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VOL XXXIII CLOVERPORT KENTUCI < WEDNESDAY JANUARY 6 1909 8 Paces NO 26

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Notes And News Democrat

Again In The Hands Of former

Editor Roy E o rmanIMiss Evelyn Beard Is visiting her

aunt Mrs Estell Sutton of Cresent

lUllMissTida Mercer entertained the

young folks Saturday in honor of Miss

Margaret Beard

Mr and Mrs Herbert Beard entertained twenty five young people inhonor of Miss Hannah Beard I

Hnrdinsburg boys and girls who spentthe holidays at home have returned totheir respective schools Miss MargaretBeardto Bowling Green Misses Nannieand Delta Kincheloe to BarboursvilleErnest Haswell to Cincinnati JohnSkillman Vivian and Arthur Haswelland Mack Brown to State University

Misses Nell Louise and Betsy Moorman of Glendeane were guests of Mrsii

D R Murray a part of last week

A fine audience heard Dr Matthersentertaining and instructive lecture onliMy Travels in Europe II Fridaynight The receipts were sufficient toput the Ladies Aid out of debt TheMvocalion and piano of the SouthernMethodist church have been purchase-and paid for solely by their efforts anstill with untired hands they will goforward adding to the needs of theirIhouse of worship =

Mr T B Henderson and daughterMiss Ada were guests of Mrs RebeccaMcGary Thursday

Miss Frances Smith and little HelenHayden returned to Elizabethtown Sat ¬

urdayMarriage licenses were issued las

week to Carlton E Payne Mary DBasham Christopher Johnson DollieFarber Evan Decker Izora FeutressChas H Wright Annie W RushFred Bland Annie M Beauchamp

O H Eblen of Henderson and histwo sisters of Robards were guests ofDr and Mrs McMullen last week

Miss Angie Gibson of Basin Springwas the guest of Misses Nellie andBettie Kincheloe Sunday

M H Beard was in the Falls oRough Friday and Saturday buying tobacco

Miss Willie Chambless andjbrotherHenry visited relatives at Ekron Saturday and Sunday

t Jas Lewis student at St MelnradInd returned to his studies Mondayafter spending the holidays at homeHe was accompanied by his school ¬

mate guest Leo Marcon of Michiganwho had spent the holidays in Hardins

burgCiceroCummings of near Axtel was

here Monday looking for a location

The Board of Superyisors met Mon ¬

day to overhaul the Assessors book andto raise or lower the lists which intheir judgment were uncorrectly valu ¬

edRoyE Moorman is here in charge of

the Democrat Mr McDonald the lateowner and editor having resold lit toMr Moorman

Mr C F Hawkins of McCookNebraska is sere for a few weeksvisiting relatives and friends

Warfield Hendrick goes to Kansasthis week to look out a location

Miss Julia McGuffin of Louisvillehas been visiting friends here

Mrs George Hook of near town wason Saturday adjudged a lunatic andwas taken on Monday to the Lakelandasylum Mrs Alex Nicholson who iischarged with threatening the life of herson from which it is claimed she losther mind was lodged in jail Monday

inIIdefault of bond Her trial was setyesterday afternoon

Clint Beauchamp who arrived herefrom Evansville a few days ago diedat the residence of his brother WmBeauchamp Sunday night His re¬

mains were laid to rest in St Rennoldscemetery Tuesday morning The de ¬

ceased was forty odd years oldandwas a son of Crawford Beauchamp of

WebsterCliftonE Pile of Vine Grove was iin

townMonday

Richard Carman of Bewleyville wasin town Monday

PROMINENT DOCTOR DEAD

Dr A M Hendrlckson tphysician of Magnet Indiana diedNew Years Eve He was 58 years old34 years a resident of that place Hehad a large practice Jti Kentuckynear Conc > rdia and well known DrDavid C Dome of Troy attended thefuneral

SOCIETYJNOTES

The Misses Pate were the charmingguests of honor nt a most delightfulparty given at the Cloverport Hotel lastevening from 8 to 11 oclock Quite anumber of invitations were issued

000Mrs J Proctor Keith was at home

Saturday afternoon from three to five

when a number of guests accepted in ¬

vitations to meet the Misses Carr ofiElizabethtown

s000Misses Margaret and Edith Burn gave

a leap year party Thursday eveningThe guests included the members ofthe Girls Club and the young societymen Those present hada glorioustime The young ladies realizing theirjlast chance to make good for four yearswag at hand got unusually busy andtthere was something doing continuallyuntil the dawn of the New Year Thesuccessrevealed

thelaterIgirls had proposing will beI

000Mr and Mrs 6T B Henderson an-

nounce the engagement of their daugh-

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Miss Ada Belle Henderson to MrIj ike Lyddan Jr The wedding will bethedJanuarydJ

