THE ELIZABETHTOWN NEWS ELIZABETHTOWN, KY MARCH 15 1889, TYPED AS PUBLISHED AND SUBMITTED BY Laura Frost Wright NOTE: A great deal of this issue is missing, the first two pages are completely gone and lots of articles have been cut out. LLFW PERSONALS Misses KATE MCDONALD and LENA PETTICORD, of near Leitchfield, spent an evening at the springs last week. JACK GORE has charge of the springs garden. From the start he has already made he will have the little raddish and tomatoes on in due season. JAS. THOMAS Esq. will run the blacksmith shop during the summer. Mr. NOAH MEREDITH has charge of the business line from here to Clarkson for the season. BOB GROVE with three Devore bros. have gone to Stockholm to work in the stave woods for J.C. MORGAN Miss JENNIE BUTLER, late from Harper, Kansas spent an evening at the springs this week. Mrs. BECKY MORGAN (nee THOMAS) spent several days with the family of WOOD MEREDITH this week. Miss AUNA PERCEFULL, of Big Clifty, is in Leitchfield for three weeks. VINE GROVE LETTER Miss ALICE NALL, is visiting friends in Owensboro. Miss LENA HUNT, of Garrett, Tx is spending this week with Miss LENA BURKHART. Mrs. ALICE HOLLAND"S little two year old boy died Thursday, and was buried Saturday at Blue Ball Church. ALF ESKRIDGE and A.B. PALMER are the applicants for the post office here. Each has a petition as long as a wagon tongue. A petiton was circulated in town last week, soliciting aid to build a catholic church here. About $600 was secured within a couple of hours. Mr. JOHN BLAKELY has resigned his position as one of the teachers in the High School, and the vacancy has been filled by, Miss MAY HAYS. Dr. FULLER, A new buggy. A wild horse. Two miles in the country, hog in fence corner. Dr. FULLER has no buggy. There is an epidemic in this community called hog measles. Said disease takles the natives irrespective of age, color sex or previous condition of servitude. SANDY SATES, was carelessly handling a Flobert gun last week when it suddenly was accidently discharged, and the ball cut a few locks of hair from his wife"s head. Doctors PAYNTER, WILLIS, FULLER and HOWELL, a medical quartette that cant be beat, are constantly on the move, attending to their numerous patients. The young man who lost his life in the mammoth clothing fire last week, was the subject of a sermon by one of our ministers last Sunday. The victim had gone to a ball the night previous, and was asleep when the fire occurred. MORE PERSONALS Mr. DAVID M. BROWN has secured an increase of pension. Miss "ALICE" head trimmer in Mrs. BOWLING"S millinery store will spend next week in Louisville. An effort is being made to have SAM SMALL come here next month and conduct a meeting at the Methodist church. It is so exceedingly "dry" about town that some of the boys are thinking about getting up a stock company to bore for whiskey. Mrs. NICHOLAS SCOTT, of Meeting Creek, is another lady who has sent us a correct solution of the Dime and Copper puzzle published in the News several weeks ago. Mr. JOHN MUSTAIN, who has been painting here for some time is thinking seriously of becoming a citizen of Elizabethtown. Mr. MUSTAIN is a most excellent man and our people would be glad to claim him as a fellow townsman. Miss LULA SCOTT, daughter of J.H. SCOTT, of Colesburg, died last Thursday of consumption after an illness of more than a year. She was about twenty years old and beloved by all that knew her. When quite young she joined the Mill Creek Baptist church and died as she lived, an earnest christian. JOHN H. HUDSON, of the hardin Springs precinct, lost his house and contents by fire one day last week entailing a loss of about $500., with no insurance. The fire originated from a broom being set against the side of the house that had taken fire while sweeping up the hearth. Mrs. JULIA W. HILLS, of Louisville but formerly of this place, met with quite a serious accident one day last week by a street car,colliding with a vehicle, in which she was riding. She has been confined to her bed ever since the accident and is regarded as in a dangerous condition. Mrs. HILLS has a great many friends here who are very anxious about her condition. Misses EMMA and MAGGIE MIDDlETON gave a Phantom -Party to a number of their friends last Friday night. All the invited guests appeared in ghost like apparel and so seemingly gotton up that identification was utterly impossible. After a good deal of pleasure in the futile search to find their beaux and sweethearts, the masks were taken off, and refreshments served. The rest of the evening was spent in dancing. The occasion was a very pleasant one and the Misses Middleton"s added much to their guests by the hospitable way they entertained. BIG SPRING NEWS The only thing of interest that is transpiring at the present time is the gas boom in and around Brandenburg. Some of our boys have invested in the stock. E.W. JONES and G.A. MEADOR. Mr. BICKERSTAFF has refused 46c for his stock, the boom still goes on. A great many well"s are being put down as the pipe line nears the city. The "Big Spring Valley Gas Company" will put some wells down this summer and then we will bid farewell to splitting kindling wood and buying coal oil. E.W. JONES, JOHN MEADOR and G.A. MEADOR visited Brandenburg yesterday. Our boys from Guston were over last Sunday and report the great Metropolis of Guston in a flourishing condition and all the citizens happy. WHOOPEE!! but ar"nt the News a daisy. A real city paper plumb full of news, all home news at that. She makes us feel really proud. Turn her loose--let her go. Keep her a humping herself. She