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1l 0 1 I 2 0 i rL i i Ni I 1 JieJ haif Dnnn wtt cET VOtUME XI 4 COLUMBIA ApAJMQUNTY KENTUCKY WEDNESDAY MARCH 4 1908 NUMBER 17 Fc GROWING IN INTEREST I I I i The News Merit Contest To Pour Young Ladies in Adair County I Fit Wprize Ladies Gold Watch Second prize Gold Bracelet Third prize Gold Set Ring Fourth prize Gold Brooch Pin Contest closes Wednesday April 15th 1908at 12M Below is given the vote up to 1130 this Tuesday Jennie McFarland Columbia 22292 Mollie Caldwell PortlandI 6330 I I Pearl Breeding Vester 6291 Lula Connor Glensfork I 5706 Nina Marcum Columbia 5631 Nora Bradshaw Montpelier 5525 I Mary Feese Cane Valley I 5095 IFI Mary Hulse Columbia 3250 I Ruby Jeffries Ozark 1625 Alice Walker Columbia 1610 Lora Smith Columbia 750 BIRTHDAY DINNER i i Tuesday Fedruary 25 being the 67 Px birthday of Mrs Willis Hutchison she was given an elegant dinner by her children four brothers and other rela 4 tives About 9 oclock that morning 1 the guest began to arrive and by eleven oclock 50 persons had gathered gatherediwith iwith baskets loaded After a bountiful 1 jljt rt able had been spread with all the good things to eat that could bethought of the company returned to the parlor where the afternoon was enjoy ed with some good music and social talkingojry ojry when the time came mng any Those fe Mr ana Mrs A pd Mrs A Feese Mr 3 Mr and Mrs nd Mrs Hutchison I Hutchison iL Smith Mr and Mrs undiff Mesdanes Sfyn Cofer Harace Massie isses VIa eese Cora Smith Bertie arris Irene Speer Nina Smith Flora utchison Eunice Speer Messrs Wand JAtand Loyd Feece RJ utchison Bob Watson Claud Condiff en and Campbell Hut hison The tle tots were Edwin Robert Joe1 ind Omer Hutchison Irvin and Eliz beth Massie Willis Smith Nprene and Edna Cofer Dave Smith Clarence Cuudiff 1 BEAUTIFUL RESIDENCE Prof Neilson may well pride in the beauty and convenience of His new reJiii riha now adorns the Ugflsey iVilson hill and which has bee under curse of construction forth las three months the finishing touches having been given last week The residence was designed according i Mrs Neilsons taste distinct from any other cottage in Columbia but the mechanical part was the work of Mr Richards one of Colum I bias most skilled carpenters a man who knows where every nail should go hove every joint should be made and who is able and willing to mearure up 1 to the true demands of a drawing The i house contains seven rooms besides all necessary closets bath room and pan tf try it has an unusual porch frontage of various angles which adds material i ly to its attractiveness as well as to its para i jt wa ticula the workmanship of high class carpentering is demonstrated and stands 1 II to the credit of Mr Richards The fin I ishing touches from th hand that I wields ithe brush and brings beauty to the surfaces are thoseofwrJo A Young who knows his business and keeps lasting1y at it There is not a better constructed building iii Colum 1bia and not one that outrivals jt on flit tr haii onu Aent to the carpenter a car JMHne for the owner a ERj I i At Winden La Misji Viola GFra tor Mr 3i BlcCain of Blanchard La i Miss Frazelr ia the youngest daughter pf Mrs Flora Frazer of this aceand jt sister a Mrs rB 3atte8on ie ff3 was born in Columbia but her 1 mother re oved ip Gree A county when Iie she was quite a child When she was 4 i 1j 1 abouttenl ears of age her mother re 1 I 1kptften1ears rI 1 4 4 tx i I A I moved to Lou sana where one of her sons resided and whom the bride was waLast visiting when she got married Last year she visited relatives here Mr Mason McCaffree writing from Dewit Ill renewing his subscrip tion to the News says We have had a very mild winter but little snow We et are living in the country I bought twentyfive acres of timber made 1300 railroad ties have about 40000 feet of lumber and 200 cords of mine props have sold part of them I get 475 per cord for props 50 cents for ties 35 00 per thousand for lumber You see timber is worth something here I paid 1000 per acre for the timber We are glad when Thursday comes On that day we get the News and it is like a letter from home We are all well Hon Geo Nell who has been basking in the sunshine and drenching in the sea breezes on the coasts of Florida for weeks has ventured to the interior of the state where he will spend a large part of his time on the banks of the