Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-11-20
he Daily County Nesembe 20 1920
FROM A RICHMOND
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PAPER 100 YEARS AGO
Interesting EtenssFrqm a Weekly
ThatsMss Published Here
Early LA Lasts Century

the following from, friend, which is
self-explanatory, and will .undoslbted-
iy be OF. much interest to many: II
Mr.. Editor III
Few of your readers know thatd
Richmond had a weekly PAPER pub
lished nearly a hundred years ago.
It was named ''The Richmond Repub7
lican'' and was, owned and .publishedi
by Major Thos Howard and Mr.. VIM
II. Kilgore. The former was prom
inent merchant of 5lRichmand for many
years, while Mr.. ,Kilgore. a resident
only during rhe publication of the
paper. His grandson, Mr.. Kilgore,
who married MisssFannie Parkes, has |
complete file of the paper from Oc-
tober 1892. to October 1924. preserved
, by Mr.. Kilgere. They are very IN
te1esting indeed Below are few
clippings. from the same. II you
think trem IF .intefest you might re- !
p"oduce them: /
! April lsa3-Funds solicited to
build the Madison Seminary. Daniel
/ Brock and Thompson on the part OF
the citizens and Robt. Caldwell and
VIM. McCla,.aban on the part of the
trustees. Ordered that $1,000 be ap-
propriated for the purpose of build
ing house on the Seminary lot, to
be of the following description, viz:
"3S feet long by % feet wide from
out to out, with a partition wall, and
the chimneys outside-ten feet imgh
in the. clear"
This old building stood on the lot
where the Caldwell High School: new
lis and remained there many years.
| Following are some OF the an
lnouncements of church services:
| December 25, 1822-The Rev. Jas
tC. Barnes will preach at the Court
House in Richmond on Sunday next.
| March ~, 1823-!Fhe Rev. Richard
Morton will preach at Major Robert
Milles's On the fifth Sunday OF TINS
month.
June 10 1823-The Rev Henry
Taller will preach on Tuesday, the q
Inst. in Boonesborough; Wednesday
the %, at Tate's Log Meeting House;
Thursday, the 26, at Mt. Nebo; FIJI
! day, the .27, at Richmond; SATURDAY
the % and. Sunday, the %, at Bethel;
| Monday, the 80. at White Oak Pond;
Tuesday, the 1st Of July, at Rich
mond: at IL o'clock each day.
| October 20, 1822--Mr. Bester VIII
Ipreach at Nebo on Sunday IN the Tore
nom and in Richmond in the, evening
| August 1s, 1s23-The Rev. Will
| liam Chamberlain, President. OF the
Centre College of Kentucky, VIII
preach in. the Court House on sun
day next at II o'clock.
November %, 1823-The Rev sam
; mel Brown will preach at the bricK
/ Meeting House at Paint LICK on the
,ast Sabbath in November. The pres
bytary will sit on, the second DAY %
december at the same place
Anri] 9. 1824-The Rev. James =.
Ra,nes VIII preach at the house OF
Arcb,d Curlc on the third Friday OF
this month at o'clock in the even
;nr The next day at Bethel Meet
inr House and on Sunday nd Mon
do1 following in Richmond II ne
n,eobers of the Madison County BIZ
;. ble Society are requested to meet IN
l ;al,r,ond on the fourth Monday OF
. this month.
!, May,7 1s24-The Madison County
t Rib,e Society would inform such per
cons in the county as may WISH u
: nnrchase Bibles and .Testaments tna'
? thew have Just received from th'
: American Bible Society at New y OFF
:, between $50 and 200 Bibles and res
/ itaments. which, are deposited at tn'
store, of Adam Irvine and 90. IL
Richmond, KY, where they can p'
purchased. for less than cost ana car
y rage. :. .,,;,
fl August 10, 1s24-Msarried in this
n county on Thursday, the 9th INST.
e Mr. Jefferson Williams to Miss Gym
+bia snoddy Died .in this count!
on the night of the 10th inst sGel
S. William williams in .hise 45th year.
r The following are some OF the nam
isters mentioned in, the paper: yyacsl
creath. John Pace, .lFhos. sHansIofo
e Josiah Collins, William Marsh, fFhes
IS wolverton. Richard Morton Andrew
Tribble.
!, DIED-January 1, 1928, ,Am1bros'
I Dudley, John Greenr.hFalgh' > qn'' Den
/ nett ,... on,
VI these files TEEN with politics, am
I sneeches on the current topics OF tn
I day. The people seemed 20 be aoln n
/ ami t,li:kIpg about the sasae tning
Z that we are now
IL GARD OF THANKS