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The Somerset Journal
The Oldest Democratic Newspaper in the Mountains of Kentucky
Feese & Williams
Somerset, Ky., Friday, January 16, 1920.
Editorial. Why all this squabble between Dick Ernst and
Judge Bethurum over
the Republican nomination for United States Senator!
Gentlemen, that job
will be held the next six years by Senator J.C.W. Beckham.
We are of the
opinion that neither a Democrat or Republican can defeat him.
Awful Accident. Moreland, Ky., When Passenger Train Hits
Automobile Killing
One. George Barnett, of Moreland, Ky., was killed and
Carlton Elkin, of
Lancaster, was injured last Friday when fast passenger train No.
1 south
bound hit the automobile in which they were sitting. The accident
occurred at
the passing just south of Moreland about noon. The
occupants of the care
were on their way to Hustonville and did not see the approaching
train that
had just cleared the crossing. The car is demolished and
Mr. Barnett was
killed instantly. Both Barnett and Elkin were brought to
Somerset. Mr.
Elkin was taken to the Somerset Sanitarium where he is getting
along nicely,
his injuries are not as serious as first thought. Mr.
Barnett's body was
taken to the Somerset Undertaking Co., where it was prepared to
be shipped to
Moreland. Mr. Elkin's is well known in Somerset where he
has many friends.
Mr. Barnett was a farmer and the only support of a widowed
mother.
Baugh. After a long illness from an incurable disease, Mrs.
James Baugh died
at home of her parents last Thursday night, Jan. 8th, aged
26. After brief
services held at the home by Rev. A.K. Gooch the body was laid to
rest in the
Eubank cemetery Saturday afternoon. She is survived by a
husband, parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. McNelly, a sister and brother. She was a
faithful member of
the Church of Christ of this place. Mrs. Baugh was a
devoted wife and
daughter and will be greatly missed by her many companions.
Although she is
only sleeping that eternal sleep let us all hope that we shall
meet her in
Heaven to meet and part no more.
Good Citizen Dies. The following report of the death of
W.H. Alexander was
sent to the Journal from Bobtown: W.H. Alexander (Uncle
Harden) one of
Pulaski's oldest and best citizens, departed this life January
8th, 1920. He
was past 89 years of age, and was married to Rebeccah Erp March
16th, 1854.
To this union was born eight children, six of whom and his aged
widow survive
to mourn their loss. The children are: Mrs. A.B.
Burgin, J.L. Andrew, and
W.T. Alexander, of Bobtown; Green Alexander of Judson, Ind.;
Alford Alexander
of St. Louis, Mo. "Uncle Harden" united with the
Baptist church in 1873 and
had lived a devoted Christian life for the past 53 years, and was
ready to go
when God called him to his great reward that awaits all saints
upon earth.
The bereaved family have the sympathy of the entire
community. Goodbye,
father, until we meet to part no more. Rev. W.F. Meece
conducted the funeral
services before a multitude of people, after which he was laid to
rest in the
Eaden cemetery.
Badly Needed Here. The most needed enterprise for Somerset
at this time is a
laundry. IT is almost unbelievable to think of a town the
size of Somerset
with the big territory it has to draw from, not having a modern
laundry. It
is estimated that from $500.00 to $750.00 worth of laundry is
sent out of
Somerset each week to Danville, Lexington and other towns.
This is an
opportunity for some wide-a-wake business man and we hope they
will grasp it.
Plays Tune As Railroad Crossing Whistle. Many Railroad
Engineers have their
own peculiar way of sounding an alarm as they approach a
crossing. There is
one engineer on the Southern who, evidentially religiously
inclined, plays,
"Oh How I Love Jesus" as a warning and this alarm can
be heard all over
Somerset. The man's family always knows when he is going
thru the city.
Lowenthal Elected. At a meeting of the stockholders of the
First National
Bank, of Somerset, Tuesday afternoon, Mr. L.B. Lowenthal was
added to the
board of directors. All the old directors were
re-elected. The officers for
the ensuring year will be elected next Tuesday.
