The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-08-15

around whose broad mouth there is ALWAYS tha
trace of a smile and in whose blue ewes there
CUNTS always kindly but determined look And
aii OF them listen, for this man is Daniel Boone
But not all of the imaginary inhabitants Of
faffods Fort which you might see are fighting
hen anu generals and empire builders From
one OF the cabins comes the hum of vonno
Noices ana as YOU peep through the window Won
see the homespun-clad form of Mrs William
Coomes, around whom are gathered a oronn of
youngsters learning their letters from paddles.
cruue reproductions of the old English horn
hooks OF Queen Ezabeth's time. For this is
the lrst school west of the Alleyhanies Rut
before some stupid or mischievous cbild arms
that these paddles have another Use at the hands
VI Alstfess Coomes let us investigate the steady
mum which comes from another cabin For thara
SITS Anne McGinty at the spinning wheel which
she mas Drought with her over the long mountain
trall and she is busy spinning the thread Of cam.
oihalloh pullal5 wool and lint from wild nettIes
Dach OF her stands the loom which she has re
signed for weaving the coarse Tut warm cloth
Whch SO many of the pioneers of Harrods Sra
ton are wearing
anne also experimental with nuts and horks
for dyelng her goods, for, having an artistic eve
sue was not satisfied with the drab tones of tho
n"'ui'ia coiors' one of the charming women of
Harrodsburg who act as guides through tba fort
produced iull yellows; black walnut darl,
browns; indigo, blues; madden dingv reds oal
pufpe' cedar berries, dove or lead color with
eneee pretty coiors the women made bright
uiesses OF the linsey-woolsey, and the yoman who
eould originate the most beautiful comhinotio,
oi eoiors or deSigns, the most perfect brokan
piaius' was woman of note Anne was rarelv
sh,l'lui ana IuH OF energy and Sc soon as the
indians had scaped husband she selected a.
VIII from the WAITING CT hafa
Little wonder that the citizens of the uarrods
"urg OF today have taken pains to recreate the A.
hosphefe OF the past and to take pride in tba
history OF their city. For they have undisnuted
cialm to the following Historic frsts., The fret
"hile settlement of Kentucky 1774. The FIRST
Whlte enid born in Kentucky. The first summer
iesoi' III kentucky. Tie first court for Kentucky
eou''y' Inc Irst school in Kentucky. The first
sermon preached in Kentucky The first presbv.
terrain church organized in Kentucky. The fret
representative from Kentucky in the Continental
congress Inc first election in Kentucky sending
ueolse rogers Clark and Gabriel Jones TO the
virginia legislature. The first Sunday school
organized IN Kentucky. The first spinning vince,
lor making linsey. The first grist mill driven nv
water Snear Harrodsburg) The first race course
IN Kentucky. The first manufact,rino If ,ottor,
fabrics plows etc
AT the intersection of two of the principal strea,s
IN Harrodsburg stands granite bouldar With
)fonze tablet bearing this inscription "Erectad h
ne Womans Club of Harrodsburg honoring tba
1olhef Iown OF Kentucky. founded June 10. 1774
ina remembering the first mothers of the west r.
'nter the wilderness: Mrs. Daniel Boone Mrs
slchard Hogan, Mrs Hugh McGary, Mrs Thomas
'enton. tribute from the womanhood of the
, nes 10 TIE "omanhood of the past June 10.
926' Although that simple inscription sucrasts
ne glory OF Harrodsburg's historic past. IT is not
null one visits the pioneer memorial state narl
PREVIOUSLY referred to, that the past can bp
isuallzed- For besides the replica of the fort
nere one mas monument erected by the same
omahs' club to that Washington of the Westu
,ueorse rogers Clark Nearly, too is the
ioneer cemetery, Old Fort Hill cemotarn q =,
alled IN which lie buried more than 500 Of tho
loheeIs OF that region. In front of the fort
lands another reminder Of the past. log cabin
men mas compelling interest for all visitors