Newspapers; Adair County KY The Adair County News 17-Nov-1897 Submitted by: Laura Frost Wright lsllwright@fuse.net Submission Date: 14-Nov-2001 STATE NEWS: A mild form of scarlett (sic) fever is in the schools at Frankfort. Two negroes escaped from the Munfordsville jail a few nights ago. Cha(rle)s BROWN of Nicholasville is organizing a company to go to the Klondike. Brent CURD, a sixteen year old boy, was run over and killed by a train at Williamsburg. The proposition to issue bonds to build pikes in Woodford County failed. It did not receive two thirds vote. Jesse KIRKLAND, who waylaid and killed Jack JOHNSON for abducting his daughter, was aquitted at Maysville. The foundry and machine shops burned at Middlesborough last Thursday night. Loss (was) $500,000, insurance $100,000. Dan CURRY who murdered John W. CORLEY, the well known drummer, at Corbin, has been adjudged a lunatic and sent to the asylum. Henry SUMMERS, son of J.P. SUMMERS, fell from the train at Sonora last week and was so badly mangled that both his legs had to be amputated. He died from the operation. There was an attempt to assassinate William CUNNINGHAM, Station Agent of the Louisville & Nashville at Paris. He received a number of shots in the face. The guilty parties are unknown. The Court of Appeals has sustained the judgement of the lower court in the Nick RAY case. It will be remembered that Nick RAY shot and killed Aldert SCOTT, a young lawyer, at Edmonton last year, and was given a life sentence. The case was tried at Tompkinsville. DIED: Mr. Charley Dick Willis, who was born and reared in Adair County but whose home has been in Moody TX for the past twenty years, died on the 14th inst. He was afflicted with typhoid fever. He was the son of Mr. Pascal WILLIS and uncle of E.T. WILLIS, this city. TAKE NOTICE: All persons indebted to CONOVER & COFFEY for livery are hereby notified that they must come and pay their accounts. We need the money and must have it. CONOVER & COFFEY, Columbia KY TO THE TRADE: I have moved my stock of goods to the Tutt block, and will do business on a new plan. 1st, I will not sell goods on credit to anyone. 2nd, prices will be alike to all and they will be very reasonable. Good produce taken in exchange for goods. Cash paid for eggs. Frank SINCLAIR. GONE WRONG: Dr. McCANLAS, a prominent physician of Campbellsville, (is) missing. About ten days ago, the citizens of Campbellsville made up one hundred dollars for the purpose of sending Buster WILLOCK to a Keeley Cure. The money was placed in the hands of Dr. McCLANLAS, a physician who located in Campbellsville several months ago, to convey Buster to a sanitarium. They went to Cincinnati and there the doctor disappeared with all the money. Buster made dilligent enquiry as to his whereabouts and learning nothing, dispatched to Campbellsville for money to defray his expenses home. Saturday morning the wife of McCANLAS left Campbellsville, presumably to meet her husband; just where is clouded in mystery. The foregoing is public chat all over the County and for that reason we can see no impropriety in giving the facts through the News. In justice to the doctor, we will state that there are those who are charitably inclined to think that he is on a spree and will turn up all right. Since writing the above, we learn that WILLOCK has returned home and that all the doctor's plunder has been attached for debts. FOUND: A saddle, near my residence, on Sunday before the election. The owner can have same by describing it and paying for this notice. DR. W.R. GRISSOM JAMESTOWN: Mrs. S.A. GANN is visiting her parents in Smith's Valley, Miss Will WARREN her cousin W.P. PAYNE of Denmark. Mrs. Oscar ROWE, accompanied by her son P.S. ROWE, left Wednesday for Hart County where they will spend several weeks with relatives. Mr. SINCLAIR of Milltown has rented property owned by Judge CRISP and located here. Miss Ethel PATTERSON, who has been quite sick for the past three weeks, is improving. Dr. A. BAUGH of Rowena, who was elected County Clerk at the last election, anticipates moving to town. MINISTER'S COLUMN: Reverend T.F. WALTON will preach at Ebenezer Sunday.Rev. J.S. CRANDALL will preach at Tabor next Sunday. "UNCLE SOL" TURPIN preached at Concord last Sunday. Reverend S.J. THOMPSON will preach next Sunday at Cane Valley. Reverend E.W. BARNETT preached at Gradyville last Monday night. Reverend W.B. CAVE is engaged in a meeting at Pleasant