ky-footsteps-digest Thursday, July 29 1999 Volume 01 : Number 528 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 12:15:34 -0400 From: "Elizabeth Smith" Subject: KFY: NEWS: Mt. Sterling Sentinel Democrat, 7 May 1880, pt 2, Montgomery Co SENTINEL DEMOCRAT Mt. Sterling, KY Friday, May 7, 1880, part 2 Railroad Items The employees at Triplett tunnel are on a strike. This is unfortunate, as the great press for an early completion is at that point. There is a general increase in the number of hands and amount o [sic] work done each subsequent day. - ------------------------ Bank Officers. The Exchange Bank elected the following officers last Saturday: J. M. Bigstaff, President; Richard Reigd, R. Q. Drake, T. H. Grubbs, J. T. Magowan and Wm. Ragan, Directors. W. W. Thompson and Wm. Hoffman will still continue in the service of the Bank. - ------------------------ Very Kind. Mr. Garret editor of the Sentinel has placed us under great obligation by his kind offer to assist us editorially during the serious illness of our wife. He who sincerely offers to do us a favor imposes just as much obligation as it were actually done. Mr. Garett and the Sentinel can command us at any time. - ------------------------ Bank Statements Owing to press of other matter, we were unable to properly notice the two bank statements published last week. The Mt. Sterling National shows a healthy condition and wise management in tis affairs, which must be very gratifying to its stockholders, and is certainly an honor to the town. The Farmers National statement shows steady growth and increase of business that is as astonishing as it is gratifying. The Bank is ably managed, and is in a condition of prosperity unsurpassed by any in the State. - ------------------------ What the Winchester Sun Says About The Cantata. The Cantata of Esther, presented by the Mt. Sterling Musical Society at Music Hall last Friday night, was complimented with the largest attendance that ever turned out in Winchester for any entertainment. The house was literally crowded. Our people had heard so much of the excellence of this cantata as rendered by our Mt. Sterling neighbors that they were all quite eager to see it; and we are glad to say that the highest expectations were realized. To begin with, the Mt. Sterling Society has a large number of fine singers with flexible, voices that are well trained in stage "business" and go through their respective performances without any balking or hesitation; and the splendor of the costumes in which they dress the various parts would be hard to excel. In fact, the whole entertainment was simply immense, and reflects great credit upon the histrionic and musical talents of our neighbors. They greatly excel many professional troupes, who go about with great flourishing of trumpets. - ------------------------ For Rent-An elegant residence of six rooms on Main street. Apply to Mrs. M. Crawford or Judge H. R. French. - ------------------------ LOST.-Cow, deep red, crumpled-horns; missed since last Court-day. A liberal reward will be paid for her return to Geo. Owing's stables. G. W. Alexander. - ------------------------ Prolific Last Saturday inaugurated the fourth and fifth newspapers in Mt. Sterling- "The Eclipse," by Fred. W. Bassett and Ed Clay O'Rear, , neat, nice and newsy, and "The Knickerbocker," issued by nobody and killed in the effort, it is live, little and loud. Both papers are a little larger than a canary bird's wing, but nothing to boast of. Success to you, boys. - ------------------------ Horses Sold in Mt. Sterling. Messrs. Trimble & Keef sold to George Brasfield a fine bay mare, 16 ½ hands high, by Parson's Abdallah, by Alexander's Abdallah, dam by Major Breckinridge, by Moreland's Highlander, and one bay saddle gelding by Halcorn; to H. H. Keeler; of New York, two coach geldings, by Legrand; to Simpson & McGibben, of Pennsylvania, one fine combined mare by Legrand, and two harness geldings, by Clark 2nd Chief. - ------------------------ The following is postal card of the P. O. Department received at this office: BONSACKS, VIRGINIA. SIR-Pursuant to Instructions from the Postmaster General, I beg leave to inform you that your paper addressed to M. H. Brooks is not taken out, but remains dead in this office. You will please discontinue the same, D. H. Plaine, P. M. Reason-Married an old maid, got all the money she had, and absconded to parts unknown. Of course we discontinue. - ------------------------ Thank the Lord! The Legislature adjurned yesterday at noon. - ------------------------ Col. J. Stoddard Johnson, in his up-river trip, claims to have found the future Mrs. John G. Craddock. The editor of the True Kentuckian has already promised John G. Craddock, Jr., a little bicycle.