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The Somerset Journal
The Oldest Democratic Newspaper in the Mountains of Kentucky
Feese & Williams
Somerset, Ky., Friday, August 6, 1920.
PAGE TWO of Two
Personal News, Community News and Advertisments
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Additional
Personals.
J .D. Erskine,
merchant and coal operator, of Barren Fork, was in the
city this week on business.
Oak
Hill. Mrs. Lula Mitchel and little son,
Bernard, spent one day last week with Mrs. Phelps of West
Somerset .. Mrs. Lula Frisbie spent one evening last week
with Mrs. Relda Claunch .. Miss Mae Frisbie was the guest
of Mrs.
Clear Fork. Several from here attended the county singing at Etna Sunday Mrs. John Eubanks and children are visiting relatives here at this writing Mrs. Marshall Reynolds is improving slowly Misses Mary and Fay Hart visited Miss Bessie Duncan Sunday Several attended the ice cream supper at Charlie Doolin's Saturday night . Mrs. Elsie Gooch and children are visiting her parents .. Misses Flora Osborne and Deetha Singleton visited Miss Myrtle Griffin Sunday Mrs. Speed Adams spent the day with her mother at Cuba one day this week.
Second Piney
Grove. Everett Allen and wife visited at Ingle
Saturday night
Arling Jasper and family visited
her sister, Mrs. Edward Doss, Saturday night .. Garfield
Colyer visited at Ed Doss' Sunday . John Henderson and
wife visited her father Sunday
Everett Redmond has
returned to Ohio
Audry Rainwater is visiting her
sister Loretta Doss.
Oil Center.
School is progressing nicely here with Miss Lola Jasper
teacher
Mr. S.D. Flynn is slowly improving ..
Miss Ella Dye is ill at this writing .. Marion Sowder and
daughter of Cincinnati are visiting N.I. Taylor this Hogue. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Marion Smith, July 28, a boy Mrs. Grace Adams and daughter, Mrs. Ada Adams of Mt. Zion, spent Monday with Mrs. Bettie Hays Mrs. Rhoda Turpen and baby of Cincinnati spent last week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Pitman Mrs. Laura Dick spent Saturday night with her sister, Mrs. Bettie Dick, who is quite ill Chester Hall and family and Mrs. J.B. Girdler of Buncombe visited at Aaron Cox's Sunday Samuel Roy sold two work mules and harness for $350 to Daten Dick Misses Lou, Lola and Gola Dick, Lulu, Rhetta and Malinda Adams attended church at Mt. Hope Sunday Mrs. Harlan Vaught and children are visiting relatives and friends in Mintonville A.J. Adams was in Somerset Tuesday on business Sam Jones is building a new home Mrs. Bettie Dick is some better at this writing Ansel Adams returned home Saturday from Cincinnati where he has been working Mrs. Marion Godby had a stroke of paralysis Thursday, but is getting along nicely Several from here were in Somerset Friday .. The Adams girls spent Sunday night at Dock Dick's There will be a church and singing here at Center Post Saturday night and Sunday.
Pulaski.
Mrs. C.A. Mercer, two daughters and sisters visited Mrs.
H. Morefield Wednesday
Cloda Allen of Somerset
spent the weekend with homefolks
Wm. Mills, who
was discharged Friday from the army, spent ************************* Possum Trot. John Hines and True Scales have gone to Indiana .. R. Humble had several visitors Sunday Clara Girdler visited Telitha Ashley Sunday .. Mitt Girdler and Arlie Fisher have returned from Cincinnati .. Lillie Eller and Granville Nelson were quietly married at the home of the bride last Sunday, Rev. J.M. Harmon officiating Mrs. Neeley, of Tennessee, has moved to this vicinity Stella Girdler spent Monday night with the Humble girls Goble Warren has returned to Cincinnati .. John and Tom Ziglar were visiting here last week .. Logan Hines and family have moved to Somerset Mrs. S.F. Fitzpatrick and children spent a few days with her parents in Somerset. |
Mrs. R.C. Tankersley and
son James are visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. J.W.