Webster church Invitations are extend ¬

ed to relatives and friends The brideand groom pre prominent young peo ¬

ple and their marriage isof interest tomany

000Miss JennieMabel Harris entertained

most beautifully at her home last Wed¬

nesday evening

000tMiss Eva Young complimentary toher sister Mrs C B Skillman of Clo ¬

verport entertained the Cinque Cluband a few of the games devotees yes-

terday¬

evening Before the games be ¬

gan a six oclock dinner was servedMiss Youngs entertainments are al ¬

ways delightful l affairs and the one lastnight made a happy ending of the oldyear for all who were present Morganfield Sun

Photo by BrabanMiss Claudia Watson Pate who as-

sisted¬

her sister Miss Carrie Pate iinentertaining at u beautiful receptionlast evening

Mr and Mrs Chas Hook gave abeautiful dinner Wednesday for thepleasure of Mr and Mrs Owen MayofLouisville

000New Years day Mr and Mrs Conrad

Sippel gave a dinner party at theirhome on the hill Plates were laid forMr and Mrs John Reypolds and littleSippelIdMr Emmett Sippel

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The Epworth League will giveLibrary social Thursday evening

000Miss Nannie Collins and Mrs Matti

Collins gave two doll parties last weekin honor of little Miss Isabella Burns

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Mr and Mrs John Reynolds werehost andhostess to a dinner party Sun ¬

day In honor of Mr and Mrs JuliusSippel

000Miss Bettie Marguerite Melone of

Louisville was complimented with aparty given at the home of Mr andMrs John Ridge Friday eveningwas also given a Watch Party byMiss Lillian Sippel New Years eve

000Mr and Mrs Benton Eubank gave a

fortytwo game of several tables forMiss Nell Smith of Irvington

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IRVINGTON DEPARTMENT1

Miss Cecil Spradlin and Mr CharlieChapin were quietly married in theparlors of the First Baptist Church ofSouth Louisville on last Wednesdayevening Dec 23 The Rev Holtonofficiating Only immediate relativesand friends were present Mr andMrs Chapin are at the home of thebrides parents Mr and Mrs D T

SpradlinQuite

a number of entertainmentswere given in honor of Miss KssieBiggs during the holidays Amongthose that entertained were the Miss-

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McGlothlans Miss Eva HerndonMrs Louis H Jolly Miss Ellen Mumford and Miss Annie Lee Bandy

Miss Claire Jolly left Tuesday forRussellville after being the guest ofher mother

Mr and Mrs H L Downs arrivedSaturday from Princeton and havetaken rooms at the Neafus HotelMr Downs has taken charge of thIrvington Produce Housei Mr and Mrs Edwin H Jolly werehost and hostess at a 42 party given attheir home on Wednesday evening inhonor of their sister Miss Clare Jolly-who has been attending school aRussellville The ices and decorat ¬

ions were in pink and whiteMr Elick Dent of Louisville wa

the guest of his uncle Mr HenryHead last week

Miss Mary Peyton returned Fridayfrom a short visit to Miss Nell Moor ¬

man at GlendeaneMiss B Ada Drury returned to her

school duties in Louisville on Monday

morningMisses

Alma Simmons and EffieBlvin of West Louisville and MissIda Johnson of Springfield Ky leftSunday for their home after beingthe guests of Mr and Mrs OscarDowell

On last Monday evening a numbsbayMr and Mrs Louis H Jolly in honorof Miss Essie Biggs Music and re-

freshments¬

lent zest to the eveningentertainment Those invitedwereMisses Essie Biggs Clare Jolly Evand Mabel McGlothlan Messrs Hu-

bert¬

and Joe Plggott Roy TylerPoin Galloway and Mr and Mrs EH Jolly

The Ladies Aid Society of the ME Church gave a masked TackyParty at the Public Hall on lastThursday evening which was a mostamusing affair Af terthe parade thejudges awarded the prize a cake tothdetackiest of the tacky It was a suc-

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financially as well as sociallyThe spuvenlers were New Yearsgreetings with an alldaysucker attachedMr

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home Mt Plsgah in honor of Mrand Mrs Gilbert Harrison of SiouxCity Iowa The de orations were ofChristmas greens and bell coverswere laid for ten

Many in our town have formed NewYear resolutions Dr LI B Mor manIs receiving congratulations on hisNew Year resolutions and in case youwould like to kaov1 just inquire ofthe Dr

On New Years Eve a progressivecalling party was formed and visitedseveral homes winding up with agrand finale at Mr and Mrs W JPiggotts where delicious refresh¬

ments were served and after biddingadieu to the old year the crowd dis-persed hoping to have as many pleas ¬

ant evenings in the new yearMr and Mrs Oela Woolfolk of

Brandenburg were visitors of MrweekeDr and Mrs P E Dempster andchildren of Glendeane have returnedhome after being the guests of MrMrs Foster Lyonsbeentvisiting In Brandenburg re¬

turned home Saturdayhavesreturned from Hardinsburg wherethey were the guests of Mr and MrsCharlieBeard for several days

Mr Gilbert Harrison left MondayforSioux City Iowa after spendingseveral days here shaking hands andgreeting many of his old friendsThis is Mn Harrisons first visit backto Ky for twenty years Mrs Har¬

rison will rcmalji for an indefinitetime the guest of Mrs R B Mc ¬

GlothlanMiss Willa Drury who has been

spending the holidays here with 1hersister Mrs R B McGlothlan left forBowling Green Monday