-Courier Journal. That is too thin C. J. How in the world will he get the title Jno. G. Craddock. - ------------------------ Pardons in Preparation Governor Blackburn, thinking he will soon have no one with whom to exercise the pardoning power, has offered the following rewards: Governor Blackburn offers a reward of $150 for the capture and delivery to the jailor of Pulaski county, of Millard Gilpin, charged with the crime of murder, committed in that county; also a reward of $150 for the capture of Claborne Collins, charged with malicious shooting and wounding with intent to kill Samuel Cook in Letcher county, and $150 reward for the capture of John Peck, charged with grand larceny in Martin county. A good business man is he, planning ahead that he may be kept busy. - ------------------------ KANSAS Robinson, April 26, 1880 [The beginning of this correspondence extols the merits of the state of Kansas.] Brown County probably has the best Court-house of any County in the State, and we believe the best faculties generally for making her people happy. Our town is growing rapidly, several new buildings have been erected this spring, and many more are in progress. The most prominent of which is L. C. Parker's milldam enterprise across Wolf River. Mr. Parker is an energetic business man, full of pluck; but if he succeeds in this enterprise on the principal he is working, we will then believe that the placid waters of the West do not understand the business of tearing out mill-dams as well as the more experienced waters of Eest. One spector the other day put it like this; that Parker has a dam [previous word in italics] by a mill site, but he didn't have a mill [previous word in italics] by a dam site. Charles Hack, one of our leading merchants has made quite an improvement on his dwelling recently, he is also superintending a commodious building for Julius McKee. Mr. Hack also deals in country produce, stock and grain, and is one of the best felows [sic] out of Germany. N. F. Leslie our hardware and lumber merchant has added a new room to his dwelling. We would be pleased to mention many of the improvements of our town, but my letter would be to [sic] long. Wheat is worth 80 cents and corn 20 cents per bushel. Hogs $3 $35 per hundred. There are now about sixty thousand bushels of corn cribbed in Robinson. Mr. Simeon Reynolds and Jacob Sabbert, of Owsley County, Ky., arrived here on 22 inst., and expect to make Kansas their future home. The Democrat needs no words of ours to swell the measure of its fame, for it bears with it the evidence of all it claims to be, a first-class paper. Long may it lve, and during life receive the patronage it so richly merits is the feeble supplication of - --Em Dee. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 00:10:12 -0400 From: "Elizabeth Smith" Subject: KFY: NEWS: Sentinel Democrat, 30 April 1880 addition, Montgomery Co. Sentinel Democrat Friday, 30 April 1880 I didn't transcribe this article earlier, but noticed that the topic is discussed often in the subsequent issues, so decided to go on and post it. THE NEW SUNDAY LAW A great deal of discussion has been indulged in regarding the new Sunday law, and in oder that our people may fully understand the law we publish both the old and the new simply remarking however without discussing its merits, that the new law was really included in the old. Here is the old law: Section 10 of article 17 chapter 29 of the General Statutes, provides that: "No work or business shall be done on the Sabbath day except the ordinary household offices, or other work of necessity or charity. If any person on the Sabbath day shall himself be found at his own or any other trade or calling, or shall employ his apprentices or other persons, in labor or other business, whether the same be for profit or amusement, unless such as is permitted above, he shall be fined not less than two nor more than fifty dollars for each offence. Every person or apprentice so employed shall be deemed a separate offence. Persons who are members of a religious society, who observe as a sabbath day any other day in the week than Sunday, shall not be liable to the penalty prescribed in this section if they observe as a Sabbath one day in each seven, as herein provided. The Gathright bill is as follows: Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That section 10, article 17, of chapter 29 of the General Statutes be amended by the addition of the words following, to wit. "Section 1. That it shall be unlawful for any tavern-keeper (whether licensed by the State or by the authority of the County Court or Trustees, or other authority of city or town), or for any saloon-keeper, or any other dealer in spiritous [sic] vinous or malt liquors, to have open