r1wf att tre aa rtf

CORRESPONDENCE N

Holden Ky

We ore very sorry indeed to learnthat Mrs R Henson who is with her

parents at Place has typhoid feverWe hope she will soon recover and

< be able to return home

Our school teacher Mrs BettieLock was called home Monday even ¬

ing on account of her husbahds sick-

ness

I H Walton was in PmevilleMonday on business

Mr F A Morris was down fromFour Mile Sunday

John Hurley of Rogersville Tennis visiting his sister Mrs Bryant atthis place

David Spears of Tennessee isspending a few days with friendsand relatives at Holden

Will Brewer and wife of Rose HillV Va is visiting her brother S H

Castle at this place-

R L Henson left for Place KyTuesday to attend the bedside of hissick wife

W M Mitchell our next jailerwas up Tuesday on business

Robt Castle is very sick at thiswriting VERDANT

Baileys Switch

Putting up hay is all the go herenow and the weather is extremely

hotTheDeath Angel visited our midst

last Thursday July 14th and tookfrom us Mrs Jane Higgins widow

Hamilton Higgins Mrs Higginsvas 71 years of age and had been a

member of the M E church for fiftyyears She was patient and lovingand as a friend was kindand wasalways the same with all who knewher Funeral services were conductedat the Higgins graveyard by RevW C Judd and Bro J T Stamperafter which her remains were laid torest

Mr Levy Bennett moved fromWallsend to this place last weekThis was his former home Hebought his brothers stock of goodsand took charge of the postofficeWe wish him good luck in his under ¬

taking

J R Bailey was in Middlesborothis week on business

Mrs S M Bennett had a severeattack of cholera infantum or summer complaint Sunday Dr Lockwas telephoned for at once andsheis much better at this writing-

A man by the name o-

Blankenship while on a spree nearEmanuel Saturday night was struckby a train it is thought and hisskull was sunk in and otherwisehurt His recovery is doubtful

Willie McDonald of Knoxs Forkwas here Tuesday in the interest ofhis candidacy for county CourtClerk Mr McDonald is well thoughtof by the people here

I would advise all to subicribe forthe MOUNTAIN ADVOCATE if you wantto knowthe county news and whoare candidates and where they arcand how they stand at the differentplaces W S TAYLOR

Messer

t Mr Editor will you permit me tolay a few words in behalf of ourplace as we are having lots ofrain

Vand it is making the farmers livehard in their crops

it Percentlayinsweeds are> grown in his corn field

t Our school begun last Mondaythe 18th with E 11 Gibson

jj1 Flat Lickas teacher Look outchildren get a licking The rulesbylrrire as follows

For stealing apples or cherries 10licks

j For cursing 15 Jichscorningi For spitting on the floor 5 licksFor fighting in school 10 licks

jjf For throwing quids of tobacco atthe teachers head 50 licks

r For telling lies in school 10 licks

whipjped3 One of our preachers killed several

squirrel the other Sunday1

JiBotner Messer has quit workingana gone to killing rats He killed

W last Tuesday

I

tI

The prayers ofall the voters ofUpper Stinking creek is for the 12thclayof November to come so we canvote for F D Sampson for CountyJudge THH MBSSBR NEWS

Lunsford

The people in this section are verybusy taking care of their grass antioats at preseent

Quite a number of the boys visitedthe picniq at Four Mile last Satur-days andreported a grand time

Revs Brooks and Golden of Greasycreek held service at this place lust

SundayRev

Speed Bain of near Barbourville was in our vicinity Sunday

G W Rhodes a prominent teach-

er¬

of this county passed throughhere a few days ago looking afterthe school at Jonestown

Silver Bill Lawson who hasbeen nt Chcnoa for some time isback again with his smiling face andflattering tongue

Levi Bays ot Trosper passedthrough this place en route to Che

non where he is engaged in lumberhauling

John H Lawson of this place is

said to be one the best cradlers in

the mountains

Misses Ellen and Amanda Bays ofTrosper were visiting the familyofJ J Bays of this place last Satur-day

¬

and Sunday

Misses Mary E Cassady and FloraLewis of Trosper attendedchurchat this place Sunday

Quite a number of the young peo¬

ple of this place attended the socialat the home of J J Bays last Satur ¬

day night All report a good timeexcept our friend Mat Woolum whosaid it went off Democratic

Success to the ADVOCATE

BLUE BUCK

Georgetown Ky

S E Thompson has gone to house ¬

keeping on Chambers avenue nearthe K M depot

The larger portion of wheat in

this part of the country has been

threshed the yield being greaterthan for years some fields makingforty bushels to the acre

This we think should be a year ofthanksgiving with our tanners forthe abundant Harvest of all their

cropsWheatis selling at ninety cents a

bushelDuring

the rain and thunder stormthat visited this section lately thelightningstruck the telegraphwireson the Georgetown and Lexingtontrollev poles near Louden Snellshome breaking and splitting thembreaking off some of the cross armsIt then crossed the pike to the tele-

phone¬

wires It entered the homes ofsome of those near by who hadphones in them giving quite a frightto the families Those who chancedto be sitting on the beds fell backamong the pillows and others ranand jumped into the beds otherfamilies left the rooms that the phonewas in and went to other roomsHappily no one was hurt

