Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-10-03
KENTUCKY ITEMS

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MIR. J. w Yanccy has builta large
livery stable in Fairview.
Rev. d. $. Campbell is the new
Methodist preacher at Adairville.
Mr.. John Balance died near Scho-
co, in Logan county, Wednesday of last
week.
There was "A barbecue and bran
dance at Mason's Mill in Logan coun-
ty last Saturday.
Rev. b. F. Orr, the new preacher
for the Auburn circuit, arrived with
his family on last Saturday.
The public school in Auburn is in
fourishing condition. About one
hundred and ten pupils are III attend
ance.
MIR. F. II. Kennedy, an old citizen
of Logan, died at the residence OF his
son-in-law, VIM. Small, near Aliens
vile. last Wednesday.
Mr.. w. G. Slaughter. of Allensville,
and Miss Matte L. Anderson, of Pa
ducah, will marry October 9Th, at the
Episcopal church in Paducah.
The editor of the RusselIville Her
aid Enterprise is preparing for winter.
He says, @If you want the Herald and
haven't got the money, We will take
stove wood
The house and furniture of George
Shelton. young farmer living near
Keysburg, were entirely destroyed by
fire on Thursday night of last week.
No insurance.
An election for town marshall was
held in Adairville last week. Smith
McCormic and 10. B. Estes were can
didates, The vote was tie and anew
election has been ordered.
Rev. r. w. Browder, of Elizabeth
town, is visiting relatives AT Olrnstead
this week, and will preach at Bethle-
hem next Sunday, Oct 4th, at Il a. M,
and would be glad to see his old friends.
Mrs. Emily A. Courts, widow Of r.
W. Courts, and mother of Winn G.
| Courts, cashier Bank OF Russellville,
died in that place last Sunday morn
| ing at o'clock. She was in her S7th
year.
Mr.. w. P. Duncan, formerly a
merchant of Russellville, died at the
residence of his brother d. d. Duncan,
ON the 18th ult His funeral was
preached on the 10th by Rev. DIR. Bak
er. He was in his 9th year.
Harvey Graham, while playing
second base at Guthrie, KY, in
match game of baseball between the
Guthrie and Springfield clubs, last
Thursday, broke his arm in throwing
the ball from second to third base.
The protracted meeting at the
Baptist church in Auburn is still in
grogress, with undated interest.
Large audiences continue to attend.
Many have protested religion, and 9th
ers are anxiously seeking.
MIR. J. NJ. McCutchen died of con-
sumption, at Jno. NJ. McCutchen's, on
last Wednesday, near South Union.
His funeral WAS preached on Thurs
day, and his remains carried to Rus
sellville on Friday and laid to rest in
Maple Grove cemetery.
This year the white people of our
county have been assessed $2,569,475
and the Equalization Board change !
this valuation to $2,823,S3l. The as
sessment OF the blacks has been
changed from $47,615 to s53O12.-
Todd County Progress.
The Daviess county fair at Owens
boro commences next week, on We'd
nesday, Oct 7th, and continues during
the remainder of the week. From the
information received the :air promises
to be equal to if not surprising all for
mer exhibitions held there.
Mr. Henry Ii. Alternately, of Hop
kinsville, has been appointed district
agent, for the counties of Christian'
Trigg and Todd, of the Equitable Life
Assure ce Society of New York, by
Roe & Lyon, General Managers of the
Louisville Branch Office for Kentucky
and Tennessee.
-Died-on the 18th day of Septem
Der, 1885, near Paradise, Muhlenberg
county, KY, in the 9th year of his
age, Mr.. Joseph Martin, an old and
highly respected citizen of that county,
and for many years consistent and
exemplary member of the Methodist
church.
The Warren county primary was
held last Saturday, and the convention
on Monday. The following were nom-
mated: ]. E. Sims, county attorney;
j. D. Nuckols, surveyor; J. d. Hines,
sheriff; S. M. Matlock, county clerk;
Ed. l.. Hines, circuit clerk; John Buck,
coroner; V. NJ. Potter, county judge.
The Missionary Circle No. 2 of
Bethel Baptist Association, composed
of the churches at Auburn, Muddy !,
River, Russellville, Walnut Grove,
Pleasant Grove and Adairville, will !
hold its first quarterly meeting, for !
the present associational year, with '
the Pleasant Grove church, the third (
and Sunday in October. I
By request of citizens, the Rev. 5
erend III. II. Coleman, OF Louisville, a
KY who is the grand chaplain of the
Grand Lodge of Kentucky,
will deliver an address at the Method
list church in Auburn 10 the public, at :
two o'clock, p. M, on Saturday, Oct. !
Bird. His address will be on his trav- /
els IN the Holy Land, and Masonry as il
he finds it in the East at the present +
time. II
The following appointments for {