From: Sherri Hall [ldrbelties@earthlink.net] Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 11:27 AM To: KY-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: NEWS.HarrisonCountyCourier8-22Jun1889 >From a microfilm owned by Charles Feix, Cynthiana, KY 2002-3 Loaned to Col. Doug Harper, Biloxi, MS, for extraction of data of interest to him. Finished in Aug 2003 Guide to contents: Frequency: Weekly Published: Saturday Master Neg. # S/99-151 July: 21, 28 August: 4, 11, 18, 25 September: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 October: 4, 13, 20, 27 November: 3, 17 December:22 Issues starting with October 13, has date and issue numbers out of sequence, with no issues number 4 & 5 Issue not published November 24 Issues missing: Nov 10, Dec 1, 8, 15. Subscription price $1.00 per annum Office on North Main Street Harrison County Courier Saturday 8 Jun 1889 Vol. 2 No. 41 Evans D. Veach, Publisher Pg. 1 Col. 3 Harrison Female College Commencement and Concert Monday Night. Graduate, Miss Saida L. Smith. Harrison County Courier Saturday 8 Jun 1889 Vol. 2 No. 41 Evans D. Veach, Publisher Pg. 1 Col. 4 Tragedy in Johnstown, PA flood with 5000 people killed. (Half column.) Neighborhood News Sylvian Dell Died - On May 25th Mrs. Angeline Sugg. Harrison County Courier Saturday 8 Jun 1889 Vol. 2 No. 41 Evans D. Veach, Publisher Pg. 1 Col. 5 Neighborhood News Ruddell's Mills Miss Lucy Harper has returned from a three week visit to Bath County. Will Ballinger, of Lairs, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Harper. Leesburg Born - To wife of Gano Shropshire, a daughter - third born and second daughter. Straight Elm Kellar, infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Jas. Burden, died of whooping cough on Monday night last. Aunt Dicy Lewis completed her eighty-ninth year on the 20th ult. Harrison County Courier Saturday 15 Jun 1889 Vol. 2 No. 42 Evans D. Veach, Publisher Pg. 1 Col. 1 Matrimonial F. L. Durkee, of Wichita, Kansas, a merchant will wed Miss Mary, te accomplished daughter of Col. John C. Payne, of Scott County, on June 19th at 3 o'clock p.m. at the Newtown Christian Church. No cards. Herbert Offut and Miss Mollie Brown, of Scott County, came to Cynthiana one day last week to get married, but the youthful appearance of the bride - she being only 14 - rendered the securing of a license unsuccessful. They left and went to Williamstown, where they succeeded in their hopes. Miss Virginia M. Bagby, of Frankfort, was married Tuesday morning, at the Baptist Church, that city, to the Rev. A. B. Rudd, of Texas. The ceremony was performed by the bride's father, Rev. H. A. Bagby, of Cynthiana. Immediately after the ceremony the happy couple took their departure for Richmond, VA, whence they go to Mexico to enter the Missionary service of the Baptist Church. Harrison County Courier Saturday 15 Jun 1889 Vol. 2 No. 42 Evans D. Veach, Publisher Pg. 1 Col. 2 Born To the wife of T. Jeff Robinson, on the 11th inst. a girl. To the wife of W. W. Ellington, on the 11th inst, a daughter. Resolution of Respect Resolved: That in the death of sister Amanda Fowler, this society has lost a valued member, the church a true and earnest disciple and her home its chief light. Ladies Missionary Society at the Christian Church on June 2nd. Killing of Leon Lail On May 30th, Leon R. Lail, brother of Jas. Lail, of Paris was shot and killed near Albuquerque, New Mexico, by a man named Preston. The killing was the result of a dispute over a claim of land. The following is taken from an account of the affair given by a correspondent of San Pedro to the Albuquerque Democrat. "During the past few days a dispute had been going on as to the possession of a triangular piece of land, with a frontage of fifteen feet, between Leon Lail, a cousin of George Lail, Ex-Mayor of your city and George Preston a Hebrew Peddler, who was perambulated to this country for three years past. "Yesterday afternoon about 4:30 o'clock, the parties met on the disputed ground and after hard words Lail raised his hand as if to strike or push Preston, when the latter drew a double-action 38 calibre pistol, and without any warning, fired, the ball entering the upper cavity of the heart, death resulting in about 30 minutes. "A coroner's jury was at once impaneled, and the evidence given before Judge Barton is substantially as above narrated. "All witnesses agree that Lail was unarmed and no just cause is given for the murder. "The coroner's jury brought in a verdict that Leon Lail came to his death by a pistol shot in the hands of John Preston and the latter was held without bail to await the action of the grand jury. "The old portion of the camp has had some trouble by reason of lot jumping and the removal of stakes, but the holders of lots on the new town site are peaceably enjoying their possessions and all claims are respected. "Old timers who have lived in and visited many mining camps, concede this is the quietest and most orderly they know of and this awful death has saddened the hearts of many who will long have a kindly remembrance of Lee Lail." Harrison County Courier Saturday 15 Jun 1889 Vol. 2 No. 42 Evans D. Veach, Publisher Pg. 1 Col. 4 Mitchell's Mistake A difficulty between Robert Mitchell and Thos. And Chas. Roher. Thursday afternoon occurred a difficulty between Robert Mitchell, Proprietor of a saloon on the corner of Pike and Walnut street, and Chas. Roher, in which Thos. Roher, a brother of Chas. was shot in the abdomen. . . . Other reports say that the tragedy is a culmination of a quarrel bean at Claysville some time ago. At the examining trial yesterday, Mitchell was held over to Criminal Court at $800. Died Mrs. Emily Conner, wife of J. J. Conner of Connersville, on the 13th. Harrison