To: KYF Subject: Excerpts.From.The.Cynthiana.Democrat.1910.02.24.Harrison.NEWS Excerpts From The Cynthiana Democrat February 24 1910 Harrison County KyArchives News Cynthiana Democrat Cynthiana Democrat 24 Feb 1910 Thursday Vol. 62 No. 22 6 Pages Pg. 1 Col. 4 INTERESTING FIGURES On the Assessment of Harrison County for 1909 Who has the diamond? The recapitulation of the assessment of Harrison Co. on file in the county clerk W. R. Curle's office is entertaining for those who care to know how property in the county is apportioned. It is interesting to not that while the bank statements show over a million dollars on deposit, only about $77,000 are listed for taxation. Wealth is best able to bear the burdens, but it does not bear any. Here are the items of most importance. Bonds $8,000 Notes secured by mortgage $143,440 Other notes $184,280 Accounts $27,600 Cash on hand $61,703 Cash on deposit in banks $76,900 No. acres of land 189,844 Value of land $4,701,515 No. town lots 1,366 Value with improvements $1,459,390 No. horses common stock 6,434 Value $257,275 No. mules 753 Value $38,045 No. of jacks 50 Value $6,335 Jennets 39 Value $1,465 No. cattle 7,633 Value $159,480 No. sheep 21,739 Value $74,220 No. hogs 10,050 Value $49,520 Value Ag. Implements $18,060 Value wagons, bicycles, and vehicles of every kind $64,835 Value household and kitchen furniture $171,805 Value of manufacturing implements. $6,700 Value of pianos $15,685 Value material for manufacture $9,880 No. of paintings 3 Value $155 Value of books $3,735 No. diamonds 1 (Who has it?) Value $1,595 Value of Watches $6,160 Value jewelry $720 Value gold and silverware $1,935 Value steam engines $10,640 Value wines, whiskies, etc. $19,185 No. of stores 162 Value $178,320 Grand total of all property assessed $7,649,049 Legal voters 3,950 Children between 6 and 20 years 3,552 Pounds of tobacco raised during year 5,290,000 Tons of hay 17,041 Bushels of corn 517,034 Wheat 59,261 Oats 2,520 Acres of wheat 5,140 Acres of corn 14,363 Acres meadow 7,722 Acres woodland 2,999 Acres tobacco 5,732 Dogs 1,518 Cynthiana Democrat 24 Feb 1910 Thursday Vol. 62 No. 22 6 Pages Pg. 5 Col. 3 Born At Covington, to Mr. & Mrs. John Hayes, both formerly of Cynthiana, a daughter. She was formerly Miss Annie Richer. To Mr. & Mrs. Charles Rorer, a son. To Mr. & Mrs. Joe Johnson, a daughter. Mother was formerly Miss Leach. To Mr. & Mrs. Sam C. Rees, a son. Cynthiana Democrat 24 Feb 1910 Thursday Vol. 62 No. 22 6 Pages Pg. 5 Col. 4 Deaths Robert J. Brannock, a former well known citizen of Harrison Co. died Monday at his home near Paris, after a two week illness from kidney trouble and la grippe, aged 69 years. He was grandson of Rev. Josiah Whiteker, a noted pioneer Methodist Minister of this section. In 1861 he went into the Confederate army as a member of Capt. Joe Desha's company, 1st Kentucky, and later served to the close of the war in Col W. C. P. Breckenridge's 9th KY Cavalry regiment. He was married to Miss Josephine Cole, of Lawrence Co., IN, May 1865 who survives with five grown sons and daughters- J. Albert, William L., and Thomas C. Brannock of Bourbon CO. Mrs. R. L. Donovan of Lexington. A member of the Methodist Church from early manhood. The burial occurred in Battle Grove Tuesday afternoon with services at the grave by Rev. A. T. O'Rear. Several members of the Confederate Veterans acted as pall bearers. Mrs. Ella King Lake, wife of Felix Lake, died at their home on the Connersville pike Monday after a short illness from pneumonia and erysipelas. She was the daughter of the late Paul King. Mrs. Lake was only 52 years old. A few months ago, her daughter, Mrs. Chandler, passed away. She is survived by husband, and seven children: Joe, Will, Carrie, Boyd, Dorothy, Frances and Goebel. She was a sister of Lew King and Mrs. Hattie Craigmyle, of this county, and a half-sister of John, Will H. King of Cynthiana and R. A. King of Philadelphia, PA. The funeral will be held at Mt. Hope Church this morningand the burial will take place in Battle Grove. Dr. W. D. Williams, of Olive Hill, KY, died in Louisville, being taken to his home from Hot Springs, Ark. where he had gone in the hope of benefitting his health. The funeral was held at the Baptist church Saturday morning by Rev. C. W. Elsey. Burial took place at Battle Grove. Dr. Williams was a native of Harrison Co. He was about 54 years old. Survived by wife without children. Gano Kelley, died Thursday at Mammoth Cave, where he had gone to visit. Mrs. Earle, wife of Mr. John Earle agent of the L. & N. Railroad at Falmouth died Tuesday night. Cynthiana Democrat 24 Feb 1910 Thursday Vol. 62 No. 22 6 Pages Pg. 5 Col. 6 Mrs. Rufus Marshall, who was burned to death in Fleming Co, as told elsewhere in the Democrat, was a daughter-in-law of the late James Marshall, of Harrison Co. John Marshall,of Berry, is the uncle of her husband. City Marshall John C. Diltz, of Augusta, was acquitted Saturday at Brooksville of having killed Joseph McCracken while attempting to arrest him last July. Monday, boys coasting down the side of a hill near the Catholic Cemetery at Paris discovered the dead body of "Sharper" Talbott, a well known character around that city, frozen stiff. He was the son of Alex Talbott, a well known grocer on South Main Street. The home of Mr. Rufus Marshall, near Franklin Mills, in Fleming County, was burned Friday. Mrs. Marshall, 29 years old, was burned to death in the house. The neighbors saw the fire and on reaching the premises found the two little children, aged 4 and two years, locked in the barn near the house. While the house was still burning they could see the body of Mrs. Marshall on the inside. It is supposed that when Mrs. Marshall discovered the fire, she locked the children in the barn and returned to the home to telephone for aid. Her body was found near the telephone. Cynthiana Democrat 24 Feb 1910 Thursday Vol. 62 No. 22 6 Pages Pg. 6 Col. 3 Claysville Miss Grace Langley spent several days with Miss Hattie Hieatt returned to Kentontown Sunday, accompanied by Hattie and Charlie Linville. Mrs. Fannie Thompson, a daughter of Lucian Burns, and niece of Mrs Martha Conner, was buried at Kentontown last Friday. Cynthiana Democrat 24 Feb 1910 Thursday Vol. 62 No. 22 6 Pages Pg. 6 Col. 4 Morningglory Born, 13th Feb. to the wife of Mr. Will Cordray, a son, the first. 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