Scott County, Kentucky - The whole text, 1905 (part 8 of 10)

"The ring for champion saddlers, five-gaited, had ten entries, all of them of a type of the best Kentucky can produce. All these were owned in the State, which is famous for the finest horses. Two champions, which had won many blues, Margaret Weissinger, owned by S. R. Jones, the only horse to beat the crack Gypsy Queen, having won in the model ring at the World's Fair last summer, was in this ring, and against her was the American Girl, the champion of the world, ridden by Ernest Boll. Howard Boll was on Margaret Weissinger, and both showed their mounts in fine style. Judge Cantrill, a large chestnut gelding, owned by Brock Bros., of Georgetown, was shown here last year and failed to win a tie. He has fine action, takes a sword form standing and has good form, being as beautiful as one cou'd wish to see The fight quickly narrowed down to a contest between Judge Cantrill, Star McDonald and the American Girl, which were sent out alone to scrap it out between them. Judge Cantrill took the blue and Star McDonald was awarded the second, with the American Girl third. It was no disgrace to be beaten by the winners, and the ring saw one of the most remarkable fields of horses ever shown in any ring anywhere." owned by Mrs. Mary < 'ecil (Jantrill It is % mile from town ! on the Frankfort pike. It then belonged to Mrs- R- M. Ewing a sister of Dr. (iano. Mr. Gaines at his advance age was atthe time farming in a light way. George Davis a colored man looked after what was done on the place*. In 187ti Oliver VV. Gaines. Sr-, died penniless, his son Oliver, Jr., havingdied i in 1873. This was remarkable- Mr. Gaines raised a large family , j a number of sons and two daughters and with few exceptions they all grew to womanhood and manhood. His two daughters were graduates of the old Seminary and his sons ! were given all the education that the times afforded. His daughter America married an Elgin and the other a White. Two of his sons, William and Oliver married and all had children, still he survived his children, and died three years later after the death of his last one and one year after that of his wife, It would not hardly been natural for six members of a family to have died and either or all of them to have had knowledge of ten or twenty thousands of dollars being hid and said u >t i mg about it. In 1879 with some knowledge of the money bei.ng hid in the cellar and she owning the prop- j erty Mrs. Mary Agnes wife of Oliver, Jr., let Mr. William Drown dig in the cellar to see if he could find the hidden fortune- Mr. Brown was a hard working man and with a family to support, it is sermized that he did not feel that he was able to loose the time during the week, and therefore done the digging on Sunday after performing his duties as janitor of theChristian Church. He dug in the cellar faithfully for a number of Sundays, and probably a night or so, but said he was not aide to find the hidden Money. After Mr. Brown threw up his job. !i. (). Gainesand Charlie Heimerdinger boys i of eight and nine years old, the former the son of Mrs. Agnes 1 G lines m I the I iter the brother of Mrs. Peter Goetz a neigh- J bor. who was here from Louisville visiting his sister, were in j the cellar burying apples in the loose dirt Brown had dug, I when they found five dollars in gold. The boys rushed out t and found Mrs. Gai lies. Mrs. Amelia Thompson and several other ladies in the parlor. The finding of the money created quite a shock and stir among the women folks and while M rs. Gaines went into a private conversation with some one or more of the ladies, the boys and the servant girl, Charity daughter of Jerry and Letha Lewis, colored who lived on the place and were servants of Mrs. Gaines for nearly thirty years rushed down in the cellar. Charity found a two dollar and fifty cent gold piece on the end of a drill, the drill was sticking up out of the dirt. The finding of the gold spread like wild fire about town and soineof Mrs. Gaines friends guarded the house a night or so until they were convinced that the money was gone. The loose dirt in the cellar was wheeled out in a wheelbarrow to the back yard and scattered. Mrs. Gaines and a number of her lady friends raked the dirt and found probably to the amount of #200. After this Mrs. Gaines concluded to make no further efforts. It is believed that the party who took the money from the stable and hid it in the cellar gave and had some information of its removal.

Isaac Marks

The name of Isaac Marks will never be forgotten by the many young men of to-day, who were but youths years ago striving to push forward without influence and but few friends. Among their few friends Ike Marks headed their list. Me never turned his back on a boy, it made no difference how poor that boy was, he could get a suit of clothes, a hat or a pair of shoes from Ike Marks without money. Of course there were ingrates among the boys who never paid him and on such he lost thousands of dollars. The honest boy was the boy that nothing in Mark's store was too good for him nor the amount too large. Ike Marks was a poor boy himself.

He was born on June n, 1845, at Voelkershausen, Saxon Weimar, (Germany, and came to the United States when only seven years of age. He first came to Georgetown to reside on March 14th, 1857, as a partner in a branch house established here by Marks & Ehrlick, wholesale clothiers of Cincinnati, 0.

He first opened up in business i 11 a store room that stood where McAdams & Morford have a drug store. In 1869 he bought out the interest of his partner and purchased the present location, where Marks & Ehrlick are now doing business. In 1868 he married Miss Jennie Ehrlick, of Cleveland, O., and to this union nine children were born, three sons and six daughters, all living, in 1876 he was among those who suffered heavily by the fire of that year. Like the Sphinx, he arose from the ashes and erected one of the hand-omest business houses in the town. He served on the Board of Trustees, whenever his friends could induce him to do so and was a member of nearly every secret order organized, ile died in October, 1900

When it comes to timber and beautiful woodlands, no country can excel that of the Blue Grass region. Scott county was blessed, for within the limits of her county seat, Georgetown, there were numbers, but since the tobacco crop has become the chief product these woodlands have been cut and slashed in such a manner that even a thichet would prove good for the sore eyes. Collins' history gives this account of a tree that was cut in Scott county in 1867:

Feb. 10, 1867, a burr oak tree, cut on the farm of Meredith Anderson, near Oxford, Scott county, measured 70 feet in length and 7 feet in diameter, the top made 18 and the body 25 cords of wood, which sold on the' ground for $5 per cord, or $215 in all.

On January 1. 1871. a negro shoemakes, named Cupid, was killed by seventeen "Regulators," or Kuklux. near Stamping Ground. A few miles off, near Watkinsville, they attacked some negroes and wounded three, but the negroes were armed and killed one and wounded another of the attacking party, driving them off. A public meeting at Georgetown denounced the outrages, sympathized with the negroes and called upon the State authorities to arrest and punish the perpetrators.

From 1871 to 1876 the question of railroads was the topic of conversation. In 1876 the Cincinnati Southern was completed and Georgetown begain to push forward.

A Brief History Of The Place In 1870

GEORGETOWN, the County Seat, occupies an elevated site, seventeen miles east of Frankfort, sixteen west of Paris, twelve north of Lexington, and seventy south of Covington and Cincinnati. It contains eight churches, one flourishing college (under the control of the Baptist denomination), two female institutes of high grade, one newspaper office (Georgetown Times), a large number of business houses, and six factories of woolen goods, wool carding and bagging and rope. The population in 1870 was 1,570, a falling off of 114 since 1860, and an increase of only 59 over 1840- When originally settled in October, 1775, it was called McClelland's Station, but from about 1784 to 1760 - Lebanon. In the latter year it was incorporated by the Legislature of Virginia, and the name changed to Georgetown in honor of George Washington.

MORE than one hundred years ago Scott county was densely covered by beautiful woodlands and thickly populated by the Red Men and traversed by thousands of wild animals, more especially the buffalo, and today the vast number of Indian tribes are fast becoming extinct, as well as the great herds of buffalo. Great ALMOST THINGS OF THE PAST Crossing was first called "The Great Buf falo Trace," because it was the crossing place of Elkhorn selected by the buffalo. Seven miles west of Crossings is Stamping Ground, named from the fact that great herds of buffalo gathered there to "stamp around" and drink some of the finest water that a spring affords. There is a splendid spring there and is called "Buffalo Springs," from which thousands of gallons of good whisky was made. Northeast of Stamping Ground isa village named LongLick, It was a great watering place, haost of which is salt water. It was here that these herds of buffalo congregated and stayed for the purpose of licking the salt from the various places around and for this reason it was called Long Lick. Collins' History gives mention of these places, but is very incorrect in the distances given, which is corrected in the following sketch of the county : _

"Great Crossings, three miles from Georgetown, took its name from the fact that the great buffalo trace from interior Kentucky to the Ohio river crossed North Elkhorn creek at j this point- Stamping Ground, nine miles from Georgetown, was incorporated January 24th, 1834; so named from the fact i that the herds of buffalo which resorted here for salt water tramped or stamped down the undergrowth and soil for a great distance around. Oxford, formerly Marion, five miles from Georgetown, was incorporated February 27th, 1844. Newtown is five miles, Minorsville twelve miles. Stonewall sixteen miles, and White Sulphur ten miles from Georgetown. Payne's Depot is the station on the Louisville, Cincinnati & Lexington railroad, where most of the shipping business for the county is done,"

From 1792 to 1835 there was no outlet for a market for the manufactured goods in Georgetown or Scott county other than that of blazed roads. The first train pulled by a steam engine passed through Scott county at this station, which is about six miles from Georgetown, on January 25th, 1835. There were several blazed roads from Georgetown to this station, as the turnpike was not made for a number of years after. Payne's Depot was the shipping point of Georgetown until the completion of the Cincinnati Southern in 1879. All the freight was hauled by wagons.

