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Narrow Escape The afternoon passenger train from Lexington Sunday came near being wrecked in the long cut at Youngs high bridge Owing to the heavy fall of rain of Saturday and Sunday a cave in of the cut occurred and had the engineer not had his train so well under control a wreck that would have cost many lives would no doubt occurred As it was the I engine was quite badly smash smashed - I ed smashed and the steps of some of the cars torn from their fast fastenings - enings fastenings Brakeman Killed John Lang a brakeman on the Southern while attempt attempting - ing attempting to board his train at Busey Friday night fell under the cars and had both of his legs cut off from which he died be before - fore before reaching home Lang was well known here among the railroad men and quite popular He was twenty years of age and single Mr E W Ripy last week purchased of Mr J M John Johnson - son Johnson Francis B the line threeyearold harness marc which holds the record of never having been defeated in a ring though she has been shown with the best ones in Central Kentucky since she was a weanling Price pri private - vate private Fine early Mastodon Seed Corn at one dollar a bushel fifty ears to the bushel Only a small amount to sell so apply quick at this office for name of party selling it Mrs M Gividen has had painters and paper hangers busy for the past week beauti beautifying - fying beautifying her millinery store that It may look its best when her spring line of goods arrive Never let your competitor know you have a competitor

J Need Painting Why is it that in most towns the telephone poles are painted and made to look like they had a right in the city and were not a string of limbless cedar trees along a country hillside In most every city of any size the city requires this done and the telephone people are not in the least slow to comply with the law for the painting of the poles protects them and guarantees many more years of use While we have become somewhat accustomed to their looks ourselves to strangers it seems as though some one had neglected their duty J City fathers instruct your yaurclerk warkI done and if the request is not complied with then pass a city ordinance requiring it and then make your request in the form afa demand It takes longer to get the mail from the depot to the postoffice than it does for it to come from Versailles It is a common thing to see the wagon that the mail is brought to the postoffice in backed up in front of some business house delivering freight and express while fifty or more business men stand anxiously waiting for their mail at the postofficeThis This is much against Uncle Sams orders and a great inconvenience to the public in general Why should we print Stale plate matter or use patent print giving news a week old when we can give you such a paper as the Cincinnati En Enquirer - quirer Enquirer and ITall for 125 a year yearYoull Youll be wanting some stock cards printed pretty soon and at the bottom of all those that are well printed youll read readIT IT DID IT Use Bonds Cream Flour

entered the Medical Depart Department - ment Department of the University of Louisville graduating with the class of 1882 That was quite an eventful year in Dr Leathers life for not only did he graduate in medicine but came here establishing a good practice and succeeded in win winning - ning winning the hand of Miss Alice Waterfill one of Anderson countys most beautiful young ladies she being the oldest daughter of W J Waterfill one of our most wealthy and highly respected citizens To 11

sole owner Aside from his professional duties and the time needed at the store Dr Leathers has found the time to do considerable manufactur manufacturing - ing manufacturing of face creams and cures for different ailments for which there is a large demand Dr Leathers is a prominent Mason and a strong advocate of a Business Mens Club to promote the interests of the town and county The photograph from which the cut is here shown was a kodak picture that was taken and finished by himst

them has been born one daughter Miss Ruby who is one of Lawrenceburgs most beautiful and accomplished young ladies In 1898 the Lawrenceburg Drug Company was incorpo incorporated - rated incorporated and Dr Leathers own owning - ing owning a controlling interest in the business was made man manager - ager manager Under his manage management - ment management the company prospered and in July of last year he purchased the interests of the other stockholders and became I

Dr Charles Adam Leathers The subject of this sketch Dr C A Leathers was born January 12 1860 at Yolo Cal being a son of Valois and Rozema Leathers who came to Anderson county in 1865 locating near Leathers store After attending the common schools of the county Dr Leathers entered the Ken Kentucky - tucky Kentucky Military Institute from which he graduated with high honors in 1879 He at once