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tJf YuletideGreetingWhile

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the older set are enjoying the Christ ¬N

mas festivities the every day monoti

sY is going on in the News officegetting up copy setting type turning outJobwork etc It does us good to see

tliose who have the time enjoy themselves and we trust that the week willlee full of happiness for all our readersthat no accident may occur to bring

sorrow to a single individual and whenthe old year passes out we may all en¬

ter the New with a determination ofbeing better men and better women

than we were in 1909

During the year soon to close sorrow

las come into some of our homes andk

we were made to feel at times thatgriuf was greater than we could bearbut knowing that the Giver of all thatIBgood does every thing for the bestsorrow was endured and we thank ourMaker for the goodness that has cometo us

We have been blessed with reason ¬

ably good health have not intentional ¬

Y ly offended any person and sociallyspeaking there is not a man woman

4r child in Adair county whom we can

sot look in the face and say howdydott To publish a paper and be on terms ofcordiality with mankind generally xis

certainly something for which to feel

R proudDuringthe year 1909 the business of

this office has been better than anyprevious year and our supscription listthetA twentY1eIghtmailedj

We have endeavered in the past toawake the News interesting to its readers and we assure all those who haveso cheerfully supported it that the samepainstaking course will be pursued inthe future

In politics the News is Democraticstatement unnecessary to make and1in dealing with County State and Na

i frional affairs our position will be stat¬

ed in a clearly gentlemanly and court ¬

eous manner as heretofore Abusesever made a vote Logic is the onlyway to reach the honest yeomanry

4 Our heartfelt thanks are due to eachand every reader who is so nobly stand¬

lug by the paper and especially do wefeel grateful to the many Republicanswho are on our list +

Again wishing you all a merry Christspas and a happy New Year weare

Yours trulyJ A

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Still DestroyedI

Tuesday afternoon of last week MrL H Judd Deputy Collector in Com ¬

pany with H CV Wolford and ClintSmith made a visit io Short Creekabout four miles beyond and to the lef-

of Milltown They had information4hat the revenue laws were being vio ¬

lated in that locality and they wersot in the neighborhood but a feyours until the report was verified In

r a secluded spot they noticed a mabusy about a still In a few minute-he was under arrest and he proved tobe Charley Slinker It was an eightygallon still and comparatively newAbout one thousand gallons of beewere also found and emptied Slinkerand the still were brought to town thestill destroyed on the square and SlinkbroughtIiYand held to await the action of a Feder-alt grand jury Slinker claimed thatemptingiisdollars to him He will probably breimbursed in free boardV

There are two flourishing OddFekw Lodges one at Russell Springs anneat Jamestown why not organiz

one at Columbia There are ten ortwelve non affiliating OddFollows inreasoofnwby we should not have a live organiza

Witibn here It Isa charitable and iraiernal order one among the best andjre would be glad if those who are herewould get together secure a dispensa ¬

tion from the Grand Lodge and get towork We understand that there are aMimber of gentlemen to town andbeSricinitj who are ready to petition

M MOD as a lodge is organized Ifslier wk> favor an organization win9p4rt o tka News office we will agree

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I Wednesday Evenings Entertain ¬

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My Lord in Livery and Hicks atthe College drew a large audience tothe courthouse last Wednesday even-

ing The two plays were gotten up bypupils ofthe Columbia Graded Schooland they were the best entertainmentsgiven in this place for many weeks

My Lord in Livery was played firstThere were seven charaters LordThirlmere was represented in the person of Chester Scalf Spiggott an oldfamily Butler Paul Hughes Hopkins afootman Will Diddle Robert a pageStith Noe Sybil Amberly daughter ofSir George Leonora Lowe Laura andRose her friends Ella Walker MaryMyers We will not undertake to gointo details Suffice it to say that eachone played his or her part most admirably the performances being highly

complimentedThisfollowed by Hicks at

the College twenty three charactersbeing represented In this there weresome fine acting for amateurs the entire audience keeping a close watchfrom the time the curtain was raiseduntil it dropped There was not a girlnor boy but did remarkably well re-

ceivingI praises from all present Thefollowing boys and girls played leadingparts andtfJeserve special mention

