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Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17
GENERAL NEWS.

J. X. Emmett, the actor, son of
the original Fritz" was granted
divorce from his wife.
Miss Susie Mangam's family, of
Sing Sing, N. Y, deny that she is
to wed Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage.
The German steamship Salier
sank on the Spanish coast with
about 400 persons on board. Nine
escaped.
Six train-robbers held up the
Iron Mountain express within the
city limits of st. Louis, but got
nothing.
The inspection chiefof New York
City says that there 1920 large
buildings unsafe in the great me-
tropOlis.
The Government finds the con-
sumption of cigarettes to be in
creasing in spite of the restrictive
State laws.
Maria Barberi, the italian girl
who killed her lover, was acquitted,
in New York. The case has been
a noted one.
At the big money centers more
cash is being deposited. in the
banks than can be loaned safely
and proftably.
Prof. Guy Thompson, of Yale
University, was welded in Berlin
to Miss Lucy Uhl, daughter of U. 5.
Ambassador Uhl.
Three leading literary lights of
France ask President Faure to give
Sara Bernhardt the decoration of
the Legion of Honor.
Percy B. Sullivan. the young
Louisville man about town, is in
the Jeffersonville prison for raising
the figures on currency.
A strong opposition has devel-
oped to the use of the rotunda of
the Congressional library building
for the Mckinley inaugural ball.
Venezuela wants some changes
in the arbitration agreement, and
the subject again becomes a source
of anxiety to the U. S. and the
British governments.
The regularly chosen successor
to the late Ward McAllister as
leader of New York's "Four Hun
dred" is Miss de Barril. She comes
of old Spanish stock.
DR.. Caroline Brown Winslow be-
queathed her body to be dissected
by a woman student at Howard
University. If declined the body
was to be cremated.
Astronomer Perrine, ut the Lick
Observatory in California, discov-
cred a comet in the Pisces constel-
lation. 1t can be seen with a me-
dium-power telescope.
Near Schuyler, Neb., Claus Des-
tefsef was rejected by Miss Giles
ing, and he killed her brother
Deidrich and seriously injured her
afather, mother and herself.
The first of the noted Ohio legis-
Eative bribery cases having ended
jim an acquittal of the accused, ex-
Senator VIM. C. Gear, the other
cases will probably never be tried.
Benjamin Harrison evidently is
Iglad that he is out of office. He
says he could not accept the Indi-
ana U. 5. Senatorship; that all he
wishes is to remain in private life.
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17

The Republican protective tariff
leaders have gone to work prepar-
ing complete protcctive-taritf bill
to introduce and endeavOr To pass
at the extra session that, it is con
ceded, President Mckinley will call
shortly after his Inauguration. IL
triguing. trading and wrangling
worse than ever known in Congress
is very liable TO ensue since the
sentiment of the Senate majority
on the tariff question is SO uncer-
tain.
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17
StepStOne.

