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AU'Phones lead to Leadiug Druggist. j Dru««i»t. CASKETS g Coffins and Robes. p Licened Embalmer will have charge of that line of Cs-i; ; 'work for the company. SSOrdersby wire promptly tilled. Hearse sent to all points. I A . B. FURNISH & W. H. KRUECER EPnone f Proprietors. MB. WILLIAM F. HTKKSE. Mr. William F. Steeae, 701 CoJBini St, Akron, Ohio, wrllet: " R "I h»ro be«n troubled lot fsevorsl years with catarrh ot ttte trnatch. H»TO mod different paWak B.ediclnM to no effect whatever, anfl b*»« doo- torod comiderihU with J»}olly;doctor. '•Sometime# Jjlfl treatment w»Hd re- lievo ma for a, tew woe In, bat would eventually hari to go back tohim, and tbat had kept «> for aoreral year«. "I waa adrift to ma Peru/it, and have taken th»M bottlap. 'Hover toll aofiood In my Ilia. Am going to-pon- tlnne naing'tt.' Wontyn'l with- out it la tha hotua. t will gladly racy ommead M to any one affliolid wlttf catarrh of atomaob, or atomacb.troobla .of'anyklnd." The a bora la a a c l M « p « W »tory. Ttonblod lor yoara with chronlo ca- tarrh. Tried different remedtea and doctors: to no avau. Parana waa ad- "Well, well,"s.he said, "It will kill YOU.'' But thanks be to the Lord I have never had a chill from that day to this. While I was in Hancock county I got acquainted with many of the citizens of Carthage and vicinity, Carthage then bad a population of about 2jo, and i* n o w said to con- tain about 5000 inhabitants. At that time Jesse Cunningham wasa merchants in Carthage and a and a good fellow by the way, "was' cierk in the store. Shull & Cher rel and Taylor" Bros, were also merchants. Charley Main kept groceries including liquors. Uncle- Sam Wihou " kept hotel. His daughter, : Lbb Anu,-assisted him. Swaney Hamilton Was also a Unci lord. Harrison Crawford did black- smithing, Byraat T. Schofield and Alec Simpson were lawyers, Allen McQuary, real estate agent: Masorf McQuary, connty court clerk; I A & Our line of Conch" Oaaketa m m . is unexcelled. * U Hand-made Coffinsfurnished SSR Hearse 'sent* to all parta of BtflMT the Cpunty. ty Wire-, Promptly Filled. BMHI Published Every Friday VOLUME xxir. VERNON. ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, KY., FRIDAY, MAY 28. 1S09. John"Spangler scbool superintend- BROWN MEMORIAL 8CHOOL . Public Opinion—Robert N cKeo- ent. Jo Hawlev then lived on the ~ • '• < zie. place on which J. C, Williams now PROGRAM. Army—Charles Beaty. cKea- Th% Old Reliable Most anv Drug or Patent Medicine yi-u •eeadveftized in the SI.IXAI. can be found at •THE OLD RELIABLE." Cheapest Drag Store in the county. S. C. DAVIS, South Side Main Street, MTVERNON - KY PHONfe YOl'K WANTS TO' place live*. The persons oa med above were well known citizens of Cartilage at the time referred to and ibe follow- ing are the n^mes of ci izens of the surrounding neighborhoods in (he county. William DeHart, who lived on the Macomb road n short distance from town bad a good farm and. a fine appleorchard Charles Wilson. Allen Wilson. Uncle John Wilson and his family'. Miss Mirv aud Ann Wilson also Jani<S> McQuary. Emanuel Showers. ji:ii and John Wiley, John Og.csbv. "Sol" Elefritz "Ink '' Stevens and Green Balev, Sam, David and Jacob Mack, the Slioups and Vanhorns c •oiplete ihi list noted citizens that 1 noW rem« ber. JUDGE R G. WILLIAMS. Who is in a hard political 6gbt for the Democratic nomination fof Commonwealth's Attorney of the Kenton Judicial district. Judge Williams was elected last November for the unexpired term, of one year and is now making the fight