LOCAL NEWS WEDNESDAY

Grand jury still after the boys with a sharp stick.
Born to the wife of Mr. Blackwell, Monday, a fine boy, usual weight.
Marriage license was issued yesterday to Wm. T. Payne, and Miss Jennie Hudson.
Born this morning to the wife of Daniel S. Self, of the Greenwood neighborhood a girl - usual weight. The first.
Born to the wife of Mr. Stem, daughter of Mr. Cassady, of East Chestnut street, a bouncing boy weighing fourteen pounds.
Ben Watt has begun the erection of a new house, which he will occupy soon, near his mother's residence, in the neighborhood of Row's mill.
Undertaker Gerard has received an order from Esquire Mottley, for a pauper coffin for Dora Lee, a colored woman who died in the country last night.
Hubert Graham wears a smile upon his countenance this morning, because he became, last night, the proud father of a fine boy, weighing 10 ½ pounds.
It is reported that one of the numerous candidates for office, is also a candidate for matrimony and that he will soon lead his lady love to the {????}altar.
Mrs. M.E. Temple & Son, of Richardsville, have leased the Sullivan property, on Main Street, of James Tyler, and will soon occupy the building as a residence and will start a general store in one room, which is to be enlarged for that purpose.

Normal Notes.

The Commercial Hotel is to be refined {???????} and improved generally shortly.
Dr. W.E. Williams, of Glasgow, is visiting his son, Prof. Williams, and {????} the fair.
Mr. Williams, of Gainsboro, Tenn., has been visiting his son who is in {??????}

Frank A. Didier,

Formerly City Editor of this Paper,
Dead at Paducah.

A Fine Young Man
The melancholy intelligence reached us by telegram this morning that Frank A. Didier, formerly City Editor of the Times died in Paducah this morning at 4 o'clock, of consumption. He will be buried to-morrow.

Teacher's Association.

The Teachers of Allen County met in Association at Oak Grove, ten miles West of Scottville, October 17, 1885. The following teachers were present: J.E. Pace, J.S. Pope, C.F. Settle, W.E. Taylor, J.G. Wright, Esq. Mottley, C.E. Pope, S.J. Read, B.F. Agee, Miss Eliza Read, Mary Davidson, A.T. Boucher. S.W. Tabor and J.H. Holland.
The devotional exercises were led by Prof. Pace, Chairman of that section of the county, after which the address of welcome was delivered by Prof. C.E. Pope, assisted by Miss Etter Graham. Prof. Pitchford, Superintendent of Allen County, followed by delivering an address on the improvement of education.
Next subject - "How to teach English Grammar," introduced and discussed by Prof. Mottley, of Warren County, followed by Profs. Taylor, Settle and Pace.
Singing by choir and adjournment for dinner.

Afternoon Session.

First Subject - "The best method of teaching arithmetic," introduced and discussed by Prof. Pace.
Second Subject - "The best method of teaching History," introduced by Prof. C.E. Pope, followed by J.S. Pope, Wright, Settle, Read and Pace.
Vocal music by choir.
Third Subject - "The best method of teaching Geography," introduced and discussed by S. J. Read.
Fourth subject - "The best method of keeping up an interest in school," discussed by J.S. Pope.
The time drawing nigh for adjournment the last subject was called for and introduced by Rev. L.W. Spann, followed by Mr. S.C. Mottley. The meeting adjourned till 6 o'clock.

Evening Session.

Vocal music by choir.
First subject - "The letter Y," discussed by Prof. Taylor.
Second subject - " Diacritical marks of letters," which was discussed by Profs. Wright, Pope, Taylor and Pace.
Vocal music, after which select reading by Miss Etta Graham, Mr. E. Segraves and Prof. J.S. Pope.
Next in order was declaiming by Miss Mollie Sledge. An explanation of the declamation was offered by Prof. Pace, which was very interesting and instructive.
Vocal music by the choir and then the subject of corporal punishment was introduced by Prof. Wright, followed by Profs. Pace, Spann, Pope, Boucher Holland and Pope.
A Committee on Resolutions was then called for who reported as follows:

Resolved. That we, the teachers of Allen County, tender our sincere thanks to the good people of the Oak Grove Common School District and vicinity for their hearty co-operation in our work in the Teachers' Association.
2. We extend our thanks to the teachers of Warren County for their zealous aid in making our meeting interesting and profitable.
3. We highly appreciate the efforts in our behalf of those who were not directly connected with us in teaching among whom were Rev. L.W. Spann, S.C. Mottley, Dr. Jerome Glaze, J. H. Holland and Marion Willoughby.
4. We greatly enjoyed the excellent vocal music rendered by the choir and compliment them in the highest terms for the appropriate selections sung and their promptness in responding when called upon.
5. We greatly appreciate the efforts of the good ladies in our behalf in furnishing a bountiful, good repast at noon and for their great painstaking in all respects to make us all comfortable and happy.
6. That a copy of these proceedings be furnished the Times-Gazette for publication.
W.E. Taylor,
A.T. Boucher,
J.E. Pace, Chairman.
S.W. Tabor, Secretary.

Trammel News.

J.W. Pope, who has been very low with typhoid fever, is convalescent.
Miss Fannie Holland is improving from a severe case of bilious fever.
Mrs. Em. Pope, wife of D. Pope, is quite sick, suffering with something like scrofuls.
We have the misfortune to have a great deal of sickness in this community. Wesley Dixon and N.W. Oliver both lost a child the 16th inst., and both children were buried at Shiloh in the same grave the 17th. Mrs. Williams, wife of Toney Williams, died the 16th and was buried at the Dossey Lightfoot graveyard the 17th inst.

Butlersville News.

J.W. Justice & Co., have seven good beef cattle for sale.
Dr. G.W. Samuels is quite lively since the election. He is the man that will do good for his county.
Trade is quite dull here, some mule colts selling at low figures and cattle very dull, 2 ¼ cts for good.
Judge T. W. Gorin is favorably spoken of for County Judge in this and surrounding community. He is considered well qualified for that position.
Our road overseers are putting the public roads in better fix than they have been in for years. Our County Judge has been making speeches to them. We hope they may still improve them.

Mt. Aerial News.

J.V. Dover is smiling - it is a nine pound boy.
Columbus Taylor is through making sorghum. He has been engaged in it since August. He has made a quantity of it.
Rev. J.W. Dixon and Rev. J.D. Gilliam will preach the funeral of Anna Lee Davis, the daughter of Y.G. Davis and Martha J. Davis, at Shiloh on Wednesday after the second Sunday in November 1885.
W.T. Harris' wife died of consumption a few days ago. She left two little girls and a kind husband to mourn their loss. She was one of the noblest wives, but the summons came and she has gone to await their coming.

Allen County News.

Mr. Henry Atkinson, the tinner, recently removed here from Franklin, has rented the property of P.T. Martin.
We hear rumors from nearly everywhere that Scottville will have various new business houses within the next few months.
We are glad to see that Allen captured some of the best premiums at Lucas Fair. Allen is liable to do those things.
Boys will have no difficulty getting walnuts and hickory nuts this year. We have the largest mast crop known for some-time.
We are glad to inform the Gazette that Mr. Manion, who has been so severely ill, is so far advanced toward recovery as to be out on the street.
We regret to state that Mrs. Hinton, of this vicinity, is quite low with consumption. Relations from Franklin are assisting the family here in nursing the lady.
Warren County relatives and friends will be interested in learning that Rum Garrison has sold his home to B.W. Bradburn; consideration $1,500. Does anybody know what Rumsey is "projeckin" for?
Old Allen will be hard to beat when we get our railroad through. Bowling Green would do well to consider some plan whereby she may ship her produce to this place, which will then be a central business point. Really there are some people who think that when the road is completed every box car that passes through will be laden with $10 gold pieces which will be freely distributed throughout the county.
The Chairman of the county Committee has issued the following call:
"By virtue of an agreement and at the request of all the candidates for the various offices to be filled in Allen County at the August election of 1886, and by virtue of the authority vested in me as the acting Chairman of the Democratic County Convention for Allen County, I do hereby call a convention of the Democrats of Allen County to meet at their respective places of voting in each district on Saturday before the second Monday in December next, and select and instruct delegates to meet in Scottville on the second Monday in December, 1885, to cast the vote of said districts for the respective candidates before said convention. Each district will be entitled to cast one vote in the county convention for every 25 votes cast for Cleveland and Hendricks at the Presidential election and one vote for every fraction over 12 votes. No person will be allowed to participate or vote in said district convention, unless he be a true and avowed Democrat. Each candidate will be allowed his relative pro rata strength in the County Convention of all votes cast for him in the district conventions. The district committeemen will superintend the district convention, and in his or their absence by persons selected by the Democrats present. The districts will hold their conventions between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Jno J. Gatewood,
Ch'm, Dem. County Com.

