The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1899-07-12
GOV Ed BROWN WHITES UP POND MEET
ING HOUSE AND BARNES MILL.


ING HOUSE AND BARNES MILL
Pond Meeting House is situated on
Barnes Mill pike. three miles from the
court house. 1t Is located in one of the
most beautiful parts of the county and
is of the oldest christian congregations
around here and the building is one of
our best country brick churches, Rev
Bailey, pastor of the con yregaiion, re-
sides near the church. There is also
blacksmith shop, run Ivy Leslie Moore
some of the principal persons near here
are Irvine White, Dock Ilerndon. Jack
Ross. Hugh Miller William Adams
George Adams, Sam Dejarnett. Joel
EmIny. Matt Arbuckle, Bud Barnes.
VIM. Fitzpatrick. Mr.. Forbes, VIM.
Crutcher and Bsutus white.
Barnes Mill is located at the terminus
of the Barnes Mill pike on Silver
Greek. SIX miles from this civ. IL is
one of the oldest water grist mills ia
the county and WAS built by MIR. Porter
70 years since. Dock Bronrton is the
muller. successor 10 James Barnes, de
ceased. One mile above THIS mill is an
old hemp cloth factory now dilapidate,l.
which Was built 10y Mr. Smi b, from
l.eXing ON, in The eariy days. Half
mile below this mill one Oi the brsl
IRON bridges in the county, spans sill
yer Creek This creek is one Of the
largest and longest in the county. 1t
rlSrs Rear BOones Gap, betW cen Madi-
snn aud ROckcasile counties aud il
about forty miles long Near tlis
bridge is tie odd homestead of Gen.
NEstili, who was noted man in that
locality IN has time. Ii 10 one of The
hest brick residences in this section.
He was grandfather to Hon. sam aud
Judge Thomas Scott, of this city, and
uncle to Mrs Wade Walker An
uncle of the writer, Thomas Brown.
married one OF his daughters and aflei
wards emigrated to Missouri AID died
there. Some of the principal denizens
of this section are John Robinson, John
Duerson, Squire Willis, Joe Grimes,
Ar. Pearson, John Todd, Mart Bow
man, Albert Cornelison. Met Barnes.
VIM. Peston, Eugene Barnes and Ed
COrnelisOn, the latter living III the old
Porter house which is over lO0 years
old Mrs. COrnelisom's brother, VIM.
q. DERRICK, of California, was ship
wrecked on voyage to Alaska. but
Was saved by lifeDoit AMI landed upon
shore and was without food for eight
Gays, having only muSsels 10 eat.
Tie also knew Pearl Bryan, Oi Green
cas,le, Indiana, who was murdered near
Fort Thomas, Kentucky, and which
created such great sensation i'll tllo
State four years since. The fourth of
July picnic given near this place was
Il complete success. There were about
200 people present. They came from
evey quarter Of the earth, from the
Jour cardinal points Of Inc cunIpass,
north, south, east and west. Tie crowd
ranged from the infants vi six months
all along the line to one old woman 81
veaIs old. Every body Was happy and
edibles We're in great abundance and
ii any one went hungry it was their own
fault There is fine spring flowing
FROM "a ledge of rock which supplied the
large gathering with plenty of cool r.,
neshing water. Stone Bdtner, the en-
terprislng MERCHANT. of Cdleast, had d
first-class refresIment stand and cater
Ell ia IA unagDitireut manner To the de-
slres oil the large congregation. There
were places Of anius' ment, such AZ ''abs
racks, tie. Dr. LobtrIs, of TINS lit,
Que Uf the principal OrigInatOis Ui The
enter ainmeiII, Mas reared IA tins sec-
ton vi the county, snt serve. during
the Civil War in the lsI kelLucky cav.
airy.
Tie county candidates were in full
force. There WIS stand built under
laI ge sycamore uee Tor the speakers
and the Richmond Silver Band was
present and dispensed excellent music
IN beautiful slraIns and harnIoniuu,
melody. Music arose with lis volup
nous swell and eyes looked love and
hearts rebounded love again. OlU
jlory, the emblem OF the free and
brave, waved magestically over the
stand, and the hea Is of the great crow d
oeat with the warmth of patriotism
ialla.t nen and beautiful women Were
in abundance, and our fellow towns
man, Allen u lring, lowered above hil
fe!low men like some gigantic sentinel
Richmond was well represented by
men and women lads and lassies. Tn,
speakers were: S. K. Black, who oe
( livered a short but sw eet address; San
ruior, who spread himself like the
yoang Bay tree, quoted many passa, e.
+ from scripture; w. b Smith ,leIivere,
one Of his matchless ora'ions and highly
entertained and edited the assembly
Talbot jackson, one of our Young ora
tors acquitted himself like a man. Rev
Blevens, from Virginia, cast some
what of a religious tone over tile an
dience; Alley Adams. the Sour Woods
orator. also electrified the meeting, a
did Squire Douglas, the little eagle o
tie Mountains