for the long term. The primary will lake place tomorrow and Judge Williams and his friends are confident of success by an overwhelming majority. She following historical sketch contributed by our townsman to tbe Carthage. (Ill I Republicau we' copy: | Mi. Vernon; Ky., Feb. 26, 1909 HISTORICAL SKETCH. having ample time I pursued my journey nil I reached Carthage, a a Jdistance of only twelve miles from Warsaw. On the following dav I want out to ijiy brother's home (W. H. Wil: liams) on Rock Creek, and he and. Editor Carthage Republican:- ' h ' s Pre so surDrise<i to In the month of April, .855, be-1 1 had 8 ° " " *o ^away iug then only .6 years of age, I con-1 irom h ° me a " by rovself - 1 tBt)u K hl eluded that I wanted to go toCarfh-! Invse '^ tha ' » ^ accomplished aga, Iil.. and was at that time liv.i much,u makin S such a ,ri ?' a " ing with my brother. J. C. Wil- alon , e aad wUhout bel ° B hurt or liams, in bis dry goods store in Mt. 8S*' ln S ' ost - Vernon, Ky. On the ,5, day of 1 in Carthage and the coun- April, .855, I -'struck out" for; ty of ""cock one yea, and? can Carthage having a -rotber, W . H . ^ at Hancock coun- Williams, then liy.ng on Roc J ty is one of the best sections of this 0.-1, in H . j , , ! world I have ever seen. thage '^' le collnt5 ' ' s s 0 smooth and lev- j el you can play marbles almost any ] whac without their rolling down i the hill.! J The best thing about the cqun- tty is that no crow in making his perambulations ever flet some four miles from near Solomon El I frit?.. Never having traveled it was going to bj t very whether I ever reached my destina- tion o' not, being so young and green as I then was, but I was bent on trying il. , When I reached' Louisville, Ky I inquired the best wav of getling to Carthage and I was told thai there was a steamboat down at the wharl called "The High Flyer" which was to go down the Ohio riv- er to ihe Mississippi, thence up the Mississippi river 10 a landing at'Warsaw, Illinois, which is only twelve miles from Carthage. I did not Know when it was lold me what a wharf or steamboat was PROGRAM. Program of the closing exercises of Brown Memorial School, May 31th to June 3rd: Sunday, May 30 ' 3 P. M. Bible ExerciiM. Tuesday, jtine 1, 3 P. M. "Festi- val of Flowers," by Primary Department, assisted by little friends Tuesday, Jnne.x, 8 P M. u Thi Toy-shop," an Operetta, by Intel mediate Grades, d Lmdsey and his son. Wednesday, June 2nd 3 P. M. Pi Recital. Wednesday, June 2. 8 P. M. "Col- umbia's Reception." t>y Grammar Grades. Thursday, June 3, 8 P. M. Decla- mation Contest. High School and Eighth Grade. An opportunity to examine work of school will be given both Tues- duy and Wendesday afternoons. Tbe faculty and students of Brown Memorial School extend to all patrons and friends a most cor- ition to attend any and all of these richer soil_than that found cock couuty. Land which then sold for $10 to $30 per acre is now selling for over $100 per acre. This section was •hen noted for tbe quantity and quality of watermelons raised, and at tbat time sd much vegetation de- caving and other miasmatic influ- ences prevailing, that I took chills and fever and nearlv shook all my teeth out. During my illness I staid with The people were all very kiud and goo'l to me and I shall ever re tain a fond remembrance of Han cock county and her people. I have wished many limes to be back again in Carthage and see the im- provements made since 1 was there an£. but a boy, fifty-four y e a r s ago. I have looked many times at the bullet holes in the old jail door