Paul Hughes Geo Hancock TomPatteson Leon Lewis Bryan EnglishMary Lucy Lowe Ruth Paul EthelJackman Mary B Feese

The teachers of the school who drilled the young pupils deserve the endorsement of the community for thefaultness manner in which both playswere rendered

Preaching Next Sunday1

W H C Sandidge GreensburgF J Barger ShilohZ T Williams CanelValleyV

J R Crawford Flat Rock and BurksrvilleVJrA Johnston Picketts ChapelJ H Rood MilltownJ F Turner West Fork t >

W J Levi Greasy CreekB M Currie ColumbiaW B Cave Bethlehem

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Week of Prayer

The universal week of Prayer is to beobserved by the local churches Janu ¬

ary 2 to 7 inclusive It is tobe regretted that Bro Currie is to be absen-from the city for the week and that theBaptist church has no pastor at thissing as these omissions are felt by the

program makers However avmeetingof the ministers was held and followingprogram arranged It is urged thatourpeople shall attepd these servicesand render every possible assistence inmaking the week one of the best of thekind we have ever observed Therecan be no more fitting way to begin thIewYear

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Sunday Jan 2The PresbyterianChurch Topic The Bible and Need forIts Systematic Study LeadersRev-R L Tally and Dr U L Taylor

Monday Jan 3The MethodistChurch Topic Gods Faithfulness-Mans Responsibility Leaders EldZ T Williams and fudge HG BakerChurchtTopic Home and oreign MissionsLeadersRev J A Johnson and Gov

HindmaneChristiwChurch Topic Intemperance InLeadenRsWinfreyThursday Jan 6The Presbyterian

Church Topic + The Family and SchoolProfrR R Mos-sFridayJan7The Methodist Church

LeadersIRevCrawfordit

by the ministers thaeach evenings service shall begin at 7oclock p m sharp that SO minute-be given to the leaders of topic anteoprayer song and five minutes talkesIt is further requested that officials incharge of the several church houses seeto it that houses are thoroughly com ¬thee

In the second issue of the News afterthe lection a notice appeared statingthat Hon M Rey Yarberry was backin the revenue service headquarters atLouisville W e understand that h ewrote an amusing cardto a friend herea few days ago We are informed thathe stated the machine is dead andWmeare creditably informed that Mr Yarberrry did not writethat card that it camefromMont Murrell who is in College atNashville It is due Mr Yarberry tomake this statement and we take pieasur >in giving publicity toot > >it t

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Man Dies at Care

IMrRufus Matthews who edited and

published the Taylor County Enquirerfor a number of years selling thatpaper and later starting The Sentineldied suddenly last Friday about noonHe was a victim of pulmonary troubleand while his friends had no hope of hisrecovery his death was a shock to thepeople of Campbellsville where he wasborn and reared He was on the streetconversing with friends a few minutesbefore expiring He was about 52years old a good newspaper man andeigthteen months ago he contributed anumber of interesting letters to TheAdair County News We were realsorry to learn of his demise and tenderour sympathy to the bereaved wife andbrother who survive him

Death of an Aged Lady

Mrs Susan Swigget who was thewife of Mr J M Swigget died at herlate home > near Neatsburg last Wed-

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morning aged seventytwoyears She was a very estimable oldlady and will be greatly missed by thesurviving members of the family Shewas a consistent member of the Christ-ian

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Church and had been for manyyears The funeral services were heldat the home of her brother Mr GeoTucker on Thursday and the inter-ment

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was at Pine Grove Church Caseycounty Besides her husband sheleaves four children two sons and twodaughters