a barroom or other places for the sale of such liquors, or in any way to sell, give or otherwise dispose of spiritous [sic] vinous or malt liquors on Sunday. "Sec. 2. If the keepering [sic] open a bar or store, or any other place for the sale of such liquors, or the selling or otherwise disposing of such liquor on Sunday, shall be deemed a violation in the statute to which this act is an amendment, and shall, upon conviction, subject the offender to the pains and penalties provided there for; and and [sic] shall, moreover, for the third offence, forfeit his license, whether State, City, County Court or Town license. "That all acts or parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. "This act shall take effect from its passage." ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 00:17:32 -0400 From: "Elizabeth Smith" Subject: KFY: NEWS: Sentinel Democrat, 14 May 1880, pt 1, Montgomery Co Sentinel Democrat Friday, 14 May 1880 WIND DIET. Mr. J. W. Hedden left Wednesday for West Liberty, in the interest of the DEMOCRAT, which has been run on wind and promises for some time. We trust our Morgan friends will send Mr. Hedden back with lots of cash. - -------------------- LOCAL PENCILINGS Mr. H. C. Brown is standing his horse at his home stable, instead of at Owings' stables, as heretofore announced. Dick Everett, at the O. K. barer shop says he hates to close his shop, but will keep open the later Saturday nights. Mrs. Florence Finley More, of Louisville has engaged in the Masonic Temple and will commence a class there at once in dancing. Jas. McKee has just added four bran [sic] new buggies and a new buck wagon to his livery stock. He can furnish some tiptop turnouts now. Last Monday morning our enterprising hardware merchants Messrs. Hanley & Fesler, sold in Lexington a steam thresher and separator. Chas Russell, of the Estill Furnace, was in the city last Tuesday. He fire up his furnace last Saturday, and expected to put on the blast tomorrow. T. Corwin Anderson traded his fine trotting stallion "Bob Strathmore," to E. P. Noell, the great Short-Horn man of Tennessee, for $2,000 worth of Short-Horn cattle. The School Commissioner requested the chairman of each committee in each district in the county to call and get blank notices and fill them for the election of trustees. Henry Senieur last August set out some good sized apple limbs that had been cut from the trees, and this spring the limbs put forth leaves, bloomed out and now have some little apples on them. The old reliable "Blue Grass Route" will run excursion rates to the May Festival, at Cincinnati, May 18th to 21st inclusive. Round trip from Lexington only $3. The Kentucky Central is strictly reliable, and a very pleasant road to travel. The turnpike election at Sideview for selection of officers of Mt. Sterling and North Middletown Turnpike Company resulted as follows: C. O. Moberly, President; Sim. Priest, Treasurer, and Jno. H. Mark, John K. Arnold, Charles Gilkey, and Robert Gay, Directors. Wm. Reese has laid upon our table Branlard's Musical Review for May 1890. It includes the songs "Keep the horse shoe over the door." "When you and I were young" and the "Let's be gay waltzes" [quotes misplaced] by Strauss-copies can be obtained of Mr. Reese at 5 cents each. Mrs. V. Hanson, recently purchased in Louisville a large number of Juvenile books, expressly for the young folks and children. It is earnestly to be hoped that parents will take an interest in this interprise [sic] and see that their children embrace the advantages it offers. The Musical Society last Monday night week, re-elected its entire old board of officers, and has resumed its regular meetings for practice every Monday night. Now that the Society has become something of a success it is in order for those who want to aid in making it a permanent institution, to take honorary memberships. We call attention to the advertisement of T. C. Anderson's sale, of Short-horns, which appeared last week, and will appear again next week. This is one of the best herds in the United States, and those interested in developing the interests of Montgomery County, cannot do better than give this sale a wide notice. Mr. T. C. Anderson has presented us with a catalogue of his herd of Short-horns, to be sold at his farm at Sideview, in this County, on Wednesday July 28th 1880. Embracing some 75 of the best bred Short-horns in Kentucky. The catalogue contains some 82 pages and gives each pedigree inf ull. Copies can be obtained by addressing him at Sideview. Mr. J. W. Harrah, alls your attention to a new line of goods this morning and asks a call. We take pleasure in mentioning his large and choice stock of drugs, medicines, paints, pocket cutlery, and especially his very