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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1905
Page
5
Local notes report Hats at Knott Co. ready to wear 50c and bargain prices across the store. Various notices include births, losses of livestock and personal items, grocery deliveries, and upcoming church events. The Sun solicits letters by Tuesday noon for print.
Miss Annie Claybrooke held a Texas subscription school picnic for about sixty pupils last Friday, the last day of school. The DePew Burdette Stock Company to close three nights with Rip Van Winkle at the Opera House this evening. Lost eighteen dollars in the Graded School building. reward offered by J W Busn. The Cumberland Telephone Company plans two pole-building crews for county line extensions.
The Graded School and Miss Irvine's music class staged a declamatory contest and music recital in Springfield awarding two medals. Dorothy McElroy won the first medal for Hagar, while W A Waters Jr received the second for The Soul of the Violin after Jack Spalding fell ill. Francis Martin led the recital in Miss Irvine's absence, delivering a fine performance.
A. J. Fields died at his daughter's home in Lebanon, Kentucky, on May 25 from heart disease. Formerly a prominent Louisville railroad man, he will be buried in Louisville. Funeral at Pearson's Chapel in Louisville tomorrow morning. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Thomas McElroy and Miss Ella Fields of Lebanon, and Fred Fields of Chicago.
The piece notes that only the drag mule can be gratified by a prolonged strike in Chicago, as it means steady work with no wage reductions for the animal referenced in the Sheffield Alabama Reaper column.
An ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a prompt remedy for indigestion constipation and related ailments claiming they build up digestive organs and cure dizziness hiccups and colic. Available at C J J Haydon’s drug store for 25 cents. A separate note reports a man hanged at Scalevale Georgia for the murder of his grandmother in law.
Miss Lewis of Addison hosts Miss Sadie Mayes. C M McChord at Tatham Springs. Mrs Bouleware and daughter Esther in Louisville. Mrs Oscar Spalding of Cleveland visits sister Abell. Charley McChord of Lebanon visited Saturday. W T Leachman in Lebanon Friday. Will McChord spent Sunday at home. Isa Colvin returns to Bardstown from visits. Len Spalding of Louisville visits Springfield. John S Claybrooke and sister Ruth visit near Bardstown. Claybrooke family guests of Cleaver near Lebanon. Annie Claybrooke to attend Alumni Banquet in Lexington, hosted by Annie Wallace. Rev W H Williams in Louisville for seminary exercises. Mrs I H Thurman and daughter Reaman at Tatham. Fannie Smith visits Florence Hamilton. Margaret McChord home from Louisville for vacation. H B Waters and family visiting near Taylorsville. Rena Yankey at Lexington for State College commencement. Andrew Yankey at home on vacation from State College Lexington. Theo Campbell and daughter visit Bardstown. Theo Campbell in Louisville. C L Brady visits mother near Texas. Mary Field of Louisville to visit Annie McChord. Jennie McCabe and Miss Barr visit Fairfield. Nannie Ray Thurman of Lebanon in Springfield. Mrs Joe Philips and Mrs Exall of Lebanon visit sister Mrs John Lewis. Mesdames S H Bishop and T B Hardesty attend Miss Gertrude Lanham's Lebanon wedding. Barber Baldwin, Red Cross Drug Store clerk, ill with appendicitis. operated in Bardstown. recovering at home.
The Hartford Herald emphasizes practical aid over harsh judgment. It argues that offering a tangible helping hand is the best moral support, while dwelling on others’ supposed sins can crush hope and worsen their state.
Real estate listing notes 196 acres in Washington county and 200 acres in Mercer county with walnut land and tobacco land at various prices. Includes 840 acres hemp county area, farms near Harrodsburg Bardstown Junction and Spencer county, plus village houses stores and shops in Washington county. Exchange offers and a plea to contact T. Erwin Real Estate Agency Hashedsberg Ky.
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