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> We are having some nice refresh
ping rains here this week
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vT A large crowd attended church at
i Big Brush creek Sunday
Rev Isham Lawson of Poplar
t1 creek was over and attended church
kand wants to be elected Magistrate
Kf Mrs Mary Bray who died a few
v ki ° days ago and whose funeral was
to be preached was postponed
< until the first Sunday in August
Jl A large crowd from this place at
tended the circus at Barbourville
j last Saturday among them being
big louver Casady who the citizens
M thought had gone off with the show
pvwhen they came home to find out he
Sfc had joined the Red Mans Lodge
W Green Golden and wife visited W
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1 G B LEWIS
Oxford Ky
The farmers are mostly all done
setting tobacco
Corn and wheat are both looking
well
wellMrs
> Mrs Gano May is visiting her son
I t Claud in Hamilton Ohio this week
I v Walter Bush spent the day in Ham
k ilton Ohio last Sunday
1 Dr Renaker will soon have his of
ofFtice
ij Kimbrough Jouett is home on va
i cation
cationLeesburg
Leesburg and Oxford base ball
iL teams crossed bats last Saturday
The score stood 8 to 2G in favor of
Ji Oxford
any1V E Nichols has gone back to
j Winchester where he will again take
> up his studies in school
It wont be long until you can
t hear the click of the binder harvest
ing the golden grain
V Amos Hammons was seen in our
c little town shaking hands We won
i der if he wants to be the next judge
i pf Scott county We suspect he had
I better stay in the beef market for
jV when the Republicans get a pull at
t them in Scott county this time they
would know nothing Mr Ham
r
i mons can tell a fat steer from a poor
one
oneF
7jM James Ewing was also seen in our
jPJttpwn shaking hands I wonder if
llifie wouldnt like to be Sheriff of
fcScott county When Mr Ewing gets
to tie a knot around someones neck
tpit will be in a kukux mob
j 1 Your correspondent must say that
l he is glad to hear of Mrs T BClark
I Georgetown getting the diamond
5 ring in the contest of the ADVOCATE
jly She deserves a great deal of credit
Fjfbr what she has done We all know
i her and know that she worked hard
to win the handsome prize Some
< think it wasnt hard work they
j just miss it for it is hard work and
experience as she had to be away
iXfroin her household duties half of
m her time and out money too She
jte had to get a pair of dark glasses to
K put on when she wears the ring for
sMtlie diamond is so brilliant it hurts
her eyes BLUEGRASS JOHNNY
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k James T Goshen of this place has
purchased property at Grays and
° 1 moved Monday
r V B H Goodin and family of Four
fi Mile visited his parents Mr and
jpMrs Thomas Goodin Sunday
AIr Dozier of Pincville visited
visitedskis
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J E Morris and Miss Rosa Crcs
were out driving Sunday
Frank Hawn hnd wife of Bar
bourville were up to see her father
Robert Morris Sunday
Mr and Mrs J H Walton spent
Sunday with Mr and Mrs Coulder
Joseph Newman and wife of Bar
I bourville spent Sunday with friends
at this place <
Tames A Gregory and family vis >
ited Mrs Gregorys parents Mr
and Mrs Goodin Sunday
Robert Short was at Grays Mon
day on business
Ice Beddow was at North Jcllico
Monday
MondayJ
J T Henson has taken Mr Tycs
place and gone to wagoning leaving
Mr Tye to hoe his corn
W A Smith of Cannon was over
last week shaking hands with the
boys saying he wants to be Magis
trite again He is a good officer
abet we think he should be reelectsd
Miss Alice Stamper went to church
at Friendship Sunday Guess she
will go to a courtship nextVERDANT
VERDANT
The farmers are very busy this
week working their corn
Mrs John Henson and Miss An
nie Breeding of Pineville are visit
ing Mrs T J Henson this week
Mrs R L and Miss Clora Henson
attendedchurch at Friendship Sun
day and report a nice time
Mrs Kittie Jones of this place
who has been very ill for several
weeKS is improving slowly We
hope to see her out again soon
Miss Myrtle Henson returned home
Sunday from Pineville and reports a
nice visit and says she is going back
soon
Airs Willie Slusher of Pineville
attended Sun Brothers show at Bar
bourville Saturday
If you want the news of the county
subscribe for the ADVOCATE
Georgetown Ky
Dear EditorIf you will permit
us we will give your readers a few
pointers from our city and county
as far as we have learned them
Theodore Moss wife and children