is bound to win and dont you forget. Hats off and three big cheers, hip, hip, hurrah , long may she wave. FRANKLINS CROSS ROADS Seldom seeing our little town represented in the columns of your valuable paper we attempt to give your readers a few brief items and if our feeble efforts escapes the jaws of that dreaded waste basket we may be encouraged to come again. Several cases of pneumonia are being reported in this part of the community. Miss MAGGIE HICKS has been quite sick for some time and we are sorry to note that she is none better. Mrs. MARTHA MEDLEY has been sick for several days but is convelescent at this writing. Rev. J.Q. KERFOOT preached here Sunday, to an attentative audience. V.H. FRANKLIN, of this place, accepted a position as salesman for C.H. MORRISON, of Dorrett"s Run. Our school opened Monday with very good attendance. Mrs. ANNIE HICKS, of this place has been visiting friends in Dry Grove, for the past week returned last saturday. Miss DELLA PRICE, of Sonors, is visiting friends at this place. Klinglesmith & Given are still receiving bones by the wagon load. J.R. HIGDON has been under treatment of Dr. HULCEE, of Louisville is spending a few days with his family. J.R. F. TUNNEL HILL LETTER The sick reported in our last letter are on the mend. Miss STELLA TALBOTT, spent the latter part of last week with friends in your town. Miss IDA STEWART, who is attending the graded school of your town, paid her parents a visit last week. Miss LOU FILLILOVE, of your town was here last week prospecting for a spring school. Mrs. JOHN LARKIN is spending a few days with her sick brother, Mr. SHIVELY of your town. Mr. and Mrs. FRANK KELLER, who have been visiting relatives at Louisville and Anchorage for some time have returned home. Mr. SAM FISHER of your town, paid some old friends of this place a short visit last week. Mr. J.W. HALL, of Cecilia, was in our midst last week. KENNEY BRYAN, of Cecilia was here last week on business. Mrs. NELLIE McMILLEN, spent a few days at Colesburg last week. Miss LILLIE PATTON is spending a few days with Miss PEWE FARLEIGH, of your town. Little ROSALIE and LULA FRENCH, of Colesburg spent one day last week with Mrs. F.J. McMILLEN last week. JOHN LEACH, of Muldraugh Hill is wearing a smiling face, its a girl. Our town is on a great big hill and so is Mr. KELLER"S great big mill. Mack UPTONVILLE LETTER Uptonville has quite a number of excellent dwellings to rent. Parties desiring good houses in a good town have a good opportunity to secure them. Good schools, good morals, clever people and business thrift are some of the inducements she affords. The inhumanity of some people is truly wonderful. Below here five or six miles in Hart County, is a sample. A year or so ago a young girl by the name of HAZLE married in LaRue County, a man named SHELT THARP, and came with him to Hart county. THARP recently deserted his wife leaving her at GEO. WATKINS. She was afterward persuaded to go to a man"s house by the name of STAGGS to wait on his (STAGGS) wife. who was sick. She remained and gave satisfaction as long as she was able to wprk. But soon after going there she was attacked with a severe case of inflamatory rheumatism and was no longer desirable. STAGGS tired of her and put her out having her carried to a miserable hut occupied by an old negro. There on a floor made of rails with a little straw for a bed, this poor girl was left to suffer the untold miseries of disease and neglest. The old darkey in order to rid himself of her moved out, shortly after she was brought to him leaving her alone. Some of our people hearing of her condition went to the cabin last week to afford relief but found her back at STAGGS who before had so inhumanly treated her. Now, it is said that the county court refuses to render any aid because that she does not properly belong to hart county, but to LaRue. This we dont beleive. We know Judge MACY, and he is a clever chrisitian gentleman and would help anyone in want if they but made it known. If some will lay the case before the judge he will do all in his power to releive her deplorable condition. Let some one see him at once. PERSONAL Mr. JAMES RIDER is quite sick at this writing. His case is a peculiar one and hard to diagnose, Drs. CLEAVER and LAMBERT attend him. Uncle BEN RIDER is quite sick. He is making a strong fight for life and has the sympathy of all. Miss MATTIE KEITH, after a short visit to her brother, Mr. B.J. KEITH of this place, has returned to her home in Bowling Green. MINOAH LASLEY, agent for Peoples Mutual Assurance Fund, Louisville, was here last week talking the right arms off people. He did some work. Mr. and Mrs. WARFIELD visited relatives at Stephensburg, Saturday and Sunday. Mr. T.B. UPTON was here Friday. He likes his new home very much. Rev. W.F. ROGERS, of the Christian church ably assited by his father is conducting a series of meetings here. Mr. J.E. MUDD is making some very much needed additions to his store house. Rev. RAMSEY filled his regular appointment here saturday and Sunday last. Mrs. SALLY MURRAY, of the Bonnieville vicinity died last week after a lingering illness. Her maiden name was WALDECK. Mr. ANDREW BRASHEAR, who has of recent date been suffering from mental trouble is we are glad to report, almost recovered. Mr. SAM TABB, of Nolin, spent saturday with friends here. L.E, NORE I want to sell my two story frame dwelling house near the Ashton distillery in Elizabethtown. The house has an acre of good land attached. Will sell cheap. Mrs. JOHN MAHAR To be con"t L.L. F. W _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.