From: KyArchives [Archives@genrecords.org] Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 2:53 PM To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: Monroe.Co.Tidbits.1926.Monroe.NEWS Monroe Co. Tidbits December 8, 1926 Monroe County KyArchives News Tompkinsville News December 8, 1926 Glasgow man dies - J T JACKSON died at his home in Glasgow last week folllowing a stroke of paralysis; age 66. Son of the late Johnathan Jackson; survived by wife & four sons. After making a few sales of the loose leaf floor in Glasgow, the market was immediately closed on account of the low price paid for the tobacco and the general disastifaction among the growers. Colored citizen dead - Willie Sims, well known, died last Wed at his home here. Reared adn lived in the Vernon section until 2 yrs ago when he came here. He was an industrious and respected by both races. Notice given that REYNOLDS Store 15, a corporation is dissolved and all persons having claims to send same to J N GILLENWATER, manager, at once. Al WOODCOCK while out hunting last week, 36, of the Austin section (Barren Co), shot in the hip by a gun in the hands of Buford WILLIAMS. Accidently discharged while hunting and crossing a fence. Woodcock died shortly afterwards at Maplewood Infirmary in Glasgow. Gus WILLIAMSON, well-known Barren Co citizen committed suicide last week by killing himself with a shotgun which blew off one side of his head. This was done in the harness room of his barn while his wife was milking a cow in the barn. Had been suffering of a derangement of the mind for several months. John BRADY formerly a restaurant business owner here is now in the grocery business in New Town, a northern suburn of this city. Opened store last week in a building especailly constructed for the business; will handle fresh meats. First business of this kind in that section of the town. Large tobacco barn of S C GUINN, five miles out of Glasgow on the Tompkinsville-Glasgows pike was destroyed by fire last last; insufficient insurance, total loss, unknown cause. New ice plant for Glasgow per the Glasgow Republican; 28 ton capacity. Present equipment will be torn out and new one installed at the company's old plant on South Fork Creek [Columbia Ave, skg] Rumors of one being built in Tompkinsville with 12 ton capacity; present one is insufficient. Review of 1900 Fourth of July program. Devotions by Rev. B S HUNTSMAN. Patriotifc address by Judge W S SMITH. Response by Dr W J WALDEN. Speakers: G M MILLER, R A PALMORE, W H JONES and J Robert WHITE of Glasgow. They had a race between men weighing 225 lbs. Those engaged were D KEFAUVER, Gen. S PAGE, F I PAGE, Dr W J WALDEN, Dr Geo W BUSHONG & Landon C MILLER. Businesses advertising: G S SPEAR & Geo B HAILE, attornies; BOWMAN & BOWMAN, M D KIDWELL & Co, EVANS & Co, COUNTS Drug Store; WELCH & HARLAN, blacksmiths; Miss Laura COUNTS, milliner; WEIR & JORDAN, dentists; G H DAVIS, barbershop; John WALDEN, barbershop, S S KEMP, pianos & organs; EVANS & EMMERT, liverymen, JACKSON, EADS & DAVIS, blacksmiths; D KEFAUVER & Co, EVANS & GRAVES, ice cream parlor, J J GRISSOM, dry goods; MOODY Hotel; PHILPOTT & KIDWELL, liverymen. T K CHISM Jewelery Store (still in business in 1926). Candidates present: L R RUSH for Circuit Clerk; T M COPASS for County Atty, F N TURNER and G W WELCH for Jailer. Program committee: WS S SMITH, R G RAILEY, Pendy COPASS, F M WHITE & A H COUNTS. Reunion committee: J A WHTIE, Miss Bessie FLIPPIN, H G SMITH, Miss Pearl EMBERTON, R G RAILEY, Miss Maybel FRANKLIN, S B RAY, Miss Dollie POINDEXTER, Ida TURNER, Miss Belle ROSS, George HAILE, Miss Caffrey PALMORE. Submitted by: Sandi Gorin http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00002.html#0000404 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/