superior flavoring extracts. Mr. Harrah is a liberal dealer, a fine druggist, and strictly reliable in every respect. In prices his goods will compare with any house in the State. Messrs. Berkley & Orear call attention this week to their immense stock of hardware, tools, grates, mantels, agricultural implements, etc. These gentlemen always keep their stock full and fresh and sell as low as the lowest. We would call the particular attention of those contemplating building to their photos of new styles of mantels. They are full in every respect, and will give one all the information needed on this subject. - -------------------- H. L. Stone and the Hargis Case. The numerous friends of Captain H. L. Stone will be gratified to learn that he will have the most time allotted to him of any of the attorneys for the defense. He is expected to consume two days, to-day and tomorrow, or Monday in the argument, his speech being an elaborate revies of the facts in the case. Those who know Capt. Stone feel assured that he will add new laurels to those he has already won. - -------------------- PERSONAL Mrs. Sallie Oldham has been very sick but is improving. Miss Lou Barkley of Bath, is the guest of Mrs. H. L. Stone. Mr. Edd Fogg is delighting his numerous friends here with a visit. H. C. Duff, of Grapevine, Perry County, called on us last Wednesday. Rev. S. F. Taylor, of Paris, has been called to the 2nd, Baptist church at Lexington. Mr. Mason Williams and daughter of Frankfort, are in the city at Joe Jordans. Mrs. L. T. Chiles left yesterday at noon for St. Louis to visit the family of Thos. Metcalf. Mr. R. A. Hurst and Miss Mary Hurst, of Stillwater, Ky., honored us with a call last Wednesday. Judge H. R. French and Mr. A. W. Hamilton are in Louisville attending a meeting of the Grand Commandry. Miss May Horton, of Mt. Sterling, is visiting her sister, Miss Lillie Horton, at B. W. Couchman's.-Winchester Sun. Miss Florence Barlow, one of Richmond's most amiable and popular young ladies, is visiting friends in the city.-Lexington Transcript. Mr. J. G. Trimble, left last Tuesday for Somersville Tenn., Hot springs and Fort Smith, Arkansas. He expects to be absent some 3 weeks. Cards are out for the wedding of Miss Lillie Hilyard Tenny and Joseph Ballister, Russle May 20th, at Wilmington Del. We wish Mill Lillie the most unbounded joy, she is one of the most intelligent and accomplished ladies we have ever met. Our genial young friend, Squire Turner, returned Wednesday from Washington City looking remarkably well. Squire is a genial, wholesouled fellow and will receive a warm welcome from his many friends here. Rev. E. L. Southgate returned to his home in Mt. Sterling Friday morning after preaching in the Methodist church every night for nearly two weeks. Hope he will return soon.-Flemingsburg Times. The beautiful and accomplished Mr. F. C. Barnes called at our sanctum door last Wednesday. He is selling tickets for Dan Rice's Big Elephant Show, John Robinson's Tall Woman Show having given this town the go by. Mr. W. S. Fant has bought the mill belonging to Marshal Hurst, of Mt. Sterling for $1,000. Charlie Dudley left Thursday to take charge of it. Charlie will come home frequently, we expect, to see the "girl he left behind him.-Flemingsburg Times Mr. J. H. Roberts returned from South Carolina last Monday, after a protracted stay of four months. He says he did well with stock and made some money. Crops with the exception of wheat look very well but wheat is consumed by the rust. Oats yield 100 bushels to the acre, and one man got 127 to the acre. Crops of barley have already been harvested. Mrs. Gen. Hanson, who has been canvassing in Louisville and other portions of the State in behalf of the Confederate Orphans' Home is in the city. Mrs. Hanson has met with gratifying success so far, and proposes to continue her laudable efforts in this enterprise. Mrs. Charlotte C. Stockwell, wife of Samuel Stockwell, Sr. died at her home on April 23rd, in the forty-ninth year of her age, after an illness of several weeks. Mrs. S. will be sadly missed around the sick bed, where she was ever ready to minister to the wants of the afflicted. Her funeral took place from her late home Sunday afternoon; services by Rev. E. L. Southgate, of Mt. Sterling.-Flemingsburg Times. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 00:17:49 -0400 From: "Elizabeth Smith" Subject: KFY: NEWS: Sentinel Democrat, 14 May 1880, pt 2, Montgomery Co. Sentinel Democrat Friday, 14 May 1880 Monday's Fire. Last Monday night about 11 o'clock the alarm of fire was sounded, and in just five minutes the R. Apperson, Jr.. had up steam and was throwing water upon the fire, which originated in the cellar of Mr. J. Klass, better known as "Cheap John. The fire was very inaccessible, and it was with great difficulty the pipe-men could reach the flames. Nevertheless the fire was confined to the cellar, and in less than an hour extinguished. The joists of the floor near the door are badly burned, and the floor about ten feet from the door was almost burned through. It was the almost universal belief that the fire was not purely accidental, and on Tuesday morning the street rumors terminated in the ARREST OF MR. J. KLASS. His trial commenced before Judge Garrett Wednesday morning at half past 10 o 'clock, the accused being ably represented by Col. W. H. Holt Maj. O. S. Tenny and M. S. Tyler. The prosecution was equally well conducted by Messers. A. T. Wood, A. B. White and Henry M. Woodford. From the testimony it appears that the fire originated in two places in the cellar about 15 feet from the front. One about the middle, at which point the fire burned through the floor, and about 5 feet from that point. The coal chute, which is a small opening on the sidewalk, was stopped up with a box from the inside and the surrounding cracks stuffed with rags. A basket was also discovered immediately under the stairway covered with loose paper and containing three packages of loose cotton twine and an old hat saturated with coal oil. It was also proven that there was no other entrance to the cellar save through the store, and no entrance to the store save through the front door. The trial continued until 3 o'clock yesterday when the testimony was all in and an adjournment had until this morning for argument. Mr. Kass is under charge of Mr. Jno. Kearns, as guard. He was insured for $5,000.00. - -------------------- Our Schools. We are sure that a series of entertainments are in preparation that have never been surpassed in this town. At the Mt. Sterling Female College, we anticipate a better time than ever; while Mrs. Harris will be fully equal to the emergency and will give a series of exercises that will be very interesting. - -------------------- A Treat of Minstrelsy. Shakespear says something about a man smiling and being a villian; be that as it may, the man who don't [sic] laugh is to be watched. Those who do laugh will bo to hear Duprez and Benedict's Minstrels on the 25, and get fat [?-poor printing]. We have perfect assurance in saying that this troupe will furnish more genuine healthy fun than any organization that has been here lately. - -------------------- SELLING SHORT-HORNS ABROAD. Montgomery Short-Horns. We have frequently asserted that Mt. Sterling is the Short-Horn centre of Kentucky, and this is not seriously denied; now if this is so, why not do as T. C. Anderson proposes to do, sell at home. If stock is carried away and sold in Paris, Lexington, Winchester, these places get the credit and not Mt. Sterling, or Montgomery and Bath counties. If our stock raises would draw trade to this point they must first make us a reputation by having their sales at home. We glory in Mr. Anderson's spunk. - -------------------- Dr. J. F. Jones. This gentleman was born and raised in this city, studied his profession and graduated with high honors in Louisville Kentucky. For some time he has been located at Wades Mill's [just over the Montgomery Co. border], and has there been unusually successful. In a recent dangerous and critical case Dr. Jones managed it so skillfully that the consulting physcian called, (a man of large experience) not only suggested no change in the treatment, but added that all had been done that was necessary. It affords us pleasure to note his success, and to commend him to our people as worthy of their confidence. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 21:08:46, -0500 From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com ( C L CRAWFORD) Subject: KFY: Mt. Vernon Signal Newspapers, Nov. 9, 1900 (cont) Rockcastle Co ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, KENTUCKY NOV 9, 1900 (CONT) PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE (CONT) David Butner of Wildie has gone to Illinois to live. he takes the best wishes of the Signal DEATH: Nathaniel Brown aged 66 dropped of heart trouble at his home Tuesday. He had just returned from the election eaten at hearty meal and was preparing to go to the corn field to gather corn when the collapse cames. The burial took place Tuesday The Assessors Tommy French and T.G. Reynolds are rapidly taking the list list of taxable property in the county Mrs Mary Goodin of Pine Hill was taken back to Joseph Price Infirmary last Wednesday That most excellent lady Mrs J. Thomas Cherry of Brodhead is visiting her friend Mrs J.W. Brown went to the Jospeh Price Infirmary Wednesday Miss Sallie Newland or Brodhead spent a few days with her cousins little mary