Volume 11
The Record of Grant County in the Year 1896:
JANUARY:
Miss
Josie LITTELL, formerly of this place, was married in Alexandria, Indiana,
to E. B. ROGERS, a business man of that
place.
Americus
VALLANDINGHAM, a prominent farmer of Mt. Zion, died of heart
failure.
Dr.
Lee TULLY was married in Louisville to Miss Emma BUNNER of that
city.
Dr.
A. L. MATTHEWS of Stewartsville, and Miss Minnie LILLARD of Folsom, were
married in Cincinnati.
FEBRUARY:
Wightman
D. ROBERTS and Miss Nannie WILSON were married in
Lexington.
Miss
Stella HALL, daughter of H. C. HALL, died at her home on Fork
Lick.
MARCH:
M.
S. MILLS and Miss Elizabeth DAUGHERTY were married at
Gardnersville.
W.
W. Points married Miss Eliza GRACE at and of New
Orleans.
James
McMILLAN and Miss Annie HENSLEY, of this place, were married in
Georgetown.
John
ELLISTON, of Elliston, died at his
home.
Mrs.
Albert LUCAS died at her home.
MAY:
John
A. VEST died at his home of stomach cancer and was buried at Mt.
Zion.
Homer
NORTHCUTT and Miss Delle HENDRICKS were married at the residence of C. C.
LEWIS by Rev. DAVIS of
Georgetown.
Died
at her home on Falmouth Street, Mr. J. H.
LILLARD.
JUNE:
John
CHILDERS was married to Miss Katie STEWART, of Georgetown, by Rev. MARKSBERRY,
of that place.
Miss
Mamie Angerona JONES and James Valdor McLEMORE, both of Memphis, Tennessee,
were married at the Christian Church by Rev. J. W.
MADDUX.
William
LITTELL died of heart failure at his home at Cherry
Grove.
Mrs.
HILL died at her home.
JULY:
Hade
STROUD was killed by stepping from the fast
train.
AUGUST:
Sinclair
HARRISON and Mrs. Hattie M. McKINSEY, of Delia, were married at the home
of James WALLACE, near town.
Zadie
HOFFMAN died at Stewartsville of typhoid
fever.
Mrs.
Mary WILLIAMS died at the home of her father, William
SMITH.
SEPTEMBER:
R.
F. WARE died at his home near
town.
Rev.
G. W. YANCEY died at his home. Death caused by
paralysis.
Mrs.
William BROMBACK died at her home one mile north of
Williamstown.
Calvert
Owen HULETT and Miss Anaise CLARK were married at the home of the bridge
on High Street.
Mrs.
Mary SMITH died at her home at Mt. Zion of
paralysis.
Zelma
GAUGH died at the home of her parents near Stewartsville of
diphtheria.
OCTOBER:
R.
E. BYERS died at his home of
consumption.
Richard
McNAY, who died at High Bridge, was buried at
Sherman.
Mrs.
Elizabeth HARRINGTON died at the home of her daughter. Mrs. James P.
WEBB.
Miss
Barbara DOER and Wilson COOK were married at the residence of Rev. J. M.
McKINLEY.
Joe
F. GAUGH died at his home at Mason, of typhoid fever.
NOVEMBER:
Mrs.
Eugenia SIMMONS, wife of W. T. SIMMONS Sr, died at her home on Paris
Street.
Mrs.
BLACKFORD died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. C. MUSSELMAN, and was
buried at Lexington.
Mrs.
Eva LOOMIS, wife of Ezra LOOMIS Jr., died at her home near
Falmouth.
Mr.
and Mrs. W. G. CRAM celebrated their golden wedding at their home in South
Williamstown.
William
WEBB and Miss Lillie MORRIS were married at Mt. Pleasant by Rev.
PETTY.
Dr.
A. D. BLAINE and Miss Anna May O'HARA were married at the Methodist Church
at Dry Ridge by Rev. Pope, of
Millersburg.
DECEMBER:
Robt.
H. HOPPER, of Stewartsville, died and was buried by the Masons in
Williamstown.
Mrs.
Elizabeth WEBSTER, of Mt. Zion, wife of P. G. WEBSTER, died at her
home.
Jim
COMBS, of Lawrenceville, was killed by a falling
tree.
Richard
JOHNSON fell from a barn on D. M. HALL's farm and was
killed.
H.
D. STRATTON died at his home after several weeks illness and was buried by
the Oddfellows.
John
BOYD and Miss Hattie CALANDER were married at the Stewartsville Baptist
Church.
Mrs. Elizabeth LANDRAM, wife of J. J. LANDRAM, died at her home near Knoxville,
Ky.
January
7, 1897
Newt
FRANKS and Miss Nannie STEWART were married at
Stewartsville.
Sherman
News - Hayden REED, of Crittenden, visited his brother, Dudley,
Sunday.
William
CONRAD, of Mt. Zion precinct, is a candidate for Constable; is son of T.
J. CONRAD and a farmer.
Ernest
McGLASSON and his new wife of Hennepin, Illinois, visited his father, J.
J. McGLASSON at Mason; Ernest will reside in the "Sucker" state
permanently.
J.
R. BOWMAN, of Berry, Kentucky, and Miss Nannie LAYLE, of this place, were
married at [Berry] on last Monday
afternoon
On
Wednesday afternoon, W. W. [Walter] POINTS received a letter from his wife
who is spending the winter with her parents in New Orleans, that he was the
father of a 10 pound girl. Luther GROSS, on the same day, announced there
was a 10 pound baby boy at his house.
Card
of thanks from Mr. and Mrs. E. K. GREEN on the "death of our little
baby."
January
14, 1897
Stewartsville
News (delayed):
1.
Val STEWART visited his sister, Mrs. ECKLER, near
Corinth.
2.
Mrs. Dr. MATHEWS visited her mother, Mrs.
LILLARD.
3.
Laura AYRES, of Holbrook, visited her uncle, Joe
FRANKS.
Walton
News (delayed):
1.
Friday night Mr. MARTIN's stepson Marion STEVENS, 15, went hunting with his
cousin, Denver PETTY, 12, and young brother,
10.
2.
Dr. and Mrs. GAINES visited her mother, Mrs. TAFFE, of
Warsaw.
3.
Mrs. Ben L. JOHNSON, of Zion Station, visited her father, Leon
NORTHCUTT.
4.
T. M. WALSH, wife, daughter, and niece, Miss Ethel WALTZ visited his
brother-in-law, James B. MAHONEY of
Louisville.
Elliston
News (delayed): The remains of Daniel RINGO were buried at Ten Mile
Monday.
Mt.
Pleasant News (delayed):
1.
Tom LAWRENCE and wife visited her sister, Mrs. Ned STONE at
Cordova.
2.
Enoch HUMPHREYS and Miss Anna ELLIOTT were married last Thursday
evening.
Dry
Ridge News: Died on last Wednesday, Uncle Henry BILLITER of la grippe, aged
77 years; interred in family burying ground near J. B.
O'NEAL's.
Albert
JONES was born in the good old Democratic County of Owen about 36 years ago;
is married with 5 children; resides in Downingsville and Grant County for
several years.
Jeff
BROWN, candidate for Jailer, came to his home near Dry Ridge one evening
last week and found a brand new baby boy at his
house.
J.
N. CARTER mentions his son-in-law, R. W.
VANCE.
John
BLACKFORD of Keene, Jessamine County, visited his sisters, Mrs. H. C. MUSSELMAN
and Mrs. Silas WIGGINGTON.
Death
of Marion ALLPHIN, one of Grant County's most popular and deserving young
school teachers, of pneumonia, at the home of his sister, Mrs. PINER, on
the banks of Eagle Creek on last Sunday morning; only 18; was next youngest
son of Hon. H. Z. ALLPHIN; had recently closed Gray School and was finishing
the school of his brother, William; was buried in the cemetery at Holbrook
Monday..
Crittenden
was better known as "Pin Hook" in former
years.
F.
M. SMITH, administrator fro James and Mary SMITH, deceased, announced sale
at their late residence one mile north of Mt. Zion on the Mt. Zion and Verona
Pike, January 27, 1897.
Born
to the wife of John B. O'NEAL, Thursday, January 7, 1897, a girl. Weight
13 pounds. Name, William Jennings O'NEAL. Violette. [correct as
printed].
Born
to the wife of Robert MOORE, Friday, January 8, 1897, a girl. Weight 10 pounds.
Violette.
Joseph
HICKS, candidate for magistrate, was born February 29, 1840 in Downingsville
district where he now lives and is 57; is a son of William and Catherine
HICKS; father died when a small boy; his mother is living and is 78; at 18,
Joseph married Mary Jane KINMAN, to whom 12 children have been born, all
living, except one girl; 5 boys and 4 girls are married; death of Squire
CHILDERS, Justice of the Peace, in 1877 is
noted.
January
21, 1897
Dry
Ridge News:
1.
Dr. A. D. BLAINE and his bonnie bride will soon move to their new home on
Main Street.
2.
Enoch HUMPHREY, who has lately married, will move to the home formerly owned
by uncle Jake RENAKER, but now owned by Claud
CONRAD.
3.
Mrs. Ella JEFFERS, wife of A. T. JEFFERS, died January 8, 1897, at age 49,
after 2 year illness, of tumor; funeral at Dry Ridge Methodist Church, followed
by burial in Williamstown Cemetery.
Walton
News:
1.
Death of Thomas A. JOHNSON, at his Boone County home, January 15, 1897, aged
74 years, 9 months, and 10 days; leaves wife and 9 married daughters; 3 sons
died several years ago; more than 20
grandchildren.
2.
Died January 2, 1897, at his home near Verona, Boone County, Vardamin FINNELL,
84; in 1863 he paid $3,000 to relieve Boone County of the draft for [Civil
War] soldiers; leaves 4 children; Judge J. B. FINNELL, of Georgetown, and
Dr. R. L. FINNELL of Verona and 2 daughters; funeral by [Rev. Lafe] L. JOHNSON;
buried in Verona Cemetery beside his wife who died many years
before.
3.
Death of John STAPLETON, 73, on the "Beaver Grade"; was industrious
farmer.
4.
Mrs. America MILLER, wife of Thos. MILLER, of Palmer Springs, Florida, who
was visiting her old home, died on the 10th at the home of her brother, Edward
HOLDER.
5.
Yesterday the hearse was sent to Verona to convey the body of Lawrence DWYER,
about 60, to his resting place.
Sherman
News: Rev. G. W. HILL preached the funeral of Miss Carrie THOMPSON, at Mt.
Zion, where she was buried in the cemetery on
Monday.
Mason
News:
1.
Miss Eva FORNASH, 25, died very suddenly Monday of consumption; was buried
in the Baptist cemetery.
2.
Uncle Thompson SMITH died Monday, in the 87th year of his
age.
George
W. TUCKER was born 1830 in Bourbon County; family moved to Grant 9 years
later; in 1867 he married Miss Lucia TULLY, a daughter of Dr. TULLY and a
sister of H. H. TULLY of Williamstown; they have four children, all
living.
Sketch
of Ed. V. ROGERS, candidate for surveyor; is son of Samuel and Caroline ROGERS;
Ed. is oldest of 7 children and was born March 22, 1870; parents moved to
Grant in 1874 and have lived in Stewartsville neighborhood
since.
Miss
Carrie THOMPSON, daughter of Magistrate James P. THOMPSON, died on last Monday
after long illness of consumption; buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery last
Tuesday.
John
DUNN delivered a Vermont granite monument at Stringtown, Harrison County,
on the lot of Lafayette HENRY; will make a similar type for grave of Capt.
James T. WILLIS [in Williamstown]
Death
of Hattie LUCAS at her mother's Main Street, Williamstown, home on Wednesday
of nervous prostration; she was a teacher at Childers School near Downingsville;
buried in Williamstown Cemetery
Wednesday.
Salem,
Kentucky, January 19, '97 - John Denman GAUGH, 4 year old son of J. Leslie
GAUGH, died January 14, 1897; has gone to play with his little sister, Zelma;
resolutions from the Methodist Church Sunday School committee: Claud DILLS,
Mary FLEGE, and Henry McMILLAN.
January
28, 1897
In
Memoria. Ella Lewis JEFFERS was born October 16, 1848; was married
to Albert JEFFERS 24 years ago; was invalid for nearly two years; survived
by her husband and two children; died January 3, 1897; funeral at Dry Ridge;
buried in Williamstown Cemetery.
Resolution
on death of Robert H. HOPPER, who was born in Pendleton County, Kentucky
January 27, 1861; he died December 2, 1896; was a husband and
father.
Died
at his home in Harrison County, Kentucky, John S. SCOTT, father of Dr. J.
T. SCOTT, January 19, 1897, of heart disease; Uncle John was a Harrison County
pioneer nearly 76 years old; was buried at the family burying ground on the
farm.
Robert
STUBBLEFIELD [formerly of Williamstown], 79, died at his home No. 210 East
17th Street [Covington]; leaves wife and 2 children; body to be shipped tomorrow
to Dover for interment by undertakers Wilkie &
Smith.
Mrs.
Lily BYERS and children visited her father, James GREENE, of
Ghent.
Mr.
and Mrs. Harry HARRISON were in Walton Sunday for the funeral of Perry
INGRAM.
Death
of Oliver Perry INGRAM, last Saturday, January 23, at his home near Walton,
Kentucky; was a son of Hugh and Mottie (SANDERS) INGRAM; was born near Walton,
August 27, 1869 and was 27 years, 5 months, and 23 days old at death; known
as Perry. was a practical painter of railroad buildings; funeral was Sunday
and was buried in the Baptist
Cemetery.
Master
John TURNER gave his 15th birthday party last
Monday.
Oak
Ridge News:
1.
Miss Josie WEBB of Williamstown visited her sister, Mrs. J.
GOUGE.
2.
Miss Bessie HIGHTOWER of Gardnersville visited her uncle, R. A.
HIGHTOWER.
Stewartsville:
Funeral of little Denman GAUGH will be preached at Salem the first Sunday
in February by R. G. W. HILL.
Crittenden
News:
1.
Miss Annie ROUSE visited her sister, Mrs. LLOYD, at Norwood,
Ohio.
2.
Miss Hester WATERHOUSE, of Delaware, Ohio, visited her sister, Mrs. Everet
BEDINGER.
Elliston
News:
1.
On Saturday night the 16th, Miss Carrie, daughter of James M. THOMPSON, passed
away and was buried at Mt. Zion on the
18th.
2.
On Thursday the 21st after an illness of several months, Mrs. Birdie BANNISTER
died; was daughter of W. P. ELLISTON, deceased; buried at Union, Boone County,
beside her husband.
3.
Born to the wife of Sydney STONE Sr. on the 25th, a girl. Weight 2 pounds.
Dr. TULLY attending.
February
4, 1897
Dry
Ridge News: Funeral of Mrs. Abraham ECKLER was preached at the Missionary
Baptist Church Sunday.
Sherman
News: John MASSIE and wife visited their brother, William; will make their
home in Ludlow.
Mt.
Pleasant News: Thomas LAWRENCE and wife visited his sister, Mrs. J. W.
CRAMMER.