An Old Town With A Fresh Face

Georgetown, Ky., April io, 1S76. - This is a marvelous little town when one considers that it is nearly one hundred years old. There are no manifestations of centenarian decrepitude. Unlike many Kentucky towns of more recent origin, there are no dilapidated buildings here; everything has a fresh and thrifty look. There is motion, activity among the people, and Georgetown sits upon her hills and smiles as brightly as the waters of the wondrous spring which bursts out of the rocks beside her in such volume that every old survey has noted its locality with the words,

This fountain is indeed a wonder. It comes from the overhanging rocks south of the town like a subterranean river, and in quantity sufficient to supply the community. There is a project discussed among the people to construct a reservoir on the hill south of the spring and fill it with the water by pumping works, and from thence supply the town. This will doubtless be done.

The town is already supplied with gas, which is a bit of enterprise for a burg of two thousand inhabitants, which is not surpassed anywhere.

During a brief stay at Georgetown I have been impressed with the decided religious proclivities of the Blue Grass people. There are eleven churches of all denominations, affording every 170 inhabitants a convenient place of worship. These religious privileges would seem quite sufficient to enable the people to successfully combat the world, the flesh and the devil - flesh in this connection having reference to horse flesh, which is a superlative local allurment of things material.

The schools are many and excellent, and the town is certainly the Athens of this region. The colleges and seminaries are filled with young ladies and young gentlemen whose fresh, ruddy faces testify to the general healthfulness of the place.

Speaking of schools, I am reminded that James Gillespie Blaine, presidential aspirant, etc., in the years 1848 and 1849 wras a tutor in the military academy of Thornton F. Johnson in Georgetown. The building where Blaine exercised pedagogical functions is one of the most alluring and comfortable in the town. It is now known, with the beautiful grounds surrounding it, as " Warrendale," and it stands on the highest ground within the corporate limits, overlooking the town and the ampitheatrical hills which melt into one another beyond. "Warrendale" is now the seat of a flourishing female seminary under the proprietorship of Mrs. Henry Stevenson, a very accomplished and estimable lady, who, upon my visit to the spacious mansion, called my attention to a quaint old room on the ground floor, north side of the house, where she said Blaine used to hear his classes recite.

: J. H. Kenney, an agreeable and obliging gentleman, who remembered Blaine with much distinctness. The Ex-Speaker was a recent graduate of a Pennsylvania college when he came to Georgetown and quite young. It was his first venture in the world, and he filled his position as tutor in Latin and mathematics to the satisfaction of everybody. He was a strict disciplinarian and took a deep interest in the progress of the young cadets, the greater portion of whom w ere the sons of slave-holders in the Southern States. Blaine, at that time, did not exhibit any pronounced political proclivities ; but if he had conscientious objections to slavery he did not express them, as he pocketed his salary, which was derived from the profits of slave-holding, with commendable promptness.

I have ascertained that Blaine has, after all, a military record. Morton and Conkling are nowhere. Blaine was created Major of Battalion at the Georgetown Military Academy and gave instructions in tactics. It is true that he never went into the smoke and battle of actual clamor, but as a drill-master he has shown himself to have gone deeper into military affairs than his rivals, Conkling and Morton. Indeed, these last named gentlemen may make a point against Blaine by charging that he prepared Southern youths to take up arms against the United States Government.

Blaine As A Lover 453

Blaine at Georgetown was more successful in the art of love than in the art of war. There were three sisters, named Stanwood, who taught in a female seminary near the Military Academy. Blaine was a decided lady's man at that early day. In his walks about town he indulged in numerous flirtations. He was a rather fine-looking fellow and was in favor with the girls. He had a number of moonlight walks and midnight talks with one of the Misses Stanwood and fell desperately in love with her. The young lady left for her native State, Maine, in 1849, and Blaine shortly afterward followed and married her. It was Miss Stanwood who drew Blaine to Maine, and, after his marriage, he determined to settle down there. Women control the destinies of men. Blaine would doubtless have been a secessionist had he not come across Miss Stanwood as she was trying to teach the female idea how to shoot in Georgetown.

The military academy with which Blaine was connected was subsequently removed to Blue Lick Springs, near Maysvtlle, j which did not, however, prove a congenial locality, and the | institution became extinct. Blaine's recitation at Warrendale, ; in the event of that gentleman's election, may become an object of interest to the faithful. It may be well to state that his mili- j tary associates at the school were West Pointers like Colonel j Hopkins and Colonels Forbes and Martin.

Georgetown has not hitherto been conveniently situated as to railroad privileges. Payne's Station on the Louisville & Lex- | ington railroad is six miles away, but the line of the Cincinnati j Southern sweeps along the eastern limit of the town, and will, j probably, when in operation, do great things for the people. Scott county was the first to take action in favor of the new road, : and the right ot way was quickly given. This has only cost the ; people §25,000, the amount necessary to purchase property whose owners were not willing to make a donation to the company. j

The road bed between Cincinnati and Lexington is nearly completed, and the iron will be laid and trains running by next October. There are very few road beds so well constructed as this. Every portion of it bears evidence of careful work. The engineer in charge of this division, Mr. W. P. Clark, has watched the contractors closely and, I am told, a large amount of work was rejected by him and had to be performed over again.

The bridges over Eagle and Elkhorn creeks are models of strength and good workmanship. The Cincinnati Southern will bring Georgetown, which is just sixty-nine miles from Cincinnati, in close communication with the outer world, and ! there will be a large amount of business done here in the way of shipping stock and general trade. The people generally feel quite jubilant over the railroad future of the place.

After reading the above article and the correspondent's j mention of the building of the Cincinnati Southern and the iron I bridge over Big Eagle, just about one-quarter of a mile north ' of Sadieville, it calls to memory a wonderful and, indeed, a very dangerous feat performed by a horse. At the time - in i 187G - the following mention was made by the "Every Satur- j day," a paper published in Georgetown by .Judge Jas. B. Finnell and Prof. It. L. Garrison :

Walks Across A Railroad Bridge

"A few days ago a horse belonging to Mr. James O. Sullivan walked across the railroad bridge that spans Big Eagle,' by stepping from tie to tie. The distance from one end of the bridge to the other is fully GOO feet. The bridge has no floor save the ties laid in the ordinary way on railroad bridges. Many persons have been afraid to attempt the feat success ; fully performed by the horse. We are assured by eye wit- : nesses, who are in every way reliable, of the fact published, j The horse's nearest way home was across this bridge, and it seems that he preferred to make the trip this way rather than swim the creek and climb a steep embankment."

The Midway Clipper had this to say of the first train that came to Georgetown over the Cincinnati Southern Railroad on Sunday, October 14th, 1876: "A train of cars on the Cincinnati Southern made its appearance at Georgetown last Sunday and, of course, created great excitement in that usually quiet town. Reesults: One white man, leg broke, one darky, foot cut off; one dog, killed."

The Omnibus Ran Until 1885

In 1875 the late Col. James Craig was one of the largest coal dealers in Georgetown. All of the coal he handled was hauled by wagons from Payne's Depot, a distance of six miles to Georgetown. An old newspaper clipping from a paper published in Georgetown at that time is as follows: "Mr. James Craig is fairly 'in the business' again and is selling a good article of coal at 22 cents per bushel. He will always give his customers bottom prices and will guarantee satisfaction in every particular."

A Glimpse Of The Blazed Road Over Which Hauling Was Done

The first road from Payne's Depot was ''Coleman Lane" on Lexington pike and thence to Georgetown. The second blazed road from there was run through the farm now owned by Mr. Rhodes Thomas. These roads were made for the purpose of getting access to Lexington, as well as Georgetown, After the trains began running the road was changed as it now runs, but was not macadamized until 1854.

There are now three railroads in Scott county and coal is 'selling at from 10 to 14 cents per bushel - 72 pounds to the bushel. The law required 80 pounds to the bushel, and in the past few years the coal dealers stopped the sale by the bushel and are now selling it by the ton. The railroads reduced the price of coal from 22 to 10 and 15 cents per bushel.

There are four railroads in Scott county, but only three that come into Georgetown. The Cincinnati Southern (Ciueen cfe Crescent); the Versailles, Midway & Georgetown (now the Southern Railway), and the Kentucky Midland (now the Frankfort & Cincinnati. Many persons differ as to the dates the first trains ran over the roads, as there are no records; but the following dates will be found correct:

The first regular train of cars was run from Versailles to Georgetown on January 1st, 1885. The first passenger train over the Kentucky Midland was run on June 1st, 1885.

Great Towns

HE assembly of the Grand Lodge of Good Templars of Kentucky is a notable event in each year's history of the temperance interest throughout the State, and so to the charming town, called by the way of eminence, Georgetown, the beautiful Belle of the Blue Grass, came a d d eg itiou of a hundred members, composed of the earnest faithful and gifted champions of their well-beloved cause. Right royally were they received. Cordial welcomes were the spirit of the hour, and the well merited reputation of these pe >ple never was more lustrously shown than in hospitality accorded to all. - Frankfort Yoeman 1876.

Miss Thursa McCauley, living in Scott county, and within live miles of this place, now 73 years of age, has never seen a locomotive or a railroad car, yet she is a lady of education and intelligence and the possessor of an ample fortune. If she should now go out in the world she would, doubtless, be as much puzzled and surprised as was old Kip Van Winkle on his return to his native village after a twenty years' nap. - Midway Clipper, 1878.

