The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-02-01
JACKSON COUNTY
Foxtown


der. who has been sick for some
time, is no better. The physicians
say she has heart dropsy.-There
is an excitement around Sand Spring
about oil. There has been well
drilled on w. p. Isaacs' land and
the people are hustling around buy
ing leases.-Ebb Webb and family
have moved from Duluth to Fox
town TO start this year.-Messrs.
Richard Mcfarland, g. w. Mckinney,
J. C. Mckinney, Jas. Wilson and
Henry Mckinney are making ties
for Turkey Foot Lumber Co.
Green Hall
Green Hall. Jan. 28.-We are hav-
ing some very pleasant weather at
present. but il is bringing about
much sickness such at la grippe and
pneumonia.-Mrs. w. N. Hughes Is
now on the road to recovery from
a severe attack Of pneumonia +.
F. McCollum has been very poorly
since Wednesday with la grippe
DR.. ]. G. Bowles and wife Of Tyner
passed thru here the past week en-
route TO Owsley County for a visit
with relatives.-Robert Morris OF
Island City made call at F. F. Nc
Columns Sunday afternoon.-Most
all Of the rural schools near here
closed out Jan. 10th and 26th.-Mrs.
Sarah Andrew went to Privett for
a weeks visit with relatives.-Sev-
eral girls and boys left the latter
part Of the week for the Eastern
Normal School at Richmond.-Clay-
ton Holbrook is down with measles
but is reported TO be getting along
nicely.-Mrs. Laura Pierson got her
leg broken in October and is not
able TO walk any yet.-Isaac Smith
and family contemplate moving to
the Bud Minter farm.
Carico
Carico. Jan. %. - Eliza Tussey is
no better.-T. J. Faubush is moving
on r. N. Robinson's farm near here.
Fairy Reynolds school will be out
on the third Of February. We are
sorry to give up so good teacher
Born to the Post Mistress at Carico,
the goth, a fine girl. Her name is
VIVA. - Robert Howard. who was
sick so long, died the 18th with that
dreaded consumption. He left a
wife and baby, and many friends
and relatives to mourn his loss
Thomas Robinson's family have all
got measles. - There is heap OF
sickness in this country.-Bert Sum-
mers fell off barn and came very
near getting killed.-The new rail-
road coming down LAUREL Fork is
progressing nicely. Lots Of work
for all the men.-The services held
by BROTHER Little Of Harlan County
at Letter Box were very badly dis
turbed.-The whOoping cough is
very bad in these parts.
Tyner
Tyner. Jan. 26.-There is but little
farm work being done here owing
to so much snow and rain.-Sure
enough, when Herbert King COM
pleted his dwelling house, he and
Miss Doola Miller were quietly mar
ried. We wish the young couple
smooth sailing on the ocean of life.
w. r. Reynolds made a business
trip TO Lexington this week.-W. J.
Jones sold his old work mules for
three hundred dollars.-R. B. Rey-
nolds is having good demand for
his thoroughbred pigs; he sold the
last fall pigs for $3.50. The farm
ers are discarding their scrub hogs
and replacing them with thorough
bred stock.-Mrs. Ellen Vaughn OF
Richmond is spending few weeks
with home folks.-Mrs. Bessie
Moore's children have whooping
cough. They are getting along very
well.-Mr. and Mrs. George Miller are
the proud parents of a bouncing
girl; they have christened her
Georgia Sylvia.-Most everybody in
this vicinity are suffering with colds
and grippe.