made by tbe firing at Jo and Hi- ram Smith, Mormons who, were trying to make there escape from the citizens. Tbe Mornflm temple was then standing at N^uvoo. on tbe Mississippi river, twelve miles from Carthage. How many of these old acquain- tances of mine in Hancock county and tbe town of Carthage have gone to tbe "Great Beyond?" I know that many of tbem have passed away and we hope that their souls are at rest with our great and good heavenly Father. So mole it be, and may those wboarevet living. livA to a good old age nod when death calls them away that they may go to a better world and with their Creator who. has been watch ing over them all their days while here on earth. With-jnv best wishes for the living and ihe dead, I a m truly, D . N . ^WILLIAMS SMASHES ALL RECORDS. As an all-round laxative tonic and health builder no otber pill .! can compare with Dr. KiOg,s New Life Pills. They tone and regu- late stomach, liver and kidneys, purify the blood, strengthen tbe nerves; cure constipation, Dyspep Biliousness, Jaundic^, Head- ache, Chills and Malaria. Try them 25c at, Cbas. C. Davis. AN AKRON MAN. because I had never seen either o f , my J a <°« Wil- th-m passing Mt. Vernon, where I my we " days 1 lived. So I got a fellow to go with j a ;PP ed . off and wen , 1 u " [where and what I WllsOD s wa,ermelon P a,ch and found just one melon ripe and then to the wbarl be alld ' deliberately and all by mvselv consumed tbat "water mil-, lion." After eating tbe melon as afore- said, I went back to the house and ter, Virginia Wilson, asked where I had been. I answeredf 1 '! have just been up to the watermelon patch." She said to me: "Did you eat any melon?" I said "I only ate me and show m< thev were. When we got showed me a steamboat with great, large letters 011 her side, "High| Flser," so 1 went aboard and I found the'roan who Ibev said "run tbe machine" aod asked bim if tbat boat was goin<4 to stop at Warsaw. He replied, "YeS it would,"' so I made contract with him and paid bim my fafe to laud me at Warsaw or "bust ibe b'iler." Everything being, icady and the passengers aboard ihe boat, we pulled out for Warsaw. Tbe mad "what run tbe thing' said we would "get tbar" in five days but it took us swimming tbe watter one week before landing at Warsaw, j During tbe voyage, l a s t i n g five days as before stated, we fared- sumptuoosly on codfish and pota- toes. We reached Warsaw at night and I went to Valentine Wilson's" who was rnnning an eating and sleeping house, and asked h i m if I might stay" at bis bouse that night. He replied, "certainly,' so I staid. Next morning I asked bim which way led to Carthage. He replied by pointing out a road and said it . ' went" by. Well's who: waa also running aa eating and sleeping house. He said if J didn't get any far- ther than Well's that day he would let nie stay with ;Blm, bnt 3 P M. FESTIVAL OP THE FLOWBSS. 'Queen of the Flowers," Cbristine Davis. Maids:—Myrtle Bamlin, E'ltt Vlav McKenzie. Guards:—Leonard Purciful. Frank Beaty, McKinley Pttrciful, Sherman Purciful, Mike Cain. Bently Sparks, Roses—Tevis Betnurum, Lillian Griffin, Ruby Meadows. Buttercups—Sallie Hanks, Ver- lie Hamlin. Violets—Grack Beaty, Gladys Southard, Julia Landrum. Sweet Peas—Edna Davis, Bettie Beaty, Mary Elizabeth Lawrence, Ina Meadows. Daisies—Margaret Sparks, Ha rel Myers. Ferns—Julian and Wilburo, Mil- ler. Dandelion—Martha Rickels. Poppies—Edith Drew, Lillie Hanks. Jack in the Pulpil—John Al- bright. Bachelor Buttons—C1 a r e n c e Thompson, William Forbes.George McKenzie. Toad Stools—Raymond Mvers, Fri.nk Richards, Bernard Franklin, William Sparks. Forget-me-not—Dorothy Albright TUESDAY, 8 p. M. TOY SHOP. Welcome—Harries. Recitation—lennie Morrow Mil- l:r. • Scene I.