The Adair County news. [volume], April 28, 1915, Image 3

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THE ADAIR COUNTY NEWS
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Htgwiltfw News.
Lemuel Henstep died this week
in Calf Ribs neighborhood. Be
sides the earth he leaves two
children. -
Poke Easley has been sent to
Bounding Billows by his wife af
ter a large water, kettle, which
he will have to pack back. Poke
is her second husband.
The strange bulky object that
was seen moving along the road
toward Hog wallow yesterday af
ternoon has turned out to be
nothing but Columbus Allsop
and his bass fiddle.
Washington Hocks is recuper
ating from an over dose of rough
on rats, which he took by mis
take a few nights ago,- and is
able to sit up at the eating ta
ble with his clothes on.
A lady friend from the Calf
Ribs neighborhood is preparing
to arrive in Hogwallow to be the
guest of Miss Flutie Belcher.
The visitor will wear her best
clothes and expect to attract a
good deal of favorable attention.
The Excelsior Fiddling Band
will give a music festival at the
church near Thunderation to
night. If there is enough left
out of the proceeds after Sidney
Hocks gets through counting it,
same will be given to Dog Hill
church. .
Somebody raised the window
at the Wild Onion school house
Friday night and stole the sup
ply of red ink. The identity of
the thief is unknown, but let
Raz Barlow get tanked up on
red ink and he is one of the fin
est scribes in this section.
The Mail Carrier is expected
now any day. He left Tickville,
as usual, four days ago, bound
for this place, and if he doesn't
reach here within the next few
days the public will come to the
conclusion that he has been de
layed by some unforseen circum
stances over which he had no
control.
Fit Smith passed through this
place late yesterday evening fol
lowed by a drove of hawgs. He
had a sack of shelled corn on his
shoulder, and the corn was no
ticed spilling out at a hole that
had been made in the corner of
the sack by Fit. This is what
might be termed stealing hawgs
under false pretense.
Atlas Peck says never judge a
man by his wife.
The backwardness of spring is
going to cause a lot of our citi
zens -to get behind' with their
fishing.
Columbus Allsop will from
now on study the cattle markets
each week in order, that he may
know just exactly what his calf
is worth.
Dock Hocks ys when you
see a fellow, sitting with the
piWol Jwadirolihiif chtk
he either is an author or has the
toothache.
Raz Barlow thinks our Deputy
Constable should wear his star on
the back of his coat, as most of
the mischief is done behind his
back.
A report has reached Hogwal
law that the town of Tickville
was flooded this week with cir
culars. No great damage is re
ported however.
Miss Flutie Belcher has a new
spring hat. It has two long
wings on it, and the next thing
you know she will be making a
flying trip to Tickville.
The Old Miser of Musket Ridge
stuck his head out of the house
for a few minutes yesterday, but
slammed the door when he saw
Ellick Hellwanger coming.
As soon as the postmaster can
sell the rest of the Daniel Boone
cigars out of the box he an
nounces that he will have anoth
er nice new post office box for
rent.
The mail carrier was several
days late this week in arriving,
he having stopped along the
road to discuss the almost im
passible condition of the roads.
The ladies of the Dog Hill
church are making up money this
week to buy the preacher a new
pair of plow shoes. They will
probably complete the task by
the last of next week.
Miss Flutie Belcher has placed
an order for a nice flask of per
fume and is expecting it any day.
Since she has gone and done this
there will be no need of any
sweet scented flowers this spring
except to look at.
When the incessant rains were
in progress in 'the vicinity of
Hogwallow the past week a flood
in Gander Creek seemed inevita
ble, and such there might have
been had not many of our res
idents set large numbers of rain
barrels to take care of much of
this surplus water
Prof. Sap Spradlen, of the
Wild Onion school, is becoming
very popular and if he keeps on
he may later run for some kind
of office. His presence was ever
noticed in Tickville last week and
the Tidings, of that city put his"
name in the paper, saying that
he was a pleasant caller at the
office Thursday. Prof. Spradlen
announces that he will save these
clippings for his grand children
to look at in after years.
Splendid for Rheumatism.
"I think Chamberlain's Liniment is
just splendid for rheumatism," writes
Mrs. Dunburgh, Eldridge TSf.Y. "It
has been used by myself and other
members of my family time and time
again during the past six years and.
has always given the best of satisfac
tion." The quick relief from pain
which Chamberlain's Liniment affords
is alone worth times the cost. For
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APPOMATTOX.
General Reunion, Unit
ed Confederate Veterans,
Richmond, Va.,
June 1-3 1915.
Richmond, Va., Apr. 13 1915.
(Special). Fif cy years after the
destruction of the Confederate
capital and the end of the bitter
War between the States, the
gray-clad veterans of the South
ern armies are to gather in the
old stronghold of the Confeder
ate States for the 1915 Reunion
of the United Confederate Vet
erans, June 1st-3d.
Ceremonies the most solemn
and unique are to be staged in
Richmond during reunion week,
and from every part of the South
comes word of the thousands of
visitors who are to attend. Ar
rangements for the care and
comfort of 10,000 veterans have
been made by the general com
mittee, headed by Captain John
Lamb. The granting of a flat
railway rate of one cent a mile to
Richmond for the big affair is
expected to draw to the city 100
000 loyal Southern people.
The outstanding feature of the
week will be the formal opening
of the Confederate Memorial In
stitute, the imposing treasure
house for relics of the war be
tween the States, which has been
erected in Richmond after years
of effort. Another feature will
be the laying of the corner-stone
of the statue of Stonewall Jack
son. Beautiful Monument Avenue is
to be-converted into a court of
honor, in which all the parades
and ceremonies of the week will
take place. Militia commands
from all parts of the South, and
from the North as well, are to at
tend. The event gives" promise
of heing note-worthy in the ex
treme. Invitations have been extend
ed by the general committee to
the Governors of all the States
included in the organization of
the United Confederate Veterans
and it is confidently expected
that in view of the importance
of the occasion many will accept.
In addition the committee has
inyited to be present the follow
ing ladies, wives of distinguished
Confederate chieftains: Mrs. J.
E. B. Stuart, Mrs. W. H. Fitz
hugh Lee, and Miss Mary Custis
Lee.
Richmond is preparing, to ob
serve with fitting ceremunies the
semicentennial of its rise from
the ashes.
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