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Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-09-23
BELLS MINES

Mrs. Chas. Newcom was the guest
Of her parents Mr.. and Mrs. J. N.
Culley Thursday.
Miss Cora Bennett from firm Mt.
Vernon, Ind, is the guest Of Mrs.
Sophia Haleman at present.
Miss Cora Bennett, Mrs. jeff Hole
man and son Jeffie were In Sturgis
Wednesday shopping.
Mrs. Chas. Dempsey and daughter
little Misses Annis and COrne are visit.
ing in Marion the week end.
Misses Clara and Alpha Hina and
messrs David Brantley AMI Johnnie
Phillips attended church at Baker Fri.
day night.
The stork passed through this section
aondsy Sept. 18th. 1915. and left with
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Aaron a nice baby.
Mother and babe are doing nicely.
Mr.. Jess Jones, Of Paducah. KY. is
III with typhoid fever at the residence
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Will Smith Of
this section.
Misses Wilma Phillips and Sadie
Order Of Blaekford. Ky, attended the
lee cream supper at Dempsey Friday
night.
Walnut Grove School House which
burned few weeks ago is being built
bank and is 4 more substantial house.
Hurrahl for Walnut Grove School
children.
The pie and Ice cream supper a,
Dempsey School House. Friday night
Sept l7th, 1915. was enjoyed by every !
one be present. A large crowd attend. |
ing. The Sum made was sl2Ol.
The said funds will be used to pur. !
chase book case for the school.
MISS Audrey RUTLAND was the guest
u Miss Zems Dempsey Wednesday
light.
With best wishes to the Record and
Is many readers.
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Marriage Announcement.

Cards reading as follows have
been received by friends of the
high contracting parties:
Judge and Mrs. Aaron Tow
ery request the honor of your
presence at the marriage of their
daughter, Louise Jane, to Mr..
Duffie Daniel Brantley, of Gary,
West Virginia, at two o'clock on
the afternoon of Wednesday, the
twenty-ninth of September, one
thousand nine hundred and fif-
teen. Towery Home, Piney, Ky.
At home after October the
first Flat Rock, Virginia.
The bride was reared here and
in the county and is one of a
family Of lovely girls, who have
been claimed as brides by promi-
nent men in various sections of
the United States.
The groom, formerly a banker,
has been connected with a big
coal corporation at Gary, West
Virginia, but soon after his mar
riage he will go with his bride to
Flat Rock, Va. where he has
been promoted to cashier and
paymaster. He was born in this
county and his bride-to-be was
his boyhood sweetheart. They
start on their life of married
bliss with bright prospects and
they have no friend who wishes
them more Happiness and pros
perity than this editor.
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bearing with every one.

bearing with every one.
And was a consistent Christian and
faithful member Of the Church until his
death.
When only II years old his father
died leaving Jamie the mans support
OF bis widowed mother.
He was faithful to the trust. good to
his mother and the younger children.
industrious and managing the affairs
OF the farm with skill and wisdom be-
yOnd his year..
On Feb. I. 1911, he was united in
marriage to Miss Grace Hill. daughter
OF ". o. and Malhe Hill an exceedingly
sweet and lovely girl.
After little less than one year OF
happiness in their new home. Grace
died leaving an infant whose birth was
the death Of the mother.
On June 10. 1914 jamie was married
to Miss Iva Scott. and Of Crittenden
Coun,y's very best and sweetest girls .
But alas. again the home is broken
up.
After a little over one year Of hap
pIness the death Angel came for jamie.
lie died at Sturgis. Ky. Sept. s 1918
after an illness Of several weeks with
typhoid fever.
His remairs we're brought TO Chapel
Hill for burial. a crowd that filled the ,
church attended the funeral service.
The services were conducted BY the
pastor assisted by Brother Morse and
Oakley. After the service in the
church. his remains were laid 10 rest
by the side Of Grace. his first wife. in
Chapel Hill Cemetery.
There were many beautiful flowers
most OF them sent by the boy, who
worked In the mines with him. and who
bore loving testimony TO his eonuistent
'hnstlan character while worked with
hem while we mourn JAMES death.
md will sadly miss him We know he IL
ale hume with his Savior and We are
ontorted with the assurance that we
haIl see him again on the Happy
iolden shore.
Inc sympathy and prayers Of all the
nends go oat to the death wife. the
,','e boy Keul, and to his mother.
ister and brother
God says to all Of US. Ny grace shall
g sufficient for thee. and that In that
'S God will wipe away all tear,
rom cur eyes"
May God bless and comfort all his =,
we'd ones is the prayer Of ,heirpa.tor
A, J. Thompson. y
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A Good One On Ollie