To Build A Warehouse. There is a good deal of talk now
about the building of
a tobacco warehouse for Somerset. It is thought there will
be enough tobacco
raised this summer to warrant the building of a house to handle
the sales
next fall.
Sells House. Mr. Joe H. Gibson sold his new house in the
Gibson Addition to
Mr. John Holton of Illinois. Mr. Holton is a former
Pulaskian, who has made
good in the West and has now returned to his old home to
live. He is a
retired farmer.
Colonel Cassada. It is now Colonel John Cassada, if you
please. Governor
Morrow sent our genial Master Mechanic a Colonel's Commission on
his staff
Wednesday.
Plenty of Money. On January 1st it is estimated that there
was $2,500,000.00
on deposit in the banks of Pulaski county. Add to this the
amount that is
hidden away in socks and under bed slats and it will reach around
$3,000,000.00. Not so bad for old Pulaski.
Getting Rich. The many friends of Harry Lewis will be
glad to learn that he
has struck it lucky in the oil fields of Texas and is now
receiving a nice
income from his investment. His income now is said to be
about $75.00 a day.
The company in which he is interested has been offered over
a million
dollars for one lease they hold.
New Hardware Store. The Somerset Hardware Company will be
the name of a new
firm composed of T.E. Harrell and R.E. Higgins. They will
occupy the Gibson
store room on Main Street and hope to get opened up by the middle
of
February. They will carry a complete line of
hardware. Both of these young
men are well known and popular in Somerset and will no doubt
enjoy a nice
business.
Captain In Reserves. Lieutenant S.A. Waddle received a
commission this week
as a Captain in the Infantry Reserve Corps. Captain Waddle
saw service
overseas for over a year.
Moves to Paducah. The Paducah News - Democrat says:
E.B. Dix, formerly with
the post office department of Somerset, Ky., has arrived in the
city to take
up his duties as Post Office Inspector for this district.
He will succeed
Howard Shaffer, who goes to Indiana to be engaged in post office
work in that
state.
Entertains in Honor of Bridal Party. Mr. and Mrs. Ben V.
Smith entertained
on Wednesday, Jan. 7th, at a beautifully appointed six o'clock
dinner in
honor of their son and his bride, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Dodge
Smith, who has
just returned from an eastern bridal tour. The table was
exquisite in its
decorations, white with touches of green being the color
scheme. Hand
painted butterflies were used as place cards. The menu
consisted of grape
fruit, turkey, dressing, gravy, olives, scalloped oysters,
celery, pickles,
French peas, creamed irish potatoes, biscuit, fruit salad,
wafers, ice cream,
angel food and fruit cake, assorted candies, coffee. Covers
were laid for
twelve including: Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin D. Smith, Mr. and
Mrs. Gene Smith,
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Colyer, Mr. and Mrs. Ben V. Smith, Miss
Rankin of
Danville and Miss Anise Smith.
Buys Store. DeForest Young has purchased the Rexroat store
at Rabbittown and
has taken possession.
Marriage License. The following marriage license have been
issued since our
last issue: Lawrence Jasper to Leona Sawyers; Henry L.
Poynter to Ellen M.
Carter; Kelley Lee Wilson to Doretta E. Molden; Green Rutherford
to Bertha
Bray; John W. Osborn (?) to Etna Randall.
Appointed Appraiser. Mrs. Wilda Cecil Curtis has been
appointed appraiser of
the personal estate of O.H. Waddle, deceased, to ascertain the
amount of
inheritance tax due.
Burnside.
Mrs. Clay V. Bryant and children with Mrs. Ellen Hogan are
visiting relatives
in Nashville.
Miss Lacy Hankley at Junction City was visiting Miss F. Rankin
last week.
The Young People's Missionary Society met with Mrs. G.C. Nunn
Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. N.J. Johnson of Louisville visited her son C.P. Johnson this
week.
Harry Burgess left Monday for Nashville. He has been
transferred to the
Cumberland Transportation office in Nashville. We regret to
see him leave.
Mrs. Bourne Gover of Somerset was a guest of Mrs. J.W. Sloan
Sunday and
Monday.
The Burnside Athletic Association played their first game of
basketball with
Oneida, Tenn., Saturday night, and came out victorious. The
score being 27
to 30. Our players had a rough team to play against but
their splendid
practice made them equal to the occasion.