The race tor Marshall of Georgetown in 1879 between Geo. Cole. Democrat, Manlius Sinclair Independent and Thos. Finnell. Republican, will never be forgotten by those who took part tn this skirmish. The law at that time gave every owner of real estate the right to vote in town so long as he was a citizen of the county. It seems that Sinclair and Finnell combined and if elected Finnell was to fill the office. The gentlemen have all passed away. Some 100 or more farmers purchased the lot on the corner of Military and Jackson street w here Mr. J. A. Shropshire erected a nice residence where he now resides and the same deeded to them . The next day each of them voted for Cole who was elected by a handsome majority. The lot was afterwards given to Mr R. D. Tingle. The Lexington Gazette had this to say of it:

.lust before election day in Georgetown a rumor got afloat that something precious had been discovered in a certain little rocky lot- Whereupon one hundred sharess of stock was immediately sold to as many country gentlemen- The city ir.li nances of Georg town provide that persons resident of the county and property owners of the town can vote in town elections. The radicals didn't take any stock in that lot. and they are now ousted, after holding power in the town of Georgetown for many years. The Democratic candidates made a clean sweep.

The ( liucinnati Enquirer in i878 contained the following of the late Col. James Craig; "James W. Craig, of Georgetown. Ky., one of Kentucky's handsomest hotel keepers, is at the Burnett."

Mr. Craig was a grand man and a valuable citized of Georgetown. He was liberal. He owned the old Georgetown Hotel and conducted it at the time it was burned in the fall of 1881. Hon. Victor F. Bradley and wife were boarding at the hotel and were there the morning of the fire. Mrs. Bradley is the daughter of Col. Craig. In later years Mr. Craig unfortunately began loosing his health, suffering immense pains from imflamatory rheumatism from which he died.

This fire swept away almost a whole block, besides the hotel the large livery stable which was conducted by James Chainey and in which 28 horses perished in the flames. A number of board horses were burned to death among them a mare belonging to Wm. Harp that he refused $1000 for.

A Valuable Citizen Mr. Urias Hambrick

above is a likeness of Mr. Unas Hambrick who was born / -g I in Fayette county and came to this county when a boy with II I his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Fielding Hambrick, lo- ^^cated on Dry Run near the old State road now the Cincinnati pike where he lived for Go years. When he matured to manhood he began life as a farmer and soon became prominent as a stock breeder and dealer. Has had many droves of hogs, sheep, cattle and mules driven to the river at Covington, a distance of 63 miles before the pike was macadamized or railroads were heard of. In more recent years he invested heavily in business as well as residence property in Georgetown. He has suffered several fires and lost considerable money, but he never turned his back on Georgetown. Each time erected finer buildings on the locations where the flames had swept the others away. At present he controls considerable property. He dealt extensively in leaf tobacco a number of years. He was twice married. In 1856 he married Miss Charles Ann Rawlins, daughter of the late Dr. Rawlins and to this Unioni two children were born. Edward who married a Miss Petty, of Grant county and Miss Minnie who married Mr. Chas. Sandifer. Mrs. Hambrick died in 1894. In 1904 he married the second time Miss Dora Macey and they now reside in comfortable home in Payne's Addition.

Goetz S Tricophylax

Goetz's Tricoph vlax: A Sure Cure For Dandruff* and Humors of the Scalp, prepaired and Sold only by Peter Goetz Feather Edge Hair-Cutter Main Cross Street. Soper Building, Georgetown Ky.

Kellys Sanwibs

This is to certify that we were cured of Chills by the use of .Judge James Y. Kelly's "Canwibs." Samuel Penn and three ehrldrec S. G. Burton. Mrs. J. H. Ware and Henry Mesher.

The neice of Miss Lida Payne. Miss Harper married Doctor Thomas Gayle Connell one of the best youug physicians in the State. They reside at New Liberty, Owen Count", where he enjoys a large practice and where he was raised. Speaking of physicians brings to mind that Georgetown has some of the most skillful men ofthis profession. Among whom some few likenesses of them will be found in this histiry.

Dr. John Lewis

He has in all probability practiced medicine longer in Georgetown and Scott county than any other physician of the profession. As a man, as a friend, as a soldier, as a comrad, as a physician, as a surgeon, as a husband, as a father, he might be equaled, but not surpassed. That's his measure.

Has A Great Reputation As A Surgeon Dr. Frank Bryan

Dr. Bryan has been called to Chicago and other large cities to either perform or assist some of the most noted surgeons of the country in performing operations. He resides in Georgetown with his happy little family in a beautiful home, on West Main street, and is a man of considerable wealth.

The Omnibus Days

The above is a likeness of the Hotel taken in 1885 showing Cole's Omnibus. This pictiire was given to Herman Roland by Wm. Harp, who wasan employee of the house. Reading from left to right the likenesses of those in front are John Laws, Marshall Wainscott, Wilson, Warren Clayton, Mayor Ben F.

Bardley, Thos, O'Dav, Jas. Nicholson, Lee Wainseott, son of the proprietor, Geo. W. Wainscott, Wm. Harp, and three negroes. Those on the portico are Miss Brown, Mrs. T. H. Bradley, Miss Mamie Stone holding her brother, Andrew K., and Mrs. K. Stone

The Wellington

The cause of this elegant hotel being erected was due more to the late Simeon S. Wells than anyone else and still it was against his own interest. When the flames swept away the old Georgetown Hotel in 1881, conducted by the late James Craig at the time, It left Georgetown in the cold, so far as a hotel was concerned. Mr. Wells immediately converted his large business house of four stories into a hotel and the Wells House soon gained the reputation as one of the best hotels in the State. The Wells House was opened for the first time Aug. gth, 188a, In 1883 the Lancaster Hotel was erected at a cost of $25,000 by the late George Lancaster of Lexington.

The Wellington was erected in 1895 at a cost of $30,000 on the ground where the old building of the Farmers Bank stood, corner of Main and Hamilton streets. Mr. Wells closed the Wells House as a hotel and placed it back into a business house. He was also cashier of the Farmers Bank and when his lease ex- pired he gave it up and resigned the position of cashier and organized the Bank of Georgetown and was its Cashier at the time of his death. Mr. Wells married Miss Emma Smarr daughter of Col. Thos. Smarr and is now the!only living daughter of that grand old gentleman. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Wells and all living who are Mrs, Milton Smith, of the South. Mrs. Zack OfFutt. of Louisville and Messrs John and Oscar Wells, of Chicago.

Stream And The Place Of Baptizing

THE name of the Big Spring is one that the natives of Georgetown, regardless of age, color or sex, ever turn a deaf ear on hearing it called. The old spring is as sacred to their hearts, as, is the last resting place of their parents. The Big Spring was the play-ground for children, in which they waded and in which many pasteboard and cigar boxes were sailed as ships. No mill easi 11 ess was given children there, was impossible for there was not a minute in the day, but what some one was dipping a bucket of water out of the spring.

It was nothing to see an old negro woman carrying, or ' totting" as it was called then, three buckets of water at a time, one on her head and one in each hand. Many of these old negro women (iO or 70 years old, could carry three buckets brim full of water any distance within a mile and never spill a drop. Wanting to Hear the Dead Indian Talk.

IT is a well known fact that the spring furnished water to (he vast number of panthers, bears, wolves, wild cats and other vicious animals as well as to the bloodthirsty Indians. It was the play-

M c C lei land's a n d w h e r e Mingo Chief the attack on record is w here t h e mains were from the inhanded down I ion to genermost an estabt h at they were interred on top of the high cliff, projecting over the head of the spring, from under which the water comes. A large rock was laid over the grave to mark the last resting place of the Idol The Big Spring Gang.

of that tribe. One of the most interesting occasions that occurred was when a boy made his first appearance on the grounds to become a full-fledged member of "The Big Spring Gang." He was told that an I ndian was buried on I he cliff, and if he would go up there and stand on the rock and ask, "Indian what were you killed for?" the Indian would answer nothing. The boy's curiosity was so aroused that lie walked up the cliff so hurriedly, eager to talk to the dead Indian, that he was almost out of breath when he got there, of course the gang followed close behind. The boy stood on the rock and when he was ready to ask the question, perfect silence prevailed. In the silence he asked, "Indian what were you killed for," silence still prevailed while the boy stood on the rock, with a look of disappointment pict ured on his face, and the gang laughing to their heart's content. What did the Indian say, they all would ask of the boy and lie would reply in anger. Nothing.' "Nothing." Didn't we tell you so would be I lie answer from the gang. This dead Indian question caused more fights in one mopluccy'S last mt>,'t than would occur at 1 he spring in a resting PLACE whole day.

The Spring

^ -Bite* OLD inhabitants of the town say that the Big Spring Branch from Jefferson street to Elkhorn where it empties was a fine fishing stream. That they had seen as fine bass and newlights caught out of the Spring as was ever caught in any of the surrounding streams. The distance above is about one-quarter of a mile and even up to 25 years ago the water was deep enough to swim a horse, and now would hardly swim a duck. At the end of Jefferson street there was a dam and between there and Elkhorn was another dam having been built at Elijah Craig's paper mill. Some ten years ago Capt. Lair owned the mill and the trustees paid him $1,500 to remove the dam. This did not effect the flow of water, but the fall is entirely too great to maintain the depth as of yore in its bed.

The number of hog fish in the Spring from the two old culverts arched with rock through which the old water carts passed under the Frankfort pike which is West Main street of Georgetown, was certainly wonderful

AS has been stated, the Big Spring answered for many purposes, and for some, no doubt, it was intended. Up to 1890 nearly all baptizing, by both white and colored, took plate in the Spring near the foot, about one hundred feet south of the old culverts. Since that time pools have been placed in nearjy all the churches. The two baptizings in 1$85 of the First Colored Baptist church and of the Zion Baptist church will long be remembered as to the large number baptized, as well, too, as the vast crowd present. The likeness of the crowd appears on the preceding page, showing the crowd lined on both sides along the walls of the Spring. It does not show the vast number of people that stood on the Frankfort pike on the high rock walls over the culvert. The minister in the water was the late Eev. Anderson, of the First Baptist church, and the candidate was Mishack Ross.