In the course of his long and
active public career Senator Ollie
James, of Kentucky, has often
been attacked by his political en-
emies and has occasionally been
made the object of personal
abuse. 1t remained, however,
for a waiter in Chicago hotel
to charge him with illiteracy.
Being in no mood to select his
dinner, James had tossed aside,
after a glance, the menu present
ed to him by his waiter, saying.
Bring me a good dinner. In
cidently Ollie slipped the ttian a
good sized tip in advance. I This
repast proving satisfactory, the
statesman pursued the same plan
during the remainder of his stay
in Chicago. AS he was leaving
the servitor remarked earnestly,
as he. helped him on with his
coat: 81 beg your pardon, sir,
but when you or any of your
friends that can't read come to
just ask for Harry
Phoenix Arizona Gazette.
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German Ships Taken Over
By Admiralty Are Retained

London, The British admiral.
ty has directed that all ex.Ger-
man merchant ships taken over
for admiralty use as GOLFERS or
supply ships, shall he renamed
with a title having the prefix
Hun" to associate their names
with the original owners. Seven
captured steamers have already
been so named, as follows: |
Hungerford, $500 tons, for
merly the Lautenfels.
Hunstanton, 1850 tons, for
merly the Werdenfels.
Huntley, 1000 tons. formerly
the Ophelia.
Hunsdon, 1900 tons, formerly
the Arnfried.
Huntress, 5000 tons, formerly
thd Frisia.
Hunsgate, $500 tons, former.
ly the Affair.
Huntsend. $500 tons, former.
ly the Lutzow.
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MT. ZION

Well here are some more items 70,
the dear old Press.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cook ,pen,
Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Simpson.
Mrs. Prowell Heath who ha, been
sick Tor some time Is reported No
better.
Mrs. ourner Crisp and little son
Royce Alvin, went to Marion Monday
Mrs. Fred Brown and children wer.
the guests Of Mrs. N. A. Oneal Sun.
day.
Mrs. Mat Robson spent Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. Beatryce Crisp.
Mrs. Tom Butler and daughter Mrs.
Chester Linsey went to Weston Fri.
day trading.
Mis- Edith Crisp and brother Archie
left Saturday for Princeton whore tb.y
will visit relatives for few weeks.
Several from here attended church
a, Baker Sunday.
Madams John Simpson and Ru,lo,
Cri'g were the guests Of Mrs Powell
Heath Friday afternoon.
Miss Alma Heath attended church
at Baker.
WatsaL.
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He Shrunk Up.

A man was walking along the
road. and a storm came up: he
crawled into hollow log. The
rain poured down in torrents and
the log swelled until the poor
fellow could not move. All his
past life loomed up and when he
remembered that he had not paid
his newspaper subscription it
him feel so small that he
crawled out. Ballard Woman.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-09-23

The load of the taxpayer Is
growing heavier with every ses-
sion of Congress and Legislature.
The extravaganza of regular ap.
preparations Is noticed every
where. And there are the bur-
dens heaped on the people like
the new fads in widows pensions,
labor bureaus, working mems
compensation and commissions
for this, that and the other thing.
The people will finally wake up
to the extreme cost Of govern
ment, and there will be reaction.
They already begin to see the
insincerity Of trust busting and
the railroad smashing demands
Of the demagogues. The taxpay-
ers and business men Of the
country never asked for anything
but a square deal. but they
haven't been getting Il since the
hlsmor Of faddists, labor sgita-1
tor, and demasosuss began I'D
few ears since. -Agitstorf
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rahfne Walker March 4th, 1859.
He professed religion and Joined
the Cumberland Presbyterian
church at Sugar Grove Sept. 25th
1881. 80 '. 49, = AG
Rev. W. T. Oakley preached
the funeral and his remains were
laid to rest in the cemetery at
Sugar Grove. 50
He will be missed by his. neigh
bors and friends and his family
will perhaps many times find
themselves listening for the step
of Uncle Bill" only to realize
that it will not be heard anymore
in this world.
H. N. Lamb, Clerk.
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The Whitehouse School.

