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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1908
Page
5
Dr J M Burton resident dentist advertises teeth extracted without pain crown work a specialty and first class dental service in Springfield Ky with office upstairs in Hagan Block
Miss Ellen Wathen accepts a position with Mrs. Williams and invites friends to visit her millinery shop. Goode brothers purchase Will Murphy’s stock in Texas and take possession. Court Day dinner planned May at Maud Christian church in Springfield for church benefit. Bracelet lost between Lebanon and Wharton and Tapp's livery stable. reward offered. Mrs Williams advertises millinery bargains as she moves to a new building. Stanhope runabout and a runabout for sale in near-new condition. Black pig strayed near D. R. Litsey’s area. Sewing and dressmaking services offered by Pearl Smothers in Mooresville. Mooresville insured with Farmers Home Insurance Company. M Wells of Junction City, Ky, serves as general manager.
County Clerk W F Booker confined at his home near town with severe grippe. Physician says condition not serious and he will recover soon. High Tide, a five year old jack, sold by Gibbs and Mackin to L M Monsees Sedalia Mo last week, then to a Kansas buyer for 2030 dollars.
Frankfort writer laments penny-pinching Kentucky legislators who underfund state projects and mismanage pure food enforcement. He contrasts statehouse spending with other states and urges adequate, first-class appropriations while warning against repeated cuts. Also notes purity of metals and a view on diamond engagement rings.
Saturday night February 14 Danville will face Springfield on local alleys in a strong, even match. A ten cent door charge covers expenses. Bardstown defeated a local picked team 3 games to 2 in Bardstown, with close, exciting action witnessed by a large crowd. Hagan Bros. bowling team debuts strong, beating White Rose three straight games and setting records with Clifford Roberts 274 and a 1046 five-man team score.
Personal notes document guests and departures in Lebanon including Mrs John Y Mayes visiting near Harrodsburg, Miss Annie Grundy and Miss Annie McDowell returning to Louisville and Danville, doctors from Louisville attending a medical meeting, families visiting Indianapolis Cincinnati and Bardstown, and several Lebanon residents traveling for business or relocating.
A historical notice promotes a poultry tonic from Haydon & Robertson Druggists. It claims to cure Cholera Roup Gapes and Limberneck and to improve health and yield when fed as preventive. Dosing guidance includes 3 to 6 drops for sick fowls and weekly feedings. Turkeys require a smaller dose. Price 50 cents.
Mr Janes has lived in Texas seven years. Mr James Chandler of Zanesville Ohio spoke about Marietta Pottery Co. Dr J H Lampton came from Battle Creek Michigan with Dr Burton who stays for weeks for treatment. Pete Gibson and daughter visited R C Pinkston. Willie Breckenridge and wife plan to move to Illinois next week. Erastus Shields bought a horse for 125 dollars. Tobacco mostly shipped. Merritt Montgomery wants to sell 3000 pounds locally.
Ezra Hale Effie Jenkins and Ethel Scott visited Miss Otie Dennis near Pleasant Grove. Henry Lawson bought land from W J Fowler at 25 dollars per acre and will build a barn when weather clears. Lambs have died in the area. Hallie Derr Gerta Martha Thompson visited J B Jenkins. Sam Hale is very sick. Miss Little Bishop opened her school at Rock Bridge.
In Hillsboro a Jersey cow changed hands for 45 dollars as J H Settles bought it from S Coulter. J A Coulter visited Willisburg on business. Sam Crook and Jessie Noel wed in the County Clerk office, with Crook a local farmer and Noel a popular Hillsboro resident. Lade Coulter noted in Wallisburg, while Mrs Albert Hines and sister visited Mrs L M Clark of Fenwick. Jessie Thomas traveled to Willisburg for business.
Two desirable residences formerly owned by Aunt Mary Thompson are on the market. Each house offers five rooms and sits on a good-sized lot, presenting attractive options for buyers in the area.
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