Death of H B Powell Shocks Washington County
Mr H B Powell longtime Washington county official died at Mackville on February 15 1906 from liver trouble. Born in Boyle county March 4 186?, he served as high sheriff and deputy and was elected deputy with Sidney Osbourne last November. He leaves a mother three brothers and two sisters and was a Mason. Buried by the Mackville lodge. His friends mourn the loss and extend sympathy to the family.
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H. B. Powell
Mackville
Washington County
Powell
Sidney Osbourne
Boyle County
Masonic Lodge
Springfield
Mr. Powell
Vand
Hillsboro News of Sick and Death In Community
In Hillsboro and nearby areas, Cecil Coulter is very sick while Mrs. Mat Inman is improving. Creath Dean visits his sister Mrs. Sam Montgomery in Cornishville. Various residents like Eva Inman, Ernest Showmaker, Mary Agnes Hines, J. M. Montgomery, J. M. Shields, Nan Scott, Flossie and Myrtle Armstrong, and Annie Montgomery are mentioned with visits and illness. Mr. Hell’s death shocks the community. sympathies extended to the bereaved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Coulter
Mat Inman
Creath Dean
Cornishville
Sam Montgomery
Eva Inman
Ernest Showmaker
Effie
Maggie Montgomery
Mary Agnes Hines
Mackville
J. Mi Montgomery
J. M. Shields
Springfield
Nan Scott
Flossie
Myrtle Armstrong
Mr. Derringer
J. M. Sheilds
Annie Montgomery
Jim Hedger
Hell
Tatham Springs Weather and Local Society Notes
Beautiful weather continues as local hotel improvements progress. Farmers burn plant beds this week. Henry Graham stayed with J. W. Shirley Wednesday night. Elias Perkins visited his daughter nearby last week. Merre Pinkston and family from Willisburg visited J. W. Shirley Saturday night and Sunday. Onecar Shirley was in Nelson county. Dr. Yates welcomed locally with best wishes for success. Charles Grider and family visited him and cousin Murrey Grider here Friday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Graham
J. W. Shirley
Elias Perkins
Merre| Pinkston
Hichard Pinkston
Willisburg
Shirley
Nelson County
Yates
Charles Grider
Murrey Grider
Osborne Johnson-Wedding at the Ice Church
Osborne Johnson and Miss Min Lee Osborne wed at the ice church this afternoon at four o'clock. Rev. Father Hennessy officiated. Johnson of Johnson & McCabe is a Springfield businessman. The bride, popular and active, has resided with her grandmother near town since moving to the county. Guests included Irvin McElroy, C. W. Jagah, Warren Nally, Will G. Bicket of Lebanon, and many county friends offer congratulations and best wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will. H. Johnson
Min- Lee Osborne
Hennessy
Officiia
Johnson
of Johnson & McCabe
Springfield
T_ Irvin McElroy
Jagah
Warren
Road improvement call urges public action and duty
A local editorial blasts idle talk on good roads and urges citizens to take direct part in building better roads. It argues road work must start at home, with each person supporting improvements proportionate to benefits, noting roads add land value and aid travel. It compares road work to Jerusalem’s walls and warns selfishness blocks progress. A brief society note then recounts two local buggy accidents and a $1,000 damage suit against Mayor Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevi
Jerusalem
Roosevelt Daughter Marries Ohio Congressman at White House
At noon in the White House East Room, Alice Lee Roosevelt, eldest daughter of the President, wed Nicholas Longworth, Representative from Ohio's First district. Bishop Henry Y. Setterlein officiated before a distinguished assembly marking a century of romantic White House weddings with Nellie Grant Sartoris as a witness.
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Washington
White House
Henry Y. Setterlee
Protestant Episcopal Church
Alice Lee Roosevelt
United States
Nicholas Longsworth
Congress
Ohio
Episcopal Church
Executive Mansion
Roosevelt
Nellie Grant
Algernon C. F. Sar‘toris
Mrs. Sartoris
Miss Roosevelt
County Court Day Challenge for Subscriptions
A local note proclaims next Monday as County Court day and offers a coin collection stunt. If collections reach one hundred dollars, the proposer will perform a headstand before the courthouse until up to 25 silver dollars spill from pockets, awarded to the first payer.
Died in Marion County Two Local Deaths
CARDWELL, Mr. W. L. Graham was in Marion County last week on business. Died, on the 4th, Mr. Bill Carey, of lung trouble. Deceased was 19 years of age, was a devoted member of the Christian church at Battle. Interment took place the following day at Perkins Burying Ground. He leaves father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Ebinezer Carey, and several brothers and sisters and a host of friends to mourn their loss. Died, on the 17th, Mr. James Hedger, wat the Brewer Mill, of heart trouble. He was only sick three days. The people whom he had met knew him for his good, traits of character had no enemies. He was a member of the Christian church at Cornishville. Interment took place Sunday in the Cornishville cemetery. A very large procession of sorrowing friends followed the body to its last resting place on earth. He leaves a wife and a host of friends to mourn their loss.