Ridge, Green County. Reverend W. B. CAVE preached last Saturday and Sunday at 2nd, Freedom this County. Reverend S.J. THOMPSON preached at Carmel last Sunday; one baptized and received into the church. Elders Z.T. WILLIAMS and J. Q. MONTGOMERY will begin a meeting at the Christian Church next Sunday. Reverend J. W. CRAWLEY has been engaged the last week in holding revival meetings at the Baptist Church Cane Valley. There will be union services Thanksgiving day at the Presbyterian church, Reverend T.F. WALTON has been chosen to preach the Thanksgiving sermon. Reverend T.F. WALTON, pastor, preached at the Presbyterian church last Sunday. Morning subject (was) "Total Abstinence"; evening subject (was) "Cross Bearing". Reverend J.L. MURRELL, presiding elder, preached at Mt. Pleasant last Sunday. He will preach in Russell and Wayne Counties during the remainder of the week. There will be preaching at the Baptist church next Sunday by the pastor, Reverend E.W. BARNETT. Subjects (will be): morning, "Soul Winning"; evening, "The Election". Reverend J.S. CRANDALL preached last Sunday morning at Antioch and in the afternoon at Concord. He will preach at Concord in the morning and Antioch at night the second Sunday in December. The many friends of Reverend W.W. LAMBUTH, formerly pastor of the Methodist church of this city, will be glad to know that his health is rapidly improving and he feels that he is able to do sucessful work. BURKSVILLE: Mr. G.T. HERRIFORD and family will remove to Columbia about the first of the year and engage in the hotel business. Mr. HERRIFORD is a good hotel man, having been in the business here for several years. Circuit Court will open in the morning. The docket is light - but few important cases ready for trial. The Grand Jury, I undertand, is composed of good men who will use their utmost endeavor to break up the "Blind Tigers" that are scattered over the county. Bob YOUNG, who was recently elected assessor, will be in town to-morrow. Bob is very much elated over his election. He is a staunch Democrat and defeated his Republican opponent by a good majority. Cumberland usually gives from 250 to 300 Republican. The first day of Circuit Court always brings a large crowd to town. The patent medicine vender will be here with a pretty speech, and will doubtless succeed in humbugging a number of our farmers. It seems very strange to your correspondent that an honest farmer will walk up to a patent medicine fakir and pay him a dollar for a bottle of stuff that is perfectly useless when he gets releif at a neighboring drugstore for ten cents. GREENSBURG: With kind wishes for the success of the your paper, we ask space in your columns for some Green County news. Circuit Court begins at this place next Monday. The farmers are still buying fertilizer and sowing "dollar" wheat. R.L DURHAM has just returned from Pulaski and Casey Counties where he delivered some nursery stock. John A. HOBSON, one of our leading merchants, is erecting a very elegant and spacious business house adjoining the bank lot. The election is over and the Democrats can hardly believe they are yet in Green County and, from the deportment of the Republicans, they think they have changed counties. The thinking men of this county at first thought maybe there was some virtue in McKINLEY's "Dollar Wheat" boom but when they seen it topple from that price they decided that there was a trick in McKINLEY, or else he had nothing to do with the price of wheat. The colored man got balky in this County. He could neither be led nor pushed. He reasoned that if the Republicans freed him away back in the sixties, as they claimed, he was free now and that he would vote as he pleased, and did vote as he pleased. LOCAL NEWS: A great many chestnuts have been shipped from Adair this fall. All the common schools of Adair will close in about three weeks. The attention of the public is called to the adverstisement of the male and female high school. Our School Superintendent, Mr. L.L. MURRELL, was kept busy during the whole of last Saturday paying teachers. There was a "new coon in town" the other night. It was cooked and highley enjoyed by those who sat around the festival board. The new home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. TURNER of Campellsville was gladdened Friday morning, Nov 12, by the arrival of a son. Thanksgiving services will be held at the Presbyterian church on Thursday the 25st and the