The "brothers" were very tame, but some of the "sisters" were so greatly enthused when raised from the waters that the pastor was compelled to have assistance. This delayed matters considerably, because the crowd was so abrupt that the pastor felt called upon to reprimand. The majority of the sisters were compelled to shout. After this delay, the baptizing of the candidates would commence again. Everything worked along smoothly until some old modest sister would appear in the water with a bat of cotton rammed in each ear and a large, white sheet on her head as a cap. Then the crowd giggled, the angry passion of the paastor arose, the old sister standing in the water with a long, pious face, eyes closed and hands folded, awaiting the close of thepastor's reprimand to the crowd. The pastor would begin, "My sister, I baptize you in the name of the Father, the Son" - then a kid would lose his balance on the rock wall and go tumbling into the Spring. This baptizing will now come to a close and the rest of the candidates will receive baptism some other time.

Just as Rev. Anderson stepped out of the water, without any dismissal of his congregation, the Rev. Seals and his candidates entered the water singing. If there ever was a crowd of shouting Christians Seals had them. The Rev. Seals, after stating the purpose for congregating at the stream of water, began baptizing his candidates. Nearly all of the sisters of Zion shouted and as long as they confined themselves to the water Seals made no attempt to quiet them nor the crowd. Everything went along nicely with the Zionites until old Aunt Eve Chinn, who was standing on the high walls over the culvert verytliing passed along nicely for a short time, but uddenly the Lexington brethren came down the teps in a jiffy, without their hats, and out the Lexngton pike they went. They were 'overtaken by of the Georgetown deacons and if ever a bunch negroes got a sound thrashing it was the visitors, or two miles or more the Georgetown pike was lined i tli negroes. It was then the Zion Baptist church as organized and the members have erected a nice ek building on Mulberry street.

The Red men, the wild animals, the papooses, the white men. the children, none of them enjoyed the Big Spring Branch than "Old Aunt" Lucy Fowler's Geese, 'the geese would found in the spring at daylight. It was a btautiful sight iii hot days of August to see these geese sailing dow n this stream ice coid water, such as the Big Spring Branch only affords, and making long dives, and enjoying "good old sumtime." When Aunt Lucy would, appear on },Jie banks of the and yelled, "Come out of dat. spring you blamed devils, I'll you cut more shine? tl)an dat .(.(jlqosie.njjtking ;d,iye\,when I on the Frankfort pike, became top full of religion for utterance and took a tumble from the walls (a distance of thirty feet) into the Spring, splashing water - no telling how high - and breaking a rib. This closed the Sunday baptizing of 1885.

Some time between 1880 and 1889 there was a split in the congregation of the First Baptist Colored church. The Rev. Huffman at that time was the leader. Some of the Baptist "brethren" of Lexington came down one Sunday to try and harmonize and bring about a reconciliation. The ones who left the First Baptist church refused to attend the meeting if held in the church. The second floor of the "Old Bull's Eye" was the place chosen for the meeting to be held. The hall was packed like sardines in a box.

get you home, act so pert, [old gander standing on his dignity in the water squaking] "Showing off" "cause he's in the spring.' As Aunt Lucy appeared closer, one more squak, a sudden flutter of wings and the coast was clear.

When it comes to noise nothing on earth can equal a "Goose Levee." After school hours in the afternoons the boys would gather on the vacant land along the spring, which was called "The Commons," to play baseball- The geese could always be counted on as being there in wait for the boys. They would congregate in the water as near the place where the boys were as they could get- The interest these geese maintained was very noticabie- There had to be some home runs made or the game broke up The geese just had to be i' the game. When a home-run was made such "palavering of the geese and yelling of the boys was never equalled by the warwhoop of the Indian when the spring was their happy hunting grounds. Often when the game was not exciting and the boys not yelling, they would show their anger by squawking, flopping their wings and fluttering water up and down the stream. This raised the angry passion of the boys and occasionally some one of them would put a gum-sling in his pocket and when the geese got beyond control a "fowl" murder was committed, and the "docksoligy" sung : that expense. There were a certain number of customers, and "John" played no favorites; it mattered little to him about people being in a hurry. He had his route and kept it. He took the patrons just as they came, and backed up the cart to their doors in the order in which they came. "Uncle" Elley was too old to conduct such an extensive business, and he secured the services of Dave Bradford as clerk, whose duty it was to dip the water from the spring into the barrels, and dip it from the barrels and carry it into the business houses and homes of the patrons. ' 'John" was never sick during the period stated above, and never missed a day from work in that time. The house in which Elley Elgin lived was said to have been "McClelland's Fort," and the writer is confident it was true.

The question of building a system of water works m Georgetown for the purpose of protection against the flames and as an inducement to factories to locating, was talked of for years and especially after some of the fires that wiped blocks of business houses out of existence. The erection of water works was talked of after the tires of 1867, 1860, 1869, 1876, 1876 and 1881, but the system was never erected until 1889. In 1869 the Lexington Press had this to say concerning the question of erecting water works in Georgetown as it was being so strongly advocated by the citizens here after a fire that had just wiped out a business block on Main street.

The citizens of Georgetown propose to erect water works to furnish their town with an abundant supply of water, not only for ordinary wants, but in sufficient quantities to induce the establishment of manufacturing enterprises. This is a wise step, and one that will not fail to produce an abundant reward within a few years. There must be a large manufacturing city somewhere in Central Kentucky, but it cannot be made without water, and that too in large quantities. Our neighbors in Georgetown are the first to appreciate this fact and take advantage of it. Lexington should long ago have done what Georgetown now proposes, and it must be done before we can reap the advantage which should result from opposition as a railroad center, in the midst of one of the finest districts of agricultural country, to be found anywhere in the world. If we wait, others will spring forward and secure the advantages which naturally belong to Lexington. - Lexington Press.

The franchise for the purpose of erecting a system of water works in the city of Georgetown was granted to John Nichols and others of the Board of Trustees on May 13th, 1889. In the month of June of the same year tlie work of erecting the system was commenced. The use of the water of the Spring and sufficient ground to erect a pump station at the head of the Big Spring were granted by the Trustees of the town to the company. The system was completed in October, 1889, as was also an electric light plant.

Georgetown for a number of years previous to 1889 had gas works, which were erected in 1875 on North Mulberry street. The fact of having incandescent electric lights caused the gas plant to close down and the foreclosure of a mortgage on the light plant placed it on a par with the gas plant and Georgetown was left in almost total darkness. The Council sold the gas works to J. P. Jackson, and the result of the sale will he found elsewhere. Below will he found a clipping taken from a scrap book at the time the gas works were erected ;

The street lamps were lighted for the first time on Sunday night, August it, 1875. The light wns rather poor, but it has been steadily improving since. A number of business houses were lighted up on Monday night. The Trustees have authorized the erection of five additional street lamps making forty in all.

These corporations were known as The Electric Light & Water Company and were incorporated at .$20,000. These plants were sold shortly after they were erected to foreclose a mortgage of $35,000 and were purchased by H. P. Montgomery and others, who incorporated another ^company and which was known as The Water Supply Company.

After several years of litigation the Court of Appeals did not affirm the sale and the plants again were sold, being purchased by R. W. Nelson, of Newport, at $32,000. The gas plant, which had been purchased from the Trustees of the Town by J. P. Jackson, was merged into the company which was organized, as will be seen as follows :

In 1900 Mr. Nelson organized a company composed of Ross Holtzmau, Joseph Feder and J. P. Jackson, and incorporated and known as The Georgetown Water, Gas, Electric Light & Power Company, with a capital stock of $200,000, only $100,000 in twenty year bonds bearing 5 per cent interest were issued at $100 per share and purchased by Feder,

The Front Of Building Corner Of Water And College Streets

Holtzmau Ar Co., brokers of Cincinnati. The City Council made a contract with this company, or rather extended the contract of the old company, for twenty years to furnish the city with water and light, the new company agreeing to improve the plants, changing the incandescent system to that of an arc, which it did. Today Georgetown has one of the best water works systems and is one of the best lighted towns in the State. The city has 25 arc lights, for which it pays $(50 a year each, and 106 incandescent lights, for which it pays $19.50 each. It has 72 water plugs, for which it pays $40 a year each, a total of $2,880. The total cost for lighting the town is $4,067.

On March 14th, 1890, a Company known as the Georgetown Iae Co., was organized and incorporated for the purpose of manufacturing ice. The Company was composed of W. N. Offutt, J. M. Penn, Jno. Bell, N. S. Offutt and Rhodes Thomas. The plant was erected on Water Street half way between the head and culverts of the Big Spring. It was not a big success because it was started on too cheap a scale. It formally emerged in what is now known as "The Royal Spring Ice Company" which was organized in i899 and was composed of K. Stone, J. S. Caines, John S. McHenry, H. M. Grover, J. D. Groit is sold at from $2.50 to $3 a ton. There are really two distinct plants, the last having been built only about a year ago, at the cost $10,000. While each i's a fifteen-ton plant, it has been found possible to turn out more than that during the rush season. The capital stock of the ice company is $15,000.

