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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1909
Page
4
A Springfield Sun quotation extols the schoolhouse as a forerunner to the church. The note suggests Jeffersontown is in deplorable condition with eight churches and an alleged shortage of funds or progress reflected in this count.
Mr. Frank Hardin of East Texas visited relatives in this vicinity for several days last week. Mrs. Mollie Williams and daughter Fannie spent Monday with Mrs. Eliza Mitchell. Mr. W. B. Vandyke visited with Will and Edd Gray. Walter Lewis his wife and son A. B. were guests of Richard Snider family near Bloomfield. Mrs. Lucian Gregory and Mrs. B. L. Latsey visited Mrs. Minnie Williams who is very ill. Tavie Goodlett left for Bowling Green to enter college. Walter Scott visited Herbert Hardesty. S G Hardesty visited with Hence Scott family, frail with typhoid but improving. Miss Statie Grace and brother Palmer visited Miss Bell Harden. Mrs. Walter Lewis and son A. B. visited Mrs. John Arnold.
Cardwell notes Mr. Charlie Tay of Lake Charles Louisiana visiting his mother and friends after nine years away. He plans to return home soon and brings South news. A big sale is set for next Saturday with horses cows sheep yearling cattle and farm stock. A ten pound boy was born to E T Perkins last Friday at noon. The Springfield Bum is $1.00 per year. SP L Grahambee bought four jocks Tye Sup and Cowtt-doure at $1.60.
Over the last two weeks Graham and Perkins purchased several horses from Luke Hansbrough of Shelbyville for 180 dollars for two, another horse from A Ransdall for nothing, a saddle and harness horse from S H Gardner for 150 dollars, and sold a five year old mare to A M Tatum of Harrodsburg for 110 dollars. They also sold a lone horse to E G Holliday for 86 35 dollars and one horse to J A Kyler for 75 dollars. A girl was born to the wife of George Ward on Sunday.
J D Mills, working at the Brown Foreman Distillery near St Mary, suffered a severe injury when a cartridge in old papers ignited in a log tenant house. A flying shell fragment struck his left eye, destroying its sight. Dave Russel, aiding Mills, discarded papers into a fire moments earlier.
In Houston a 700 pound Berkshire boar owned by dairyman R H Keyworth broke from its pen during his absence. It killed one horse, injured two others, two mules and two cows, then harmed more livestock before being corralled. Keyworth fired buckshot as the animal raged.
In St Joseph Michigan a baptism took place on a snow and ice clad lakeshore before about 1000 spectators. At 2:30 p.m. Rev August F Schmitz pastor of the Church of God led the ceremony as part of a public display reflecting faith and endurance.
Mrs Solomon Kays and two children spent Monday to Wednesday with her father Mr H P Chesser and family of Polin. Guests at Mr and Mrs J W Waits included Harve Barnett and family Hahn Armstrong Armstrong others. Several from this place visited Springfield Saturday.
Jacob Springer of West Franklin Maine says he reached a higher health level after using Dr King s New Life Pills They keep his stomach liver and bowels working right If trials fail Hay don Robertson s drug store offers a 25 cent refund for disappointment
Cecil residents hear late news from Lebanon and Chicago as kin and friends attend funerals and births. The Wellington family welcomes a baby boy born on the 22. A number of residents, including Miss Claudia Blanford and Miss Prudie Blanford, visit relatives nearby. A dance hosted by Mr and Mrs Baker Spalding draws a good crowd.
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