Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-08-25
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y. G. Hall, of Fleming Co, was
here Sunday.


y. G. Hall, of Fleming Co, was
here Sunday.
Jas. MARYLAND and son Duke, Of
Nicholas Co, visited friends here
Saturday night and Sunday.
ThOs. and Tilman Kerns, of
Nicholas Co, were the guests of
their aunt, Mrs. Sally Darnell,
Saturday night and Sunday last.
Jno. II. Jones, Jno. T. Gudgell
and Jos. A. HARDER returned Friday
with I sheep and II head of cattle.
They report sheep and cattle scarce
up there. They were in Greenup,
Rowan and Menlfce counties.
Mrs. :. L. Hawkins and sister,
Miss May Butler, who had been
visiting here for the past three
weeks, were called to the home Of
the latter in Grant Co, the FIRST of
last week, to the bedside of their
brother, Ell Butler, who was very
low with typhoid fever.
OBITUARY.-Thursday night, Aug.
18th, 1895, at II o'clock, John
James Swetnam passed from this
world of sorrow, sickness and trOu-
hle into one where all is peace and
happiness, where sickness, sorrow
aud death are unknown. And as
he said to his companion the day
before he died, he was prepared to
meet his Redeemer and was ready
and willing to 90" What a consola-
tiol that should he to the bereayed
ones.
Uncle John j., a. ne was ia
military called, was born in old
Virginia June 9th, 1911. Conse-
quently he was 81 yearsAtwo months
and . days old when keAdied lie
came to Ky. with his fatherS fam
lily in 1919. He was married (when
20 years old) in the year 1910 to
Miss Rebecca Osborne. OF this
union were born ii children, all of
whom are living except one daugh-
ter, Mrs. America j. Kash, who
died about II years ago. The 10
l;Ting are: Dr. j. Manoah, of
phpaiX, Arizona |. Newton and
| Eustace H., OF Monterey, CalifOrn-
ia; j. Neri, of this county; Harlan
NJ, OF Cincinnati, o.. and Leslie
f., Of Fleming Co.; Mrs. l.. Eliza
beth Hash, of Wolfe Co. Mrs. Laura
A. Kash and Mrs. ID. NJ. Hurst, of
this CO., and Mrs. DR.. o. ). Nash.
of Nicholas Go. Mrs. Swetnum died
on April LIST, 1864. He then mar
ried in 1866 Mrs. Clarinda Moore,
widow OF VIM. Moore, IF Wolfe Co.
OF the second union were born
three children: Mrs. b. +. Arnold.
Mrs. ". W. Rodgers and Robt. r.,
all of this county. Mr.. Swetnam
Joined the NJ. +. Church when he
was about 81 years old. He lived
and died in strong faith in his
Master, proving all things, holding
fast to that which was good. Flu
neral services at the home on the
hcadwaters of White Oak and the
East Fork of Flat Greek Friday at
one o'clock p. H., conducted by Rev.
Wightman, of near Moorefeld, after
which the remains were taken and
laid in their long resting place in
the Owingsville Cemetery in the
presence of Il large concoursc of
sorrowing friends and relatives.
Jno. j. Swetnam was a successful
man in all his undertakings: LIST,
he made a success in his early days
as Il dry goods merchant; ID, a
success in teaching public school;
Sd, success in the occupation of
farming, standing always upon
principles that he believed to be
right and condemning that which
he believed to be wrong, esteeming
no man higher than he who was an
upright, honorable, truthful, hon
est man, though misfortune may
have been his lot and poorly his
condition. He was one that ruled
his own house well and set good
examples before his children; and
no man raised ii more honorable
and crcditable children than he. To
prove his goodness he had already
contributed to his Ii children 500
each, making 50, 800 in all, and the
fruits of his good examples are
shown in many ways and places by
his family, this being one case IN a
thousand where the father and
stcpmother of II half sisters and
brothers and all were united in
peace and love. none ever hearing
Of any difference made or Partially |
shown by father or mother; always
and ever being "My children" with |
the mother and My mother" with
the children. The bcreared widow |
and children have the condolences
of all in their sorrow.
Rest for the toiling hand,
Rest for The anxious brow,
Rest for the weary, way-worn feet,
Rest from all labor now.
Twas soWn in weakness here;
Twill then he raised III power;
That which was suWu an earthly seed |
Shall rise Il heavenly bower.
Patrick J. Corbett. father of
Pugiist james j. Corbett, shot |
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