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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1906
Page
4
A Nelson County resident seeks the Democratic nomination for Congress in the Fourth District during the party primary scheduled for Saturday June 2. The announcement notes candidacy and election process under party rules.
A Times feature claims a Glock pictured Saturday may have belonged to Abe Lincoln's father in LaRue county. The piece doubly questions historical links between the clock and timekeeping, noting oddities in the account and jesting about such a claim.
The new hotel owned by Tobin and Bobbt opened Monday with Mr. Rice in charge feeding a crowd from the County Court. The structure is handsome and convenient and will be fitted up soon to house guests. Citizens collected 135 for San Francisco earthquake relief at a Court House meeting and donated via First National and Peoples banks. A Washington County Medical Society meeting elected officers Dr M W Hyatt president Dr J N Shehan vice president and Dr J H Hopper secretary and treasurer. Dr McCormack of the State Board of Health will lecture at the Court House May 15 at 10 o clock on the Proper Relation of the Medical Profession to the Public. An Harrodsburg local option election is set for June 15 to banish whisky with organized efforts toward prohibition. The Methodist conference meets in Springfield for three days starting today with a protracted meeting next Sunday led by Rev Pat Davis. Congressman D H Smith reported a bill paying J R Claybrooke two thousand two hundred ninety-two dollars and fifty cents for stores and supplies furnished to U S troops during the rebellion.
Miss Ottie Yancey of Louisville and Mr. S B Yager of Willisburg were married Thursday the 19th at 8 30 p m at J M Browns home 889 6th St Louisville Rev L L Gwaltney of Virginia officiated Present were Miss Dora Brown Miss Nellie Hayden Miss Effie Robinson Dr S M Crume and Dr Finley
The community reports visitors from Perryville and Mackville, memories of Rev Davey Bruner, and reader letters from Deep Creek. Farmers finish plowing after two weeks of hard labor, tobacco crops are late with smaller acreage than last year. A temperance lecture is welcomed. a mass meeting to vote whiskey out is planned in Springfield on the third of May. Charles and Miss Alice are mentioned in a brief endnote.
Several from here attended county court Monday. Olliver and John Ellis visited their sister Mrs Hardin in Broomfield Sunday. Jeff Smith and Geo McA visited relatives at High Grove last week. Edd Moore to begin sawing next week. Sam Yeager and bride visiting. Farmers planting corn. expect large corn and tobacco acreage.rain needed. Mrs Etta Mattingly ill with typhoid fever. Mumps still prevalent. Sunday School to be organized at New Hope Baptist first Sunday in May, services at 1. Mr Sam Sweeny back after mumps. Mrs T D Sweeny visited Chaplin son. Mrs W O Ellis and daughter Mary visited Mrs Lucy Ann Moore. Buner Carney and sister Ollie in Bloomington last Saturday. Mrs Kimberlin of Bardstown visited daughter Mrs H R Eddleman.
McIntire residents report visitors including Robert Nally of Athertonville and extended kin from Blincoe and Lebanon. The Ferrél Bros sawmill moves to R A McIntire’s farm for timber and a future residence. Trades include Micheal Shanahan buying a Limatown farm. two year old steers priced at 32 per head.
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