Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-04-25

ron.
Richie pickens, son of K T.. Pic
keps, has been very i'll with pneu-
monia.
Thirteen colored converts were bar-
tiscd at Wilson's lake, near. town,
Sunday.
II you want trash because 1t is
cheap don't go to Gays, for he on
~ keeps good goods.
Mr. q. +. Jennings, Of this place,
has the contract for building the new
Baptist church at Dycusburg.
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Mr.. G. J. Burget, ofths place, will
have charge, as foreman, of the carpen
tiers on the school building to be put
up at Sturgi'.
A SoRREL IloRsE FOR SALE He
is fine combined saddle and harness
horse. will sell for cash or on time
j +. Franks
Dr. Robertson, of Sturgis, was in
town last week. He has been at ReI-
ton prospecting with view to locat.
ing in that section.
The services at the Presbyterian
church Lere terminated earlier than
expected last week Rev. Spencer
was called home 10y tue serious illness
of I'M mother
Mr.. G.. j. Pierce returned from
Lexington last week with three fue
saddle aud harness horses There ap-
pears 10 I've small boom IN the III
portation Il good horses in this coun.
ty. Ii has come none too soon.
A number of the members of Ma
rion Lodge A. o. L. w. attended
public meeting Of the Sturgis Lodge
Thursday night of last week. They
were delighted with their visit and
that splendid entertainment.
SrRAYEp April last, from my
place in East Marion, a red roam COW ,
between two and three years old
may have calf by this time. ANY
Information OF her will be paid for
b. + James
An addition is being made to the
Bapts, church at this place in the ,
shape OF a baptistry. In t1e rear If
the building will he constructed
large pool or cistern. and on each
side OF this there will be dressing
room.
The only inmate Of the jail now is
the negro boy who is serving out a
sentence Of thirty days for getting on I
too familiar terms with plug of to-
bacco that smiled at him from a cad
dy behind the counter of merch-
ant 4
Sunday Sherman Frankln's team
"run away" through the streets. 1t
was the only runaway on record where
the mule came out second best. la
this instance his mlleship crawled out
from under the rear end of the wag N
slightly dis6gured but not unhappy.
Stray MrLE. On April - me
dunn size, dark sorrel mare mule,
gray nose, strayed from me near
Carrsville. II was last heard of six
miles West of Marion. Write me at
Carrsyillc, it you know anything f.
it, or leave word with j. A. Hurley,
at Marion. NJ. c. Hurley,
Carnville, Ky.
A letter published in this issue
tells how narrowly two of our most
popular young ladies escaped wa
tery grave down in Florida. Every
body is exceedingly glad Of their es.
cape even by so narrow margin.
Now let nobody say that the unplea-
SAINT event occurred because the par
" was composed of the unlucky
number of thirteen.
Mis- Lizzie Cook is in a serious con-
dition at the residence of her sister,
= Mrs X. NJ. Wilborn. She was sui
denly stricken down with paralysis
few days ago, and one side of her boz
dy is affected; the limbs on the afllic-
ted sids are entirely useless and imper.
, vious to pain. She is also speechless.
Her recovery is very doubtful. She
is sister OF Mr.. ii. NJ. Cook of this
place, and her home is with his tami-
ly, but she was suddenly stricken
down while visiting her sister.
3 A day or two since, While in tn !
county clerks office, that officer call
ed the attention of the writer to the
imperfect manner in which some min
listers of the gospel filled out their
certificates of marriage. "liere is
\ one" said the clerk, "to which the
minister failed to sign his name, and
the record does not show who SOL
emnized the rites of matrimony;