sermon will be preached by Reverend T.F. WALTON. Circuit Court is in session at Burksville; Judge W.W. Jones is on the bench. The docket for this term is light, and court will adjourn Saturday. We are receiving a second shipment of Ladies underwear and furnishing goods - awful cheap - RUSSELL and MURRELL. A gentleman who is in a position to know informed the News last Sunday that a hotel building would be erected on the square and be in operation in less than six months. The fire alarm sounded at 10 o'clock last Saturday morning came from the residence occupied by Mark FRAZURE and Mrs. ALLEN. The ceiling in an upper room caught from a defective flue but the fire was extinguished before any damage was done. James T. QUARLES of this city just accepted a position with BRITCHFORD & Co., wholesale dealers in stoves and tinware, Louisville, and is now on the road. Jim is polite, industrious and perfectly reliable, and the merchants could not give their orders to a more deserving young man. MR. Robert BLAIR, the sheriff of Adair County, has been in very feeble health for several months past, not able to attend to the business of his office. At this writing, he is better and his friends hope to see him about soon. During his illness, the business is being conducted satisfactorially by his faithful deputies, Fred HANCOCK, Mont YARBERRY, and Tom WHITE. There was a report in circulation during the County Canvas to the effect that S.H. MITCHELL, the jailer of the County, had received in fees during his term largely more than was due him. Of course this report was erroneous, as the state fixes the fees of the County officers and they cannot draw more than is allowed them by law. A man named NORRIS, hailing from Cumberland county, charged with horse stealing was arrested in the western portion of this County last week by William ENGLAND of Metcalf. He is charged with having stolen a horse, bridle and saddle from A.G. THOMPSON, of Barren County, all of which were recovered. NORRIS is now in the Glasgow jail. Mont YARBERRY , deputy sheriff, had a lively chase after Sam POLLARD Monday morning. POLLARD was in town, and seeing YARBERRY, who had a bench warrant for him, took up Greensburg street at a rapid gait, followed by the officer who caught him in the suburbs of the city and served his papers. A small bond was required which POLLARD gave. It is very annoying to a minister while speaking to a congregation to hear whispering going on all over the church, and it is passing strange that some young people in this community will engage in this conduct. No one likes to be publicly reproved and charitably disposed. The News advises those who have acted unbecoming in church to quit such conduct and grow to be good men and women. BREEDINGS: The new paper is a sucess. Everybody is well pleased with it. Reverend Robert ENGLISH preached for us Sunday morning. Mr. Frank FIRQUIN will take charge of the post office soon. Mrs. R.G. BREEDING will be his assistant. Mr. G.W. DILLION made a business trip to Edmonton Saturday. Reverend T.J. WINFREY has not called to see his friends since before the election. Messrs. BREEDING & SIMPSON have lost their shop. They have been searching for it throughout the neighborhood. We have an interesting Sunday-school every Sunday. Dr. G.T. SIMPSON and wife were in Columbia Saturday. Reverend Geo(rge) BREEDING filled his appointment at Providence Sunday. Mr. R.P. BREEDING has been on the sick list for several days, but we are glad to report his condition improved. M.A. TRAYLOR's school will close in two weeks. Reverend Geo(rge) BREEDING is erecting a new feed barn. CANE VALLEY: Mr. Johnnie DUDGEON, and his beautiful little daughter Miss Effie of Washington County, were visiting relatives here last week. Uncle Richard MASSIE, an old colored man of respectability, died here last Monday evening at 7 o'clock. He was 60 years old. Mr. John CHAPMAN bought of S.G. BANKS last week the lot known as the Chrisitie lot for $210. He will build a new residence soon. Dr. E.B. ATKINSON, our popular physician, is visiting his home people in Barren County this week. We are glad to state that the little daughter of DeSoto BEARD, who was accidentally shot by him last week, is improving nicely. Mr. A.R.. FEESE returned home from Louisville last Saturday night, where he had been attending Federal Court, FAIRPLAY: Creed HASKINS, one of the oldest traveling salesmen on the road, was here last