j. NJ. Campbell is visiting his
mother at f. X. Junction.
Robert Coons is confined to his
bed with rheumatism.
Miss Rachel Nickel, of Ezel, is
visiting Miss Eliza Maxey.
Miss Fannie Jones closed her
school at Sugar Grove last Friday.
Rev. j. b. Greenwade preached
his last sermon at Sugar Grove
Sunday.
Miss Alice Pitman, of the Cor
inth neighborhood, is visiting in
Lexington.
J. w. and Lee Maxey have re-
turned from two-weeks' stay in
the mountains, where they were
trading.
VIM. Conner was called to
Thompson to see his mother, who
has been very ill at the home of
VIM. Ellington.
Mrs. VIM. Stout, Mrs. j. r.
Shrout, Mrs. George Blevins, Mrs.
J. w. Montjoy and Miss Lula Quis-
enbery are sick.
j. L. Foster was hurt by falling
from the express train at this place.
He is improving and his friends
have hopes of his recovery.
Uncle Harrison Alexander is very
i'll was taken suddenly Monday
night of last week and remained
unconscious for several days, but
is better at the present writing.
Mrs. w. T. Ragan is in very
critical condition. She was taken
with malarial fever in July and
never wholly recovered. She has a
severe cough now and friends fear
the result.
Mrs. III. c. Ratliff died at her
home near here Dec. Sth. She had
been sick with rheumatism and was
supposed to be recovering, but
death overlook her when her pros
poets seemed to be Frightening.
She had been twice married: first
to George Coons, and was the moth
er of Ollie Coons, of Owingsville,
who is her only child. She was
Miss Margaret Moxley before mar
riage and was sister of Mrs. DIR.
Phillips, of Wyoming; the Misses
Moxley, of this vicinity, and Geo.
Moxley, of Sharpsburg, who, with
her aged mother and devoted hus-
band, have the entire sympathy of
their many friends and neighbors.
Deceased was a member of the Cor
inth Christian Church and was
buried at the Thompson burying
ground Thursday. Funeral service
at the house by Elder Bruce Trim
BILE, of Mt. Sterling.
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17
Grange CITY.

l.. ID. Caywood, of Ashland, Wis
iten relatives here last week.
Robt. Nealis and wife visited the
latter's parents Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Walton re-
turned from visit to Rowan Co.
last week.
Newton johnson attended the
bedside of his father, at Cogswell,
Saturday and Sunday.
Died, Dec. 18th, of pneumonia,
little Corbett, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ike McClain; aged Il months and
Is days. Interment at Eden's
Chapel buryIng ground Sunday.
The sorrOwing family have our en-
tire sympathy.
parents, dear parents,
Oh why should you weep2
Not lost is the flower you prize /:
But summoned above his vigils
to keep
For you in celestial skies"
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17

Rudolph Brockman, of Usage
township, Kan, is under $4,000
bond, on charge of beating his
17-year-Old daughter Mary so that
she died because she didn't work TO
suit him in the cornfield.
Bryan must have IS per cent. of
the gross receipts at the door with
guarantee that his share will not
fall below $4,000 when he lectures.
Consequently, he will not do a great
amount of lecturing, unless he mod
ilies his price.
Upon the evidence of chemists
and other expert witnesses, the
Hessian Court, in Germany, de-
cides the proper, healthful way to
drink beer 10 be to take beforehand
small snifter of brandy or, better
still, to eat quantity of bread.
Miss May Louise Collins and
Samuel p. Putnam were found in 81
fashionable Boston apartment house
asphyxiated by gas. Whether it
was a case of accident or suicide is
not known. They were both prom
inent Free-Thinkers. Miss Collins
was the daughter of DIR. T. C. Col
lins, of Midway, KY.
The noted statue of "Justice"
modelled in Montana silver, after
the actress Ada Rehan, is in the
hands of a receiver, owing to a row
in the company owning it, arising,
it is alleged, from the fact that
Higbee, owning a majority Of the
stock, supported Mckinley.
Argentina has passed an extra
ordinary law. After January I,
1897, every unmarried male between
twenty and eighty must pay a
monthly tax to the State. Should
celibates of either sex refuse an
offer of marriage without good rea-
son, they must pay $500 to the per-
son refused.-New York Sun.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gardiner, of
1927 Hancock St., New York, sent
out engraved invitations to dine at
their home with Correaze. The
foreign-named guest of honor
proved to be a big New Fouadland
dog. Correnze had a seasasat the
table and behaved better than some
of the other diners.
Senator PETER has changed from
I his protectiye-tariff views. He now
favOrs high duties on luxuries for
the rich and free trade in neces-
saries for the poorer people; sub
stitution of a graduated income
tax for internal revenue tax. He
says: IF the rich are to run the
country let them pay the taxes"
Massillon, o., Dec. 11.-Gen. j.
S. COxey issues an open letter to
Senator Marion Butler today, de-
nouncing "the disgraced Peoples
party" as having sold out to San
issue so insignificant as silver"
IL Decline" he says, "to help
chase rainbows of election frauds
in Ohio, but announce my resigna-
tion as a member of the National
Committee"
He concludes: 81 once left the
Democratic party, and now find, in
order to be out of it for sure, /
must leave the once grand, but now
disgraced, Peoples party. This is
done in deep sorrow, and with the
hope to join a party soon to which
the hope of the Republic must look
for succor from financial and iE-
dustrial Ills"
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17
Free-Turnpike Suggestion.

