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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1905
Page
8
A period era piece describes making decorative designs with a sand or salt filled funnel on a wooden rest and string frame. It notes Lissajous curves as the resulting patterns and mentions a French origin, plus additional child friendly poems, vehicle name origins, and a collation of home care and gossip items.
Rain favors tobacco setting but hinders last week’s harvest. County court heard several Valley residents on Monday. W. C. Cammack hosted a Hillsboro visit and a dinner for Martin from Taylor, Texas. T. W. and J. D. Sutherland sold sheep at Kelly on June 20. Families of Jeffries Cranfield and Cammack attended. Barnett and others visit Woodlawn as Me Bud tilheonie, af Harrods are mentioned.
The Sun notes crops are generally good and harvests progressing slowly. A. H. Crain returns from Rockhold to study telegraphy under J. M. Helm. Various visits to and from Lebanon Danville Glensboro and Louisville are reported along with social gatherings and a protracted Baptist meeting starting in July. A 140 year old brick with pig tracks surfaces from a building once owned by Crow.
Sparrow notes that frequent showers delay harvests while an old adage says more rain means more rest. A cloud burst near Ashbrook damaged land and crops Monday night. Washington county farmer P C Richardson planned a turkeys venture starting with eight hens that laid 110 eggs and hatched eleven. rats killed all but three hatchlings. Mrs Sarsh Vowels hosted a dinner with Boone Martin Jeptha Cox Blanche Cox J D Sutherland W H Black Opha Cam Mack Icie Allie Barnett Li Wilkes Morgan and others.
A compact price list from Springfield Market shows bacon hames ve sides at 1c Booawax per pound, butter per pound, dried apples at 5e per pound, corn meal to 75e per bushel, flour 0.0 to 8.40, ginseng 7.20 per pound, wheat 1.15 per bushel, lard 10e per pound, salt 1.45 to 1.55 per barrel, potatoes country tie to tie, vinegar 3e to 6e per gallon, wool greasy 140, cleaned 200 tubs worked, and onion sets 150. Turkeys 3e per pound, turkey prices and other farm staples listed.
Public sale begins at 1 pm to the highest bidder for the estate of David L Payne deceased. Items include two cows a mare two yearlings a two year old bull twenty three hogs a blacksmith set farming tools and household items. Terms made known on sale day by Mrs Lucinda Payne Admx.
The state fair schedule lists 1905 dates for multiple towns. Madisonville August 1 5 days Danville August 2 3 days Harrodsburg August 4 4 days Fern Creek August 15 4 days Shepherdaville August 15 4 days Lawrenceburg August 15 4 days Vanceburg August 16 4 days Guthrie August 17 3 days Shelbyville August 22 4 days August 23 4 days Nicholasville August 20 3 days town August 30 4 days Florence August 30 4 days Elizabethtown September 5 3 days Glasgow September 6 4 days Kentuel
Mooresville observers attended county court in Springfield. The three week old Roy Sweeny died last Tuesday and was buried at New Hope cemetery. Heavy rain delays wheat harvests. Hog Run flooded and damaged fences wheat stock and lumber. Ice cream social at Woodlawn cited. several local visitors reported bruises from a prior fall. J W Yocum Cora Arnokd and Josie Yocum involved in Pi T D Sweeny incident. hay fever illness noted. S H Bishop and Mat Traax reported on local business day. Burglary at M E Curran pantry last Wednesday night yielded a bushel of meat. Local column mentions Children’s Favorite Tonic and postponed Children’s Day event.
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