of Lone Elm were visiting the father
of Mn Moss in this city Sunday
Mrs Louden Snell of Model Home
purchased new buggy in Lexington
a short time ago paying 115 for it
Archie Shinkle of Lone Elm fin
ished setting his crop of tobacco the
past week
Graves brothers of Cave Hill fin
ished setting their tobacco during
the late season
The corn in this county is suffer
ing for work
Mrs H N Ireland has been con
fined to her room for the past three
weeksI
I W Ingram of near Donerail
had a valuable cow killed the past
week ba train on the Louisville
Southern railroad
Grover Graves and wife of Great
Crossing were visiting Mrs T B
Clark Mrs Graves sister the first
of the week
What has become of Bluegrass
Johnny of Oxford We hoped that
he would continue to give your read
ers his well selected andnewsy items
Come on brother let us have some
thing more from a ready writers
penMt
Mt Vernon Lodge F and A M
was called to attend the funeral of
Brother John Herndon at George
town cemetery on last Sunday after
noon
Mrs Sam Moss is on the sick list
Richard Brock is having a grocery
store built in the Finnell addition
I The large amount of painting and
I whitewashing being done gives our
city a beautiful appearance
Mrs T B Clark requests us to
state that she feels very grateful to
all who assisted her in winning the
capital prize by giving her their sub
scription THE SMILING ONE
Baileys Switch
Mrs Lizzie Messer of Jarvis
Store visited relative at Flat Lick
last week
Prof Ben E Parker and County
Court Clerk John Parker of Bar
joiirville were up here Thursday
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I ing the boys that he was a candidate
for County Superintendent and
wanted them to vote for him and
that he was not joking about it
and I believe that lit will get a part
of the votes here for he meant just
what he said
Billy Bingham and wife of Mid
dlesboro visited E Hutchins at this
place Saturday and Sunday
J R Bailey returned from Chenon
Sunday Mr Bailey said he had a
severe attack of kidney colic while
he was gone and like to have died
before a doctor could be had as he
lived about four miles distant
E B Hemphill of Barbourville
was here Monday on business
Jeff Matnev and wife of Grays
and 1 11 Gilbert of Barbourville
visited Thomas Jones of Cranes Nest
Sunday
James E Jones of Jarvis Store
was in Williamsburg Monday on
business
J T Parrott of this place was in
Corbin Monday on business
lames 11 Jackson of this place
left for Wayne county Sunday to
work in the oil field
Miss Carrie Messer of Jarvis
Store visited Miss Lura Kinder of
this place Sunday
Mr and Mrs S M Bennett were
guests of Jacob Kinder Sunday
W F Dozier was at home Sunday
frotn Chenoa
Mrs E S Trosper and Miss Mary
Taylor spent a pleasant day Sunday
visiting Mrs W H Grace
W H Grace of this place was in
Barbourville Saturday and called at
the ADVOCATE office and left his an
nouncement for the office of Magis
trate in the First district Mr Grace
is a true Republican and has never
before asked for any public office
He is an honest upright gentleman
and has many friends at this place
and is the only man that has an
noticed in the paper for the office in
this district and as we have not had
a Magistrate on Big Richland for
fifteen years we think we ought to
have one this time W S Taylor
We received some very interest
ing correspondence from Lone Elm
lesser Cranes Nest Knox Fork
and a poem from Holden which was
unavoidably crowded out Ilith Com
missioners Sales which the law re
quires to be published We will use
what we can of them next week
We hope that our editors from these
points will accept these apologies
for the omission of their news and
report again next weekED
Overflowed Locals
Hale Arthur who is stationed at
Manchester with the Cumberland
Pipe Line Co was in the city moving
telegraph poles out of city ditches on
Thursday
II C Mills of DeWitt was a
a pleasant caller at this office est r
da afternoon
Roy the son of Mr and Mrs Ed
ward England is confined to his bed
with an attact of typhoid fever
His condition is not serions
W E Faulkner was in Middles
boro Tuesday evening on business
Robt M Hoblitzell returned last
night from Louisville
Mrs Lottlie McVey who has been
visiting hei mother Mrs Frank
Letcher for the past three weeks
returned last Monday to her home
in Corbin
CorbinUNION
UNION SERVICES
I The union services for the
I churches of Barbourville during
the short hot nights of the sum
mer months will be as follows
H 12 M E church South Terhune
11 19 M E church Daws