The Whitehouse School district
was formerly one of the largest
in Crittehden County but by be-
ing reduced in size and many
moving away it now has only %
pupils in the district, 6 having
moving out since the last school
census of 81 was taken. When
Mrs. N. E. Gribbon tonight there
40 years ago it was a very large
school.
Miss Jennie Clement is now
teaching there and is one of the
County's most efficient teachers.
The attendance has been as
high as "a part of the time it,
stead Of a as reported in the
View items.
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Obituary.

Brother James Henry clemen, wo,
born at crayne. Crit,cnden COUNT
Kentucky, Nov. |. 1891.
But was reared at the home where
n nus, mother S now risides, near cb,,sl
Hill Church. N"'Pe'
ne was "a member OF the Sabbath
3. se0o0I there from childhood. and rh.n
i,,. year r, old profe''ei religion ard
uni'ed with ,h., church. STU
He was a hands me by. OH, N,
gentle In hi' manners. cour. eou, !, n.
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DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

Governor
A. o. Stanley.
Lieutenant Governor
James d. Black.
Secretary of State
Barksdale Hamlet.
Attorney General
M. M. Logan.
Auditor
R. l.. Green.
Treasurer
Sherman Goodpaster.
Clerk of Court of Appeals
r. W. Keenon.
Supt. of Public Instruction
V. o. Gilbert.
Commissioner of Agriculture
Matt Cohen.
Judge of the Court of Appeals
Gus Thomas.
Judge 4th. Judicial District
Lee Gibson.
Commemorative Attorney 4th,
District
]. Elliott Baker.
Representative
G. N. McGrew.
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Golden Jubilee Convention

The Golden Jubilee convention
Of the Kentucky Sunday School
Association will be held in Louis
vile, October 7th, to 10th. Re-
duced rates have been granted
on all railroads in Kentucky for
the occasion and an attendance
of several thousand is expected,
including many delegates from
this county.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-09-23

The remains of Mrs. Mack
Horning, who died at Harris.
burg, Illinois, Wednesday, were
brought to her old home at Shady
Grove for burial. The family
moved from this place to Harris
burg about three years ago. The
deceased was the mother of
Brent Horning and a sister of
MIR. II. H. Mayes. OF Shady
Grove. She was about sixty
years old. Providence Enter
prise.
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She Couldn't Very We'll HELD h. =

Birmingham, Ala,
Sept Goth, 1915.
Mr.. S. NJ. Jenkins.
Marion, KY, ,
Esteemed Friend:
On account of the pleasure
your paper brings with il TO our
nome am taking the liberty 10
write and tell YOU | don't know
whether my husband would feel
more proud to see YOU visit mo
'han ne does the Press. 'N'
he y prizes it, by far. more than
4, uS S. my very best magazines
AZ hrst | did not notice II tI more
s snan i was a paper, and wouId
S Si;areely read it, not through anv
.alsrespect to YOU or tho pro ay
o. out la =, simply because all were
S,.a to me, while the names
were pe, familiar enough. VIC ""''es
.; 9sel rg associated every dax
~,.n friends and people Of same
,ba Sit,o but after being told Ii', Of /,
u" wo u,t'e ,r families, I feel like Se
AVA want to get acquainted AS "f
amin art married in ore of the Old
% /, am taking hi, method iWS"' % I
n na 'i agaiD a r friendship. | am com
nss sss,n real pI soon with another
carrie NJ. Riley Allison.
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CRITTENDEN RECORD.PRESS.
Marion. KY, Sept. %, 1915.
S. M. JENKINS.
Editor and Publisher

Entered as second-class matter Feb
ruary 9th 1878 at the postoffice at
Marion, Kentucky, under the Act of
Congress Of March 3, 1877.
Sharp County record., 1915-09-03

of Washington township, is here at
tending the series of meetings at
the Christian church Mr.. Blann is
now past 80 years of age, despite
which fact he is quite active. His
many friends here are glad to have
him among them again.
Elder Andy T. Richie, who now
lives at Nashville, Tenn, is conduct
ing a series Of meetings at the
Christian church. Good crowds are
attending and there have been
several additions to the church
since the services began Saturday
night. Elder Richie is a native Of
Ash Flat, and our people are proud
of his success and are always glad
to have him back with them.
Sharp County record., 1915-09-03

this community. Some corn was
blown down and the fodder damae-
ed.
Tom Duncan has sold his farm
to j. P. Bone of Sidney, and will
leave for Texas in few days.
Leslie Smith and Miss Mildred
Horn were united in the holy bonds
of matrimony Sunday morning at
8 o'clock, at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Horn,
Rev. Lawrence Davis officiating.
Their many friends join in wishing
for them many years of happiness
and prosperity.
A protracted meeting, conducted
by Rev. Lawrence Davis of Zion,
was in progress the past week
at Pleasant Valley. The meeting
resulted in twelve conversions
Seven persons joined the church at
that place and were baptized Sun
day near the millpond. A protract-
ed meeting, conducted by, Revs.
James Bone of Mt. Pleasant and
j. S. Hall Of Muskoeee, Okla, was
in progress at Sidney last week.
Not so much interest is reported
from there, but some fine sermons
were delivered.
Sharp County record., 1915-09-03
POuRf1keepsie