Circuit
Court convened Monday. One case considered was: Alfred BICKERS' administrator
vs. N. T. Evans, &c., dismissed without prejudice with judgment for
defendant's cost.
Walton
News: Mrs. Arlie LERMOND, who visited her mother-in-law, Mrs. E. LERMOND,
was called to her sick sister in Crawfordsville,
Indiana.
Flingsville
News - Died on the 21st, Noah THOMPSON; leaves six children - 3 sons and
3 daughters.
Funeral
of little Johnnie Denman, 4-1/2 year old son of J. L. GAUGH, will be preached
the first Sunday in February at Salem Methodist Church near
Stewartsville.
Judge
Warren MONFORT died at his home in Pineville, Kentucky, Tuesday, February
2, 1897.
Mrs.
Abe ECKLER of Dry Ridge, died at her home last Saturday of cancer of the
stomach and was interred in the family burying ground near that place on
Sunday.
Telegram
received the 2nd announcing the death of Mrs. Alice J. HAMPTON, wife of W.
A. HAMPTON and daughter of W. H. and Eliza WESTOVER on previous night at
her home in Pomona, Cumberland County, Tennessee; two of her brothers, W.
D. and Monroe WESTOVER, left to attend the funeral there
today.
Mrs.
Hattie ARNOLD visited her sister, Mrs. FINCH, of
Burlington.
Dr.
Charlie VIOLETT of Napoleon is tending his sick brother, Dr. J. D. VIOLETT
on High Street.
Died
- Sarah C. ECKLER, wife of Abraham ECKLER, after 7 years of suffering, January
29, 1897; was born January 17, 1861; married in 1882; survived by husband;
funeral in the Dry Ridge Church; burial in the old family burying
ground.
Died
at her home in Williamstown January 19, 1897, Hattie LUCAS, in her 19th
years.
Rev.
Elijah PETTY is under 50; moved to Fork Lick, Grant County, ten years ago;
married twice; father of 15 children; all living except
one.
W.
W. POINTS is the son of Dr. J. T. POINTS of Sherman, and a grandson of Hon.
William POINTS of the same place; about 26; married with one
child.
Luther
M. GROSS, 24, was born and raised in Downingsville precinct; married with
one child.
George
Y. EVANS is about 40 and
married.
February
11, 1897
Sherman
News - C. C. and William LAYLE of Odessa, Missouri, attended their mother's
funeral on Sunday: Margaret LAYLE, wife of John LAYLE, deceased, was born
and raised near Mt. Zion and died at her old home, now the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Angie SAMS, and was in her 94th
years.
Crittenden
News: Mrs. Alice COLLINS visited her sick daughter, Mrs. Joseph HANLEY of
Walnut Hills, Ohio.
Mt.
Pleasant News:
1.
Taylor CROUCH and his sister, Miss Mary CROUCH, attended the funeral of their
aunt, Martha MARSHALL, at Corinth last
Tuesday.
2.
William STONE and wife visited her father, Z. T.
CROUCH.
William
L. ALLPHIN, Democratic nominee for Circuit Court Clerk, is a son of Zebade[e]
and Lucretia (LOOMIS) ALLPHINE; was born February 28, 1871; one of nine children
and is oldest living; born and raised in Grant County; a school teacher and
omnivorous reader.
Resolutions
of the Grant Circuit Court, Williamstown, Kentucky, February 4, 1897: Hon.
Warren MONTFORT was born in Switzerland County, Indiana in 1837; live in
Kentucky since his early boyhood; died February 1, 1897 at his Pineville,
Kentucky home; was in Confederate army for 4 years as a
soldier.
Married
at the clerk's office in Williamstown, February 10, 1897, William GOLDBERRY
and Mess Eva HUNTER.
Mrs.
Rosa B. FORD, of Winchester, visited her sister, Mrs.
DICKEY.
Monroe
and William D. WESTOVER returned from the funeral of their sister, Mrs. A.
J. HAMPTON at Pomona, Tennessee; she was buried in the cemetery of the
Congregational Church on top of the Cumberland
mountains.
Died
at Elliston, this county, Mrs. Annie (KEMPER) ELLISTON, wife of W. D. ELLISTON,
Friday, February 5, 1897, of typhoid fever, aged 33 years and 4 months; was
born near Poplar Grove, Owen County, October 5, 1864; February 28, 1889 she
married W. D. ELLISTON; never attached herself to any church; funeral and
burial at the Oddfellows Cemetery, Poplar Grove; survived by husband, 3 children,
and aged mother.
Circuit
Court Action, Tuesday, 2nd day: Louisa [BICKERS] DIETZ vs. Martha CHAPMAN,
etc.; Master Commissioner acknowledged seven deeds to
heirs.
Circuit
Court Action, Wednesday: D. H. KENDALL vs. Louisiana KENDALL for divorce;
county attorney demurred to plaintiff's petition and the court took
time.
Circuit
Court Action, Saturday, 6th day: Commonwealth of Kentucky vs. William POINTS,
moving a dead body; bond $100.
Damage
Suit of William CONRAD vs. John B. SANDERS for alienating the affections
of CONRAD's wife is again on trial; both are rich men, prominent in Dry Ridge;
CONRAD asks for $25,000 damages; CONRAD said he was 50 years old and married
Miss Kate RENAKER in 1875 and had lived near Dry Ridge from that time until
their separation; she bore him six children; two of whom are dead; CONRAD
stated, "I never saw any more of SANDERS until the sickness and death of
our little girl. My wife sent for him [as undertaker] to take charge of the
corpse." J. N. RENAKER, of Downingsville, said he was a second cousin of
both of the parties.
February
18, 1897
Dry
Ridge News:
1.
"Dick" McCLURE came near committing suicide by drowning himself in C. D.
REED's cistern, but for the timely assistance of Ed CLARK and Elwood McCLURE
who bravely came to the rescue and saved the poor's dog's
life.
2.
Chas. NORTHCUTT and Miss Ada MAY will be married in the Baptist Church at
this place on Wednesday, February
24.
3.
The family of the Hon. C. C. REED met at his home last Friday to celebrate
the 72nd anniversary of his birth.
Resolutions
from Heekin Literary and Debating Society: Marion ALLPHIN died January 10,
1897; was teacher; leaves parents, a son, brothers and
sisters.
Owen
News mentions Jack WEBB, who spent the best days of his life in Owen [County]
in pursuit of his wife, Miss Maggie.
Circuit
Court Action - Lydie HARRISON adjudged to be an
idiot.
Ira,
infant son of Dr. R. E. and Maggie LIMMERICK, who died January 18, 1897,
of pneumonia, age 11 months.
Joseph
F. GAUGH was born June 19, 1860 and died October 23, 1896; a Baptist and
a Mason; survived by wife and children. Poem follows, signed by His Little
Son, Freddie.
Ellen
DUNN, wife of John DUNN, died December 18, 1896; ill with consumption for
nearly six years; body carried to the Baptist Church and laid to rest; poem
mentions absence of dear mother and Bennie, signed by her daughter
Addie.
Charles
M. ALLPHIN died January 19, 1897, age 18 years, 6[?] months and 6 days; poem
mentions brother and Marion, signed by Lucretia ALLPHIN, Holbrook,
Kentucky.
Leo
THOMAS, son of N. D. and Lena RUHALL, was born March 5, 1895; died after
a brief but severe burn, February 9, 1897, aged 1 year, 11 months, and 4
days.
Mary
E. LITTELL, Administratrix for William LITTELL, deceased, announces public
auction at his late home 3 miles south of Williamstown on the Covington and
Lexington Pike, one mile north of Mason. March 3,
1897.
Conrad-Sanders
Trial Participants: M. D. GRAY, D. C. POINTS, WIlliam RENAKER and C. C. CRAM.
More testimony printed. I. N. CONRAD was a 1st cousin to William and Kate
CONRAD. Miss Ida DUNSTALL (nee TUNGATE) was a witness. The defendant, John
B. SANDERS, has been married for 15 years. The child, Edna, of Mr. CONRAD's,
that died. Mrs. Mary SANDERS said she was the mother of John B. SANDERS.
Peter SANDERS said he was the foster father of J. B. SANDERS. Mrs. Kate CONRAD
said she was 39 and a daughter of J. B. RENAKER; was married to William CONRAD
at the Grand Hotel in Cincinnati when she was on 17 years old; she had six
children, two of whom were dead.
February
25, 1897
Deeds:
1.
William B. and Nancy NEW to James NEW and his
heirs.
2.
James and Laura NEW to Martha B.
BLACKBURN.
3.
M. E. and Ellen ELLIOTT to W. R.
STEPHENSON.
4.
R. N. MORGAN and Martha F. MORGAN to R. D.
HALY.
5.
Sarah COLEMAN, M. A. SMITH and John SMITH to Ezra
FRANKS.
6.
W. M. HUDSON and his wife, M. L. HUDSON to J. W.
HALL.
7.
M. E. ELLIOTT and his wife, Ellen ELLIOTT to Martha A.
ELLISTON.
8.
John W. HAVICUS and wife to A. J.
AUSTIN.
9.
William M. CREIGHTON and wife to William A.
FAULSTITCH.
10.
W. A. HARRISON and wife to P. G.
HARRISON.
11.
J. D. JOHNSON and wife to W. C.
JOHNSON.
Mortgages:
12.
H. B. SHERIFF and wife to E. R.
BLACKBURN.
13.
R. A. ASHCRAFT and wife to Joe
GLASCOCK.
14.
W. L. STEPHENS and wife to J. D. VIOLETTE and D. C.
POINTS.
15.
W. C. JOHNSON and wife to C. C.
NESBITT.
16.
R. W. HAGGARD and wife to D. and D.
GREEN.
17.
W. T. SAMS and wife to J. K. P.
ELLISTON.
Scott
JACKSON and Alonzo WALLING, who murdered Pearl BRYAN, will be hung at Newport,
Kentucky on March 20th.
Complimentary
article from the Winchester (Indiana) Herald about Miss Rosa LAWRENCE, a
music teacher, formerly from
Williamstown.
Miss
Fannie FINCH, of Burlington, visited her grandparents, Mr. and mrs. J. M.
RIDDELL.
Born
to the wife of Joe GLASSOCK on February 21, 1897, a
girl.
Dry
Ridge News: On last Saturday morning, Cornelius EDWARDS, an aged and respected
citizen, died very suddenly of disease of the brain; funeral was Monday and
he was buried in the old ECKLAR Burying
Ground.
Mason
News: A little child of William TRUETT died last week with
pneumonia.
Mt.
Pleasant News:
1.
Funeral of Mrs. John ELLIOTT, of Stringtown, last
Sunday.
2.
Mrs. N. O NORTHCUTT visited her sister, Mrs. Franks EVANS, of
Mason.
3.
Mrs. Joseph WEBB [may visit] her daughter, Mrs. W. L. Smith, of Eagle Grove,
Iowa.
Doudton
News - Born to the wife of A. D. CARR on February 18, a
girl.
Heekin
News:
1.
Benjamin SCROGGIN, son of T. S. SCROGGIN, brought home a bride from Nicholas
County last Sunday. Her maiden name was Miss Hattie
TOUT.
2.
Warner WILLIS and sisters, Emma and Rebecca, are arranging to enter school
at Lebanon, Ohio.
3.
Death on the 7th at the home of Joseph CHIPMAN claimed life of Edward CROSSWAITE,
Mrs. Chipman's nephew; Ed was bright young man of 18 years, who had just
entered Lexington College and contracted pneumonia after one
week.
The
CONRAD-SANDERS trail ended when the jury found for the defendant SANDERS
last Thursday.
In
Memoriam - Peggy LAYLE died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Angeline SAMS,
near Mt. Zion, Thursday, February 5, 1897; was born in Culpeper County, Virginia,
June 1, 1893; being 93 years, 8 months, and 3 days old at the time of her
death; in 1824 she married John LAYLE, who died some years ago; they had
13 children, all of whom lived to adulthood except one who died in infancy;
funeral and burial was Sunday, February 7, at Mt.
Zion.
March
4, 1897
Dry
Ridge News: Wedding Wednesday, at the Dry Ridge Baptist Church, of Miss Ada
MAY and Charles NORTHCUTT; she is second daughter of William MAY of Broad
Ridge; he is young farmer of same place; married by Rev. Davis; bridesmaids
were Misses Myrtle GRUELL, Jessie NORTHCUTT, and Nora MAY; flower girl was
little Miss Shirlie MAY; last two named are bride's sisters; groomsmen were
Fred CONRAD, Clyde and Lester ECKLAR.
Cherry
Grove News:
1.
Born to the wife of Martin TOMLIN, a boy, Robert
McKinley.
2.
Last Saturday Jeff LAWRENCE celebrated his 50th
birthday.
Stewartsville
News: Miss Lula CHILDERS and Tom CATTERAN will be united in marriage at this
place by Judge McMillen next Sunday.
Jennie
CLAY and her husband, W. B. CLAY, sold a house and lot to John BAXTER for
$170 cash.
In
Memory - Dedicated to Leslie GAUGH on the death of his little son, Denman,
who died January 14, 1897; poem refers to "Dennie", signed, A
Friend.
Mrs.
Clint Berry of Frankfort, visited the families of her brother, D. L. CUNNINGHAM,
and her nephew, C. C. Points.
March
11, 1897
Dry
Ridge News: The FORD sisters, Jessa and Belle, with then musical instruments,
gave an entertainment at the school
Walton
News:
1.
Ira WADE was married to Miss Josie E. ELIZIE of Louisville, at the home of
the groom's mother on March 3; will live near Sherman on their tract of
land.
2.
Augustus LEWIS of near Bracht's Station died March 4; invalid for 3 or 4
years and lost his wife just 4 weeks ago; leaves 6 married daughters and
3 sons; buried at Gardnersville March
7.
Sherman
News:
1.
Mrs. DOUGHERTY celebrated her 80th birthday last
week.
2.
The marriage of Miss Lula CHILDERS and Tom KETTRON, last
Sabbath.
In
Memoriam - Hattie LUCAS was born in May 1868 to Squire and Martha LUCAS;
father died before her; she became main support of her mother; died in January,
1897.
Dr.
R. H. O'HARA went to Covington for the funeral of Mrs. Hulda CONN, the
mother-in-law of Judge James O'HARA, of that
city.
Mrs.
Rose FORD, of Winchester, visited her sister, Mrs. J. H.
DICKEY.
J.
Nuton KENDALL, of Leesburg, Bourbon County, is the only son and heir of the
late Ross KENDALL of Sherman.
Katie,
the little daughter of William STROUD Jr., died last Tuesday at her father's
home, of measles and pneumonia; buried in the cemetery
Wednesday.
Telegram
reached W. W. POINTS Monday from his wife who is at her mother's home in
New Orleans, stated that their infant son is dying; he left immediately for
the South.
In
Memory of Mattie MANN, who died March 1, 1897, aged 23 years and 10 days;
poem follows, signed by Addie HUTSELL, Flingsville,
Ky.
J.
C. [Jimmie] COMBS was killed December 3, 1896, aged 27 years, while felling
a tree on the farm of L. CAVANAUGH; is at rest with his father, brothers,
and sisters who have died; poem follows, signed by Tishie and Ellie COMBS,
Stewartsville, Ky.
