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Subject: Tompkinsville.News.1904.Monroe.NEWS


Tompkinsville News  April 15, 1904
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Monroe Co News April 15, 1904
Mrs. W S EMMERT opened a primary school here Monday with 25 pupils. Conducted at the MARSHALL House on West side of town. She bears the reputation 
of a good teacher and parents will do well to patronize her. Isaac RUSH has purchased R V EVAN's property on the north side of town; the 
EVANS moved into the ARTERBERRY property Tuesday. Taken up on my farm near Mud 
Lick, KY last Sept one red heifer about 18 months old with horns about six 
inches long. Same has been appraised by Sam M HOOD at $10. /s/ Will WEBB.  The 
fdirm of CULLENS, RAY & Co now under the management of W H GLAZEBROOK, H B RAY 
& W A SEWELL. 

Ad for Universal Tailoring Co by J J GRISSOM.  Add by T K CHISM, Jeweler and 
Dealer in Watches, Clocks, Spectacles and Silverware. Add for EVANS Bros 
(tailoring). Sam YORK (photo) wholesale dealer in Whiskey and Brandy in 
Tompkinsville. Whiskey and Brandy from $2.00, a first class article in aged 
stock. D KEFAUVER ad for shoes. Ad for J W YOLKEY, Sr - Undertaker in 
Tompkinsville. "I handle Eastern caskets and coffins. I manufacture walnut and 
cherry caskets and can fill all orders promptly. Copper lined and air-tight 
caskets as cheap as retail prices in the cities, prices from 50c to $75. Burial 
Robes Furnished Cheap. 

Fiscal Court appointed a Committee to look after and sell the timber on the 
poor house farm about 4 miles west of this place. The roller mill at this place 
has been closed down for the past week undergoing repairs. T B MOODY has sold 
the property in which he now lives to Radford J. MAXEY. Mrs L N RICHARDS has 
been sick for some time but improving. C H MAXEY who has been attending Cherry 
Brothers school at Bowling Green, has returned home.

F R GRISSOM has returned home from Nashville Tenn. He will soon start on a tour 
selling typewriters. Thomas CHAPPELL was arrested one day last week by Deputy 
Sheriff WHITE, and was tried last Monday in Squire BEDFORD's court at Beech 
Grove in Turkey Neck Bend, fined one cent and the cost. Chappel had given White 
a good sound cursing for which White arrested him. For
sale: the late residence of Judge M T FLIPPIN together with 40-50 acres of land 
lying partly within the corporation of Tompkinsville. Apply to J A FLIPPIN, 
Tompkinsville. Mrs. S D COUTS [sic] is placing her property along Main street 
under a nice wire fence.

Rev Sam YOKELY filled his appointment at Alexander Saturday night and Sundy. 
Misses Laura SHORT and Allie ROARK, of Fountain Run, visited the familyh of J S 
CREEK Saturday night and Sunday. Herchel TAYLOR and sister Miss Chloe visited 
Mrs. S E ENGLAND Saturday night. Clements TAYLOR and his sister, Miss Verda, 
spent Saturday night with the family of L R TURNER.
Johnie P JENKINS left Sunday morning for Ohio. On April the 5 the friends and 
relatives of Uncle Bart ENGLAND arrived at his home with well filled boxes and 
baskets to celebrate his 84 birthday. There were about 50 persons present. 
Uncle Bart has been in feeble health for quite awhile. Mrs Roma SHAW, of 
Akersville, spent last week at her fathers, Mr. Harlin ENGLAND. Joe CRAWFORD, of Gamaliel, visited his sister, Mrs. Flora TURNER on last 
Sunday. Ad for Dr H B RAY of Tompkinsville, dentistry. Ad for T B MOODY 
Blacksmith and wood worman, Tompkinsville. 

News from Otia by "Aunt Dib" Green GRAVES is on the sick list. Ezra VANCE's 
baby has the scarlet fever but getting better. Ol GRAVES & family, E A WILLIAMS 
and family spent Sunday at Mrs Emily MAXEY's. Mr and Mrs Tom KIDWELL of Meshack 
spent Sunday at Dr T H BEDFORD's. Bill MOODY spent Saturday night at E A 
WILLIAMS. Miss Julia RICHARDSON, who has been visiting with her brother, Dr. 
Bob RICHARDSON, of Waterview, for the past two weeks returned home on the Str. 
Warren. A V WILLIAMS and wife were at Otia Tuesday. A B WILLIAMS who has been 
with his brother at Otia, has returned to Tompkinsville.

Center Point News by Hoffman, Jr. J P McCOY, the noted weather prophet of this 
section, says he fears there will be too much rain for the good of the farmer. 
Several logs left this section on the last time, higest of the season so far. S 
D LOGAN left recently for Nashville in the interest of his logs. While in the 
city he will buy outfits for two distilleries which he, in partnership with 
John COE, will locate on Kettle Creek. They will also run a saw a grist mill. 
Miss Lucy MURPHY made a business trip to Salt Lick Bend recntly. J B CARY and W 
C WHITE has gone to Nashville on a raft. Elder F M FLATT, of Creelsboro, passed 
through this section recently enroute to the south. Walter GOFF, while working 
at an oil well in the Bend got his hand badly smashed. It is thought that 
amputation will be necessary. A ten barrel oil well was brought in on the 
Margaret RICHARDSON farm this week.


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