—Farries meeting place, 12 o'clock, r Puck—Will Thompson. Farries—Aubry Martin. Edward Forbs, Arthur ThompsonUCharlie L. Davis, Julian Miller, Wilburn Miller. Scene IL—Toy Shop. French Dolls—Mattie B. Spark;. Jennie M. Miller, Paltie Perkins, Ida Hamlin. Japtntsi—Gecrgie Johnson, An- nie L. Reckels, Maggie Jones. Rag Doll—Rnth Landrum. Paper Doll—Susie Ball. Jack in the Box—Johq Landrum, El zie Kirby. Tin Soldiers-Ralpb^iriffin, Leon- ard Pnrciful.- ~. Farewell—School. WBDNBSDAY, 3 P.' II. RSCITAL PROGRAM. Duet—Columbine, ' Scbnecker. Blanch Crawlord, Anna M. Miller. Spinning Song, Ellmenreich. Ruth Mullins. Brownies Danct Margaret Martin Hannah Smith, Chfrutine Davis. Cradle a j J Tharp. Wohlfahrt. and-Mis* Keys. GurWt -The Blacksmith, d. Mae 1 Army—Charles Beaty. Navy—Alma Forbes. Maids of Honor—Erma Bessie Hamlin. New England States—Lewi 1 M ler. Bertha l.itton. Middle Atlantic— John Lair Mullins, Claude Griffin, Tns- Coy. Ceqtial—Emma Ham. % - Western—Essie Pike. Miller Mc Coy. Pacific—Virginia Martin. Immigrant—Fred haker. Cuba—Rae Hunt. Porto Rico—Bryan Perkins Alaska—Eliza Griffin. ' Hawaii—Nora Par ret t. Philippines—Jamie Thompson. Southern States—Sadie Riciiards, Grant Mullins Kentucky—Auna Mae Miller. Ray Miller, Mabel Perkins. DECLAMATION CONTEST. Hnnby TUHURSDj iY, Music—Nellie G a y , Invocation. ' Music, Mende|l«hn. 'Maybells nnd Flowers,'" Girls t horus. Declamation, North :ott. . "Rights qf Men*' John D. Iiendcrson. Recitation, Wool ton. "Kentucky Belle" ' Bernice Lindrum. Quartette, Jo les. "The Untrutiful Daisy" Tenor Bass J. T Bowling, WillC.Kirb-, John M. Fish, Robt. H. Mi ler. Declam'ation—Mission of Amei ica. Jones H^Fisb. Recitation, Ci ev. An Order for a Pjcture". Lillie B. Smith. Piano Solo, Blanche Crawl >rd. Declamation. Van D] ke. "People and their Rules" Robert Harry Miller. Music, Douglas-Hi yse Annjfe Laura" Glee' Club. Piano Duett, Has In. Gypsy Rands" Blanche Cibwford, Robt. H. Mil .er. Declamation—"Man's D e v e l ^ p - it and Attainment" lohn M. Fisb. Music, Fraik. Blue on the Heavens" Girls' Chorus. Recitation, Wil on The Painter of Seville'' Mattie Baker. j Mnsic, C. Lawrence Smith. Quartette. Farce, . The Burg ar. Awarding Medals." Chorus Plnsiti- Good night, good night, Belovec." HOW'S tHIS? We offer One Hundred Dolli.rs Rewatd lor any cas< ofcatarre tliat be cured by j Hall's Catairb Cdre. F. J. CHENY& CO., Toledo. C'. We' the under.ligned, ha >e known F. J. Cheney for 15 yeirs and believe bim per. ectlv bouol a- bl in all business transactions aid financially able to cirry out aify obligations made b y bis" firm. WALDING, riNNAf & MARVII , Wholesale Drnggli ts, Toledo, 1 >. Hall's Catarrh Cule. is -taken • 4 ternally, actiag direjjtly upon ti e blood and mucous st,rfaces-ot tie system. Testimonies sent fret- Price 75 cents per bdltle- Sold I iV all Druggists. L Take Hall's family^ pills for co i» stipation. & The General Assembly of t) e Southern PresbvteiiaVi Church, session at Savannah, Ga., will consider the complaint of Cel.! Bennett H. Young and others ovjjr th« withdrawal of Central' Univer- sity of Kentucky from tbe coatrci e of the church. - . ; JAVZTi fcVpLRS- ,, iWm. 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We will take the same pleasure J r r i n th<j growth of.your account that you do yourself. 1 | "i PEOPLES BANK, \ i o r 1 in r 4 ti\ fnp 'in* Established 1887 NUMBER .16

