The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1917-10-31
GREETINGS.

majority we are greeting its friends
and patrons with added appreciation
for the generous support that you
have given TO it's distinguished retir-
ing editor, ia that you have during
his 20 years of splendid public service,
made it possible for your young and
humble servant to take up his labors
and wear his mantle with initial pleas
ure, and bouyant hope that in this
field still greater things are ahead for
US all.
ChaS. S. Harris has made an envi-
able record for himself and the News,
and we take his place not without
misgivings as to our ability to emulate
his successful record, but with deep
and abiding conviction that, success
comes only at the end of effort. In
taking up the field of journalism, we
are but continuing in another sphere
of activity our chosen educational ca
reeT and erstwhile profession.
Well known to this community and
the people of Kentucky, the editor
has given his whole life to the cause
of public education. This he will con-
tinue to do in a broader and more
effectuaI way. In addition to this, as
has been the past policy of the paper,
he will make the News the mouth
piece of progress in all of the affairs of
our civic life
The general policies of the paper
will remain unchanged it will be
published as a fair and impartial
mouthpiece and public service medi-
UNI of ali che people of Adair and ad-
| joining counties, and others who may
| be interested in the general affairs of
our community and State We shall
endeavOr TO make iC newspaper
strictly, and the best that can be
made with onr efforts and the support
that we hope to merit from \Our pa
irons and subscribers. We shall be
| especially interested in our soldier
| boys who have and are still to go for
ward to the fighting ranks of Old Clio
ry. The editor in the immediate fu-
ture will arrange to have a regular
spondent at Camp Zachary Tay.
lor and wherever our boys are called,
to keep US in touch at all times with
our brave lads who have been called to
| represent us on the worlds field of
honor. We are going to arrange to
publish in the paper a sketch of the
life of every soldier that has gone
from Adair and our neighboring coun-
ties, chat their department and deeds
of valor shall be known to posterity,
when,
These brave knights are dust
And their swords are rust
And their souls with the angels
We trust,'
Now We crave your indulgence for
our lack of experience. We crave
your advice and criticism that we
may improve and learn. We crave
your support that we may succeed
To those who may justly entertain
prejudlcial bias of judgment as to our
personal, political and private life
during brief and regretted period of
our hitherto unmarried career, we ask
only suspension of judgment and
Christ-like charity that our life, in it's
living and future service, may become
for itself its own apology. Our public
service to this Commonwealth stands
as its own record. For this we seek
no vindication and offer no apologies.
Those who will not with US seek to
"touch the hem of His garment" and
blot out human error with divine for
giYeness, we ask with Wattersonian
fervor to stand aside an let us pass on
BARKsDALE HAMLETT.
Miss Mary Lee Smith, daughter OF
Mrs. Sallie Smith, this county, and
Mr.. U. S. Harmon. who is also of
Adair and soldier in Camp Zachary
Taylor, Louisville, were married IN
Jacksonville, Ind, last Saturday
night. The couple are cousins and
were going together before the select.
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