An Acknowledgement

Editor NewsThe grist of Times mill can prove no

tedious grind for the passing monthswhile the beautiful art calendar of

the News adorns the ministersstudy corner Its presence will resieve the somber shade of theologicalbooks and make their of times dull pagesto glow with a new warmth Its radioant beauty will bestir the ministersplodding imagination to more daringheights and serve to keep his everflagging energies at working pitch Infact Meditations ideally beautifulpensiveface will serve a large missionthan to merely keep tab on restlesstime it will illumine the darkness ofmany a theme to be discussed for 1910Hence the minister records his grati-tude

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to the Editor of The News fofiftytsthat during the year 1910 it shall onlysow such seed as shall increase thebrightness and cheer of the world

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Masonic Election i <J

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Columbia Lodge No 96 Fan jf AM elected the following officers forgeC S Harris Sw

RH Durham JWVV 1< I

A D PattesonTreas <J T Goodman Sect Jt t IL V Hall Tiler i

G P Smith S D rf A

tGordon Montgomery J DW F Cartwright S C Neat Stew ¬

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GLENS FORK LODGE

HK Walkup W M VS I Blair S WW A Garnett J W I

anH K Taylor Sec m

sJ W Marshall TresrsC A Walker Tiler

Mrs R D Tandy of Bliss who haspent several years in breeding theRhode Island Reds has some o f thfinest specimens of this breed thcan be found in fh e state Shhas not sought to breed up herline of chickens by the doubtful andcheap methods but has selected fromregardlest s

equals to the best A few days igo twocitydS Harris both fine size perfect imarkings and regular beauties

In giving out the records of thePresbyterian Sundayschool attendanceduring the year 1909 it was announcedlast Sunday by the pastor of the ChurchRev J R Crawford that MissFolks had not missed being presentsingle Sunday during the entire yeaIf all the pupils would manifest suchdevotion the church would be fullevery Sunday morning during the year1910 Let every member profit by MissNellies record and be in attendanceeach Sunday during the coming twelvemonths

The Christmas Sunday School andChurch Soci t1riAAbe held at the MetlioSist church rbrit WefaMdayAlmem anl pwtaoir o <the-School

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Voices From Monroe CountyI

In taking leave of Judge H C Bak ¬

er Circuit Judge of the 29th Judicialdistrict the Tompkinsville News hasthis to say editorially

Whith the adjournment of the Mon ¬

roe Circuit court last week ended theservices of Judge H C Baker as ourcircuit Judge Six years ago he cameto this county practically stranger toits people but he leaves the bench witha broad acquaintance and rich in theesteem of our people Judge Baker isan able lawyer and made and able andjust judge Naught has ever beensaid against him on account of anyofficial act but on the other hand ourpeople praise and honor him for hisgreat and just service while on thebench Doubtless no judge in Ken-tucky

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will quit the bench who hasgiven a more universal satisfaction orthat will be praised more for an ad¬

ministration of righteousness and moraluplift than will Judge Baker

At a banquit given in honor of Judg-Baker after the business of the courtat Tompkinsville the following resolu ¬

tions were adoptedr1That we sincerely desire to ex¬

press in this way to the Hon H C

Baker the present Judge of this Judi-cial

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district our sincere appreciation ofthe learning ability dignity and just-ice

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which he has given to our peopl-

during his term of office

2That throughout his term he hain every way shown himself to beChristian gentlemen a skilled lawye-and a just Judge and has performedthe streneuous duties of the office with-out

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fear or favor and with charity to ¬

ward men and an esteem and love fothe good of all of us almost withontparallel

3That whilst we are proud of thfact our county has furnished to theDistrict his worthy successor we deep ¬

ly regret that we are no longer to havwith us Hon H C Baker who withis inimciable qualities of mind heartand soul is worthy to be taken as aexample by all Christian people anlovers of law and justice

4That the secretary of this meetingfurnish to the Tompkinsville Newand news papers published at ColumbiaKy a copy of these resolutions anthe same be spread at large on theorder book of the Monroe Circuit Court

