The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-10-16
BACKTO WINTERS
IN CLOVERPORT.
S. {. Bates Writes An Interesting
Letter--Dr. NewSOm, LaHeiSts
And Many Others Mentioned.

Marion, Ohio.-Mr. John d. Bah
bage. -ClOverport. Ky.-Dear Sir:-it
has been some time since con-
tributed anything to your esteemed
paper, but it finds its way to my desk
every week, and is like a letter from
home. The death of Ulrich Farber sets
in motion a train of thought which I
can not refrain from communicating
1t sends me back to the winters of SO
and 20, when Cloverport had no build
ing for its public schools, but rented
rooms in what was known as the Boyd
Block, where the Bank of Cloverport
now stands. Mrs. Vineyard taught on
the second floor, where was a pupil,
along with such boys as Nobe War6eld,
Charley Babbage, the Seeley boys and
others whose names I can not recall.
On the third floor Mr. Vineyard held
forth with such disciples as Virgo
Babbage, Albert Latest, Smith Dun
can, Conrad Simons, and many others.
Do not those names call up recollec-
tons of the ball games we used to play
down at the lower end of town, when
Charley Warfeld would knock the big
rubber ball so far it would take a long
time to get it back There was no
Base Ball. with its complicated rules.
1t was Town BALI that we played.
Vest & Walters had a store on the
corner below, in little frame building.
Billy Smart had a store near by. You
had little store with the telegraph
Office in the rear, and Dick Friend was
the operator. Abe Skillman had a
large general store a little further up.
LaHiest and Fisher were just starting
their drug store, where it now stands.
Mahlon Taylor had a little store on
what has since been the Bowmer
corner. In the building where the
school was kept, the two lower rooms
were occupied with stores. Henry
Baldauf had the one on the west side.
The store on the corner was kept by
Bowmer & Hamilton. l used to carry
my dinner from home. There was no
play ground provided, and on bad days
it was favorite plan of mine to stay
around Bowmer's store, especially in
the back room where was the sign of
Merchant Tailor" and the little
tailor was the man whom l have seen
every time have visited my home,
growing little older, it seemed to me
a little smaller each year. Once in a
while would walk up past Mrs. Cow
den's home, which disputed with Mr..
Pierce's house on the other side of the
creek, the place of the finest houses in
town, and see Mrs. Farber. She had
several cats, and was quite a favorite of
mine. ! like to think of those glorious
days, and yet it always saddens me to
think of those who have gone. There
we're uncle John LaHeist, DR.. War6eld,
DR.. Holmes, Colonel Murray, Mr..
Pierce, Judge Babbage and so many
others. whom would see every day.
Only a handful of the other ones re-
main. Uncle Willis NOEL, Aunt Bette
Hest. DR.. Newsom, and just few are
left. know you will remember the
time l speak of, and SO will Virgo, Joe
Heist. Frank VARIED and Fred and
Bob Pierce. Some of these boys l have
not seen for a long time. wonder If
we will all live so as to meet on the
other side. Perhaps this sounds like
the vaporing of an old man. But you
talk to Bud Isome, James Fisher or DR..
Simons, and see if they can not recall
all the names have mentioned, and
many more.
Sincerely Yours,