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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1907
Page
8
Hon T Scott will address voters at multiple locales in October. Mooresville Friday afternoon Oct 11 at 2. Cecilville School House Saturday night Oct 12 at 7. Manton Monday afternoon Oct 14 at 2. Melrtire Monday night Oct 1 at 9. Osbourn’s School House Wednesday night Oct 16 at 7. Fenwick Saturday night Oct 19 at 9.
The fragment mentions T S Mayes and J Morgan Chinn in Mackville on Tuesday night October 29 at 10 oclock and in Texas on Wednesday night October 30 at 10 oclock. The text is incomplete and lacks clear context or outcomes.
Hon W C McChord will address voters at Mackville on Saturday October 19 at 2 o clock Cardwell on Monday October 21 at 2 Sharpsville on Tuesday October 22 at 2 Black and Johnsons store on Wednesday October 28 at 2 Polin on Thursday October 24 at 2 Maud on Friday October 25 at 2 Melntire on Saturday October 26 at 2
The Sun urges careful, economical buying as autumn and winter arrive. Springfield and Washington county residents are advised to consult The Sun’s advertising columns for a directory of general merchandise stores and seasonal stock. Merchants emphasize seasonable goods and prominent printer's ink to market their wares.
Messrs. Chas Logedon and W P Lawrence relate incidents from their Western trip praising Finley Scruggs and family in Oklahoma City Oklahoma. Scruggs and Finley Jr operate in real estate and loans and are gaining clients while Scruggs' rheumatism improves. he uses a cane and travels to office miles from home three times daily. Finley Jr leads real estate efforts and is prominent in the trade. the couple live in a desirable city district and are noted by friends for prosperity and contentment.
Sidney Wayne Fenwick of Texas visited Sunday. Belle Yankey and Fannie Logsdon of Simms visited Miss Mattie Begley with Miss Lula Johnston guests of Annie Logsdon last week. Bertha Walston returned from Lebanon after two weeks. Joe Thompson and family visited W P Logsdon. M Tumey family and Anna Logsdon left for Indianapolis. G A Anderson and Lettie Anderson in Kansas City. Mr and Mrs W B Clark returned to Indianapolis after a visit.
An elderly man known as Uncle Lige Walker claims two pet foxes on his small farm. He says he raised the youngsters into tame, showy animals capable of tricks, dances, and following him everywhere. He even plays a fiddle while the foxes perform, turning his yard into a living circus.
A local roundup recordsA brood mare sold to J E Simms for 207.50. Robert Snelton sold his farm to Dan Yeast of Cornishville for 27.50 per acre. Residents visit kin, court trip to Harrodsburg to hear governor candidate. Sales include a cow and calf at 67 and sorghum prices 75 cents per gallon. Multiple visits and baptisms noted among Battle area residents.
A Sunday school was organized at the Fenwick school house last Sunday afternoon after a sermon on Bible Study by Rev W H Williams. Officers installed include Superintendent Bud Rogers and Secretary Sam Oder. Teachers include C W Oder and J D Barker. The Sun commends the Christian workers for forming the Sunday school in fall and hopes it serves the community well in coming years.
A series of meetings started at the Christian church by Rev. W C Gibbs of Lawrenceburg. Everyone is invited to attend. Local notices include visits by Mrs. Smith of Owen County and Agnes Hines with Eda Sims. A wedding of Tom P MacMillin and Miss Lillie Witham occurred with Rev. J A Sims. Hon W C McChord to address Willburg rooters Saturday at 2 PM.
Washington reports the twentieth annual convention of the National Association of Railroad Commissioners opened with C. C. McChord of Kentucky presiding. He will not seek re election but is seen as a likely unanimous candidate for president. The group includes US Interstate Commerce Commission officers and state railroad commissioners from thirty seven states. The president oversees issues affecting more than 225000 miles of railroad in the United States.
Mooresville news notes births visits and church attendance. A ten pound boy born to the wife of Sam Reddick. Families and neighbors including Yocum, Wall, Lyddane, Yaney, Hardin, Yancey, Pinkston, Scott, Cheatham, Ellis, Carney, Kays, and Mould gathered for social events and church services at New Hope and nearby areas. Local agriculture reports corn cutting tobacco in, rain last Monday, and Dr. J N Shehan returned from Jamestown Exposition.
A Chicago wedding on October 10 will feature a bridal party skating in during the ceremony as Phil Pitt and Ida Swanson wed with Rev. Geo. F. Hall officiating. Hall, noted for a Drake University skating win, will lead the vows as the bride and groom glide around on skates.
Louise, four weeks old, daughter of Mr. Sam Anderson, died Tuesday morning and was buried today at St. Rose burying ground. Her mother had died recently. The four-week-old infant of Mr. and Mrs. Silas G. Logsdon, living near town, died early Tuesday of pneumonia and was buried this afternoon in the Catholic cemetery. The Sun extends profound sympathy to the grieving parents.
Miss Gracie Waters and Mr Merritt Burton married today at Sacred Heart church in Louisville. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs B B Waters of this place. The groom, a prosperous young Louisville man, is the son of Mrs Sallie Epperson of this place. They will reside in Louisville and the paper wishes them happiness.
A public sale will be held at 10 o clock in the morning on the seller s farm two miles from Fredericktown beside the Beech Fork river. The sale lists 3 farm mares 14 year old horse two 2 year old horses one yearling colt two good milch cows due to calve soon astine milker four fat heifers two fat steer calves one weanling heifer seventeen fat hogs three sows and nineteen pigs seven shoats one ox good as new one top buggy and harness two saddles plows hoes scythes one wheel barrow one grind stone a lot of nice young hens plow gear wagon harness 309 or 400 bushels of corn 140 shocks of fodder a lot of sugar cane in shock 290 cedar posts ready cut two cutting boxes one farm bell household and kitchen furniture Terms made known on day of sale.
Rev W E Sutherland and wife of Buffalo Ky are spending a few days with Rev Sutherland s father T W Sutherland and other relatives in the county They attended the Methodist District Conference at Columbia and are on their way to Buffalo where Rev Sutherland has been assigned to the pastoral care of the Methodist church for another year They are pleasantly situated at Buffalo and elated over their return to the people with whom they have been so delightfully associated for the past year
Sale of the C R Cheat ham farm deceased owner contains 137 acres on the Willisburg turnpike one mile south of Willisburg. Land includes tobacco acreage, meadow and grass, two barns outbuildings two wells and a cistern, a fine orchard. Dwelling burned February. Possession available by sale or rent. inquiries invited.
W E Beachman offers a three year old black horse safe for a woman or child to drive. J R Walker Rt 1 advertises seed wheat. G T Clements Rt 1 sells two spans extra good work mules. J E Derringer Rt 1 lists 1000 cedar posts priced at 20 cents each.
A 600 acre farm half a mile from Bloomfield in Nelson County Kentucky offers a large ten room dwelling with tobacco and stock facilities, good outbuildings, three tenant houses, wells, and strong fencing. Suitable for stock or dairy farming with a Bloomfield creamery nearby. Two tracts totaling six acres available. For full details contact Eli H. Brown Jr in Frankfort or S. S. Sterett in Bloomfield.
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