and Allie Lee Houk W.H. Pettus who has been holding down the office at depot for the last two weeks returned to his old post at Brodhead Wednesday O.A. Gentry was in town yesterday and reported his brother Dave Gentry's baby quite sick. He also says that Dr Proctor is building himself a nice residence J. Morris Brown who has been in Colorado for the past year has returend to Kentucky. In all probablitity he will not go back to the west The son of Mr and Mrs John Magee of Livingston who has been under the treatment of the physicians at Stanford for the past week, died Tuesday The county Judge gave Billy Moss Chasteen 20 days on the rock pile for shooting on the public high way in front of Cris Woods home some time ago John Merricks a youth of 16 years is charged with stealing Charlie Summers mare Sunday night. He was caught Monday by jaior Griffin and his trial is set for today Wm Linville and Harry Blazer were here Wednesday from Scaffold Cane and say that they could raise several hundered dollars easily to help build a pike to the Madison county line The County road Commissioners composed of R.P. Norton, G.C. Fish, Harry Blazer, J.W. Moore, W.H. Carmical, T.C. Johnson, Charlie Mullins and Elisah Bullock Jr., will meet next Monday and allow road claims Neal parrot and T.J. Pennington have just completed a nice tow story residence for henry Catron at Level Green BIRTH: Born to the wife of W.H. Sowder at Brodhead a bouncing boy. His first squall was for Bryan. W.H. was so happy that he shouted his shoe strings loose and suspended all that being rally day William Gant got too much booze while attending the Republican rally Saturday and fired his pistol at random about the depot as the local freight came into the station. He was immediately put in jail where he remained till Sunday and on Monday was fined $1.00 for being drunk and $5.00 for shooting in town Those two sterling Democratic speakers Samuel Brown and T.T. Simmons spoke on White Oak branch last night a week ago. They heard threats before going but go they did. While Mr Simmons was up speaking a heavy shower of rocks came against the house and in a few moments some one shot through the window at him the ball passing very close to his right shoulder and penetrating the wall near by. The speaker turned and bored into the wall and extracted the bullet and holding it up said..."That the Republicans would have to send something worse than bullets to stop him," then spoke on. The officers of the law are now investigating the case and we confidently expect to see the guilty parties punished STATE J.W. Lurdon exjudge of Breathitt county is dead The Kentucky Synod of the Southern Presbyterian church met at Campbellsville last week Tom Baker the great Kentucky feudist was shot and illed by Geo Connlton near Antigo Wis. James D. Noe age 21 and Richard Wall age 19 were drowned in the Ohio river while duck hunting Randolph Jett the young man whose skul was fractured with a brick in the hands of Claude Parrish at Frankfort died as the result of the blow Frank Jones of Lexington who recently married Miss Lillie Johnosn in Jessamine county wwas arrested and the charge was bigamy ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 09:26:43 -0400 From: "Elizabeth Smith" Subject: KFY: NEWS: Sentinel Democrat, 14 May 1880, pt 3, Montgomery Co. Sentinel Democrat Friday, 14 May 1880, part 3 STATE NEWS. A wrestling match at Sharpsburg wound up with a broken leg for Charlie Frazier. South Carrollton has had "Pinafore" by a local organization, and has gone wild over it. A Mayfield cat-bird picked the hair off the back of a live calf for nest-building purposes. Every bridge in Franklin County has been damaged or washed away by recent floods. Maysville has located her fair-grounds on a tract of sixty acres, purchased at a cost of $6,400. In Madison County a little daughter of William Hardy was instantly killed by a branch falling from a tree. The noise of the saw and hammer are still resounding at the Blue Licks. Look out for big things the coming summer. A Negro woman in Winchester is the mother of a child that weighed twenty-four pounds and had several teeth at its birth. John Bradley, an insane son of Rye Bradley, of Claysville, Harrison County, jumped from a ferry boat and drowned himself. Near Bowling Green McClellan Garrison grew 2,000 pounds of white Burley tobacco per acre, and sold it at $11 per hundred pounds. In Laurel County an unknown party went into Hiram Taylor's stable and stabbed one of his horses so badly that it had to be killed. Two-thirds of the Republicans of Madison County are negroes, but they are not thought of in the nomination of candidates for office. The coupons attached to $6,000 of the city bonds of Bowling Green were destroyed by the Council this week, and the bonds canceled and filled. The contributions for benevolent purposes by the Presbyterian church at Ashland for the year just closed, amounted to $13.tt for each member. The Richmond Register reports more coal and lumber floated to the market by the raftsmen on Kentucky river this season than ever known before. Madison County pays $300,000 in taxes to the Internal Revenue Department, and the Register asks in return a $30,000 post-office building for Richmond. That Sunday law is not worth a continental fiddler's dam. The glory of making a law is one thing and the glory of enforcing it is an other.