The Florida star., 1901-03-01

OLD STONE sCHooLHoUsK wHERE MRS. Ma
TIoH RECEIvED HER FIRST SCHOOLING.
record for the prettiest women and the
fastest horses. The bitter feuds OF her
mountaineers and the sometimes fierce
battles OF her politicians have given a
picturesque. II not always pleasing.
color TO her annals. There seems to
be something In the soil that breeds
: courage and strenuousness, which are
sometimes unbridled and misdirected.
Now Kentucky has the added dlstinc-
ton. such as IL is. OF having produced
Mrs. Carrie Nation. the Kansas icono-
clast OF the modern shrines OF Bac-
chus-
Since Mrs. Nation has attained prom
inence as a saloon smasher there are
many people here who remember her
as e faxen haired. rollicking girl of
u, whose father. George Moore. 40
years ago owned one OF the handsom-
est country places on the famous turn
pike which leads from this city TO
Midway. They also recall that Carrie
Moore exhibited as a schoolgirl the
same traits OF leadership. courage and
determination which now characterize
her assaults on the saloons.
The old Moore homestead Is 315 miles
from Versailles and is just opposite the
former home or the late General Abe
Buford. In the same nelghborhood are
the celebrated Woodburn and Nantura
farms. the Wiley place and the old Ned
Blackburn home. where Senator Joe
Blackburn was born.
The Moore family came here in 1855
from Boyle county. where Carrie was
born. She was then about 8 years OF
age. The family was quite prominent
In this CWoodforO county and related
TO many OF the best people In Ken
tucky. Upon the summit or a hill just
hack OF the Moore farm there Is still
standing an old stone schOOlhOuse
where during the tifties a Yankee
schoOlmaster from Pennsylvania In
structed the children OF the neighbOr
hood IN mathematics. spelling and his
tory. Carrie Moore received her nrst
schooling there. She Is said 10 have
been strong willed and self assertive
and from the very start She was lead
er and dictator In the little country
school She was never a Jealous stu
dent, but possessed naturally Drigh
and quick mind and usually knew hel
lessons. She Is remembered very dis
tinctly by Mrs. Lister Witherspoon
wife OF the present owner or the ole
Moore estate. who was one or hel
schoolmates. Speaking or her Mrs
Wltherspoon said;
sT went TO school with Carrie Moor'
during the session OF 1873. She was
about II years old. and was severa
wears younger. She was large for ne
age. had yellow hair and .fair com
pIaxIon She was Inclined 10 be a tom
hov was very strong willed and abso
lutely afraid or nothing. She domlnat
cd the school and was distinctively
leader of both the girls and the boys
Fraouently she led us younger children
into mischief especially recaii th'
martial spirit and how she used 10 de
light In assuming the role OF con
01aror She would array herself an'
tha other children OF the school In pa
ner soldier caps. stain their races VIII
tuIce from the poke berries that grew
IN the yard. and then. armed Win
wooden sword, she would lead US int
the woods TO do battle against lnias,
nary foes. Again. remember her leau
inc an exploration or cavern II III
neighborhood that the other sehool en.i !.
an had always been afraid to enter
AS a girl Carrie Moore maniIeS.s' .s
.-ast interest and enthusiasm IN IN
study OF the Bible and was regula
sttendant al the Christian ehureh sun
a. school IN the town OF Midway.
The family left here In 1870. "1s %a
Carrie was about IA years OF age. uS W
ing to Missouri. Mr.. Moore was al on