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100 Years Ago: News from Around Adair Co., KY

By "Jim"

Excerpts from community newsletters in the December 1, 1909 Adair County News.:

Gradyville
Nat Walker was at Greensburg last Monday shipping tobacco.

Miss Bess Holladay is teaching a very interesting class of music at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Nell.

We are glad to note that Mrs. Ella K. Robinson has recovered from a severe attack of La-grippe.

The new telephone line from this place to Breeding will be completed in a few days.



Milltown
Mr. Albert Botts, of Emma, Texas, visited relatives and friends in this community last week.

A very successful meeting at Sulphur Springs conducted by Rev. Levi closed last Wednesday with four conversions.
Ella
School at this place is progressing nicely with a large attendance under the management of Mr. Oscar Sinclair.

Mr. N.B. Dillingham bought a horse from Mr. Nolan White. Price unknown.

Mrs. May Perryman, who has been sick for some time is slowly improving.

Born, to the wife of W.H. Burton, Nov. 17, a son.
Dirigo
Landy and John Stotts traded cows. Landy then sold his cow to Ed Wheeler for $30.

J.G. Campbell left home about two weeks ago and has not been heard of since. He told some of the boys he was going to Texas.


Sparksville
Born, to the wife of O.W. Breeding, Nov. 22, a girl.Mr. Todd and Miss Clarice Stotts, Bliss, attended preaching at Antioch Sunday night.

Married on the 21st, Mr. Jim Stotts to Miss Della Hayes.

Mr. Ed Gowen, Miss Ethyl Moore, Mr. Austin and Miss Hattie Gilpin attended the entertainment at Hebron church Thursday night and report a real nice time.
Toria
There was a match spelling at Red Lick last Friday night between Red Lick and Breeding, resulting in favor of Breeding.

R. Bruce Demunbren offered [N.R.] Roach $400 for one pair of mules.

Misses Nannie Rowe and Lannah Jones were the guests of Miss Ethel Fudge last Friday night.
Bliss
Everything quiet and serene on the rolling waters of Butler's Fork.

We don't know what has become of Sawney Browning unless he is in the secret service employ over on Big Creek.

Lots of quail out this way... Boys if you hunt on my premises be careful and don't shoot old Pride for goodness sake.
Pickett
Corn is selling at $3.50 per barrel, bacon 15 cts. per pound, flour $3.60 per hundred.

Robert Garrison of Farmingdale, Ill., returned home on day last week.
Mell
(reporting the goings-on in the tri-county area):Uncle James Morrison died on the 16th ult., of a complication of diseases and old age. He had passed the four score and 12 year limit...

Messrs. Rose & Willis, successors to F.A. Furkin, are now fully initiated into the mercantile business at Keltner.

Newton Blaydes and family recently returned from Oklahoma. He sold his farm out there for $2300 and expects to make old Kentucky his future home.


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