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W. L. Graham
Marion County
Bill Carey
Christian Church
Battle
Perkins Burying Ground
Ebinezer Carey
James Hedger
Brewer Mill
Cornishville
Stock sales record from Marion county auctions
E T Perkins sold to W L Graham one more at 70 dollars. R A William sold to J A Kyler a one year old gelding at 135 dollars. W L Graham bought from parties in Marion county one stallion at 185 dollars and one 18 month old Jack at 165 dollars. E T Perkins sold to S P DeRown a Jersey cow for 40 dollars. Graham and Perkins bought from Jef Matherly one horse for 82.50 dollars. E G Holiday bought one horse at 75 dollars. H C Moore sold to F H Royalty a one year old horse for 82.50 dollars and bought from W L Moore one horse for 90 dollars. All persons having claims against the estate of J F Gribbins deceased are requested to present them with proof of property to the undersigned on or before May 1 1906.
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E. T. Perkins
W. L. Graham
R. A. William
J. A. Kyler
Marion County
Jack
S. P. DeRown
Jersey
Graham & Perkins
Jef Matherly
E.G. Holiday
H. C. Moore
F. H. Royalty
W. L. Moore
J. F. Gribbins
Judgments For Ladies In Louisville Rail Case
The Lebanon Enterprise reports Mrs Grace N Wilhoit and Mrs Edna K Cleaver each sued the Louisville and Nashville Railroad for 2500 damages claiming wrongful seating in a colored coach on a Louisville bound train. Wilhoit won 99 dollars and Cleaver 120 dollars after the misrouting was discovered within minutes.
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Lebanon
Grace’ N. Wilkoit
Edna K. Cleavar
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co
Louisville
Wilhoit
Cleaver
You Are Invited To Visit Our New Office
A promotional notice invites readers to visit the new office above the clerk's office next Monday. It urges non-subscribers to join the CoE list and promises value from the Farm and Fire side column, claiming subscriber content is worth more than the price of a subscription.
Long Run Letter From the Kentucky Rural Community
Miss Maggie Arnald~s typhia fever and telephony to Texas are noted amid church news at Wesley Chapel where Rev. Roberts and Johnson preach, additions reported. A two year old dies after clothing catches fire. family sympathy offered. Mention of centenary insect cycles, Farm and Fireside, and rural petition to Congressman Spraggins, with updates on local illness.
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Maggie Arnald
Perkins
Texas
Wesley Chapel
Rev. Roberts
Wilmore
Johnson
Robert Cocanougher
Bro. Walker
Campbell
Hill
Vale
Kentucky
America
Suri
Illinois
Wm. Gray
Alston
Charlie Cocahougher
Lugripp
Primary race clears as Ben Johnson faces no opposition
In Kentucky s Fourth District a Democratic call for a June 2 primary failed to draw challengers for Bardstown figure Ben Johnson for Congress. Gus W Richardson and J Scott Mayes both declined, citing unity with Johnson. A telegram announced D H Smith would not seek reelection. The committee adopted a resolution praising Smith for his service to the district.
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Ben Johnson
Bardstown
Congress
Democratic Congressional Committee
Fourth District
Johnson
Gus W. Richardson
J. Scott Mayes
Washington County
Mayes
Richardson
T. Scott Mayes
Harry Lancaster
D. H. Smith
Samuel T. Spalding
H. C. Wood
Smith
House of Representatives
Little Beach News and Local Transactions
Local items report H P Lawrence bought a horse from Bob Hayes for 117 dollars and 50 cents and three hogs from W D Purdom for 15 dollars. Residents return from Indiana and Vermont visits. Social at H B Litsey’s home well attended. G W Robinson of Kirkland visits. G W Cocanougher and James Murphy recover. W T Head sale well attended. tobacco beds sowing and ground preparation underway. Jennie Litsey visits Dave Yankee’s family. A property listing offers 5500 dollars in improvements and five acres for 5000 dollars by A Wenaene Tense and Wharton. Subscription notice for The Dun at 1 dollar yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Lawrence
Bob Hayes
W. D. Purdom
Lillie Cocanougher
Indiana
Vertie Head
Vermont
Litsey
G. W. Robinson
Kirkland
G. W. Cocanougher
James Murphy
W. T. Head
Jennie Litsey
Dave Yankee
The Belle Fire and Jim Brudso’s Last Stand
A rugged tale recalls Jim Brudso aboard the Belle during a night fire. The crew fights to save souls and boats as the vessel burns, with Brudso promising to hold the line until all ashore. The Jacobs ghost and justice theme echo final sacrifice for mates.
Fourth District Disputes Over Butler County Split
Kentucky SI Journal reports no fresh quarrel between Third and Fourth district Democrats over Butler County. Third district will keep Butler after Fourth’s stand and plans to unite to cut Republican margins next election. Fourth district meeting elected Native W. D. Claybrooke as chairman and discussed redistricting. Third leaders fear Butler’s addition endangers Democratic supremacy, while they seek to boost their own margin and avoid harming other districts.
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Kentucky SI Journal
Butler County
W. D. Claybrooke
Witon County
Butler
Adair
Third J
Mystery Solved by Dr King’s New Life Pills
A Magnolia Indiana man credits Dr King’s New Life Pills with resolving periodic bilious attacks and chronic constipation. The testimonial notes the pills cost 2 cents at Col Hagens drug store. The item ends with a fragmented line about engineers surveying electric lines between Paris and Mt Starting a.
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Paris
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Brack Powell
Hillsboro
Tatham Springs
Osborne-Johnson
T. Colvin
High Street
A. L. Litney
Harris
Mt. Stetting
James Smith
Middlesboro
Congressional
Little Beach
Wenaene Tense & Wharton
Jim Budio
Jimmy Blade
Chacis
Braiste Bell
Natehea-under
Jim
Jim Brudso
Judse
John Hay
Claybrooke
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