Court
Items for the next term of Grant Circuit
Court:
1.
A. O'BANION appointed guardian of Russell, Roy and Kate
O'BANION.
2.
C. C. LEWIS, executor of will of Ella
JEFFERS.
3.
Will of Margaret LAYLE admitted to
probate.
4.
Will of nancy E. MARSHALL, deceased, admitted to
probate.
5.
Guardian settlements confirmed: H. Clay LEDMAN, guardian of Clyde MITTS;
J. S. STEERS, guardian of Anna E., Nellie B., and Rena
STEERS.
6.
B. F. BROMBACK, admr J. H.
BROMBACK.
7.
Guardian settlements continued for exceptions: J. H. KUHN, guardian of E.
MOZEE; H. Clay REDMAN, guardian of Charles, Thos., and Joseph E. REDMAN;
D. C. POINTS, admr. of James T. WILLIS and guardian of Robert LUCKY; S. Harden
LUCAS, guardian of J. N. KENDALL; Ned STONE, guardian of Maud DANE, etc.;
Joe HORNER, admr. of A. E. PARRISH; S. and J. RODGERS, admr G. W.
RODGERS.
Marriage
Licenses:
1.
William Edward ASHCRAFT, 24, to Cynthia SIMPSON,
17.
2.
Jas L. POWERS, 27, to Trephena EDMONSON, 23.
3.
Jas. KETRAN, 25, to Luthenia CHILDERS,
20.
4.
William B. PIERCEFIELD, 28, to Sallie ASHCRAFT,
18.
5.
I. R. FRANKS Jr., 30, to Pearl WEBSTER,
23.
March
18, 1897
I.
R. FRANKS Jr. of Mt. Zion, and Miss Pearl WEBSTER were married at the residence
of the bride's parents, near Crittenden, this county, Wednesday, March 11,
1897, Rev. G. W. HILL, of Williamstown, officiating; groom is son of I. R.
FRANKS Sr.; bride is daughter of Louis WEBSTER,
Esq.
In
Memoriam - Urial HARRISON was stricken with paralysis in this city on last
County Court Day; he died Thursday following; was born on the farm where
he died, November 2, 1830, being 66 years, 4 months, and 9 days old; October
31, 1861, he married Miss Mary HUME; they had three children, two of whom
are living: one son, C. H. HARRISON, a young attorney of our city [Williamstown]
and a daughter, Mrs. Minnie NICHOLSON, of Nicholson, Ky.; lived in Grant
County all his life except for four years in Missouri as a boy; not a church
member but Baptist in belief; funeral at his home on Saturday, March 13,
1897; buried in Williamstown Cemetery; survived by widow, son, and
daughter.
Dr.
H. C. DAVIS and wife, of Harrodsburg, visited their daughter, Mrs. W. R.
ELLISTON.
William
BLACKFORD of Paris, Missouri, visited his sisters, Mrs. Silas WIGGINTON and
Mrs. H. C. MUSSELMAN.
Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. CLARKSON and daughter, Miss May, of Covington, were summoned
here by the death of U. HARRISON.
News
reached town last week that the infant son of W. W. POINTS, at New Orleans,
died before he reached that city
Elmer
WILLIAMS died of consumption at the home of his mother, Alice WILLIAMS, Wednesday
morning; contracted measles a few weeks ago; will be buried in Williamstown
Cemetery today.
Dry
Ridge News: Dick FRANKS and his beautiful bride were calling on friends here
today.
Death
Notice - In memory of Mrs. Mattie MANN, wife of P. W. MANN, who died at her
home near Sherman, Ky., March 1, 1897, of consumption; leaves husband and
little 5 year old son.
March
25, 1897
Fairview
News:
1.
Lawrence BABBITT, railroader of Covington, visited his sister, Mrs. W. N.
BROWN.
2.
Wedding of Will PIERCEFIELD and Miss Sallie ASHCRAFT on the portico of T.
D. ASHCRAFT, Thursday, Mach 11, by Bro. McMILLAN; bridesmaid, Miss Bertha
HARRIS; groomsman, Newt ASHCRAFT; left Friday for
Illinois.
Stewartsville
News: Clay LOWE's youngest child died last Thursday of measles and
pneumonia
Fork
Lick News: J. W. ODGEN has his 50th birthday party on March 15 at his
home.
Holbrook
News:
1.
William PAYTON, of this place, died Sunday, March 7, aged 60 years. His remains
were laid to rest in the Owenton Cemetery
Monday.
2.
Baker HENSLEY and sisters, Misses Pauline and Cordia, visited H. Z.
ALLPHINE.
3.
Ora,the little 4 year old daughter of John HAGGARD, is quite
sick.
4.
H. Z. ALLPHIN and daughter, Lucretia, visited Rev. J. A.
HENSLEY.
Death
of Mrs. J. C. EVANS at her home two miles west of town last Sunday after
short attack of measles, followed by pneumonia; was 54 and had raised 6 boys:
Wallace, Clarence, Harry, Frank, Samuel, and George, all grown to manhood;
she was daughter of the late Samuel and Maria WALLACE, and a sister of Thomas
N. Wallace and Mrs. John CHIPMAN; funeral and burial at the cemetery on Tuesday;
husband and several children survive.
Charley
F. JONES and wife, of Donerail, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley
JOHNSON, of near Cherry Grove.
Senator
R. H. ELLISTON went to the home of John P. SALYERS in Morgan County and attended
his funeral.
C.
C. "Kit" WEBSTER, of Covington, was born and raised in this county and is
the brother of Nicholas WEBSTER who lives near Dry
Ridge.
Walter
TIBBLEMAN and Miss Sallie Jane DAILEY were married at the home of the bride's
brother, Bud DAILEY, near Doudton, on March 23, 1897, by Rev. G. W.
Hill.
The
infant daughter of J. B. O'NEAL who lives some two miles north of town, died
very suddenly last Friday night of catarrhal pneumonia. The remains of the
little innocent were laid to rest in the cemetery at this place [Williamstown]
Sunday afternoon.
The
item in the COURIER last week reporting the death of the infant child of
W. W. POINTS at New Orleans turned out to be incorrect. He found the baby
very much improved and he and his wife returned with it last Thursday to
live on Main Street.
Tom
BARNES is the father of a baby boy about 3 months old which he christened
William Jennings Bryan BARNES.
Newport,
Ky. March 22. Scott JACKSON and Alonzo WALLING, murderers of Miss Pearl BRYAN,
were hung.
April
1, 1897
Dry
Ridge News - Miss Clara MATTHEWS, of Williamstown, visited the family of
her uncle, Dr. SCROGGIN.
Stewartsville
News: Little Cora, 5-year-old daughter of Wm. GIBSON, died March 27 of measles
and pneumonia; funeral was preached in the Williamstown Baptist
Church.
Mason
News: Uncle Henry ACKMAN is lying very low at this writing. He is nearly
90 years old.
In
Memory of a dear relative, Birdie BANNISTER, who died on the 21st of January,
1897; her elder sister, then her old mother, then her husband, then her father,
died before her; writer W. R. ELLISTON calls her "dear
cousin.
John
RENAKER of Dry Ridge, son of the late Geo. P. RENAKER, has returned from
medical college at Louisville loaded down with
honors.
Wedding
Card - Married. Miss Lina HUME to Dr. W. E. REILY, at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. W. J. HUME, Tuesday, March 23, 1897. Bowling Green, Missouri. At
home after April 7, Bowling Green,
Missouri.
Harry
EVANS and wife of Wilmore, Jessamine County, returned home after the death
of his mother, Mrs. J. C. EVANS.
Robert
GREEN of Ghent, Carroll County, Kentucky, waited on his ill daughter, Mrs.
R. E. BYERS.
It
is not commonly known that two second cousins of William McKINLEY, President
of the United States, reside in or near Williamstown. William and John McKINLEY
have lived in Grant County for the last 50 years. Were born, raised, and
married here. John is a preacher and William is a
farmer.
Died
- Larkin BROWN of Crittenden, father of Edwin Brown, died very suddenly at
his home near that village on Wednesday morning; was 82 and had not been
ill; his funeral and burial will be today at the Christian Church Cemetery
there.
Died
suddenly on Tuesday morning at the Lexington Asylum, Mrs. Dr. R. P. THOMAS.
Dr. THOMAS went to Lexington to bring back her body which was buried in
Williamstown Cemetery on Wednesday; she was a daughter of the late John COLLINS,
of New Eagle Mills and had been mentally deranged for the last 2 or 3
years.
April
8, 1897
Crittenden
News:
1.
J. W. BERRYMAN of Versailles, Kentucky, visited his daughter, Mrs. Alex
HENRY.
2.
Born, to Mrs. PORTER VALLANDINGHAM, a
daughter.
3.
Mrs. TAYLOR of Covington, visited her daughter, Mrs. Jennie
MITCHELL.
5.
Funeral of Uncle Ike BROWN on April 1 and burial in the Christian Church
Cemetery at Crittenden.
6.
Miss Lenna FULILOVE of Newport, Kentucky, visited her sister, Mrs.
VEST.
Forklick
News: Walter DUNN and wife took turkey at his father's, J. H. DUNN,
Sunday.
Robert
RANTON, of Crittenden, who has served two or three terms in the penitentiary,
was adjudged a lunatic and ordered to be sent to the
asylum.
Born
to the wife of Everett TULLY on the 4th a fine baby boy, Weight 8
pounds.
Geo.
A. LAWRENCE and Miss Violette A. ROGERS were married at the Locust Grove
Methodist Church, Pendleton County, Thursday, April 1,
1897.
Sam
TURNER and sister, Miss Eva, visited New
Columbus.
Mrs.
G. INNESS, of Columbus, Ohio, mother of Mrs. Dr. N. S. MATTHEWS, visited
her daughter here.
Mrs.
James Green, of Ghent, visited her daughters, Mrs. R. E. BYERS and Mrs. Ed
LOWE.
S.
L. WEBB, cashier of the Erlanger Deposit Bank and son of James P. WEBB, of
this place, will shortly become a benedict: [wedding invitation] Rev.
and Mrs. H. N. QUISENBERRY invite you to witness the marriage of their sister
Leta Pearl, to S. Lucas WEBB, Wednesday evening, April 21, 1897, at 3:30
o'clock. 321 Ludlow Street, Hamilton,
Ohio.
April
15, 1897
Dry
Ridge News:
1.
Last Wednesday, John BENSON and Miss Katie LAFFERTY were married at the home
of the bride's mother, Mrs. Theresa Lafferty; bride if her youngest daughter;
were married by Rev. McMILLIAN, will make their home in
Covington.
2.
If rumor is true there will be a wedding Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock
on Broad Ridge at the residence of the bride, Mrs. ASWERUS, who will be united
in marriage to a Mr. NORTHCUTT.
Mt.
Pleasant News: Miss Addie CROUCH celebrated her 18th birthday last
Friday.
Heekin
News:
1.
Festus TAYLOR, one of our old citizens, passed away Saturday and was buried
at Grassy Run Cemetery.
2.
Mrs. G. H. SIMPSON visited her mother, Mrs. PLUNKETT, at Keefer, last
Saturday.
Cartersville
News:
1.
Miss Rena VANCE visited her sister, Mrs. DILLS, at
Heekin.
2.
Miss Ollie CARTER, of DRy Ridge, visited her aunt, Mrs. Mollie
SKIRVIN.
Grant
County Court, Judgments of the April
term:
1.
Last will and testament of Wm. PAYTON, deceased,
admitted.
2.
William JEWETT, etc., and Ula JEWETT, B. F. MENEFEE appointed guardian ad
litem for Ula Jewett.
3.
Last will and testament of Spencer WEBSTER produced and
continued.
4.
Thomas ERVINE, administrator of G. W. ROUSE, deceased, filed appraisement
bill.
5.
D. C. POINTS, executor of James T. WILLIS and guardian of R. M. LUCKY,
continued.
6.
Settlements confirmed: Joe HORNER, administrator of Mrs. E. A. PARRISH; S.
and J. R. RODGERS, administrators of G. W. RODGERS; Ned STONE, guardian of
Maud DOUD and others; H. Clay REDMON, guardian of Joseph E., Thomas, and
Charles REDMON, J. A> KUHN, guardian of Ed
MOZEE.
7.
Settlements continued for exceptions: J. M. HARRISON, guardian of Daisy SKIRVIN,
Joe CHIPMAN, guardian of Ed CHIPMAN; J. C. MARTIN, guardian of Ross WADE;
Cornelius VAUGHAN, guardian of Thomas VAUGHAN; R. P. CONRAD, trustee Virginia
G. CONRAD; W. A. GRUBBS, guardian of Roxy
GRUBBS.
Sinc
HARRISON visited his sister, Mrs. E. ROBERTS, at Constance, Boone
County.
Mrs.
Hattie ANDREWS, of Covington, twin sister of Mrs. Dr. W. H. McCLURE of this
place, visited her sister.
Mrs.
William P. THORN, of Eminence, and wife of Henry County's eminent Legislator,
visited her brothers, R. T. and W. W. DICKERSON, of this
place.
John
D. LAWLESS, 75, is visiting from the Soldier's Home at Dayton, Ohio; has
drank enough to float the great Easter; served in three wars including the
expedition to Cuba 40 years ago.
Mrs.
R. E. BYERS will shortly go home with her mother, Mrs. GREEN, of Ghent, Carroll
County.
Uncle
Harris MUSSELMAN, 78, of Keefer, has a large plantation of more than 3,000
acres in Grant County; is by far the largest land owner in the
county.
C.
B. SKEGGS is in Anaconda, Colorado, where his daughter, Miss Cecil Hazelton
SKEGGS, is receiving notice as an
artist.
Albert
BLAND, a colored boy about 20, died Friday suddenly and suspiciously; supposed
to have poisoned himself by boiling some roots for some fancied ailment;
was buried in the colored cemetery on
Saturday.
In
Memory of Miss Carrie S. THOMPSON, who died January 16, 1897; in delicate
health for four years, leaves her parents and brother to mourn her
loss.
April
22, 1897
Stewartsville
News:
1.
The infant child of Mike Roland died last week of measles and pneumonia and
was buried in Williamstown.
2.
The youngest daughter of Bob FARMER, of Covington, died last week and was
buried in MITTS Graveyard.
Oak
Ridge News:
1.
Steven ROGERS of Flingsville was visiting his sister, Mrs. R. A. HIGHTOWER,
last week.
2.
Edward TEBELMAN and his charming bride have gone to
housekeeping
Mason
News:
1.
Last Saturday morning Mr. Festus TAYLOR died from asthma. He was 66 years
old, a good citizen and respected by all who knew
him.
2.
Uncle Henry ACKMAN died last week aged 88 years. His remains were interred
in the Baptist Burying Ground.
Keefer
News:
1.
Born to the wife of Rich CRAMMER on the 15th, a
girl.
2.
Several from here attended the funeral of Mrs. James COBB at Mussel Shoals
Thursday.
Attempted
Suicide -Robert CAMPBELL sends a bullet into his body. Despondent over family
troubles. Last Thursday in presence of his wife and mother; before shooting
himself near the heart, he kissed his wife and baby; his chances of recovery
are fair.