Pumphrey on College St. Mrs. John Dunn and children of Connersville, Ind., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Dunn. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Curtis of Stearns spent Sunday in the city. Mrs. Thomas M. Thatcher spent the first of the week in Cincinnati. Mrs. Logan Wood has returned to Danville after a visit with her sister Mrs. J.E. Claunch. Rev. White pastor of the Methodist Church, left this week for Kansas City, Mo., where he will consult a specialist about his little daughter who has been ill. ![]() Manager C.H. Moore of the Gainesboro Telephone Co., left yesterday for an automobile trip to Bowling Green, and Nashville, Tenn. Mr. Moore is interested in several oil companies in that section. Mr. and Mrs. Simco Dockery and children of Somerset were the guests of Mrs. Dockery's sister, Mrs. B.O. Shearer last week. (possibly Monticello Outlook) ***************** Burnside. By Mrs. L.D. Nunn. Mrs. J.L. Johnson was the guest of Mrs. Lum Harvey at Somerset Friday and Saturday T.B. Grissom is spending his vacation here for a week .. T.A. Lewis was in Louisville Monday and Tuesday on business R.M. Feese, editor of the Somerset Journal, was in town Friday Mrs. B.G. Davidson and children of Bowling Green are the guests at the home of W.J. Davidson Miss Bernice Mitchell was in Somerset Thursday .. C.W. Kendall of Ohio has accepted a position as head bookkeeper at the Cumberland Grocery Co., and will soon move his family here Mrs. Upton of Bowling Green is the guest of her daughter Mrs. Heber Lewis at the Seven Gables Hotel Mr. and Mrs. Frank Evans of Danville was called to Burnside last week on account of the illness and death of their sister Mrs. M.W. Spradlin Mrs. E.B. Chitwood has returned from Louisville and will have her same position as manager of the Gainesboro Telephone Co. Mrs. E.V. Nash of Sulligent, Ala., is the guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. G.E. Smith Mrs. M.W. Spradlin died at her home on Grandview Ave. Friday afternoon after a long illness. Mrs. Spradlin lived in Burnside most of her life, her true Christian character and happy companionship will be missed much in the community. Rev. M.J. Dick, pastor of the Christian Church, of which she was a member, conducted the funeral and then the Eastern Star Lodge held a very impressive ceremony at the grave. The many beautiful flowers gave expression of her many friends. Mrs. Spradlin is survived by a husband, mother, Mrs. Lizzie Evans, and two brothers Misses Mary Isabelle Clubb of Pleasureville and Ruth Kridler of McAlester, Okla., are the attractive guests of Mrs. Frank Sloan Miss Francis Rankin of Washington, D.C., is the delightful guest at the home of John Sloan Miss Effie Denney of Lexington spent the week with Miss Ollie Vanhook .. Dr. K.C.D. Watson is in Florida this week Ed Lee of Monticello was in town Sunday Mrs. Ethel Davis and R.L. Short of Oakdale were married Monday evening by Rev. A.C. Taylor. Their many friends wish them much success and happiness. Mr. and Mrs. Short left Tuesday to make their home Wm. McLain has accepted a position as gate keeper at the station crossing Mr. and Mrs. Ed Buchanan and family left Thursday for their new home in Ashland. Mr. Buchanan has accepted a position as head bookkeeper with a steel corporation there. He has been with the Cumberland Grocery Co., for a number of years and has been a valuable citizen. He and his family will be missed much in town. Their friends wish them much success in their new undertaking The Burnside ball team played Monticello Saturday afternoon at Monticello. The opponent team winning by a score of 14 to 1. The first game they have lost this season. On Sunday the Yamacraw team met them here on their own ground for a match. The game was won by the Burnside team by a score of 10 to 1. The boys are in fine shape and are doing good playing.
Cave Hill. A
large crowd attended church at Mt. Hope Sunday .. Newt
Smith and family of Eubank spent Sunday at Elmer Burton's
.. Dwight McDonald visited her mother Mrs. Lizzie Higgins
Sunday .. James Estes and wife of Buncombe spent Saturday
night at their daughter's Mrs. Maud Smith
Alonzo
Estes and family visited at G.S. Smith's Sunday
Chester Wilson visited Claud Wilson Sunday.