Barren County News.

Since the late rains the roads are getting pretty muddy.
All the late tobacco in this immediate vicinity is in the house at last.
We have had no killing frost yet, and the leaves are perfectly green.
Our farmers are about done sowing wheat, and I think about a usual crop was sown.
The young folks are having a Jim Dandy time hunting chestnuts now. We have a bigger crop than usual.
But very few hogs are being fed in this community this time. I attribute this to the corn crop being light in the section.
I learn, with sincere regret, that Mrs. Jack Baird, of this section, who has been suffering for the past ten years with rheumatism, is dead. Mrs. Baird was the wife of Mr. J.C. Baird, formerly a dry goods dealer of Oak Grove. She was highly esteemed by all who knew her. She was truly a good woman, and her sufferings long and painful. We sympathize with the husband, two sons and one daughter, in their sad bereavement.
Mr. John M. Davis lost a brigh little daughter this week, with something like diphtheria, and I am informed another one of his children is sick with the same disease. It is very prevalent at this writing in this vicinity. I am informed to-day that seven more children are dangerously ill with the same disease. They all live in a very short distance of each other. Nearly every case of the first attack proved fatal. Our best physicians have given up several of the above named cases, and say they have done everything that can be done, and that the disease is of such an obstinate character that is beyond the reach of all remedies.

Richardsville Runtlings.

Social gatherings will get more frequent as the night grow long and frosty.
Mrs. W. J. Cherry will be appointed executrix of the estate of her dead husband.
Can't you send down some of your town hogs to eat up some of the mast? It is plentiful.
A wedding among our prominent people is on the tapis for next month. A young farmer will lead to the altar one of the belles of the community. He offers his Cherry at the Temple of his devotion.
We regret to say that Mrs. Jesse Smith, of the Green River community has a very severe and dangerous swelling in the arm, one of the many peculiar results of maternity. She is thought to be in an extremely precarious condition.
Schools nearly out. Only about a month and a half longer for the majority of the teachers in this section. The average school teacher in this section if asked why he celebrates Christmas will tell you that it is because his fall term is over.

Monday.

When the sumac turns to crimson.
Rev. J.W. Stone is conducting quite an interesting and successful religious revival at Greenwood, this county.
We are glad to learn that Dr. Neal, of the Madison Mills neighborhood, who has been very sick with typhoid fever for sometime past, was considered to be some better to-day. We hope for his recovery.
The famous character actor, John A. Stevens, supported by his own dramatic company, will appear at Odeon Hall, Monday, November 2, presenting the great play entitled "Unknown".
The Cynthiana News, in an article headed some pumpkins, says: "Mr. Wm. Tarr, a prominent distiller, raised on his Bourbon County farm, a pumpkin weighing 110 pounds.", Lucas' Farmers' Fair will see that pumpkin and go 70 pounds better.
Died at Chattanooga, Tenn., October 16th, Mrs. Margaret Jones, wife of Thos. Jones, who, but a few weeks ago, removed from this place to Chattanooga. Mr. Jones, while here, was in the employ of T. J. Morris as miller. The husband of deceased has the sympathy of many friends here.

Death of Miss Minnie Ward.

