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COLUMBIA, ADAIR COUNTY, KENTUCKY, WEDNESDAY JULY 16, 1913.
NUMBER 37
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Surprised their Friends.
Miss Lena Murrell, Married Mon
' day Morning to Mr. W.E. HoIIaday;
Ceremony Performed at the Residence.
Last Monday forenoon Miss Lena
Murrell, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth
Murrell, who lives in the Zion
neighborhood, was married, at the
home of the bride, to Mr. W. E. HoI
Iaday. The ceremony was beautifully
said by Rev. O. P. Bush, of the Bap
tist church.
There is not a more popular young
lady in the county than the bride,
who is an attractive and very modest
young woman, well educated, having
een a teacher for several ye ars. She
will be greatly missed from the young
people's society.
The groom is a very industrious
farmer, a gentleman cf character, and
is a member of one of Adair county's
best famlies.
It is our understanding that for the
present the couple will make their
home with the groom's parents.
May they live long and be truly hap
py in each others love is the wish of
this paper.
Manager Reed Brings Home the Bacon.
By winning Saturday's game from
Lebanon by the score of 11-5, the Co
lumbia base ball team won the cham
pionship for the first time in the his
tory of the Proctor Knot Chautauqua.
This is the fourth team that has
represented Columbia a t Lebanon,
contesting for honors, under the man
agement of old students of the game,
but not until this year has any satis
faction been brought about.
Heretofore, Columbia has had just
as good material as she ever had at
Lebanon, but some how o r other they
were never gotten together and made
to play consistent ball.
Too much praise cannot be given to
Edgar Reed, who has not only suc
cessfully looked after the financial
end of the club, but has also assisted
Capt. 'Rosenfield in getting up team
work etc. After winning three
straight games from Bardstown, Hus
tonville and New Hope, Columbia lost
to Lebanon by the score of 3-2, but
coming back strong the next day she
beat Lebanon in a loosely played game.
After Lebanon had used up Snyder,
their star pitcher, in Fridays game, it
was a foregone conclusson as to how
the game would end in the following
day. It is a general concensus of opin
ion of every one who,saw the Colum
bia team play that they won the
championship on the relative strength
of the team, and not through any
break of luck.
During the four years that Colum
bia has played at the Lebanon Chau
tauqua every member of the club is
extremely appreciative for the treat
ment accorded to them by the people
of Lebanon.
In the game against Hustonville
Young pitched beautifully, allowing
them only two hits. It was thought
that Hustonville would be the team
to beat, but they were easily disposed
of by the score of 16-1
Thedextday a fine exhibition of
pitching was displayed by big Rich
Durning who was easily the star.
With men on bases he was practically
unhitable. In the series Vauhan and
Sandidge again featured with their
hitting.
The following is the score:
Prayer Meeting.
The prayer meeting of the Baptist
ahurch will be held, Wednesday even
ing, July ICUi, on the lawn of W. A.
Coffey.
Z. T. Williams and Luther Young
arein a meeting at Milltown this
-week, which will continue through
the week over Sunday
A large delegation from this place
went to Lebanon Monday to witness
the last game in the ball contest.
It will be seventeen days from the
date of this paper until the August
primary.
Crops, especially corn, has been
greatly damaged by the long dry spell.
' One story of Dr. R. A. Jones' brick
residence is u p, and the work will
continue to be pushed.
A Pelleyton farmer reports that
crops in that section of the county
have not suffered for rain.
Quarterly court nas oeen in session 1
since Monday morning. Several civil
se.bave been tried.
Day of Prayer.
The obseavance of July 20 as a day
of prayer in all the churches in this
district and throughout the State,
"for righteous election of God-fearing
men, who will use their high office in
the fear of God, and for the good of
the people in the complete overthrow
of the liquor traffic;" is requested in
resolutions adopted by the Women's
.Christian Temperance Union at the
Marcus Lmdsey Memorial Methodist
church.
The liesolutions are signed by Mrs.
G. C. Cromer, president, and Sue M.
Davis, vice president.
Other parts of the resolutions are
as follows:
"Asking all cauditates for-the Leg
islature to pledge themselves not to
use money or liquor or other illegal
means In the securing of votes.
"Urging that candidates promise to
secure the passage of the four mile
law prohibiting the sale of liquor
within four miles of the State Uni-"
versity, or a law similar to the law
passed by the Illinois Legislature.