-Hawesville Ballot. There is no one in Lewisport pious enough for a Sunday school superintendent and the children there are not taught the way they should go.-Courier Journal. An artesian well at Winchester has been bored to the depth of 650 feet and still progressing. A Cynthiana firm has contracted for one to be bored 2,500 feet deep. Rev. George S. Savage has been Superintendent of the American Bible Society in this State for fourteen years, and has distributed during that time 270,000 Bibles and Testaments. J. M. Thomas has just received a large brick-making machine which he will put up in his lumber yard near the depot. It will be in operation in a short time.-Winchester Sun. Johnathan moore [sic], of Henry County, accidentaly [sic] shot himself with a shot-gun, while hunting squirrels, and is not expected to live. The gun was discharged by his dog leaping against him. There has not been a licensed saloon in Morgan County for the last twelve years and it is believed that a pack of cards has not been sold in the County during the same time.-Courier-Journal. "May be there isn't any God for the United States," said a Canadian-Mayor to Colonel Robert Ingersoll, "but there's one for Canada; and you can't have any hall in this town in which to defame him." "The penitentiary question has been settled at last. The warden system was adopted, and Colonel Stone, of Owenton, elected to the position. Colonel D. Howard Smith was the contending candidate. Mr. James Walsh, the wealthy and generous distiller of this city, has in addition to $9,000 given to Newport charities, just lifted the debt of $10,000 on a church of the immaculate Conception.-Commonwealth. We have no idea what a "continental fiddler's dam" is but we know that the enforcement of the Sunday law will save many a young man from damnation, and dam up a stream of intemperance.-Capital Gazette. A meteoric stone, weighing about 300 pounds, fell into the bed of Caney creek, near Millwood, Wednesday night after which it crumbled away, similar to lime. It attracted much attention.-Maysville Bulletin. 'Squire Sprig, the suposed [sic] leader of the Lawrence County regulators, has been arrested and is in jail at Cattlesburg, awaiting trial. It is believed that the regulators will attempt his rescue, precautions have been taken. [I looked up Regulators in the Kentucky Encyclopedia. They were a group of vigilantes, which had its beginnings in Elliott Co. The uprising spread to other counties in Eastern Kentucky. Evidently, things came to a climax in 1880.] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 09:27:22 -0400 From: "Elizabeth Smith" Subject: KFY: NEWS: Sentinel Democrat, 14 May 1880, pt 4, Montgomery Co. Sentinel Democrat Friday, 14 May 1880, part 4 STATE NEWS. (continued) J. N. Williams, a cattle-drover, allowed a shepherd dog to follow him off. A warrant for his arrest was served on him in Casey County by the city Marshall and $5 was handed him to have it dismissed and the dog returned. James H. Love, at first sentenced to death in Madison County for rape, but afterwards sent to the penitentiary for twenty-five years, has been pardoned by Gov. Blackburn, after having served twelve years of his term. He has been a well-behaved prisoner. In Allen County James C. Moore, while at work about his saw-mill, had his head sawed half in two, widely scattering pieces of his skull and brains. Mr. Moore was a very powerful man, and did not lose consciousness, and was living when last heard from, three days afterward. [For some reason, I doubt either the veracity or the accuracy of this report.] J. N. Winn has in his yard a pear tree which will measure fully 15 feet in circumference. It is taller than the average forest tree, and is believed to be the largest tree of its species in the world. Jim Jr. says it bears about two hogsheads of pears annually.-Winchester Sun. Woodford County farmers, having tested the valuable fertilizing qualities of salt are sowing it on their land. Kentucky farmers are awakening to a more thorough and scientific mode of land culture. The old and exhaustive methods will finally be abandoned by all.