Source: The Bowling Green Times-Gazette
Dated: April 22, 1885


Local News

Spring has come at last, butterflies have made their appearance.
The good work of planting trees on Reservoir Hill is still in progress.
The Glasgow Times is howling against the number of mad dogs which are roaming Glasgow and Barren County.
Spring has now come to stay, but should a change to the contrary occur we will, as a faithful journalist, so inform the public.
Mr. W. H. Phillips, leader of the brass band, says the members are doing splendidly now, and give promise of becoming one of the best musical organizations ever formed in this city.
R. A. Crump, of Rocky Hill Station, who cut Joseph Higdon so seriously that he died from the wounds, has been re-arrested on the charge of murder.
N. G. Alexander, Treasurer of Allen county, has effected a sale with the merchants' National Bank, of Louisville, for $37,400 worth of Allen county bonds.
We regret to learn that Mr. D. B. Clark contemplates removing with his family from our city on or about the first of May. He has bought a farm near Rockfield, Ky.
Stephen Wooten, a colored preacher through his attorney, Jas. T. Beauchamp, filed a suite of divorce against his wife Caroline. The petition alleges repeated adultery on the part of his unfaithful wife.
Mr. Hackney says the female base-ballists will give a procession upon the principal streets before going to the play grounds, when they reach Bowling Green. They will march to the music of a fife and drum.
Mr. L. B. Wilford has commenced to break ground for the foundation of his new flouring mill, and has a large force of workmen engaged in excavating. Rock and lumber are being hauled to the premises in large quantities.
Attorney Warner Settle of this city has been employed by the friends of Joe Higdon, deceased, to assist the prosecution of R. A. Crump, at the examining trial at Rocky Hill to-morrow, who is charged with the cause of Higdon's death.
The election at Glasgow last Saturday resulted in Robt. Boles being elected Marshall and the following Board of Trustees where chosen: E. Morris, W. H. Botts, W. L. Porter, H. Raubold, E. Dickey, J.A. Murray and J.F. Price.

Death of Joe Higdon

From Wounds Received at
the Hands of R. A. Crump,
at Rocky Hill Station.

A Serious Affair.

One day the first part of last week Mr. Joe Higdon and Mr. R.A. Crump, of Rocky Hill Station, in Edmondson county, Kentucky, had a difficulty which grew out of a discussion which caused their passions to become heated over the matter, but had separated, one going off in one direction and the other in another which unfortunately terminated at a triangular point when both of them met again and renewed the difficulty, which resulted in Mr. Crump, in a heat of passion, drawing out a pocket knife, with which he slashed Higdon across the face, cutting him across the forehead and through the temple and one of his ears, which severed an artery near the temple. Mr. Crump was to have had his examining trial several days since, but it was postponed on account of Higdon not being able to appear owing to the loss of blood from his wounds. A day or two since erysipelas set into the wound, which caused the death of Mr. Higdon yesterday afternoon at 3:20 o'clock. It is said that the two were former friends, and but for the discussion would have still remained so, and that had not the matter turned out as it did and Higdon had lived the affair would have been {???????} settled between them. The {?????} assumes a very serious aspect since the death of the wounded man, and Mr. Crump will now be put upon trial for his life, although death resulted from erysipelas. As the difficulty occurred in Edmondson county, the case will have to be tried at the Brownsville Circuit court at its next term, when Attorneys Wright and McElroy will appear for the defense.

Home From Texas.

Mr. Frank Ennis has just returned from a three weeks' visit to Texas and New Orleans Exposition. While in Dallas he heard Rev. W. G. Sweeney preach at the Christian church and afterwards had a conversation with him in which the Reverend gentlemen swayed that he was now stationed at Dallas and was very much pleased with the city, his congregation, and last but not least, he was receiving sufficient salary to enable him to live comfortably.

Had His Leg Amputated.

Old Mr. William Miles, of the Rockfield neighborhood, had his right leg amputated Thursday below the knee. The operation was successfully performed by Dr. McCormack, of this city, assisted by Drs. Moss, of Rockfield, and Miliken, of South Union. The amputation became necessary on account of senile gangrene. The patient is very feeble and the chances for his recovery are thought to be slight on account of his old age, but he may possibly survive the operation.

Death of John Drane.

Old man Johnny Drane, an Irishman who lived to the left of the lower end of Court street, died this morning at 11 o'clock in his 71st year of his age, after a sickness of five months, with rheumatism and pneumonia, the latter disease which he contracted recently, being the main cause of his death. He had no kin folks whatever in this country, but had been kindly cared for by Dr. Johnson, and nursed by old Mrs. Fuqua. The deceased will be buried to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock.

Has Seen Better Days

W. H. Wheeler, who before the war was a slave owner and in comfortable circumstances, has gradually grown poorer, until to-day he is a beneficiary of the county. Judge Cooksey helped him out last winter, but this morning, weak and feeble, he again applied for charity. He has a wife and adopted daughter. The wife, however, is in feeble health and unable to work. Wheeler represented to Judge Cooksey that he had not tasted food since yesterday morning. The case, of course, is a deserving one, and the county will make an appropriation sufficient to relieve the actual necessities of himself and family.