Mrs. R.O. Lewis visited her daughter Mrs. Baker Grissom in
Erlanger this
week.
J.P. Kelsay of Somerset was here Monday visiting his father E.E.
Kelsay who
is very ill.
Mumps are raging in town with Misses Nina Beaty, Ruth Kelsay and
Imel
Parrigin as victims.
Dr. K.S. Lester is visiting at Liberty, Ky.
H.M. Curll has been very ill with the measles.
A very unusual accident occurred Saturday afternoon while Joe
Shelton was
crossing the Cumberland River bridge when No. 11, a passenger
train, caught
him about the center of the bridge. While trying to hold on
his fingers were
cut off and face bruised. The trainmen brought him to
Burnside. His suit
case was knocked off the bridge. "Uncle" Joe's
only statement about the
accident that was "he couldn't afford to turn loose."
Mrs. W.W. Rew has returned home from Lamb and Vale Hospital in
Cincinnati.
We are glad to know she is much better.
Mrs. E.B. Chitwood spent last weekend in Alpine.
J.P. Cunningham of Monticello, passed through here Monday en
route to Oneida,
Tenn., where he has a nice position.
Dr. W.F. Vaughn of Harrodsburg, filled his regular appointment at
the
Methodist church Sunday.
Mrs. F.C. Sloan entertained the Y.P.M. Society Tuesday evening
and a good
time and a delicious welsh rabbit was enjoyed.
G.N. Fagaly was in Monticello this week on business.
R.F. Anderson, traveling salesman was in town Tuesday.
J. Colson and McKeeha of Inter Southern Life Insurance Co., were
in town this
week.
Miss Madeline Jackson of Cincinnati is the guest of Mrs. W.W.
Rew.
Miss Hulda Miller of Creelesboro visited Mrs. H.K. Burgess this
week.
B.L. Ham has returned from Somerton, Arizona.
Mrs. J.M. Lloyd was in Cincinnati Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mr. B. Glispie of Somerset visited Mrs. Sloan Sunday.
W.M. Duncan of Monticello is the guest of his brother M.N. Duncan
this week.
Additional Personals.
Miss Sallie Elkin and Mrs. Carlton Elkin of Lancaster have been
in the city
this week at the beside of Mr. Carlton Elkin, who was injured in
a railroad
accident at Moreland.
News has been received here that Thurman May has re-enlisted in
the Naval
Aviation section of the army. He is located in New York at
one of the flying
schools. He only recently returned from France.
The many friends of Mr. D.H. Botts will regret to learn of the
sudden death
of his mother which occurred Monday at Lawrenceburg. Mr.
Botts is a
traveling salesman and has been making Somerset for several
years.
News has been received here that Miss Mattie Keen, who has a
splendid
position in Washington, has recently been promoted. She was
picked with ten
others out of a force of several hundred for this nice promotion.
The young ladies Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church
will meet
Friday afternoon at three o'clock with Miss Coloda Ashurst.
All members are
urged to be present as it is a very important meeting.
Dr. J.P.W. Brouse, Supt. City Schools, and Will Ramsey, Secretary
of the
Board of Education, were in Frankfort yesterday to appear before
the
Educational Committee of the Legislature in regard to a bill now
pending for
the benefit of Kentucky Schools.
Norwood.
Robert Hollars has moved to the Ed Hood place.
Miss Stella Burge is visiting her sister, Mrs. John Hudson at
Danville.
Mrs. George Morris and children of Camp Ground spent the week end
with A.J.
Morris.
School will close here Friday. There will be a short
program and a peanut
shower Friday night.
Floyd.
Rev. Thompson has been holding a few days meeting at Briery
church.
Mr. and Mrs. M.C. Higgins visited his brother, Harvey Higgins, at
Pulaski one
day last week.
Roy Trivett was called to Science Hill one day last week on
business.
Mr. and MRs. A.W. Surber and Mr. and Mrs. Fonzie Surber were
visitors of M.N.
Griffin and family Sunday.
Miss Hazel Jenkins is visiting relatives at Science Hill.