Delmer. Albert Clifton is very sick at this writing .. Hazel and Glenn Muse were the guests of Beatrice Fitzgerald Sunday Alice Hislope visited A. Fitzgerald Sunday .. Little Edward Godsey is very ill with typhoid fever Rev. C. Trimble and Rev. Roberts visited C.M. Brown and wife Thursday Ray Hislope visited Rupert Hislope Wednesday night .. Edna Floyd has been very ill. |
Mrs. M.C. Williams
entertained the old Klatter Klub on Monday in honor of
Mrs. I.R. Longsworth, who is visiting her son
Ralph. Only eight of the members of the Klub are
now living in Somerset and they were all present at the
reception. They are Mesdames M.C. Williams, B.J.
Bethurum, J.R. Cook, Geo. P. Sallee, J.M. Richardson,
E.M. Rousseau, Ben V. Smith and Delia McGee. Mrs.
R.G. Williams assisted in entertaining.
Mr. and Mrs. George Bertram and little daughter Dorothy left Sunday for North Carolina for Mr. Bertram's health. They expect to be away about two months. (possibly Monticello Outlook). ********************************* Faubush. Rev. Harrison Flynn is conducting a revival at the Nazarine Church Frank Tartar is visiting in Russell County Mary Frye is very ill Emus Ware and wife have gone to Colorado Edward Halcomb is home from Illinois J.A. Tartar had several visitors Sunday. Bobtown. Rad Eaton continues very ill H.H. Sowder and wife of Mt. Vernon spent this week at Rev. Meece's Dr. Shelton of Tennessee visited J.A. Bergin last week R. Phelps and wife of Cincinnati are visiting at Mr. Wiser's Mrs. E. Wiser and Flonnie Eldridge were in Somerset Wednesday .. Dewey Meece and wife spent Sunday with Rev. Meece Rector Meece and wife of Dabney spent Sunday at Mr. Young's Maude Williams was the Saturday night guest of Helen Doolin Will Yancy and family spent Saturday night at V. Morgan's. *****************************
Pisgah. Mrs.
Bourne Gover and children visited her parents Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Vaughn, Thursday
S.I. Gover and
granddaughters Nannie and Marie Waddle visited relatives
at Cedar Grove Thursday night
Mrs. Marion Koger
and daughter Christine and Mrs. Julius Decker and
children visited Mr. and Mrs.
********************************* Eubank. F.P. Hays and wife left Thursday for a fishing trip on the Cumberland River Clay Singleton and Bennie Reynolds returned to New Philadelphia, Ohio, after a pleasant visit with relatives and friends here Ashland Singleton who has been visiting his mother, will stop here Friday and visit his sister, Miss Alice Singleton, who will accompany him to his home in West Virginia Miss Eva Green is visiting her cousin Mrs. E.L. Gooch, of this place Miss Mable Acton is visiting relatives in Estesburg this week Miss Alene Godby visited homefolks this week at Pulaski, Ky. Ira Tilford returned home Thursday .. A revival meeting is being conducted at the Baptist Church Miss Berdena Gooch returned home Sunday after a months visit with relatives and friends in Crab Orchard
******************************** Waterloo. This community was greatly shocked Monday, July 26th, by the death of William Griffin of this place. He was found dead in bed early Monday morning. He leaves a wife, one son and one daughter. He was laid to rest in the Second Piney Grove graveyard Mrs. Dica Schoolcraft and daughter Geneva visited Mary Rainwater Tuesday Sherman Dick and Mrs. Carl Dick, who are ill with typhoid fever, are no better Misses Mary and Bertha Rainwater visited Mrs. Barker Wednesday John Schoolcraft of Somerset visited his son Elmer Tuesday night Bertha Rainwater visited Audrey Rainwater Friday Lola Leigh visited her sister Friday Mr. and Mrs. Arling Jasper and children visited her parents Friday night Mrs. Edward Doss and little daughter Thelma visited her parents Monday .. Clarence Rainwater was at Edward Doss Saturday night Harry Cedy and family visited her parents Saturday night .. Mrs. Dica Schoolcraft spent Friday night with Gertie Calhoun Thomas Calhoun visited his son Saturday night .. Dica Schoolcraft visited at G.E. Cain's Sunday Elmer Schoolcraft spent Sunday at Gid Gossett's George Morris and family visited at Everet Allen's Saturday night.
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