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The Somerset Journal
The Oldest Democratic Newspaper in the Mountains of Kentucky
Feese & Williams
Somerset, Ky., Friday, September 3, 1920.

Part Two of Two

Valley Oak.  Farmers of this vicinity have most of their wheat threshed and the crop is very small …
Rev. Wesley is conducting a series of meetings at Fellowship …Mrs. John Hansford and children spent Sunday at H.H. Buchanan's … Boyd Noe and family and misses Mary and Lula Noe were visitors at L.A. Skidmore's Sunday … Locie McKinney and wife spent Saturday night at Wallace Phelps … Mrs. Paris Poynter and children of Indiana have been spending several days at her father's, D.A. Poynter … Tom Buchanan and family visited at Mac Jenkins Sunday … Mrs. D. Couch has returned from a visit in Indiana .. Miss Ada McKinney left Sunday for Somerset to stay for some time … Rev. H.S. Measels failed to fill his appointment at Flat Lick Sunday … Chas. Sears and family left Wednesday for Pittsburg to make their home and Tom Eldridge moved into the house vacated by him …
J.D. Speak visited at W.C. Wyrick's Sunday … Mrs. D. Farley and children spent Saturday night and Sunday with her sister Mrs. Jno. Childers … Sam Early of California spent Monday night at his uncle's H.H. Buchanan.

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Pisgah.  Miss Ruth Goggin of Danville is the guest of relatives here … Evelyn
Vaughn spent the weekend in Danville … Lula Molen and Ruth Rhoten visited
Thelma Claunch Thursday night … Mrs. Jim Keith of Indiana is visiting here … Thelma Claunch spent the weekend with Desta Powers … Henry Woods and family and Bill Jones and wife visited Sam Waddle last week … Mable Claunch visited at Glen Heaton's Wednesday … Wagner Reese of North Carolina visited E.S. Heaton Saturday night … Joe Claunch and family visited S.O. Cowan Sunday … C.G. Links of Butler, Tenn., is visiting here … C.A. Gottshell and family visited D.S. Claunch Sunday … J.M. McQueen of Butler, Tenn., is visiting his daughter here.

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Oak Hill.  Misses Grace Frisbie and Desda Flynn are visiting friends and relatives here … Misses Zona and Ova Casada, Florence Wilson and Clo McBath were the Sunday guests of Georgia Waddle .. Charlie Frisbie and daughter visited at Babe Tarter's Sunday … Russell Nicholas and family, Mrs. Quince Neeley and daughters, Grace and Mae Frisbie, Desda Flynn and Bertha Neeley visited Mr. and Mrs. John Neeley Sunday … Everett and Ben Jasper visited at Chas. Fletcher's last week …Robert Combest has purchased a new Ford car… Miss Ova Casada was the guest of Grace and Mae Frisbie Sunday night .. Johnie Jasper and family are visiting friends and relatives here… Oscar and Jim Turpin are here visiting their sister Mrs. Joe Neeley … Granville Lorton and family visited his mother Mrs. Lucy Lorton Sunday … Miss Zona Casada is visiting her sister Mrs. Jane Thompson.

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Pulaski.  Mrs. G.H. Cottingim of Livingston, Ky., who was called to the
bedside of her brother John Morris, who is very ill, passed through here Wednesday… James Bryant and wife and son, Tom, and Mrs. Dock Bryant and son, Lucian, were guests of relatives here Friday …The proceeds from the poke supper given by the school Thursday night was $21.25 … Luther and Curtis Detherage visited friends at Stanford last week … Miss Betty Hamm has returned from Stanford where she has been attending the institute … Jim Birt and wife of Indiana are visiting relatives here … Col. Cas. Phelps is visiting his mother, Mrs. Mary Phelps.. M. Dodson of Science Hill, lead the class meeting here Wednesday night … Frank Miller and wife have returned home accompanied by her brother Estell Dungan …Pulaski ball team defeated Mayfield 6 to 10 Friday …Miss Boneta Collins of Dayton, Ohio, is at home … Miss Correll and Messrs York, Griffin and Detherage attended church at Ansel Sunday .. Mrs. M.E. Gilliland of Kings Mt. is visiting her sister Mrs. D. Surber.