The Spring went dry three summers ago and caused a considered scare for a brief time. Proclamat ion was issed by the Mayor to stop sprinkling and the Ice Plant was closed down. The; fee, Company had a pipe in at the head of the spring and a suit followed to make the company take it out. However, the Water Company now furnishes the Ice Company) it* ...water "at so much per", and the Spring fiows merrily along and never goes dry.

The Ice Factory 469 The Royal Spring Ice Co

ver and H. P. Montgomery. This company erected two large brick buildings on the corner of College and Water streets of which likeness follows. The plant is now owned by John S. Montgomery and Ben F. Stone.

Georgetown claims to have the best artificial ice in Kentucky, and bases this claim not on any superiority of plant, but on the fact that the water for the ice is taken from the Royal Springs and retains all of the qualities for which that water is famous. The capacity of the plant is about thirty-five tons of ice in twenty-four hours. During the summer season the plant is run up to its full capacity and even then the orders cannot be filled. Ice is shipped to Lexington, Frankfort, Danville, Stamping Ground, Richmond and Midway. With the exception of tile ice provided for the local trade, the company sells its product only in car-load lots, and in this quanity

Tremendous Growth In Ten Years

As has been stated that George- ! town took on new life after the big fires of 1869, 1876 and 1881, but between the years of 1885 (the News made it» first appearance) to 1896 it bad a tremendiaus growth almost doubling in population. It was in these years that such enterprises as the Water Works, Ice Plant, Street Cars, Cordage Factory were started and the Lancaster and the Wellington were built Mr. and Mrs. Gano Kelly have charge of the Wellington and have made H one of the best hotels in the istate Mr. Kelly has charge ot the office anil Mrs. Kelly, thediningroom and kitchen. She does principally all the buying. Mr. T. E. McGuire is the clerk and all three of them are the right people in the right place. The Lancaster Hotel is conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Win Rhodes.

Sept. 6th, 1890 The Georgetown Street Railway Co., organized and the road was completed a few months later. The road was built to both depots - the Cincinnati Southern on Madox street and the Kentucky Midland on Bourbon street, the road passing down Chambers Avenue. Since the electric line was built, the line to K. M-, hits been dispensed with. T.u first lessee of the road was Mr. W in, Powell, and.M r, J. C. Cantrill, was the next.

In 1895 The Georgetown Electric Street Railway was organized and those holding stock in the Mule Car System*' were given shares in the Electric line. The Electric line was put in operation in 1895. At half past one o'clock Saturday afternoon June 12th, 1895 everything was completed and the cars left the power house for the first time. The car.-run nicely and that afternoon and night, over 1,500 people were carried. The following d iv, Sunday the cars carried more people than at any other time before or since. The cars looped the looped every 15 minutes.

Mr. John Cole who for years run an omnibus > and from the Depot discontinued the same become motorman on car No. 2. Mr. Jack Wright was the motorman on car No- 1.

The Georgetown- Lexington Traction Co. purchased the Georgetown Electric line and now operate it in connection with the Interurbaii cars, which run from Georgetown to Lexington, making a trip every hour. The Interurban line was built in 1902. The first trip of a passenger car was made in J une.

In 1887 the young ladies and gentlemen of the town and eotm - ty organized this association and elected Hon. Wm. C. Owens as President. The Grand Jury room in the Court House was used for several years for the library and a librarian was employed. The library had over noo choice Literary gems and a large membership. The Association gave a series of lectures during the winter months securing the very best lectures. The proceeds went toward securing books. I11 late years the interest was not sufficient to keep it going and the Association seems now to be a thing of the past.

One of the moat fruitful sources of improvement to the town was the orgonization of the Loan and Building Association, which is still in existence and flourishing like a green bay tree.

The Georgetown Fire Department The Fire Department Of 1816

BY an act of the Legislature a certain number of rubber buckets were required and that these buckets be scattered over the town as a means for fighting the flames and protecting property against fires. The first fire engine was made by Job Stevenson and Carey Clark, but there is no record of it to give a description other than its cost - $200-

The description of the second fire engine cannot be found other than it was a four-wheel wagon with a large hogshead on it. The hogshead revolved on pivots and served as a hose reel as well as a reservoir. This engine required two brigades - "fillers" and "pumpers." It kept the bucket brigade busy at a time of a fire carrying water and filling the hogshead. The pumpers, too, had blisters on their hands. After the flames were put out and the hogshead filled with water, then the hose was reeled around the hogshead and the engine pulled into the house, ready for the next alarm.

In 18(15 A Side Pump Engine was purchased which did not require the carrying of water in buckets to fill it. It had a rail on either side giving room to six men on a side to pump. This was one of the hardest propositions a fellow ever went UP against to fight the flames as this statement can be verified by John Herring, Wash Holtzclaw, C. T. Neal, Mose Nichols and a host of others who were membersof the Georgetown Volunteer Fire Company at that time.

IN 1877 just after the Court House was burned the Trustees of the town purchased a fine- Steam Fire Engine at a cost of $5,000 together with a hose carriage. William Brown was employed as Engineer, A house was erected on the! corner of Mulberry and Main street and the engine and reel were kept there until 1899 when the City Hall was built and a p,ace set apart for the Fire Department. This engine furnished the boys a great deal of fun. The engine was provided with a tongue and two reels of rope so it could be pulled by hand as. well as a tongue for horses to pull it. The alarm of fire was given by hammering on the Court House Bell and everybody regardless of age color or sex yelling fire! fire! 1 fire 111 F - i - l - e Y - e - a - r ! ! !. Every boy 16 years-old as well as men were making tracks to the engine house- Eight or ten men would get at the pole and fifty or more boys ahead of them pulling by the rope. There was always sufficient help to get the engine out, hut it was generally difficult to get itbaek with horses. During a fire the engine would some time get too warm for the engineer and he would have to leave on account of "the biler" going dry, but it would cool down in ample time for the engineer to return and give the coal man the "dickens" to the fireman for not sending that " York - a - ga - ny" coal. In this way the firemen could account for the engineer's absence when engine got too frisky.

In 1889 a company was organized and a system of waterworks wer; erected. The work of erecting this system was commenced on June igth, 1889, and put into operation Sept. 13th, 1889. The system is said to be one of the most complete in the State, Fire plugs are distributed throughout the town, not alone in the more thickly populated portions, but even to the most remote boundaries. With a pressure of sixty pounds, the engine can, within an almost incredible space of time, be brought to such a high degree of pressure as to enable the fire department to throw, practically, an unlimited number ofstteams over the tops of the tallest buildingsin the town. The fire department is well organized and well drilled in its duties, so there is no longer, with the present facilities for procuring water, much danger of being visited by such terrible conflagrations as the town has heretofore suffeied from.

1892 the Engine was sold to the City of Midway at something likeSLOOO. It has since been overhauled at a great cost, and ' it is the best engine now in the state and a tire stands little show there when the Eire Department is given a chance. It was a mistake on the part of the Trustees in selling it, but others were as much to blame as the Trustees.

In 1889 the Trustees purchased an old hook and ladder' wagon. After the old heavy ladders had been tried to be , raised at several fires and came near crushing the life out of a number of people, and for which there was no house, it wasn't n under the gangway of Weber's shop, which stood on the lot on South Broadway, where the stable of .Tames Mulholland stood, was destroyed by lire. The fire in 1889 was the one that destroyed the old hook and ladder wagon.

If a city was ever blessed with a more beautiful paraphernalia than Georgetown had in 1903 the fact never became The first horse purchased was a hay horse named Dan - too small for the wagon, but did the work wed. The second horse was a grey, 16 hands high, perfect in shape, beautiful in color, a picture in style and second to none in action.

The Hose, Hook And Ladder Wagon Chemical Engine

His name was Tom and he was a brother of that fast horse, Doctor Sparks. The many years he did service as the tire horse and having stood on a plank floor, confined as he was. rendered him almost worthless. He was never given a rest of two weeks and the green food he got from year to year w'as certainly limited.

The above is a likeness of the well equipped Fire Department of Georgetown. The likeness of the members as shown in the cut are the Driver. Wm. F. Vaughn, on the seat, the Chief, Ernest Ashurst, Robt. Hassloeh, Herman Roland, Iiobt. Stone, Fred Crumbaugh and Wick Ashurst. The cut was made from a photograph taken in September, 1905, in front of the City Hall. Several fires have occurred in Georgetown where the damafie to the building was small when compared to that done the stock of goods. A number of these tires occurred in the second and third stories of the building and this made it very difficult to the members of the Fire Department in getting to the flames and it was for these reasons the Board of Council purchased the hook, ladders and chemical engine- This is one of the latest wagons made and is known as a hose, hook and ladder wagon with chemical engine and cost the city $1,700. This wagon requires two horses. They were purchased at $350- The city has has a fine alarm as stated and with a paid Fire Department it is well protected against the flames.-

John G. Cole

For a number of years prior to the completion of the Cincinnati Southern Railroal. Mr. John Cole operated and drove an Omnibus from Georgetown to Lexington. When the 0. S. R. R. was completed he ran a Bus to and from the depot f >r al u >st ten years without opposition. In 1884 JasperOtf'utt and Robert Stockdell engaged in the livery business and in >me way purchased the sole right from the Cincinnati Southern Railroad officials to meet trains and no ojher bus was to appear on the road's grounds. Cole continued to run his bus to the depot regardless of purc hased rights or Railroad officials. fhe officials could not deliver the goods and finally | erected railroad ties.and fenced the depot in. A guard was | placed at she gate to let Offutt & Stockdell's bus pass and shut, out 0 >le. f his caused a great deal of feeling among the citizens of of Georgetown as Cole had a host of friends. The second day after the fence had been up over 500 people con- I gregate at the depot the time the 6 o'clock train was due Excitement was great. rfhe Offutt & Stockdell bus came first and the guard opened the gate and passed it. then a few minutes later Cole's bus was seen coming the guard closing the gate and locking it with a chain, justas the bus got in 30 Ifeet of the gate G. If. N mi nelly stepped out of his office, which as near the gate, with an ax in his hand, chopped the chain Ithrough the gate open and told the driver. Charlie Herndon colored, to drive through Charlie obeyed orders. This act of Mr. Nunnelly was done in ' no bulling way." but calmly.