H 26 Presbyterian church Myers
July 3 Christian churchDaws
tI 10 M churchDicley
Ie 17 Baptist church Terhune
II 24 M E church SouthMyers
II 31 Christian churchJollv
Aug 7 Presbyterian churchDaws
14 Baptist churchDickey
II 21 Christian church Terhune
II 28 M E churchM ers
All the choirs are requested
to assist in the singing The pub
lic Is cordially invited to attend
all the servicesT
T B TKRHUNK
T M MYERS
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Special Commissioners Sale
By virtue of a judgment directed to
me which issued from the Clerks of
fice of Laurel Circuit Court in favor
of John R Uorcing and John M Wil
liams as administrators of Vincent
Oorcing deceased against the Pio
neer Oil and Gas Company
I W W Byrley Special Commis
sioner willon Monday the 27th
day of June 1904 between the hours
of 10 oclock a m and 4 oclock p
ill at the Courthouse door inJJur
bourville Knox County Ky expose
to Public Sale to the highest bidder
the following property or so much
thereat as may be neccessary to sat
isfv tlie amount of the Plaintiffs
debt interest and cost
One lot of drilling tools and rig
now located on the land of Will
Black and D H Williams in Knox
county Ky consisting of one thirty
horse power boiler one twentythree
horse power Ajax drilling engine
one drilling stem four drilling bits
one set of drilling jars one sinker
bar one drilling cable one sand reel
and line one bull wheel one belt
wheel one lot of dressing tools ode
crane one tool jack one Jot of pipe
and fixtures and othersundries tools
and appliances used at said rigs be
ing the same bought from the T C
Austin Manufacturing Company
also the following property towit
One drilling cable one anvil one
bellows one belt thirtysix joints of
casing two jacks and sundry other
fixtures tools and appliances used
at the rig on the farm of Will Black
and Dan Williams on Big Richland
creek in Knox county Ky also the
Oil and Gas Right and interest of
the Defendant Pioneer Oil and Gas
Company in the following described
three tracts of land
FIRST TRACTEighty acres of
land owned by Wm F Black situ
ated on Richland creek in Knox
county Ky bounded as follows
On the north by Jack Asher on the
south by S H Black on the east by
D H Williams and on the west bv
S H Black
SECOND TRACT Two hundred acres
owned by D H Williams situated
on the waters of Goose creek and
Richland creek and bounded as follows
lows On the east by Joseph Mar
tin on the west by Win H Black
on the north by Jack Asher and on
the south by line lat No 11 of
James Lewis land
Tee interest of the Defendant Pio
neer Oil and Gas Company being con
veyed to it by deed from Dan H
Williams recorded in Lease Book 5
Folio 195 of the Record of Knox
County Court
THIRD TRACT Seventyfive acres
of land owned by S H Black on
Big Richland creek in Knox county
Ky bounded on the north by A J
Asher on the south by county road
on the east by Wm H Black on the
west by E H Black the interest
owned by the Pioneer Oil and Gas
Company being conveyed to it by
deed from Sam H Black and
wife Recorded in Lease Book No
5 Folio 187 of the Records of the
Knox County Court Levied on as
the property of the Pioneer Oil and
Gas Company
Terms of sale will be made on a
credit of six months Bond with
approved security required bearing
interest at the rate of six per cent
per annum from day of sale and
having the effect of a judgment
W W BYRLEY
Special Commissioner
This June 9 1904 G10 3t
Commissioners Sale
Mary F and C S Co t
vs
H C Gronner
Knox Circuit under judgment here
in the undersigned will on Monday
June 27 1904 between the hours of
10 oclock a m 4 oclock p in sell
at the Courthouse door in Bnrbour
ville Ky on a credit of six months
the two tracts of land named and
described in said judgment and sit
uate in Knox County Ky on the
waters of Richland creek at the
mouth of Smoky and being the same
tract of land conveyed by N A Gol
d n and JE Golden to the defend
ant October 1902 by deed record
ed in the Knox County Court Clerks
office in Deed Book No 5 Page 190
Also that tract of land belonging to
the defendant in said county and
situated on Big Richland creek near
the railroad trestle near Barbour
ville and adjoining the land of J R
Hammons D McDonald and A Y
Anderson
A sufficiency of said lands will be
sold to raise the sum of 190 and
50 cost the purchaser will execute
bond with good surety bearing in
terest from date c
W F WESTERFIELD
Com Knox Circuit Court
This June 1 1904 G103t
Commissioners sale
VV H UAXPitKiil Admr Plaintiff
vs
IAXCV BHITTAIN Eta Defendants