Mt. Zion.  Little Thelma Lester is suffering from poison on the face and
hands … Curley Adams and family are visiting here … Judge Baugh of Science Hill is ill with small pox at the home of his grandfather

… A child of John Flynn's was buried here last Saturday

… Aunt Ellen Vaught entertained her two grandchildren one night last week .. Ollie Vaught and family have been visiting at Floyd … Mrs. A.J. Wilson and sons are with her son in Detroit .. Tom Newell and wife, Dock Newell and wife of Texas spent last Friday with Aunt Sarah Baugh .. Several folks were present at J.C. Adams Sunday.


McKinney.  There will be a singing started at Union Sunday, Sept. 5th with John Vaught as teacher … Cloyd Harmon and family visited at Carl Harmon's Sunday… The twin babies of Fred Bishop died last week

.. Oma Fugate of Cincinnati is visiting friends and relatives at this place … Chas. Bishop and wife spent Sunday with their daughter Mrs. Price .. Virgil Chaney is ill at this writing .. (remainder missing).

Norfleet.  A revival meeting is being held at the Baptist Church at Naomi by
Rev. C.C. Trimble and Rev. Merricks … Mrs. Dora Buchanan is improving nicely … L. Norfleet motored through from Illinois Thursday in his new car .. Harlan Richardson and Brent Tarter will have a sale September 7th .. Beecher Muse has returned from Illinois … Columbus Roberts of Illinois is here visiting friends … Mrs. Versie Burton of Bud, Ky., spent part of last week with her parents Dr. and Mrs. Hughes.

Ansel.  The revival will close here Tuesday .. Misses Mary and Martha Wilson, Janie Hurt and Lillian Smith visited Hattie Wilson Sunday .. The Correll girls of Pulaski attended church here Sunday …  Geo. Adams and wife of Science Hill are visiting at D.S. Sweet's … Misses Lola, Minnie and Hattie Wilson visited their sister Mrs. J.D. Sipples Saturday night.

Floyd.  Mr. Thomas and family have returned to their home at Lime Stone, Tenn., after a two weeks visit with relatives here.  They were accompanied home by Mrs. Roy Trivett and children …. Elmer Young and family of Indiana are visiting his father, Grant Young, at this place … Roy Hines and wife returned to this place Monday after a few months stay in Lockland, Ohio.  They were accompanied by Miss Mollie Griffin … Mrs. Jas. E. Todd and little daughter spent last Tuesday with Mrs. Mack Griffin … Mrs. Lawrence Lee is improving at this writing … W.H. Surber and wife spent the day Sunday and Henry Young and family … "Aunt" Jane Stout visited at the home of "Uncle" Sam Harrington … A.W. Surber and wife visited their daughter Mrs. Mack Griffin here Saturday night … Elisha Griffin and wife visited M.N. Griffin and family Saturday … Virgil Todd and family spent Sunday with relatives near Waynesburg … Mrs. Effie Benton and daughter visited J.B. Gragg and family Friday night … Mrs. Pardine Spear of Eubank was visiting her daughter Mrs. W.R. Estes one day last week.

Souls Chapel.  Willie Gover has returned from Cincinnati .. Mrs. Earl Huffman accompanied her sister to Detroit and while away she visited Canada and several other northern cities … Lindsay Cundiff has returned from Dayton, Ohio .. Taylor McGahan came home from Iowa last week … Boman Newby has returned from Ohio … Eulen Phelps of Macon, Miss., is visiting here … Mrs. Earl Dickermon, California, is visiting her mother .. Alois Newby will return to Louisville after the fair … Ralph Smith has returned from Stanford… Bill Bryant has purchased a new Ford… J.W. Parker has returned from a visit with relatives in Indiana … George Richardson and wife spent Sunday with C.T. Cundiff … Bertie and Olive Gover of Hustonville are with relatives here … Tom Smith has returned from Reading, Ohio.