Misses Dorris and Lillian Gragg spent the day Monday with Mrs.
M.N. Griffin.
Mrs. Susie Harmon who has been visiting friends near Dabney,
returned to her
sister's, Mrs. Roy Trivett, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Higgins, of Indiana, were visiting relatives
at this
place last week.
Wm. Black has installed a new gasoline engine and wood saw.
Mrs. Altha Singleton is spending a few days with her grandmother,
Mrs. Sarah
Daily at Eubank.
W.H. Griffin was in Somerset one day last week.
J. Wheeldon of Kansas has been visiting relatives at Eubank.
J.W. Hines and John Lay have installed telephones on the Farmers
line.
Miss Emma Bryant left last Sunday for Ludlow, Ky.
Mt. Hope.
"Aunt" Emily Eastham is visiting her son in Florida.
Miss Helen Irvine is attending school in Florida this winter.
Mr. W.A. Weddle, who has been visiting his brother and sister, of
Mt. Hope,
has returned to Arkansas.
John J. Dick has moved into his new house this week.
Finley Wesley has sold his farm to Mat Wesley.
There will be Sunday School in the school house on the creek
until the
weather gets so they can have it in the Tabernacle.
Mrs. Ruth Farris visited her sister, Mrs. Susie Watters last
Sunday.
Miss Ethel Farris was a Sunday guest of Beatrice Morris.
Mrs. Lola Dick visited her sister, Mrs. Ellen Randolph, last
Sunday.
Charles Gadberry of Gennies Chapel, is visiting friends and
relatives here
this week.
Cornelius Weddle left last Sunday for Cincinnati.
Hogue.
Miss Amanda Cooper left Friday for Oneida, Tenn.
Misses Roxie and Laura Dick, of Bethlehem visited Mr. Dock Dick's
Saturday
night and Sunday.
Enock Pitman and family spent Sunday at Marion Godby's.
Otis Adams closed his school here at Centre Post last week.
W.J. Vaught is quite ill at this writing.
Miss Bonnie Cox of Science Hill was a guest of Anna and Coletta
Baugh
Saturday night.
Misses Esta and Wilmert Spaw of Oil Center and "Boss"
Carter of Poynter
attended church here Sunday.
Miss Beniah Jasper and brother Everett, of Mt. Hope, visited
their
grandfathers Mr. A.J. Adams last week.
Mt. Zion.
Sister Bruner preached at Wilson Chapel last Sunday.
John Dick's three little Dicketts are visiting relatives at King
Bee.
The presiding Elder Rev. Shepperd held services at Mt. Zion
Friday night and
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Adams have adopted Mrs. Adams brother's child,
Dorris Wise
of Chattanooga, Tenn.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vaught of Buncombe visited Mr. and Mrs. L.C.
Adams
Saturday night.
Little Lois Crawford of Science Hill is visiting her grandparents
Mr. and
Mrs. George Crawford.
"Aunt" Sarah Baugh celebrated her 73rd birthday last
Wednesday.
Elihu.
Cedar Grove school closed Tuesday.
T. Tuttle and Andrew Smith are on the sick list.
G.G. Gibson attended Mr. Hood's sale at Oak Hill Wednesday.
Mrs. Charles Tate visited in Ferguson last week.
Della Goff of Cedar Grove visited her sister, Mrs. Clarence Gover
of Elihu
last Sunday.
Ed Gibson is visiting his brothers G.G. and O.H. Gibson this
week.
Mrs. Luther Massey is suffering with neuralgia.
Bourne Smith has gone to Chattanooga to accept a position.
Valley Oak.
Rev. Bishop Wesley failed to fill his appointment at Fellowship
Sunday.
J.T. Miller and family have moved from our neighborhood to Drum,
Ky., where
he will sell goods and have care of the Post Office at that
place.
Chas. Thompson had a sale Wednesday which was well
attended. Mr. Thompson
and family will leave soon for Dayton, Ohio, to make their home.
Thomas and Tasso Buchanan visited at W.C. Wyrick's Wednesday.
Born to the wife of Victor Eldridge a boy.