T E Waggener purchased of J Sthr eStanford road three miles from Co-

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for5OOO It is the same farmthat Mr Breeding purchased from GB Smith and known as a part of theboundary which was owned by Ander ¬

son Smith Upon it is a new two storydwelling and all necessary outbuildingsa fine piece of property considered tobewell worth the money It will prob-

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t be cut and two farms made fromthe boundary one to be pwned by MrPrank Waggener

Jo Beauchamp of color who was injaiIchargedwith stealing a gun pick-

ed his way out Christmas Eye nightThismakes three men who have estaped from jail in the last few monthsThe County bastile is evidently inse-

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though it is comparatively newPrisoners escape by removing brickfrom the walls The County Judgeelect NH Moss will be sworn in nextMonday and his very first act should beto have the walls lined with iron

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In conversation with Mr L W Ben-

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live stock dealer of Columbia theother day he made a statement thatthe price of corn would not be as highnext Summer as it is today and tofos1¬

lowing reasons That a large part otheereducinatienposition to know the resources of thcounty

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The Burnside Bank has been reorgan-ized

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and is now doing business M rForest Bradshaw and MrO A Taylorboth Adair county men are cashier andassistent cashier respectively Thecharacten rpossessing fine business attainmentsand there isno doubt but they willsatisfaction to all concernedI

Rev Andrew a °the M E Church and an evangelist ofpastore ofcona ¬meert¬

ing in that place This is the 247th re-

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held conducted by Rev Johnson

atItendRer B M Currie of this place will

of1meetJDgstQJanuary 1Rev Cupric is a strongforcible speaker and we predict thatifafrliMiin in Campbtllsill Wilt be

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IReal Xmas Cheer

There is no place like home espec ¬

sally when it is the home in dear oldKentucky And indeed is it dear when

manyhomesHaving been entertained most royallyby relatives and dear old friends andnew friends found there we have re¬

turned to the warmest heartiest wel-come

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that could be given one who hadbeen away and returned

Then Christmas comes but once ayear we know and it came just afterour home coming and old Kris couldnot get down our chimneys with all thegifts the Ladies Aid Society of theChristian church told him to bring Sohe just unloaded his sleigh at JudgeHancocks and asked Messrs Reed andMiller to help him get here with hisload and so Christmas morning in came

Willie smiling with sausage a yardof it Now dont understand me tosay a yard full of it no a yard of sau¬flourea preservesgoods butteryesin spite of theprice real homemade butter and oth¬

er things too numerous to mention butthe daintiest of all was the gift of ahalf dozen cups and sausers of theJapanese ware just what I had longedfor but had concluded I must do with¬myeanyone saysbadsas say veryHowr¬

ever am a very womanin having so many good things come rayway and I must exclaim What shallbensr ¬veryaone ussurprise e

we aPPvalue of it all We appreciate still morethe warm hearts who have shown theirofh¬

was so our anthere are no people anywhere whomdead r

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be blessed for the warmth and encour ¬broughtsour s py

WilliamsdBack at Same old Trade

1 have a trade that the folks of Adaircounty do not haye to elect me toand one that I do not have to be bootedout of ever few years It is theshoemaking business and I have had fifteenyears experience at it When it comesto putting on nice light half soles andcement patches for the ladies I am the

it so they sayand mens Work putup in just as good style After January 3rd I will be prepared to receiveyour work My location Will be in thefront room up stairs over BallardRussells Grocery store Old SpectatorOffice I most cordially invite all ofmy former patrons to call and see mewhen you need any work of this class

Asotold I illstill continue to painthouses and signs as aside line

Respectfully8lt JH Fred McLean

Master Robert Page Myers is perhaps the youngest salesboy in Ken¬

tucky He is not quite four years oldand he is a handy little fellow in hisgrondfather Pages drugstore taking agreat delight in selling cigars and littlenotions He sells for cash and if youhave not the price you had

