CORRESPONDENCE

 

DINGUS

J. E. Williams and wife, of Crockett, visited here over Sunday.

Fred Burrows and A.J. Williams , of Farmers, branded logs here last week for the Licking River, and Whistler and Searcy Co`s.

Rev. A.L. Williams has returned from Johnson county after spending about 30 days preaching here. He contemplates moving here in the near future.

Bennie Patrick has moved into one of Ed Williams houses. Mr. Williams is expecting to vacate the other soon, having sold his interest in the H.M. Williams heir land to J.I. Patrick.

Frank Lemaster, of Jeptha, is expecting to be a resident on J.W. Williams farm. Uncle Frank seems to have a fair conception of the needs and requirements of a first class farmer.

Elder Bruce Adkins, of Elliott county, was here the first of the month.

J.H. Wheeler has purchased for the Wheeler Holden Tie Co., of R.M. Smith, of Jeptha, the timber on 283 acres of land at ( rest is unreadable )
Mrs. Clarinda Patrick was at Paint last week.

SLAB

 

OMER

Cool and cloudy.

J.F. Perry went to Menifee last week on business.

Ben Craft spent Thursday night with Ezra McGuire.

John R. Ratliff, of Grassy, bought a nice mare of Jerry McQuinn, price $135.

Aaron Cox and Gus Hale stayed Saturday night with the writer and family.

J.C. Blankenship is visiting his daughter, Mrs. J.Y. Pettit of Elkfork.

Dillard McGuire went to Montgomery on business last week.

Wesley Coffee, while making ties, last Thursday stuck the axe in his foot inflicting a serious wound.

Noah Triplett of Beaver, visited his father-in-law, W.A. Goodpaster, last week.

J. Augustus Hale, son of Matthew Hale of Omer has secured a patent on the improvement of carriage tops. The patent being applicable to buggies, automobiles and, in fact all topped vehicles, and it is generally believed the patent will bring the inventor a very handsome little sum of money.

Married, Feb. the 8th at the residence of the bride`s father Will McClure, Roe Carpenter to Miss Minnie McClure. The groom is a son of C.F. Carpenter, deceased, a young man of 22 summers and a gentleman to the letter, while the bride is a daughter of Will McClure of Dehart, and an accomplished lady. Rev. J.H. Fugate officiated, and at night the boys from far and near gathered in a serenading capacity and gave them a general round up. Then they were invited in and partook of a nice treat on candies, cakes, etc. May they live long and happy and their shadows never grown lest.

COW BOY

 

GRASSY CREEK

Bad roads are prevalent in this country just now. They seem to be the condition that the man`s wife was: just as bad as they can be and getting worse all the time. Have we any road doctors in this country? If so they had better be summoned at once for our roads are going to get past recovery. It used to be said that some one was responsible for the condition of our roads, but perhaps it was just an old saying : I believe some one ought to be responsible.

K.M. Couch has sold his farm to George Stacy, who has taken possession of same, and Couch has gone to Iowa, to look out a location for a future home. Iowa may be a good country for farmers but doubtless it is a hard place for preachers as I am in receipt of an instrument stating that there was 47 preachers in Iowa recently made a strike for higher wages.

Joe C. Gevedon has sold his gasoline mill to Elder C.F. Testerman , and he has moved it to Caney.

J.F. Cecil is seriously ill with pneumonia.

W.W. McClure is visiting his sister, Mrs. J.F. Gevedon who is yet confined to her room.

Gose and Ayers, have moved their saw mill to the farm of J.F. Gevedon.

Jas. L. Cader and Miss Lizzie Ross were united in matrimony on the 12 inst.

Joe C. Gevedon , of this vicinity, has just returned home from Portsmouth,Ohio; where he has been visiting relatives.

Farmers will have to begin to hustle as oats and grass seed sowing time is at hand.

FAIRY PLAY

 

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Jasper Elam, of Mt. Sterling, who has been visiting his father, George W. Elam, returned home ( unreadable )

_______ Havens, ____ Confederate Veteran, is dangerously ill with pneumonia.

_____ McClain of Lenox, was a guest of B.M. Carr last Friday night.

George P. Dyre, of Wolfe county, was here last week in this interest of his candicy for the Democratic nomination for representative in the 91 district composed of Morgan and Wolfe counties.

Mrs. Mary Claypool , whose illness was mentioned last week, is improving slowly.

Jeff Haney has bought N? B. Jones farm on the Day fork of little Caney, and will move to it about the first of March, and N? B. Jones will go to Fleming county.

John Harve Elam has moved to the poplar fork of little Caney.

There is a contagious cough among the children here that resembles whooping cough Very much but the strange thing about it is that some people who have had whooping cough years ago are now coughing and whooping with it and the writer is one of them.

Miss Fannie Reed was the guest of Miss Grace Elam Sunday night.

Rev. J.L. Ferguson preached at Southfork Saturday and Sunday and Z.T. Pence at Sycamore grove Saturday.

Amos Holiday of Cannel City , was here last week.

Mrs. Dollie McClain and daughter Velma of Lenox, are visiting friends and relatives at Malone last week.

Mrs. Viccie Carter , of Grassy creek, was here last week to see her mother, Mrs. Claypool.

Willie Elam sold a boundary of timber last week to Amos Holiday for $600.

Mrs. Sherman Williams is on the sick list this week.

Dave Williams was the guest of B.M. Carr and family Sunday.

The protracted meeting at Centerville closed Sunday.

Morton Pence and wife of Rose fork are visiting friends and relatives here last week.

Z.T. Pence is at Campton this week on business.

A protracted meeting will begin at Sycamore grove school house Friday night. “May much good be donein the cause of Christ”.

Leborn Lykins passed through here last week 68 head of good cattle and Lonzo Lacy with 165 head and a number of others whose names we did not learn, all for the Mt. Sterling market.

Dave Wiiliams had a fine mare to drop dead last Sunday night.

B.M. Carr, Dave Williams and Huram Havens attended county court Monday.

Say Mr. Editor would it not be a departure from the old custom and a violation of the compact entered into between the two counties when the district was first made for the Committee, to say that the Democrats of Morgan county shall be deprived of a vote in the race for the nomination for Representative in this the 91st dist? We are in favor of Wolfe county having the man this time but we want to help name him as we have twice as many voters as Wolfe county and for Wolfe to say who the nominee shall be would be a case of the tail wagging the dog.

PIGHEAD

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