Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-05-26
Among the Knots of Kentucky.
BY ]. o. Knott.

An INVITATION 10 deliver lecture in
Lebanon, KY, on the evening OF May
18th, brought me, BY way of Cincin-
natl, Ohio, and Louisville, KY. to the
neat little county-seat of Marion county
KY, the former home of the late Gov
ernor Proctor Knott.
! was entertained on Proctor Knott
/ Avenue, AT the elegant and cultivate
nome of Joseph M. Knott. a retired
bank president, where a Kentucky and
Knott welcome combined to make my
stay one CT pure delight The town has
about $500 population, is beautifully
/ situated, ana IS dotted with homes OF
| southern spacious premises.
! My hosts delightful wife, and
daughter Katherine. completed home
circle of cultured hospitality. The
son, Joseph Proctor Knott. is an in
structor in Northwestern University
and is lust about to sail for France to
take his doctor OF philosophy degree
there with French rs his major study
He won three SCHOLARSHIPS at Prince
ton university. and is scholar now, OF
rare attachments.
While in Lebanon | visited the site
Of Proctor Knott's old home. Here he
| lived as n successful lawyer, and from
this home was called to serve in Con-
gress for twelve years. From this
home he was called TO be Governor OF
his State, and returned here TO die az
the advanced age Of over eighty years.
AS the old home burned to the ground
late in the Governors life, he gave the
grounds to the Chautauqua Association
OF the town. The association named
| n
Grounds" The Redpath Chautauoua
for years past, have given on these
grounds their programs to the Leban-
on community, under pavilion that
seats fully 1000 persons. have never
seen a more beautiful Chautauqua site
To speak to the representatives OF ,
town that has heard for years the hes,
lecturers OF the country under the Leb-
anon Chautauoua pavilion meant test
OF qualities as a lecturer. But, as
usually happens, the more intelligent
the audience, the easier for the speak.
err. Besides, the people OF Lebanon re.
ceived mt as guest OF one OF theil
most honored citizens, and thus was
not "viewed with critics eve" ANY
how, the large church in which spoke
was brim full. and the response wa.
most gratifying.
OF course. | inquired about Knot
history and heard much that would no
be appropriate to record here Procto
Knott's people originally came from
, Maryland 1.-THE matrix, by the wav, o
the Knott progeny and were of York
shire, England. ancestry. This locate
the Lebanon Knots as belonging +
| the same family from which came tn
( Knots of Shepherdstown, w. Va.
did not know that after Procto
Knott made his famous Duluth
speech, which so anCered the Dulut
people, because it defeated their schem
for certain railway line. that he wa
> afterwards invited to come to Duluth a
guest OF that CITY. and make a speech
The original Duluth speech. whic
9 everybody read and laughed over. pu
Duluth con the map" and literall
made the CITY," When Proctor Kno
j later went to Duluth to deliver spcec
s there he met with q perfect ovation.
q In passing through Louisville. XIV
stopped to see the publishers and rrc
prietors of the evening Pest" VI tn.
o city. The late "Dck" Knott, as h. We
C commonly called, has been succeei e
II Nv MS SUI. NClidll oillIlDEe NHOtI
: editor Of the paper Young Dick is
clean-cut wide-awake fellow, who LOOK
every inch "citv editor" and Is COZ
ducti~G his paper to the ;~--,onse So
E isfaction Of the Democratic co1Sti
/, uency of Kentucky. His uncle,
brother of the late Richard Knott. an
whose name is Eugene Ouigley Knot
: is business manager of the paper an
is man of commanding presence 4
= well as OF broad intelligence I wa
= most cOurteouslv received b. thcs
Knott newspaper men. They told m
that their ancestors came from Penn
sylvania. Judging bv the names q
those ancestors. their business and tn
section Of PENNSYLVANIA from which the
came. the Louisville Knots are close
to our immediate family than are tn
Lebanon Knots
All through this section os the com
try the people of Democratic leaning
are much pleased at the justification
i of Woodrow Wilson's spirit and pole
, in the action OF the President and hi
! party in WASHINGTON. AS one of tn
evening Pest" prc,rietors said
"Woodrow Wilson's will GROW bieee
! and bigger As tho Gears 20 bv.
, So ! have always thou"ht and reioic
70 soc the 10" arn-oncNnc when h
'"'' nee. full i-'stifco.ior n America
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