Mr.
James NORTHCUTT of near Knoxville [Ky.] and Mrs. Minnie ASWERUS of Dry Ridge,
were married at the residence of Rev. G. W. HILL, April 14,
1897.
Mrs.
A. BURGESS and son, George, moved Monday to Hollenberg,
Kansas.
Born
to the wife of Frank SEWARDS, last Friday morning, a fine
boy.
Cards
are out announcing the marriage of Mr. Simon Melvin BILLITER and Miss Sarah
Elizabeth SPARKS of the Methodist Church in WIlliamstown on Wednesday, April
28, 1897, at 4 p.m.; after a bridal trip to Cincinnati and Louisville, they
will build a home in the south end of
Williamstown.
Robert
McDUFFEE died of pneumonia after a short illness at his High Street home
on Tuesday; one of Williamstown's oldest citizens (had just passed 70th
birthday); leaves wife and large family of grown children; funeral and burial
was Wednesday at Williamstown
Cemetery.
Joseph
GLASCOCK elected Treasurer of Grant County; came to county more than 20 years
ago; engaged in the mercantile business; married Miss JOHNSON, daughter of
W. C. JOHNSON of Downingsville and is raising quite a family of
children.
In
Memoriam of the death of Miss Carrie S. THOMPSON, only daughter of Esquire
James M. THOMPSON and wife, of Elliston, who died shortly after midnight
on Saturday, January 16, 1897, aged 20 years, 5 months, and 10 days; mentions
her only brother; was buried in Mt. Zion
Cemetery.
Poor
Children Gathered Up and Placed in Homes - Rev. William SHOESMITH, Supt.
of the Covington District of the Kentucky Children's Home Society visited
Williamstown in the interest of his work. The Society was organized in December,
1895. Its work is to seek homeless, destitute children and place them in
well-to-do-families. A receiving home is located at 431 West Walnut Street,
Louisville. It organizes in every county seat and large town [as it did in
Williamstown] and advisory. [Your abstracter, Robert L. BICKERS, and his
brothers and sisters lived in the Covington Protestant Children's Home for
about three years in the early 1950's. That home may have been an offshoot
of this organization. We were "received" first a Louisville home, such as
mentioned].
April
29, 1897
Dry
Ridge News: "Aunt" Dosia, wife of "uncle" Barney MORGAN is very ill with
pneumonia. [It appears in these times older, respected women and men were
called "aunt" and "uncle."]
Delia
News:
1.
Birth of twin sons, weighing 7-1/2 pounds, to Mr. and Mrs. Richard ECKLER
on the 16th, at their home; attended by Dr. A. V.
MENEFEE.
2.
The infant son of Mike ROWLAND died on the 14th of pneumonia following measles
and was buried in the Williamstown
Cemetery.
Mt.
Pleasant News:
1.
Mrs. Ben COLLIER, of Colemansville, was visiting her daughter, Mrs. MILNER,
last week.
2.
Little Etta, the 12 year old daughter of Richard and Fannie FAULKNER, died
at her home Sunday, April 18, of brain
fever.
Lawrenceburg
News: Walter BROOK is rejoicing over the arrival of a
boy.
Crittenden
News: Mrs. Pearl FRANKS, of Mt. Zion, visited her mother, Mrs. Lewis
WEBSTER.
Grant
County Treasurer's Settlements as of April 20, 1897, lists receipts &
disbursements, by name, such as:
1.
G. G. GROSS, coffin for R. NEWBY's child,
$5
2.
Joseph HICK, coffin for SHELTON child,
$5
3.
T. T. VANLEUEN digging grave for D. DANIEL,
$3
4.
W. P. WEBSTER, conveying S. ROSE and T. H. CAMPBELL to asylum,
$22
5.
Herndon GILL, coffin for Lewis MORGAN's wife,
$9.25
Lucy
J. ADAMS died at her home near Mt. Carmel, Pendleton County, April 23, 1897
at 9:15 a.m.; was daughter of Thos. and Minerva SIMS; was born near Oak Ridge
[Grant County] March 16, 1861, being 26 years, 1 month, and 7 days old at
death; June 22, 1881, she was married to Esaw W. ADAMS; they were blessed
with 8 children, 5 of whom are living; was buried at Mt. Carmel Saturday,
April 24, 1897; is survived by husband, 5 children, her father, and 3 brothers.
C.
P. PORTER and sister, Vesta, were in Cincinnati
Sunday.
Mrs.
R. E. BYERS and family, with her mother, Mrs. James GREEN, left to live,
for the present, at the Ghent, Carroll County home of her parents. [father
living]
Born
to the wife of Amms [?] RANSOME on Tuesday April 15th, a boy, weight 9
pounds.
The
interment of the body of Urial HARRISON, which has been resting in the vaults
of the [Williamstown] Cemetery at this place for the past month, will take
place next Saturday with Grant Lodge of Masons conducting the
ceremonies.
Married
- Sam DALY and Miss Mehala COLLINS were married at the residence of the bride's
father, Sam COLLINS, near Oak Ridge, this county, on Tuesday, April 27, 1897,
by Rev. G. W. Hill officiating.
The
marriage of Simon Melvin BILLITER and Miss Sarah Elizabeth SPARKS took place
at the Methodist Church, yesterday, [Wednesday, April 28 calculated date
from this issue]; married by their old schoolmate, William G. CRAM; honeymooned
at Cincinnati and Louisville.
May
6, 1897
Born
to the wife of Riley WARES an 8 pound
girl.
Tom
LIMMERICK rejoices over the arrival of an 11 pound
girl.
Keefer
News: The funeral of Tom TAYLOR Sr. was preached at Shilo Church
Sunday.
Cherry
Grove News:
1.
Othnill D. CLARK is visiting his sister, Mrs. John FLANNELLY, of
Chicago.
2.
Wedding, Thursday evening, of Miss Florence COOPER, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John COOPER, to Henry BLACKBURN, of this place, at the home of John BLACKBURN;
Rev. McMillan officiating; Miss Doica CLARK was maid of honor and Chester
MORGAN was groomsman.
3.
Mrs. Laura DUDLEY visited her sister, Mrs. Nora KUHN, of this
place.
In
Memory of Charley Fleming INGRAM, son of Hugh and Motie INGRAM, of Walton,
Kentucky, who was born September 17, 1880, and died April 5, 1897, age 16
years, 7 months, and 12 days; a poem, "To Cousin Motie" follows signed,
"Lovingly, Nellie F. WILLIAMS."
Born
to the wife of G. M. SHIELDS a boy, weight 9 pounds. J. D. VIOLETTE attending
physician.
James
CARRIGAN, of Dry Ridge, received a telegram last Saturday from Cynthiana,
stating that his sister in that city has just
died.
Mrs.
Mary TUNIS, of Danville, visited her daughter, Mrs. W. W.
DICKERSON.
Mrs.
Dennis SULLIVAN and children visited her brother, Henry CLAY, of Harlan Court
House, Ky.
Recent
Newlyweds - Simon M. BILLITER and wife will reside at the Clark House until
their new house is built.
The
suit of Mrs. William HOWE for damages against the Cincinnati, New Orleans,
and Texas Pacific Railroad for killing her husband at the crossing just north
of John CONRAD's residence 4 years ago, has been settled [in her
favor].
Letter
to Editor from a former resident, Mrs. Estelle M. BLICK, lately of Savannah,
but now of Fort Valley, Georgia, states "one can ride 35 miles and never
be out of sight of a peach farm."
In
Memory of Kate SCHUPERT, wife of Dr. A. M. SCHUPERT, who died at her home
in Lawrenceville, April 18, of typhoid fever. Her remains were laid to rest
the 20th in the Mussel Shoals Cemetery; was 24 at
death.
May
13, 1897
County
Court Proceedings [in part]:
1.
Will of Stephen WEBSTER, deceased, ordered probated; W. T. SAMS,
executor.
2.
E. N. BANNISTER, administrator Ann WADE, filed sale
bill.
3.
Settlement confirmed for James T. WILLIS as guardian of R. M. LUCKY; D. C.
POINTS, administrator
4.
Guardianship settlements
confirmed:
-J.
M. HARRISON guardian Daisy
SKIRVIN
-Joe
CHIPMAN guardian Ed CROSSWAITE
-J.
C. MARTIN guardian Rass REED
-C.
VAUGHAN guardian Thomas VAUGHAN
-W.
A. GRUBBS guardian Roxie GRUBBS
5.
Guardianship settlements continued for
exceptions:
-J.
L. HENDRIX guardian Geo. M.
HENDRIX
-J.
L. HENDRIX guardian Amanda
HENDRIX
-G.
W. ZUMWALT guardian Arther
HAMILTON
-J.
M. WEBSTER guardian Emanual
WEBSTER
-J.
B. ALEXANDER guardian Henry
COMBS
-D.
C. POINTS assignee K. S. FRANK
-D.
C. POINTS guardian Rosella HOGAN
Commissioner's
Sales - interest of Dr. C. D. WARE sold in the estate of his father, R. F.
WARE.
In
Memory of Mrs. Lucy ADAMS, a poem stating "two weeks have passed away since
we laid you to rest"; signed, E. Grace
DAY.
Miss
Nellie LAWRENCE, of Sherman, visited her sister, Miss Rosa, at Winchester,
Ind.
Mount
COLLINS, of Cincinnati, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
COLLINS.
Mrs.
Mary TUNIS, Danville, mother of Mrs. W. W. DICKERSON, visited her daughter
at this place.
Warren
E. ELLISTON and wife, of Covington, are at the bedside of Uncle Hiram
ELLISTON.
The
wife of A. J. McCARTY of Somerset visited her mother, Mrs. Mariam McMANAMA.
The former was born and raised in
Williamstown.
C.
E. WARREN, wife and son, Charlie, of Parkland, a suburb of Louisville, are
here for the serious illness of Hiram ELLISTON. She is the latter's oldest
daughter.
Capt.
James WILSON of Falmouth, brother of Dr. J. M. WILSON and Miss Maud WILSON,
a teacher at Cynthiana High School, visited the family of Dr.
WILSON.
Pallas
MILLER, on of Grant County's oldest and most respected citizens, says he
is an Eagle Creeker; he is a typical Kentuckian, standing 6 feet 6-1/2 inches
in his stocking feet, spare in build and straight as an
Indian.
S.
M. CALDWELL of Borton, Illinois came to the sick bed of his father, Milton
C. CALDWELL of near town, last week; a few days before he left for Kentucky
his wife presented him with a boy
baby.
Dr.
Charley D. CRAM, wife and son, of Paris, Kentucky are at the sick bed of
his father, W. [Willard] G. Cram [a pretty old man]; shortly he will move
to the highlands [Pike's Peak] of Colorado due to his wife's bad
health.
News
reached Williamstown last Wednesday afternoon that the infant son of Mrs.
R. E. BYERS, who at present is residing with her parents on a farm near
Glencoe, had died; Remains were laid to rest in the family burying ground
at that place.
Mr.
and Mrs. Robert RENAKER are happy over the arrival of a girl, May
5.
Died
at her home in Dry Ridge, May 5, "aunt" Dosia, wife of "uncle" Barney
MORGAN.
Heekin
News - Mr. EALS, known as uncle George, has seen the frosts of 65
winters.
Mt.
Pleasant News:
1.The
6 month old baby of George and Lizzy RIDER died Wednesday, May 5 of brain
fever.
2.
Miss Mattie BROWN of Harrison County, visited her grandparents, Mr. T. V.
LAWRENCE and wife.
Sherman
News - The little boy of Perry MASSE was buried at Mt. Zion
Thursday.
May
20, 1897
On
last Thursday afternoon, the body of Urial HARRISON, which was resting in
the vault at the cemetery was [buried] by the Masons, of which he was a devoted
member.
Dry
Ridge News :Aunt Millie ESKRIDGE, 83, died at the home of her daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Sydney ESKRIDGE; interred in Conrad Burying
Ground.
Lawrenceville
News: Squire ROBINSON and daughter, Lillie, of Mason, visited the family
of J. Q. ROBINSON.
Mt.
Pleasant News: Tonie LAWRENCE and wife and sister, Lula, visited Albert HUFF
and family.
Elliston
News: Mrs. Sim GRONEMIAR of Bromley, Owen County, visited her daughter, Mrs.
C. M. SIPPLE.
Mrs
Com LAWRENCE and daughter, Lorene, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chap
CASON, at Sherman.
Mrs.
Lula HAYS of Harrison County visited her brother, Dr. J. T.
SCOTT.
Dr.
G. W. TUCKER of Jonesville was presented with a girl
Monday.
Willis
CRABBE, son of Prof. Eldon C. CRABBE, formerly of Williamstown a few years
ago, is teaching school at Owensville,
Ky.
On
Monday afternoon five people were baptized at "Old Fields" on Clark's Creek:
Jo. O. BARNES, wife, and son, Charley; Miss Hattie BARNES, and Miss Amanda
BILLITER, daughter of Rev. Wesley
BILLITER.
Mat
LAWRENCE was born in 1815 on the 28th day of this month [May] and will be
82 years old; is 6 feet and 1-1/2 inches
tall.
In
Memory of Lillie FARMER, who died April 16, 1987, aged 16 years; poem follows
signed by Leslie E. FARMER, Cincinnati,
Ohio.
Wedding
took place last Sunday afternoon at the Turner House where W. H. KING, a
young farmer of near Owenton, Ky. and Miss Zetta, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas HEARN of Jonesville, were married by Rev. Wm. McMillan; they will
live in Owen County.
May
27, 1897
Dry
Ridge News: Born to the wife of George HOLTON, a boy, May 22; weight 14
pounds.
Mason
News: H. G. WILLIAMS and daughter, Sallie, were visiting relatives here last
Sunday.
Mason
News: Mrs. Katie HARRISON gave a turkey dinner last Thursday in honor of
her mother, Mrs. RUHOLL's 75th
birthday.
Julian
W. ZINN of Greymount, Illinois, the "Sucker State", where he practices medicine,
was born, raised, and educated in Williamstown; have developed a cure for
consumption, using it on himself.
Born
to the wife of John CHILDERS, Monday, May 17, 1897, a fine
boy.
Sinc
HARRISON and wife are rejoicing over the arrival of a 7-1/2 pound boy at
their home last Monday, May 24, 1897.
Milton
CALDWELL died at his home near Williamstown on Monday night; he was 69; was
born and raised in this county; married June 6, 1849, to Miss Susan E. WILLIAMS;
to them were born ten children, six sons and four daughters, all of whom,
except two daughters, are living; left a fine blue grass farm and a spotless
name; was a believer in Jesus Christ but not a member of any church; was
buried yesterday at Williamstown
Cemetery.
Asa
FINNELL, an orphan and student in the Corinth Academy, was crushed and probably
fatally hurt by a piano falling on him at the Corinth depot on Monday
evening.
June
3, 1897
Asa
FINNELL is yet alive, at time conscious of his surroundings, but at times
is a raving maniac; Squire ALLPHIN, his guardian, will file suit against
the railroad.