It becomes our painful duty to announce the death of Miss Minnie Ward, one of the students of the Southern Normal School. Miss Ward was the daughter of Mr. W.A. Ward, of Selma, Ala., and had been sick of malarial fever about fifteen days, but was not thought to be in any immediate danger, but she had a hemorrhage yesterday evening which resulted in her death. As soon as she became seriously sick her family were telegraphed and her mother reached her bedside before the death of her daughter. Miss Minnie was a young lady 19 years of age, and was unusually bright, and her death is felt in the school as well as her home. She was a member of the scientific class and was a woman of great promise. The parents and friends of the deceased have the sympathy of this entire community in their hour of affliction. The remains will be taken today to Selma, Ala., for burial.

Headlong to His Death.

Saturday night last Wm. Scott, sr., of the Davenport community, started home from this place. He was under the influence of liquor and was riding rather recklessly. When the animal upon which he was, reached the forks of the road, or shortly before that time, it became frightened and ran off, throwing the rider against a tree, crushing his skull, breaking his neck and causing instant death. As he was hurled into eternity without warning, all will sympathize with all so suddenly bereaved.

Coleman - Hoyt.

Some time during the first part of this month, at Camden, N.J., Mr. Harry R. Coleman, son of Judge Coleman of this place, and who is now living in Philadelphia was united in marriage to Miss Carrie E. Hoyt, of Easton, Pa., Rev. William Boyd, of Camden, N.J., performed the ceremony. Harry is well known here and his bride is said to be a handsome and accomplished lady. On behalf of friends here we tender congratulations.

Allen Springs News.

Mrs. Bartlet, of Missouri, is visiting relatives here.
Miss Nannie Kirby, who has been visiting friends in Franklin, has returned home.
Rev. F. M. Rose has a new buggy. Says he will not fail to fill his appointment at Friendship Sunday.
A young man who has been visiting a certain young lady for 12 years says he has no sweetheart. Boo-oo-oo. She has an admirer from Franklin.
Miss Mary Wilkison, a Bowling Green Normalite, who is teaching school at Red Hill, proves to be an expert in training the young minds how to shoot. Her methods of teaching are good, and the pleasant part is the people generally them. Hurrah for the Normal!

Obituary.

Mrs. Mary E. Williams, (nee Pilard), wife of T. H. Williams, was born in Allen County, Ky., February 9, 1853, was married to Mr. T. H. Williams May 11, 1881, and died October 15, 1885. Surely the hand of bereavement is weighing heavily upon our brother. On December 23, 1871, he was married to Miss Martha R. Lightfoot, a noble, pure and true lady who lived with until they had four children when death came on July 14, 1879, and tore from him the object of his first love. Being left with his four little children to raise he decided he could raise them better with some good lady to help him in his great task. In making the choice of a stepmother we do not think that he could have made a better choice than the one he made, for Mary (Duck) was kind and affectionate to those little ones that were trusted to her care to act the part of a mother for them. She seemed and did take as much pains with them as if they were her own. It has been said by many that a better stepmother could not be found.
In the death of Duck our brother has lost a good wife, a kind mother, and the neighborhood a kind and obliging neighbor and a Christian who set a good example before all. Duck being naturally a good woman she had but very little to sacrifice to live a pure and Christian life. Her health becoming bad some four years before her death she tried to live the life of a Christian and be ready when the time did come to go, and the writer can conscientiously say he believes she was ready. Her last illness was brief and terrible. She suffered more than tongue can tell, but was submissive, and when she was apprised of the fact that she must soon die, she raised her hands and voice and said: "Come Lord Jesus, come quickly, for I am ready." Turning herself in the bed she called her husband, then fell quietly asleep in Jesus and was borne away to heaven on the wings of angels, where there is no sickness, no dying but one long sweet, never-ending eternity.
Duck had all the attention that the kind neighbors could bestow on her and no husband ever did more for any woman than her's did for her, for he was willing to do anything on earth that he could, and summoned all the medical aid that was in his power.
Her sweet spirit went out and on to join loved ones beyond the skies to make heaven more dear to her husband and precious little boy.
T.J.W.
Trammel, Allen Co., Oct. 24, '85