NEWS: News from around Ky, 1889, from Elizabethtown News, Hardin Co., KY ********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net Transcribed by: Larry&Laura wright Date: 29 Aug 2000 *********************************************************************** NEWS FROM AROUND KY Taken from The ELIZABETHTOWN NEWS March 8, 1889 Edition Typed as published and submitted By Laura Frost Wright HARDIN COUNTY The following marriage licenses were issued in February, FREDERICK J. WISEMAN, and Mrs. SARAH E. WISEMAN, FRANK KELLUM and Miss BETTE MILLER, JOSEPH WALKER and Miss EMMA J. JORES, CHAS. HECKERSOU and Miss MARY L. DAUGHERTY, EVAN SETZER and Miss LISSIE K. DUNCAN, JACOB RET -M and Miss ELIZABETH DALEY, STEPHEN KINGLESMITH and Miss MINNIE J. BEWLEY, JAMES M. WISE and Miss BETTIE POTTER,CHARLES H. PAYNE and Miss EARL H. SULLIVAN, JOHN C. HOSKINSON and Miss. HATTIE W. PALMER, THOS. BUNNELL and Miss. CLARA HAWKINS, WM. J. BATES and Miss. KATE MONTGOMERY. WM. M. SCOTT and Miss. ROSIE JANE CHALNER, HOWARD FORD and Miss. MARY DUTHAM, SIMON P. PERK and Miss. CECILLA C. WISEMAN JOHN SIMPSON The story is sent out from Harrodsburg that the skeleton of JOHN SIMPSON, who has been missing since 1873, was found in a hollow tree near the washington county line. It was identified by his watch. SKAGGS AND SHAW A shooting affray occurred near powder mills in hart county, March 1st. between BUCH SHAW and BILL SKAGGS. Last fall SKAGGS and SHAWS wife left for parts unknown together and since their return a few weeks ago have been in the same vicinity in which they formerly lived. Friday was the first time SHAW and SKAGGS had met and a shooting scrape was the consequence. Nine shots were exchanged one only taking effect and that in SKAGGS leg. More and serious trouble will doubtless follow. NELSON COUNTY From the record A post-office has been established at Howard"s Mill, to be called Lunar. Dr. HUGH D. RODMAN , of new haven, has been appointed examining surgeon for the pension department. Mrs. PIUS WHELAB died very suddenly at her home in bardstown Thursday. JOHN S. KELLY has declined to make the race for Senate, leaving judge ANDERSON, of Spencer the only candidate. JOSEPH HEAD bought of HARDIN L. POTTLINGER his farm on the Rolling Fork of 350 acres for $7,000 GRAYSON COUNTY from the gazette W.T. WOOLDRIDGE aged 92 years has moved to Southern Illinois. He leaves behind him 52 grand-children, 104 great-grand-children, and 5 great-great- grand-children. Capt. J. M. THOMAS has had a car load of manufactured ice seven inches thick shipped from Louisville at a cost of $165. Litchfield has at last a town marshall in the person of JACK MERIDITCH. From Hardin County TONEY HOWLETT and his son OLIVER, two negroes of this place , shot and wounded another negroe in Louisville Tuesday. TONEY was arrested and put in jail and his son OLIVER was captured here Thursday morning by Marshall COMBS and carried to Louisville. FOUND AFTER TWENTY-FOR YEARS "TWO BROTHERS FIND EACH OTHER BY AN ADVERTISEMENT IN THE NEWS" Mr. J.W. SHAW, a shoemaker here next door to J.W. SLACK"S, had a small advertisement in the News last week. The paper fell into the hands of ALEXANDER SHAW, of Henderson County, a brother of SHAW"S . The brothers both fought in the war, J.W. on the confederate side and ALEXANDER on the federal. They met for the last time at the battle of perryville over twenty-five years ago. Since that time each supposed the other dead. Through the advertisement of Mr. SHAW"S business in the News, ALEXANDER discovered that his brother was living and immediately wrote him a letter. Both of these old soldiers are delighted to have found each other and the news is delighted to have been in the medium of discovery. TURNED LOOSE T.J. FLETCHER, who has been in jail here for over a year for selling liquor in violation of the prohibition law was released last monday. He was serving his fines out at the rate of one dollar a day under the judgement of the court, when discussion of the court of appeals was found by his attorney H.T. WILSON which requires that all violaters of local option and prohibition laws when fines are served out in jail shall be at the rate of $2 a day. As soon as Judge GARDENER was shown the decision FLETCHER was immediately released as under the ruling of the highest court he had more than served out his time. Our readers will remember that FLETCHER cmae here as an employ of the H. & E. contractors and that he killed W. HENRY MORIA, colored in an Illegal saloon here for which he was aquitted. FLETCHER is said to be among the best family's in West Virginia, highly educated and intelligent, and that he was brought to his degraded condition by drink. As soon as he was released from jail he left the county. BIG CLIFTY Big Clifty- Feb. 6th-- Our little town has enjoyed peace and quiet for several months until last Monday when several fellows got to imbibing a little to freely and mixing Owensboro whiskey with Big Clifty whiskey and engaged in an altercation in which one poor fellow, HARDIN HATFIELD received three severe stabs with a knife, one in the breast, below the heart, one in the side, one in the back. Have not heard all the particulars as to how the fracas was brought about, but it seems that JOE COOK , SAM KEYSINGER and ---FULKERSON were arrested by Sheriff WOOLDRIDGE, the others making their escape. They have had no trial yet as HATFIELD is in a very dangerous condition and the authorities are waiting to see what the result will be of the cutting.