Last
week W. C. MARSHALL, a young widower of this place, [married] a widow, Mrs.
ABBOT, at Wilmore, Kentucky.
Sudden
death of John JONES, the colored barber, Monday afternoon; he fell in front
of Hart's Blacksmith Shop and died almost instantly; lived in Williamstown
last 15 years; buried Tuesday in the colored cemetery at this
place.
In
Memory of little Arthur RICE who died May 14, 1897; poem follows, signed
by Clara PRICE.
Graduates
of Williamstown Graded School: Misses Gusta [Augusta] Pelling BRACHT, Edith
MillS HOGAN, Clara Payne HUMLONG, and Mr. Ellie Bascom HOGAN. Brief remarks
are given:
1.
C. C. NESBITT has one daughter in the
school.
2.
J. W. WEBB has three children in the
school.
3.
D. C. POINTS has two children in the
school.
4.
Dr. J. D. VIOLETTE has three children in
school.
5.
Prof. J. H. DICKEY has been principal for the last 3 years, following the
death of Prof. ROBINSON.
6.
Miss Sallie PETTIT, teacher.
7.
Mrs. Josephine REID, teacher.
8.
Miss Mattie O'HARA, teacher.
9.
Miss Rosella HOGAN, the only teacher who attended the school as a
student.
10.
Senator R. H. ELLISTON has his only child, Will C., in the
school.
11.
Hon. Tim NEEDHAM, his son, Hubbard, was among the first graduates of the
school.
Turned
Inventor - Harrison TULLY has applied for a patent for a burglar proof door
lock which locks from the inside and cannot be unlocked from the
outside.
Dry
Ridge News:
1.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred HUTCHINSON and daughter, Maud Marie, are visiting Mrs.
HUTCHINSON's parents at Felicity,
Ohio.
2.
Mrs. DUNSTALL (need Ida TUNGAGE) and sister-in-law, Miss Dunstall of Falmouth,
visited relatives here.
Mrs.
Elizabeth LAWRENCE of Sherman, visited her son, C. F. LAWRENCE and
family.
Mrs.
Harry SIMMONS and sister, Miss Georgia ALCOKE, visited
friends.
Mrs.
D. E. BEDDINGER of Crittenden, with her sister, Miss Jessie WATERHOUSE, of
Delaware, Ohio, visited Miss Rosella
HOGAN.
June
10, 1897
Corinth
News: Asa FINNELL died Saturday evening; funeral Monday at Holbrook Christian
Church, of which he was a member.
Mrs.
N. W. LOWE, 90, visited her daughter, Mrs. J. A.
LEMON.
Obe
STARNES, son of Dudley Starnes, died at the home of his father on Eagle Creek
last Friday; ill with spinal meningitis; buried at Holbrook Cemetery
Saturday.
Master
Wallace Dean WOLFE visited his uncle, F. T. VIOLETTE, at Napoleon,
Ky.
Miss
Gusta BRACHT acted as bridesmaid at the marriage of her cousin, Miss Liza
HAMPTON, at Corinth last week.
Ben
T. FRANK of Paducah, Kentucky, brother of the late W. G. FRANK, is one of
the largest land owners in Kentucky, having some 4,000 acres in Kentucky
and Texas.
Dry
Ridge News:
1.
Died at his home Tuesday, June 1, Samuel "Honest Sam" ECKLAR, in his 73rd
year; funeral preached at his house, then he was buried on his farm, a place
selected by himself; leaves a wife, four sons and a
daughter.
2.
On Thursday, June 4, Miss Clara BENNETT died; was daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd BENNETT and was of some 20
summers.
3.
Miss MYERS is visiting her sister, Mrs. Fred
HUTCHINSON.
4.
Invitations are out to the marriage of Miss Eva LUCAS and Mr. John
SECHREST.
Sherman
News: Miss Mortimore SECHREST died Sunday
morning.
Some
of Grant County's oldest men were gathered on the streets Tuesday morning,
a Circuit Court Day:
1.
William SMITH, 83, of
Williamstown.
2.
T. L. CLARK, 81, of
Williamstown.
3.
Louis STEPHENS, 79, of Cross
Roads.
4.
William PRICE, 79, of Dry
Ridge.
5.
W. G. CRAM, 79, of
Williamstown.
6.
Samuel BROCK, 83, of Keefer.
7.
Uncle Pierce KENT, 94, of Mason, is probably the oldest litigant in the State;
he is the defendant in a suit brought by the
bank.
8.
Uncle Martin LOOMIS,who preached at the Baptist Church Sunday, is also 84
years of age.
June
17, 1897
In
Memory of the death of "Obe", son of Mr. and Mrs. D. S> STARNES, at their
home Friday, June 4, 1897; was 17, died of congestion of the
brain.
In
Memory of Little Sammie ROWLAND who died April 16, 1897, aged 5 months and
25 days; poem mentions "father and mother", signed by Lillie and Maggie
ROGERS.
Mrs.
N. T. McCLURE of Fort Bliss, Texas, visited the family of her brother-in-law,
Dr. W. H. McCLURE.
Master
Thomas BISHOP, son of John Bishop of Dunkirk, Indiana, visited his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. David BISHOP, near town.
William
GULICK of Falmouth, is the father of Mrs. J. C. B. CONRAD, and is said to
be one of the richest men in Pendleton
County.
Judgments
and Orders from the 2nd week of Circuit
Court:
1.
Lena DAVIS and James DAVIS; divorce
granted.
2.
C. H. BEASLEY appointed guardian and litem for Irene WILLIAMS
[infant].
3.
John B. WILDS and Emma WILDS; petition to adopt Homer PEARCE. Petition
granted.
County
Court, Orders and Judgments:
1.
Last will and testament of M. C. CALDWELL admitted to probate; W. S. CALDWELL
qualified as executor.
2.
John S. WEBB appointed administrator of Lucinda
WEBB.
3.
Last will and testament of S. B. ECKLER admitted, with Esau ECKLER as executor
and Abe, John W., George ECKLER as
sureties.
4.
Settlements continued for exceptions: D. C. POINTS guard. Edith and Genie
HOGAN. J. M. TAYLOR guard. Eva
GARDNER.
Dry
Ridge News:
1.
Home wedding at the residence of Monoah LUCAS last Wednesday, June 9 - Miss
Eva, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. LUCAS, and Kirt SECHREST, son of Robert
SECREST [married] by Rev. MADDUX of the Christian
Church.
2.
Family reunion last Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. S. NICHOLS; all children present
except one son who lives in Nebraska; they are an aged couple married for
59 years; living where they went to
housekeeping.
Stewartsville
News: Mr. Scott NOEL and Miss Mollie COLEMAN were united in marriage one
day last week by Rev. FRAKES.
June
25, 1897
Nancy
Ellen SECHREST, wife of Mort SECHREST, near Crittenden, this county, died
at her home Sunday, June 6, 1897; was born in Estill County, Ky., August
29, 1852; maiden name was RICHARDSON; she was stepdaughter of Uncle William
CATES, our jailer; they had 5 children - 3 sons and 2 daughters; funeral
was Tuesday, June 8, 1897 at the Lebanon Presbyterian
Church.
Sherman
News: Albert VAWTER, one of Mt. Zion's oldest citizens, died on the 15th;
funeral was preached on the 16th and the body laid to rest in Mt. Zion
Cemetery.
Elliston
News: W. R. SECHREST and family, of Louisville, visited his wife's father,
C. M. SIPPLE.
William
P. THORNE of Eminence, Henry County, is a brother-in-law to W. W. and R.
T. DICKERSON.
Born
to the wife of F. A. CUNNINGHAM on Wednesday, June 16, a
boy.
Miss
Katie TURLEY of Louisville visited her sister, Mrs. G. S.
WEBB
Miss
Maggie SETTLE is the daughter of Congressman Evan E. SETTLE of
Owenton.
Mrs.
Rosa FORD, of Winchester, returned home after visiting her sister, Mr. J.
H. DICKEY.
Sam
MITTS, son of John MITTS, of Dry Ridge, returned home after serving 3 years
in the U. S. Army; his brother, Charley MITTS, is still in the service and
is located at Jefferson Barracks,
Missouri.
Ada
CONRAD, youngest daughter of Mrs. Kate CONRAD, of this county, united with
the Methodist Church ate Dry Ridge, Sunday morning. She was the first person
to join in the new church building.
Hon.
Elijah HOGAN, 72, of Napoleon, died at his home Wednesday, June 16, of dropsy;
represented Grant and Gallatin County in the Ky. Legislature in
1869-1870.
At
the home of Dr. J. T. POINTS, Sherman, Tuesday, June 16, 1897, Everett R.
BLACKBURN and Miss Veva POINTS were married by Rev. G. W. HILL; bride is
eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. POINTS; groom is son of Hon. R. J.
BLACKBURN, deceased, and a young merchant of Sherman - where they will
live.
Dry
Ridge New: Born to the wife of Grif KIDWELL, a boy, last
Friday.
Keefer
News: Sam ADAMS was buried at Kansas Church
Sunday.
Keefer
News: Mrs. Dr. ALEXANDER and son, Vivian, of Mason, were visiting her sister
Sunday..
July
1, 1897
Dry
Ridge News:
1.
Miss Katie MYERS of Felcity, Ohio returned home from visiting her sister,
Mrs. Fred HUTCHINSON.
2.
Born to the wife of James POWERS, June 11, a
boy.
3.
Born to the wife of John ISRAEL, June 16, a
girl.
Stewartsville
News: Born to the wife of Turp CROUCH a fine
boy.
Dr.
J. T. SCOTT, candidate for State Senator from this, the 26thth Districe,
was born in Harrison County, Kentucky, December 25, 1844, and is now in his
53 year; fater from Virginia. J. T. came to Kentucky at 8; his father, John
S. SCOTT, settled at Leesburg, Harrison County; J. S. married Miss Sallie
BURGESS, of Harrison County, in March 1844; had nine children: 7 still living.
Dr. SCOTT is oldest; he married in July, 1868, Miss Sallie HEDGER of Harrison
County; to them was born three children, two of whom are yet living, Mrs.
Dr. G. W. TUCKER and Miss Ann SCOTT.
Born
to the wife of Charles P. MARDIS of Cordova, a girl; weight 10
pounds.
There
will be a double wedding near Elliston Station, Saturday, July 3. Walter
and Robert KINMAN of New Eagle Mills, will lead to the hymenial altar, Misses
Bertha and Ethel SEARCY.
Miss
Kate WILLIS is visiting her aunt, Mrs. GARRISON, at
Burlington.
Mrs.
Eliza GRACE and R. F. GRACE of New Orleans, mother and brother of Mrs. W.
W. POINTS, visited Mrs. POINTS here.
Dr.
G. W. TUCKER and family of Jonesville visited her parents, Dr. J. T. SCOTT
and wife.
Mrs.
[Sarah] SERAN of near Canton, Ohio, sister of Capt. John CARNES and her two
daughters, Mrs. John S. GRAHAM, of New Philadelphia, Ohio, and Mrs. Judge
John ALBAUTH of Canton, Ohio, are visiting the family of William
CARNES.
Jeff
D. ADAMS of Cincinnati, and his brother, J. H. ADAMS of Boone County, visited
in the ASHCRAFT neighborhood.
In
Memory - Uncle Albert Henry VAWTER of near Mt. Zion, this county, died at
his home June 15, 1897; was born in Virginia, December 16, 1820, being 75
years, 5 months, and 29 days old at death; married Mary Elizabeth ABERNATHY,
March 27, 1845; had 5 children: 3 sons and 2 daughters, all survive except
one son; following his funeral at the Mt. Zion Church, he was buried in the
cemetery there Wednesday, June 16,
1897.
In
Memory of our dear mother, Nancy L. SECHREST, who died June 6, 1897; poem
follows, signed by, Her Loving
Children.
In
Memory of little Clarence REYNOLDS who died May 31, 1897; poem follows, signed,
Annie McCOMAS, Stewartsville.
July
8, 1897
Dry
Ridge News - Born to the wife of E. W. BENSON, a girl, July 1.
Sherman
News:
1.
Mrs. Dora JOHNSON and son, Carl, returned home
Sunday.
2.
Aged Uncle Tom LINDSAY died at the home of his son, William LINDSAY, on the
4th; was buried on the 5th.
Henry
T. JONES of the Oak Ridge neighborhood and Miss Laura HEDGES, of the same
place, were married in the clerk's office in Williamstown on Friday afternoon
of last week.
L.
L. KROGER and wife visited his sister, Mrs. EICHHOLZ, in
Covington.
Mount
COLLINS visits his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
COLLINS.
Carl
FRANK returned from a visit to his uncle Ben T. FRANK at Paducah; will move
there in the fall.
G.
T. PERKINS, of Cordova, purchased from his stepson, J. M. MINOR, of Corinth,
a farm adjoining his own for $2,700
cash.
E.
W. SIMPSON, of this place, and Miss Anna B. ADAMS, of Sherman, were married
at Vevay, Indiana, on Wednesday, June 30, 1897; the marriage was of the elopement
order; accompanied by William SIMPSON and Mrs. Mollie MOREHEAD, brother and
sister of the groom.
Corinth
News: A traveling artist by the name of WOOLSEY died suddenly in his sleep
at the Havicus Hotel last week.
July
15, 1897
Robert
Henry, better known as "Harry," McDUFFEE died of consumption last Thursday
night, July 8, 1897; was born June 9, 1867 and was just past 30 years old;
youngest of 7 children born to Robert and Martha A. McDUFFEE, of whom the
mother and 4 sisters survive; born and raised in this town, dying in the
house in which he was born; buried Sunday in Williamstown
Cemetery.
Mr.
Woodford EDWARDS and Miss Anna McCOMAS will be united in marriage at 3 o'clock
this afternoon at the home of Moses McCOMAS, the bride's
father.
Mrs.
J. D. DAUBMAN returned from Bourbon County where she was attending to the
illness of her father who died July 1, aged 71 years. He was married 50 years
and was a member of the Christian Church 60
years.
Mrs.
R. H. ELLISTON and son, Will C., have been visiting her mother at
Brooksville.
A.
L. VAWTER, "Tet", of Idlewild, Ohio, moved from Mt. Zion some 6 months
ago.
William
L. NORMAN died at his residence in Walton, Boone County, Kentucky, July 5,
1897; was born in Culpeper County, Virginia, January 7, 1823, and came to
Kentucky when about 18 years of age; in 1845 he married Miss America, daughter
of Rev. Charles SECHRIST of Grant County; to them was born 4 daughters and
4 sons; the daughters died when young; the sons survive and lives in Walton
vicinity; buried July 7 in the Walton
Cemetery.
Dry
Ridge News:
1.
Died at Richwood, Kentucky, July 7, Miss Lizzie TUCKER, sister of G. W. TUCKER,
of this place; lived mostly in Dry Ridge; suffered for years from
cancer.
2.
Death has again visited our little town and taken the infant child of Mr.
and Mrs. Jeff WILLIAMS on the 7th; she was buried in Williamstown
Cemetery.
Elliston
News: Uncle John WILLIAMS of Goshen, Ohio, is visiting his son, our telegraph
operator, A. J. WILLIAMS. The old gentleman is quite feeble, being 71 years
of age and having served through the war in the 34th Ohio Volunteer
Infantry.
