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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1907
Page
4
A fragment from a post office statement quotes King Alfred as born in 849 and beginning to lose power in 1127. The piece notes disappointment at the missing death date and ponders whether a man could die at age 270, contrasting modern frailty with Saxon courage. It also mentions a seventh grade pupil claiming 25,000 Union casualties at Gettysburg versus similar Confederate losses.
A lyrical poem reflecting a bereaved mother mourning a child who died young. The speaker recalls a blue-eyed baby, now gone to heaven, and expresses enduring love and sorrow. The verses evoke twilight, tender memories, and longing for reunion in the afterlife.
Quiet week as quarterly exams run, with final May tests and three months of vacation ahead. Miss Annie McElroy returns to town, welcomed by classmates. The girls' baseball club has disbanded after a loss of nerve and reluctance to face Lebanon. Primary for the Tournament is Friday, with best speakers chosen for May finals. Students anticipate spring and aim to form a strong baseball team to win the tournament.
Circuit court resumes after a short break with examinations ongoing and minor cases likely to be disposed. A discussion topic noted was the grand jury report and references to Alfred with a paper containing unclear wording.
A small child in the Carpenter household sustained burns when a chair pressed into the fire grate. The mother promptly intervened and the child is recovering. The column then shifts to local society notes, including visits from Messrs. Elliott and Drury, actions of U.S. of E members, and various neighborhood visits and travel between Mackville, Danville, Beachland, and St. Catherines.
Poem-like text in Bryan's Cor reflects a working person finding daily delight in family, home and modest purchases. The speaker imagines buying shoes for baby and a dress for a child, praising labor and love as the source of happiness and strength. The voice concludes with gratitude toward wife and children, closing with the signature Will M Maupin.
Mooresville records a daughter born to Mrs. Lee Godby of Monmouth Illinois eight pounds with her former name Lelia Wall. Various local visits and illnesses are noted including pneumonia in children Nannie Green and H. R. Eddleman’s child. Subscriptions for The Sun are advertised and A. S. of E. active in tobacco pooling.
Elizabethtown News describes an alarming health crisis in Hardin County with widespread grippe, pneumonia, typhoid, and measles or diphtheria among children. Sixteen deaths reported locally today and over forty since January, as many more near death and ten dangerously ill, urging relief and better weather.
Mrs Nan Scott visited Mrs J M Montgomery last Thursday. Mr C M Keeling and family visited near Fairview over the weekend. Mrs J M Shields and daughter Sarah visited Willisburg for a day. Mr Sammie Cooke spent Saturday night and Sunday nearby. Mr Solomon Kayes and family visited friends near Hardesty School Otis. Mr and Mrs Otis and wife visited near Mackville Sunday. Maud and Eva Innman were guests of the Montgomerys last Tuesday. John Armstrong and J M Montgomery attended the Cole Cheatham sale last Friday. Bowman Noel visited near Brooksville last week. Rose Litsey, injured last Wednesday, is recovering well. Deaths: Mrs Emma Coulter died last week. she was a good woman and much loved.
Messrs and Misses from the area visited relatives in Willisburg Harrodsburg and Ruf communities. Births reported include a girl to Mrs Jim Oder a boy to Mrs Jack Sharp and a girl to Mrs Richard Sutton. Several attended the funeral of Mrs Jim Isham at Rock Bridge last Wednesday. Visitors include Mr George Dean from Harrodsburg and Mrs Sam Montgomery. A horse sold by J M Shields brought $1.25 to Will Thompson. Various Sunday visits and weekend travels are noted among the Keelings Armstrongs Settles and Sutherlands with illness prompting trips to Harrodsburg Buffalo and Wayside.
W C Cammack of Sparrow visited his daughter from Monday to Wednesday. J D Thomas visited his brother Will Thomas Sunday. Maud and Eva Inman stayed with me and Mrs J D Sutherland. Mr and Mrs ET Blixchell of Antioch were guests of Mr and Mrs J D Sutherland Sunday night and Monday. Miss Zelma Mellyoy has entered
Elizabethtown News reports ahead of a Court of Appeals decision likely upholding the County Unit Law. Four of six judges reportedly favor the measure though two remain unsure, with Judge O Rear absent in Florida for health. The ruling could impact about twenty five counties and is awaited in about two weeks.
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