"Hardin County, Kentucky Newspaper Abstracts 1908" compiled by Carolyn Wimp. Friday, February 21, 1908 Miss Alice Preston, Mrs. J. S. Bogard and Miss Ada Stovall, all of Stithton, are at the point of death and are not expected to live through the day. Friday, February 28, 1908 Whitney Preston of Verona, Ky. visited his sister, Miss Alice Preston of Stithton. Tuesday, March 24, 1908 Miss Alice Preston died Sunday at Stithton of paralysis and heart failure. Burial on Sunday at the Preston family burial ground near Mrs. Branch's, who now lives on the old place, which was the home in the part of the grandparents of the deceased. Member of Baptist Church. Was the daughter of the late James Preston of Stithton and a sister of H. B. Preston of Stithton and Whitney Preston of Verona, Ky. Tuesday, June 23, 1908 W. T. Welch and family held a family reunion Sunday. Among those present: Mr & Mrs H. B. Preston, Mr & Mrs Franklin Welch, Mr & Mrs Thomas Welch, Mrs. Davis and son, Mrs. Nash and children. (Stithton News) Wednesday, November 4, 1908 Wm. Welch of Stithton celebrated his 67th birthday a few days ago. The following relatives and friends were present for a meal: Mr & Mrs Polly of Bullitt Co., Mr & Mrs Henry Daugherty, Mr & Mrs T. W. McNutt, Mr & Mrs T. J. Welch, Mr & Mrs H. B. Pres- ton and family, Mr & Mrs H. T. Lance and family, Mrs. S. J. Nash and children, Mrs. Rosa Davis and son, Elmer, Mrs Welch and son, Louis, Mr & Mrs H. Mossbarger, Geo. Triplett and son, Lee, Mrs. M. Johnson, Rev. & Mrs Jaggers, L. D. Calvin and Miss Mary Hart. Friday, November 6, 1908 Mrs. Ellen Sutzer and Ernest Preston of Louisville, Mr & Mrs Taylor Nichols of Vine Grove, Mr. Whitehead, Mesdames Ellen Curby, Caroline Brown, Lizzie Randolph and Mattie Dillard, Jesse Yates and family and Miss Lottie Dillard of Rineyville, Mr & Mrs Ira Good- man of Hansbrough, arrived in East View to attend the funeral of W. I. Curby at Meeting Creek Baptist Church on Monday.