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Mr Will Shipp was in Lebanon Sun
5 day
Mr J F Shay came in last Friday
afternoon
Mrs J T Barbee Jr is visiting in
CampbellsvilleEld
Eld F J Barger has been quite sick
for several days
Mr W A Hunter of Louisville was
S here last Friday
Mr B T Marshall Campbellsville
S was here Saturday
Mr Vernon Holt Jamestown spent
Sunday in Columbia
Dr H B Simpson Breeding was
here a few days ago
S Mr L R Humble of Esto was in
Columbia last Friday
Miss Vic Hughes is home from Lex
ington for a few days
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Mr Jo Coffey Jr spent a few days
of last week in Louisville
Mr A G Norris made his regular
trip to this place last week
Mr Walker Bryant and wife visited
at Russell Springs last week
Mr J C Dillon Knob Lick called
to see our merchants last Thursday
Mr T B Lyon will leave in a few
days for Orizona where he will reside
Mr T F Nell and wife of Somerset
will reach Columbia to day on a visit
it
Misses Mary Triplett Maoel Atkins
and Ruth Stapp spent Sunday at Grady
vine
Messrs J J Campbell and E Mann
Greelsborb were here with cattle last
Thursday
Mr Luther Williams Montpelier at
tended services here Saturday night
and Sunday
Mr J Q Alexander wife and son
were here last Wednesday en route
for Burkesville
BurkesvilleMessrs
Messrs V M Gowdy and Robt
Borders Campbellsvilie were here a
few days since
Miss Sallie Williams who has been
teaching music at Hustonville returned
bee last week S
Mrs JF Cabell of Miami visited
her sister Mrs W B Patteson last
Friday and Saturday
Mrs Jo Coffey Jr who has been
visiting in Campbellsville returned
home Friday afternoon
Rev JR Crawford who has been
holding a meeting in Christiana Tenn
Ii returned home Monday afternoon
An infant on of Mr and Mrs Oris
Bar Afias jeen very sick for some
time but is better at this writing
Mr B H Gilpin and wife Campbells
ville passed through Columbia last
t Thursday en rotate for Burkesville
Miss JennyeMcFarland returned Sun
i day night from an extended visit to
I Cincinnati Somerset and McKinney
k Misses Dimply Conover and Katie
V Murrell will leave tomorrow for a
Y weeks stay with Miss Ada May Jones
J Jamestown f
MrsB Fand two sons Roy
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I aod BKLSS of near Hustonville are
i r visiting the families of J H Pelley and
f EL Feese of this city
Eld J Q Montgomery and son Mr
i C F Montgomery who is a member of
f the Liberty bar were here on business
last Thursday and Friday
I Dr D1IcDonald Presbyterian
minister wellknown in Columbia is
lying quite sick with typhoid fever at
Pittsburgh Pa His friends here hope
for his early recovery
Miss Rena Coy and brother Joe of
S Somerset accompanied Miss Jennye
i McFarlarid home from Somerset The
f ormer to remain several weeks the
latter until Thursday
Mrn Peter Qonover and Mr E B
Barger left here Monday morning for
t He Louisville College of Dentistry It
will be the beginning of Mr Conovers
jdjrond term and the first for Mr Bar
ger
Mrs Annie E Mills and daughter
Miss Ella of Witty Mo are visiting
Jjfrs WENeat this county They
Sin company with Mrs JC Pelley of
Peliytpn and Mrs W FNeat and
faiss Pearl Neat visited the News office
I hursday
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Next Monday the begining of the
uasell circuit court representative
this paper will be in Jamestown and
11 remain two days Parties who may
business with theNess are request
to meet him If you should want job
prfc lie will givyou prices if you
iilvfa subscribe for the paper or
1w your subscription he will give
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The Pike from Here to Green Coun
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ty Line
The people of Adair county now have
an opportunity to take part in an en
terprise that will be of lasting benefit
to the whole citizenship build up tho
county making the route from here to
a railroad stationshorter thereby cur
tailing expenses in every line of trans
portation This pike will create com
petition the same as two stores two
mills or two enterprises of any charac
ter Competition is what makes busi
ness We want to see Adair county
get in the swim and we believe this
pike will be the means of putting her
on the high road to prosperity
It will be seen from the order of the
Fiscal Court which follows that some
thing like ten thousand dollars will
have to be subscribed in stock and when
the sum of ten thousand dollars has
been raised by the people the Fiscal
Court will take stock to the amount
of 5000 Can the stock be raised We
believe that it can and that it will only
be a very short time until the certainty
of the pike can be announced
We only have about seven and one
half miles to build and many believe
that less than fifteen thousand dollars
will do the work The bridge across
