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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1905
Page
5
Local news notes list small items from Springfield area including auctions reported by Campbell with cattle and horse prices, jars for sale at John C Shader, stray hogs and cows offered for notices, a corn hand anecdote about Hon. C. McChord, a cotton wedding announcement for Edward and Mrs Pile, a missing blue boys coat, and an upcoming Presbyterian meeting with no Methodist services.
A recent birthday feast at the home near Loretto celebrated Mr John Grundy Adams turning seventy with a family reunion. Born near Fenwick in Washington county, he married Frances McIntire of Brandenburg in 1875 and has nine children and nineteen grandchildren. The gathering included relatives from several towns, a dinner for fifty, and photographs by photographer Miller of Lebanon.
Personal notes list numerous visitors and residents across towns including Dr George Shaunty of Louisville and Miss Cecilia Smith of Chicago visiting families in the area. Several others from Bardstown Lebanon Howardstown and Louisville appear at fairs and homes, with travel to St Louis Adairville and Cincinnati noted.
Deputy U S Marshal Cundiff and revenue officers raided moonshine operations at Hardie Springs and Handin Springs. They found a recently used still, captured Sam Walker and family and associates in Owensboro, with twenty gallons of moonshine seized. The whisky was poured away and the operation attacked.
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