a sure go for LaGrange. The plant will be operated
by MELLVANE BROS.
Col. JACK CHINN'S kennel of fox hounds has been increased by the
addition of three noted hound dogs
WM. DRAKE was killed and SAM GORDON badly injured by the explosion of a
boiler at Lexington.
A bill will be pushed in the coming Legislature to establish a negro
normal school at Russellville.
Danville holders of real estate at Superior Wis are jubilant over the
big boom now on in that region.
For the January term of the grayson circuit court only nine case have
been brought, and six of them are divorce.
At Versailles the Woolford Republicans ask for the absolute repeal of
the civil service law immediately if not sooner.
The Republicans are holding mass meetings in different county seats
passing resolutions condeming civil service reform.
Sufficient stock has been subscribed to extend the Elizabethtown &
Boston telephone line to new haven and work will begin at once.
Over 5,000 rabbits have been shipped from Oldham county this season.
Most of them were snared by means of a string, sapling and apple
SARAH WILLIAMS, Elizabethtown, a colored woman, caught fire and her life
was only saved by her clothin being stripped from her by her husband.
People living in the priceville and Cub run neighborhood, Hart county
have been greatly annoyed by the cattle thieves the last few months.
WILLIAM THARP, near Etna Furnace, Hart County, had his barn burned a few
nights ago. He lost all his corn, wheat and working utensils. No
insurance
Mr. T. H. McCOMAS an old and highly respected citizen of Cumberland
county, died last week, of lung trouble. He was a very old man and his
death was not unexpected.

The will of the late R.A. ROBINSON was admitted to probate in the
Jefferson county court last week. After making bequests to his
sister-in-law and niece, he willed the residue of his estate to his
seven sons, share and share alike. The estate is worth $600,000

NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATES
A pretty Wisconsin girl eloped with and married a negro. Tom WATSON will be
nominated for Govenor of Georgia by the populists of that State. In the
neighborhood of $100,000 was stolen from registered letters on a postal route
leaving New York. Louis SUMMERS, a private detective, was rescued from death
by suffocation by a pet dog in Louisville. Bandits, who held up a train in
Texas, were put to flight by train guards. The leader of the robbers was
killed. Deliah FAILS, the girl who killed her lovers father near Waverly Iowa,
was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. John G. WOODS, who was removed as
Superintendent of the Mails for partisan reasons, has hopes of reinstatement.
The bedroom of Mrs. J.T.S. BROWN of Louisville was entered by robbers and
$1,500 worth of diamonds was stolen. Damage by the big fire in Philidelphia
was much heavier than shown by first estimates. The losses aggregate $800,000.
Bank clearings in the United States during the past week increased 16 per cent
over the corresponding week last year. Reverend F.Z. BURKETT, a Christian
minister, was caught in a room with a girl at midnight at Anderson IN and was
arrested. John KELLEY, a lunatic living near South Bend IN, committed suicide
by setting off a charge of dynamite beneath his feet. The railroads have been
given until January 1, 1900 to finish the equipment of all cars with automatic
couples and air brakes. Tennessee's anti-cigarette law has been knocked out by
a decision that packages of ten cigarettes may be termed "origil packages".
A meeting of Mississippi and Louisiana yellow pine lumber manufactures has
approved the high duty on lumber fixed by the Dingley tariff bill. It is said
that friends of the Hawaiian Treaty in the Senate are afraid to press the
measure, being doubtful of their ability to secure a two-thirds majority.
Twenty-five thousand cotton mill workers in the vicinity of Fall River MA are
are to receive a reduction in wages amounting to not less than 10 percent.
Whan attacked by two highwayman in the outskirts of Paducah, Mrs. Mary PERDUE,
a market woman, drew a pistol and fired two shots putting the men to flight.
Messrs. John F. DAVIS and Ion B. NALL are candidates for the Democratic
nomination for Commissioner of Agriculture, although the election is nearly
two years off. The body of Mrs. James BARNEY, who was buried at Bloomington IN
37 years ago, was exhumed a few days ago, when it was found that her hair had
grown to be six feet long. Lenne WINSLOW of Kansas City has been awarded a
judgement for $10,000 for a dislocated kidney while being initiated into the
Knights of Maccabees. He sued for $25,000. The steamer W.K. PHILLIPS was
burned to the waters edge near Dover TN. Her cargo, consisting of corn and
merchandise consigned to Nashville and Clarksville parties, was lost. John
Watts KEARNEY Jr., who was committed to jail in Jersey City two months ago as
a common drunkard at the instance of his father, is still a prisoner, and his
aunt, the Marquise de Kennel, is endeavoring to have him released. Spanish
authorites in Cuba have about abandoned any hope they may have had that
insurgents would surrender or accept the scheme of autonomy. Business men of
Havanna are said to be greatly discouraged by the situation. They do not now
look for a speedy end of the revolution.

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