Russells creek will not cost exceed
ing 2500 and in our judgment the
roa1 will enhance the value of property
not only along the line but through
out the county
This will be a toll pike but the rate
will be lower than most pikes charge
Is the pike from here to Campbellsville
paying Less see In 1905 it declared
a dividend of 12 per cent in 1906 it de
clared a dividend of 18 per cent in
1907 it declared a dividend of 6 per
cent after building a 5 000 bridge across
Green river Will the stock in this
pike pay We believe it will and we
want to see several energetic men
start at once to raise it
The pike from Greensburg to the
Adair county line will be completed to
the Ebineezer church by Christmas
The following is the order of the
Fiscal Cburt of Adair Cqunty
In order to secure a good turnpike
road from Columbia to the Green county
line at a point to intersect the Greens
burg pike beit
Resolved That when bona fide sub
scriptions have been made for at least
two thirds of the stock necessary to
build and complete said pike in good
firstclass condition from Columbia to
the Green county line with a bridge
over Russells creek then the county
Judge is authorized to subscribe for
one third of the stock necessary to
build and complete said pike and
bridge provided the total amount of
stock necessary shall not exceed 15000
and the amount so subscribed for by
Adair Court shall not exceed 5000
This is in lieu of all subscription to be
made by Adair county
Eld John S Sweeney a minister of
the Christian Church well known here
is dying at his home Paris Ky
The Annual Conference of the United
Brethren was held at Normans Chapel
Casey county from the 7th to the 11th
of October Bishop T C Carter presid
ing A great deal of Church work was I
accomplished Dr A C Blake was ap
pointed to the pastorate of the Colum
bia station He will locate in this place
and will fce here in a few days He is
a strong man and a very successful re I
vivalist Upon his arrival here he will
at once take steps to push the building
of a church house the lot having al
ready been secured
In onr judgment there were more peo
ple in the Christian Church last Sunday
night to hear Eld Pinkerton than were
ever before in the building at one time
They were packed in the seats like sar
dines in a box Theisles were occupied
and all the standing room was taken
The subject of the speaker was the re
lation of this world to the celestial
world It was a most interesting dis
course every point being forcibly pre j
sented His sermon to men in the af
ternoon Insurance against Failure or
How not to Worry was also full of 1
truths and was well received The an
nouncement To Men Only lead some
someI
people to believe that the speaker would
deal inhabits and conduct not permis
sible for ladies to hear but not so It
was a strong discourse telling the men I
what was necessary to do in order to
gain eternal life beyond the skies
Ladies were present and enjoyed the
sermon as much so as the men The
meeting will continue throughout the
week and perhaps longer Up to this
writing eight or ten have confessed
their Savior and have been baptized
The Sunday School House to House
Visitation Committees appointed by the
y rious Sunday Schools are hereby
requested to meet at the store of Rus
sell < Go at 9am Saturday Oct
17th V Mrs J 0 Russell
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S COMMITTED SUICIDE
Thos Pendleton of Near Bridge
port Puts a Bnllet Through
His React
HE WAS A SON OF ABNER f PENDLETON
Last Thursday night about 8 oclock
Mr Thos Pendleton a well to do far
mer of Metcalf county just over the
Adair line committed suicide by shoot
ing his brains out with a revolver His
reason had been dethroned for about
three weeks Ten days ago he took a
dose of morphine evidently for the pur
pose of ending his life
He was a good citzien and belonged
to an influential family of Metcalfe
county He leaves a wife and four
children fortunately in good financial 1
conditionS
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The unfortunate death brought much
sorrow not only to his wife and child
ren but to his neighbors and many
friends
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Died In Jeffersonville Ind
Mr Geo W Ewing a native of Adair
county died in Jeffersonville Ind
Thursday of last week He was 83
years old and had been in declinng health
for two years The deceased and his
family removed from Columbia to Louis
ville about the close of the civil war
but remained in that city only a short
time removing to Jeffersonville where
Mr Ewing lived until his death His
son Isaac and two daughters were
with him when the end came His wife
who was an aunt of MrM ajjens
died ten or twelve years ago The de
ceased oldest son Dick was Jiving
in the West a few years ago Jo hid
second son is dead and the last time
any word came from his son Frank
he was in South America
