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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1907
Page
5
Dr J M Burton resident dentist offers teeth extraction and all dental work as a specialty. Office shown as Hazen Block upstairs in Springfield Kentucky. Dental services described as first class and own work.
Authorized notice announces Mr. W. 8. Y. Goodlett as a candidate for Representative from Washington County, subject to the Democratic primary on August 3. The statement names the candidate and the election date, reflecting a local party declaration.
A fragmentary local page notes social bits and ads. Campbell's cash for eggs and chicks, Dr J C Mudd announces office hours, Lawrence's Grocery offers fruit jars and cheaper tin and glass, a lumber bill wanted to build a tobacco barn, Campbells saddle offers, Farmers Home Insurance claim, J N Wells promotions, a stray black Shepherd dog missing with $1 reward, porch settees dwindling at Campbell's, Electric Light and Water Company warns trespassers, employees to report offenders, candies fruits and vegetables sold at Lawrence's Grocery.
Springfield merchants will celebrate the dth. Stores will be closed tomorrow afternoon. Rev Lyon of the Methodist church will preach at a Valley Hill schoolhouse next Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Eld. W F Rogers filled the pulpit at the Christian church last Sunday morning and evening, preaching two interesting sermons. Kid Rogers will probably preach here the first and fourth Sunday in each month until the church calls a pastor for the full time.
The Willisburg public school began last Monday under Prof. J. T. Prather and Mrs. Kate Showmaker with strong attendance. Local residents attended the Bethel Baptist church dedication last Sunday. Several names appear among attendees, including J. T. Sutherland and wife, W. B. Shirley and wife, J. W. Shirley and wife, and Miss Blanche Shirley. The report notes various social visits, health updates, and ongoing electrical storm damage to telephone service, with a call for more repair crews.
Currency and assets list liabilities and supplementary notes from a 1907 bank report. Includes capital stock, deposits, various loans and discounts, bonds, and due from other banks. Sworn by cashier E W Smith with directors and notary seal.
Mr Arch Colgin and family visited Mr Samuel Coulter Saturday night and Sunday. Tom Tennis was the guest of Walker Lake Sunday. W B Coulter and family attended church at Rock Bridge Sunday and dined with W R Scott. Mrs Addie Gaff and baby are very ill. Willisburg beat Porttown 6 to 1. John Champion and wife of McComb Illinois visiting. Purdam Pinkston of DeKalb Illinois visiting Kentucky friends.
Local notes list guests and travelers in Cincinnati Hodgensville Bardstown Bloomfield and Louisville. Residents like Miss Kathryn Gore Miss Mattie Beak and Mr. George Greene visit relatives while others attend funerals weddings and family gatherings. County Clerk Booker heads to Tatham Springs for a few days and a short essay urges taking it easy to avoid worry.
One of the prettiest home weddings in the county joined David Randall Litsey and Elizabeth Gilbert Leachman on a Saturday eve, June 29, at 7:30, conducted by Rev. Lawson at the Leachman home. The storm forced the ceremony indoors, followed by an elegant supper. The couple left for Danville and Cincinnati to join the Knight Templars on a Northwest tour, returning around July 22.
JENOSNTON. Prayer meeting Wednesday night drew a large crowd. Mrs. Missouri Goode of Winchester visits her mother Mrs. Sarah Ann Eliott. Mrs. Fannie Carpenter and her children spent Friday with Mrs. Lizzie Cocanougher. School opened Monday with Mrs. J. L. Harmon as teacher. Mr. Woodsie Coyle is very ill with typhoid fever. Mr. M. D. L. Cocanougher and mother spent Sunday with Geo. Cocanougher. Mr. Jno Staten went to Springfield on Monday. Mr. Martin Matherly and wife with Miss Eliza Isham visited Mr. Jim Isham and daughter Miss Flossie.
Trader advertises a large stock of trimmed hats with significant price cuts. Prices advertised as low as 50 (currency not specified) to attract customers. Headline conveys a sharp reduction in hat prices and urges readers to visit.
Anticipated village notes include visits by Mrs. Sarah Cooke and Mr. James Steward of Shelbyville to Rev. and Mrs. Hatchett, and Mr. W. H. Mitchell returning to Cincinnati. Wm. Wells and family from Willisburg spent Sunday with relatives here. Typhoid illness flags concerns as Leo DeWitt lingers near Bloomfield. Fox Creek residents visit G. K. Mitchell. Springfield trips involve Misses Earl and Minnie Snider and Mr. C. C. Hahn family.
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