Drum.  Cleve Erp and wife visited at J.R. Mounce's last Sunday … Mrs. Mintia Adkins of Illinois is visiting her father and other relatives here

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… Aunt Matilda Alexander died Aug. 17 and was buried Aug. 18 at the Pine Thicket Burying Ground … 

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  Ada and Vada Goodin visited Mrs. Frank Whitaker last Tuesday night .. Robert Erp is building a new residence .. Harden Sears and family visited at Hail last Sunday night … Mrs. J.F. Miller visited relatives at Lexington last weekend … Tye Chaney and son visited at Edgar Hunt's last Tuesday … Mrs. Cleve Erp is on the sick list .. Zena Early of Cincinnati is visiting her father her .. "Uncle" Dan Smiley of Somerset has been visiting his sister.

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Burnside.  By Mrs. L.D. Nunn …  Mrs. Elbert Oldman and son, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Saunders and Mrs. Eliza Saunders of Richland, Oregon, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Sloan this week … Miss Ruth Goggin of Danville was the weekend guest of Miss Aline Bryant … Sam Bryant of Indiana visited J.W. Fitzgerald last week .. Morris Taylor and wife of Danville were with relatives here last week ..  Mrs. W.S. Phillippi and son were in Lexington Friday … J.R. Jones was called to Monterey, Tenn., on account of the illness of his brother … Mrs. R.O. Lewis was in Somerset on business Monday … Mr. and Mrs. G.C. Nunn are visiting in Lexington and Stanford … Russell Dudley is taking a trip to Pleasureville and Lexington this week … Mr. and Mrs. Jim Huddleston of Cincinnati visited Mrs. J.T. Carter this week … Major Hale of Lexington was in town over Sunday … G.N. Fagaly and family, C.C. Green and family, Mr. and Mrs. Carey Fagaly spent this weekend at Mill Springs … Mrs. N.D. Stigall and daughter are in Dayton this week … N.I. Taylor attended the annual Conference
of the M.E. Church South, in Lexington … J.R. Turpin of Dallas, Texas, is visiting his sister Mrs. D.C. Heath .. Misses Lucile and Lora Fitzgerald spent the weekend in Danville and Lexington … Miss Anna Denton was the guest of Mrs. W.J. Davidson recently … Miss Pauline Smith of this city and Roy Gover of Bronston were married Thursday at the home of the groom's sister Mrs. J.W. Burgess.  The popular couple have the best wishes of their many friends .. Miss Jessie Allen of Somerset was the guest of Miss Cecil Davis over Sunday.

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Ruth.  Oscar Waddle, Clint Phillips and Miss Ardie Hargis were the guests of
Misses Jennie and Gertie Tomlinson Sunday … Herbert Hargis of Bloomington, Ill., is spending a few days here …
Born to Mrs. Alvin Tomlinson, a big boy.

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Pointer.  There were quite a few visitors at W.R. Redmond's Monday … Miss Zula Ware and Oscar Hargis were the guests of Loretta Doss Sunday … Born to the wife of Herbert Rainwater, a boy … Clarence Rainwater has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Loretta Doss … Miss Zula Ware and Oscar Hargis of Somerset were the guests of her father Saturday night … Herbert Rainwater who has typhoid fever is better .. Otely Ware was the guest of R. Cooper Sunday .. John Morris and son-in-law are selling out to go to Indiana … Glen Vaughn visited Otley Ware Sunday … W.M. Dodson and family were the visitors at W.R. Henderson's Sunday … Leo Henderson has returned home from Detroit, Mich. … A. Haney and father visited his daughter Tuesday … Tim Burton visited P.P. Sumner Sunday.

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