S A Good Man Gone
R S Rector one of the best men
that lived in the Dunnville community
died October 6th 1908
He would have been 45 years of age
the 15th of next December He was
married to Miss Bettie Wells January
1st 1900 He leaves a widow mother
brother and sister to mourn their loss
and all the community where he lived
He surrendered his young life to Jesus
when he was just 15 years old was
baptised on his birth day by Ray Wal
lace decd and has been a faithful
member of the Dunnville Christian
church ever since
He was a kind sympathetic affection
ate husband and a devoted son and
brother He was a friend to every
body and his friends are to be num
bered by his acquaintances He was a
teacher in the common schools of his
county for a number of years and al
ways taught in his own community
He did not have to seek a school for he
was sought after by the best districts
in the county
He was Superintendent of the Dunn
ville Sunday School for a number of
years and has been a leader and teacher
in that school ever since I knew him
The children all loved him dearly and
he loved them He was an Elder in the
Dunnville church and was faithful in
all his duties He was a song leader
and possessed sweet melodious voice
How he will be missed in that commu
nity Who will take his place
He represented Casey and Russell
counties in the last Legislature and by
his faithfulness and integrity gained
the confidence and respect of the mem
bers of that body G L Perryman
who represents Adair and Cumberland
in that body said that Sam was the
same clean upright gentleman there
that he was at home
The funeral services were conducted
at the old home by J Q Montgomery
and the writer in the presence of a
large host of friends and relatives Bro
Montgomerys eulogy on his life was
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uplifting He has gone to his reward
May the blessings of our kind Heavenly
Father rest upon the bereaved family
is the prayer of a devoted friend
lis Z T WILLIAMS
WANTE Success Magazine re
quires the services of a man in Colum
bia to look after expiring subscriptions
and to secure new business by meant of
special methods unusually effective po
sition permanent prefer one with ex
perience but would consider any appli
cant with good natural qualifications
1 salary 150 per day with commission
option Address with references R
1 C Peacock Room 102 Success Maga
I zirie Bldg New York
It looks now like Greensburg and Co
lumbia at ho distant day will be con
I nected by a pike Read the action of
I the Fiscal Court published elsewhere in
1 this caper
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< Narrow Escape
An accident happened to Mr Tim
Cravens last Wednesday morning which
would have proven fatal had it not been
for his quick action and the timely ser
vice of Dr R Y Hindman Mr Crav
ens had been sick during the night and
when he arose in the morning he con
cluded to take a dose of salts Going
to the appartment where the family
remedies were kept he got what he sup
posed was salts but he picked up the
paper containing oxalic acid prepared
and swallowed a half tablespoonful He
at once detected his mistake and run
ning his finger down his throat threw
up In the meantime Dr Hindman
was summoned who administered
emetics and after several hours Mr
Cravens was pronounced out of danger
Oxalic acid is very poisonous two or
three grains said to be sufficient to pro
duce death The occurrence greatly
alarmed Mr Cravens parents and his
friends generally about town but all
uneasiness was dispelled in the after
noon when he made his appearance up
on the square ready for business and
looking in his usual health
Marriage Licenses
Tlw following marriage licenses were
issued from the Adair county clerks
office during the month of September
Newton Bunch to Mary L Helm
Leston Antle to Anna P Grant J A
Wheeler to Anna Breeding Chas A
Hawkins to Mary Judd Peter Franklin I
to Jennie L Bennett Chas H Rether
ford to Lena Keltner D F Tarter to
Maggie Blankenship Jo S Sandusky to
Lula Conner Curtis Tarter to Emma
Keltner Henry J Wells to Clemie TayI
lor Nick Burton to S V BurtonW1
M Henegar to R E Henson T C
Davidson to tmcile Bowman
The people of this community are
real glad that Rev A R Kasey was
returned to Columbia for another year
He is very much liked by all denomina
tions and his place here could not be
easily filled We will never know his
real worth as a minister and as a citi
zen until the time of parting comes It
is also gratifying that Rev T L Hulse
remains in Columbia the Presiding
Elder of the district He too is popu
lar with the people generally
Mr J A Dulworth who is very
much interested in the building of the I
pike from Greensburg to the Adair I
county line was in Columbia Friday
He informed the News that the work
was progressing nicely and that he felt
confident that the pike would be com
