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100 years ago May 4, 1910 in Adair Co., KY Another fascinating account of the little and big news gleaned from the Columbia weekly newspaper of 100 years ago, including the report of Lindsey-Wilson crossing bats with Roy, births, deaths, runaways, a Great Revival with 30 conversions, a ham heist crime, the reopening of Burks ridge whisky store, expansion of commerce in Breeding, and news of the Old Leftwiches, for my first wife Linda. -CM note from Ed Waggener By Jim In an era when telephones were rare (or nonexistent) and most roads weren't too good, community newsletters from across the county (and from surrounding counties), served as clearinghouse of information. To steal, er, borrow, that is, from another CM contributor, "In these missives from all over the county, one found the choicest bits of news, important things like who was visiting & being visited, who was preaching (or not), who was sick, recovering, or sinking fast, who had been to town, what business and horse-swappin' was taking place, and all the other facets of day-to-day life in rural Adair County." So, gentle reader, let us return to those less hectic days of yesteryear and take a glimpse at some of the goings-on reported in community newsletters published in the May 4, 1910 edition of the Adair County News. Dirigo #1 There were two letters from here in this edition of the News Capt. [W.W.] Bradshaw was here last Sunday and organized a Sunday school at Independence School house. Dirigo #2 Born, to the wife of Herschel Janes on the 14th of April, twin girls. This story was posted on 2010-05-01 10:26:35
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