We believe the youth of Kentucky are
as precious as the youth of Illinois,
and should have adequate protection.
"Securing the promises of candi
dates for the Legislature to secure the
passage at the next Legislature of a
law similar to the Iowa injunction
law, putting a perpetual injunction
upon property to be used for immoral
purposes. This law has been wonder
fully successful in Iowa, Nebraska
ana otner states in putting a perpet
ual injunction upon immoral resorts,
and should be in effect in Kentucky
as soon as possible.
"Petitioning immediate passage by
Congress of bills prohibiting inter
state traffic in opium, cocaine and
other drugs of habit-forming nature,
their illegal saleand use. It is a
shame that the United States is so
far behind in her domestic anti-opium
and cocaine laws.
"Uuging upon-ail local authorities
the strict enforcement of the Sunday
closing laws, that all may have a day
of rest.
''Petitioning the State Legislature
to pass laws doing away with horse
racing, gambling and kindred evils in
Kentucky.
j. eacmngsci entihc temperance
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the schools and colleges and uni
ties.
"Calling attention to terrible
vorce evils and asking all to unite in
the abatement of this terrible menace
to the American homes.
"Preyerfor a gracious revival of
true religion and undefiled."
Mrs. Sue M. Davis, Pres.
H. J. Pendery, Sec.
Laura W. Comer, Treas.
Stamps Will Do.
Postmaster General Burleson has
issued the following bulleten concern
ing the new C. 0. D. service in the
post office department: ' On and after
July 1, 1913, ordinary postage stamps
including commemorative issues,
shall be valid for postage and for in
surance and for collect-on-delivery
fees on fourth-class mail and distinct
ive parcel post stamps shall be valid
for all purposes for which ordinary
stamps are valid. The regular issue
of due stamps and distinctive parcel
post due stamps shall be valid for the
collection of unpaid and short paid
postage on all classes of mail.
"The issue of parcel post stamps
and parcel post due stamps to post
masters shall be discontinued after the
stock now on hand in the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing are exhaust
ed and no additional supply of stamps
shall be printed
Two very interesting Edueationa
Meetings of importance, have been
held in Divisions No. 2 and 4, of which
R. L. Rowe and J. D. Eubank are
chairmen. The first meeting was at
Antioch School district, last Friday
and the other at Neatsburg, Monday.
Teachers, trustees and patrons of the
entire divisions were present and a
great deal of interest manifested
plenty of dinner at both places. It Is
needless to say the people of these two
divisions are not wide awake along
educational lines. A meeting of
teachers, trustees and patrons will be
held on Tuesday, at Cane Valley dis
trict No. 1, of which N. M. Hancock is
chairman, and a similiar one at Glens
fork Friday, of which T. Powell is
chairman. C. M. Shaw, Supervisor,
will preside
atmeetings.
For Sale.
One oak Bed-room Suit, Hall Hat
rack, G" Dinning Room chairs, New
Lawn Mower and several other articles
that must be sold in a few days.
.Miss Lorena Pyle.
1 Born, to the wife of Lawrence Pick
ett, July 10, 1913, a daughter.
Lebanon Base Ball Games.
The report of the Lebanon base ball
games up to Lebanon against Huston
ville, is taken from the Marion Falcon
who had a representative upon the
grounds:
The base ball games have not been
as close and exciting as the games last
year, but have nevertheless been in
teresting, and witnessed by large
crowds. The game on Thursday of
last week between Hustonville and
Bardstown was won by Hustonville,
the score by innings being as follows:
Hustonville 00010040 05
Bardstown 000000022-4
The double header on Friday be
tween Willow Springs and Huston
ville in the morning, and Bardstown
and Lebanon in the afternoon attract
ed good crowds. Hustonville and
Bardstown were the respective win
ners, the scores being as follows.
W. S. ,
Hustonville
0 0 0
2 0 1
0 0 0 0 0-7
0 0 0 1 1-8
Bardstown 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 1- -fi
Lebanon 100000000 1
On Saturday Willow Springs de
feated Bardstown in an eleven inning
game, by the following score;
W. S. 2001240000 413
B. 13 0 2 0 10 110 09
Monday's game between Columbia
and Bardstown was won by Columbia
The score:
Columbia 5 3 0 1 10 0 0 010
Bardstown 0003031108
Columbia walked away in thegame
with Hustonville, Tuesday. The
score being as follows:
Columbia 00041404 316
Hustonville 00000100 0- 1
Hustonville was unable to score in
the game with Lebanon, Wednesday,
while the latter club crossed the home
plate with runs eight times. The
scope:
Lebanon 0 1002140 08
Hustonville . 00000000 00
Thursday, July 10th.