Cypert Medlock and wife have a
new son at their home.
|. J. Medlock made a business
trip to Batesville this week.
J.,H. Medlock and Van Richie
went to Batesville last week.
r. A. Smith Of Evening Shade
was a visitor in our little burg Mon
day.
No, we don't know when we ever
saw it so cool before In the month
Of August
Archie Johnson and wife are re-
joicine over the arrival of new
democrat at their home,
L. M. Norris went to Williford
Saturday to look after a new wagon,
which he had shipped there before
the overflow.
John G. Simpson, a good citizen
of Batesville, was here one day this
week looking after business and
meeting his old friends.
Judge W. T. Horn was up from
Cave City one day last week look
Ing over the Strawberry river bridge
proposition and seeing his many
friends. &
The farmers Of this vicinity are
busily engaged In huskine the over
flowed corn, and say II the weather
will stay favorable they can save
most of the crop.
Sharp County record., 1915-09-03
The SHARP COUNTY FAIR
Public Speaking By Many OF States Leading
M 0ratos-liany Other Features.

The program for the Sharp Coun-
ty Fair, to be held at Ash Flat Sep
tember 8-9-l0-11, has been announc-
ed, and is as follows:
Wednesday, September g. En-
trance day.
Thursday y-Speaking by W. A.
Oldfeld and H. A. Northcutt.
Friday-Speaking BY J.C Ashley,
A. G. Gray, D. L. King, J. B. Baker
and John H. PAGE. ,... ...
Saturday-Speakine by Harry
Ponder and Earl W. Hodges.
Several other speakers, including
Gov, Hays, have indicated their in
tentiOn to be at the fair, but could
not make exact dates, They will
deliver address whenever It is con-
venient for them to be present.
The usual stock shows, racing,
etc, Is Of course included in the
program, and the exhibits of field
and garden products this season
promise to be unusually good.
It is expected also that I h e
womans' department Of the fair this
year will be unusually interesting.
A great number Of Sharp county
people take a lively interest in the
success Of this fair, and II 10 expect
ed that the attendance this year
will eclipse that Of any other sea-
son.
Sharp County record., 1915-09-03
Sidney

Oscar Albright, the Batesville
grocery drummer, was here one day
this week.
j. A. Westmoreland went over to
Evening Shade Saturday to attend
to some business.
s. L. Evans returned Tuesday
from Batesville, where he spent a
day or two on business.
W. N. Landreth Of Cave City, the
well known exterminator Of cattle
ticks, was in this town a few days
ago
Mrs. j. R Hawkins has returned
to her home at Little Rock, after
having paid Sidney relatives and
friends a visit.
j. G. Albright and j. T. ByraT
who are at the head of the public
school at Salem, were here one day
this week in the interest of that in
stitution.
After all, it may be true that the
hill farms are as valuable as the
river bottom farms. Anyhow we
are glad to say that this section
has a crop above the average and
prospects e'brighter for the people.
The series of meetings, conducted
by Rev. James Bone, the Presby-
terian pastor, and Rev. j. S. Hall of
Oklahoma, came to an end Sunday.
Many splendid sermons we're heard
during the meeting, but other re-
suits were not all tnat many people
desired.
The next term of the Sidney
school will open September goth.
Prof, A. G. Campbell, principal Of
the school, moved his family here
this week from Dolph, lizard county.
Other members, of the faculty are
j. H. Mullins and Miss Della Croft
and it is generally believed that
the school will prosper in these
hands. The motto of the school is
mo Step Backward" and a better
one could not be found. Is
Sharp County record., 1915-09-03
To The Public

l feel that | owe the manu-
facturers Of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy a
word Of gratitude" writes Mrs. 7, NJ
Witherall, Gowanda, N, Y, When
| begin taking this medicine
] was In great pain and feeling ter
ribly sick, due to an attack Of sum
mer complaint After taxing u
dose Of II had not long to walt for
relief as It benefited me almost i'm
mediately 0btainable everywhere.
Sharp County record., 1915-09-03
Polk