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A U ' P h o n e s l ead to

L e a d i u g D r u g g i s t . j D r u « « i » t .

CASKETS g Coffins and Robes. p L i c e n e d E m b a l m e r wi l l h a v e c h a r g e of t h a t l i n e of Cs- i ; ; ' w o r k f o r t h e c o m p a n y .

S S O r d e r s b y w i r e p r o m p t l y t i l l ed . H e a r s e s e n t t o all p o i n t s .

I A . B. FURNISH & W. H. KRUECER EPnone f Proprietors.

MB. WILLIAM F. HTKKSE. Mr. William F. Steeae, 701 CoJBini S t ,

Akron, Ohio, wr l le t : " R " I h»ro be«n troubled lot fsevorsl

years with catarrh ot ttte trnatch. H»TO mod different paWak B.ediclnM to no effect whatever, anfl b*»« doo-torod comiderihU with J»}olly;doctor.

'•Sometime# Jjlfl t reatment w»Hd re-lievo ma for a, tew woe In, ba t would eventually h a r i to go back toh im, and tbat had kept «> for aoreral year«.

" I waa adrift to ma Peru/it, and have taken th»M bottlap. 'Hover toll aofiood In m y Ilia. Am going to-pon-tlnne n a i n g ' t t . ' Wontyn' l b« with-out it l a tha hotua. t will gladly racy ommead M to any one affliolid wlttf catarrh of atomaob, or atomacb.troobla

. o f ' anyk lnd . " T h e a bora la a a c l M « p « W »tory.

Ttonblod lor yoara with chronlo ca-ta r rh . Tried different remedtea and doctors: to no avau. Parana waa ad-

" W e l l , w e l l , " s . h e said, " I t will kill YOU.'' B u t t h a n k s b e to t h e Lord I have never had a chill f r o m tha t d a y t o th i s .

W h i l e I was in H a n c o c k c o u n t y I got a cqua in t ed w i t h m a n y of the c i t izens of C a r t h a g e a n d vic ini ty , C a r t h a g e t h e n b a d a popu la t ion of about 2 j o , a n d i* n o w said t o con-ta in about 5000 inhab i t an t s .

A t t h a t t ime J e s se C u n n i n g h a m w a s a merchants in C a r t h a g e a n d a

a n d a good fellow b y t h e way, "was' c ierk i n t h e s tore . Shu l l & C h e r rel a n d T a y l o r " Bros , w e r e a lso m e r c h a n t s . C h a r l e y M a i n kep t g rocer ies i n c l u d i n g l iquors . Uncle-S a m W i h o u " kep t ho te l . H i s daugh te r , : L b b Anu , -a s s i s t ed h i m .

Swaney H a m i l t o n Was also a Unci lord. Ha r r i son C r a w f o r d d i d b lack-s m i t h i n g , B y r a a t T . Schofield and A lec S i m p s o n w e r e lawyers , A l l e n M c Q u a r y , r e a l e s t a t e agen t : Masorf McQuary , c o n n t y c o u r t c le rk ;

I A & O u r l i n e o f C o n c h " O a a k e t a

m m . is u n e x c e l l e d . * U H a n d - m a d e C o f f i n s f u r n i s h e d

S S R H e a r s e ' s e n t * t o a l l p a r t a o f BtflMT t h e C p u n t y .

ty Wire-, Promptly Filled.

B M H I

Publ ished Every Fr iday

VOLUME xxir. VERNON. ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, KY., FRIDAY, MAY 28. 1S09.

J o h n " S p a n g l e r scbool s u p e r i n t e n d - B R O W N M E M O R I A L 8 C H O O L . Pub l i c O p i n i o n — R o b e r t N cKeo-e n t . Jo H a w l e v then lived on t h e ~ • '• < zie. place o n which J . C, Wi l l i ams now P R O G R A M . A r m y — C h a r l e s Beaty.

c K e a -

Th% Old Reliable M o s t a n v D r u g o r P a t e n t M e d i c i n e y i -u

• e e a d v e f t i z e d in t h e SI.IXAI. c a n b e f o u n d a t • T H E O L D R E L I A B L E . "

C h e a p e s t D r a g S t o r e i n t h e c o u n t y .