week. Mr. Frank STRANGE of Crocus will move to our vicinity at an early date. He will occupy the Jesse V. WHITE farm. Farmers are gathering corn with a rush. Some report their crops are better than expected. Mr. Eldridge BLAIR is very feeble with thyroid (typhoid?) fever. Miss Hester THOMAS, daughter of Mr. Tandy THOMAS, has been quite sick but is better now. Mr. Lafayette BRYANT is also very sick. Mr. Mont YARBERRY was home today He says he will not be a citizen of Adair County during Judge BUTLER'S incumbency. Since the election is a thing of the past, we have a great calm. The boys have blown in their boodle and all is quite. Mr. W. B. YATES is drilling a well for Mr. Dock CONOVER on Glenn's Fork. Mr. Frank SANDERS well is still dry, we understand, not withstanding a good shaking up with dynamite. Squirrels and quail are plentiful. The grape crop is an utter failure this year but we have walnuts in abundance. J.G. and F. H. BRYANT are on the sick list this week. James GADBERRY, who has been very low with fever for the past four or five weeks, is slowly improving. J.G.TURNER is erecting a new dwelling. Farmers are filling their corn cribs. Mr. W. B. YATES and wife were visiting the family of Rob(er)t YATES of Glensfork last Sunday. W(illia)m GRIDER and family, who have been on the road from Texas to old Kentucky for eight to ten weeks, landed at M.B. GRIDER's Saturday night. J.O. McCLISTER and wife, Piner HARVEY JR. and wife attended the marriage of Albert TURNER to Miss Surhina BLOYD at the bride's home in Russell County last Sunday. Immediately after the happy pair were joined together, the crowd repaired to the house of the groom's father, Mr. J.M. TURNER, where they partook of the bountiful repast prepared for the occasion. RAIN FALL: Farmers are about done sowing wheat. The crop sown is larger than usual. Corn gathering is the next work; crop not so good as last year. W.H. McCAFFREE's school at this place is getting on nicely. Taylor SANDER's son was buried at the Dice graveyard last Saturday. James FLOYD, son of A.M. FLOYD, is sick with typhoid fever. W.H. PATTERSON, who has been confined to his room for a long time, is no better. W.S. HURT is building a nice dwelling house. Reverend BALLEW is holding a series of meetings at Pleasant Hill this week. Uncle Sol TURPIN preached at Shiloh church last Sunday. Whiskey got the best of some of the boys at Shiloh church last Sunday and a fight was the result. Ed CABBELL of Bosworth MO, we understand, wants to buy a carload of sheep while he is in our midst. T.I. SMITH says Uncle Bob GRAVES raised a pumpkin that weighed 18 pounds. Who can beat it? NELL: Mr. James MONDAY is on the sick list. Master Leonard WALKER, who was bitten by a mad dog a few days ago, is almost well. Messrs. B. and S.R. WALKER sold a fine lot of hogs last week at a low price. Mrs. Kate PULLIAM of Cumberland County is visiting at this place. Luther and James BELL made a business trip to Edmonton last Saturday. The school at this place will be out on the 26th. The attendance this year has been very good. Scott HUGHES has completed his "Mitchell Song Hurrah" for SCOTT. Nell has a new blacksmith - James COOMER. Dr. TAYLOR has been very sick (politically) since the election. Mr. F.R. STAPP of this place went to TX some three months ago. Last Wednesday he returned saying the "Prosperity" had actually struck TX and it is now possible to sell cotton at 4 1/2 cents. Dingley prosperity. MONTPELIER: Elder Z.T. WILLIAMS is in Cave City this week. Lawrence WILLIAMS, who has been spending a few days at home, has returned to Monticello KY. Master Sam WHEAT visited relatives in Taylor County last week. John L. HURT, the oldest son of (?) HURT of this city, has gone to Mac IL. He expects to make that his home for awhile. It is reported that Professor Horace FRIES will open a new school in January. Will WADE, a colored , was carelessly handling a pistol, fired the ball passing through his hand making a painful wound. Miss Vena ROYSE, the teacher of Pleasant Hill school, is preparing a small entertainment at the closing of her school, which will be in December. The nimrods of this section are cleaning the rust out of their guns and putting in a full supply of ammunition. Quail was never more plentiful. We are anticipating some fine sport. We understand that there will be a telephone line built from Creelsboro via Kindall, Rowena, and Greasy Creek, and also one from Creelsboro