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100 years ago: Oct. 12, 2010 News from around the county, as reported in the community letters in the October 12, 1910 News. By "Jim" NELL The farmers have been very busy cutting up corn and cutting tobacco. Miss Annie Kinnaird is sick with a slow fever, she had to stop her school. Mrs. Mary Bell and Mrs. Lizzie Pulliam spent Wednesday at S.L. Kinnaird's to see Annie. ("Slow fever" was a colloquialism for typhoid fever.) Aunt Mag Groves who fell some time ago and got badly crippled is improving slowing at this time. RUGBY Mrs. Amanda Harvey, who has been sick for some time, is no better. The spelling bee at this place was well attended. Mr. Billie Royse who has been visiting his parents at Dirigo stopped at this place on his return to Pleasant Hill, Ill. Mr. S.C. Neat, grocery drummer, called on our merchants last week. Similar entries about Mr. Neat frequently appeared in the various community newsletters. He was a grocery drummer, or salesman, for many years, most notably with Otter &Co. beginning in 1903. The following item appeared in the January 1, 1908 edition of the News: "Otter & Co., the well-known wholesale grocery firm of Louisville, offered a premium, a ten dollar gold piece, to the salesman representing their house, who would sell the largest amount of their Oco package coffee in a given number of days. Mr. S.C. Neat, of this place, knocked the plum, his sales in fifty days being 9,300 pounds." Mr. Neat's other claim to fame was as father of W.K. (Billy) Neat, the founder and president of the B.N.U.V. who also held the exalted post of First Varmintologist of Adair County. There will be an all day singing at Breeding [the] second Sunday in October. Dinner on the ground. The music will be rendered by J.V. Dudley (Mr. Jan Vetter Dudley, of Montpelier) and G.W. Turner. GRADYVILLE Mr. Charles Sparks and family are now citizens of our town. We are glad to have them with us. There is an effort on foot to have a bridge to span the creek somewhere near the mill in our city for the benefit of those passing and repassing walking. This is something that all of the business men should be interested in and donate liberally to this enterprise, for we certainly need the bridge. M.L. Clark & Sons show did come and give one exhibition that was very satisfactory to everybody present. We must say this on behalf of Mr. Clark and all his performers. We never met nicer people and straight in all their dealings than these people are...The attendance was fairly good considering the opposition they had in getting their dates arranged. An ad in the July 27, 1906 Hartford (Ky.) Republican touted the M.L. Clark Show as "five big shows combined -- Colossal Circus, Mammoth Menagerie, Museum, Wild West and Royal Hippodrome," featuring an imperial collection of rare wild beasts, five performing elephants, droves of camels, and 15 funny clowns, among other attractions. The catch phrase for the ad: "If it isn't Clark's it isn't a Circus." GLENSFORK Mrs. David Hill Lawhorn swapped her farm on Cedar Creek to Jeff Bradshaw for a tract of land near Union Church. Rev. Jas. F. Black, who has so faithfully served the Methodist Church at this place for the last two years, has been transferred to the Cane Valley charge. Rev. Black is an earnest, devoted Christian gentleman... BAKERTON (Cumberland County) Clay Lick Bottom has had one of the biggest revivals that was ever held in Cumberland County. One hundred and nine reclaimed and professed faith in Christ. Think there was a few weak-kneed ones...We hope the majority will hold out till the Big Book is opened. There were 37 baptized at the river. [Ed -- reference KNIFLEY Fodder saving is the order of the day. Born to the wife of Rob Quinn, the 17th of Sept., a boy. (Ewin W. Quinn.) Rev. Z.T. Williams failed to fill his appointment at this place the first Sunday on account of high waters. Born, to the wife of L.R. Chelf, the 20th of Sept., a boy. (Marshall Chelf.) Mr. H.R. Spurling of Mannsville visited his daughter, Mrs. L.R. Chelf, a few days of last week. Miss Lucy Harden and Mr. Willie Jones of Pellyton, eloped for Tennessee last Friday night. (Miss Harden was 15 or thereabouts; Mr. Jones was a lad of some 25 summers.) Mr. J.J. Humphress is erecting a new store house in our town. Dr. J.C. Gose was in Louisville a few days last week. Mr. A. Hovious is now receiving his fall stock of merchandise. Sugar Grove (Cumberland County) Dr. Hollin (Holland, better known as H.B.) Simpson (of Breeding) and Miss Hooker Alexander were married Wednesday night at the Christian church in Burkesville. COLUMBIA (gleaned from the mighty slim front page pickings) Young Bros. have sold their stock of groceries to Mr. Hugh Richardson, who will continue the business at the same stand. The outgoing firm desires to return thanks to their friends who patronized them, and ask that they stay with the new proprietor, who is a good businessman, and who you will find will be a courteous gentleman with whom to deal. The first mention of the Young Brothers' grocery appeared near the end of 1907 in a front page ad: "Young Bros., successors to Frank Jackman, have a first-class stock of groceries, fresh, and invite your trade. All goods delivered promptly in town." Both the October 17, 1906 and the March 6, 1907 editions of the News had announced Mr. Jackman's intention to erect a business house on the square on a lot purchased of Mrs. Bettie W. Butler for $800 and adjoining the T.E. Paull drugstore, running from the square to the alley in the rear. However, the planned construction apparently never took place, as later in 1907 Mr. Jackman removed to his Cane Valley farm, remained there for a year or two, then returned to Columbia. Fred McLean's informal "census" of Columbia businesses in early 1910 listed Mr. Jackman as a watch maker and repairer. Mr. Bruce Montgomery and wife are now housekeeping in their property on Greensburg Street. In October, 1910, Kate Walker, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Walker, and Bruce Montgomery, an assistant cashier at the First National Bank, had been married for almost two years, having been pronounced husband and wife by the Rev. W.H.C. Sandidge on Saturday, November 14, 1908. Immediately after their marriage, they lived for a few weeks at the Columbia Hotel (later known as the New Adair) before occupying the just-completed John Lee Walker house on Greensburg Street. The September 8, 1909 News announced the Montgomerys had purchased from Mrs. Elizabeth Wolford, widow of Col. Frank Lane Wolford, her house and some five or six acres of land on Greensburg Street for $1,600. Several weeks later, the December 22, 1909 edition noted that county judge-elect N.M. Moss had removed to Columbia and was occupying the recently vacated Wolford residence. In the fall of 1910, Judge Moss and daughters moved to the Nannie Johnson place, and very shortly thereafter, as noted above, the Montgomerys set up housekeeping in their own property. And finally, these highlights from the Teachers Association program to be presented at Firkin on October 22nd: - Right school spirit, how to secure, [presented by] Estelle Willis, Lutie Barger. This story was posted on 2010-10-12 15:07:07
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