S. C. DAVIS, S o u t h Side Main S t r e e t ,

M T V E R N O N - KY

P H O N f e Y O l ' K W A N T S TO'

place live*.

T h e persons oa med above were well k n o w n c i t izens of Car t i l age a t t h e t ime re fe r red to and i b e follow-ing a re the n^mes of ci izens of t h e s u r r o u n d i n g n e i g h b o r h o o d s in (he c o u n t y .

Wi l l iam DeHar t , who lived on t h e Macomb road n s h o r t d is tance from town bad a good farm and. a f ine a p p l e o r c h a r d Cha r l e s Wilson. Allen Wilson. U n c l e J o h n Wilson a n d h i s family'. Miss M i r v a u d A n n Wilson also Jani<S> M c Q u a r y . E m a n u e l S h o w e r s . ji:ii and John Wiley , J o h n Og.csbv. "Sol" Elef r i tz " I n k ' ' S t e v e n s and G r e e n B a l e v , S a m , David and J acob Mack, t h e S l ioups and V a n h o r n s c •oiplete i h i list noted ci t izens tha t 1 noW rem« ber.

J U D G E R G . W I L L I A M S .

W h o is in a hard political 6gb t for the Democrat ic nominat ion fof C o m m o n w e a l t h ' s A t t o r n e y of the K e n t o n Judicial d is t r ic t . J u d g e Wi l l i ams was elected last N o v e m b e r for the unexp i red t e rm, of o n e yea r and is now m a k i n g the fight for the long te rm. T h e p r i m a r y will l ake place t omor row and J u d g e Wi l l i ams and h i s f r i ends a re conf iden t of success by an ove rwhe lming majo r i ty .

S h e fol lowing historical s k e t c h con t r ibu ted by our t o w n s m a n to t b e Car thage . ( I l l I Repub l i cau w e ' c o p y : |

Mi. V e r n o n ; K y . , Feb . 26, 1909

HISTORICAL SKETCH. hav ing a m p l e t ime I pu r sued my j o u r n e y ni l I reached Car thage , a a Jdistance of only twelve miles f rom W a r s a w .

O n the following dav I wan t ou t t o ijiy b r o t h e r ' s home ( W . H . W i l : l iams) o n Rock Creek , and h e a n d .

E d i t o r Ca r thage R e p u b l i c a n : - ' h ' s ™ P r e s o s u r D r i s e < i t o

In t h e m o n t h of Apri l , . 855 , be-1 1 h a d 8 ° " " *o ^ a w a y iug then only . 6 years of age, I c o n - 1 i r o m h ° m e a " b y rovself- 1 t B t ) u K h l

e luded that I wan ted t o g o t o C a r f h - ! I n v s e ' ^ t h a ' » ^ accompl ished aga, I i l . . a n d was a t t ha t t ime l i v . i m u c h , u m a k i n S s u c h a , r i ? ' a " ing wi th my b ro the r . J . C. Wil- a l o n , e a a d w U h o u t b e l ° B h u r t o r

l i ams , i n b i s d ry goods s t o r e in Mt . 8S* ' l n S ' o s t -Vernon , Ky . O n the ,5 , day of 1 in Ca r thage a n d the c o u n -Apr i l , .855, I - ' s t ruck o u t " f o r ; t y o f " " c o c k o n e y e a , a n d ? can C a r t h a g e hav ing a -rotber , W . H . ^ a t H a n c o c k coun-Wi l l i ams , t hen l iy.ng on R o c J t y is one of the bes t sec t ions of th is 0 . - 1 , in H . j , , ! world I have ever seen .

t h a g e ' ^ ' l e c o l l n t 5 ' ' s s 0 smoo th and lev-j el you can play marbles a lmos t a n y ] w h a c wi thou t the i r ro l l ing down i the hill.! J T h e best t h i n g about the c q u n -

t ty is that n o crow in m a k i n g his pe rambu la t i ons ever flet

s o m e four miles f rom n e a r Solomon El I frit?..

