The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-10-20
oLATON, ROUTE 1

trip to Beaver Dam Monday return
ing in the afternoon.
An automobile is reported to have
been stolen from the premises of Mr.
Oscar Allen in the Horton country
Sunday night. The car was recover.
ed in the forenoon of Monday on the
highway near Taylor Mines.
Mrs. Frances E. Allen of Rosine,
left last Saturday for an extended
visit with her daughter. Mrs. Lula
Cook, in Louisville.
Mr.. f. ID. Oldham of Elizabeth
town. who formerly resided at 3ea-
yer Dam, has just returned from a
-, visit in the latter city to his son, Mr..
Latina Oldham.
Mr.. Walter Burden, Chief of Po-
lice. of Fordsville. was in Beaver
Dam Monday, on business.
Alfred Wooden and Dewey Wooden
of Hopewell, Grayson County, who
have been working at Taylor Mines,
were the guests of their parents
from Saturday until Sunday.
Mr.. John Goodman and Rev.
Jackson Allen of the Rosine country.
were in Hartford and Beaver Dam
last Friday, on a business trip.
Mrs. Mary Golf of Neafus, was the
guest of relatives at ROsine, several
days recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Allen and lit
tie daughter, Miss Eva Allen, drove
to Williams Mines, from their home
in Beaver Dam, last Sunday, and
visited Mr.. Aliens sister, Mrs. Tom
Peach and Mr. Peach.
Mr.. Joe l.. Smith. of Olaton, who
for some months has been working
in Louisville, was in Hartford and
Beaver Dam last Monday, executing
some business matters.
Mr.. Wilbert Halle, of Olaton, has
recently recovered his cottage near
the old water Mill in E. Main and
Stone street. !
The recent rains have been gen.
orally welcomed thruout the county
where the drought was materially !
felt in the lack of sufficient drink
ing and stock water. y
An examination was held at Central
City, October 14th, for the purpose
of filling a vacancy in the post office
at Beaver Dam. Seven candidates
took the examination. They were
Dick Arbuckle, Morton Williams, C.
p. Hodges, John F. Allen, j.. A.
Leach, Jesse Blankenship and Miss
Edith Porter, all residing within the
delivery of that office. A young lady
by the name of Paris, who had not
met certain requirements for ad-
mission to the examination was not
permitted to enter.
Several persons from this section
will attend the School Fair at Fords-
Vile. Heretofore the day has been
)ne of much educational moment,
md looked forward to with interest
by young and old of this part of the
county.
The building fever is on every
where; country and city alike under
20 a reconstruction. The rural Sec
ions are dotted here and there with
cottage, granary or hous-
ng quarters that all indicate a spirit
# activity and prosperity not seen
n many years. In the villages and
anger towns more modern structures
re in evidence. Mr.. Lewis Martin
5 rebuilding very pretty home two
niles west of Olaton, on the site of
he old homestead of his father, the
ate Anderson Martin. Three new
in Beaver Dam are nearing
ompletion in North Central Avenue,
he Baptist church under construc-
ion in Beaver Dam is a modern
tructure, and will be land mark in
his section. In South Main street
iyeral blocks away is couple of
ew residences, as is also the fact
n North Main, near the intersection =
I Horton road The Commercial
Iotel, destroyed in the big fire of
ebruary 1921. is being rebuilt by
It vinson. 1t has the appearance.
an up to date affair, and is said
be a three-story, containing 20
)oms.
More recently very pretty stone
lurch was erected ON East Fourth
nd Church streets by the colored
sople. The pastor Is ]. w. Pinksney.
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