Cynthiana Democrat, Harrison Co, Ky Newspaper, June 1896, Page 16 From: Edie Suttle "jsattle9@idt.net" Date: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 06:42:13 -0700 This one file contains all of the six e-mail submissions of page 16. ************************************************************************ USGENWEB 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. ************************************************************************ Cynthiana Democrat, June 1896, Page 16, Part 1 MISS ANN VICTOR Miss Anna Victor is the only child of wealthy parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Victor, and is the beloved one of the household. Much indulgence has not spoiled a sweet and generous disposition, nor has much flattery disturbed her meekness and modesty. Miss Anna is regarded as one of our beauties. She is slightly above medium height, beautifully formed and graceful; lovely hazel eyes and chestnut hair, combine with a soft, fair complexion and features purely classical. Miss Victor possesses along with her other charms rare historic talent, and has the same beautiful voice that was so remarked upon in her relative, Marie Prescott. She is one of society's favorites, and her friends feel that no company is quite complete without her presence. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Cynthiana Democrat, June 1896, Page 16, Part 2 MISS MINERVA REES Miss Minerva Redmon Rees is the daughter and only child of Mr. and Mrs. A.T. Rees, residing in the suburbs of our city. Her beauty is of that peculiar type of rich auburn hair, and eyes of the darket topaz, which always accompany the fairest and most delicately tinted complexions. She is faultless in feature and her form, though slight, is beautifully outlined in classic curves. She is a very popular young lady, gifted in conversation and highly accomplished in music. Her manners are easy and graceful, being the expression or good sense and a sympathetic heart. She is adored by her father, whose company she often seeks in preference. ____ _____ the gay and giddy throng, and is the _______object of her mothers devotion. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Cynthiana Democrat, June 1896, Page 16, Part 3 MISS ALICE AMMERMAN Another figure of this group is Miss Alice Ammerman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ammerman of this city. She is tall and graceful in her movements, with a face which shows her to a womenly woman, born to fulfill the sweetest and holiest of earthly missions. She has soft, brown hair and eyes which combine bewitchingly with the girlish blush that often mounts into her clear, dark face; but her unaffected friendliness of manner is quite as attractive as her sweet modesty. Miss Alice has scarcely yet entered society. She was graduated from the Cynthiana Graded School only the past session, and will probably occupy her place as a young lady the coming winter. We predict for her socially an enviable place and an influential career, for, with beauty of form and face, she wears that within her heart and mind which exeeds all other endowments--purity and gentleness. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Cynthiana Democrat, June 1896, Page 16, Part 4 LOVERS' LANE Beginning with the bridge at the foot of Pleasant street, and gracefully winding with the rivers bend for a distance of over two miles, lies the picturesque road known as Lovers' Lane. From its side rises abruptly a hill of some pretension, covered with an undisturbed growth of oak, maple and underbrush and made brilliant by myriads of scarlet creepers, beds of iris, mountain pink and lady's slippers. >From the river bank the tall pale sycamore and the broad spreadingelm interlace their branches with those on the other sides forming a perfect arch over head, while drooping willows sway and swash in the slumbrous, silent water below. Here the turtle-dove coos to her mate and the red-bird skips from bough to bough, the sun perch joyusly leaps in the air and the ground squirrel cunningly peeps from his cosy nest. Without thought we leave the dust of life behind us and bring only rest and love into this nook where nature smiles. Many are the traces of lovers' names upon the trunks of trees and various the device of garland and viguette. So close to nature are we here that love comes to us as the bee to the flowers and lips murmur words of tenderness and "soft eyes look love to eyes that speak again" in the hush and stillness of this all pervading scene. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Cynthiana Democrat, June 1896, Page 16, Part 5 J.W.RENAKER'S RESIDENCE For a quiet, peaceful home commend us to the Renaker place on Main street. Mr. Renaker has built a modern residence that is an ornament to the city. Gracefully proportioned, harmoniously colored and admirably situated it is a place of which the owner may be justly proud. The cut elsewhere shows only a portion of the building, the heavy trees defying the camer's power. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Cynthiana Democrat, June 1896, Page 16, Part 6 PROF. C.A. LEONARD Prof. C.A. Leonard, principal of Cynthiana Graded City School, was born in Cass county, Mo., Nov. 2d, 1856. His father and mother were native Kentuckians and returned to Kentucky in 1862. He was educated by his parents and at Central University, where he graduated June 14, 1877, in the first class that graduated from that institution. At once Prof. Leonard adopted teaching as a profession--a teacher of the fourth generation in direct line. His grandfather, William Rainey, was a well-known classical scholar and teacher in the forties, whose pupils were always admitted to the colleges of Kentucky without examination. Prof. Leonard taught one year with his father in Larue Classical Institute; in 1878, was elected Professor of Latin in Lenox College, Hopinkton, Iowa, and remained there two years. He returned to Kentucky in 1880; was engaged as co-principal with his father in Mt. Sterling Female College for three years; in 1883 was made Adjunct Professor of Ancient Languages in Central University, his alma mater, and came to Cynthiana as Principal of the City School in 1886. January 17, 1895, he was appointed by Supt. Ed. Porter Thompson a member of the State Board of Examiners, and went out of office with democratic administration. Prof. Leoanrd married Miss Mary C. Dickey at Windfield, Iowa, September 28, 1880, and was elected a ruling elder of the Southern Presbyterian church at Mt. Sterling while on his wedding trip. They have three children, all daughters. Prof. Leonard's administration as principal of the Graded School has been a most acceptable one. He has kept the school at the highest standard and assisted materially in making Cynthiana's reputation as an education center. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cynthiana Democrat, June 1896, Page 16