Mrs. D.B. Wyrick spent Wednesday with her parents, H.H. Buchanan
and wife.
Sweeney's Chapel.
Mr. and Mrs. Wash Vaught visited at Mack Aker's Sunday.
Anderson Meece and "Aunt" Sabe Gill are very sick
Miss Thelma Vaught gave a singing Sunday night.
Joe Davidson and family and mother visited Mance Hamilton Sunday.
Miss Lucretia Vaught was elected Sunday School Supt., at
Sweeney's Chapel.
Mark.
Welta Whitaker and several of Matt Whitaker's children have the
measles.
Miss Wilbur Hargis visited her uncle, W.A. Hargis last week.
Leland Ping of Bozeman, Mont., is here on a visit.
Mrs. John Meece, Rector Meece and wife visited at J.S. Stewart's
Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Ethna Moore visited Miss Lucy Whitson Sunday.
Mrs. Stella Randall and children visited Mrs. Ellen Whitson last
week.
Chas. Whitaker has moved into Mrs. Rainey's property near Short
Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McKinney have returned to their home in George.
Mart Lovings left Saturday for Lockland, Ohio.
Robert Bingham and daughter Miss Minnie have returned from
Indianapolis.
James Hansford has returned after a visit in Dayton, Ohio.
Emmett Gilliland's school closed at Sixteen, January 7.
Several of the young folks attended the social at James Whitson's
Saturday
evening.
W.H. Ping the hustling census enumerator was in our midst last
week.
Eubank.
Prof. Hill has returned from Maysville, Ky.
Clay and Walter Singleton have returned from Louisville.
Mr. and Mrs. George Reynolds entertained with a party Friday
evening.
Walton Reynolds had a narrow escape from death Friday by pulling
the hammer
of his gun off and the shot glanced his side contracting a very
bad wound.
Jay Wheeldon and daughters have returned to St. John, Kansas.
Mr. and Mrs. Herton have moved to our little town.
Fred Phelps is able to be out again.
C.B. Marcum is improving after an illness of several days.
Todd.
Cliff Hubble has returned from Danville.
Miss Pearl Smithern visited at Lelsie Smithern's last week.
Miss Ida Brown is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lee Brown.
Lelsie Smithern and wife visited W.G. Purcell Sunday.
Ezra Todd is very ill.
Freeland Osborn is in Danville this week.
News Cullings From Kentucky.
Maysville. Mrs. Nancy Mastin Poe celebrated her 96th
birthday at her home on
the Sardis pike.
Georgetown. Elmer Myers, Paris, sustained fatal injuries
when his auto
overturned near Georgetown.
Paducah. Willie Collins, 23, died from a wound received
when he accidentally
discharged his gun in placing it a boat.
Stanford. The store of Allen Z. Holtsclaw at Gilbert's
Creek, in which the
post office also was located, burned with a loss of $5,000.
Brownsville. A pickpocket who slit the pocket of James W.
Skaggs, while in
Louisville, secured his wallet containing $960.
Corbin. A mild case of smallpox in the family of the
janitor of the city
school caused a recess of four days during which vaccination has
been
general.
Maysville. Walter Dick, trapper, caught a white coon, white
skunk, white
muskrat, a solid black coon, and a coffee-colored skunk, all
freaks before
unknown in this section.
Latonia. "Well, goodbye," said Mrs. Joseph Zaring
to her family and guests
as they sat in the parlor, then ran to her own room, locked the
door and shot
herself through the heart.
Danville. A reward has been offered for apprehension of
vandals who used red
paint to deface the Confederate monument in McDowell Park.
Maysville. The river is filled with floating ice and many
boats have been
compelled to seek harbor.
Catlettsburg. Gilbert Lee was held to the grand jury under
$6,300 bond,
being accused severally of stealing whisky, taking an automobile
and robbing
Hite's store.
Newport. An explosion of gas that had accumulated in a
closed room at the
home of Charles Deitz blew out one side of the house and
seriously injured
A.C. Stanley.
Winchester. The court required an indemnity bond of $500 in
ordering the
warring factions of the Church of the Living God to occupy the
church
alternate weeks, the rival preachers to turn over the keys every
Friday.
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