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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1907
Page
5
The advertiser reports an immense trade on all kinds of hats over the past month and plans a large shipment for next Saturday. They invite customers to view the display and note a full line of baby goods and a large selection of pretty caps in stock.
Local notes show Campbell's paying cash for eggs and chicks and a furniture sale at Campbell's. Decoration Day services planned at Rock Bridge with a large crowd expected. Dr Mudd lists office hours and the U S of E in Texas shifts meeting night to Saturday with a gathering next Saturday. A two story Mackville business house is for sale with shed, yard and shelving. Campbell's offers 200 pairs of shoes and slippers from 25 cents. The Sun carries Mr W S Goodlett's Democratic nomination announcement for the Legislature with primary August 3.
The current month’s teachers’ examination is unusually hard with a small percentage of certificates issued. Washington county applicants compare well with neighboring counties, and many test takers plan to return in June. Some think the fire destroyed my undertaking establishment, but I remain locate over Hagan Bros. grocery with a full line of coffins and burial goods. Jno. Y. Mayes of New St Catharines is a noted scholar for young ladies, showcasing a handsome modern building. Commencement will be held in June in the commodious hall with three graduates. The St Catharine of Alexandria Literary Society hosted the Sisters and friends, featuring Tennyson’s In Memoriam, a commendable display by Sister Angelica’s class.
Jack frost lingers in the area while residents report sickness incidents. Notable items include Aunt Teresia McClain gravely ill at home, Mrs. Cory Smock recovering well from gallstone surgery in Louisville, and Uncle Frank Doling still on the sick list. Other notes mention hotel sale by R L Clements, and visits by Mr Kent McIntire in Louisville and Miss Annie Edelen in Louisville. Local social updates reveal Ebenezer and family movements, with multiple relatives visiting or staying with kin in Bardstown and Lebanon. The community records a mix of illness, travel, and family visits across the region.
PRATHERS CREEK BORN to Frank Graves wife a boy. H X Kimberlin bought four year old mare in Boyle county last week for 115. Chas Coyle Stewart visited last Thursday to receive wool. W H Whitehouse bought from son in law Sweeny Mackville one sow and pigs for 16. Community asks what became of Long Run correspondent. Chas Brady Springfield visited last week seeking mules. Mrs Sallie Kimberlin honored with surprise birthday dinner on 22nd by friends and relatives, a frequent cause of joy and reunions in the area. Subscribe for The Sun, 1.00 year.
Personal notes list residents and visitors including Miss Catherine Spalding of Lebanon with Miss Bertha Haydon. Mentions visits by Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Jones in Bloomfield and Mrs. Teresa Hagan with daughter Margaret in Lebanon. Several Lebanon residents travel, host, or recover, with names like Eddie Shader, George Greene, E. Carl Litsey, Ralph Boldrick, Archie Mayes, G. L. Smith, Dahoney, Harry Reed, Evan Rogers, Annie Edelen, Ellen Wathen, Ellen Gregory, H. M. O Nan, Worley Wangler, S. R. Gray, Bertha Haydon, Robt. Riley, Eunice O Nan, Tom Edlen, Will Wharton, J. W. Lewis, Bob Crume, John Mahon, E. S. Mayes, Jr., Mary Kenna, Viola Brown, T. C. Campbell, Richard Wathen, H. M. Grundy, Mary Grigsby, J. S. Monarch, Rev. J. W. Carter, Fred Hagan, J. C. Talbott, G. F. Carpenter, Della Carpenter, and R. H. McElroy.
An English woman asserts that women are better bankers than men. The Washington Herald adds a wry note, asking if a man has ever borrowed from his wife and escaped repayment even once or seven or eight times.
Pleasant Grove notes show visits by Prof. Stith Thompson and others, with multiple attendees from nearby towns. A Beech bridge picnic is planned for June six, inviting all. Church gathering, visits in Louisville, Harrodsburg, and Hillsboro are listed along with local host Sue Reed and other residents.
Three teenagers Frank St John Orville Babb and Joseph Farchfield all from Indianapolis died when passenger train No 37 struck them on the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton railroad bridge over the Governor Blue river one mile below Morristown Indiana They had gone to Blue River Park for Sunday fishing and relatives later brought the bodies home to Indianapolis.
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