NEWSPAPER: Articles from the ADAIR COUNTY NEWS pertaining to Green Co. 1901 Submitted by Carol Moody cmoody@apex2000.net ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Wednesday, 23 Jan 1901: Mr. Wm. L. FARRIS, one of Adair county's best citizens, is thus situated: He lives two miles from Cane Valley and twenty years ago he occupied the brick house on his farm now used for a grainery (sic). Two rooms of this house are in Adair county, one in Taylor and one in Green. The dwelling he now occupies is in Adair, but his farm is in three counties. His county taxes, by special act are paid to Adair county alone, though the lines show that his farm lies about equally in the three counties. -------------------------------- Wednesday, 30 Jan 1901: G. B. TAYLOR sold his farm, lying near Greensburg, a few days ago, to Abner SMITH, who lives near Thurlow, for $2,450. Possession has been given. Mr. TAYLOR is in poor health and will remove to Oklahoma. His wife was Miss Kate STONE, who was a popular young lady in C. C. College, this city, a number of years ago. Berry SMITH, a former citizen of Adair county, but more recently from Warren county, has removed to Greensburg. -------------------------------- Wednesday, 06 Feb 1901: From Milltown: -Dr. JOHNSTON and wife have moved to Greensburg. -------------------------------- Wednesday, 27 Feb 1901: From Greensburg: -News reached our town last Monday morning that a dead body had been found in Green river just below the ford at Roachville, and J. J. COURTS, Justice of the peace, proceeded at once and held an inquest by jury over the body. The verdict was that the deceased was Moses JOSEPH, seen on the fourth of this month in the Roachville road going toward the river in his buggy, and had not been sees since until he was found Monday morning, February 18th. His body was well preserved, all of his belongings together with his horse and buggy were found some distance below him in the river. Rumors were afloat that it was robbery and murder, but such was not the case. Parties along the river say, that about that time there was a clear freshet in the river, and by the river being clear he was deceived in its depth and once in he could not turn round, and not being able to swim, he was drowned. The horse's hind feet were wrapped up in the lines when found and was lose (sic) from the buggy. His remains were brought here Tuesday morning and shipped to Lebanon. His brother met the corpse here and accompanied it to his home in Bradsfordsville. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wednesday, 03 Apr 1901: Old Documents: Osbourne House, Ky., Feb. 14, 1901. In looking over some old letters recently I came across one that I am tempted to repeat verbatim. As I know the descendants of the writer, now several hundred, possibly a thousand who have scattered out of old Green county. Many are in the counties of Adair, Taylor, Hart, Larue, Washington, Boyle and Jefferson, in this State. Others are in Illinois, Kansas, Iowa, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Texas. Rockbridge County, Va., Oct. 15, 1814 "Dear Daughter, I take this opportunity of writing to you to let you know that I am in a tolerable state of health at present, thanks be to God for his mercies to me. Hoping these few lines will find you and yours in the same. I received (sic) your letter dated Sept. 18, 1814. I got a fall from a horse which hurts me a great deal, but I have god a good deal better. I have my health in a common way very well. I wish you to write to me how many children you have and each of your sisters have. John WALKER and his family are going to the Ohio. He expects to start the 29th of this month, and Sally WALKER is very weakly for a long time past. Robert MONTGOMERY's family is all well at present. I would wish you to write to me oftener than you have for some time in the past, for I never expect to see any of you again, but I wish to hear from you as often as possible. I would wish for you to inform my son Thomas that I would wish him to write to me a little oftener than he has done, for he has not written to me for some time past, and let him and his family know that I am in good health and all their friends are in good health. I shall add no more at present by I remain your loving mother until death. ---Catherine CRAWFORD To Thomas and Rachel MITCHELL." The sheet is a little larger than foolscap and very strong, and when held up to the light shows full of lines close together. In the centre can be seen the water mark; a cross and anchor. The last page is blank. The paper is folded so that the blank page is used as an envelope and contains the following address. "To Mr. Thomas MITCHELL, Green County, Kentucky." There was neither stamp no envelope. Query, did they have rural free delivery in that day? I also found a receipt dated Oct. 5, 1805, as follows: "Received of Mr. Alex JOHNSON five dollars for surveying for Thomas MITCHELL" This, evidently, was the time when Thomas MITCHELL settled on the old homestead near Camp Knox, Green county. He and his brother-in-law Thomas CRAWFORD (mentioned in the above letter) divided 1,000 acres between then which included the land south of Caney Fork, commenced at Haskinsville and extended to Dr. BOOKER's on both sides of the Columbia road and over to Blue Spring Branch, including "Motley Glenn," now Thos. POORE's, Alexander HARRIS, another brother-in-law, settles where Mr. LUNDLEY? Now lives. This family removed to Ohio in 1830. From papers found I judge it was call Freeman land? And sold ty (sic) John INGRAM for $160. ------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, 24 Apr 1901: Mrs. Lula Price BRYANT, who is suing her husband for a divorce, attempted to jump in the Ohio river at Louisville a few days ago. Her father lives in Adair county, but the suit for divorce was brought in the Green circuit court. The woman has been working at different places in Louisville, and has made two attempts there to take her life. If her father is interested he should bring her home. !*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*! USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. 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