The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1897-07-29
WEBSTER COUNTY NEWS.
TiIden Postoffice Has Been Sur
rendered TO the New
Postmaster.
DID JUDGE HALL HAVE A PREDECESSOR
Not Certain Vino Preceded Him. but Very
Strong Indications That John v.
POale Will Succeed Him.
LATE NEWS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
WEBSTER COUNTY DEPARINENr.
Conducted by DAVID BROWSING,
DIXON. XIV.
DIXON.

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DIXON. Nv
DIXON.
Miss Ida Polly visited friends in tn,
country last week.
Miss Ollie Williams. of Slaughtersville
is visiting Miss Lenie Fuqaay this week.
Mr.. Sam Armstrong. of Vahdersburg
visited a, Mrs Cavanah's Sonday
Rev. w. W. Wynn. OF Unian County
was here Monday on business
Mr.. JEFF Watson. of Sebree. was here
several days last week trying 10 buy cattle
Messrs. Thomas Watson and BracL
Chandler. of the Tilden country. were ia
the city Monday.
A severe electric storm passed over
Dixon last Saturday night The tighten
ing struck several times in the town and
surrounding country. No damage is re-
ported except the dwelling of Mr.. J. {.
Parker. &hich was struck and one Chin
ney was wrecked
Circuit court begins next Monday
Mr.. Forest Porter Snndayed here as
usual.
Mr.. ] ID. Hill and son Clyde. Of Hop
Kinsville. are visiting friends and relatives
here this week
Miss Efhe Hockersmith. of Madison
vile, who has been visiting Miss Lillian
Duncan for several days returned home
Saturday
Miss Mollie Nance. of Madisonville is
visiting Mrs. s. " Dixon this week.
The facts that more gold has been dis
csvered in Alaska. and that wheat is still
going up is trying on the free silverites
Mr. Eddie Baker. of Lisman, spent
Sunday in Dixon.
Rev. Barbee. of Sturgis. filled his regu.
lar appointment here last Saturday and
Sunday.
Messrs l. b. Hardwick and Cosby
Campbell went to Providence last Satur-
day
MIR. Charles Ramsey went to Nebo last
Saturday.
Misses Cox and Head. of Providence,
are visiting Miss Dixie Jackson this week.
Our court house is being treated to a
coat of paint which adds TO the looks con-
siderably
Mr.. w. T. Baker, of Lisman. was in
town Monday.
Mr., Isaiah Ramsey, contemplates build
ing a nice two-story residence.
Mr.. w. C. Hardwick left last Monday
for Dawson Springs, where he will re-
main week or two.
Prof. S. Hicks went TO Providence last
Friday night to attend the Masonic Lodge
Esq L. ] White and Mr.. James Nall
of The Clay country we're in town Monday
on business
Messrs. James Townsend and Henry
Clark, of near Clay. we're in town Monday.
but refused ~ 10 appeal the ditch case.
The Central Hotel is being recovered
and remodeled generally this week.
The postofice trouble at Tilden was
settled last Friday night about II o'clock
Mr. Noah Tapp the dethrohed post
master. who refused to give up the office
and permit il to be moved from his store,
went to see the post Office inspector at
Evansville, Ind. and il is not known what
that official said to Mr.. Tapp, but it is
supposed he received little encouragement
in his unlawful cause as he returned to
Tilden late at night and refused to sleep
until he had delivered the post office. key
and all, over to Mr.. Cloyd, without any
conditions whatever.
Since the Shelton correspondent to
The BEE raised the question as to who
Judge Halls predecessor in Office was, the
matter has been thoroughly discussed in
Dixon and a number OF he oldest cii-
Gems interviewed, brit without obtaining a
definite answer TO the question. Thsre is
tradition that he had predecessor. but
they differ as TO his name and when he re-
tired from office. Some say il was Bal
ley, others Clayton, and still another very
old and reliable citizen said he could not
recollect his name, but WAS quite sure
that his term expired and Halls first
term began during the administration OF
Andrew Jackson.
II is said by those who have examined the
records, that they are so old and mutilated
that it cannot be determined from that
source who preceded him in Office or
when Halls term began.
1t is doubtful whether the question
will ever be satisfactorily answered. as to
who proceeded him, or when he went into
Office. but all readily agree that he will
go out of Office on December 81. 1897. and
that his successor will be Judge John v.
Poole
Attention 20. -
I'D. J.." Shelton's gifted ~ correspond.
ent to the Herald, delivered himself of
wonderful production on The ID. inst