The following clipping, taken
from the Danville Advocate, will
be a valuable suggestion to Bath
county people in the event that the
county acquires part or all of the
turnpikes, to make them free of
toll and to keep them in repair, by
taxation.
"T0 the Editor ofThe Woodford Sun:
"Since it is clearly the will of ma
jority of the voters of Woodford
county, as expressed at the recent
election, to have free tufRpikes, or
the toll system so changed as to sus-
tain the pixies by a property tax, it
may be of interest to the Suns read
ers to learn the plan now i'm operation
i'm those States having free roads sus-
tained by such tax. During the past
year FNave written TO many of the
turnpike officials in the North, and
find there several plans in operation,
but the system that seems to give
general satisfaction, and in use in
some sections of Ohio, is possibly the
most practicable for this locality:
Each county has Turnpike
Board, or committee, consisting of
one man from each locality, cOrre-
spending to our magisterial districts.
This board meets annually and de-
termines the number of perch of rock
and other necessary repairs to be
placed on each pike to keep it i'm a
good state of repair for the current
year. Having determined the ag-
gregate amount of work to be done,
and after properly advertising, the
work on each mile is leased to the
lowest bidder at public auction. The
bid on rock for repairs includes all
necessary ditching for the protection
of the road, and to be placed at such
points as the superintendent may di-
rect. Each contractor enters into
written contract with the Fiscal
Court, and a duplicate contract is
placed in the hands of the superin-
tendent of pixies, who is required to
give bond, it being his duty to meas
ure all rock and see that all the pro-
visions of the contract are fulfilled.
When partial payments are made,
or, on completion of the work, the
superintendent certifies to the Coun-
ty Treasurer the amount due under
the contract.
1.-The above, i'm brief, is an outline
of the plan of sustaining free roads
in those sections where the reports
show it is giving general satisfaction,
and could easily be made to conform
to the conditions in our county, our
Fiscal Court performing the duties
of the turnpike board. The duplicate
contracts could be placed in the
hands of the county Superintendent
of pixies, (who is elected by the peo-
pie or appointed by the cOurt,) who
shall see that each contractor faith
fully complies with all the provisions
of his contract.
"A large per cent. Of the pixies will
soon be placed, gratuitously, in the
hands of our Fiscal Court. Some
plan will have to be devised to sus-
tain them. The above is the expert
ence of other sections. In this mat
ter, as in all new measures, we must
follow one of two lines: either learn
the better plan by a varied expert
ence, usually a costly teacher, or fol-
low in the wake of the successful eX-
perience of others. Which line shall
We follow? Respectfully,
IN. Ii. HIFNER."
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17
Forge Hill.

Miss Amanda Williams is very
sick.
George Rice and lfify, Of Mt.
Sterling, visited relatives here the
past week.
w. A. Williams will come up
from Lexington on the Gath to
spend the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Ulery, of
Peeled Oak, visited their son, Thos.
Ulery, here the past week.
Miss Pearl Toy entertained a
number of her young friends at
her home, last Thursday evening.
An enjoyable evening was spent.
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17
The National Democracy's
Future.