Never hav ing t raveled it was go ing to b j t very w h e t h e r I ever reached my dest ina-t ion o ' not , be ing so y o u n g and g reen as I t hen was, bu t I was bent o n t r y i n g il. ,

W h e n I reached ' Louisvil le , K y I inqu i red the best w a v of ge t l i ng to C a r t h a g e and I was told tha i t he re was a s teamboat down at the whar l ca l led " T h e H i g h F l y e r " which was to go down the Ohio riv-e r to ihe Miss i ss ipp i , t h e n c e u p t h e Mississippi r iver 10 a landing a t ' W a r s a w , I l l inois , which is o n l y twe lve miles f rom Car thage .

I did not K n o w when it was lold m e wha t a wharf or s t eamboa t w a s

P R O G R A M .

P r o g r a m of the c los ing exerc i ses of Brown Memoria l School , May 31th to J u n e 3rd: S u n d a y , May 30 ' 3 P. M. Bib le

E x e r c i i M . T u e s d a y , j t ine 1, 3 P . M. " F e s t i -

val of F l o w e r s , " by P r i m a r y Depar tmen t , assisted by l i t t le f r iends

T u e s d a y , Jnne.x, 8 P M . u T h i T o y - s h o p , " an Opere t t a ,

by In t e l media te Grades , d L m d s e y a n d h i s s o n . W e d n e s d a y , J u n e 2nd 3 P . M. Pi

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u m b i a ' s R e c e p t i o n . " t>y G r a m m a r G r a d e s .

T h u r s d a y , June 3, 8 P . M. Decla-mat ion Contes t . H i g h School and E i g h t h G r a d e .

A n oppor tun i ty to e x a m i n e w o r k of school wil l be g iven b o t h T u e s -duy and W e n d e s d a y a f t e r n o o n s .

T b e facul ty a n d s t u d e n t s of Brown Memoria l School e x t e n d to all p a t r o n s and f r i ends a most cor-

ition to a t t e n d any and all of t he se

r icher soil_than tha t found cock couu ty .

L a n d w h i c h then sold for $10 to $30 per acre is n o w sell ing for ove r $ 1 0 0 per acre . T h i s sect ion was •hen no ted for tbe q u a n t i t y a n d qua l i ty of wa te rme lons ra ised, a n d a t t ba t t ime sd m u c h vegetat ion de-cav ing and o the r miasmat i c influ-ences prevai l ing , t ha t I took chi l ls and fever and near lv shook all my tee th o u t .

Dur ing m y il lness I staid wi th

T h e people were all very k iud a n d goo' l to me and I shal l ever re tain a fond r e m e m b r a n c e of H a n cock coun ty and her people. I have wished m a n y l imes t o b e back aga in in Ca r thage a n d see the im-p r o v e m e n t s made since 1 was there an£ . b u t a boy, fifty-four y e a r s ago .

I have looked m a n y t imes at the bul le t holes in t h e old jail door m a d e by tbe firing a t J o a n d Hi-ram S m i t h , M o r m o n s who, were t ry ing to m a k e t h e r e escape from t h e ci t izens. T b e Mornf lm temple was t hen s t and ing a t N ^ u v o o . on t b e Mississippi r ive r , twe lve mi les f rom Car thage .

H o w m a n y of t he se old acquain-t a n c e s of m i n e in Hancock c o u n t y a n d tbe t own of C a r t h a g e have gone t o t b e " G r e a t Beyond?" I k n o w tha t m a n y of t b e m have passed a w a y and w e h o p e that thei r souls are a t rest w i t h our g rea t a n d good heavenly F a t h e r . So mole it be, a n d may those w b o a r e v e t l iving. livA to a good old a g e nod when dea th cal ls t h e m away t h a t t h e y may go to a be t t e r world a n d wi th the i r Crea to r who. has been watch ing over t h e m all t he i r days while here on e a r t h .

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and hea l th bui lder n o o t b e r pill . ! c a n c o m p a r e with Dr . KiOg,s N e w

Life Pills. T h e y t o n e and regu-late s tomach, l iver a n d k i d n e y s , pur i fy the blood, s t r e n g t h e n t b e nerves ; c u r e cons t ipa t ion , Dyspep

Biliousness, J aund i c^ , H e a d -ache , Chil ls a n d Malaria. T r y t h e m 25c a t , C b a s . C. Davis .

