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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1909
Page
4
Local residents report visits by John Pile and Tom Williams and relatives in Sterling Indiana Washington Indiana and Louisville Kentucky. Families including McIntires Blanford Keene and Osborne travel for work schooling and fairs with illness recuperation noted for the children.
Mrs. F. M. Carney and daughters Julia Parke Louella Boblitt Mra Ruth Randolph and Katherine Walker dined with Mrs J E Stevenson Tuesday. Mr and Mrs L D Carney visited Mr E A Smothers Sunday. Bro Hamilton dined with Mr J N H Olliver Sunday. Jas Hardesty and son visited his mother Sunday. County Superintendent H H Cherry Western Normal Bowling Green Ky invites applications for free scholarship Fall Session opens September 7.
Cattle receipts light total 65 head over two days 3841 buyers few demand limited market quiet with steady cattle values. Sheep and lambs quiet near steady with best lambs around 6 6 ½ cents and common sheep dull. Hog prices steady with 165 lb plus at 8.20 and pigs 5.50 to 7.40. calves firm with medium 4 4 ½ and large 7 7 ½. Wheat No 2 red and longberry 4 ¾. corn No 2 white 40. oats No 2 white 28 30.
Mr Frank Graves and family and Mrs Myrtle Smith with children visited. Alma Fenwick returned to Indianapolis after a month with her mother Mrs N H Fenwick. Several pairs and individuals visited relatives and attended church and court. Kentucky Star Flour and the Sun and Courier Journal advertisements conclude the column.
Local dental service advertises top quality care with emphasis on first class workmanship. The notice promotes skilled practitioners and patient service in the Springfield area of Kentucky.
Short town notices show waNTed stonemasons application details for J R Mayes in Springfield Ky and ads for fall millinery at Wathen Shader's opposite the Presbyterian church. Miscellaneous lines mention a newborn ill baby, sales of dictionaries, lost items, gas engines, lard, school books, hats, insurance representation, and various local services and sales.
Born to the wife of Mr Hyacinth Mudd a daughter Mary Rowman J Hagan of Booker Station sold a three year old male at 170 and a male colt at 62 60 Elijah Hagan sold two brood sows with fourteen pigs at 23 Notice We have opened a millinery store in the Graves property opposite the Presbyterian church with a new line of Fall and Winter Millinery Miss Ellen Wathen Miss Eppie Shader invite friends to inspect hats at reasonable prices.
Mr. C. W. Dawson remains on the sick list and Mrs. Herman Hays has improved after illness. Mr. T. E. Wilson attended court in Harrodsburg on Monday. Mrs. George Edwards of Lebanon visited Mrs. Charlie Edwards over the weekend. Miss Katherine Nelson and Lucile Noe of Springfield visited local friends last week. A children’s day service is planned for Sunday morning September 12 at 10:30 a.m. All are urged to attend and support the children.
Robi M Thompson buys two top Washington county farms from J R Durrett and Jim Willett. Durrett’s old Tom Brown place sells for 6000 dollars, Willett’s old Thompson place at 65 dollars per acre. Orville Wright sets new aviation record at Fort Myer with Lt Lahm passenger for 72 minutes 40 seconds surpassing Wilbur Wright’s Le Mans flight.
137 acre farm on the Willisburg and lin turnpike about one mile from Willsburg. Tobacco fields woodland meadow and blue grass. New five room house with outbuildings good orchard and ample water. Mrs Susan A Cheatham.
For sale 198 acre farm located about two miles below Burk's Distillery on Hardin's creek four miles from Loretto four miles from Manton and six miles from St. Rose along the Elizabeth road. Includes 16 acres bottom land 100 acres grass rock fence 600 to 700 rods. Sold before sowing wheat. C G Smith Springfield Ky Rt 5.
The account recalls a 1908 air accident when Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge died and the pilot was seriously injured after a craft broke a propeller blade and fell seventy five feet at a drill ground. Major George O. Squiere accompanied the flyer as passenger. For catalog or information, contact J. W. Newman in Louisville.
Under Kentucky law the Western Normal may issue the Elementary Certificate Intermediate Certificate and Life Certificate granting holders authority to teach in the state for two four and life respectively without further examination. Information on work required for each certificate available on request from H. H. Cherry President Western Normal Bowling Green Ky.
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