W. S. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
Columbia 100 3 0110 x
Batteries, Durning and Rosenfield
Dant and Evans.
Friday, July 11th
Columbia 000 0 0002 02
Lebanon 000 3 0000 s 3
Batteries, Young and Rosenfield,
Snyder and Reed.
Saturday, July 12th
Columbia 30006110 x 1 1
Lebanon 2000012 005
Batteries, Durning, Young and Rosen
field Graham, Madden and Reed.
Jo Hill, of Adair county, Geo, Berry,
of Dunnville, Casey county, and
Marvin Petty, of East Fork, were ar
rested by Deputy W. S. Marshal J. A.
Wise and brought before Commis
sioner F. R. Winfrey, the first of the
week. The two former were held
over, the latter waved a trial. In the
testimony it came out that the boys
about Dunville sang often these lines:
"If you want to die and be at rest
Buy a quart of Berry's best.;.'
Six coming three, extra good mare
mules, 15 to 16 hands high, for sale.
S. M. Burdette, Columbia, Ky.
37-1 1
The all day singing at Milltown,
last Suuday, conducted by Wolford
Bros.
was largely attended and che
day very much enjoyed. There was
dinner for every body, the very best
the country affords. The people of
Milltown are noted for their hospitali
ty, and when a gathering is held
there, the people know that a good
dinner awaits them.
J. Q. Montgomery is in a meeting
with Jep Daniel at old Tabernacle
this county. The meeting will con
tinue through ihe most of this week.
It began the first Sunday in this
month.
W. B. Taylor will begin a revival
meeting a t Pleasant Hill the first
Sunday, in August. Z. T. Williams
will fill his appointment at Pleasant
Hill and Glenviile the 3rd Sunday in
this month.
Mr. Charles Sanders, twenty-one
years old. and Miss Violet Cox, nine
teen, both of Taylor county, near
Campbellsville, were married in Jeffer
sonville one night last week.
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The Columbia base ball team did
itself proud at Lebanon. The full
account of the games played is pub
lished elsewhere in this issue of The
News.
Mrs. Lola Lovett
appartments in Mr.
ler's residence.
has removed to
Bettie. W. BmV
Good rain at Cane Valley last
Thursday night ground too vvet Xo
plow.
Some person left a spectacle case at
, this office.
Jamestown Loses a Prominent
Citizen.
Last Thursday morning at 4 o'clock,
Mr. A. H. Holt, who was a prominent
citizen of Jamestown, well-known to
every body in Russell county, paid the
debt due from all the living.
Several months ago he met with a
stroke of paralysis, which ultimately
terminated in his demise. The de
ceased was about sixty years old, and
had been a resident of Jamestown
since his early manhood.
Soon after his marriage he was
elected jailer of Russell county, hold
ing the position several terms by re
election. For the last ten or twelve years he
devoted his time to conducting a hotel
and running a general store.
He was a kind hearted man. ever
ready to help the needy, and was pop
ular with every body.
His'death is a serious loss to James
town, as the deceased was enterpris
ing, and at all times ready to give of
his means to any project leading to
the advancement of his town and
county.
Quoting a gentleman in this town,
"as a host, no man could dispense hos
pitality more generously and delight
fully, making his guests feel perfectly
at home. I am truly sorry to learn
of his death."
The funeral was largely attended,
and the floral offerings were many and
beautiful.
. He is survived by his wife, two sons
and one married daughter.
May the balm of Gilead comfort
them in their great sorrow.
Loses a Great Toe.
A son, about fourteen years old, of
Mr. James W. Vaughan, met with a
very serious accident at Glenviile, last
Thursday. He slipped his fdther's
shot gun from the house, the former
being absent from home. While in
the open he carelessly placed the muz
zle on his right foot, when the gun
fired, tearing off his great toe. A
physician from this place was called
and dressed the wound. He says un
less blood poison sets up the boy will
get all right, except he will probably
limp through life.
Notice to Contractors.