| fearlessly and determined and no one knew this better than the guard and let it go at that. M r. Cole continued to operate )his bus line until the completing of the Electric Railway at Iwliich time he stopped to become mortoman on the Electric Jar. At the death of bis brother - George Cole, he entered in 1 1 lie retail liquor business and now has one of the finest bars in the city. He has a comfortable home on .South Broadway where he and his happy family enjoy life. Whatever pleasures "Jack Cole" enjoys he deserves it. Charlie Herndon the lild darkey that drove the stage for Cole from the first to the I last trip was a wagoner of Col. James Craig. Mr. Craig | was a coal dealer and all freight came by Payne's Depot a Instance of six miles hauling-

TWKNTY-FIVK ' ears ago when people were not "so citified" as now. most any piece of dry wit would cause 1 ft1 a hearty laugh. Time has changed and so have people j and the only thing now that brings one of those side-

/V\ almost breaks a rib with joy, ihe fellow who turns it oose cries his eyes almost out . and the grief becomes so great hat a physician is called in

The following is an account clipped from a Georgetown paper in 18S1 of a minstrel troop enroute to Georgetown from Versailles in a bus and the members tumBled headforemost in Lee's Branch.

Friday morning Arlington's Minstrels on their way from Versailles to Georgetown met with quite a serious accident just after leaving Midway, and the wonder is that no greater damage was done, i'lie entire troupe, sitxeen in number, were riding inside an omnibus, drawn by four horses driven by dr. Alex Wilson, of Versailles, ownerof the same. By the side of the driver was a colored man \Vho usually accompanied the team, while upon the top of the vehicle were divers an 1 sundrv pieces of light baggage, big fiddles, horns, &c- (dn coming down the hill from Midway, a gentleman in a buggy, (< !ol. W. S. Darnaby, of Georgetown) was seen approaching, To avoid a collision with the buggy, the pike i) dug covered with ice, Mr. Wilson started his horses at a rapid gait, hut he made misclaculation as to the incline or overrated his skill as a driver and the omnibus struck the railing on one side of the open bridge that span's Lee's

The Mule Car Leaving Broadway Those Standing On Corner

Those liken asses of the three gentlemen standing at the corner of the building as shown in the cut are Geo. Cole and old Mr Geo. Cope The other gentleman could not be recognized.

oraiicu and omnibus passengers, horses and baggage tumbled a distance of about ceil feet into the bed of the branch the water in the same being about a foot deep. It was a colder reception than the burnt cork jokers had calculated on. and they were in no mood to enjoy the joke at their own expense. Hie villagers hurried to the rescue, and the people and horses were soon extricated from their perilious position. Several members of the troupe vvere smartly bruised, but none of them were seriously hurt. 1 Mr. Win. Marr, an "end man" was in the very middle of the wreck, audit was though at the time that he was dangerously injured, but he will soon he as funny as ever, Mrs. Arlington was worse scared than hurt. We see it stated that the manager of the troupe threaten'to sue Mr Wilson, but we learn from a gentleman who happened at the locality soon after the accident that it was unavoidable on his part. The omnibus was badly wrecked, and one of the horses was so badly injured that it was thought it would die.

It's an ill wind that blows nobody good. The Arlington Minstrels wear shiny, silk hats of the stove-pipe persuasion, ah 1 they (the hats) looked terribly demoralized when they were fished out of Lee's bra nch. It was had for the hats and the minstrels, but then it put money into the pocket of Dave Alains Tt has been manv a day since he had so many silk hats to iron. Tt reminded him of old-times, and he would be g'ad for the Arlinetons to come again - in the same way. 'lave a s bine- sir?"

Fine Residences

HE business houses of the town are all firstilL class in every respect. They are built not only with the idea of being substantial in architecture, but also with the view of being an ornament to the town.

Almost every branch of business known to the ordinary commercial life of a thriving little city has from one to two representatives in Georgetown, and in some classes of business, even more.

It is a fact often remarked upon that it is the exception, rather than the rule, that the men in commercial life in Georgetown are men who "were born with a silver spoon." On the contrary, they usually have started with nothing, and have, by industry and close attention to business, worked themselves into prosperous and lucrative positions in the commercial world. This can be accounted for as they have already tasted of the bitterness of poverty, they have reared themselves, through honest, sober, and industrious lives, to the point where they can try some of the pleasure of prosperity.

The owners of business property, located on the Main street of Georgetown, are John S. Gaines, Mrs. Nannie Craig, W. H. Barbee, Mrs. Liz; ie Kenney, Herring, Jenkins & Co., Mrs. S. E. Barlow, Dr. Geo. O. Brown, James Thornsberry, Dr. Jno. A. Lewis, Mrs. Isaac Marks, K. Stone, Victor Bradley, Joe Penn, Gus Margolen, Sutton heirs, G. H. Nunnelley, I). B. Best, Urich Hambrick, Miss Bertha Webb, Mrs. Susan Soper, Deposit Bank, Louis Fieri, Farmers Bank, Mrs. Zack Offutt, Dr. Geo. Fitzgerald, First National Bank, Lancaster heirs, Mrs. K. M. Dudley and many, others.

ESIDENCES of which any city might well be proud are along its streets. So careful have the o.itr ens been in erecting their houses that now Georgetown is considered the most picturesquely beautiful town in Central Kentucky. By those who profess to know there is only one other more beautiful street in the United States than Main Street. All the streets of the town are broad avenues and the citizens seem to take peculiar pride in making them attractive, those residing on them viewing with each other which shall be the most pleasing in point of beauty in architecture.

In Georgetown there are more fine buildings, in proportion to its size, than in any other town in the State. This can be readily accounted for when the character of the soil is taken into consideration. With a heavy deposit of fire brick clay and an even heavier sub-strata of the very best and most solid liim^itone, the facilities for procuring material cannot be surpassed. The majority of the buildings are of brick, owing to the fine quality of clay obtainable. Within the town limits fine quarries of pure limestone rock, furnishes the greater portion of the material for the foundations.

Three Citizens And Friends

The above is a likeness of three citizens, all of whom are well known. Col. Sinclair is Cashier of the Deposit Bank and Trust Company, and Col. Gaines a farmer and breeder of saddle horses. Both of these gentlemen served in the Civil war, a more extended mention of them will be found in this history. Col. Hugh Anderson was born near Oxford in 1838. Hi- father, Col. Meredith Anderson, was born in Harrison county. His mother was born in this county and before marriage was Miss Mary Jane Barkley. Col. Meredith Anderson conducted a large hemp factory in Leesburg from 1845 to 185O, Col. Hugh Anderson began farming early in life. In 1873 he purchased a large tract of land lying midway between Oxford and Georgetown on the Georgetown and Oxford turnpike, which is now one of the best farms in that portion of the county. Col Anderson has for the past thirty years, been a breeder of stock of all kinds, but pays most of his attention to cattle, hogs and sheep. He is also among the largest raisers of tobacco having a number of tenants on his place the year around. He does not rent his land, but superintends it himself. He lives in town and goes to and from his place. Col. Anderson married Miss Elvira Allen, of Bourbon county in 1865. He has seven children living - Dr. Everett Anderson, who is employed by Uncle Sam in the Philippines; Mrs. Lydia Roberts, of Paris; Robert, the owner of Tea's Over, the dam of Dick Welles; Meredith, a shoe dealer of Paris; Clarance, who lives in the West; Mrs. Wm. S. Kelly, of thi-; city, and Mrs. Earl Ferguson, of Favette county. Col. Anderson is a very popular man, noted for being accommodating, liberal at all times, and one of 1 he best natured and big hearted men as can be found anywhere. There is "nothing small" in this man. and no person suffers for food or fuel if he knows it. Col. and Mrs. Anderson have a suit of rooms at the Wellington where they board. They generally spend the winter in Florida. They moved from their place to town some years ago. Col. Anderson was appointed City Engineer in 1895, and served six years. It can truthfully be said that the streets were kept in better condition then than they have been before or since.

City Officials

"Capt. A. H. Sinclair, the Mayor of Georgetown, the county Seat of Scott county , is a member of one of the largest and most influential families of that county. Entering the Confederate army when but little more than a boy, he served four years in the most noted company of the famous Ninth Kentucky cavalry, commanded by Col. Breckinridge. His mess-mates, who were among the soldiers in the army as they have been since among the best citizens of the State were such men as Henry Halley, of Payne's Depot; Ed Halley, of White Sulphur; Will Lewis, of Woodlake; Dr. John A. Lewis, of Georgetown; Capt. Ely Blackburn, Capt. Will Gaines, Hon. Church Black, member of Congress from Georgia, and others like unto them.

Returning home after the war Capt. Sinclair soon won and always retained the confidence and respect as well as the affection of the people of Georgetown. A Democrat by tradition and conviction, he has always been a supporter of Democratic principles policies and candidates. Under his regime Georgetown has enjoyed a first-class city government, and is now prepared to reap full benefit from the full years that are coming after the seven lean years."

