The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-12-04
CHILDREN BURN TO DEATH
Rolling Fork Farmer Loses Home
and Little Ones West End News
HustOnville, Dec. 4.

HustOnville, Dec. 4.
Dave B. Watson, of the Rolling
Fork section, eleven miles west of
here in Casey county, lost his house
and contents and two children, five
and three years old, were burned to
death. MIR. Watson was out getting
wood and Mrs. Watson was out
milking. When they discovered the
flames bursting out of their home.
Immediately rushed for the house.
The mother tried to enter the house
and get her dear little ones,
but was kept back by her husband,
who realized that it was impossible
to enter the burning house, which
was ready to fall in ut any time.
After the fire had burned low, the
bodies OF the two children were To-
Gated and taken out of the burning
embers. Both of the bodies were
badly burned, the arms and heads
being entirely separated from the
bodies. Mrs. Watson is in a very
serious condition, due to the burns
she received while trying to enter
the house after her little ones.
Frank Hum weighed up the 81
head Of hogs that he had been feed
ing for A. W. Carpenter for the
past few weeks, which weighed sc
pounds when he received them on
Nov. 18th, Mr.. Hum returned them
to Mr.. Carpenter weighing 167
pounds, which was an average of
81 pounds per head. Mr. HUM took
them back the other day to feed a
few more weeks.
The child OF MIR. and Mrs. Ray
Ball, who has been So iii with pneu-
monia, is considerably better.
Jesse Rout of Turncrsville, sold
his house and lot in Rife town,
just across the big bridge, opposite
A. M .Fryes to Miss Sarah Curtis
for $500. Possession Jan. 1st.
&. c. Dunn, of Nashville, Tenn,
IS spending IL few days with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. W. Dunn.
DR.. III. s. Chase has rented Miss
Jessie Powelfs property in the West
End Of town and will practice III
this and other surrounding cOmmun-
tiles.
Mrs. c. r. Mccormack and son,
Of Danville have been the guests Of
relatives and friends here.
Miss Bess Holtzclaw, of Stan
lord was the guest Of Misses Biain
and Allen last week.
Misss Monte Taylor, of Danville,
is the visitor of Mrs. james Vowel.
Mrs. Helen Huffman is back
home after three weeks to her
niece, Mrs. Nellie Gibbs at Wash
mgtOn, ID. Z.
S. A. Walker, our undertaken,
received one OF the highest marks
OF AZ applicants, who took the EN-
balmers' examination at Louisville
last week. This is something that
our town has been in need OF for
many years.
Carl Hicks, son of Nathan Hicks,
out on the Middleburg pike, has
been quite sick with pneumonia
for the past week, but Is some bet
ter ut this time.
Miss Sarah Nj. Good, of LeXing-
ton, came home Saturday night to
see her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. p.
Good.
The sale of Mckee Rife was well
attended and everything sold well.
lie will move to Stanford in short
time to take charge OF the turn
pike engineering system of which
he has been appointed to serve for
the next y months.
The Middleburg pike, under the su-
pervisiOn of Squire j. X. Helm is
in better condition than it has been
for Il long time and hopes are that
the Squire will continue his good
work in that line. A great many
sore heads think that this work was
u rough job, but it now shows what
it well De when the proper finish is
put on later.
Mrs. Arthur Spragens and daugh-
ter. of Ellisburg were here shopping
last week.
DR.. Weddle, of McCrcary county.
was here last week in view of lOca-
TING In orr midst at an early date.