bubbling brooks and plucking the delicious fruits of that locality He has not forgotten many of his friends in this section and The News is one remembered with a large I delicious pineapple which is accepted in the same spirit as prompted its giving Mr Nell is getting along nicely and when the chilly blasts of winter are over and our cliate becomes Floridaized we hope to see him back in the old home town improved in health and happiness Mrs Nannie Flowers residence on Greensburg Street having been completed she will remove her household effects from the country in a few days and become a permanent resident of Columbia She is one of Adair coun tys noble women arid she will bea valuable acquisition to this place Her son Ray will come with her but it is our understanding that Ernest will remain upon the farm hnV and Woodruff will reside with their mother Woodruff at this tune being in Louis yule Mr BramC White and Nannie Tup man both natives of Adair County were married near Carrollton Mo on Febru ary 15 The groom is a brother ofEI 0 and Melvin White and is in comfortable 1 able circumstances and isa firstclass gentleman The bride is an excellent lady a daughter of Jas Reynolds who died many years ago and who was a prominent citizen of Adair County Caldwell Bros Burdick combination sale was a success The sale wash din Campbellesville Monday A large crowd in town and twentyfive or I I thirty horses and mules sold at satisfactory i prices On the 23rd of this 1 month the same parties will hold another sale in Can pbellesvilIe which will be1 i extensively advertised and buyers from the Blue grass and other sections will be lxpected fA letter from Hon Geo Nell says ri Please change my address From Buena Vista to White Springs Fla I like being on the ocean but so much water and dampness is not good for rheumatism So I will hie away to White Springs on the Swan River 436 miles inland where Ill sing all alone Sitting on the Banks of the Swanee RiverA barn belonging to MrCal Neal near Eunice was struck and set on fire by lightning last Saturday Sixty barrels of corn a large quantity of hay farming Jmpliments harness etc were distroyed The barn was valuable band the whole loss is considerable Dr Lindsay Blayriey delivered a I lecture at Columbia last Friday night It He is delighted with the people of that thriving town and says the countY hag a court house much moore imposing riJ Danville has as well as other splendid 1 public rovementsDanville AdvoI cate When asked concerning how he was getting along with thework in the office 1 for a new man at the business Deputy circuit clerk Fred McLean informed tiat that he had everything lip to date for i jkhe May terms Weneyer have doubted the swiftness of our friend McLean but I Wj will say This is gdiri some Easter will come this year Sunday 4prill9th the latest in oDe hundred lye rE It is possible for it to come as early as March 21 and asVlateVsia April 25 i 0 iit Jry a MZ ryZ 7 kjjjj ti i tiL I 1 Tc rrw ti A VICTUM Of PNEUMONIA I Mrs Frank Dohoney Succumbs to athat Fatal Disease Sun day Nignt if DECEASED PARTLY REARED IN COLUMBIA The intelligence the death of Mrs Sallie Turk Dohone Milltown reached this place early Monday morning her demise having occurred Sunday night The deceased was about fiftysix years old and was born and reared in Adair county several years of her life being spent in Columbia where she hadI many friends She was a daughrerof Caleb and Ann Turk and was a lady highly res ted For many years she had been a devoted member of nhe Methodist church and was ready to meet her GodShe She leaves a husband several children three sisters and one brother Her 1 sisters are Mrs Mary Horvey this place Mrs Mattie Van Cleave Louisville and Mrs Margaret Daughety Marion county Mr John Turk of Red River county Texas was her brother The interments after religious exercises was in the Milltown Church yard To the husband children Brother and sisters the News extends its profoundest 1 sympathy trusting that the word of God will contort them in this I dark hour DEATH OF ROBERT WALKER Last Sunday night at 830 Mr Robt Walker died at his home in thisI place The deceased was a son of Lewis Walker who died many years ago He was fortynine years old and was born and reared twomiles below Grady ville He had been in declining health for several years but his death was hastened from catching cold immediately