Mr Taylor Dowell shipped to Louis ¬

yule the best load of hogs out of thistown on last Friday and he Is to becongratulated on his successfriendaRoy Tyler of Minneapolis Minn af¬

ter spending two weeks here visitingMr and Mrs W J Piggott left Sat¬

urday for Terre Haute IndMr J R Wimp arrived Saturday

from quite an extended trip throughCalifornia and while gone was theguest of his sons at Los Angeles Hestopped over for a few clays visit onhis way at Enid Okla the guest ofMr and Mrs H W Herndon

Card of ThanksWe wish to thank our neighbors andI

friends for their great kindness andsympathy shown us In the bereavmentin the death of our precious mother

Miss Mattie Milliner and Brothers

STEPHENSPORT

NEW YEAR ITEMS FROM TilELIVELY PORT

GOOD NEWS ABOUT EVERYBODY

Miss Lois Baker of Hardinsburgvisited friends here last week

Misses Brook and Nannie Hall ofUnion Star are guests of their auntMrs R A Smith

Mrs Miry Dunn of Cloverport wascalled here last week to nurse DrNevitt who is yet quite ill

The social given by R H BennettiFriday night was enjoyed by all who

attendedChaswas in Indianapolis las

week on businessMiss Francis Smith has returned

home from HendersonMiss Corinne Conn left Sunday for

Bowling GreenSignor Blitz of Louisville was the

guest of his daughter Mrs J Schopplast week

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Miss Maud Jolly of Sample was theguest of Mr and Mrs Ben Beauchamp lastweekIMrs Chas Tinus visited relativesin the country several days last week

Mrs Graham Jolly of Cloverportvisited relatives here last week

Mr and Mrs Letch Brown attendedthe golden wedding of Mrs Brownsparents Mr and Mrs Stinnett ofLewisport last week

Dot Stiles and son Dustin who havebeen in Mo for some timethrough here last week en routeWest Va

Mr and Mrs John Dickman leftlast week for California

Mr and Mrs F C Ferry and sonhave returned to their home afterspending Christmas with their parentsMr and Mrs E N Miller

Dr Powell of Louisville gave twofine lectures here Wednesday

NEW ROAD

Wanted From Harned To Kings

voodRoad Not Fit For

Travel Says Prof HughesIHardinsburg Dec 29Rev J W

Hughes of Kingswood was here Mon¬

day in the interest of the public roadfrom Harned Station to Kiagstvoo-where his school is located He prayedtht County Court to consider thematter favorable and they now haveon the table Prof Hughes claims troad is not in fit condition to handle tincreased traffic that is now going ovthat highway and in the interest of thegeneral public the county should rebuil-

the road

CUSTER SCHOOL

Closes With Bright EntertainmentGiven By Teachers And

Pupilst

beforoChristmassuc-cessful school with an entertainmentthat taxedthe oftmodeouswere held The children in songmusic and recitation showed carefulpreparation and displayed a talent thatspeaks largely for great possibiltles inthe future

Among those who did specially goodwork in thewereMissesMitchamLourJ T rBoardEthelGuySpringgateHubertJonesInspace forbids further mention of namesMiss Carrie Walls sister of the teachergave a well received recitation Theplayingpresents from the loaded ChristmastreeMr

Walls pupils testified in theirChristmas tokens upon the tree theirexpression of regard in numerous giftswhich he carried back to his homo atHardinsburgThere

universal call for his return in the fall Mr Walls will spendseveral months at the Western Normaland will return to Custer able to meetevery expectation of the enthusiasticpatrons who demand his coming totake up again his well begun work

He is delighted with the characterof school material that the Custerneighborhood affords and the support of

impresseditselfwayconvinced that no better school peopleexist in the county

REV CURRIE

Doubly Honored By FraternalSocieties At Regular Election

In This City

An active member of the lodgenamed below kindly gave the newlyelected officers which are as followstBreckenridgePCGYeagerWJman M of F Chas May M of EvJABlackjGYeager

Cloverport Lodcp No 133 F tit AvMjByrnePhelpsTressBvSkillman Stewarts H L Stader JvWJDPete Jackson Sick

For the last two weeks Pete Jackson a highly respected colored manwho worked at Fraizes store has beenantitominty

THE BASILISK

How the Fabulous Monster Was Piotured by Ancient Writers

The basilisk was the most famousof the many fabulous monsters of modiaeval folklore According to thepopular notion It was hatched by uottheusuallyrepresentedpont or dragon sometimes with andsometimesnamoIsnuttlebecausotbeof white spots on Its head which muchresembled a crown Tho cockatrice aspecIes of basilisk besides having ucrown possessed a comb which waan exact counterpart of the cocks

basHhadterradpents The Bible classes It wllieu the serpent and the dra

itone of the most formidable crytoOld writers Pliny Bascho an

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that Its bite was mortah0case thatwaser f Ino plant would eItsdVent swallows from bulK

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