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.

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