Allen County

A Democratic Convention Called.

What Scottville Has and Has not and Many other Local Items.

L. J. Spann, our clever drug man, was in Nashville last week.
There were eleven additions to the Methodist Church, of this place Sunday last.
Since our last communication an old man by the name of McAlister, of this county, died.
John Gaddis and family and Wm. Kirby and family, of Edgefield, left for Texas Friday.
Mr. T. P. Spilman was attacked with something like a hemorrhage last Friday, from which he is recovering.
Tom Bradburn, our agricultural and machine man, sold Tom J. Settle and engine and boiler last week for his woolen mills.
Miss Fannie Bohaman, our music teacher, went to the Park City Friday last to see her sister, Mrs. Snoddy, returning Monday.
Miss Em. Edmonds and her niece, Miss Myrtie Brown, have moved out to their home on the pike, where they intend residing during the summer.
J. Frank Pitchford, Superintendent of Common Schools, has the 6 percent to distribute and requests that all claims on that fund be presented.
Mr. John E. Dalton exhibited his fine Norman horse last week; he is a large iron-grey and a perfect paragon of beauty and symmetrical development.
Mr. Bird, father of Mrs. Dr. Glaze, from Owensville, Ind., accompanied by his daughter, Mr. Smith, of the same place, is visiting the Doctor's family.
W. H. Collins, of Glasgow, our own "Bousin Bilfic," was here with his father's family last week upon the eve of his sister's departure for the South and West.
Mr. Lewis K. Smith, attorney at law from Gainesborough, Tenn., was here in the county a week or ten days ago, visiting friends and relatives. Mr. Smith is a native of Allen.
Deel Cook, a respected citizen of the county, who has been afflicted with blindness for some time, caused from a solider's life, for which he expected to receive a pension, died last Friday.
Col. M. A. Alexander did not say that he was an avowed candidate for the Legislature, but he did say that if the Democratic party in convention assembled would give him the endorsement, he would make the race.
Hon. John E. Halsell, our Congressman, was here last week to investigate the people upon the question of a postoffice appointee, but he told us that he left with quite as unsatisfactory results as before coming.
Monday of last week was County court, but little business of any kind was done, and with the exception of more of the natives being off their bycicles on that day than usual, it would have been an unusually dull day.
Sunday evening of last week a young man by the name of Parker at the residence of Jerome Sloan, cut Fount Sloan with a regular dirk, which was made for such business. They were in their cups; Parker awaits Circuit Court.
Miss {???}Edmonds left last Friday for {?????} Nashville, Louisville and Cincinnati, to purchase a spring stock of goods. We feel warranted in saying that Miss Edmonds will, upon her return, be able to meet the requirements of the most fastidious with the latest fashions.
At public outcry last week Mrs. Aaron Perry sold a good jennet to Jim Williams, for $54.50; John Douthett sold a spring wagon and harness to Henry Clark, for $25; Willie Howell sold a mule colt to Tom Gibson, for $50; A. Hilburn sold six yearlings to I. N. Williams for $50.
A convention has been called by the Democracy to select a member to represent us in the next General Assembly of Kentucky, and the people should come together and make a wise and discreet selection. This is an important trust, and the man who receives the endorsement of the Democrats goes.
In pursuance to a resolution passed by the Democratic Executive Committee of Allen county, the Democrats of Allen county are requested to meet in mass convention at the court house, at 1 o'clock, p.m., Monday, May 11th, 1885, to nominate a candidate to represent Allen county in the Lower House of the next General Assembly of Kentucky.
T.W. Garing, Sr.
B. W. Bradburn bought last Monday of A. Hilburn, the finest young horse that has been seen here for sometime. He is a beautiful bay, 16 hands high, four years old and highheaded; is an excellent driver; saddles well, and in short is the finest styled horse that has been driven in our town for years. The horse is for sale at a reasonable figure.
Scottville is situated near the center of Allen county; has about 500 inhabitants, has three general mercantile stores, two exclusive groceries, one clothing and gents' furnishing goods store, two drug stores, two agricultural houses, two millinery and one jewelry store, two blacksmith shops, one livery stable, one hotel and several boarding houses. We have three churches - Baptist, Presbyterian and Methodist. There are three preachers, five medical men, six layers, two dentists, one undertaker, one shoemaker, one mill, (in operation) one saw mill, one sewing machine agent, several nice residences, a host of clever people, including a large quantity of small boys, some few dogs and cats and any quantity of town hogs. There is a proportionate number of negroes, who are somewhat beyond an average small town darkey. We haven't a bar room or any liquor sold in four miles of town, no barber, no railroad, (going to have, you bet) no telegraph or telephone communication, no paper, no places of public amusement, no water works, no gas(?), but withal a happy little town lacking in many things, but devoid of many vices, immoralities and mosquitoes.