In iSggthe Lexingt&n Herald wrote ihe Mayors of allthetown in Central Kentucky, asking each to write an account of his own what advantages it offered for the investment of capital or the location of manufactories. The first of the series printed was from Mayor A. H. Sinclair, of Georgetown. In this connection the Herald prints a very good picture of Mayor Sinclair, reproduced here, with the following biographical sketch:

How many churches are there? Seven white and three colored. White - 1 Christian, 1 Baptist, 1 Presbyterian. 1 Methodist, 1 Episcopal. 1 Old School Baptists 1 Catholic. 2 colored Baptists and 1 colored Methodist.

Hoes it offer any inducement for the location of new manufactories. what? Yes; will exempt from city taxes manufactories that will employ as many as five hands in tlic-ir business for five years.

The friends of the Captain placed his name before a Republican Committee in 1902 for re-election, but was defeated by Mr J. William Keller. It was no doubt the strongest political Con vention ever held in Georgetown,

It is due to Col. Hugh Anderson to say that the streets of Georgetown were kept in better condition duringhis term ofCity Engineer than there have been before or since that time- ini AIN Street is the principal street and dif 11^ vides the city of Georgetown on the north A. ISJ and south. Main street is a portion of the Frankfort and Paris turnpike. Broadway divides the city of Georgetown east and west and is a portion of the Cincinnati, Georgetown and Lexington turnpike. It is fully eighty feet wide from curb to curb and fully a mile in length and is almost as level as the top of a table. Along the sidewalks are large maple trees which not only furnish shade to the pedestrians, but to those traveling in the street. For almost one-half mile the branches of the maples form a perfect arch over Main street and it is no doubt one of the most beautiful thoroughfares to be found in the State. These trees were put out in 1871, an account of which is reproduced from the Frankfort " Yeoman."

"Captain Sam (loin, ot this city, lias been busy during last week, and part of this, setting out maples in Georgetown, and we are glad to know that the impetus given to this improvement by Judge Duvall and ourselves last spring has resulted so favorably- He informs us that he has set out between four and live hundred in the streets and yards of that already attractive place, and that in a few years, with the g< neral disposition manifested for the introduction of this eh nee shade tree, Georgetown will lie the most thoroughly shaded town in Kentucky- With a public spirited generosity which does him credit Captain Goin presented to the variou-; churches and the Masonic Hall, having no maples in their front, a sufficient number to shade their side walks, and planted out besides free of cost." Shade Trees and Concrete Pavements.

A number of shade trees which lined the sidewalks in the business part of town were cut down in 1895 to make way for the concrete pavements- The new pavements are very nice in their way, but it is a matter of regret to see the shade trees, which add so much to the public comfort in hot weather, sacrificed. 1 1 requires only about ten minutes to cut down oneof the trees- They could not be restored in five years. Their removal gives the sun a fair and square shot at all persons who have to tread the new pavements at certain hours of the day.

Suppose "Uncle Jimmy" Kelly, Samuel Shepard, Joseph Elgin, Oliver Gaines, Job Stevenson, Rev. (fain), John and James Lemon, Win. Nash and other pioneers of Georgetown, had been here in 1895 instead of 1825, how quickly they would have yelled :

The principal streets running East and West are Clayton Avenue, Rucker Avenue, Jackson. Clinton, College, Main, Washington, Jefferson, Bourbon.

This addition was made to theCity of Georgetown by Judge James B. Finnell in 1880. It lies in the South-eastern portion of the town and many beautiful homes have been erected.

This plot of ground lies on the West side of South Broadway. It was owned and layed off in town lots by Prof. J. J. Rucker. As fast as these lots were sold residences were erected until now, when scarcely a vacant lot can be seen on either side of the street. A portion of the land lies along the Lexington pike on South Broadway, upon which reside Kev. Victor Dorris, G. H. Nuiinelly, J. J. Rucker and Dr. c. Thomasson. Prof. Rucker sold a number of acres of land to the Elks, for the fair grounds.

This plot of land lies north of the town and was laid off in lots in 1895. The land belonged to Judge Geo. V. Payne and contained twenty-five or thirtylive acres. A company was organized and is known as the Georgetown Land and Improvement Company. This company purchased the tract and laid it off in wide streets, along which beautiful shade trees were put out. Payne's Addition is not only of great value, but is a beautiful place, where the tired out business man can return to his home and take a rest, free from noise and care. In Payne's Addition some of the finest residences to be seen in Georgetown have been erected, nearly all brick or two-story frame. Only a portion of Payne's Addition is in the city limits.

As the ground of the Western Military Institute is shown in the survey, the notice as published in the Georgetown Herald in 184(1 by Col. Johnson was as follows:

Having purchased the residence of M. V. Thompson. Fsq. (formerly Judge Warren's) for the site of the "Western Military Institute." - decidedly the most eligible location in Kentucky - the public may rest assured that there is no further impediment to its complete success and permanency

The second session will be opened at that place on Monday, the 2d day of August. The buildings will be enlarged to accommodate 300 students - 150 have already entered

This settlement was made at the close of the Civil War. It lies north of the city and along the limits. This settlement has been the bone of contention between the two political parties.

John William Keller

Che following is a likeness of Mr. J. W. Keller a young man on whom the people of Georgetown crowned with the high office of Mayor. Every inch of him a gentleman and the soul of honor. In a Republican Convention 'in igo2 he was made the nominee for Mayor of the City of Georgetown. The fight in the November election of that year was fierce and caused a contest The Democratic nominee's were given the certificate of election and after two years of litigation the Republican won their case in the Court of Appeals Mr. A. L. Ferguson was the Democratic nominee and the short time he was in office made a splendid Mayor for the town. The first vote Mr. Keller cast after reaching the age of 21 was here in a Democratic primary when H. S, Rhoten and T. S. Gaines were candidates for Police Judge, the later defeating the former by one majority. Rhoten contested the election of Gaines on Keller's vote, claiming him to be a Republican. It was his first vote and the court decided that his party affilliation should not be questioned. He is always ready to advance the interests of Georgetown He was born Dec 20th, 1863 at Hope, Bartholomew Co. Ind., his parents were Benjamin Keller and Emily Cornelia Keller. He moved to Flat Rock Shelby County Ind., in 1869 wt.ere he started to school, he worked on the farm and learned the trade of harness making returned to Hope in 1878 and followed the trade of harness ma ker with his father, and was in business there three years.

He went to Columbus. Ind., in r8Si to learn the trade of watchmaker and Jeweler with Herman L. Rost, serving three years of apprenticeship, and came to Georgetown Feb. 2, 1884 to work for E, C. Barlow & Son,

He continued to work for them until 1887 in which year he took the active management of the business for Mrs. S. E. Barlow which position he still occupies, also manages the Opera House for the same party.

He was elected Councilman in rSg7 and served two terms, was elected Mayor of Georgetown in 1901 which position he still holds His term will expire Jan. 11906.

Lodge Directory

MASONIC - Bradford Commandery No 9, K. T. - Meets at the Masonic Hall second and fourth Fridays of every month. R. C. Head, C.; D. A. Adams, R.

Blue Lodge, Mt. Vernon No. 14, F. and A. M. - Meets at the Masonic Hall the first and third Monday nights, 7:30 o'clock. Henry Warren, Acting Master; Dr. P. W. Prewitt, Sec.

Church Directory

CHRISTIAN - V W Dorris, pastor. Preaching every Sunday at 10:45 a m, and 7:30 p m; Sunday School at 9:30 a m; prayer meeting every Wednesday at 7:30 p m; Christian Endeavor meets at 6:30 p m Sunday; Ladies Aid Society meets second and fourth Monday afternoons at 2:30 in the Ladies Parlor at the Christian Church; the C W B M meets the first Monday afternoon at 2:30 in Ladies Parlor.

BAPTIST - Rev Edward B Pollard, Ph D, D D, pastor. Preaching every Sunday at 11 a m, and 7 p m; Bible School at 10 a m; prayer meeting every W ednesday night at 7 o'clock. Young Peoples Union devotional meeting Sunday 6:30 p m; Christian Culture Class Friday at 7 p m: J unior B Y P U Sunday afternoon at 3 p in; Women's Missionary Society every second Wednesday at 3 p m; Women's Working Society every Friday morning.

METHODIST - Rev W F Moores, pastor. Preaching every Sunday except third Sunday, Sunday School at 9:45 a m; prayer meeting every Wednesday at 7:25; Ladies Aid Society meets every Monday evening at 2:30; Epworth League meets every Monday evening at 2:30. All meetings are now being held at the City Hall, during the building of the new church.

The City Affairs

sey. who was sitting just behind his lawyers, jumped to his feet, saying in a loud voice, '-It is untrue. It's a lie; I never spoke a word with that man in my life; nor he to me." His attorney, Colonel Crawford, turned around in his chair and said "Be quiet now, and sit down - be quiet," at the same time motioning with his hand,

Youtsey's wife sprang to his side and said, while looking at the prosecuting attorneys and Arthur Goebel: "Now you have killed my husband, 1 hope you are satisfied." She tried to induce Youtsey to sit down, but he refused, and inalouder and more angry tone than ever shouted; "I am innocent. There is no blood on my hands," raising his hands up, "They are swearing my life away and I'm innocent."

