Harrison County KyArchives News.....News Excerpts February 14 1908 ************************************************ 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 September 17, 2004, 7:56 pm Log Cabin Log Cabin Friday 14 Feb 1908 Vol. 13 No. 7 Pg. 3 Col. 4 Died at age of over 101 years. Mrs. Susan Jane Fryman, oldest woman in the state passed away last Friday Mrs. Susan Jane Fryman, aged 101 years 5 months, and 23 days died suddenly of heart failure at her home in the eastern part of the county last Friday, Feb. 7, 1908 being ill only a few hours. The remains were buried in the family cemetery the next day. She was born in Nicholas county on August 14, 1806 and was the daughter of Christopher and Mary Wagoner. In 1830 she married Henry Fryman who was born in Nicholas Co. in 1808. He died of small pox six years ago in 1902, at the extreme old age of 94 years. The dates of their births are taken from the old family bible and are undoubtedly authentic. In 1855 the couple moved to Mrs. Fryman's old late home on the west bank of the Licking river 6 miles above Claysville. Mr. Fryman was a farmer but worked also at the cooperage trade and is said to have excelled all his fellow workmen in making barrels and buckets. When the couple moved to Mrs. Fryman's late home in 1855, the country abounded in wild game and Mr. Fryman often told of killing two deer in one day near the site of the present Fryman home. Mrs. Fryman was the last of a family of eleven brothers and sisters. She has had four children, of whom two sons, Joseph and Jonas are dead. The two living daughters are Mrs. Jacob (Eda) Wagoner and Mrs. Caney (Armelda) Fryman. She has now living two daughters, 19 grandchildren, 68 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren. This five generations were living before her death. The picture of Mrs. Fryman shown here was taken some years ago. At one time she weighed nearly two hundred and fifty pounds but before he death weighed less that one hundred. In her mind were clearly fixed many important facts and occurrences of many years ago and she would recall them as vividly as if they happened yesterday. But in the last few years her memory had not been retentive of new impressions and she remembers very little that had transpired in the last decade. She has always remained close to her isolated home on the banks of the Licking and has seen few examples of the progress in science and invention in the last quarter century. She never saw a railroad train or an automobile, and a few years ago was much perplexed to see a man riding a bicycle, a fact to which she recently referred. Pg. 4 Col. 3 BURNED ALIVE Was J. F. Toadvine, and Elbert Dunn's store Destroyed. Death by fire was the awful fate of J. F. Toadvine, an aged citizen of Avena., and the store building and stock of merchandize belonging to Mr. Elbert Dunn and destroyed by flames Friday night. Mr. Toadvine, with his wife and daughter, lived in part of the building occupied by Elbert Dunn's store, Mr. Dunn having married Mr. Toadvine's daughter. Some years ago he was afflicted with sun-stroke, and has been an invalid since. On last Friday night, Mrs. Toadvine and daughter left after supper to call on some neighbors. During their absence it is supposed that the lamp. which had been turned down, exploded and caused the conflagration from which the unfortunate man was unable to escape. When the fire was discovered it was beyond control and the building was consumed with Mr. Toadvine in his room. After the flames had spent their force the charred remains were recovered. Mr. Dunn's loss was about $1,000 on the building and $1,000 on the stock of goods. He carried no insurance. It was with difficulty that his residence and barn were saved. Mr. Dunn and Mrs. Toadvine ask the Log Cabin to express their gratitude to all those who helped fight the fire or in various other ways have rendered their kind assistance. ... John Fletcher Toadvine was born 16 Feb 1823. Joined the Mt. Pleasant M.E. Church when quite a young man. Married Mary A. Roberts in 1849. They had 10 children, seven of whom still survive, two sons and five daughters also the wife and mother. Pg. 4 Col. 4 ONE DEAD And Another Critically Ill from Poison from Mysterious Source VanDeren Ritchie, aged 7, son of Wm. Ritchie of Belmont, is dead from arsenic poisoning, and another son, Ernest, aged 12, is still in a dangerous condition, as result of poison taken on Thursday last week. One important story is that a school companion in some way came in possession of a bottle of Paris green and gave it to the boys to eat, thinking it a joke, not knowing that it was poison. Ernest ate his lunch at school Thursday and this food probably saved hi life, the younger brother being too sick to eat. Pg. 5 Col. 3 DEATHS John Kidwell died at his home near Sadieville on Feb 5th. The remains were buried at Henry Cem. Mrs. Julia McCarthy died of pneumonia Sunday night at the age of 67 years at the home of her son, John McCarthy. She was formerly a Miss Moore and married Eugene McCarthy who preceded her to the grave some years ago. Deceased was an excellent woman and was held in high esteem. She is survived by one son, John McCarthy, two sisters, Mrs. Joe Brown of this county and Mrs. Alex Burke, of Chicago who were here to attend the funeral. The funeral was held at St. Edwards church Wednesday morning. Burial Catholic Cem. Neighboring Counties Bourbon Co. The wife of Dr. John Sweeney died in Chicago at the age of 25. Mrs. Claud Linville, aged 26, died in Paris Sunday. Nicholas Co. Thelma, the 3 yr-old daughter of Pete Marshall, died suddenly of hemorrhage and convulsions, after playing with some other children. Mrs. Mary Burns, aged 84, near Carlisle died on 9 Feb. 1908. Mrs. Annie Fanning, aged 80 of near Blue Licks died on 10 Feb. Mrs. Wm. Stephenson, aged 30, near Bramblett died on the 8th. Pg. 5 Col. 5 Connersville Born to wife of George Lemmons, nee Miss Mae Wiglesworth, of Breckenridge, a daughter, first born. Pg. 6 Col. 1 Sunrise Miss Goldie, a beautiful and intelligent little girl, aged 5 years, and a daughter of Mr. Ed Downard died Sunday evening of diphtheria. She was buried Monday evening at Sunrise Cemetery. Pg. 6 Col. 2 Barefoot Died, on the fifth, Aunt Mary Kendall. She was sixty-four years of age and was the mother of eight children. Leaves husband, and three children. Pg. 6 Col. 3 Sadieville Mrs. Adams, an aged and respected lady died near Josephine. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/harrison/newspapers/gnw93newsexce.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/