Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-08-05
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PERSONAL AND SOCIETY NEWS NOTES
Especial Correspondence of the Kentucky
Irish American.

arena was received In the capital City
with mingled feelings of surprise and re.
greet. Staunch and tried friends, who
had always stood by him in his struggles
for political honors at the hands of the
Democratic party of Kentucky, could not
realize that now, in the autumn of a we'll
spent life, after devoting the prime years
of a noble manhood 10 fathering the
fundamental principles of Democracy and
its cause, he would desert that party
which had showered repeated honors
upon him, even to elevating him to the
Governors chair of the Grand Old Com
monwealth Of Kentucky. And all for
what? The empty honor of nomination
for Governor upon "bolters' ticket. "
Gov. Brown made an excellent executive,
and it is to be regretted that he should
have taken the step which he took last
week.
The "Boltocrats" in Frankfort are few
and far between-in fact it is almost i'm
possible to find a man who has recently
voted the Democratic ticket who states
that he will not support the ticket. 1t is
stated by conservative politicians that
Franklin county will give the Democratic
ticket 900 to 1000 majority.
There is strong talk of moving the
Democratic Campaign Committees head
quarters to Lexington as that city is more
centrally located and has better railway
connections with cities all over the State
Col. Percival Haley, the efficient Secre-
tary of the State Central and Campaign
Committees, is confident of victory for
the entire ticket
Next Friday the Democratic primary
for Jailer of Franklin county will come
off. At the present writing Col Joseph
Holton, who is making the race in the
interest of Mrs. James Alley, widow of
the late Jailer, looks a winner, with Col.
w. +. Lawrence a close second.
Amovement is now on foot to start a
new weekly paper in this city. 1t will
be Democratic in politics and will support
William Goebel and the entire Demo
cratic ticket. The first issue will appear
about August Is or 20.
The wild reports sent out by reporters
for Lexington and Cincinnati papers re-
garding the smallpox in Frankfort have
injured business greatly in the Capital
City. There is not single case of small
pox in the city, and no new cases are be-
ing reported. The forty or fifty patients
at the camp, FIVE miles from town, are all
doing we'll and will be discharged in a
few days. Any one contemplating visit
ing the Capital City should not let the
smallpox scare deter them, as there is
not the slightest danger.
Socially Frankfort is dead. Every man,
woman and child who can scrape up the
"price" has left for the lakes, seashore or
country, while those who can not secure
the essential" have to stay quietly in
the city and obey the mandates of the
Health Board and refrain from attending
socials, dances or gatherings of any kind.
Even on Sunday the dread command is
not relaxed, and the beautiful chimes of
the church bells on the bright Sabbath
morn are not heard and Divine services
are not held. 1t is'to be hoped that in
week or two at most this will all be over,
and social gayeties as well as religious
services will be resumed.
Col. r. ]. Lynch, proprietor of the
Frankfort Marble and Granite Works,
received two carloads of fine marble and
granite last week. The works are now
running overtime and employing three
extra men, trying to keep up with orders.
Col. Lynch is one of Frankfort's leading
and most enterprising Irish-Americans
and deserves the great success with which
he is meeting. Col. w. ID. Lewis, his
efficient foreman, is also an Irish-Ameri-
can.
Several Frankfort people spent Sunday
last in Louisville, as also did many Louis
vile formerly Frankfort) people spend
Sunday in Frankfort.
Mr.. Fred Kellner is visiting relatives in
this city.
Mrs. Mary Ryan has returned from
visit to relatives in Cincinnati.
Mrs. John ID. Griffin has returned from
a visit to friends in Louisville.
Mr.. George Adams, of Eminence, was
the guest of Mrs. Showalter, South Side.
Mr.. Charles Weitzel, wife and children,
who have been rusticating near the Forks
of Elkhorn, have returned home.
Mr.. Thomas Griffin and wife, of Louis
vile, are spending the heated term with
his brother, John ID. Griffin, on Campbell
street, South Side.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Collins and family
leave next week for New York and At
lantic City.
Mr.. Frank Heeney will leave for a
three-weeks' trip to New York, Washing
ton and Atlantic City about the 10th inst |
Mr.. William Beard spent last Sunday
with friends in Lexington.
Miss Bessie Flynn, of Third street,
Lexington, is the delightful guest of Miss
Bessie Coleman, on the South Side.
Mr.. w. ID. Lewis will shortly leave for |
Louisville, where he hopes to secure a
lucrative position.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Edlins will spend |
fair week in Lexington with Mr.. and Mrs.
b. ]. Coughlin.
Messrs. w. d. Lewis, John Dolan, p. ]. |
Coleman, P. 7. Downey, p. O'Brien, d.
]. Mcnamara, w. A. Lutkemer and ID. p.
Davis will spend Tuesday in Lexington,
taking in the Elks' horse show, fair and
carnival.
Mrs. M. Doyle. mother of Thomas aud |
Michael Doyle, has been quite sick for
the past ten weeks, but is now much |