''Turn me loose; let me alone; I will not sit down," shouted Youtsey, his eyes flaming as he struggled with the deputies. Meantime the audience was showing signs of excitement, many rising to their feet, and a few ladies left the room. Judge Cantrill had to threaten to fine some of the men before they would take their seats.

Youtsey was forced into a chair and for a moment there was quiet, but again he shouted: ''Goebel is not dead - he still lives - all the demonds in hill could not kill him," and he began sobbing hysterically.

''Mr- Sheriff, if the defendant does not remain quiet put hand-cuffs on him." said the Judge. Youtsey and Howard are both serving a life sentence in the penitentiary.

The Present City Officers

'^^Ugts'pIF the writer would undertake to publish all of the names of those who have served as Trustees aud Councilmen it would require volumns. The present Council is composed of E. T. Fleming, Lewis Sublett A. J. Coffee elected by Democaats, save Barbee, Indepenpent. There is a vacancy in the Board caused by the death of Mr. A. J. Coffee. Each Councilman receives a salary of $2 per month or $24 per year.

Georgetown Progressing 487 What Georgetown Can Boast Of

The census shows 1,096 school children for 1906 of which 603 are white ahe 493 colored. The number of white children are 306 males, 297 females. There are 237 males and 256 female colored children.

Between 1902 and 1904 oil was discovered in Eastern Kentucky. Stock companies were organized and citizens of nearly every town in the State contributed liberally to the well digging habit with the idea of getting rich quick. The oil phobia was a contagious desease and many of the citizens of Georgetown had such a severe attack, that they started well diggingin Scott county hoping to recover, but failed and now Georgetown has to buy oil from other places to oil her streets.

While Georgetown has had an ecxellent natural drainage the Board of Health and the physicians of the town believed that it should have a sewerage system. The question of issuing $25,000 worth of bonds for the purpose of building a sewerage system was submitted to a vote of the people at the November election in 1905 and carried.

The City Health Officers

Since the adoption of the new constitution in 1891 in which changes were made in the provision of the Board of Health, the city physicians have been compelled to perform the duties of that office. Among those who have held this place where Dr. W. D. Scott, Dr. E. C. Barlow and the

Dr, David Benjamine Knox was born in Nicholas county, graduated in Indiana, attended the Kentucky School of Medicine of Louisville, where he graduated in 1893. Took a post graduate course in the New York School Hospital. Began practicing in 1893 in Newtown until 1899 and then came to Georgetown. He was recently elected city physician. He married Miss Lula Carrick, of Newtown, daughter of the late John A. Carrick. He is Secretary and Treasurer of the Kentucky Medical Society.

is the son of the late Judge Geo. E. Prewitt, and the Board could not have selected a gentleman better suited for the place. |)r. Prewitt has great faith in his old home, Georgetown, and has some good investments in way of real estate, He is one of the best Dentists in the city and enjoys a large practice. In 1900 he graduating from the Louisville College of Dentistry, and isamember of the Kentucky Dental Association. He is Secretary of the Masonic Lodge. On October 6th, 1903, he married Miss Sallie Hanna, of Woodford county, daughter of Mr. Jno. Hanna, of Shelbyville. Dr. and Mrs. Prewitt reside in a comfortable home nn Kelly avanna . . - - -

In 1888 over one hundred thousand dollars was raised for the erection of a twine factory . Being right in the heart of the hemp growing section of the state led the stockholders to believe it would be a financial success, but the fact of bad management caused it to fail. However in 1889 it was in successful operation and was one of the largest factories of its kind in the United States. The old Craig place on South Military street and lying along the Lemon's Mill pike, iust at the city's limit, containing a number of acres of land was purchased and upon it was erected handsome and imposing buildings that j would have been a credit to any city in the world. Mr. Wm. ! Fleming, originally from Scotland, was made the Superintendent and General Manager, and was under his supervision that the machinery was selected and purchased by the company, he having made two trips to Scotland for that purpose. This mawas thought to be the best, but the company here soon dis- t covered it was about the worst. It was brought here at a vast ; deal of trouble and cost thousands of dollars. A number of girls ! were brought here from Scotland and worked in the plant.

The annual consumption of hemp by them was over two millions of pounds, while in their spacious warehouses they had a storage capacity of over one million pounds. w Those who saw this great plant in operation and seeing the hundreds of people it gave work, cannot help but have a sad feeling when passing these grounds and seeing those magnificient buildieg's going to ruin. The failure of this great factory was very detrimental to Georgetown.

Mr. Geo. Carley has not only been a successful business man, but he is a fine farmer, having one of the best farms in the county. He was born iu Mericksville, Canada, in 1832. He started in life as a miller. He came to this country in 1851 and from that time to 1869 he spent the most of his time in New York and other cities. Then he came to Georgetown, Kentucky, and rented Thompson's Mill, which is now being conducted by his son, William. In 1879 he purchased a farm, known as the Frank Lyon's place, /on the Lemon's Mill pile, and since that time he has purchased several other tracts of lands adjoiningit. Hemanied Miss Annie Carson, of Allegany, Penn,, and to this union four children were born: three girls and one boy. and all are living. Mrs. Carley died August 10th, 1900. The children are Miss Ida J ., who married Mr. Alex Lawless; Miss Annie Elizabeth, who is single and keeps house for her father; Miss Georgia Emma married G. A. Hays, of Texacana, Ark., and Mr. William John, who married Miss Emma Gasner, daughter of Mr. J-. F. Gasner. She was a graduate of Georgetown College, and a teacher in the city school. She was a lady of thought and ability. She died in 1905.

Another substantial farmer and stock breeder, who's farm farm lies in the Powder House precinct, is Mr. R. H. Nutter. He was born in 1840 in Fayette county; married Miss Sarah Bell Holding in 1866 and came to Scott county in 1867. To this union ten children were born and all are dead. Mr. Nutter has a farm of 185 acres and he looks after several estates. He is a breeder of race horses. He has a mare by W'ayoner out of Slipper Long and a number of other.

Ideal Farmer 491

When it comes to comfortable country mansions and residences Scott county would be hard to beat. Sliecan show over 100 farms with from 250 to 700 acres of land on which can be found beautiful residences among them being ma-rry of the brick mansions of the old Colonial sty le and either or all of the farms are "Garden Spots of Heaven." Still it is a mystery why those owning such places will close up such country homes to come to town to reside- Most of these farmers| have every accomodation and even more than town people1 they have telephones, Rural Routes and many of them water works, with both hot and cold water for bathing and all other purposes, free turnpikes and those not having the interurban have railroads. Some move to town to school their children. It is almost impossible to hire hands and for this reason more of them move to town than any other. The principal crop is that of tobacco. Most of this is raised by tenants on the shares- The tenant usually gets ten acres for tobacco and rents a house and sufficient grass to pasture his stock. This is only a small portion of the place- The rest of the place the owner rents to other tenants or looks after himself. The raising of the weed has ruined the beauty to a great extent of the Blue Grass Region. The beautiful woodlands with the large walnut and ash trees are almost things of the past the walnut especially which is equally as scarce as the Buffalo. While a great number of farmers have closed their old Colonial homes on the farm and erected residences and moved to tow n, many yet remain on their places, among whom are Mr. Rhodes Thomas, Mr. ffm. Holland and Mr S. P. Smith- Mr. Thomas' farm lies on the Lexington. Georgetown and Cincinnati pike one mile South of George; town and 3 miles from the Scott and Fayette line. Mr- Smith's farm lies on I he same road 15 miles north of Georgetown near theGrant and Harrison county lines. Mr. Holland's place lies west of this pike.

It has often been said that Mr. Thomas had the best Blue Grass b'artu of 5UU acres, that Mr. Smith had the best Hill Farm of 600 or 800 acres and that Mr. Holland was the "Ideal Farmer" of Scott County. Air, Thomas is the son of the late Prof. Thomas and a graduate of Georgetown College. Pie married a Miss Witherspoon of Woodford county and they reside happily with their children at their beautiful country home of wuich the likeness appears herein.

While Mr, S, P- Smith is a man of wealth and is advanced somewhat in age, it would be a hard matter to find a gentleman with the energy lie has. He never gets tired ot work and the work is never to hard for him to do- With the vast number of acres of land he has, it is doubtful whether a farm in Scott County can be found that will equal it in improvements and beauty. Weedscannot grow oh his place. The1 likeness of his his home is enough to make one almost turn green with envy of his comfortableness.

If there ever was such a person as an ideal farmer it is Mr, William Holland who for years was the overseerer of the late Buford Hall. Mr. Hall was the largest land owner of Scott county and no doubt "The sheep K ing of Kentucky" He owned thousands of acres of land and thousands of sheep. Mr. Holland is not only an Ideal Farmer, but he deals ex- tensively in the breeding and selling of live stock. He has the most distinguished appearance of any farmer in the State. He is tidy in nis his dress, pleasant in his conversation and a disposition that no one could help but admire. He is a man of ability, liberal at all times and has time again been prevailed upon to make the race for representative. He prefers the occupation of a farmer, rather than that of istatt sman. If asked to define the word gentleman William Holland would be the ill ust rat ion of the definition as follows:

" A. man that is clean outside and inside- who neither looks up to the rich or down on the poor: who can loose without squealing and win without bragging; who is considerate of women, children and old people, who is too brave to lie, too generous to cheat and who takes his share of the world and lets other people have theirs-" ;

Mr. Holland was horn in Scot t County and is the son of the late Thomas K. and Sarah Holland. He married Miss: Eillie Truit.. daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Milford Truitt. Mr. and Mrs. Holland have one child - a daughter. Miss Sarah Mae Holland.