What has become ofIHayseedofLone Elm and Bluegrass Johnnyof Oxford Write again we like toready news from your ready pens

Wattie Showalter is now in NewYorkwhere he has some of his fine

horsesGround

has been broken for thenew M E church South on Hamil ¬

ton street G H Nuhnelley has thecontract with Bud Wolf as his fore¬

man

Mrs Robert Colcman and daugh ¬

ter Miss Maud and Misses MollieMuir and Lena Haynes of Donerailare attending the Worlds Fair during the week

The supper giving on the eveniugof the 12th by the ladies of BereaChristian church at Donerail provedto be a success and pleasant to

flJrs Amelia widow of NapoleonAdair died at her home in this coun ¬

ty on the 14th and buried the 15thShe was 70 years of age She leavesone daughter Mrs Campbell andother relatives and many friends tomourn her death She was the doctoress in her neighborhood duringher life TilE SMILING ONE

Cannon

Crops are looking spendid al ¬

though a rain would do good at

presentMr0 Sydnor member of the

Richlands Oil Co vas in the oilfields this week and selected a loca ¬

tion for two new wells on this lease

J C Barnes pf near this placemade a business trip to Pinevilleand returned Monday

< Th

Joe Smith of Barboumlloj Ls c1

throughour town Months cvbninen route home-

Candidates and weeds are plcntiful one is just about as brill a pCRt

as the other we think we woulrather be bothered with weeds

M F Hibbard who went toWayne county to work in the oil

fields returned anti reports things

going well

Oat harvest is here they are nonetoo heavy I

J T Willis went to church at Lo-

cust Grove Sunday-

J T Gibson and wife of Barbourville were pleasant callers at DatPhilpots Sunday-

Sundayschool at Sinking Vallcjevery afternoon at 2 oclock Every-

body cordially invited to attend

M G Hignite was giving the boya general shake up with hands andhead here this week We all knowyou Garrett When one gets burnedhe never forgets fire

The Morris boys from Fightingcreek moved some machinery toClay county for the CumberlamPipe Line Co this week GRIT

Grays

The themomitcr stands 90 in the

shadeEverybodyis busyand news is

scarceThemines are working a littli

better since the 4th of July has pass-ed and the Democratic NationalConvention has nominated goldstnndard ticket but whats the useTeddy was nominated by acclamation and will be elected in nearly thesame way

Emanucls baseball team camedown last Saturday for a game 01

ball with our boys they were doneup in short order by our CaptaiiTom Robinson and his clever team

North Jellico is opening up theirBlue Gem vein of coal which is nspendid quality of coal they are lay-

ing pipe and trolly lines to it thewill operate it the same as theirlarge vein with compressed air andelectric haulage

Mr Byrd Taulbee commenced hisschool at Walnut Grove near hereMondaymorning Byrd is a clewteacher so they say also somewhaol a pugilist

Berry picking and canning is allthe go here now

Grays continues to grow > steadihbut surely We think when tinHon Dr Hunter gives Barbourvillithe Government building as theEcho says he has promised to dothat we will have one of the mostbusiness counties in the state

Miss Minnie Moore one ofCorbinscharming young ladies was visitingher sister Mrs Annie Donaldson lasweekWe

have been informed that W HCampbell better known as W H

Sheriff is about to retire from tinlivery business here so he can devotehis whole attention to his shcrii

businessSuccess

to the MOUNTAIN ADVO

GATE and its many readers

Hurrah I for Dr Hunter to suc-

ceed Dr Hunter in the Eleventh Congressional District YANKEE

Ola Ky

John Webb visited Lich CollinSaturdayand Sunday

Steve and Wash Jenkins have goneto Millstone on business

Elder Wm Craft of North Carolina has been visiting his daughterat this place for the past week andSaturday and Sunday preached twcinteresting sermons at the FairviewSeminary

Sillar Adams and Eliza Stallarcpaid Evan Adams a visit Saturdayand Sunday

George Jenkins has returned irona flying visit to Knott county wherehe has been on business

Hiram Holcomb and daugter visited friends and relatives here lastweek

William J Bates had a corn hoe-

ing Thursday and had twentyfiveor thirty hands

Oscar Jones and Johnny Sergentpaid Miss Ritter Webb a very pleas-ant visit Sunday WHITE ROSH

Hammond

Rev G W Smith was up here lastweek but we dont think he saw anyblack bear

Mrs John Mills has been quite ill

for the past week but is slowly im-

provingContinued on first pngo

I y

tFferg

r

COMINGTiBarbourville

ONE DAY ONLY i

MONDAY AUG lBt r

WHHARRIS

r OLATENIC1Jows

THE LARGEST POPULAR PRICE SHOW IN THE WORLD 1NEW BIGGER BETTER and GRANDER thanWr

ever with all NEW and NOVEL ACTSIand Features for this Seasongr

4

Mil ette Family of Acrobats and Riders

The Jennier Family of Acrobats and Tumblers

Mr Henry LaSage on the Bounding Rope J

Mr D Armour the Mexican KnifeThrowerIMr Claud Oriton the Worlds Champion FourHorse RiderrA Hundred Horses and Ponies

A Host of Funny ClownsyGrand Free Street Parade at 10 oclock a m A

Two performances at 2 p m dud at 8 oclock Doors open one hour earliern