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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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