From: KyArchives [Archives@genrecords.org] Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 5:51 PM To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: Log.Cabin.1908.05.29.Harrison.NEWS News Excerpts May 29 1908 Harrison County KyArchives News Log Cabin Log Cabin Friday 29 May 1908 Vol. 13 No. 21 Pg. 2 Col. 4 BUSY SOLDIER Member of Log Cabin Force Camped Over in Bracken An alleged sick horse, but more likely his supposed ability of making "pi", has secured for Clarence Florence, of the Log Cabin force, a lovely position in the culinary department in Camp General Johnston, in Bracken County. The Log Cabin lad is a good feeder at home and we fear the army rations may not be sufficient to keep soul and body together. If any of the kindly disposed farmers will take a basket of extras to camp and give it to the handsomest lad in sight, the Log Cabin's soldier will not be hungry longer. His letter follows: Brooksville, KY May 26, 1908 Dear Boss, We are all getting along fine here if you will except the grub which consists of potatoes, bacon, tomatoes, coffee and bread. There are only seven members of Company F here now, the rest having gone with Captain Terry on a five day's hike. As my horse is disabled I am staying in camp doing guard duty, cutting wood, peeling potatoes and washing dished for the cook. Some people may like soldier life but if that old horse doesn't get well pretty soon I am going to desert. I have seen enough potatoes and light bread to last me for 10,000 years if I live that long. We are encamped within a mile of Brooksville on the farm of Mr. Sam Kinney, an uncle of the man whom the night riders whipped. We had about 300 visitors Sunday and when the supper call sounded the crowd that gathered round us reminded one of the zoo when the animals are about to be fed. Just after supper we, feeling good, got a blanket and started to blanketing each other. Finally someone got a tent fly and we put a boy from Company I. in it and while we were throwing him up it busted and he fell to the ground, hurting himself severely. He is almost well now, and for one to see the ham, eggs, milk, etc., that the people bring to him makes one wish to be in his place. The boys are all well and if you would take a search warrant you would not find 50 cents in the crowd of 20. We are expecting to stay here until about the latter part of June, but I hope we don't. Yours, Clarence Pg. 3 Col. 1 Connersville Mrs. Will Wells, nee Cook, died at Finnell, Scott County. Pg. 4 Col. 4 NEIGHBORING COUNTIES Nicholas Co. Peter Veach, aged 88 years, died May 23, at the home of his son, Sam K. Veach, in Carlisle. Bourbon Co. Deaths: Chalres H. Martin, son of J. D. Martin, in Paris May 22. Robertson Co. Paul Roosevelt, the little 16 months old son of Mr. & Mrs. Jas. Mitchell, died Saturday, the 16th. Rutland Wm. Burgess' wife died at Stringtown last week leaving a little baby only a few weeks old. Pg. 5 Col. 2 Births Born Sunday to the wife of Luther Dunn an eight pound boy, Marshall. Born, May 25th to the wife of Mrs. Welburn Ammerman, a son, weight 10 pounds. Born, Tuesday, to the wife of Samuel Harney, of Republican, a daughter. Pg. 5 Col. 3 DEATHS Mr. John W. Martin, aged 60 years, a highly respected man, died at his home at Sweet Springs, MO. on Tuesday May 19th. He was a son of Rankin Martin and moved to Missouri in 1879. He joined the Methodist Church when he was a young man. He is survived by his wife, Emily, who is the daughter of A. J. Doan, and eight children. He was a brother of Peter, Joe S. and Wyatt Martin, Mrs. Polly Slade, Mrs. John Barnes, Mrs. W. T. Criswell Mrs. Willis Criswell and Mrs. Walker Hill. The funeral and burial occurred at Sharon, MO on May 22nd. Mrs. E. J. Stevens, died, at the home of her daughter, at Falmouth, KY of consumption at the ripe old age of 70 years. Deceased was a daughter of Y. H. Doan, she being born and raised in Harrison Co. She was married twice, Her first husband was Wm. D. Hardin, and to them two daughters were born, Mrs. N. V. Grissom of Covington and Mrs. Bernice Stone of Covington. Her second husband was T. R. Stevens, their two children being Mrs. C. D. Wagoner, of Falmouth and J. B. Stevens of Wichita, Kansas. She leaves 17 grand children and 5 great-grandchildren. Deceased also leaves three sisters and two brothers; Mrs. J. G. Hardin, of Kelat, Mrs. G. W. Maddox of Berry and Mrs. W. S. Hardin, of Covington. Wm. B. Doan of Shady Nook and J. B. Doan of Berry. Mrs. W. A. Burgess died last Friday. See Hinton items. John L. McLain, died at his home in this city last Friday, after a protracted illness, at the age of 80 years. Buried at Beaver Baptist. Pg. 7 Col. 1 Sunrise Last Sunday at eleven o'clock the funeral of James Williams was preached in the M. E. Church at this same place Rev. B. F. Crosby of Cynthiana. A little over two months ago his brother Lewis' funeral was preached in the same church. They were reared, married and lived in the same neighborhood all thier lives. There were two years between them, Lewis being 82 and James 80 years of age. James Williams leaves two sons, one daughter and many friends to mourn his loss. Pg. 7 Col. 2 Hinton Mrs. W. A. Burgess died Friday May 22 of a complication of diseae. She was Miss Caudace Robinson, of this place, before her marriage. She was born on 31st of December 1873, joined the Christian church August 1886, was married to W. A. Burgess April 1, 1902. To this union two daughers, one nearly five years old and one not quite four weeks old were born. She also leaves a husband, four sisters, one brother and her mother to mourn her loss. She was laid to rest by her father and brother in the Skinner graveyard near here. Buena Vista Born on the 26th, to Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Harney, an eight pound daughter. Submitted by: Doug Harper http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00012.html#0002839 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/