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better nothave him wait on you He says heVgoing to be a doctor and will be readyto fill prescriptions later

Christf ¬

mas boxes were given out by the of¬ogfeTheschool made a Christmas offering of

1343 to missions

Rev J R Crawford announced to hiscongregation on last Sabbath that hetliisISabYansdthe onto

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IRev B M Currie will leave fornext Saturday to assist

Rev J H Walker in a meeting at theMethodist church there The regularservices at the Methodist church herewill be arranged for during his absence

We hereby partially express ourthanks to the members and friends who-

sO kindly remembered us with Christ¬

mas gifts and greetings May the LordallIM Currie

IDr S D Crenshawa ad showshis office is yet on his farm ins

oflice is at his residence on Burke 1HIj

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Corn Shucking >

IEugcnoDecember in that elder and in some

respects happier dayIe tis sixty yearssincewas the time of cornshuckingLet us imagine again the fat year of1855 a locust year and the KnowNoth ¬

YThompsonHe gathered it and had it put in twoenormous piles each as big as a houseor two houses

Then he invited his neighbors andfriends to that harvest home a Ken-tucky

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cornshucking They came ingangswhite and black It was aperiod of harvesta day and a night offestivity The neighbor boys and theirsweethearts came on horseback Theirsteeds went to the stable where theywere up to their ears in fodder Theboys went out to shuck the corn whilethe girls went into the parlor to quiltand it was always a race between themwhether the corn should be got into thecrib ere the quilt was got out of thenframeThe

slaves were the happiest peoplein the world down there in old Barncounty in those days and it would not bea cornshucking unless some old fellowwith a bushel basket full of melody in histhroat led The song which had neith¬

er beginning nor end He would put inas he pretended to read offacornshuck

t got my books and BiblesAnd then the chorus would come inext¬

1roar a crisp and frosty

night he could be distinctly heard fivemiles away

Sallie Im gwine er way to leave you po

It seemed that Sally was always acruel girl When the corn was shuck¬

ed then they all went to the house andthe jug was passed frequently for botfcwhite and black The turkey wastheIspareribs were broiled the backbonewas stewed the sausage was fried Jathe kitchen After supper the dancingin parlor for whites and in kitchen forblacks began And you just ought tohave been thereI7rBut it is gone It can never be again

rAn Important Notice x

Do you desire an education Wouldyou take advantage of an opportunityAttend the Cane Valley High School

Spring term opens January 3th 1910Rates of tuition 135 to 2imonth i11HighCommon School Course Special attendt on given to boarding pupils t i

Give us a trial and that child of yoursa chance For further informationaddress WW Kerr

64tv Cane Valley KyiIf you need Dressed Lumber call on k

Sandusky do 82ti rt

Born tothe wife of Elzy FeeseVboy Dec 27 1909o

Sandusky Co want your smallpoplar togs for columns 82t <

It was a white Christmas here Snowabout two inches deep

dressedLumberChamp Bardin caught a gray fox in

a snare Well what of it

Mrs Robt Tate who was a promi ¬

nent lady of Campbellsville died lastSaturday morning

Sandusky Co The Plaining Millpeople have what you need if you wantto build or repair 82t

JRev Tally will preach at the Meth ¬morningeRev J R Crawfords discourse lastginA party of young people stormed Mr

and Mrs Bruce Montgomery Mondayevening spending several hours verydelightfully

A lettler came in Monday night fromJamestown withoutrbelngr < signed Thewriter will please send inhis name

Rev BM Currie filled the pulpit v

at the Baptistchurchlast Sunday nightNotwithstanding the weather was disiagreebly cold a good congregationheard him

Next Monday will be the first Countyfor Icourt manylpeople will doubtless be in attendance

The old officers go out and the hew g6in

Next week will l>e observed by theeocsl churches uUeweek of Pa r

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