to Lick Branch. This will be a long felt want, by connecting the upper part of the river with the lower. This will make almost a solid line from Burnside to Nashville touching the important towns and landings along the Cumberland River. One of the cleanest and prettiest farms in Adair County is owned by Mr. Z.M. Staples, three quarters of a mile from Columbia. Mr. STAPLES recently purchased the land, and the improvements he has put upon it evidently has enhanced its value seven or eight hundred dollars. A handsome two-story front is yet to be erected, and when completed there will not be a more desirable home in Adair county. PERSONAL: S. Leslie POWELL was in Campbellsville Monday. W.C. MURRELL has been sick for the past week. Mrs. E.G. ATKINS was on the sick list last week. W.R. LYON of Campbellsville was in Columbia Monday. Judge Jas GARNETT is attending the Green Circuit Court. Messrs. L.B. HURT and T.C. DAVIDSON are in Burksville. Miss Rosa ELLIS was seriously ill several days ago. Miss Lora WEST, who was quite sick last week, is about well. Hon. H.C. BAKER is attending the Cumberland Circuit Court. Mr. Charley McGEE of Burksville was in Columbia Saturday. Miss (?) ROWE of Jamestown is visiting Miss Sallie MONTGOMERY. Mrs RUE of Park Rapid MI is visiting relatives near Montpelier. Mr. Ed CABBELL and family of Carrollton MO are visiting relatives in Adair. Mr. J.B. PIERCE of Somerset is here this week looking after Knoxville nursery stock. Miss Ida KINNAIRD of Red Lick is in Columbia taking music lessons from Mrs. Rollin HURT. Misses Ivy SMITH and Mont WALFORD were visiting in Campbellsville the first of the week. Hon. H.C. BAKER and wife visited their son, W.L. BAKER and wife of Monticello, last week. Mrs. Jennis HARDIN of Harrodsburg KY is visiting the family of Mr. and Mrs. Richard HATCHER. Mr. Bob WILLIS who lives near Glenville, is in a very critical condition, his flesh is sloughing from the bone. Mrs. C.H. YATES, J.N. COFFEY and wife, and Tom FLOWERS of Gradyville returned from Louisville Saturday night. Mr. C.W. DORSEY, representing the United States Life Insurance Company, visited Mr. J.G. EUBANK and family last week. Mr. C.B. EPPERSON, of the firm of Epperson & Willis of Joppa, is in Louisville this week purchasing a general line of dry goods, groceries, etc. Messrs. Aanderson HOLLADAY, Tho(ma)s P. DUNBAR, Rob(er)t FEESE, M.J. MURRELL, George AKIN, J,J. BIGGS, and W.A. GARNETT, who have been serving as Federal jurors (in) Louisville, returned home last night. NERVE SAVED HIM: "Shoot you like a dog if you move a muscle" said the Lieutenant to Quantrell. The reckless and daring man (was) given his worst scare at Danville KY. Current stories regarding the career of Quantrell, the noted guerilla who harassed the Union soldier, have resulted in bringing to light the fact that his most thrilling and probably his most narrow escape from death occurred in Danville. Quantrell made but one excursion through this part of KY but it was a bold dash and he left a trail of blood behind him, more than one Federal soldier or sympathizer being found with the Quantrell mark - the bullet hole in the forehead just between the eyebrows. On the day of Quantrell's close call, he had arrived in Danville from Hustonville, Lincoln County. At Hustonville, he had halted to lay in a fresh stock of horseflesh and there some of his band had murdered a Union officer. A woman who had been at Hustonville preceded the guerillas to Danville and when Quantrell reached the city, she recognized him and spoke to him, calling him by name. Quantrell simply smiled and said to her, "Why madam, you were never more mistaken in your life. I am Capt.- of the Federal Army." Quantrell and all of his men were attired in Federal uniforms and were posing as Federal scouts. They halted in Danville and, as Federal soldiers were in the habit of passing in and out of towns in small squads, no particular attention was paid to the guerrillas until they had been in town five or six hours. The woman who had accosted Quantrell upon his arrival believed he had deceived her and she told a young Federal lieutenant then in town what she thought about the men who had arrived that morning. Quantrell and his men were going about town pretty much as they pleased, lounging around the hotels and salons, feeling perfect security. The lieutenant, from the description furnished by the woman and from what he had heard of Quantrell, was