pleted with the exception of one and a
half miles by Christmas
Mrs Murphey who was the wife of
Wm Murphey near Esto died Wed
nesday morning of last week She was
a victim of consumption and was about
thirtyeight years old She was a con
sistent member of the United Brethren
Church
A reward of ten dollars found Mr W
D Fraziers cow She was taken up
by a gentleman two miles this side of
Campbellsville
CampbellsvilleMr S
Mr W H McCawley a traveling
salesman who makes regular trips to
Columbia and who is wellknown here
will be married to Miss Althaire Med
ley of Springfield Thursday Oct 24
Mr James Robertson of this county
and Miss Mary E Ware of Taylor
county were married in the presence of
a number of friends Wednesday of last
week The ceremony was performed
by Rev Overton of Campbellsville
DrJ E Grant who left here twelve
months ago for the Panama Zone was
recently appointed dental surgeon for
the Government employees A good
salary is attached to the position
Mr W F Squires of this county
left for Louisville Monday morning
having been summoned to appear asa
grand Juror in the Federal Court
Mr S T Hughes sold his farm last
week to Mr C C Stephens for 5000
The farm lies onehalf miles below Bliss
Capt Thos G Poore who was a na
tive of Creen county and who received
a portion of his education in Columbia
died at Frankfort Monday of last week
For many years he was a deputy in the
office of Clerk of the Court of Appeals
Mr J C Strange sold his residence
in the Tutt addition last Thursday to
Mr Talton Bradshaw price private
Possession has been given For the
present Mr Strange will occupy a por
tion of the residence in which Mr W
C Murrell and wife reside
Mr A D Coy has removed j rfSlM liis if Lam
ily from the Isenbiirg corner toa resi
dence on Frazer Avenue owned by Mr
W L Walker and recently vacated by
Mr G P Burress K
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Come let us all be happy now
For why be meloncholly
Election day is near at hand
So let us all be jolly
Our prophets say that William J
Willsurely be the Billie
WhiJe others laugh and say that Taf t
Will be the winning Willie
Spellbinders gird your armors on
Prepare for lots of lieing
Keep your fires burning bright
The fats now on for frying
Be sure to keep your powder dry
A crisis has arisen
So peck your flint before you fire
And always lick the rizeri
While Teddy rakes them fore and aft
rom his exalted station
We rust hell bust or bustthe trust
To save both State and Nation
And if perchance his William will
Be Uncle Mammies Willie
Were glad to know the better Bill
Will still be our Billie
BillieJ
J T JONES
Montpelier Ky
The Fiscal Court of Adair county has
dispensed with the services of a Road
Overseer The salary was 300 per
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year
The meeting at the tJhristian churcn
contunues and the attendance grows
The church building has besii fulf to
overflowing ev ry evening except Fri
day rain preventing iany from turn
ing out Eld ronpreaches the
doctrine of Qjl IF3 he sees it and
while he isd Ri theologian he has
the C to use thejsimplest
l ngzrifiesenting his views to the
people His ideas are so clothed that
an intelligent child can understand his
meaning He is evidently a power in
his church and we believe that many
will unite with the congregation under
his preaching People living out of
town are invited to come to the services
every evening at 715 oclock
STOCK ITEMS
Geo H Nell received 81 head of cat
tie at Creelsboro last week at 2J to 4
cents
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L W Bennett bought jJ70 hogs that
average200 pounds from Robert Young
of Cumberland county at 560 percwt
Every body in town was made to be
lieve Monday afternoon that Mr Geo
W Staples had announced this candi
dacy for a county office He was seen
rapidly going over the square shaking
hands with every friend he met show
ing that he was exceedingly well pleased
It turned out that he had a fine boy at
his house and that its mother was do
ing well
It is estimatedjbyjmany that the pike
from here to thejjGreen county line will
not cost over 12000 Remember that
the Adair Fiscal court will take one
third of the stock should it cost as much
as 15000
The pike from here to the Green
county line seven and onehalf miles
will be built It is anj enterprise that
every citizen in Adair county should be
come interested andIdohis utmost to
secure the necessary stoek
Messrs J E Jarbo Dan Clark
Misses Vara Hutchison and Corinne
Shearer receivedfthe ordinance of bap
tism last Monday
We are not so dry A good rain fell
last Friday and Friday night Not
e lOugh butwhat came was gladly re
ceived
ceivedThe
The Fiscal Court of Adair county was
in session five days Many claims were
allowed
Mrs Leach was r elected keeper of
the poorhouse byJthelFiscal court last
Saturday
