Putnam County herald., August 24, 1911, Image 8

About Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922

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Gamaliel, Kentucky -
i nave many relatives ana
friends in Putnam county and the
Herald is like . getting a letter
from home.
I was born and reared in Put
nam county and lived 'there for
a good many years near Boma.
I then came from there to, Clay
county, near Celina, and lived
there for six years; from there
to Monroe county, Ky., five miles
from Tom pkinsville, Ky. andliv
ed there for 6 years; for the last
two years I have been living at
Gamaliel.
Hello, H. W. Cole, I wrote ycu
' a letter some time ago and have
not had an answer. 1 '
My health is not very good tt
this writing as I haven't been
able to do anything for about
five weeks. , 1
Crops are fine in tnis country.
Mizell and James Cole visited
the writer Thursday. '
The occupation of th$ people is
building and repairing their
dwellings. '
Misses Sarah and May Bray,
Eve and Christena Deckard and
Mrs. Delia Deckard visited at the
home of the writer Sunday. .
Mrs. Letha Bray has returned
home from Red Boiling Springs
where she has been visiting rela
tives and friends for the past
two weeks. Joe Cole.
"Doan's Ointment cured me of ecze
ma that had annoyed me for a lorg
; time. The cure was permanent." Hon.
S. W. Matthews, Commissioner Labcr
Statistics, Augusta, Me.
Lewistown, Montana
Heavy rain and hail fell here
today.
Jack Long left here Monday
for Canada. '
Ned Petty is but again after a
brief illness. '
Alex Burton of Heath spent
Saturday night and Sunday in
town.
John Tubbs has been on the
sick list, but is better.
Lee Vickers, you wanted to
know if King Terrell was too
busy to write; if you could see
him you would think so.
Walter Maddux is in town
again after a visit to the country.
Miss Nora Grayce spent Satur
day and Sunday very pleasantly
with homef oiks here.
Miss Eliza Robinson and Jim
Byrd made a flying trip' to the
country Sunday. ; :
Walter Grayce and Cleveland
McBroom are at Glengary this
week. y-'''J, ". ''3Vv';'."-
Mrs. Jno Robinson is on tfc e
sick list. ; ;. "
Alvin Grisham and F. C. Duke
went fishing Sunday and caught'
several nice fish. :;
Polly, of the Lancinjr it ?ms.
am a Tennessee girl and am es
pecially interested in your letters.
Come again and tell us the news
from all around in old Morgan
county.
The county fair begins here
Monday, the 14th. The writer
expects to see all of the Ten
nessee people out. Am sure
most of them would rather it was
the Cookeville Fair instead of
Lewistown.
Dock Sadler, Alec Burton, King
Ferrell, Bethel Sadler, Lon Sut
ton and several of the boys are
going back South to spend the
winter. Dixie.
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v ' Shipley
I take down my receiver for a
short chat with the Herald fami
ly. I know not where to go for
an hours enjoyment that I might
be more successful than to the
printed pages of our Herald for
here we cart read a, nice letter
from a friend in Texas, Oklahoma
and so .on throughout the Union.
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ASior me we, nave dui nine
general news this week.
The,weather is ideal and crops
are fine so we are well np with
our grunting.
I have been attending church
for the last two weeks.
C. F. I was glad to hear from
you andC. Jj. it did me good to
read that letter from you may joy
and peace attend you.
Bettie 0. am still looking for
that letter. Don't forget.
Mrs. Green you spoke in regard
to the Shipley graveyard, I will
answer you by saying it is kept
in good condition at all times, it
is under a good woven wire fence
and is kept cleaned off nicely.
There is quite a number of graves
here now. .1 have some friends
who have gone on before me to
he Glory landjand whose remains
are resting there, I also have
some relatives whom I loved rest
ing there, and more I have an
infant who was yas pure as the
angels in Heaven and who was
the pride and joy of my home
resting there and last but rot
least I have a sainted mother
who is the best friend I can ever
hope to have resting there. I
once thought I loved my mother
and I think I surely did, but
young, men and women let me
insist just here that you will nev
er know the worth of mother un
til you take her icy hand in yours
and bid her farewell as -she pass
es over the mystical , stream of
death.
Well friends I must bring my
letter to a close lest I weary the
Editor and the readers, but let
me ask you when you have a
leisure hour you just write us a
good letter through the Herald,
you don't know but that you
might brighten someones path
way and now with best wishes to
all who may chance to seethisi in
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