The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-23
JACKSON COUNTY
Glover Bottom

Clover Bottom
Glover Bottom, August 20.-Elmer
Click attempted suicide by cutting
his throat. II is thought the act
was precipitated by fear that he
would have to go TO war. He has
been in i'll health for months. He
cut three ugly gashes in his neck
which were sewed up by Drs. b. +.
Robinson and Allison Baker-Lucy
Dean visited her sister, Almer Hun
ter on Red Lick from the nth to
the 10th of this month.-Laura Hays
has returned from Mckee where
she went to place her two Oldest
daughters, Misses Gertrude and
Farrie Hays, in school.-Miss Ruby
Hayes of Berea and two OF Green
Hayes sons of Gray Hawk have
heen visiting their grandpa, w. j.
Hayes the past week.-School is pro-
crossing nicely at Long Branch with
Miss BufOrd Engle as teacher.-The
child of Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Engle
is rapidly recovering from long
spell of sickness.-A man by the
name Of Jewel has drilled two wells
for oil in this County; one at Pat
Mays and one at Robert Abrams
They report both dry and he is now
sinking the third well on the land
of M. H. Smith on Glover Bottom.
Foxtown
Foxtown, August is.-The school
at this place is progressing nicely,
with John Roark of Welchburg as
teacher.-Messrs. Tom Cox, Gent
Cox. Henry Isaacs, J. C. Mckinney
and j. b. Fox are working for the
Turkey Foot Co.@Columbus Bishop
and family of Clay County have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Felty
this week.-BOrn to Mr.. and Mrs.
r. A. Fox, fine boy, few days
ago.-Ben Felty is on the sick list.
The oil men are still drilling in
this vicinity. They have started I
we'll on ]. H. Webb's farm.-Jas. y.
Webb of Drip Rock is visiting here
this week.-John Mckinney Of this
place is mining coal for Joha w.
Gabbard of Sand Lick.-Crops are
fine in this part Of the country
VIM. Mckinney Of Livingston is here
working for Turkey Foot Co.
H. H. Fox and son, Floyd, just re-
turned from Cincinnati, o. They
report nice time.
Carico
Carico, August 20.-There will be
preaching at Flat Top the first Sum-
day in September by Mikel Riley
Corn crops are fine in these parts.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Faubus,
a fine girl the nth inst, named
Mabel.-Corn is selling at $500 a
bushel here and can't be bought at
that-Canning is all the go with the
ladies here.-Messrs. A. Baker, Lu-
ther Little, H. F. Dean were attend
ing Squire Bakers court last Mon
day.-Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Jake
Hines recently, fine girl named
Tisha.-Mrs. Eliza Craft is no better,I
Several of the farmers are attend
ing County Court at Mckee today.
Bond
Bond, August 20. - We are hay-
ing some very dry weather which is
injuring corn some. - The singing |
school at Green Hill, conducted by
Philip Cornett, will close Sunday
The Rev. ]. w. Mcnamara is ex-
pected to begin a series Of meetings
at Green Hill tonight Everybody
invited to attend as brother McNam-
ara is an able minister. - Messrs.
Brown and Darnelle Of this place
are planning to go to Akron, O., to
work. Mr.. Brown is a machinist,
and Mr.. Darnelle AN engineer in the
big mill of Bond & Foley Lumber
Company. - Mrs. Nola Burns died
Monday, August 10, of consumption.
She leaves husband and little baby
boy. We extend our sympathy to
her bereaved family. - ID. r. Aliens
little infant daughter is very i'll with
scrofula. - w. j. Howard and sons
returned home Monday from Ohio,
where they have been working for
some time. = Mrs. Mary E. Purkey
has been visiting relatives on Pig
con Roost the past two days. -
George Langdon and w. H. Davis
and family Of Pond Lick attended
Sunday School at Pigeon Roost Sun
day. = Monroe Pennington, who has
had typhoid, is much improved. -
The County Board of Education, in