convinced that the fine looking fellow masqueradling in Federal clothing was none other than the guerrilla and determined to kill or capture him. The lieutenant procured a carbine and started upon a hunt for this man. He finally caught sight of him walking down the main street of the town, Quantrell was alone. He walked the length of several squares down one side of the street and started up the other side, the lieutenant with the carbine in his wake all the time, waiting for an opportunity to corner his man. About the middle of the main square, Quantrell entered a saloon, and called for a drink. Just as Quantrell reached over the bar railing to take up a glass, he glanced into the big mirror against the wall and noticed the Federal lieutenant entering with carbine ready to fire. Quantrell very cooly set the glass down, turned about and faced his pursurer. The carbine had by this time been brought to the lieutenant's shoulder. Its muzzle was within three feet of the guerrilla's breast and the eye which looked down the shining barrel was keen and cool. Quantrell dared not make a false move and he was powerless to protect himself by force. His heavy overcoat was buttoned up to his chin making the pistols at his waist useless. He gazed at the lieutenant very complacently for a brief period, smiled, and said, "How now comrade, what are you going to do with that gun?". "Shoot you like a dog if you move a muscle" was the reply. "You are Quantrell; you have played it for a long time, but now you are my prisoner." "March into that room over there." Quantrell glanced to an open door at the end of the bar but didn't obey the command. It was not his intention to do so. His nerve was superb and his self possession complete. "Ah, I see", he remarked quietly, "You take me for Quantrell, but you are wrong, I assure you." "My resemblance to that scoundrel has been most provoking." "Permit me to call my orderly sergeant and I will show you that I am as true to the Union as you are." "He has my papers." The lieutenant looked surprised as well as somewhat confused and Quantrell noticed his discomfort. This was a signal for the deception to be redoubled, and so he continued. "I have also heard about the guerrilla being in this section." "To my certain knowledge, he is not in Kentucky and you are simply making a fool of yourself." "Put down your gun and as long as we are in the same cause let us be friends." The lieutenant was completely nonplused at Quantrell's cool effrontry and, considerably abashed, told him to call his orderly but kept the carbine ready to fire. On the street not far away, Quantrell saw some of his men talking and he called to one of them to enter. The man went into the saloon and as soon as he saw his chief covered with a carbine drew a heavy weapon. "Stop," shouted Quantrell. "Not so fast." "Put up your pistol." "Our friend here has heard that I am Quantrell." "It's amusing." "Show him our papers from the Secretary of War in order that this embarrassment may be removed." "All right captain," was the reply. The man began feeling in an inside pocket for the papers, still holding his revolver, however, in his right hand. He approached the lieutenant as he started to withdraw his hand from his coat but, instead of bringing out the papers he suddenly and with the ferocity of a wildcat, sprang upon the young Federal, felled him to the floor and held him fast with the muzzle of his gun against his head as he cried, "These are the papers you are looking for." "We always have them on hand for such as you." "Must I give him the old mark, Captain?" "No, let the gentleman up," replied Quantrell. The lieutenant arose and was disarmed and expressed himself as very well satisfied with the papers. Then the trio took a drink together. As Quantrell and the lieutenant continued the conversation, the other guerrilla quietly slipped out, passed the word, and in ten minutes more Quantrell's horse was standing in front of the bar-room ready for him to mount. He shook hands with the man who had given him the worst scare of his life, left the saloon and rode away. Before the lieutenant could collect his thought Quantrell and his band were far on their road to Louisville. *********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Commercial entities must ask for and receive permission from submittor before downloading. ***********************************************************************