The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-04-05
East Kentucky Correspondence
News You Get Nowhere Else
full by the writer The
for publication faith Write plainly.

County for a few days. - Mr.. and
Mrs. James Powell were in Rich
mond shopping Saturday.-Joe TODD
and sister Navy Ann, spent Friday
with W. q. Todd and family.-Ncx'
Saturday and Sunday are our regu-
lar preaching days at Whey Fork
We hope to have large crowd as
it is Easter Sunday. and after ser
vice an egg hunt at :. VI. Cornell
sons. Everybody is invited.
Wallaceton
Wallaceton, Apr. 81. Kidd and
daughter. Miss Fannie, were visiting
at Point Leavell Sunday
are very bad behind with their farm
work on account of so much rain
Green Brockman is still very poorly.
Born to the wife Of James RalstOn
fine baby girl. Mother and baby
are both doing nicely.-Our Sunday
schools are alive in Wallaceton each
Sunday: in the morning at the Me-
thodist and in the cvenig at the Bap-
| list Churches.-Smithic Botkin has
tonsiliis and is i'll at this writing
Success to the many readers of The
Citizen.
Whites Station
Whites station. April Harvey
Cochran, age 81. died at the home
Of his daughter, Mrs. Andy Cochran,
last week. The remains were laid
to rest in the family grave yard at
the place.-Miss Elizabeth Beas-
ley visited Mayme Potts from Fri
day until MOnday-Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Dunn entertained To dinner
last Thursday in honor of Mrs. RObt.
Cochran. formerly Miss Della Baker
of Barea.-lIarry Morgan lost a hay
stack valued at $50. last Friday
which was set aiire by some school
children at play.-The Walker sis
tcrs had a considerable loss Sun
day night, when lightning set fire
tO one of their barns between 10
and II o'clock. Two young steers
and a mare were burned to death.
On account of the wind. the fire had
to be watched all ight-Master
Herbert Ballard celebrated his fourth
birthday Sunday with a birthday
party.-John Ballard is spending a
few days at Mt. Jackson Sanitarium.
indianapolis. Ind.-Next Sunday is
Children's Day at the Silver Creek
Chapel and we are hoping for a
large crowd and a good program
from the children.
Blue Lick
Blue Lick, April 2.-Mr. and Mrs.
q. J. Flanery celebrated the forty
second anniversary Of their mar
riage Sunday, April &c. J. Flanery
and John Johnson have about COM
pleted a. neat frame building which
they erected for Ray Mainous who
will soon move here from Berea
where he now resideS.-MisS Beat
rice Carter-nce. DOe-whO had so
much difficulty in escaping from the
vigilance of her iratc grandmother
in her attempts To elOpe with her
finance, was finally rescued from her
by a writ Of delivery
issued and executed by our efficient
sheriff W. Johnson. The happy
couple were met 10y a minister and
some friends on little bridge OPP
pOsite tire home of the bride where
the rites of matrimOny were solemn
ized.-Aunt Martha Johnson, wife Of
Ellie Johnson. was hurried at the
Johnson graveyard, March %. De-
ceased was s"venty-ilVe years Of
age She had a fund of wit and hui
NOR. Her friends were often enter
tanned in her home, and enjoyed he'
sumptuous, we'll prepared meals as
WI as the interesting and instruc-
tive incidents of life related in her
most inimitable manner. She is
missed out of her place in the home
and the community. - Oscar and
Rolline kimbrell seem to be the most
progressive farmers in this locality
as they have their land for the corn
crop about all broken - Only two
students from this neighborhood
have had the courage 10 plunge
through the voids and enter Berea
College.