-Lexington Transcript. As a freight train on the Cincinnati Southern Railroad was passing through a tunnel in Jessamine County, a rock weing about five thousand pounds, fell on a car loaded with oak staves, and crushed through the staves to the bottom of the car and was landed safely at the Nicholasville depot. A vicious bull that kept guard at Headley & Peck's distillery, in Fayette County, was struck by lightning. The benefits resulting favorably to suffering humanity would have been a thousand fold greater if the lightning had struck and consumed the distillery instead of the bull.-Good Templars Advocate. Capt. B. B. Gray has a bantam hen that whips the cat off her kittens and sits on them the same as her chickens. Last Thursday evening we saw her sitting on three chickens and four kittens! Occassionally a kitten would crawl out, when the old hen would scratch him in position, spread herself out, and set down on him.-Henry County Local. A diary for 1880 was picked up in front of the Courier office yesterday. Upon the first page, under the date of January 1st, appears the following: "I shall struggle to be strictly honest this year; but it will be just my derned luck to miss it." "C. J." The owner can have the same by calling and proving property, and paying for this notice.-Williamstown Courier. John P. Flanagan drowned himself in the Rolling Fork, last Saturday night, near his residence at New market, in Marion County. About midnight his wife missed him from the house, and diligent search was made for him. At daylight his body was found in the river near by. He had tied his feet together with a rope, attached the end of the rope to a stump and then jumped into the water. He was supposed to be unsound in mind. - -------------------- Big Sandy Railroad. The following is the report of the Clark Committee, appointed to examine the condition of the work on the Big Sandy road. The report is rather cheering: WINCHESTER, KY, May 10 '80. We the undersigned committee, appointed by the Clark County Court on the first Friday in April, 1880, to go along the line of the E. L. & B. S. railroad and report the result of their observations, do report as follows: We started from Mt. Sterling May 5th and went along said line to Mt. Savage furnace, distance 65 miles. We found at work between these two points, as we learned from the managers along the line, or contractors, or walking boss, 872 men and 356 horses, the main portion of work being done at the most difficult point. We saw large numbers of railroad ties from Casey's Gap (a point 15 miles east of Mt. Sterling). From thence on eastward along the line we saw said ties and poles to erect a telegraph line. Telegraph had been built six miles from Mt. Savage toward Mt. Sterling, and the contractor is required to build one mile per day until finished to Moorehead when the headquarters of the company will be moved to that point, which will be about the 15th of June next. The estimates for work done in the month of April were light, being about $29,000, there being only twelve working days on account of rain and high waters. None of this road already referred to can be used to go down the Ohio River. >From Mt. Savage we went to Ashland and from there to Huntington, W. Va., where the Chesapeake and Ohio road terminates. We traveled along the line of said road and found the piers for the bridge across the Big Sandy river completed and ready for the iron. The bridge when finished will cost about $72,000. We found the work going on all along between Ashland and Huntington; distance between those two points, 14 miles. From Ashland to Mt. Savage is 22 miles, 14 of which has been built by the company of which John Means is President, and known as the Lexington and B. S. R. R. The eight miles of road imcompleted, are under contract for the price of $240,000, to be completed by the first of December next. The right of way as some of us have learned from Dr. Geo. C. Graves, has been settled and paid for from Mt. Sterling to Cattlesburg, except about 2 miles near Mt. Sterling and 2 or 3 other unimportant points. We learn from Chief Engineer that 150,000 road ties have been contracted for, 60,000 of which have been paid for. Cost $12,000 or $15,000. The engineer corps cost the last month $2,200 or $2,300. We are informed by the railroad manager at Huntington that two new locomotives have arrived there for the use of E. L. & B. S. R.R.. No 1 and 2. We confidently believe that the Company is in good faith and intend to build the road. James Chorn. G. E. Farney. Robert B. Graes. John M. Rainey. End of ky-footsteps-digest V1 #528 ************************************************************************ 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