All parties who expect to bid for
the brick work and wood work on the
new Baptist Church, this place, must
submit their bids not later than July
2(ith, as on tnat day the Committee
will meet dt 12 m., and will render a
decision. The Committee reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
C. S. Han is, Chairman.
Elsewhere in this issue can be found
a list of the candidates making up the
three tickets in this county. The
candidates drew for places, and the
names appear in the paper the same
as they will upon the ballot. The
drawing was conducted by County
Clerk Walker Bryant, under the law,
and it was satisfactory to all concern
ed. The telephone service between this
place and Jamestown is miserably bad
and we would be glad if a company
could be organized and a substantial
line established. It would require
the placing of new poles, new wire
etc., but we believe such a line would
pay. Will not some enterprisingraen
take hold of the matter. The service
is certainly needed.
Mr. C. C. Breeding is now located
in Columbia and has charge of one of
Mr. Myers' machines. He is an expert
operator, and perfectly reliable.
It will b e remembered that h e
was on the road several years ago
when machines were first put on the
pike, running to and from Campbells
ville. It has been ordained by the Town
Board that eight miles an 'hour for
automobiles and motorcycles in the
corporate limits of Columbia is as fast
as any machine can be run. Five
dollar fine for the first; violation, ten
for the second and so on.
Mr. J. S. Breeding has removed to
the Pyle property. He has condition
ally bought the place, but the trsnsfer
has not been made, as there will be
some legal proceedings before the
trade is settled.
The Roberts meeting commenced
last Friday night.
Rev. C. F. Allen, pastor in charge,
will begin a meeting at Clear Spring
Monday night after the third Sunday
in, this month. He, will be assisted by
Rev. E. Watt Smith,' of Greensburg.
All day singing at Goodin school
house next Sunday.
As to Efection Officers.
The Frankfort News sends out the
following timely notice:
Election officers must be specially
appointed by the County Boards of
Election Commissioners for the Au
gust primary. In answer to inquiries
on this point Attorney General Gar
nett to-day stated that the election
officers appointed last fall for the No
vember election cannot serve for the
primary unless re-appointed. Attor
ney General Garnett also informed
County Attorney G. B. Stamper, of
Wolfe county, that in his opinion,
whether there are candidates in all
three parties for primary nominations
or in only one party, the law specific
ally directs that the two leading
parties must be represented on the
boards of precinct election officers.
In some counties only one party has
candidates, and the local election
boards decided that if the law per
mits they would name officers, all o f
whom belong to the'party holding the
primary, thus being better enabled to
satisfy all the candidates with their
appointments. The State election
law, which permits Stateiofficiais and
employes at the Capital to regester at
their homes on election day does not
apply to the primary, in the opinion
of the Attorney General, and those
Officials who are not already registered,
if any, must qualify. by registering on
the special primary registration day.
I have a thorough-bred Jersey Bull.
$1.00 at the gate.
Jo Barbee.
Ad. tf
A Successful Bank.
At a meeting held on June 30 the
Board of Directors of the Bank of Co
lumbia increased and paid to the stock
holders a semi-annual dividend of 6J
percent., and strengthened its finan
cial standing by placing an additional
S5,000 to its surplus fund. This bank
with its capital stock of 830,000 now
has a surplus fund of 335,000 which
makes it one of the strongest finan
cial institutions in the State. It has
for many years been one of the few
banks in the State with a surplus
fund equal to its capital and has reg
ularly paid to its stock holders semi
annual dividends of 6 per cent. We
congratulate the officers and directors
of the old institution on the splendid
showing.
Sunday School Convention Post
poned. Owing to the fact that our local
workers have their time engaged on
the fourth Saturday in July and from
the fact that none of our State workers
could be here at that time, we have
decided it best to put off the Sunday
School Convention until the third
Saturday in August. It will be at
Egypt. The program will appear in
the News in due time.
Death at Glenviile.
Last Friday morning, Mr. Howard
Webb, who was born and -reared in the
Glenviile country, died after a brief
illness. For many years he had been
an exemplary citizen and had many
friends. He was a Master Mason, a
member of Glensfork Lodge, and was
buried by the Fraternity. He leaves
a wife and several children, who have
the sympathy of a host of friends.
Mr. M. O. Stevenson, who is mak
ing an effort to establish a high rec
ord in the production of corn, o n up
land, makes a good report as to pros
pects for success. His only worry at
this date is that his corn is so dense
that he needs a carload of lightning
bugs in his field t o enable him to
give it the last working. If yon have
any bugs to spare just mail them to
M. O. Stevenson, Columbia, K y .
Act at once as the corn needs its last
Ltip of the hoe and Mr. Stevenson needs
light in his field.
