"Hardin County, Kentucky Newspaper Abstracts 1909" compiled by Carolyn Wimp. Friday, January 1, 1909 Charlton Ditto of Louisville visited his father, Abram Ditto of West Point. Mrs. Lucy Ditto visited her daughters, Mrs. Thos. Furrie and Mrs. Stokely Wintersmith of Muldraugh. (West Point News) Will Ditto of Texas visited his brother, Henry Ditto of Vine Grove. S. H. Smith of Washington, D. C. visited his sister, Mrs. J. H. Ditto of Vine Grove. Friday, January 29, 1909 Mr & Mrs H. E. Ditto of West Point announces the engagement of their daughter, Miss Nannie Ditto to H. Ellsworth Shean. The mar- riage will take place at the home of the bride on Feb. 10th. Groom is the son of Harlan Shean. Emmett Ditto of Bartelso, Ill. visited his parents, Mr & Mrs A. G. Ditto of West Point. Tuesday, February 9, 1909 Miss Nannie Ditto & H. E. Shean of West Point will marry tomorrow at the home of the bride's parents, Mr & Mrs Alfred G. Ditto. The bride's sister, Miss Lizzie Ditto, will be her attendant. Tuesday, February 9, 1909 Mrs. Delia Ditto visited her daughter, Mrs. Thos. Furrie. (West Point News) Tuesday, February 23, 1909 Mrs. S. W. Winterbower and children visited her mother, Mrs. Delia Ditto. (West Point News) Friday, March 5, 1909 Mrs. Annie Sweets of Louisville visited her daughter, Mrs. Abram Ditto of West Point. Tuesday, March 23, 1909 Mrs. Kim Barnett of Kosmosdale visited her sister, Mrs. C. H. Ditto of West Point. Misses Mary Bertha and Cornelia Winterbower of Muldraugh visited their grandmother, Mrs. Delia Ditto of West Point. Friday, April 2, 1909 Miss Wimbert Sweet of Louisville visited her sister, Mrs. Abram Ditto of West Point. Mrs. Delia Ditto visited her daughter, Mrs. Stokely Winterbower of near Muldraugh. (West Point News) Friday, April 16, 1909 Mr & Mrs Henry Smith of Bartles visited their daughter, Mrs. Clarence Ditto of West Point. Tuesday, April 27, 1909 Mrs. John Smith of Kosmosdale visited her mother, Mrs. Delia Ditto of West Point. Mr & Mrs Clarence Ritchey of Kosmosdale visited her parents, Mr & Mrs A. G. Ditto of West Point. Tuesday, May 11, 1909 Emmett Ditto of North Vernon, Ill. visited his parents, Mr & Mrs A. G. Ditto of West Point. Tuesday, June 15, 1909 David Ditto, son of Abram Ditto of West Point, & Miss Julia Shannon will be married in Louisville at the bride's home tonight. Groom is a bus- inessman of Dallas, Tx. where they will reside. Friday, June 18, 1909 Mrs. S. J. Ditto of West Point visited her sister, Mrs. John Howlett and other relatives of Stithton. Tuesday, June 22, 1909 Johnie Ditto of Illinois visited his brother, Abram Ditto of West Point. Mrs. Annie Sweets of Louisville visited her daughter, Mrs. Abram Ditto of West Point. Mrs. Ditto will go to Lexington on Tuesday to visit her niece, Miss Emma Gibroy. Friday, July 9, 1909 Cy Smith of Washington, D. C. visited his sisters, Mrs. G. E. McMurtry and Mrs. J. H. Ditto. (Vine Grove News) Tuesday, August 31, 1909 Thos. Furrie, a merchant in West Point, won 5 cases of Coca-Cola in the fat man's race there on Saturday. Paul Downard won a box of cigars in the swimming contest. Arnold Hubbard won the pocketknife in the boy's foot race. Mrs. C. M. Ditto, the youngest married woman on the ground, a Jardiniere. Miss Wimbert Sweet, most popular lady between 12 and 35 years, $5 pair of shoes. Miss Lucy Meyers won the most popular lady any age, $5 hat. Mrs. John W. Murray won the prettiest married woman, set of cake plates. W. C. Sherrill won the prettiest baby and won a baby buggy. Mrs. B. D. Brown won the most popular matron and won 5 cases of canned goods. Clarence Simpson won the skiff race and won $4 pair of shoes. Mrs. Wes Bryant had the largest family, 10 children and won 5 pounds of coffee. Friday, September 17, 1909 Mrs. Henry Dreisman of Louisville visited her aunt, Mrs. A. G. Ditto of West Point. Friday, September 24, 1909 Miss Medora Miller of Meadow Lawn visited her uncle, Henry Ditto and family of Vine Grove. Friday, October 15, 1909 Mr & Mrs Tom Miller of Meadow Lawn and Wm. Ditto of Benjamin, Tx. visited their brother, Henry Ditto of Vine Grove. Tuesday, October 26, 1909 Miss Lizzie Ditto visited her sister, Mrs. Clarence Ritchie of Kosmos- dale. Friday, November 12, 1909 Grover C. Ditto visited his parents, Mr & Mrs Henry Ditto of Vine Grove. Friday, December 3, 1909 Mr & Mrs T. E. Furrie had a family reunion Thanksgiving. Those in attendance: Mrs. Delia Ditto, Mrs. Ben Winterbower, Mr & Mrs Stock- ely Winterbower and daughter, Mr & Mrs John Smith and children and Mr & Mrs C. H. Ditto. (West Point News) S. H. Smith of Washington, D. C. visited his sisters, Mrs. Henry Ditto and Mrs. G. E. McMurtry of Vine Grove. Friday, December 31, 1909 Mr & Mrs A. G. Ditto of West Point held a family reunion with the following: Mr & Mrs Clarence Ritchie and son, Mr & Mrs Ellsworth Shean, Miss Lizzie Ditto and Emmett Ditto. Mr & Mrs S. Winterbower of West Point had a family reunion Christ- mas Day. Those present: Mrs. Delia Ditto, Mr & Mrs John Smith and children of Kosmosdale and Mr & Mrs T. E. Furrie and son, Emmett.