Mr. and Mrs. Luther Harrell were
visiting relatives in Sidney last
week,
Fodder pulling n d sorghum
making are the orders Of the day in
this community.
We are having some very cool
weather since the biz rains. The
overflow did no serious damage In
Sharp County record., 1915-09-03
Arkansas Prison Statistics

The number Of prisoners In the
state penal institutions on Satur.
day, August 2S, was as follows;
State penitentiary and state farm;
White males, 979I white female, 1;
black males, 1852; black females, 20.
Total, 1888.
State reform school white
males, 81.
Total prisoners In both penal In
siiintiona. i9aa Thia exceeds all
Sharp County record., 1915-09-03
HEAVY LOSSES IN LAWRENCE
Exciting Experience OF Paul Sloan, A Young
Az. Farmer Who Resides Al lmboden.

D. l., Shaver returned Saturday
from Lawrence county, where he
spent several days, Mr., Shaver
was a heavy loser In that county as
a result Of the food on Strawberry,
Spring and Black rivers, all his
crops being materially damaged, He
states the crops In the lowland ad-
jacent to these streams were damag-
ed to the extent Of rs per cent.
Besides the loss Of crops there was
a large number Of cattle and stock
drowned.
Telling of the miraculous escapes
Of persons attempting to save stock,
Mr., Shaver relates an Incident
which came near claiming the life
of Paul Sloan, a young farmer OF
lmboden Mr. Sloan was in deep,
swift water endeayorine to rescue
some Of his stock when the ho Sc
he was riding became entaneled In
driftwood, throwing the rider into
the river The animal drowned
and Mr. Sloan was carried o dis.
tanee Of four miles by the current,
finally reaching a place where he
rausft hold Of a tree, pulling him
self up by the-l limbs and remaining
In the tree all night, swimming tC
shore n next mornins,-Batesvillt
Daily Guard Of Monday.
Sharp County record., 1915-09-03
None Equal 10 Chamberlsin's

II have tried most Of the cough
cures and find that there is none
that equal Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. 1t has never failed to
give me prompt relief" writes ". V.
Harner, Montpelier, Ind, When you
have a cold give this remedy trial
and see for yourself what splendid
medicine II Is. 0btainable every
where.
Sharp County record., 1915-09-03
Ash Flat

ASH 'ldI
Earl Sheppard, who is attending
college at Norman, Okla, is here for
a short visit with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. H. Sheppard.
Judge Allen Gay of Strawberry
township was meeting his friends
and attending to some matters of
business in Ash Flat one day this
week.
Sunday school will be held at the
Methodist church again next Sun
day, after vacation Of something
like a month. Everybody invited
to attend.
John L. Overton lost a very valu-
able two-year-old horse one day
last week. The animal died in a
pasture, and the cause of its death
is unknown. =
W. X. Overton, who attended the
old soldiers reunion at Mammoth
Spring, suffered fall while there,
from the effects Of which he has
now about recovered.
The damage to crops in this Sec
tion by the late overflow was not so
great as that sustained in the high
water of four years ago. The wind
blowed down considerable corn.
Rev. Swift Anderson closed a sue
cessful series of meetings at High
land Sunday. During the meeting
there were II conversions and 10
additions to the Methodist church.
This writer very much regrets
the fact that Good Roads Days" in
Sharp county had to be called off
for time, and hopes that the mat
ter will not be dropped indefinitely.
Our farmers are busy this week
taking care of a great deal Of feed
stuff. More and more do we ap-
preciate t h e difference between
harvest time this season and last
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Richie left
the latter part of last week for
Barren Fork, where Mr.. Richie will
have charge of the public school, in
connection with Gus Orr, also of
this place.
c, D. Ritchie and family have
moved to the residence property
owned by Prof. W. V. McVey. After
the fair here Prof. McVey and wife
will move to Melbourne, where Prof.
McVey is principal Of the public
school,
Marvin Stephens and family
spent Tuesday night here and left
the next day for Evening Shade,
where they will reside, Mr.. Stephens
being principal Of the school at that
place. Many friends here will wish
him every success In the school
there.
Richard Stockard and family
have moved from the hotel to the
residence just vacated BY Gus Orr
and wife Mr. and Mrs. Orr are
domiciled at the hotel for a short
time, and will soon leave for Barren
Fork, where Mr., Orr will teach In
the school.
George W. Blann, an old citizen