The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-10-07

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kersburg, w. Va, are here this
week. They have been looking over
the ground with a view TO building
pipe line frim the Cow Greek oil
fields 10 the l.. & N. railroad.-Irvine
Sun.
Shooting Array at Fonde
Charles Croxton is in Jail charged
with shooting Farris Monday at
Fonde on Thursday Of last week.
In the pistol duel, Croxton was al
so slightly wounded in the hip by
bullet. Monday is said TO be in
a dangerous condition. We have
been unable TO learn what the trou-
BILE started over. - Pineville Sun.
Popular Young Men
After several weeks OF intense
suffering from typhoid fever, Louis
Rupert passed into the Great Be-
yond," Sunday, September 26th.
He was one OF the most popular
young men in Winchester. He was
proprietor Of the Sanitary Bakery,
Of that city. having learned his
trade while attending school in Be
rea, where he worked for some time
as College baker. He will be re-
membered by many Bereans.
He was 81 years OF age and was
known TO be Christian gentleman,
being an active member of the Gen.
trail Baptist Church and a member
Of the Odd Fellows Lodge. His
father and mother. Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Rupert. died when he was
quite a small child and he has had
TO fight his way through life. Until
he married he lived with his sister,
Mrs. Anna Guy.
He was only married on the 10Th
Of last January, his wife being Miss
Ionnie Goode. of Winchester. who
has the sympathy Of the whole COM
munity. Besides his wife, he is sur
vived by two sisters. Mrs. Anna
Guy, of Clark county; Mrs. Frank
Flynn and one brother, j. w. Rup-
ert Of Winchester.
The funeral services were con-
Quoted on the following Tuesday at
the Central Baptist Church by the
Rev. G. w. perryman, assisted by
the Rev. J. II. MacNeill.
New Factory for Harlan
We are glad TO announce to our
readers. that there will be opened
up a new bakery on North Main
Street in the Howard & Jones build
ing next Monday, October 4. 1915.
The firm is composed of Harlan cit
izens and will be knowon as the
Harlan Bakery.
This new enterprise fills one OF
the needs OF Harlan. The oven,
furnace and fixtures are all new
and the new establishment prom
ises TO maintain clean sanitary
bakery.
There is no better opening any
where for a bakery, and if prop
erly managed. we predict success to
the new firm. - Eastern Kentucky
News.
Big Land Deal
Clyde Gaines. James A. Wallace,
DR.. C. Marcum and C. P. Mapel have
purchased the one-half interest of
S. N. Mapel in the large tract of
land in the northeastern part of
the County, known as the Cottage
Furnace tract, which contains about
5000 acres. The other half is own
ed by George b. Williams. Practic-
ally all the timber was taken Off
this tract some thirty years ago
and made into charcoal for the fur
mace, but much OF the new growth
is becoming valuable. The price
paid for the half interest is not
made public. Estill Tribune.
Big Deal Closed
Dye To Be Extracted From Coal At
Clay City = Will Help Trade
In This City
4 big deal in Powell County |
land which means much TO this
city has just been closed accord
ing to reports reaching Winchester.
The Pearsite Company, a millionaire
corporation which was originally
formed for the development and
making of dyes from coal and which
has already erected a large plant
al Caney, Morgan County, for ex-
tracting the basic product from the
coal, has bought twenty acres of
land on the west side of Clay City
to he used for a site on which an
other big plant will be erected. The
price was said 10 be $4,000.
The purchase includes the sheds
and other buildings OF the old
Swann-Day Lumber Company, but
does not include the machinery
which is not adapted 10 the COM
pony'S uses. The company will
begin at once the construction Of