Misses Mary Cartwright and lone
Rounds and Mr Geo W Lowe were
baptized into the Christian Church last
I Saturday forenoon
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Columbia Chapter No 7 R A M
will meet next Friday evening Full
attendance is desired
Circuit court will commence at James
town next Monday The docket is
about up to the average
A dwelling house owned arid occupied
by Geo Redford in the Krnfley neighborhood
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borhood was consumed by fire and all
its contents last Wednesday night
Mr E T Frank will speak at the
courthouse Thursday the 22nd inst in
I the interest of the Republican party
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Lucinda Coomer Plaintff 1
Leviasa Compton Defendant f
By virtue of a Judgment and Order of
Sale of the Adair Circuit Court rendera r
ed at the September Term thereof
1908 in the above cause I shall pro
ceed to offer for sale at the Courthouse
door in Columbia Ky to the highest
bidder at Public Auction on
Monday Nov 2nd I908r
at 1 oclock p m or thereabout being
County Court upon a credit of six
months the following property towit
A tract of land lying in Adiar county
on the waters of Harrodsfork creek
I containing one hundred acres Com
plete discription of this land can besften
in the Adair Circuit clerks office record
ed in order book No 11 page 372
For the purchase price the purchaser
with approved surety or securities must
execute Bond bearing legal interest
from the day of sale until paid and
having the force and effect of a Judg
ment Bidders will be prepared to com
ply promptly with these terms
IH T Baker
J Master Commissioner
ConVmissioners Sale
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ALAIR CIRCUIT COURT
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Jamas M Fisher s Plaintiff t
Susan A Fisher Defendant f
By virtue of a Judgment and Order
of Sale of the Adair Circuit Court ren l
dered a the September Term thereof
1908 in the above cause I shall proceed
to offer for sale at the Courthouse door
in Columbia Ky to the highest bidder
at Public Auction on
Monday Nov 2nd 1908
at 1 oclock p m or thereabout being
County Courtupon a credit of six months
the following described property towit
Two twentyone undivided parts in a
farm of 259i acres located in Adair
county on the waters of Green river
For complete description reference is
made to the Judgment Recorded in order
Book No 11 page 401 in the Adair cir
cuit Clerks office
For the purchase price the purchaser
with approvedsurety or securities
must execute Bond bearing legal in i
terest from the day of sale until paid
and having the force and effect of a
Judgment Bidders will be prepared to
comply with these terms
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H T Baker
Master Commissioner
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church
are requested to meet at the residence
of Rev J R Crawforpi Thursday after
noon at 230 oclock All are invited as
there is especial business to attend to
Mrs A H Ballard
Mr A Loy and Mr Talt Bradshaw
made an unusual trade a short time ago
They made an even exchange of farm
and in the trade Mr Loy was to leave
his cats and dogs on the farm he va
cated and Mr Bradshaw will do like
wise The contract was fulfilled So
the two gentlemen have got new homes
and old faces while the cats and dogs
have got old homes and new friends
The Columbia Steam Laundry is doing
first class work and laundrymg shirts
at 8 cents collars and cuffs at 1J cents
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Campbellsville and Cane Valley base
ball teams met on the grounds of the
latter last Saturday afternoon The
game was exciting from the beginning
to the ending The score stood 7 tp 6
in favor Campbellsville A large
number of people witnessed the meet
Times are not getting better very
fast Mr Thos Pulliam informed us
Monday that he had a half million
staves on his yard and no demand for
them He sold several thousands beer
staves some time ago in the east and
can not get the money for them He
says the big men are as hard up for
fun as the little fellows
Mr W M Wilmore our Gradyville
correspondent has been a great suffer
re for several months being afflicted
with rheumatism Notwithstanding his
affliction he has not failed to get in a >
weekly interesting letter to the News 1 1 f l
We prize him very highly as a cprresJ r
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pondent and newsgatherer S
The men manage to make way for
the Merry Widow Hats in passing
along the streets and the H Merry Wid 1
lows will have to make way for thepf
men when they are worn to church
The edict has gone forth that they must
be removed before the services begin
The Old Restaurant Stand is the place 5i
to leave yourklaundry if you want ItJil
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