I have 17 nice Jersey' cows for sale.
Call on me if you want a good Jersey
cow.
J. B. Barbee.
Ad. tf
The young ladies' picnic club met
with Miss Victoria Hughes last Wed
nesday afternoon. Many were pres
ent and a delightful time.
A series of meetings commenced at
the Gradyville Baptists church Mon
day night. Rev. Coakley is assisting
the pastor.
The Woman's Missionary Society
will meet at the Methodist church
Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Lost, a desk key. Return to J. H. '
Ycung.
Bumper Wheat Crop.
From reports issued by the Depart
ment of Agriculture it is expected that
the wheat crop this year will be in the
neighborhood of 744,000,000 bushels, a
real bumper harvest. But great as the
crop appears to be, it has not kept
pace with the population The farm
product of the United States does nob
match in growth the number of persons
to be fed. This, in fact, is the great
secret in the high cost of all food sup
plies in America, because quantity does
not increase nearly so fast as popula
tion. The value of farm products
grows greater each year. Last year ib
was more than $9,000,000,000. Bub
it was due more to the extremely
high price for produce than to the
great quantity produced. Every
year the American people eat a larg
er proportion of all the things this
country grows, and have a smaller
proportion to export At the present
rate of this tendencv it will nob be
long before cotton will be the import
ant agricultural article which the
United States will have to sell to the
Old World. We will need the pro
duct of our farms to feedlthe work
ingman, It will be his product that
musb be peddled before the nations of
the globe. In the meantime we must
cater to the prodpeer of our food.
Missionary Rally.
Last Sunday night a large audience
gathered at the Christian Church and
was highly entertained by a number
of children, who were billed to give a.
missionary entertainment. The exer
cises commenced promptly at S o'clock,
and for one hour every body in the
congregation was all attention. The
exercises consisted o f missionary
songs and recitations, the entire lob of
children doing themselves proud
The appeal for mission money, in song
and verse, was pathetic, and when the
baskets werepassed a liberal contri
bution was given. There were so
many children, we can nob make
special mention. Suffice it to say, all
did splendidly. Credit is due Misses
Mary Lucy Lowe and Vic Hughes for
the excellent training of the children.
Committed Suicide.
Grant Wade, a man about thirty
five or forty years old, who lived be
tween Jamestown and Russell Springs,
committed suicide last Thursday by
taking poison.
The only cause assigned is, that a
married daughter with children, to
whom the deceased was very much at
tached, w a s making preparations,
with her husband, to remove to an
other country. This is said to have
brooded upon Mr. Wade's mind, and is
supposed to have been the cause for
the rash act.
Drowned in Russell's Creek.
Last Saturday afternoon about 6;30
o'clock, Mr. Orville Gnder, a young
man, married, about 22 years old, was
drowned near the home of Mr. S. A.
Epperson, o u Russell's creek. Mr.
Grider was in company with a party
who were fishing and he attempted
to wade across the stream. When he
reached deep water he cramped and
drowned before assistance could reach
him. His wife was a Miss Lapsley. .
Dropped Dead.
Mrs. Elia Workman, who was
about sixty-five years old, who lived
near Pellytou, dropped dead last Sat
urday afternoon. Heart trouble is
given as the cause. She was an ex
cellent old lady.
Squire Skipworth, au old colored
man, who came to Columbia from
Cumberland county, several years
ago, died in the colored settlement, in
the suburbs of this town, last Satur
day afternoon. He appeared to be
about sixty years old. He was indus
trious, never refusing a job of work,
and was well-liked by his people.
Mr. Doc Walker, who has beeu a
very attentive salesman at the store of
the Paul Drug Co., has tendered his
resignation and has accepted a posi
tion with Russell & Co. He invites
his friends to call and see him.
Prof. A. W. Glasgow will teach in.
the High School, Catlettsburg, Ky.,
this coming year. He will be at the
head of mathematics and Latin.
Lost, a hand-painted bar pin, paint
ed in blue forget-me-ndts. The find-
er please return to theNews Office.
Mrs. W. E. Jeffries and daughter,
Mamie, of Vaughn, N. M., are visit
ing Mrs. Jeffries' home people.
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