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NOW AND THEN.mi:Two weeks ago Mr. R. M. Briley, i thlt; who was bom and reared in Russellj for county, four miles from Creelsboro, arrived in Columbia with the view of visiting his old home, and to spend a few weeks with relatives in the neigh-; borhood, after being absent twenty-nine years. When he left this country there were quite a number of distillers in Russell county, turning out annually a great many gallons of apple and peach brandy, Mr. Briley being a small distiller himself. He was anxious to get a few gallons of peach brandy to take to Louisiana where he now resides.Upon reaching Columbia he visited the office of Mr. F R. Winfrey, whom he had known from early boyhood, and after a hearty shake of the hand, his mission was made known. Mr. Winfrey informed him that his people were all dead; that his old homestead had been razed, and there was not even a sign of his old still-bouse left; that this country was strictly a temperance locality, and that neither brandy nor whisky could be procured for love nor money.“Well,” said Mr. Briley, “if my people are all dead and every body is preaching temperance—no peach l^n-dy in the country, I will return to Louisiana,” and he took the first hack for his home in the Sunny South.rnuucuntDi c
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Columbia Adair County News
Columbia, Kentucky, US
Wed, Jan 15, 1908
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