Source: The Bowling Green Times-Gazette
Dated: September 2, 1885
 

Mrs. Lizzie Anthony, wife of Lycurgus Anthony, has filed a suite for divorce against her husband, on the ground of abandonment. Grider & Co. are attorneys for the plaintiff.
Hardin County is said to have 73 churches and over 100 school houses and not a single saloon, and does not owe a cent. Has $25,000 in the treasury: A good county to live in.
The case of Commonwealth against William Gaither, for breach of the peace, was called at 10 o'clock this morning, but owing to the absence of the Commonwealth's witnesses was continued till this afternoon at 3 o'clock. An account of the proceedings will be given Monday, as it will be too late for our paper today.
Yesterday in the County Clerk's office, Esquire G. B. Payne united in marriage Mr. S.W. Lowry and Miss A.A. Oldham, both of the Smith's Grove neighborhood. George makes a fine parson and is sure to join loving parties in as firm bonds as is anybody. He is getting a reputation in that line second only to Judge Cooksey's.
Yesterday the advertising real estate firm had a fine opportunity to sell a farm of 125 acres near the city. The price offered for such a one was $60 per acre. Thus it appears that if those who desire to sell, and there are many of them, had the forethought to advertise with the firm mentioned they could very quickly obtain their desires.
During the last few days chills and bilious fever have occupied the attention of our physicians here. The sudden change from hot, dry weather to the October like coolness developed what malaria there was in many people's systems and gave them the shake. A good many cases have appeared but it is only temporary and due to the cause mentioned.
Personals.

W. J. Morris, of St. Louis, is in the city.
I.F. Frederick, of Lexington, is in the city.
R.H. Swift, of Nashville, is in our city to-day.
Isaac Wright, of Indianapolis, Ind., is stopping at the Ritter House.
D.C. Clark, of Waynesboro, Penn., is among the guests of the Morehead.
Miss Minnie Porter is expected home to-day from a visit to Smith's Grove to friends.
H.M. Porter, of New York, is in the city at present and is circulating among our business men.
Mrs. David Harvey, who has been absent several weeks at Gainesville, is expected home this evening.
C.H. Porter, Harry Sinton and O. Austin, of Louisville, are among the registered guests of the Morehead to-day.
Miss Bettie Claypool, of Oakland Station, arrived in the city this afternoon on a visit to her friend, Miss Lena Tyler.
C.J. Wall, John Jordan, J. Winslock and J.R. Walker, of Louisville, are among the guests of the Ritter House to-day.
Mrs. S. S. Brink returned this morning from a long and pleasant visit to her mother and other friends, near Gallatin, Tenn.
Mrs. Bland, of Smith's Grove, who has been on a visit to the family of Mr. Wm. A. Cooke for several days returned home this morning.
Mrs. Mary K. Hicks left yesterday for New Albany, Ind., to visit relatives in that city. She will also visit the exposition at Louisville during her stay.
Miss Bettie Ferguson, of Dyersburg, Tenn., is in the city visiting the family of Mr. William A. Cooke. She is on her way to Ferguson Station, where she goes to take charge of a school at that place.
Prof. Wylie, Superintendent of our public schools, who has been spending his vacation at his former home in Ohio, has returned to this city looking much refreshed from his recreation, and is ready to resume his duties with renewed vigor.

A Painful Operation.

For some time past Mrs. Belle Coleman, of this community, has been a sufferer from caries of the tibia, more familiarly known as ulceration of the shin bone. The disease has gradually been growing worse and yesterday, with the advice of her physicians, she submitted to a very painful operation. Chloroform was administered and incision was made to the bone, when the ulcerated portion was chiseled off and the wound dressed. It is thought that much relief will ensue from the removal of the deceased portion of the bone. She is resting quite easily to-day and will doubtless be much benefited by the operation.

Allen County News.

Killings, Sales of Stock, Sickness, Land Sales and
Building Improvements.

Mrs. Sally Follis, of our village, is absent this week on a visit to friends in Bowling Green.
We regret to have to announce that Mr. Joseph Fitzpatrick, of this county, is quite sick with intermittent fever.
Capt. Hicks, of the county, purchased at the stock sale at Sampson Caves, recently, thirteen steers for the sum of $276.
Mr. James Holman has purchased sixty acres of land in the upper part of the county, from Mr. John Calvert at $10 per acre.
We are pained to have to report the serious illness of Mrs. Gray, of Scottville, who has been confined to her bed a month with malarial fever.
There is quite a building boom in our village at present. Five or six new buildings are in process of erection. This shows what a railroad can do for a place.
Mrs. Thomas Carpenter, of your city, has been here for a week or more on a visit to her parents. Mrs. Carpenter is always a welcome visitor to her old home.
Mr. William Stevens, of this vicinity, chaperoned a pleasant party of persons last week, who went on a visit to the big hold in the ground in Edmonson County.
Elder W. H. Carter, of the Christian denomination, who was in our town recently on his way to Simpson County, favored us with a sermon at the court house on Tuesday night.
We have had quite a chapter of accidents recently. Mr. George T. Dalton, who is engaged in running a saw mill near Scottville, had the misfortune to get one of his legs broken a day or two since.
Mr. Moss and son, of Bethpage, who are charged with the killing of a man named Harper, have had their examining trial, and have been held over for further trial at the next term of the Circuit Court.
Mrs. Hager and family, of the Rock City, who have been visiting friends in Scottville for the past month or two, have returned to Nashville, much to the regret of their many acquaintances here.
Mr. Herman Ferguson, a former resident of Allen County, whose home is now in Missouri, where he has been absent for a score and a half years, is here on a visit once more, and is circulating among his many friends.
Mr. Chin, the roadmaster of our new railroad, in process of construction, while riding a mule last Sabbath, met with quite a serious accident. The animal became unmanageable and threw him off, causing him to have quite a large gash cut in his head.