AN AKRON MAN.

because I had never seen e i ther o f , m y J a < ° « Wil-t h - m pass ing Mt. Vernon , where I m y w e " d a y s 1

l ived. So I got a fe l low t o g o wi th j a ; P P e d . o f f a n d w e n , 1 u " [where a n d wha t I W l l s O D s w a , e r m e l o n P a , c h a n d

f o u n d jus t o n e melon r ipe and then to the wbar l b e a l l d ' de l ibera te ly and all by

mvselv consumed tba t " w a t e r mil-, l i o n . "

Af t e r eat ing tbe melon as afore-said, I went back to t h e h o u s e and

ter, Virg in ia Wi l son , a sked where I had been . I a n s w e r e d f 1 ' ! h ave j u s t been u p to t h e wa te rmelon p a t c h . "

S h e said to me: "Did you eat a n y me lon?" I said " I only a t e

m e and show m< t h e v were.

W h e n w e got showed me a s teamboat wi th g r ea t , la rge le t te rs 011 her side, " H i g h | F l s e r , " so 1 went aboard and I found t h e ' r o a n who Ibev said " r u n t b e m a c h i n e " aod asked b im if t ba t boa t was goin<4 to s t op a t W a r s a w . H e repl ied, " Y e S it would," ' so I m a d e cont rac t w i t h h i m a n d paid b i m m y f a f e to laud me at W a r s a w o r " b u s t ibe b ' i l e r . " E v e r y t h i n g being, i c a d y a n d t h e p a s s e n g e r s aboard i h e boa t , we pulled o u t for W a r s a w .

T b e m a d " w h a t r u n tbe t h i n g ' said w e w o u l d " g e t t b a r " in five d a y s b u t i t t ook u s s w i m m i n g t b e wa t t e r one week before landing at W a r s a w , j

D u r i n g t b e voyage, l a s t i n g five d a y s a s b e f o r e s t a t ed , w e fared-s u m p t u o o s l y o n codfish a n d pota-toes.

W e r eached W a r s a w a t n i g h t a n d I w e n t t o V a l e n t i n e Wilson's" w h o was r n n n i n g a n e a t i n g a n d s leeping house , a n d asked h i m if I m i g h t stay" at b i s b o u s e tha t n i g h t . H e repl ied , " c e r t a i n l y , ' so I s ta id .

N e x t m o r n i n g I a sked b im w h i c h w a y led t o C a r t h a g e . H e repl ied b y p o i n t i n g o u t a road a n d said i t

. ' w e n t " by . W e l l ' s w h o : waa also r u n n i n g a a e a t i n g and s l eep ing house .

H e said if J d i d n ' t g e t a n y far-t h e r t h a n W e l l ' s t h a t d a y h e would le t nie s tay w i t h ;Blm, b n t

3 P M. F E S T I V A L O P T H E FLOWBSS.

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R o s e s — T e v i s B e t n u r u m , Lil l ian Gr i f f in , R u b y Meadows .

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Sweet P e a s — E d n a Davis, Bet t ie Beaty , M a r y El izabeth Lawrence , I n a Meadows.

Da i s i e s—Marga re t S p a r k s , Ha rel Myers .

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T h o m p s o n , Wil l iam F o r b e s . G e o r g e McKenzie .

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Forbs , A r t h u r T h o m p s o n U C h a r l i e L . Davis, Ju l i an Mi l l e r , W i l b u r n Miller.

S c e n e I L — T o y S h o p . F r e n c h Dol l s—Mat t ie B. S p a r k ; .

J e n n i e M. Miller, Pa l t i e P e r k i n s , I d a H a m l i n .

J a p t n t s i — G e c r g i e J o h n s o n , A n -n ie L . Reckels , Magg ie Jones .

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'Maybe l l s nnd Flowers , ' " G i r l s t horus .

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Rec i t a t ion , Wool ton . " K e n t u c k y Bel le" ' Bernice L i n d r u m .

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i t a n d A t t a i n m e n t " l o h n M . F i sb .

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