Lawrenceville
News: Walter WINTERS and his new bride, who were married the 4th, have returned
from Cincinnati; they will go to housekeeping in Dry
Ridge.
Stewartsville
News: Miss Clara CLARK of Covington, is visiting her cousin, Mrs. T. H.
BRADEN.
July
22, 1897
County
Court Orders and Judgments of the July
Term:
1.
J. M. BEVERLY appointed administrator of Eliza BAINES; W. F. BEVERLY,
surety.
2.
C. H. HARRISON, administrator of D. BEAL, filed appraisement
bill.
3.
J. S. WEBB, administrator of Lucinda WEBB, filed appraisement
bill.
4.
Settlements continued for
exceptions:
Moses
McCLURE guardian Effie J. and M. Elwood
McCLURE.
H.
Z. ALLPHINE guardian William A.
FINNELL
T.
J. CONRAD guardian Myrtle, Nora, and William S.
SKIRVIN
R.
C. BLAINE administrator Sallie F.
GREEN.
5.
Will of Mrs. Mary A. VAWTER offered for
probate.
Born
to the wife of Robert CAMPBELL, Saturday, July 17, 1897, a
boy.
Born
to the wife of William CLAY Jr. on Friday, July 9, 1897, a
boy.
Miss
Otelia BURCH left for Waynesville, Ohio to spend the remainder of the summer
with her sister, Mrs. A. C. WHITE.
George
MENEFEE falls into a spring [Tuesday]; too weak to get out and dies after
rescued; lives on Williamstown and Owen line turnpike about a mile east of
the crossing of said road and Grassy Run Creek; leaves wife and several children;
was buried in the cemetery at Flingsville on
Thursday.
Dry
Ridge News: Mr. and Mrs. Elijah NORTHCUTT of Boone County visited her son,
Lee CONRAD.
July
29, 1897
G.
W. MENEFEE of Heekin, who died last week, did have a life insurance
policy for $5,000.
John
DUNN, the marble worker, has just finished three nice small monuments for
the three young men who died during the last year at Holbrook. The monuments
are for Obe STARNES, son of Dudley STARNES; Marion ALLPHIN, son of H. Z.
ALLPHIN; and William FINNELL, the young ward of H. Z. ALLPHIN, who was killed
by a piano falling on him at Corinth last springs.These three boys were all
of the same age and were great chums when alive and are buried side by side
in Holbrook Cemetery.
Miss
Gusta BRACHT, the daughter of F. G. BRACHT, has been employed as assistant
teacher under Bruce FRANKS at Mt. Zion Free
School.
Miss
Lorene FUGATE of Covington visited her aunt, Mrs. Nettie
CHILDERS.
Miss
Annie MORAN of Covington visited her grandmother, Mrs. Martha
McDUFFEE.
Misses
Norma WANGELING and Helen PELLENS, of Cincinnati, visited their cousin, Miss
BRACHT.
G.
B. FRANK returned from New Castle, Kentucky where he visited his sister,
Mrs. Baydie R. FRANK and his uncle, Dr. I. W.
McGINNIS.
Mrs.
Rosa FORD of Winchester visited her sister, Mrs. J. H.
DICKEY.
Mrs.
W. L. SMITH of Eagle Grove, Iowa is visiting her father, Joe WEBB of
Cordova.
Dry
Ridge News:
1.
Mat CONLY was called to Walton to attend the funeral of his mother who died
July 22.
2.
Died at Jonesville, Wm. McNAY, who had been several years a citizen of Dry
Ridge.
3.
Death of Jos. WAYLAND, 74, July 22, of consumption; farmer; leaves a wife
and 3 sons; buried in Williamstown Cemetery on
Thursday.
Sherman
News: William McGUIRE and wife of Jellico, Tennessee and Miss Maggie CATES
are visiting their sick mother at this
place.
Mose
RACE, 55, residing near the village of Heekin, died July 22, buried Thursday
at Grassy Run Church; leaves a wife and 7
children.
Thomas
BICKERS, of Holbrook, one of the oldest and most respected citizens of that
neighborhood, passed away Jul 16. His remains were laid to rest in the cemetery
of the Holbrook Church [White Chapel Methodist Episcopal South Church] two
days after his death. He was in his 79th year at the time of his
death.
W.
H. McNAY of Jonesville, formerly of Dry Ridge, died at his residence in
Jonesville on last Thursday of inflammation of the bowels; buried in the
cemetery [Williamstown]; was about 50 years at death [his stone states 38];
leaves a wife and children.
August
5, 1897
Stewartsville
News: Miss Lillie P. BOLES of Cherry Grove visited her cousins, Misses Lizzie
and Pearl STEWART, near
Stewartsville.
Mt.
Pleasant News: Mrs. W. L. SMITH and son, Paul, is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph WEBB.
Sherman
News: Mrs. Sallie GRIFFETH of Lexington visited her mother, Mrs. Nat
BANNISTER.
Born
to the wife of Jerome MAYNOR Jr., Tuesday, August 3, a
boy.
Born
to the wife of Doc ANDERSON, Monday, August 2, 1897, a
boy.
Mrs.
Mahala THOMAS, mother of James and Thomas Thomas and A. Brown, died Tuesday
after lingering illness of several years, aged 77 years; funeral today followed
by burial at the old NICHOLS burying ground at William
RENNECKER's.
Died
Thursday, July 22, J. M. RACE, at his home near Grassy Run Church; was born
January 8, 1842 and married Miss Eliza SCROGGINS in September 1861, to which
9 children were born, 7 of whom are yet living; was buried in Grassy Run
Cemetery; wife and children survive.
Thomas
BICKERS died on the 16th day of July 1897, aged 73 years, 9 months, and 1
day. He had been a member of the Methodist Church 56 years at the time of
his death. His life was of such a character than when the death angel came
he was ready to go. He was a kind and affectionate father, husband, and friend.
He left a wife and 9 children to mourn his loss. Lester
Scroggins.
July
24. County Court: Came Emma McNAY, widow of W. H. McNAY, and filed waiver
of her right to administer on her husband's estate, whereupon Jas. G. BLACKBURN
was appointed administrator.
John
SECHRIST has left the county; short with the farmers $8,000; evidently headed
for the Klondyke [Alaska]. Was from Crittenden; never had much property of
his own, but his character was above reproach and his reputation was above
question; was married and his wife is almost distracted at his sudden
disappearance.
August
12, 1897
Orders
of the Grant County Court:
1.
J. W. WEBSTER allowed $10 for the use and benefit of Polly NULLY, a blind
pauper.
2.
Last will and testament of G. W. MENEFEE admitted to probae; James W. GREEN,
executor; W. C. and D. H. GREEN,
sureties.
3.
Settlements confirmed:
Moses
McCLURE, guardian of Effie J. and Elwood
McCLURE
H.
Z. ALLPHIN guardian William
FINNELL
T.
J. CONRAD guardian Myrtle, William C. and Nora
SKIRVIN
D.
C. POINTS guardian Bain and Baydie FRANK
4. James H. GREEN guardian of MENEFEE heirs, filed suit for division of
land.
Dr.
Drury J. McMILLAN and wife of Kansas City, Missouri, visited his sister,
Mrs. Jas. Zinn.
Mrs.
R. E. BYERS and her father, James H. GREEN, of Ghent, Carroll Cournty, have
been in Williamstown winding up the estate of [her husband] R. E.
Byers.
Downingsville
News:
1.
W. P. KINMAN is all smiles - it's a two pound
girl.
2.
Mrs. Fannis PRICE of Cincinnati visited her son,
Charlie.
Dry
Ridge News:
1.
The funeral of Mrs. Mahala THOMAS was preached at the M.E. Church by Rev.
Cooper of Corinth August 5.
2.
Born to the wife of Buck BUTLER, a boy, July
27.
Corinth
News: Miss Grace JACKSON, cashier in the Saratogo Hotel, Chicago, daughter
of Robert JACKSON, of this place, accompanied by her sister, Miss Beulah,
is home for a month's vacation.
August
19, 1897
Dry
Ridge News:
1.
Born to the wife of George SANDERS, a boy on August
15.
2.
Miss Ella MUNDAY of Carrollton is visiting her sister, Mrs.
DICKERSON.
3.
J. B. SANDERS has torn away the old ME Church and is erecting a couple of
cottages.
Born
to the wife of Louis MYERS on Thursday, August 12, a boy, wight 9
pounds.
Born
to the wife of John KINSLAER on Thursday, August 12, a boy, weight 8-1/2
pounds
Born
to the wife of R. P. CONRAD on the 16th, a 10 pound
boy.
Born
to the wife of Thomas D. ASHCRAFT, August 13, a boy, weight 9
pounds.
Born
to the wife of James W. WEBB on Wednesday, August 18, a
girl.
Buffington
News: Miss Ethel CONNER of Erlanger visited her sister, Miss
Jessie.
Corinth
News: Mrs. Elza WOOD of Missouri, daughter of Mrs. Caudall ROBINSON, of this
place, returned home [after being out of Kentucky for 17
years].
Crittenden
News: Mrs. Fenly SAYERS and family visited her sister, Mrs. B. F.
MENEFEE.
Stewartsville
News: Dr. BOLES of Franklin County visited his brother, J. R.
BOLES.
Uncle
Charley CLAY, after a brief illness, died at his home in the vicinity of
Williamstown on last Wednesday; the next day his body was borne to the cemetery
out on the hill; was in his 83rd year; was born, raised and spent his life
in Grant County; was never married; his nephew, James H. Clay attended to
his business the last 2 or 3 years; whether or not he had a will is
questioned.
Mrs.
Alonzo THRELKELD died at her home on the Covington and Lexington Pike 10
miles south of town last week of consumption; leaves a husband and 8 children;
buried in Williamstown Cemetery.
On
July 16, 1897, the spirit of this good man, Thomas BICKERS, who was very
dear to all who knew him, took its departure to that better world where there
is no more sickness or dying, but joy reigns supreme. In view of his Godly
life he may have consistently exclaimed: "For me to live in Christ, but to
die is gain."
Sketch
of T. W. VOIERS of Butler, Pendleton County: was born in Trimble County,
Kentucky, May 11, 1866; is the son of John T. and Amelia VOIERS; his mother
died when he was 12; he married Miss Lillian SHAW, youngest daughter of R.
F. SHAW of Butler, May 23, 1894; they have one child aged 2
years.
Miss
Rose M. LAWRENCE of Winchester, Indiana, and sister, Miss Nellie, of Sherman,
visited in town.
Dan
HARRISON of Mason left for Webbers Falls, Indian Territory, to visit his
brothers, Dr. W. H. HARRISON and Caleb
HARRISON.
Among
the relatives who attended the funeral of W. T. CLARK were his sisters, Mrs.
GAUGH and Mrs. FOREMAN of Owen County, A. H. MORROW of Cincinnati, Dr. S.
S. SCOTT and Robert SCOTT of Erlanger and Mrs. Charles PHILLIPS of
Covington.
R.
P. CONRAD is a happy man. It is a boy and weighs 10
pounds.
An
eloping couple, James W. HOLMAN and Miss Ada May FOREE, landed in Patriot,
Indiana, Sunday, August 8, procured a license and a Squire and were married;
his if a young farmer of near Williamstown; she is a daughter of Joseph FOREE
of Elliston Station.
William
T. CLARK, a sufferer from consumption, died at his High Street home last
Saturday; born in Grant County April 23, 1850 and was well into his 47th
year at death; a son of Bryan P. and Mary W. CLARK, who survive; September
2, 1875 he married Belle T. O'HARA, to whom was born 7 children; all yet
living: Charlie B. Lucille T. Willie O'HARA, Annaise, now HULETT, Lucy J.,
Thos. W. and Frederick R. CLARK; William CLARK was the oldest of 9 children
and was born in Williamstown but raised on a farm; Bryan P. CLARK, father
of the decease is 82 and his wife is 70; was buried at Williamstown Cemetery
Monday; survived by wife and children; resolutions follow from his Centurion
Lodge IOOF, which mentioned his death date as August 14,
1897.
August
26, 1897
Born
to the wife os Stewart PRICE, a 10 pound girl and Stewart looks so
old.
Mason
News: Mrs. Kate MILLER, of this place, went to Cincinnati last Sunday having
received a message that her husband, Charles MILLER, had committed
suicide.
Sherman
News: Mrs. McGUIRE, wife of Richard McGuIRE, departed this life Thursday
morning, her funeral was preached on Friday and remains buried in the family
burying ground at John WILDS.
Resolutions
from the Crittenden Baptist Church on the departure of their pastor, Rev.
J. M. SHELBURNE, to another field of
labor.
Ruth
Anna, the 9 months old baby adopted by W. C. and Bessie JOHNSON, was christened
by Rev. Simpson at the Method Church last Sunday
night.
Names
J. NEWALL and Mary NEWALL of Mayfield are visiting their aunt, Mrs. J. Q.
BARBOUR.
Miss
Katie VANLEUVEN visited her uncle, Wm. CREIGHTON, at
Sherman.
Surprise
family reunion and dinner held last Sunday on the 64th birthday anniversary
for D. L. CUNNINGHAM; attended by 9 of his 10 children and 9 of his 10
grandchildren at his old family homestead.
September
2, 1897
Miss
Tennie SHAW of Covington, daughter of our depot agent, visited her
father.
Downingsville
News: Elijah KENNEDY of Stewartsville neighborhood visited his daughter,
Mrs. PRICE, of Stevens Creek.
Sherman
News:
Mrs.
Carrie KENNEDY returned to her Tuscola, Illinois home after visiting her
mother, Mrs. Sarah McBEE, near Mt.
Zion.
Mason
News:
1.
D. M. HARRISON is sojourning with his brothers, Drs. Wm. H. and Claiborne
at Webers Fall, Indian Territory, with a prospective view of locating there
in the near future.
2.
Samuel MITTS and wife, Alfred MITTS and sister, Miss Jessie, are visiting
here.
Resolutions
from the Grant County Teachers Institute on the deaths of: (1) Charles Marion
ALLPHIN, beloved fellow teach, who was 18 years, 6 months, and 6 days old;
sympathy to his parents. (2) Miss Hattie LUCAS, former teacher; sympathy
to her mother.
During
the last few days, two sets of twin girl babies have made their appearance.
J. C. B. SIMPSON, of Holbrook, is the happy father of one set, and a journeyman
blacksmith, who dropped into Williamstown some 10 days ago, is the father
of the last set.
Miss
Lucy DENMORE of Cincinnati visited her cousin, Mrs. Jas.
ZINN.
Mike
FLANNELY, wife, and son returned from visiting relatives in Chicago and from
visiting her mother and sister in Davenport,
Iowa.
Thirty-two
of Williamstown's businesses were represented in a Merchant's Carnival, each
by a young lady: Miss Laura WEBB, daughter of J. H. WEBB; Miss Jessie, daughter
of H. C. MUSSELMAN; Miss Mary, daughter of Dr. W. E. McCLURE; Miss Mamie
JOHNSON, niece of John A. McPHERSON; Miss Eloise ELLISTON, niece of Will
R. ELLISTON; Miss Bessie, daughter of W. C. FRANKS; Miss May, daughter of
R. O. CUNNINGHAM, Miss Cora, daughter of Edward CRAM; Miss Gusta BRACHT,
daughter of F. G. BRACHT.
