It, 1903-01-22
The front page of 1903-01-22. 1,017 words, read by machine from the Library of Congress scan and reproduced without correction.
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S G Harberson bought of W F Lillard a mare for 75 Miss Lizzie Farlec is quite sick at her home on Gatewood avenue avenueWakefield Wakefield Barriger of Shelbyville bought six head of horses here Court day B Fox and G Mox of Dan Danville - ville Danville were in town yesterday in search of mules and horses Frank Ison of Shakertown was in town Court day in search of horses and found two or three at prices to suity Hillary Shryock who has been visiting his niece Mrs Jordan Carter at Tyrone has returned to his home at Green IL r wood Ind < J Richard Sutherland spentt igt last Friday at the home of J to A j B Young near Waddy whoi entertained in honor of his4 daughter Miss Hattie As we go to press with this our last page we notice two very bad errors in an article appearing on the editorial page which we are now una unable - ble unable to correct We make this statement that you may know they did not pass us altogeth altogether - er altogether unnoticed unnoticedMr Mr W O Turner received a telegram last Saturday from Elizabethtown Ill stat stating - ing stating that Chas Allen was dead at Anna that State No let letter - ter letter has been received stating the cause of his death Mr Allen was a native of this county and was well known to most of our citizens he having left here onla few months agoHon Hon John B Chenault of Madison county candidate for State Auditor was in town Monday for the purpose of in interviewing - terviewing interviewing the voters He is the present Insurance Com Commissioner - missioner Commissioner and believes that his record entitles him to pro promotion - motion promotion He is a sterling Dem Democrat - ocrat Democrat and a genial gentleman and will make a good Auditor i if elected
2 In Town and County A B McAfee sold to Jeff Young twenty calves at 19 a ahead - head ahead Ezra Fidler of Chicago is visiting his mother Mrs Joe JoeL - L JoeL Bond BondJohn John Bailey sold to A B McAfee a nice harness mare for 135 Jas Wilhoit former sheriff of Woodford county was in 41town Monday Mrs Henry Cassell of Tex aspis visiting her mother Mrs Alice Lillard Mrs C J Wildberger left last Saturday for Indianapolis to visit her brother Born to the wife of John R Martin at Tyrone on the 17th inst a tenpound boy Sam Hawkins of George Georgetown - town Georgetown visited his grandmother Mrs Eliza Gaines last week Ward Lutz of Lexington bought four head of horses here Monday at prices rang ranging - ing ranging from 50 to 115 L C Burgin and Miss Al bradg Blockson both of this county will be married in Louisville tomorrow Mesdames F B Powers and H C Williams left Tuesday for Deland Fla where they will spend several weeks Monday was a pretty day anda large crowd was in town but nothing like the crowd that was expected Dud Coke of Ripyville has bought of G W Parker a house and lot at Tyrone and will move to it at an early day dayThe r The employees of the Home Telephone Co who have been doing construction work near this place refused to stand a cut of twentyfive a day and went out on a strike last Fri Friday - day Friday As yet they have not accepted the companys offer to return to work at the reduc reduced - ed reduced pay
HOW DO THESE PRICES SUIT YOU 1 For One Week Commencing Today we will sell Baldwin Apples per peck20c Star Catsup six bottles for 25c California Apricots per can 15cc Marengo Peaches per dozen cans 90c Mrs Hopkins Mince Meat per can 10c Columbus Asparagus per can 20c Cooking Figs per pound 6c 7080 Prunes per pound4c 4 Crown London Layer Raisins per pound 10c Arbuckles Lion and Zinsmeisters celebrated Tiger Roast Coffees per pound 10c A good 20c Broom for eo eo 15c Handpicked Navy Beans per pound 5c Butter Beans per pound 8c All kinds of Penny Candies two for lc D M ROACH LAWRENCEBURG KENTUCKY
Mr D L Meriwether of Louisville was in town from Saturday until Monday shak shaking - ing shaking hands with friends Will Miller a colored team teamster - ster teamster in the employ of Morgan Hyatt came near losing his life last Thursday by the slid sliding - ing sliding of his heavilyloaded wag wagon - on wagon over an icecovered em embankment - bankment embankment near Fox Creek Af After - ter After sliding some distance the wagon struck a telephone post thus saving the life of both driver and horses
Mrs Geo Branham of Kan Kansas - sas Kansas and sister Miss Katie Bellof Georgetown spent Saturday and Sunday with their grandmother Mrs Sa Sarah - rah Sarah Wells The Hoffman Distilling Co experienced much trouble in getting grain and coal to their plant last week The roads were covered with ice and it was with much difficulty that the loaded wagons were pre prevented - vented prevented from sliding over the high embankments
1 Little Miss Blanche Snyder daughter of C P Snyder of the Hebron community en entertained - tertained entertained quite a number of her young friends Monday that being her birthday Use Bonds Cream Flour Mrs Mary McBrayer left last week for Maitland Fla where she will spend the re remainder - mainder remainder of the winter Mor Morris - ris Morris W Bartlett and family have been there several weeks
A county court a hundred jags and not a single fight was the wonderful record made here Monday to be written up upon - on upon historys pages Use Bonds Cream Flour Sam Coke last week bought of Middlesboro parties two bowling alleys and will have them ready for use in the large storeroom next to Bond Leathers by the latter part of this week
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