The Executive Committee of the
National Democrats met at Indian
apolis last week and decided to
maintain permanent headquarters
at New York and to extend and
perfect the organization of the par
ty.
At a supper given the Commit
tee, Henry Watterson spoke as fol-
lows:
"If it has been given out that / am
todeliver what is called an address, /
am not responsible for that miscon-
ception, for L have no address pre-
pared, and i am not sure that much
need be said on an occasion like this.
/ am in entire sympathy with the
movement which has brought you to-
ge.her here. OF course there are two
courses open to those of us who are
embarked in the movement inaugu-
rated here in Indianapolis-one is to
ally ourselves with the Republican
party by which We were enabled to
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17
EWlngton.

Mr.. Burns and family visited Mr..
Rolph Sunday.
w. T. Morgan has returned home
from Clark Co.
Mr.. Orme is very low now,-not
expected to last very long.
John Tinchcr and wife were the
guests of Daley Williamson one
day last week.
Mr.. MeQuithcy and wife, of
Nicholas Co, are visiting their SON
in-law, Henry Orme.
Miss Lcola Quisenbcrry, her
cousin, Walter Quisenbcrry, and
several more are learning to waltz.
That is very nice for the young
folks.
One Of our young ladies bor-
rowcd W. Il. Morgan's gun to 90
hunting. So she went hunting Sat
urday, but didn't kill anything,
No wonder. And so the boys said
if the girls would go hunting they
would give it up.
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17
Upper PriCklY Ash.

C. G. Goodpaster and wife visit
ed relatives near Mt. Sterling last
week.
Miss Emma McCarty, of Salt
Lick, visited Mrs. johnson Stone
last week.
Robert Donaldson, of Salt Well,
vitited his mother, Mrs. NJ. A.
Burns, Sunday.
Ed Cartmill and sister, Miss
Minnie, visited relatives in Nicho-
las Co. last week.
J. p. Hamilton returned Sunday
from a few days visit to relatives
in Montgomery Co.
Mrs. M. a. Burns, who has been
sick for several days, is somewhat
better at this writing.
( Mrs. Albert Wilson, of Bethel,
visited her mother, Mrs. Nancy
Shrout, several days last week.
Mrs. Daniel Harper, who has
been quite poorly for the past two
weeks, is somewhat better at this
writing.
Miss Arizona Bristow returned
Saturday from n twO-weeks' visit
to relatives in the eastern end of
the county.
Abe Goodpaster and wife, of
near Moore's Ferry, were guests of
l. NJ. Shrout and wife Saturday
and Sunday.
jeff Dawson and tenants sold to
j. NJ. Richart about 10000 lbs. of
tobacco at &c, with the exception
of about 5000 lbs, which was sold
at 5Ic.
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17
Knob Lick.
heavy rain here Tuesday.

n heaVy RAIN mere luesuay.
Uncle Billie Warren is better on
some days and then worse.
There were the fewest cattle for
the Owingsville market i have ever
oticed.
John W. Maze has sold his in
terest in his store at Polksville to
his brother James.
The wheat crops on Licking river
and vicinity are looking remarkably
fine for the time of year.
Dad Weatherow was working 90
odd men in the mines last week. He
is increasing his force every day.
Bros. Alfrey and Jones, of Jeffer-
sonville, Montgomery Co., preach
ed here Saturday night to a large
crowd.
The school-house at this place
will be sold in the near future to
give place to a modern house. Soon
the dear old school-house of boy
hood days will be thing of the
past.
Married, on Wednesday of last
week, Mr.. Charles Spencer to Mrs.
Madden (nee Gault). May their
future be bright and their happi-
ness complete, is the wish of their
many friends.
Charley Horseman was taken
sick last Wednesday. He is still
confined to his bed. DIR. Robbins
thinks il is bilious attack, with
stomach trouble. At this writing
he is somewhat better.
/The school-house at Pea SticksI
was burned Monday night of last
week; supposed to have been set
on fire, as there was no fire left in
the stove. When first discovered
it was burning some distance from
where it would have caught if from
the stove. This makes the second
house that has shared the same
fate by the ineendiary's torch. 1t
is the duty of all good citizens to
inquire into and ferret out such
crimes and run the perpetrators in,
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17