Rev.
Julius KENDRICK, brother of Mrs. U. M. NORTHCUTT of near town, visited his
sister. He is pastor of the Danville Christian Church and is a Grant County
boy.
H.
C. MUSSELMAN, hardware merchant and department store goods man of Williamstown,
was born in Grant County nearly 60 years ago; served in the Confederacy;
in 1862 he went out of state with the army of General BRAGG as a private
and regimental officer [captain] until the close of the war; was in Sherman's
famous march to the sea; in March 1869 he married Miss Jessie BLACKFORD of
Keene, Jessamine County; they have 3 girls and 1 boy; the latter 8 years
old.
September
9, 1897
M.
W. McCLAINE of Alexander, Illinois returned home with his father, "Uncle"
George McCLAINE.
The
Coroner's inquest here Friday to investigate the death of Joe BREWSAUGH found
that he died by being struck on the head with a
revolver.
Dry
Ridge News: Mr. and Mrs. Wm. BLACKBURN are rejoicing over the arrival of
a boy, weight 8 pounds.
Jonesville
News:
1.
Henry TOON, his grandson, and daughter have returned to their homes near
Indianapolis.
2.
Married at the Harrisburg Church, Sunday, August 22, Vernon BROCK and Henry
EDMONSON of Jonesville, to Miss Hazzie MARSHAL and Miss Ida KEMPER.
3.
The McNAY mill property was purchased by the father of the
deceased.
4.
Alson CALENDER is rejoicing over a fine girl, born to his wife, August
31.
Joe
WILLIAMS, about 15, the grandson of D. W. WILLIAMS of Blanchet, this county,
died at his home last week; he told his mother that William MUSSELMAN had
beaten him over the head with a pistol [Saturday evening]; Alvin CLARK stated
that MUSSELMAN had beaten a tramp to death with a pistol on the road the
day before.
Mrs.
T. A. JOHNSON and children of Bridges, Alabama, will visit her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. M. LOWE of Delia.
Mrs.
G. W. YANCY and son, Worth, returned from visits in
Louisville.
Jas.
J. NEWALL and sister, Miss Mary NEWALL, returned to their Maysville, Kentucky
home, accompanied as far as Cincinnati by their cousin, Miss Hattie
BARBOUR.
Last
Tuesday night Letie BEACH was returning home from Covington to his home at
Crittenden, this county, when some two or three hundred yards from Richwood
Station, Boone County, he died with no one present, while his anxious wife
and two little boys awaited his return; he was born at Mt. Zion, Grant County,
February 26, 1854; he married Miss Ida FRANKS, daughter of Barnette and Cresa
[Lucretia], February 26, 1884; leaves also an aged father, one sister, and
two brothers; funeral was at Mt. Zion Baptist
Church.
September
16, 1897
Arther
WILLIAMS, colored, son of Waverly Williams, on Saturday night in Williamstown,
by a half-white Negro, Eugene LAIR, who had earlier fought with Arther's
brother, Charlie, over a dime in a game of "craps"; Arther died Monday and
was buried Tuesday; Charlie LAIR, father of Eugene, posted part of the
bond.
Grant
County Court:
1. Will of W. T. CLARK admitted to probate; Belle T. CLARK, wife of the deceased,
executrix.
2.
Will of J. M. TAYLOR admitted to probate; Arabella TAYLOR qualified as
executrix.
3.
D. S. CLAY, administrator of Charles S. CLAY, deceased, filed sale
bill.
4.
Elijah A. RACE appointed administrator of the estate of J. M.
RACE.
5.
Nora SKIRVIN, a minor over 14 years of age, chose W. P. HARRISON as her statutory
guardian.
6.
Mary E. TROUTMAN appointed guardian of Jacob
TROUTMAN.
7.
Settlements confirmed: D. C. POINTS guardian of Bain and Baydie FRANK. Surety
Trust and Vault Company guardian Willie O'Hara
SMITH.
8.
Settlements continued one month for exceptions: W. H. DAUGHERTY guardian
J. N. MILLION. Jos. CHIPMAN guardian Thad CROSSTHWAITE. Vernon BROCK guardian
Eva BROOMFIELD. J. M. BEVERLY trustee Eliza
LOUIS.
Card
of Thanks from Mr. and Mrs. W. H. FORSYTH, mentions "our little son who died
August 1, 1897."
James
D. JOHNSON has just taken unto himself a wife in the person of Miss Bertha
GILES of Owen Co.
D.
M. [Dan] HARRISON of Mason has returned from visiting his brothers, Dr. W.
H. and Caleb HARRISON at Webber's Falls, I.T.; he will move there in the
spring.
Mrs.
Walter POINTS received a telegram from her brother in New Orleans stating
he had disposed of a mine, yielding her a $30,000
interest.
B.
F. BALL, of Williamstown, is an heir to a small farm leased to the city of
Philadelphia 99 years ago; it is said to be worth $100,000,000 divided among
100 heirs.
Born
to the wife of Nicholas BAXTER of Cherry Grove, August 11, a
boy.
Born
to the wife of Jas. HICKS of Cordova, August 24, a
girl.
Born
to the wife of Thomas GOUGE of Mason, September 12, a
boy.
Born
to the wife of V. S. METCALFE, September 2, an eight pound
girl.
Mr.
and Mrs. Lee PATTIE held their first family reunion in 12 years (since the
death of Mrs. Gus WEBB) at
their Sherman home last Thursday,
September 9.
William
MUSSELMAN, of Blanchett, was arrested Monday for the crime of murder in the
killing of Joe WILLIAMS or BREWSAUGH, near Blanchett, some three weeks ago.
His father, Harris MUSSELMAN, is surety for his
bond.
Card
of Thanks from Waverly WILLIAMS on the "death of my son,
Arther."
Corinth
News:
1.
Mrs. R. R. HUTCHESON and little son, Ray, returned from visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Everett VALLANDINGHAM, of New Liberty, Owen
County.
2.
Mrs. Susie STOKELEY of Winchester, returned home from visiting her sister,
Mrs. CONWAY.
Mason
News: The funeral of Mrs. HEDGES and her son, George, was preached last Sunday
at the Baptist Church by Rev. Ed STEVENSON of
Erlanger.
September
23, 1897
CALENDER-BARNES
marriage took place on Wednesday evening, September 15, at the home of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert BARNES - E. J. CALENDAR and Miss E.
Myrtle BARNES; groom is son of Mr. and Mrs. David CALENDAR of Stewartsville;
married by Rev. Wm. McMILLAN; home of the groom at
Stewartsville.
News
comes from Baxter Springs, Kansas, that J. E. SIMMONS [Bud] has taken a
wife.
Born
to the wife of Peyton EARLS, of Mason, on September 16, a
girl.
Born
to the wife of Henry JONES, of Oak Ridge, on September 16, a boy, named Henry
McKinley JONES.
Born
to the wife of Charles DUNAWAY, of Cherry Grove, on September 20, a boy named
Richard Ernst DUNAWAY.
Born
to the wife of Wilson COOK, on September 20, a
girl.
Dry
Ridge News:
1.
Walter STEPHENS and Miss Sudie LAFFERTY were married by Rev. MADDUX at his
home in Williamstown Sunday evening;she is a school teacher in our school;
he is employed at B. F. LEMMON's
mill.
2.
Mrs. W. J. HUME and daughter, Miss Anna, returned to their home in Bowling
Green, Missouri.
3.
Some four months ago Mrs. ASWERUS and Mr. NORTHCUTT were united in marriage.
They must have been unequally yoked together as they have mutually agreed
to separate, Ms. NORTHCUTT taking $500 as her portion of her husband's
estate.
Sherman
News: Floin SLAUGHTER and Miss Bertha VAWTER of Mt. Zion were married at
Williamstown on the 15th.
Jonesville
News:
1.
A large crowd attended the funeral of Sanford CLIFTON last Sunday evening
at 3:30.
2.
Mr. James Gordon and wife, the bride and groom, were visiting [her] mother,
Mrs. GOLDSBERRY, at this place.
Not
Guilty is the verdict in the examining trial of young Othnel CLARK who was
charged with the crime of murder in participating in the killing of Joe WILLIAMS
at Blanchett some weeks ago.
Mrs.
A. BICKERS of Mason paid $2 as a subscriber to the COURIER, in a guessing
contest on the number of votes that will be cast in Grant County at the November
election.
September
30, 1897
T.
N. CLARK, a Grant County boy who has been attending school at Valparaiso,
Indiana for the last half dozen years, is now in South Park, Washington.
His sister, Mrs. John LAWRENCE lives on Baton Rouge
Road.
Jessie
CHIPMAN of South Williamstown who has been so ill for the last two weeks
with a complication of troubles, died at his residence Tuesday night. His
remains will be interred in the cemetery at Salem
today.
J.
D. JOHNSON, wife, and son, John Downing, of Indianapolis, were in town for
a visit.
On
last Thursday evening at Lawrenceville, W. W. SCROGGIN and Miss Pearl WINTERS
were married in Mr. Winters' parlor; e is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. T. SCROGGIN
and a prosperous young farmer of the Lawrenceville neighborhood; she is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
WINTERS.
Dry
Ridge News:
Miss
Eva CARTER, eldest daughter of Thomas CARTER, of South Dry Ridge, and William
TOOLSTER of Williamstown, were married at the residence of the bride's father
Saturday, September 25.
October
7,,1897
On
last Wednesday afternoon, Fred CONRAD and Miss Myrtie GRUELLE were married
by Rev. James GILBERT of Winchester, Ky.; bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Joshua GRUELLE of Dry Ridge; her sister, Etta, was bridesmaid; groom is son
of Mr. and Mrs. I. N. CONRAD; he was attended by Walter CONRAD; honeymooned
in Lexington; will live in Dry Ridge.
W.
T. GREEN, about 50, a substantial farmer of Clark's Creek, surprised himself
and all of his friends last Thursday by marrying Miss Clara SIMPSON of Warsaw
Road, daughter of W. P. SIMPSON; they came to Williamstown, secured their
license and were married by Rev. G. W. SIMPSON at his
home.
Corinth
News:
1.
Contemplating marriage soon: Kelley LEE and Miss Ola PARKER and James COBB
and Mrs. BURDINE.
2.
One month ago Eld. John RANSDELL of Owen County, married Miss Lula STAFFORD
of the same county. After the ceremony he returned to attending Lexington
Bible College and had not seen his bride until today when he returned for
a visit.
3.
Last Thursday, September 30, Uncle John MORGAN, 73, after a brief illness,
died; lived near Corinth; leaves a wife and several
children.
Mason
News: Messers Frank and Wood TAYLOR and families of Illinois have moved back
to old Kentucky.
Dry
Ridge News:
1.
Death came last Tuesday night to the little babe of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. S.
BLACKBURN.
2.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. TUCKER went to Bunker Hill, Illinois to visit their son,
F. A. TUCKER.
3.
On last Thursday Mrs. G. W> MILLER and Miss Maggie CLARK attended the
funeral of their cousin, Miss Stella SAYERS, daughter of J. D. SAYERS, of
Hartwell, Ohio.
Harold
McMILLIAM, the 8-year-old son of Rev. William McMILLAN, died last Thursday
night of membranous croup; was buried in Williamstown Cemetery Friday
afternoon.
Daisy
ADAMS, daughter of J. A. ADAMS, died September 23 of typhoid fever at the
home of her father in Dry Ridge, aged 16
years.
Born
to the wife of Walter DUNN of Fork Lick, on September 15, a ten pound
girl.
Mrs.
T. A. JOHNSON of Bridges, Alabama returned home with her sister, Miss Mary
LOWE, who will spend the winter in the
south.
W.
T. DAVIS of Los Angeles, California is visiting his sister, Mrs. W. R.
ELLISTON.
Captain
A. G. DeJARNETTE is 6 feet 4 inches [tall but] appears about 2 inches taller
than usual and has been wearing a regular "grandfather smile". His daughter,
Allie, wife of W. E. SULLIVAN, cashier of the Glencoe Deposit, gave birth
to a boy last week.
October
14, 1897
County
Court Orders (partial list):
1.
C. S. DANIELS appointed guardian of Mary J.
DANIELS.
2.
Will of John MORGAN offered for probate and protest entered by three
heirs.
3.
Deeds of partition to B. F., Dora M. and Maggie J. MENEFEE
filed.
Settlements
Confirmed:
4.
J. M. WEBSTER administrator Emma
Webster
W.
H. DAUGHERTY administrator W. A.
MILLION
Same
guardian J. N. MILLION
J. M. BEVERLY trustee Eliza GAINES
Joseph CHIPMAN guardian Thadeus CROSSWAITE
Vernon BROCK guardian Eva BROOMFIELD
Louis FORD guardian J. D.
ELLISON
5.
Settlements continued one month for
exceptions:
J.
N. ALEXANDER guardian Henry MARKSBERRY
Mrs. Eva McBEE guardian K. S. McBEE
D. S. CLAY executor J. F. SHERIFF
Marriage
Licenses:
1.
Harvey W. MACEY, 27, and Emma F. ADAMS,
18
2.
Alfred L. CLARK, 20, and Lonisa MOREHEAD,
27
3.
Newton WEBSTER, 24, and Georgie E. POLAND,
21
4.
Joseph Elliott, 21, and Ollie TOMLIN,
24.
N.
B. ELLIOTT, father of J. C. ELLIOTT, of near town, and Miss Minnie MENEFEE,
both of Pendleton County, were married at the Johnson House Wednesday afternoon,
October 6.
Mrs.
MYERS of Felicity, Ohio, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Fred
HUTCHINSON.
Mrs.
Bell T. CLARK received a check for $6,000, the remainder of the insurance
on Mr. Clark's life; presented to her for the children by their guardian,
Dr. W. H. McCLURE.
Mrs.
Kate TAYLOR of Cincinnati, visited her cousin, Mrs. Jas.
ZINN.
G.
W. BLACK, son-in-law of D. W. WILLIAMS of Mason, is now located at Crooks,
Bath County, Ky.
Born
to the wife of Abija JEWETT on the 10th, a
girl.
Poem
inserted by Mr. and Mrs. W. C. JOHNSON and dedicated by Bain FRANK to his
[deceased] little niece, Ruthanna JOHNSON, mentions "there are none but just
us three", "mamma", "papa", "Sheffa, Karl, and Uncle Bain", "Myrt and Bill,
and Jordon", "we took you to the church one night...the minister...baptized
you"; signed, G. B. F.
October
21, 1897
Death
of George M. PULLMAN, the great palace car king, at his Chicago home Monday
night.
Death
of Charles A. DANA, editor of the New York Sun, at his home in New Jersey
Sunday night.
Crittenden
News:
1.
Mr. and Mrs. John MITCHELL and son, Frank, left for Illinois where they will
make their future home.
2.
Mr. Chas. BIRD of ILLINOIS is visiting his brother, Ira
BIRD.
