Monroe County KyArchives News.....News Tidbits May 26, 1926
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Monroe Co. News May 26, 1926
Flippin events: Mrs Emma EATON still in poor health. 
Carson BAILEY & Chester EATON purchased 2 large trucks to run betweeen Flippin 
and Glasgow. Waiting for work to begin on the state highway. Jesse CROW of 
Boles purchased the Flippn garage. Joe Fred WHITE employed as head machinist. 
Death of Grainger CONKIN which occurred at Fountain Run on 14 May - a kind 
hearted man who had many friends all over Monroe Co.

Obituary of her dear father ... not named, submitted by Mattie FROEDGE. Died 
Thursday at 7:30 o'clock. He was kind and gentle, gone to a brighter world. 
Laid to rest in the home cemetery in Metcalfe Co after brief services by Bros 
SWANN & PHEMISTER.

Miss Hazel CURTIS, d/o Mr and Mrs. Joe U CURTIS of Burkesville wed to Robert 
OFFICER, Jr of Livingston, TN last Friday. Groom is s/o Robert OFFICER Sr, 
Chancellor of the Livingston District.

Grig LANKFORD, a well known and highly respected colored man of the Gamaliel 
section died May 2 after a brief illness.Age 65. During his young days he lived 
in the Turkey Neck Bend area and at Celina but the greater part of his life 
where he died. Two sons & two daughters survive; devoted member of the 
Christian church, a useful man. Burial in Mt Vernon Cemetery following services 
by Rev. G.W. HALE.

Bids taken for 2 roads - one the Scottsville-Glasgow rd,
10.1 miles; the other the Edmonton-Glasgow rod, 8.2. miles. 
New law passed enforcing the candling of eggs. Road supervisors appt. Dist 1: 
Schuyler LANE; #2, D. O. 
TURNER; #3, J F HOLLOWAY; #4, Vogel MURPHY;
#5 Herchel RODDY; #6 John J WHITE; #7 Melburn WILBURN; #8 Vanus HAYES.

Six drilling machines working in the Kettle Creek oil field.
Chicken thieves working in the SW part of the county; they are taking the 
chickens over into Clay Co. Must be stopped and neighbors said the thief is 
going to be caputred or killed.
Sheriff has been informed that he will not be called on to run the thieves 
down, "but that it might be necessary to order out the Coroner and undertaker 
at most any time." 

Large swarm of bees last Monday who stopped at the MILLER Hotel and lodged in a 
tree near the kitchen door. W E WALDEN, proprietor, "gave them his immediate 
attention and provided them with a nice hive. They are now at work producing 
honey for the Hotel table."



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