County Courier Saturday 15 Jun 1889 Vol. 2 No. 42 Evans D. Veach, Publisher Pg. 1 Col. 5 Neighborhood News Ruddell's Mills Misses Iva Shaw and Nannie Munson, of Scott Station, paid a short visit to friends in town Saturday and Sunday. Dr. A. H. Keller arrived Friday night from Oklahoma. He reports a very fine country, Mr. Goodman has a farm said to be as good as any land in Bourbon county. The Doctor will go back in a few days. Harrison County Courier Saturday 22 Jun 1889 Vol. 2 No. 43 Evans D. Veach, Publisher Pg. 1 Col. 1 Lloyd Cole got into a difficulty with a Negro man named Jim Pryor, at Caden's saloon in Georgetown, when Cole seized a heavy oak bar and struck Pryor on the head and on the back of the neck several times. It was not thought at the time that Pryor was badly hurt, but he died next morning, and it was found that his spinal column was broken. Cole is about twenty-six years old, and a brother of City Marshall George A. Cole, and has relatives living in Cynthiana. Harrison County Courier Saturday 22 Jun 1889 Vol. 2 No. 43 Evans D. Veach, Publisher Pg. 1 Col. 2 Death of Gen. W. T. Withers Gen. William Temple Withers, one of Kentucky's most worthy men, died near Lexington, ion Sunday last at 12:30 a.m. aged 64 years, leaving a large family consisting of a wife and ten children, eight daughters and two sons. An only brother, J. S. Withers, cashier of the National Bank of this city, and an only sister, Mrs. Jennie Smith, of New York, also survive him. Gen. Withers was of Virginia parentage, but was born in this couty, Jan. 8 1825. He was educated at Bacon College, Harrodsburg, where he graduated in 1846 and was to have delivered the valedictory address of his class, but before the closing exercises of his term, he had volunteered for the Mexican War, and joined the Mercer County company lettered "C" of the Second Kentucky Regiment, commanded by Col. McKee and Lt. ; Col. Clay. At first made orderly sergeant, he rose to the rank of Lieutenant: for a time served as Aide-de-camp with Genearls T. Marshal and W. O. Butler, but when the fighting began, returned to his regiment, was with it till wounded at the bloody battle of Buena Vista, where Col. McKee and Lt. Col. Clay were killed. A Mexican musket ball struck him in the left hip and passed squarely through the body coming out exactly opposite the point of entrance in his right hip. These Mexican musket balls were very large; they were of iron or copper round and being over three-fourths of an inch in diameter. The ball itself would make a hideous wound, but in this case struck a chain that carried the young Lieutenant's sword and carried a portion of it through the wound making a hideous jagged hole. The desperately wounded man was carried off the field, no one supposing for an instant that he would live beyond a few hours. But a surgical examination showed that the ball had missed the spinal column and the lower intestines. How such a thing was possible is almost beyond conception. But the vigorous young officer soon recovered. The wound healed and not until about seven years ago did he supper any special inconvenience from it. Then the wound broke out afresh; the supposition being that a piece of medal had been left in the wound,, which became encysted as the wound healed. For some reason not known, this encysted protection must have given way and suppuration was set up. At the time of General Withers' life was despaired of. Dr. Boyd of Jackson, MS came to Lexington and nursed the invalid back on convalescence. In Harrison County, when only 24 years old, Gen. Withers made a canvass for member of the constitutional convention, and although opposed by such able men as Gen. Desha and Capt. Newell, he demonstrated his ability and force of character. Many of his most ardent admirers, and friends told him he could not defeat the old war horses, but that he could be elected to the legislature without opposition. He didn't care for a seat in the Legislature, but did desire a higher fields for his ambition. Under all the circumstances the General, though defeated, made a most creditable contest. He never afterwards sought position. When a young man, Gen. Withers was married to the daughter of Gov. Sharkey of Mississippi. His home as that of his father was in Jackson. His father, Wm. Withers, was murdered in Jackson during the war by some Federal soldiers. When the war broke out, Gen. Withers espoused the cause of the South, entering the artillery service and raising to the rank of Brigadier General. He was a trusted officer who always did his duty of a soldier. Before the war Gen. Withers was a wealthy man, but the fierce tide that swept over the South bereft him of all except the naked lands of his plantations. To recover was apparently hopeless. Coming to Kentucky, he met his brother, Jas. S. Withers, of this city, who said to him: "You fought for the cause which I believed was right, and have lost all, I have stayed home and have made some money; I have ten thousand dollars in gold which I want you to take and if you ever pay me it is all right, if not, all right." Such timely assistance may have been the foundation on which Gen. Withers built his splendid fortune, but his pluck and indomitable courage would have won under any circumstances. Gen. Withers funeral took place Tuesday at 2 p.m. from his late residence at "Fairlawn," the following gentlemen acted as pall-bearers: Mr. W. S. McChesney, Mrs. Jas. W. Woolfolk, Judge Jerry Morton, Judge J. Q. Wrd, Prof. A. Fairhurst, Prof. H. H. White, Mr. Jno. Allen and Major H. C. McDowell. Matrimonial In Lexington, Tuesday, at Phoenix Hotel by Eld. Edmunds, Herman Conway of Carlisle, to Miss Anna Ward of Livingston. 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