HISTORY: CUSTODIANS OF GREEN COUNTY - 1898 Taken from The ADAIR COUNTY NEWS, COLUMBIA KENTUCKY JANUARY 19, 1898 EDITION Typed as published and submitted By Laura Frost Wright lsllwright@hotmail.com ============================================= 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. ============================================== CUSTODIANS A list of Representatives Men who will manage Green County Short Biographies gotten up by our regular correspondent The following persons will be custodians of Green County affairs for the next four years. D.T. TOWLES Judge TOWLES is in his seventies, and has taken part in two wars. The war with Mexico and the civil war. He has served as clerk of the Green County Court, Judge of the Green County court, and was Master Commissioner of the Green Circuit Court for the last five years. He was elected by a safe majority at the last election for County Court Judge over a very popular nominee for the republican party. W.G. HOWELL Mr. HOWELL was reared on a farm in a section of our county known as Brush Creek, and began life about fifty years ago. He has served our county in the capacity of County Court Judge for four years, and has been a praticing lawyer for 12 years. More votes were counted for him on the 2nd of November than for any other man on either ticket. He is an original free silverite. E. M. BLAKEMAN Mr. BLAKEMAN is a farmer"s boy, and soon worked himself to the front as a school teacher. He has been a lover of polotics since childhood, and was Democratic committeeman from his voting precinct when at the age of twenty-one. He was elected Clerk of the Green Circuit Court in 1892 on a fusion ticket, and was re-elected in 1897 on the Democratic ticket with a majority of 167. PERRY F. MARSHALL PERRY F. MARSHALL is one of those unfortunate hard working honest men, who never thinks of politics only to perform his duty to his party. Unconsciously he has planted himself in the hearts of his neighbors and friends without a dream of political reward. Such a man can win over the strongest opponent. Mr. MARSHALL has lost two houses by fire, and now has an elegant little home in the western portion of this city. He is a good business man and will make a good county clerk. B.K. PULLIAM Mr. PULLIAM is a teacher of standing and character, and has been taking an interest in polotics for some years. The hand of affliction rested heavily upon him a few years ago, and he is now traveling on terra firma with two crutches. Last summer all eyes turned to him as the Democratic candidate for the position to which he was elected. After a thorough canvass of the county, although a strong man against him, he won with over two hundred to spare. He is qualified and will make a good school superintendent. G.B. SCOTT Mr. SCOTT is a farmer on Brush Creek. He is a hustler in the field and will make a pleasant assessor. T.S. COFFEY Mr. COFFEY was a blacksmith by trade intil he turned his attention toward the jail in 1893. He was re-elected in "97" Although Mr. COFFEY was on a losing ticket his personal popularity won the election for him byover one hundred. GEORGE CLARK is our new surveyor, while Dr. CARTER will hold inquests over the dead. FISCAL COURT J.M. MITCHELL was re-elected in his district. Mr. MITCHELL is a life long Democrat and wins easily in his district. J.J. COATS was elected in the greensburg District without Democratic opposition. J.J. RUSSELL was elected in the district composed of brentwood and Donansburg. Mr. RUSSELL has never been an officer but he is a good business man and we beleive the county"s welfare is safe in his hands. AYLETT GRAHAM was elected in the Brush Creek district. Mr. GRAHAM has served his people before in this capacity.