OotmnUfttonorV Notice of Bnlo
Knox Circuit Court under judgment
tient herein the undersigned will on
Monday June the 27th 1904 be
i tween the hours of 10 oclock a
m and 4 p m sell at the door of
the courthouse Barbourville Ky
on a credit of SIX months a tract of
land situated in Knox county on the
Brittain Fork of Indian creek Be
I ginning at a dogwood on Sally
Campbells line thence N 67 E 218
I poles to maple thence S 25 E 70
poles to 5 chestnuts thence S 67 W
i 250 poles to a stake thence N 50 W
20 poles to n beach Parsons corner
II thence N12 W 37 poles to a hick
ory on the south side of the road
thence N 68 E 31 poles to a walnut
thence N 30 W 18 poles to the be
ginning
A sufficiency of said land will be
sold to raise the sum of 3805 and
the further sum of 2400 cost The
purchaser will give bond with good
security bearing interest from date
and having the force and effect of a
judgment A lien will be retained on
said land until the money is fully
I paid
W K WESTERFIELD
1 Com Knox Circuit Court
June 6th 1904 G 10 3t
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Commissioners Sale
John J Hagan c
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vs
Thomas F McVey o
Knox Circuit Court undor judg
ment heroin the undersigned will
on Monday Juno 27 lOOt between
the hours of 10 oclock n m and 4
oclock p m sell at the Courthouse
door In Barbourvillo Ky on a cred
it of six mouth a lot or parcel of
land lying in East Corbin Knox
County Ky beginning nt the cor
ner of R H Wiggintons lot on the
north side of Main street thence N
65 E 00 foot to Loonoys corner N
25 W 145 foot to Loonoys corner
thonco a straight lino 120 feet to
Lynn Camp creek thence with the
crook to Wiggintons corner thence
S 21 E 225 foot to the beginning
Said lot will bo sold to raise the sum
of 14074uml 0150 cost the pur
chaser will oxecuto bond with good
security bearing interest from date
with a loin reserved upon said lot
until all the money is fully paid
W F WESTERFIELD
Com Knox Circuit Court
This Juno 1 1001 0108t
Commissioners Sale
The National Supply Co
vs
P T Dodgo and Eelin Oil Co
I Knox Circuit Court under judg
mont herein the undersigned will
on Monday Juno 27 1904 between
the hours of 10 oclock u m and 4
oclock pm sell at the Courthouse
door in Barbourvillo Kyon vu
credit of throe months the follow
ing property
One boiler one engine one tank
pumping power bolt and casing
tubing sucker rods jacks pull wire
and connectipns for pumping two
wells Jill of which is situate on the
farm of M Bingham on Collins
Fork of Goose Creek in Knox Coun
ty Ky and 16 joints of casing ly
ing on the farm of Thomas Halo on
Collins Fork of Goose Crook in
Knox County Ky Snitl property
will ho sold to raise the sum of 1
100 The purchaser will execute
bond with good surety bearing in
terest from date and having the
force and effect of judgment c
W F WESTEKFILD
Com Knox Circuit Court
This Juno 1 loot 0103t
Assignees Notice
To the creditors of EG Smile
berry of Flat Lick Kentucky
Tho creditors of E G Saulsberry
of Flat Lick Ky are hereby noti
fied that at the July term of the
Knox County Court which Is the
fourth Monday in July I will as
Assignee of said Saulsberry ask to
bo discharged as said Assignee be
cause all of his creditors at the date
of said assignment have boon paid
HENRY J SCOTT
Assignee of E G Snulsborry Flat
Lick Knox county Ky
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NO 7284 Treasury Department
Office of Comptroller of the Currency
WASHINGTON DO JUNE 1 1004 r
WHEREAS by satisfactory evidence presented to the undersigned it J
has been made to appear thatt
The National Bank of John A Black of Barbourvillert fft
located in tho City of Barbourvlllo in the county of Knox and State ofy
Kentucky has compiled with all tho provisions of the Statutes of the J
United States required o be complied with before an association shall
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bo authorized to commence the business of Banking f
Now therefore I Thomas P Kano Deputy and Acting Comptroller ofr I t
the Currency do hereby cortlfy that j VI f
The National Dank of John A Black of Darbourvllle
located in the City of Barbourville in tho county of Knox and State ofiv
Kentucky is authorized to commence the business of Banking as provided < 4
in Section Fiftyone hundred and Sixtynine of tho Rovisod Statutes ot +
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In testimony whereof witness my hand and Seal of office this First day
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