The Adair County news., 1917-02-21

Tut & Reed, real estate agents,
transferred the P. D. Nelson resi-
dence, on Garnett Avenue, to L. c.
Hindman, for $1,000.
The small pox scare in this place has
subsidized and every body is down to
business. The Lindsey Wilson will re-
open next Monday, and reports say
the students will all be back.
Mr. H. P. Barger, Joppa> has favor
ed US with a copy of The Adair County
News bearing date February 7, 1900.
1t contains a full account of the as
sassination of Gov. VIM. Gobel.
DR.. N. M. Handbook, Cane Valley,
has a eve on his farm that dropped
one lamb some days ago, and just one
week from this occurrence she dropped
two more. This is evidently remark
able.
Until the first of April we will fur
nish McCall's magazine one year with
free pattern; Farm and Home one
year, Woman's World two years and
The Adair County News one year. all
for $1.4O. Subscribe now.
Ruel Hutchinson purchased of W R.
Williams the latter's farm Tor $4,000,
and will at once get possession. The
farm is three miles northeast of Co
lumbia. 1t is reported that Mr.. Will
liams will remove to Taylor county.
Mr.. c. M. HEREFORD has rented the
livery barn, fronting the Campbells-
vile pike, only few steps from the
public square, and will open a livery
and feed stable the first of March. He
promises to keep good horses and good
vehicles.
Latitia Cheatham, an old colored
woman, the mother of Peter Cheath-
am, lost her residence and nearly all
its contents, by fire, last Tuesday
forenoon. 1t is supposed to have
caught from a defective flue. The
loss was several hundred dollars.
Mr.. A. D. Purdy's will was probated
in the Marion county court few days
ago. He bequeathed every thing he
left to his wife, who was Miss Effie
DOhoney, of this county, during her
life or widowhood. His estate is
worth twenty-five or thirty thousand
dollars.
Mr.. E. L. Feese, of this place, who
was recently a compositor in the News
Office, has accepted a position in the
Eastern State Asylum, Lexington.
He expects an advance of his present
salary, and if he remains satisfied, he
will locate in Lexington and send for
his family.
Mr.. G. B. Smith, the light contract
or, is delyed in starting. the plant for
lack of an oil switchboard, which was
ordered from the factory more than
one month ago. Why the delay he
does not understand. When that ar
rives the lights will be put on, every
thing else being ready, This delay is
an annoyance to Mr.. Smith and also
the town of Columbia, but everything
is being done to relieve the situation,
Mrs. Ode Willin, of near Glenville;~
this county, received a telegram from
indianapolis, Ind, last Monday stat
ing that her son, Robert, had been
killed and the remains would reach
Columbia Monday evening. The par
ticularS are not known, except he
was killed by knife wound. He was
% years old, and was a grandson of
Dave Willin, of Joppa. He had been
in indianapolis about Is months
The remains were taken to his home
at Chenille, for 1nterment
DR.. w. S. Taylor, of Marrowbone,
is candidate before the Republican
party to represent Adair and Cumber-
land in the next Legislature. His
card fully explains his position. DR..
Taylor is native of Adair, a brother
of the late DR.. B. f. Taylor, and is
well and favorably known in the
Southern portion of this county. He
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