The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-08-06
BRODHEAD.

church Sunday night next.
Brooks Bros, of Gum Sulphur, have
their saw mill on Copper creek about
ready to begin work.
Chas. Pike, Of Knoxville, presented
his sister Miss Eliza, of this place, with
fine upright piano.
Prof. Teagarden, who was to have
taught the graded school here, has
withdrawn and now there is an opening
here for some good teacher.
Rams Brown, Of near Quail, who suf-
fered stroke of paralysis. died and
was buried in the Providence cemetery
last Saturday. Mr.. Brown was a high
ly respected citizen of the Glades sec
ton.
The Hamiltonian Society will give
three fine entertainments here during
week Of fair. At present we are un-
able to give name of each play but we
vouch for good show, as the partici-
pants have been very busy practicing
for some time.
MIR. j. G. Firth asks US to say that
the large potato which he raised was an
Irish potato, thinking that come may
think it sweet potato. We were
laughed at for saying it weighed IA
pounds but it beat that; it actually
weighed one pound and nine ounces.
Kennie Anderson, aged 10 years. a
son of B. c. Anderson. of near here.
died Tuesday afternoon about 3 o'clock
of lock jaw, caused by mash or bruise
of the hand he had received at his faith
er's saw mill one day last week. The
wound, thought to be getting well I'M
til Sunday night when he took lock jaw.
All medical aid could not save him.
Undertaken ]. Z. McClary, of STAN
ford, came up Tuesday night and took
charge of remains, preparing them for
burial. They were taken to Goshen
cemetery and buried Wednesday after
noon. Kennie was a good boy and had
not an enemy. Our sympathies to his
parents and brothers.
Mrs. Elva Melvin, of Boone county,
is visiting Mrs. j. T. Cherry. Mrs.
Melvin was formerly Miss Elva Moore
and was assistant teacher in the school
here % years ago. Mrs. Ellen Mahaffy.
of this place, and her sister. Mrs. Robt.
Hamm, of the Sayers neighborhood,
visited Mrs. Galen Rogers at Crab Or
chard. Mrs. Louisa Cade, of New Al
bany, Ind, after an absence of 25
years, is with relatives here. l.. A.
Testaman is visiting in Jonesville. Va.
Misses Helen Sayers and Minnie Cen
try, of Spiro, visited here first of week
Mr.. Kidwell, of Lebanon Junction. was
q visitor here first of week. Editor f.
S. Albright and ]. Matt Ballard, of Mt
Vernon, were here Monday.
| About five miles south Of here towers
knob known as Cable Knob which can
be seen for miles around, more espec-
tally a few years ago on account
of a party of geological surveyors
cleaning off the underbrush, leaving a
tall poplar tree standing on the highest
point; but man living near the foot of
the knob, not knowing or seemingly
not caring that the tree was left stand
ing for a purpose best known to Uncle
Sam also thinking he had coon up it.,
cut down the tree, thus leaving the
top of the knob bare and such 1t is to-
day, except small underbrush. At the
foot of this knob and way back perhaps
in the 40's one Daniel Hamm, hailing
from Charlotte county, Va, bought a
farm and settled down upon il, where
he reared family of dozen or more
children, among whom, and the young
est, is our friend and near neighbor,
Oscar F. Hamm, who is now AZ years
old and young for his age. Oscar has a
great big heart in him and il any one
wishes to leave the hustle, hustle and
worry of town or city to seek cool re-
treat or "a lodge in some vast wilder
ness" we know of no one who would
take a greater delight in entertaining
than would our friend Oscar. At the
age of 10 he married Miss Pauline Col
yer, but she died in few years leaving
two sons, Sam, now out West. and
Mode. who lives near here. At 81 he
took for his second wife Miss Mollie.
daughter of w. B. Sayers. The Sayers
family Is one of the pioneers of the
State. At the time Of his death w. b.
Savers was the Oldest Mason in the
State. Our neighbor. Mr.. Hamm, is
an up to date farmer and owns two
fine farms. He has recently built q
fine new residence at the South end of
what used to be the Bunk Race
sion using his own words "a bad dem.