Harrison County KyArchives News.....News Excerpts December 12 1912 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Doug Harper http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00012.html#0002839 January 5, 2005, 7:38 am Cynthiana Democrat Cynthiana Democrat 12 Dec 1912 Thursday Vol. 65 No. 12 Pg. 1 Col. 5 Deaths Mrs. Josephine Cook Wolford, widow of J. A. Wolford, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. W. Stringfield near Philadelphia, PA. Age 68, youngest child of Stephen B. Cook of Harrison Co. Survived by one sister, Mrs. Annie E. Wilson of Lexington and one brother, Mr. W. A. Cook of Cynthiana. Also three grown daughgters: Mrs. J. W. (Mamie) Megibben of New York City; Louie Wolford; Mrs. E. W. (Alberta) Stringfield of Philadelphia. Buried at Battle Grove. Uncle Jack Taylor, 98, died at Beaver Baptist. (See Locust Grove Items.) Mrs. Bettie Pogue Tinsley,widow of Jas. H. Tinsley, died in Covington. She was mother of Ben Tinsley of Cynthiana. Mrs. John W. Bell , 89, died at Pickneyville, IL, Sunday. Native of Harrison Co. and sister of Elijah Hendricks of Cynthiana, Prof. J. M. and Dr. C. T. Hendricks of Scott Co. Russell Clark Toadvine, infant son of Clark Toadvine, died in Belmont on Tuesday. Burial in Beaver Baptist. Cynthiana Democrat 12 Dec 1912 Thursday Vol. 65 No. 12 Pg. 1 Col. 5 Edward L. Moreland, 46, was killed Tuesday at a construction camp near Paris by the explosion of a steam boiler. Cynthiana Democrat 12 Dec 1912 Thursday Vol. 65 No. 12 Pg. 1 Col. 6 Blown to Pieces John Follis, 35, a grocer at Frankfort, KY, was blown to pieces Sunday when a box of dynamite he was carrying to a boat exploded. Mrs. Sarah K. Yancey, 63, of Lexington, widow of Rev. Worth Yancey who was pastor of Cynthiana Christian Church a number of years ago, died suddenly from heart disease at Glendale, Hardin Co. Sunday. Burial in Lexington Cem. Cynthiana Democrat 12 Dec 1912 Thursday Vol. 65 No. 12 Pg. 5 Col. 1 Milford Mrs. Jemima Blades, died Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Marsh. Born in Bourbon Co. but spent most of her life in Bracken Co. Survived by three brothers, (not named) and six children: Henry Blades, Milford; Charles Blades, Powersville; Mrs. G. W. Morrison, Powersville; Mrs. Thomas Marsh and Mrs. P. M. Spicer of Milford. Buried in IOOF Cem., Brooksville. Cynthiana Democrat 12 Dec 1912 Thursday Vol. 65 No. 12 Pg. 6 Col. 1 Connersville James Goodnight was struck by a car and killed in Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, OH, Friday. Son of George and Latishue Green Goodnight, born in Owen Co. in 1856. Married Nancy Bell Hill in 1878. Three children were born with one surviving, Miss Nora Goodnight. Welburn and Lamar died at the age of one and five. One sister survives, Mrs. Lawrence Adams. Buried in Cynthiana area. Cynthiana Democrat 12 Dec 1912 Thursday Vol. 65 No. 12 Pg. 11 Col. 1 Neighboring counties Grant Co. Died: Mrs. Ben Dunlap, 61; Mrs. Wm. Dunn, 73. Wm. Gutman, 24 of Sherman, who married Miss Martha Nelson two weeks ago, died from pneumonia after illness of only 15 hours. Nicholas Co. Died: A. C. Lewis, 79 Robertson Co. Sam'l J. Merrill, 73, civil war veteran, died nar Abigail. Wm. Crawford, 81, died in Mason and was buried at the Baptist grave yard on Sardis pike. Pendleton Co. Died: Mrs. Eliza J. McCane, 90; Geo. Woodhead, 31; George Green, 51; Mrs. W.M. Mains, 38 Cynthiana Democrat 12 Dec 1912 Thursday Vol. 65 No. 12 Pg. 5 Col. 4 Locust Grove Mr. & Mrs. Thos. Phillips, Mr. & Mrs. Al Phillips and Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Tyree, of Campbell Co., came through Saturday in an automobile to be at the funeral of their uncle and grandfather, Mr. Jacob Taylor, age 97, who was buried at Salem Cem. Saturday. Jacob Taylor, died 5 Dec. Burial in Salem Cem. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/harrison/newspapers/gnw283newsexce.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/