Monroe County News ... old tidbits. Likely to be continued next week. 14 May 1898: Deputy Collector J H NEWMAN discovered & destroyed a moonshine distillery in the Sand Lick neighborhood the past Sat night. It was nearly new and no one knows who it belonged to. Misses Mollie & Kate KIDWELL are visiting their grandparents, M/M L D KIDWELL. Mrs Willie ANDERS and her beautiful and accomplished daughter Miss Myrtie are visiting at M D KIDWELL's. J F EMMERT returned from TX yesterday. He says Monroe Co is the best place on earth and he'll never go away any more. Miss Minnie COX had been visiting her sister, Mrs. Cam McPHERSON here, returned home to Dixon Springs. Miss Dora, beautiful & accomplished daughter of the widow Bess of Meshack is visiting her sister, Mrs T M COPASS at this place. Miss Adda Belle EUBANK has returned from a visit to relatives & friends at Glasgow. Prof. W S EMMERT and wife of Cloyd's Landing were in town a few days ago. Mr T T TUCKER is visiting his sister, Mrs J C CARTER here. Mrs Reuben WHITE of Summer Shade was in town. Miss Hattie COE of the Normal school here has returned from a visit to her parents in Martinsburg. Tom KIDWELL of Sulphur Creek was in town. Mrs. Cora BAXTER who has been attending school in Glasgow returned to her home at Hestand. Mrs Camilla FORD has been visiting her mother, Mrs. PURCELL, at Spivey for several days. An entertainment given at the home of M/M O D BOWMAN near Rock Bridge last Sat was well attended. Wanted: the whereabouts of Narcis SMILEY, colored, or any of her family. She belonged to Eliza SMILEY and lived in TX before the war of the rebellion.. Ad placed by Jane KIRKPATRICK, colored of Tompkinsville. Frank WHITE and Miss Mollie KIDWELL were married at 7 pm yesterday (no date). Married at the Christian Church; largest crowd we'd ever seen in T'ville. House was beautifully decorated with evergreens and ferns, beautiful bouquets and flowers. Bride is the youngest daughter of M/Mrs I D KIDWELL - beautiful, accomplished, devout Christian lady. Dress was of costly silk of a blue tint and made in the latest Paris style. Groom is the oldest living son of M/M Jordan WHITE. Prominent young lawyer with bright prospects before him. Character is spotless as the snow of winter. Two of the best families of T'ville. Ushers were Thomas KIDWELL, Prof S B RAY, I D TURNER & Sam WHITE. Newly wed couple offer their thanks for their gifts from: Miss Sarah WILLIAMS, M/M E L BIGGERSTAFF, Miss LaVice CARR, Mrs Emma MAXEY, Miss Laura COUNTY, Mr C P WHITE & Miss Caffrie PALMORE. August 6, 1899: Election yesterday went quietly. School opened Monday. Miss Mamie MORGAN of Cookeville TN will teach the music class here. E S DALTON & Haywood GETTINGS of Moss TN were in town. Bob LEE of Cookeville TN was in town. Mrs T W COMER, Master Herman PLUMLEE and Mrs E GOODE are on the sick list. Mrs Flora EVANS and sister, Miss Roxie of T'ville visited their parents. T M GILLENWATER of Walnut Shade is in town. Mrs Gus EMBERTON had been spending a week with her sister, Mrs Kate HARLIN - has returned home. Wirt COMER went to Mud Lick to see W E WILLIAMS. Joe NEWMAN now of Etoile was in town. Misses Ora CRABTREE & Laura CRAWFORD were at home for a visit. W S HARLAN moved to Sulphur Creek. Haro FOUST, Hubert CARTER & Tip CANON were in town. Rev Bob SPILLMAN preached at the Baptist Church. Jake EMBERTON and famly visited J B CRAWFORD's. Miss Ettie GILLENWATER of Walnut Shade visited T W COMER's today. Surprise birthday party honoring Mrs Minerva J MOORE on her 68th birthday, over 90 of her relatives and friends attended. Met at her residence near Mount Hermon Church. Participants included: Rev S H PAGE, Betsie TOOLEY, Isham TOOLEY, J B PITCOCK, W T GENTRY, Sarah SYMPSON, Dollie PAGE, Fannie GENTRY, Clara GENTRY, Caroline TRIVETT, C M PITCOCK, T S PITCOCK, William HARRISON, Bert PAGE, Charley PAGE, Albert PITCOCK, Jepthia GERALDS, Weslie PITCOCK, Rev Charles PAGE, Coil TOOLEY, R M PITCOCK, Jasper JACKSON, John BASIL, Bertie GENTRY, Birdy PITCOCK, Denton DAVIS, Frank PITCOCK, Randolph GERALDS, Avery PITCOCK, Denton PITCOCK, Osmon PITCOCK, Laura BASIL, Eddie PITCOCK, Alice PITCOCK, Alice PAGE, Eva PITCOCK, May MOORE, Onie PITCOCK, Genie BASIL, Effie PITCOCK, Lula HARRISON, Della GERALDS, Arpha MOORE, Lou MOORE, Linsey MOORE, Fannie PITCOCK, Bettie PITCOCK, Bettie McPHERSON, Sarah PITCOCK, Martha TOOLEY, Syntithia PITCOCK, Laura GENTRY, Martha PAGE, Mrs FORD, Gillie GENTRY, Smuel YOKLEY, J G PITCOCK, Bedford PITCOCK, Sarah PAGE, John PITCOCK, Martha PITCOCK, Martha HARRISON, Lizzie PITCOCK, Marvin PITCOCK, Joe POLAND, Hugh PITCOCK, Early PITCOCK, Fannie PITCOCK, Flora PITCOCK, Donna PITCOCK, Mary PITCOCK, Lucy HARRISON, Leona GERALDS, Miss GERALDS, Bettie PITCOCK, Viola PITCOCK, Carrie PITCOCK, Samuel MOORE, Lola HARRISON, Annie PITCOCK. Mrs Minerva MOORE is the widow of the late E E MOORE, an eminent Baptist ,mionister who passed to the spirit land about 7 years ago. to be continued - Sandi Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html SCKY Links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/