Source: The Bowling Green Times-Gazette
Dated: November 25, 1885
 

Three Forks News.

Sam Lowe, son of Wm. Lowe, got his shoulder dislocated while wrestling at school recently.
The people are all satisfied now relative to the convention and will vote sold for the nominee for Judge.
Elder Alsup, of the Reformed Church, closed a week's meeting at Doughty Creek, with two additions.
Four old widowers married just across in Allen last Sunday, among the rest was our Luther Claypool. This is his fifth.
Mrs. Emma Larrance has been quite sick at her father's Tump Lilis, for some time. Glad to report her much better at this writing.
The appointment of C.M. Edmons postmaster at Glasgow Junction, will meet with the approval of all good Democrats who know him. A better selection could not have been made.
J.S. Spradling's wife presented him with a 10 pound girl baby last week. John is the happiest man in this country. James Thomas and J.D. Kelly are also happy from the same cause.
What few hogs were fattened in this country for the market have been shipped to Louisville. The prices obtained would not justify feeding longer, and a great many, after having their hogs nearly fat turned them out to the meat.

Allen County News.

Mr. John S. Siddens, of Alabama, a former resident of Allen county, is here on a visit to friends after an absence of a score of years. He will make quite an extended visit before he returns to his southern home.
Rev. P.T. Hardison, who has been on a visit to relatives in Scottville, we understand, contemplates locating permanently among us. He will receive a cordial welcome.
We have had a very successful church district meeting at Scottville, in which much interest was manifested, and during which some able sermons were delivered.
Mr. R.S. Evans, of the Park City, reached our village a few days since accompanied by a force of workmen, who will commence at once the erection of the brick bank building for the use of the new banking firm of Evans & Co.
The matrimonial fever has broken out in this section and is likely to become epidemic. The following persons were married recently. Henry Claypool and Miss Whitney; Luther Claypool and Miss Crit Richey; W.T. Jones and Miss Celia Whitney; and Isaiah Combs and Miss Martha Thomas, the latter couple being aged respectively 79 and 63 years. Mr. James W. Mason and Miss Jennie Bradburn were also united in the holy bonds of wedlock.
Quintius Lyles is the lucky receiver of $1,015 pension money which he drew recently, and is to receive a monthly stipend of $8 in the future from the Pension Bureau.

Trammel.

Dr. G.W. Samuels and family are visiting his father, in Robertson County, Tenn.
J.W. {??}vis has two good mules for sale, {???} hands high and five years old.
Rev. Mr. Murrell preached a very able and interesting sermon at Shiloh recently.
We are glad to hear that Dr. J. L. Neal is some better. Chance for his recovery.
There are several fat hogs in this locality for sale. W.R. Pope has a nice lot.
J.W. Justice & Co. have on hand a nice lot of young beef cattle for sale. They will weigh 800 pounds.
There has been a great deal of sickness and some deaths in this community of late. Sickness was mostly typhoid and billious fevers.
J.W. Buchanan is running for Jailer. He will make a good one, and the man that beats him will have to rise early. John is a Democrat of the {???} pure variety.

Mt. Aerial News.

Rev. Jas. Lambert is holding a meeting at Beech Grove.
Rev. S. H. Pope is holding a protracted meeting at Harmoney.
Rev. J. W. Dixon commenced a series of meetings at Mt. Vernon Saturday, the 14th.
Brother Hogard, of the M.E. Church South, has just closed a very interesting protracted meeting at Shiloh. There were several professions with 18 additions to the church. It was a glorious revival.
Rev. J.W. Dixon and Elder J.D. Gilliam preached the funeral of Anna Lee Davis, the daughter of Y.J. Davis and Martha J. Davis, recently, at Shiloh. The congregation was very large and attentive.
We are sorry that there are some young men in our community who will go to church with a bottle of whisky in their pockets and run in and out while services are going on. Brother Hoard says they go out to drink the "devil's slop". We hope those young men will not be guilty of it any more.