after the Gradyville Flood He was one of the searching party for dead bodies and worked in Big Creek waters for several days The deceased was a good citizen and had been a member of the Methodist Church for several years and when in health he was a regular attendant upon services He was very kind to the sick ever ready to wait upon the afflicted The deceased leaves two brothers Hv Walker Bradfordsville and Brud Walker of Texas He is survived by three sisters Mrs Emily Burton Mrs Sam Allen and Mrs Sid Caldwell all 1 of this county The interment was on the old home place below Gradyville many friends ing present presentMR MR TR PRICE DEAD of Last Wednesday afternoon at2 1 oclock Mr Price whose home was on the Glasgow road three miles from Columbia died having been af flicted for quite a number of years but only confined to his bed two or three 1 weeks He was in his 69th year and had been a consistent member of the Methodist Church since early manhood About four weeks ago the paDlonl of his bosom departed this life and from the date of her demise the husbands health rapidly gave way until the end came His three children Ru fus WT Price and Mrs Wood Paxton were with him in the last da sofa his affliction doing every thing in their pow calculated to afford relief rf The deceased was born and reared inc Adair county and was a member of a large family of brothers and sisters lr John Price of Bowling Green Mrs Tom Coffey of Nell and M15o Coleman Finn of near Milltpwn beingt1 t1 three of the number When the war broke out he espoused IH the cause oi the Union and nllstedt in the 13th Kentucky Infant Hob sons regiment serving with Goy Hiridman A Kemp William and fqo Josh Butler and many other Adair coun i ty boys As a soldier he ast uetos hiss colorsas a ceviliani Tie was anupr right citizen rightTcitizen The funeral services were held at Union Thursday forenoon at 10 oclock conducted by Rev Sandicige 3 i fj fJf itt 4i fL lk a large circle bf relatives and friends being present rs Peace to his memory sympathy for the surviving members of the family MR BEN ROWE DEAD I Eld Barger of this county received a telephone message last Monday afternoon stating that Mr Ben Rowe one of the best citizens of Russell county had died in the forenoon and it was the desire of the family for him to be at the residence Tuesday afternoon at 2 oclock and officiate at the funeralEverybody Everybody in Russell county knew UncleBenas he was amiliary called and his passing is a serious blow ao the Rowena locality where he lived and and died He was an ardent member of the Christian Church and his life from youth up was that of a godly man He was about 75 years old He was a brotherinlaw of Eld ZT Williams and a fatherinlaw of Mr McFarland who lives near town Honest in all his transactions hospitable at his home his death is universally regretted The sympathy of every person who knew Uncle Ben goes to the surviving relatives A LETTER OF CONDOLENCE Mrs Georgia Shelton has received many letters of condolence giving her much comfort The one below is from a highly respected colored man and on account of his standing with the white people and the influence he has over his race we have asked forit in order to give it to the public Mrs Georgia Shelton Kind Superintendent This is to express my sympathy for you in your hour of grief I know what it is to lose a son a baby boy John was a lovely boy a noble intelligent beautiful fellow but God had a need for him John is now filling a mission in that land ofBHssthat no other could fill He is now where no more sorrow sickness pain nor death can disturb his peaceful rest Would you jf it were possible have him to return to this sindistressed world Would you rob him of the great and glorious inheritance which he now en joys Remember the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh Blessed be the name of the Lord Now kind friend lean on His Mighty arm and he will help you to bear your burden PB Jackman A CARD OF THANKS We desire 0 return our heartfelt thanks to our many friends for their great kindness during the twelve months illness and death of our beloved wife and mother May God bless and save them all with out the loss of one is our earnestprayer prayerS Banks and children TWO MULES KILLED Last Saturday about the noon hour Mr Walker bf this place lost two valuable mules by lightning They were in a barn on Mr