Nor more than one in half doz-
en- newspapers started get TO be
five years old and most Of them
lose money from the start. In the
last few days the Cincinnati Daily
Record, the Ashland Republican,
Frankfort Daily Capital, Bowling
Green journal and several Others
have suspended. The truth is a
man can lose money in a newspaper
office about as fast as he can IN n
poker game.-Winchester Demo-
crat
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17

IT was learned Monday that an
over Jealous silver man is telling
the people over the county that
the gold that is being paid out
here is light weight coin. We have
it from the parties who put it in
circulation that it came from the
L. s. Treasury, which does not al
low any coin sent out that isn't of
standard weight.
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17
Olympia.

We are having plenty of rain at
present.
Judge B. F. Day, of Mt. Sterling,
was in town Monday.
Rev. Irwin, of Owingsville,
preached for us Sunday.
A larger crowd went through
here Monday to attend court than
for many months.
J. T. Moore has improved his to-
bacco factory by putting in more
new machinery and will make
smoking tobacco.
The program of Sunday-school
Christmas entertainment has not
been completed, but will be in a
few days and will be grand. Ev-
erybody invited.
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Circuit Judge.

Judge b. +. Day, of Mt. Sterling,
is candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Circuit Judge in
the Twenty first Judicial district,
composed of the counties of Bath,
Menifee, Montgomery and Rowan,
NJ. :. Tyler, of Mt. Sterling, is a
candidate for the Democratic nom
ination for Circuit Judge in this
(the 2lst) Judicial district.
Charles w. Neshitt is candi.
date for the Democratic nomina-
tion for Circuit Judge of this dis,
trict.
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17

WHEN low-taritr law like the
Wilson German law fails to pro
duce enough revenue for an eN-
travagant government it seemsplain
that u high protective-tariff law
like that proposed by the Republi
cans will produce very much less
revenue and intensely aggravate a
condition that is in fair way to
right itself as business resumes its
normal SWAY.
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17

CONGRESSMAN BoATNER, of Lou
isiana. introduced bill to increase
the salaries of Congressman from
$1,000 to $500. OF course those
who believe in the 200-ccnt dollar
theory will oppose the 80 per cent.
salary grab, and the others ought
70 on the grounds that salaries are
high enough for the character and
quantity of work performed.
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17

HArs off to Amos Cummings, In
this day of hypocritical philan-
thropy and sham benevolence it is
refreshing to read of a member
standing on the floor of Congress
and saying: 81 do not believe in
stealing to give to the poor" Hu-
manity gains more by giving to
each his own than by any schemes
of governmental paternslism.
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17
Odessa.

OuSSSds
Scott Humphreys and stepmoth-
er, of Plummer's Landing, were the
guests of Sam Humphreys family
Saturday and Sunday.
Frank Hendrix & T. J. Daugh-
erty, of Sherburne, bought Satur-
day of j. F. Jones IL T. NJ. Garner
their crop of tobacco at sc per lb.,
with $40 premium; G. ID. Gudgelps S
and Coleman Stones at 54c. Am
brose Jones sold to j. M. Richart
at &c.
Elias Jones, who had been very
low for some time with typhoid
fever, died Sunday morning at 2
o'clock. His remains were fol-
lowed by a large concourse of
friends and relatives to their long
resting place in the Owingsyille
Cemetery Monday.
\Miss Lide Tipton's school closed
Friday at the upper school-house
with a treat of nice candies and
apples to the little folks. Warren
Swetnam represented Santa Claus
with a false face and delivered the
treat. All seem to be well pleased
with the school and the treat, ex-
cept Bobbie Jones. aged 4 years,
who raised sand when Santa gave
his sister the poke of candy and
apples.
]. b. Jones and Chas. Kimberly
while attending a hop at A. j.
Horseman's Saturday night had
the misfortune to lose their horses,
and after walking and walking,
looking and looking, found no
horses. They tired out and pulled
in home awhile before day and
found their horses at home in the
barn, saddles and brides put away
in their proper places. The boys
don't talk any in regard to their
misfortune, but judging from the
looks of their pants and shoes they
must have travelled many miles !;
besides their travel came their
leaving their girls to come
home alone.
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17