Mrs.
E. WARREN of Louisville is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram ELLISTON,
at this place.
Edward
TIBBLEMAN, who live about 5 miles east of Williamstown, died last Saturday
after a long and lingering attack of typhoid fever; was less than 40 and
had been married twice; his last wife, parents, three grown brothers and
one sister survive; was buried in Williamstown Cemetery Sunday
afternoon.
October
28, 1897
John
GUTMAN of Sherman, is the supervisor of the Lemmon and Northcutt Road; he
came to Grant County direct from Germany 20 years ago; has 4 sons, all of
age.
Ned
WEST who was born, reared and died in Cincinnati a few years ago, was the
author of the Southern Confederacy's National song,
"Dixie".
Dry
Ridge News: Cards are out for the marriage of Miss Allie CARTER and Frank
CALDWELL, November 4.
Jonesville
News: Lonnie SIMPSON and Miss Lillie FIGHTMASTER were united in marriage
at the Mt. Carmel Church last Sunday
morning.
In
Memory of Mrs. James M. LAWRENCE who died of paralysis, October 13, 1897.
Mrs. Rebecca (nee ALDREG) LAWRENCE was born in Clark County, December 20,
1814; married James M. LAWRENCE October 26, 1836; they moved to Grant County
in March 1860; was mother of 8 children, 4 of whom yet live; leaves grandchildren
and great-grandchildren.
Mrs.
W. R. BRASFIELD of Lexington, is here for the serious illness of her sister,
Mrs. O. P. ELLISTON.
Mrs.
Catherine KACHELHOFFER, mother of Mrs. M. D. GRAY, left to stay the winter
in Birmingham, Ala.
The
funeral of Mrs. L. STEPHENS, who died December 1, 1895 [as shown in book],
was preached at the Primitive Baptist Church last
Sunday.
November
4, 1897
J.
D. COBB and Mrs. Jennie BURDINE were married Tuesday evening in Covington,
at the residence of ex-Mayor THOMAS, a relative of the bride; bride was born
and reared in Millersburg, Ky.
Everett VALLANDINGHAM and family of New Liberty visited her parents, R. R. HUTCHINSON.
Mrs. W. G. O'HARA of Williamstown visited her sister, Mrs. HORNER.
November
11, 1897
In
Memory. John F. Green died after a lingering illness at his home on Clarks
Creek, Friday, November 5, 1897; was born in Bourbon County, November 10,
1815. On March 19, 1837, he married Miss Francis Marshall WILSON; she died
during the same year; he then married Miss Elizabeth Allen PAYNE September
2, 1847, who died in 1880; when 5 years old, John moved with his father to
this county where he lived until death; two brothers survive of a large family:
Hon. Elijah Green of Kenton County, and Wm. Green of Elliston Station; he
leaves two sons and two daughters; funeral preached at Clarks Creek Church
where he was buried in the cemetery beside his
companion.
In
Memory of Bertha, wife of W. N. BROWN, who died October 15, 1897 of consumption;
leaves a husband, two children [little Frank and Edna], mother, and two brothers;
signed, E. Grace DAY.
On
last Thursday evening at the home of the bride, near Downingsville, Frank
CALDWELL and Miss Allie CARTER were married by Rev. Wm. McMILLAN; she is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
CARTER.
Sherman
News: Cul BURTON and family of Dry Ridge visited his sister, Mrs.
OGDEN.
November
18, 1897
Frank
MITCHELL, formerly from Grant County, writes to the Editor from his Oakland
Illinois home, November 13, 1897.
Miss
Lillian BRACHT of Blanchet, left for California to make her home with her
sister, Mrs. WISE.
November
25, 1897
MATTHEWS-SIMON
wedding last Thursday afternoon at the home of the bride, 1-1/2 miles west
of Corinth: Harry P. MATTHEWS and Miss Margaret May SIMON of near Corinth;
he is eldest son of Dr. N. S. MATTHEWS of Williamstown; she is daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. T. F. SIMON; expect to live in
Williamstown.
Verner
BACON formerly of this place, now Owenton, visited his relative, Col. J.
F. RANSOM.
W.
A. STEPHENS and family will move to Oklahoma in
January.
Born
to the wife of Wm. Green of Heekin, November 21, a
girl.
F.
Mc REED and Miss Pearl Iva BEACH were married in the Baptist Church at Mt.
Zion, Wednesday, November 17, 1897 by Rev. G. W. HILL; he is son of
Ex-Representative REID of Sherman; she is daughter of Thomas BEACH of Mt.
Zion.
Frank LANTER and Miss Mary POOR were married at the home of the bride's parents in Pendleton County, Thursday, November 18, 1897; he is the son of Ben LANTER of near this city; she is the daughter of ex-Representative POOR of Pendleton County.
December
2, 1897
Clarence
DALEY and Miss Maude CONNOR were married the 24th at the Fifth Street Christian
Church, Covington, Ky. Miss Lorena CONNOR was bridesmaid; Geo. HEDGER of
Cincinnati was best man; bride is oldest daughter of John A.
LEMON.
Clark
LITTELL and Miss Edna HIGHTOWER were married at the Oak Ridge Church on
Thanksgiving Day; maids of honor were Miss Cora SMITH and the bride's sister,
Miss Ora HIGHTOWER; groomsmen were Erastus and Clint
CLARK.
Walton
News: Miss Libbie INGRAM visited her aunt, Mrs. Sam BYLAND, of Bank
Lick.
Born
to the wife of John HALL on the 23rd, a
girl.
Uncle
Leonard McGLASSON and Mrs. Cordelia THOMPSON, both of Mason, this county,
were married at the residence of Rev. G. W. Hill, Tuesday, November 30,
1897.
Mason
News: Mrs. Kate MILLER was called to Cincinnati last week to superintend
the removal of her child's remains to near where its father was
interred.
Tom
BEAGLE is the father of twins. Both girls and mother are doing nicely. Most
of Tom's life he passed as a bachelor; after nearly 20 years of courtship,
he married last winter about a year ago. One twin weighed 6 pounds and the
other 6-1/2 pounds. Mrs. BEAGLE is the daughter of Ben ROBINSON, of near
Blanchet.
Holbrook
News: Miss Mag GROSS visited her sister, Mrs.
ROLAND.
December
9, 1897
Frank
MENEFEE, son of the late George MENEFEE, of near Heekin, has filed suit against
Dr. J. B. ALEXANDER of Mason, for $10,000 in damages for malpractice in serving
his arm [amputation below the elbow], some years ag [when Frank was a boy];
never healed and pain continues.
Addison
PEPPLER, who was shot by John WADE on November 30 while out hunting, died
and was buried at Mt. Zion; Wade is still missing; A. L. "Tet" VAWTER, who
was present at the shooting writes a letter of explanation: Wade is his
brother-in-law; Tet was drinking but not drunk; calls for stop to selling
whiskey in the county; "I loved that boy [Ad] as one of my own
family."
Born
to the wife of Lewis HARRISON on the 24th, a boy.
Born
to the wife of Wm. STROUD Jr. last Saturday morning, a
girl.
Mrs.
Harry MATTHEWS is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ferd SIMON, at Corinth
this week.
Miss
Nancy ARNOLD and C. W. RIDDELL visited her sister, Mrs. FINCH, at
Burlington.
Rev.
G. W. HILL made a flying trip to Frankfort last Monday to marry John L. PHYTHIAN
and Miss Alice HAYDEN, both of that
city.
Sherman
News: Atison [Addison] PEPPLER died of his wounds inflicted by a shot gun
in the hands of John WADE on Saturday night, and was interred in Mt. Zion
Cemetery Sunday evening. Addison was a good and kind hearted boy and the
circumstances of his death are sad indeed and shows plainly the evils of
whiskey in a peaceable and quite neighborhood. This is a stain and a blotch
on the hospitable citizens of Mt. Zion and will be impressed indelibly on
their minds for years to come.
Mrs.
Amanda McDOWELL of Georgetown visited her sisters, Misses Euphie and Hettie
McDOWELL. [as printed].
December
16, 1897
Mrs.
Ellen WOODYARD died Monday. She leaves two daughters and four sons. Her funeral
was preached by Rev. Thomas ECTON, after which her remains were laid to rest
in the Baptist Cemetery.
Double
wedding on the morning of the 8th at the home of B. N. HARRISON, of near
Williamstown. Miss Emma HARRISON married Perry McGLASSON of Mason, and Miss
Irene HARRISON married Ben NEAL of Heekin; reception held at G. W. HARRISON's,
brother of Mrs. McGLASSON, near Buffington, Ky.; Miss Lizzie HARRISON of
Buffington, played the organ; among the guests were Misses Lula, Anna, and
Maggie SANDERS, Anna JONES, and Bessie MAHAFFEE, Otto, Clyde and A. W.
BOYCE.
Sherman
News: A young man by the name of WEBB, living near Mt. Zion, accidentally
shot himself while hunting on Sunday. He only lived a few
hours.
Death
of Mrs. Susan A. CALDWELL, wife of M. C. CALDWELL (deceased), after a brief
illness on December 4; maiden name was WILLIAMS; was born in Grant County
the 29th of November, 1832, being 65 years and 5 days old at her death; married
M. C., who died only 6 months before her on the 6th of December 1849; to
this union 10 children were born, 6 boys and 4 girls, 8 of whom are living.
Funeral preached at the Baptist Church after which she was buried beside
her husband and daughter in Williamstown
Cemetery.
Holbrook
News:
1.
Mrs. May HAMMENS visited her brother, Will
McGILNEY.
2.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim EVANS visited their daughter, Mrs. Ida
CHAPMAN.
3.
Tilten PERKINS and wife visited her father, Ben
CHAPMAN.
Born
to the wife of Zac MILLER of Mt. Pleasant on December 5, a
boy.
Ed
BREEDEN of Windfield, Kansas [visiting with wife and two sons], was born
and raised in this part of Ky.
Abraham
FRANKS was born in Grant County, October 4, 1820; was married to Sarah C.
FINNELL, December 20, 1843; he died October 31, 1897 and "went home to be
with wife and six children"; was buried in the old Mound Prairie Cemetery
[Missouri] beside his companion, who died nine months
ago.
December
23, 1897
The
marriage of Forest B. BENSON to Miss Jennie NORTON occurred in the Methodist
Church at Dry Ridge on the 15th; bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
H. NORTON, prominent residents of Grant County; they began housekeeping in
the VIOLETTE property on Main Street.
Eugene
POINTS of Sherman and Miss Stella HOUSE of Pendleton County, were married
at the residence of the bride's parents Tuesday the 21st at 3 p.m. She is
the daughter of Geo. HOUSE of Pendleton County; he is the son of Dan
POINTS.
This
afternoon at 2:30, Charles PETTY, eldest son of Representative elect Elijah
PETTY and Miss Anna Hall of Sunrise, Harrison County, will be married at
the Baptist Church at Sunrise; bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
HALL of Sunrise.
Dry
Ridge News: Last Tuesday night Miss YORK of Broad Ridge Pike died of congestion
of the bowls.
Holbrook
News: Mrs. Mildia PERKINS of Owenton visited her sister, Mrs. Mollie
GROSS.
Sherman
News: Arthur BEARD and Miss Ava POINTS were married last
Wednesday.
Court
Orders and Judgments of Regular Term (partial
list):
1.
Mrs. Sarah McCORMICK, a sick
pauper.
2.
Case dismissed: D. C. POINTS administrator of James T. WILLIS, as guardian
of R. M. LUCKY.
3.
J. D. CLEMENTS, guardian of Nellie CLEMENTS and Eliza J. HOWE, administrator
of William HOWE, settlements
confirmed.
4.
Settlements continued for
exceptions:
J.
K. PAGE guardian of Wm. CLARK.
Jacob
LANDRUM administrator Elizabeth
LANDRUM.
J.
RUDICELL Jr. administrator J. RUDICELL
Sr.
Joe
MENDOZA administrator Hattie
LUCAS.
5.
Last will and testament of John F. GREEN probated; W. F. and E. J. GREEN,
executors.
6. John T. BEAD appointed guardian of Lillie M. IRELAND; A. BEARD,
surety.
Flingsville
News: Arthur PHILLIPS and I. M. PHILLIPS and family will soon make their
home in Lincoln County.
J.
F. HUTCHERSON, who wrote for the COURIER under the name of Sam SHAD, has
located at Greenup, Kentucky and secured control of the Eastern Kentucky
Democrat.
George
S. WEBB, Sheriff-elect of Grant County was presented, by his wife, a 10-1/2
pound girl, Sunday.
Last
Saturday at the Baptist Church, Rev. William McMILLAN, who has served for
the past 3 years as its pastor, tendered his resignation [although he had
been called for another year].
J.
M. RIDDELL and wife were married 50 years last Thursday, the 16th, at the
residence of Mr. WHITE, her father, in Boone County; a family dinner was
held at their North Main Street home with all living children and grandchildren
present: C. W. RIDDELL, H. B. RIDDELL of Cincinnati, W. L. RIDDELL and wife,
and Mrs. Laura RIDDELL of Burlington, H. Clay WHITE, wife, and Mrs. Hattie
ARNOLD and Miss Nannie ARNOLD.
December
30, 1897
Dry
Ridge News: Wm. RENAKER and Mrs. Roger MARTIN and children are visiting in
Harrison County to attend the double wedding of Mrs. Martin's nieces, the
Misses JEWETT.
Corinth
News: Mrs. Clay WILSON of Cross Roads visited her sister, Mrs. J. E.
WESTOVER.
Elliston
News:
1.
Married - Samuel COLLINS to Miss Annie SMITH of the Downingsville
neighborhood.
2.
Married BEACH and Miss Lola SIPPLE were united in marriage at the Woods Hotel,
Warsaw, Kentucky, on the 18th. The groom is a son of Isaac BEACH and the
bride a daughter of C. M.
SIPPLE.
3.
William A. ASHCRAFT,one of our oldes citizens, died suddenly the
17th.
Oak
Ridge News:
1.
Cleveland DANCE of Newport is visiting his uncle, C. W.
TANNER.
2.
W. E. STEVENS and family will soon move to Oklahoma.d BEACH and Miss Lola
SIPPLE.
Mrs.
Adelia ROBERTS of Erlanger visited her mother, Mrs. E. J.
PACK.
A.
D. FISHER of Reliable Art Co., of Cincinnati, visited his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. CATES.
Mrs.
Dr. N. S. MATTHEWS and son, Raymond, went to visit her parents in Columbus,
Ohio.
Ewell
LANTER of Bourbon County visited his brother, Ben F. LANTER, of near
town.
Dr.
J. T. SCOTT and daughter, Anna, visited his mother in Harrison
County.
Uncle
Louis STEPHENS celebrated his 80th birthday last week with a big dinner and
a reunion of his children at the home of his son, W. L. STEPHENS; he received
a letter from his son Ed of Nebraska, stating his wife had just presented
him with twin girls.
Arthur
BEARD and Miss AVA POINTS were married at the residence of the bride's parents
near Sherman, this county, December 22,
1897.
Lawrenceville
News: Joe MARKSBERRY of Warsaw visited his sister, Sophia
BURNS.
This finishes 1897