Walkers farm with two other mules and what seems I remarkable the mules were in stalls 1 and the ones that were killed were in 1 the middle The stall of one of the animals was next to the side of the barn that was struck and it was notJ hurt jf ITS CATCHING 1 I Mr Owen Blair and Miss Belle Gib sonj belieying the Scripture ui junc tion drove up to the courthouse last Thursday procured license at the ounty Clerks office and were happily married by Judge Junius Hancock Saturday forenoon Mr John Sanders and Miss Ada Cape visited the clerks office procured the necessary Boca merits and were made one by Judge Inc ck They immediately drove out of town their expressions indicating that tbeywere supremely delighted Judge IIC Baker opened circuit court at Liberty last Monday morning 1 Ifcia our formation that the docket is some larger than usual but the Judge thinks fee wiUifinisli the business in one week 5 4 i If you have a favoritem the contest otefori her A 4 li il iii JOHN MONT GOMERY DEAD He Was a Native of Columbia and WellKnown Throughout Adair Connty END CAME LAST SATURDAY MORNING The Louisville Times of last Saturday afternoon contained the announcement of the death of Mr John Montgomery which occurred in the hospital in that city at 530 a He was admitted to the hospital on Thursday and rapidly grew worse until the end came being afflicted with a complication of diseases The deceased was born and reared in Columbia his lineage being as good as Kentucky blood makes and it was generally known that he took much pride in the stock from which he sprung His father Nathan Montgomery was prominent in the affairs of this county His mother was a Winston a sister of Dr Dudley Winston who had a State reputation as a physician He died in Nashville many years ago The subject of this writing was fifty eight years old the 13th of last September He removed his family wife and daughter to Louisville about six years ago He was a man of iron nerve and was as true to a friend as is the netdle to the pole He was a man of decided convictions and expressed his opinions freely and on account of this particular characteristic he was generally known oyer the State Like all the flesh h3 had his faults but his good traits of character made him many friends who will regret to learn of histteath He leaves a wife and daughter who are in Mississippi one brother TW Montgomery in this county and three sisters in different States il Peace to his memory memoryGODS I I GODS WAYS 1 1 The sermon delivered by Rev MV Chumley over the remains of John Shelton certainly was comforting to the weeping and distressed mother brother and other relatives Again the action of the Faculty classmates and Society of Mary ville College was beautiful Resolutions touching the character the esteem in which the deceased was held and flowers in great abundance from the same sources were evidences that the deceased was loved in that noted institution and that his passing had brought deep sorrow God works mysteriouslyno one can understand his mandates yet we are told by the clergy that He does every thing in His own good time and whatever He does is for the best We see an oldman upon a bed of affliction where he has lain for years unable to help himself ready to meet his Savior even daily praying for the hour of dis solution but he is permitted to suffer and live We see a young man full of ambition with comfortable surround ings the pride of his mother the life of the home a bright future in front of him cut down and yet we are taught to believe that the sickle was ripe and we must bow our heads in humble submission to Gods ways for they are right All Christians believe this butt these dispensations of Providence are hard to understand understandFOR FOR SALE Having decided to go West I will offer for sale in the town of Cphimbia Ky one business house and stock pfvv dry goods 2 houses and lots 108 acres of poor rough land well timbered on Harrodsfork One mare and harness and buckboard also some nots and accounts Terms reasonable FRANK SINCLAIR Mrs Patsy Herrifprd mother ofI Judge Geo Hemfprd of this place died an Lexington Miss recently and her remains were brought to Cumberf land county for interment She was 1 80 years old 1 Lola the only daughter of Mrs Smith Irving Store Russell county died one day last week She had been confined to her bed for several years ViC 1 6 ufef iif Il rf.