The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1895-01-03
LEE COUNTY,.
Fincastle FusiIiades.
ELKSWATAWA.


Success to TIE HERALD for it is wei
come visitor.
James Booth, who lived on Devils
creek, died last week after long illness.
William Perkins and wife, of Clark
county, were visiting Patrick Williams
last week.
George Drake stopped off Thursday
evening and stayed over night with us
in Fincastle.
"Elkswatawa." are you the Indian
prophet, brother to "Tecumseh," the
great warrior.
Russell Scott and wife, of Nicholas
county, were visiting Lewis Abner's dur
ing Christmas.
Nick Combs, from Perry county, has
been visiting relatives and friends on
Walkers creek.
Miss Rosa A. Baker and father, frr m
Wo0dfOrd county, are visiting relatives
on Walkers creek.
Some little trouble occurred here on
Christmas day, but fortunately no one
was hurt. Cause-whiskey.
\ house belonging to the railroad com
pany at this place was set on fire Christ
mas night by some unknown party.
Squire Jim Shoemaker will have some
of the boys before his court TO account
for their conduct during the holidays
"Tccumseh' has been taking Christmas
for awhile, and has failed to gather any
thing for THE HERALD for two weeks.
Rather a tough time on schools in this
section. The Shoemaker, the Walkers
creek and Cable schools are yet in session.
Lawrence Knox, who taught school in
the Shoemaker district last year, came
up few evenings ago on a visit 10 his
many friends.
George Stamper now wears an unusual
bright smile, but it is not surprising, as
his wife presented him with fine boy
for Christmas gift.
Bud Holton and Dan Shoemaker, of
He'll creek, took their best girls with
them and spent the hol days at the expo
sition in Lexington.
We are informed that our old friend,
Arberry Brooks, was on Walkers creek
last Tuesday and Wednesday, but rory
that we did not get glimpse of him.
G.. NJ. Boyd spent the holidays with his
father, John w. Boyd, in Cincinnati.
While gone he bought new supply of
groceries for the He'll creek comm issary.
We made flying trip through Wolfe
during the holidays, and met our old
friend, Sam Hurt. who is teaching in Lee
county, on Bear creek. His school will
close in about two weeks.
Miss Ellen Whistman, who has been
teaching in Breathitt county, has closed
her school and is now home. After the
holidays she will return and teach
winter term of two months.
"Tecumseh" spent last Sunday night
on He'll creek, where he met one of his
old friends and c0untrymen, George ROg- !
ers, who has charge Of the saw carriage
for the Hell creek mill company.
Sam Plummer, who cut his knee open |
with an axe some time ago, is now able |
to be out, and his wife who has been
down all fall, is much improved, and they
spent Christmas day at the house of JAS.
Kincaid's.
Old Uncle James RatlifF, who has been
afflicted for many years with paralys
lied last Friday and was buried Sunday.
Uncle Jim was well known around Hazel
Green, but has been living here for the
last three years.
Azcl Jones, who left his wife about
two months ago, put in an unexpected
appearance Saturday. We cannot say
low long be will remain with her for
his is the eleventh time he and his wife
nave separated in five years.
At the junction, at the mouth of Walk
RS creek, on Christmas evening, the
ocal freight ran over "A little child of
lanes Nanderpool's and cut It's foot of.
The railroad company offered Nanserpool
800, pay all the doctor bills aud life
inc Job on the section rs cnmprOmis- !
ng ciIer, but he talks of suing the com /,
,any Tor $4,000
The Boyd mill company, Of Hell creek,
re constructing drum.head with wire :
ope attached, by which they will pull {
lumber from the Sinking mills, n distance }
{ one aud one.hali miles Ia the top uf j
he dividing ridge separating Sinking =
rom Hell creek then by the same mems
will be lowered 90 The ,ramway on He'll 9
reek. TEtrusrH- n