It, 1902-12-18

II Tom Allen Gets Properly Dehorned I Last Friday evening about eight oclock the report came to us that Tom Allen had been killed While the information was given to us as reliable we felt no hesitancy in offering odds of 100 to 1 on Life plac placing - ing placing Death in the field at long odds Notwithstanding the strong tip that was out on Death the wise looked upon Life as a sure thing and t would not even place money on Death to show Were it true that the good die young we would on only - ly only remember Tom as an infant i for if there ever was a good t for nothing nigger on earth it is Tom Allen lie Bro Geo O Barnes and John Alexander Dowey right or wrong about the end of all things being near at hand we are willing to wager a small amount that Tom never dies On the evening mentioned Tom and Harry De Bond had some difficulty in Duncans sa saloon - loon saloon and when Tom started up Main street he was over overtaken - taken overtaken by Harry and Clarence Miller who with beer bottles as racquets and Toms head as a ball gave a very fine exhibi exhibition - tion exhibition of pingpong While Toms head and face were bad ly cut and mashed it in no way interfered with him in be being - ing being out on the streets Satur Saturday - day Saturday morning working the country trade Harry De Bond has made several unsuccessful attempts to represent Ander Anderson - v son Anderson county in Frankfort Pen Penitentiary - itentiary Penitentiary having made the race once each on the house housebreaking - J breaking housebreaking and cutting tickets while Clarence Miller his com companion - panion companion has been more success successful - ful successful having served one term for malicious cutting In Judge Walkers court Satur Saturday - day Saturday afternoon Miller and De Bond were each fined S25 and the costs which will be work worked - ed worked out outUse Use Bonds Cream Flour

u u where his charming wife is at all times ready to assist him in dispensing the genuine old fashioned Kentucky hospital hospitality - ity hospitality He is a deacon in the Bap Baptist - tist Baptist church a prominent Ma Mason - son Mason and an active member of both the Knights of the Mac cabees and the Ancient Order of United Workmen It is with much regret that we learn of the change to ho made in the management of the East Tennessee Telephone Co at this place While we are always glad to learn of the promotion of the worthy wo cannot but feel the loss of such a competent capable courte courteous - ous courteous and obliging manager as Mr John A Harrison When he took charge of the plant here scarcely two years ago there was in operation about fifty phones and by his ener energy - gy energy push and courteous treat treatment - ment treatment of patrons he has run the list of subscribers up to nearly three hundred and has orders ahead for phones to bo put in as soon as wires can be stretched Mr Harrison will on or about the 20th inst take charge of the Danville plant and will be relieved from duty at this place by a Mr Sey Seymour - mour Seymour of Lexington Mr Sey Seymour - mour Seymour is a total stranger to us but comes highly recommend recommended - ed recommended by his company We wel welcome - come welcome him among us but give him as a side tip the infor information - mation information that hell have to go some to keep up the pace set by Johnnie Harrison Lillard Bros bought eight carloads of cattle in Louis Louisville - ville Louisville this week which they will slop at Cedar Brook They will feed 1400 cattle at that I house this season Mr R H Lillard sold to T E Houchin of Chaplin a fine walktrot mare for 35000 Mr S H Marrs has moved movedI c

and its successors until ISJJ when he came to this city as chief clerk to Mr D E Hoop Hooper - er Hooper Superintendent of Construc Construction - tion Construction of the Southern Railway Company in Kentucky Some months ago he purchased the residence and business of Mr F F Waller the wellknown coal and lumber dealer in which business he has contin continued - ued continued up to the present time Although one of the young youngest - est youngest business men in our city Mr Thurman has made a repu reputation - tation reputation that is surpassed by

I married to Miss Delia Beard the only child of Mr and Mrs C M Beard of Fisherville her father being one of the most prominent citizens of Jefferson county and he is now the father of four of the bright brightest - est brightest little childrenone son and three daughtersto be found in this county In his home life Mr Thurman has been as fortunate as in his business relations as may be attested by any of the many friends who have visited at his splen did home on Woodford street

few always adding to the number of his friends and his customers by the ubanity with which he meets every person with whom he has business engagements and the person who wishes to purchase fifty cents worth of coal or a dollars lars worth of lumber or brick is made the recipient of the same courtesies as are extend extended 1 - ed extended to those whose purchases I mount up into the hundreds of I dollars i dollarsIn In 1896 Mr Thurman was

R L THURMAN Robert Lee Thurman the subject of this sketch was born in the city of Louisville and after passing creditably through the common schools of that city graduated with honors from the Male High School Immediately after his graduation he accepted a position with the old Louis Louisville - ville Louisville Southern Railroad Co I and continued in their employ I