The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-10-05
East Kentucky Correspondence
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shocked TO hear Of the sudden death
OF Miss Tressie Broughton. The be-
reaved family have our heartfelt
sympathy. - Mr.. and Mrs. Willie
Adams were the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Powell last Sunday
Most everybody has begun to cut
corn in this neighborhood.-Mr. and
Mrs. J. NJ. Powell visited at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Shelby Powell
OF Pamela last Sunday-Much sue
cess TO the Citizen.
walnut Meadow
Walnut Meadow, Sept. "a Mr..
and Mrs. w. O. Anderson. who have
been visiting their daughter in Ten
nessee are home again.. +. Ogg
and wife were at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Marvin Chasteen at Boone
Sunday.-Joe King and wife who
have been in Dayton, o.. thru the
summer are visiting relatives here.
Mrs. T. F. Quinn of Dayton. o..
was visiting at the home Of T. NJ.
Ogg Monday and Tuesday Of last
week. Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Logan
Gabbard, a boy. September i6.-Mrs.
Fayette Vaughn has been quite sick,
but is better.-Mr. and Mrs. Shelby
Tudor were visiting relatives in
Cincinnati last week.-Uncle Dave"
Crigler (colored) who suffered from
slight stroke Of paralysis a few
weeks ago is better now. - Dan
Green has gone TO Ohio to work.
Luther and Casper Ogg attended
baptismal services at Rockford Sun
day. near w. l.. Linville's.
Walnut Meadow. Oct. 3.-Revival
meetings are being held at the High
Point school house by the Rev. Mr..
Peel.-Mrs. ID. Mullins had sudden
arrangement Of mind last week, due
to illness.-Miss Geneva Baughman,
who has been visiting here for the
past two weeks. returned to her
home in Richmond, Saturday.
Kingston
Kingston. Oct. 3-There was very
great sorrow and sympathy in this
community when news came last
Monday that horse had run away
and killed Miss Tressie Broughton,
eighteen years old. Tressie had been
TO Brassfleld 10 meet her sister, &C
companied by her sister-in-law.
Going home something came lose
about the harness. Tressie leaned
over the front Of the buggy 20 see
about it, and in doing so the horse
kicked her on the chin and became
frightened. She then gave the reins
10 her sister and said she would
jump out of the buggy and thought
perhaps she might stop the horse.
As she jumped, her foot caught in
the buggy and the horse going at
full speed. Her sister tried 10 stop
the horse or run him into the fence.
but 10 no avail until they reached
the gate that leads to the house, here
the horse stopped calmly. After
Tressie had been dragged almost a
mile. her sister got her unfastened.
Her clothing was all torn of her and
her body badly bruised and beaten.
DR.. Taylor of Waco was immediate
ly at the scene, but Tressie lived
only a few hours. never regaining
consciousness. Her sister and two
babies remained in the buggy I'M
hurt. Tressie was well known here
and leaves many relatives and
friends. We extend our deepest
sympathy TO the bereaved family.
Aunt Phoebe Boen left last week
for an extended visit with her son
in Missouri.-Joe Bales is very poor
~ and is confined TO his rOOm.-Sev-
eral people from here attended the
funeral OF Miss Tressie Broughton.
near Brassfield last Wednesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Todd Of Paint
Lick were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. b. Flannery Sunday.