Death of Phillip Thompson Sallee and Boyle county land boom
Phillip Thompson Sallee known as the famous ginseng digger died in Willisburg last Friday from pneumonia after an assault and robbery attempt in a knob area of Boyle county. Also reported is the closing of the Lanier farm sale near Danville at 125 per acre, a 62,000 total cash payment. Circuit Court opens January 25 with 26 cases, including nine divorces. docket seen as light. Local notes mention varied personal visits, moves, and social events across Harrodsburg and surrounding communities.
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Boyle County
Hubble
Mack Eubanke
Lanier
Danville
Young Moore
Killiny McCrystal
Who Won the Wine
A suburban banker, Montgomery Stout, is robbed twice near his home as a streetcar line runs close by. Years later he feigns an elaborate practical joke by turning the tables on his nocturnal attackers, identifying two friends as the culprits and forcing payment in wine while ensuring the others play along. The tale ends with laughter and a note of honor from Mark Hamlin.
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Smith
American Press Association
Montgomery Stout
Stout
Mark Hamlin
Ben Turner
Mr. Stout
Mark Haimith
Stont
Brent
Bis
Hamlin
Bill Turner
Brout
T. DE Witt Bowman
Maud Gossip and Potatoes Test From Local Notes
Maud community notes list visits and family gatherings among Crume Troutman Melivoy and others across Bloomfield Lebanon and Willisburg with several Sunday and Saturday visits. A gardening tip explains testing potatoes by rubbing halves to judge moisture and starch content, noting that a good potato should form a cohesive froth and halves may stick together when cooked.
The Sun and Courier-Journal price notice
The Sun and Courier-Journal and The Springfield Sun listed annual subscription rates with prices noted. The Sun and Courier-Journal listed at $1.50 per year and The Springfield Sun at $1.00 per year.
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W. A. Thompson
R. M. Thompson
Thompson Bros
Litsey
The
Sun and Courier Journal
Mary Sweeney
Louisville
Springfield Sun
the Sun and Courier-Journal
Death of Miss Mary Rollins in Lebanon Enterprise
Miss Mary Rollins aged 73 died at her Walnut street home Saturday January 2 1909 after a long illness. Funeral in First Presbyterian church led by Rev C H Prather and Rev A S Moffett, interment at Ryder cemetery. She was esteemed for kindness and civic goodness. Survived by sisters Lizzie Rollins Kate Rollins and Mrs P S Purdy and brother William Rollins. The issue also notes state tax concerns from a report to the Governor and seven prisoners who escaped from Corbin jail. Mrs Carrie Portwood died at Danville heart disease. Capt John H Carter Fayette county farmer former Confederate soldier and former County School Superintendent died at Lexington.
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Lebanon
Mary Rollins
Walnut Street
First Presbyterian Church
C. H. Prather
A. S. Moffett
Ryder Cemetery
Lizzie
Kate Rollins
P. S. Purdy
William Rollins
Corbin
Carrie Portwood
Danville
John H . Carter
Fayette County
Morgan
Lexington
Kentucky News Notes and Local Notices
Peter Bulger of Paducah fined 100 dollars and sentenced to forty days in Benton county jail for selling whiskey in Marshall County with a workhouse provision. An election in Larne on January 22 will decide if intoxicating liquors may be sold. Garrard County shipments: W B Burton sent a carload of mules to North Carolina at 181 dollars per head. Frances Riker of Harrodsburg spoke to Woodford County School Improvement League on Educational Needs in Kentucky. State losses due to circuit carelessness noted.
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Peter Bulger
Paducah
Benton
Marshall County
Larne
W. B. Burton
Garrard
Subscribers Free Column Sale Listings from Springfield Area
A scattered classifieds style list shows multiple small farm sales and livestock offers. Names include A G Kimball Bettas D Claybrooke M Ed Birch J A Thomas Mrs Sam Tucker Miss Eliza McIntire and Mrs J R Claybrooke. Items feature turkeys Bourbon Toms and hens priced around 2 to 3 dollars, along with ducks and straw for sale. buyers urged to place orders before Christmas.
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M Ed Birch
Springfield
Thomas
Rt. 3
Toma
Sam Tucker
Rt. 1
M. B
Eliza McIntire
R. PF
Wise guy blasts fake sealskin jacket scam
A quoted wise guy laments a deceitful deal where his wife bought a sealskin jacket for 200 dollars that proved to be rabbit hide valued at 29 dollars. He warns the community about the danger posed by such fakers.
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John Allin
Messrs. Arnold
Allin
Messrs. Allin
Mr. Arnold
Arnold
Board of Control
Pleasant Grove
Grundy
Mable Thompson
Lavinia O'Conner
Mayme Donnelly
James P. Thompson
Indianapolis
M. G. Leachman
Mitt Leachman,Jr
Bardstown
Nethe Thurman
Huntsville
Ala
L. M. Gregory
Paris
Maren
Mr. Wilson
James Williams
Warren Rose
Harrodeburg
Chas. Litsey
Valley Hill
Moying
J. R. O'Neal
Turner Derringer
Wharton & Tapp
Lewis
Lucien Pinkston
John M. Lair
T. C. Tatum
Willie Ray Moran
W. F. Moran
J. E. Goatley
Luunch
E. Piles
Mag
Walker
J. E. Ferguson
Bay City
Ills
M. Reed
Benedict Jones
Walter Goatley
Elm Rill
N. G. Marka
Montomery Reed
Palmer Goatley
Lagrippe
W. ¥. Moran
S. J. Montgomery
Burr Crume
Nelson County
Crooks
Louise Goatley
Maud
Ora Crume
Frank
New Hope
Jeff Setties
J. N. Strehan
D. H. Huston
Carroll Allen
Little , Carroll
Bloomfield
Andrews
Kate Shewmaker
Dorchester Crume
Ham Shewmaker
Near Bloomfield
Olive Sutton
Oscar Melivoy
Willisburg
Chas. Melivoy
M. L. Troutman
Pete Shehan
W. J. Troutman
Ind
William Collins
Lamont
M. L.troutman
J. M. Montgomery
Mary Ellen
Howard Russellana
Mount Zion
Ke Wright
T. B. Flaugher
Mile Pearl Claybrooke
Hallie Huston
Thatcher
Kentucky News Notes
A. G. Kimball
Plymouth Rock
D. Claybrooke
Bettas
J. R. Claybrooke
B. D. Lake
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