SOME Louisville person has ere
ated a mild sensation by advertis-
ing in the New York Herald for
joiners to an absolute monarch
ical' party. He can secure joiners
if be really wants them. There is
no idea SO ridiculous but what it
can gain adherents if earnestly
preached.
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17

WORD goes out that Mark Hanna
would take some Cabinet portfolio
that wouldn't take bis necessary
time from his private business. He
is like the retired capitalist who
invested in a big daily newspaper
in order to spend his time in the
leisurely diversion of editing and
publishing il.
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17

TRg German Government re-
fuses to receive the new Chinese
minister to that nation, Hwang-
Tsum- Bsin, alleging his inferior
rank, but really on account of his
hane. The career of the most
promising diplomat that tried to
pronounce that name would be
wrecked.
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17

NEXT TO a host of good friends n
few good enemies are likely to be
of real service To "A country news
paper.-Paris Reporter.
Now, that's the sort of talk that
is reassuring and fits The Our
LOOKS case exactly.
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17
For Jailer.

We are authorized to announce
Samuel I. Jones, of White Oak, n
candidate for the Democratic nom
ination for Jailer of Bath county.
Election, November, 1897.
John jackson, Of Preston, is a
candidate for the Democratic nom
ination for Jailcr of Bath Co.
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17
For Sheriff.

George T. Young. of 0wingsville,
IS n candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Sheriff of Bath
county, with Seth Bolts, Of Sharps-
burg precinct, for deputy.
johnson NJ. AtchiSon. of Wyom-
ing preern-,is a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Sheriff
Of Bath county.
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17
SharpSburR.

W. r. Nunnelly, of Mt. Sterling,
was here Monday last on business.
W. o. Triplett is on a visit to
relatives at Millersburg this week.
Robert Hart, of Owingsville,
made a business trip here the fret
of last week.
There are a good many cases Of
la grippe in and around town at
this writing.
Waller Sharp, L. S. Rogers and
w. NJ. Peed were in Cincinnati sew
eral days last week.
w. P. Dickey, of Mt. Sterling,
passed through last Monday on his
return from a Witt of several days
in Fleming Co.
Misses Katie and Ella Guilfoyle
and brother James, of Grassy Lick,
were the guests Saturday and Sun
day of Mrs. John Peters, near
town.
There was quite a gathering OF
the bellies and beaux on Saturday
night at Adam Fooris', where they
tripped the light fantastic until the
wee small hours.
P.L. Clarke (Dick) and Miss
Mamie Holleran, of Judy, who
were married Dec. 1st at Carlisle
have taken rooms at Hensley Nc.
Leans, near town.
j. j. Evans, once a temporary
resident of this town, now Ian
guishes in Castle Chenault, at Mt
Sterling, for appropriating to his
own use several shocks of wheat
the property of G. W. Humphreys.
John Helphenstein returned last
Monday from Fleming CO., leaving
his family down there. He was de.
tanned on account of sickness in
his family, having lost next to his
youngest child with diphtheria
The balance are now convalescent
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17

The gay old beaux should spruce
up. Ex-Queen Lii may need a
Prince Consort to solace her widow
hood. There are smaller honors
than being husband 10 even a dusky
ex-uueen.
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-17
CORRESPONDENCE.

Elder Kendall received his pres
ent from the ladies, Sunday, at
Chestnut Grove. Had two additions
Saturday night, and one Sunday.
A warm and Jealous meeting, in
which all members rejoiced in the
labors of the Lord.