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The Pioneer News, 1918 - 1919 - J. W. Barrall, Editor Transcribed from microfilm by Edith Blissett in the year 2003 January 3, 1919 Mr. J. E. Quick, trustee at Brooks, cross the water, most of them was here on business Saturday. wanted to. ***School News Curtis Wise, of Lebanon Junction, George Greenwell, who spent who recently moved to this county, several weeks in France, arrived Ralph Henderson, who has been at and is numbered among the dead in Xmas eve to spend a few days at the Great Lakes Naval Training France is a brother of Miss Maggie home, but will return in a short time. Station is spending his furlough with Wise, a teacher in this county and Several more of the boys are friends and relatives in this county. the oldest son of Chas. Wise, living expecting to return in a short time. Ralph is looking well and very much in Hays Flats. ***Card of Thanks alive and when we saw him, he was T. C. Carroll, the popular County wearing a broad smile that would Attorney of Bullitt County, arrived We extend our heartfelt thanks and easily reach from ??? Junction to at the Court House to take charge of appreciations of the assistance, Zoneton. his duties Dec. 26th. kindness, and sympathy of all friends and neighbors in our hour of Prof. S. E. Hancock left Sunday to Tot has been drawing contracts and deep sorrow caused by the passing take charge of the High School at doing other legal work for the of our son, daughter, brother and LaFayette, Ky, the quarantine having Government in Washington DC and sister. been lifted in that county Monday. before the Commanding Officer Louisville City Schools were knew he was a lawyer, they had him We greatly appreciate the floral reopened Monday, while the local hauling cinders with a mule and contributions and feel deeply authorities were permitted the ban to dump cart. grateful to Rev. Burns for his consoling words. We thank all who be raised at Lebanon Junction, but Mr. Carroll is a fearless prosecutor helped in any way and shall ever refused to modify it for other and the evil doers had better sit up remember you for the evidences of schools. and take notice. love and respect shown our loved We may be able to begin Monday, Prof. A. A. Allison and his teachers ones. Jan. 6, 1918. opened the school at Lebanon May God bless each and all of you. Teachers, who have not completed Junction Monday with a fine their term of school should call Dr. attendance. Mrs. P. A. Armstrong and children. Roscoe Kerr, Sec’ty of the County Misses Nadine Melton and Neva ***A Fine Holiday Present Board of Health, or phone this office Magruder are spending a few days in The Alfred Struck Construction Saturday or Sunday preceding that Nelson County with friends and Company, of Louisville, gave each day. relatives. of their nearly 500 employees a Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Troutwine are Miss Willie May Ridgway has just Christmas present this year, of a delighted with their new guest which returned home after a pleasant visit $1,000 Life Insurance Policy, made arrived at their home in Louisville a with relatives at Lebanon and will payable to the family of the Insured. few weeks ago. leave next week to take up work in a The above Construction Company is Commercial School, either at Mrs. Troutwine was formerly a well an old firm and has men on their Bowling Green or Louisville. known teacher in this county. payroll who have been in their Prof. J. H. Sanders left Monday for ***Boys Arriving Home employment for many years. a visit to his old home in Taylor Co. Several boys, who have been in the ***A Friend In the death of Mr. Ham Croan, this Army, have returned home Wycote Byfleet, Surrey, England county lost one of its best known discharged. The ones who have been citizens, his family a very indulgent in to see us were Chas. Hardesty, Dear Mrs. Hibbs: father and the schools, a good, Wava Bell, T. C. Carroll, Ervin May I send a little note of sympathy prompt, and honest trustee. Funk, Roy Stallings, Harry Franklin, to you for the loss of your lovely Guy Stansberry. While they failed to Page 271 The Pioneer News, 1918 - 1919 - J. W. Barrall, Editor Transcribed from microfilm by Edith Blissett in the year 2003 boy. I can so well realize your The flu kept most every one in and it Paxton and Frank Parrish spent the sorrow for I, too, have lost mine. was the quietest Xmas that we ever week end with Geo. Swearingen and seen here. Herbert Baird. He came to us, the American YMCA, ill from his ship. We ***Adm Notice On Christmas day, Mr. and Mrs. W. thought it was nothing serious than a L. Hall entertained all their children Re: Estate of Ben Bealmear, B. F. bad cold and weakness, so I just put and grandchildren. Those present and G. I. Bealmear, Admrs. him in a good, comfortable bed and were Messrs and Mesdames Lewis mothered him about. I feel sure it ***Bullitt Short $400,000 Mothershead, Bert, Hal and Tom will comfort you to know he was so Hall. The County Assessor informs us that happy with us, he called it home. the property listed in Bullitt County Others who entertained all day Poor boy, he just seemed such a kid, is short $400,000 and then to be guests during the week were Mr. and I called him the “babe” and that raised with the property will be 20 Mrs. Fred Swearingen, Mr. and name stuck to him all through the per cent raise over last year and a Mrs. F. C. Porter, Mr. and Mrs. Hospital. I went there to see him. raise again on top of that. We don’t Holloway, Mrs. Herin, Mr. and Mrs. Fortunately, having been a nurse, I know what our tax will be this year. McGee, Mr. and Mrs. Wiggington got in to see him. He was so glad to and Mrs. Nancy Baird. see me. ***Mt. Washington G. P. Wiggington moved Monday to His three friends were so good to Messrs and Mesdames J. W. Harris his home across the street from the him, and also everyone at the and ?. H. Parrish, Edna and Eddie M. E. Church, recently purchased Hospital, so I want you to know he Clark and Susie May Parrish were from Mr. Tom Rogers. Mr. and Mrs. was well cared for and not lonely, so all day guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. ?. Rogers bought the house opposite that you may take a little comfort McAfee. from Oscar Porter. from that. I am so very, very glad I Mr. and Mrs. Stuyler Harris, Mr. and was able to be with him so much and Beginning with the new year, the Mrs. Bailey Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. to do what I could. He was such a influenza ban will be lifted and P. W. Harris, Mrs. Mabel Harris, dear boy, I know your poor heart school, church and commercial Miss Myrtle Holloway, Mr. J. L. must be nearly breaking. business will be resumed. Beard, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Blalock, I have had so many hundreds of boys Mrs. Mac Borders, Frank Striegel, No new cases have been reported in to take care of since the war, have Walter Coyle, Pvt. Herman Fox, Mr. town or surrounding community for seen so many die and Oh! Believe and Mrs. Horace McGee, all of some time. Louisville, J. H. McFarland of me, one could not bear it if they did Mr. and Mrs. Almer Barnes not know it is now all well with the Kansas City, Clint Smith and family received official notice that their of Wica, Ind., and Miss Mary Bell of lads and theirs is probably a far more son, Corp. Harold Barnes had been Huber, spent part of the holidays glorious peace than ours. wounded in action. He was in the with relatives and friends here. With much tender sympathy, From 30th Division, which helped to break Gladys Harlon. PS. Address was Jean McGee, who has been at Great the Hindenburg line. sent me from one of the boys on the Lakes, has been mustered out and Fred Bogard, Ola Bogard and Clyde “Texas” this morning. visited his parents here before Badgett have been honorably returning to his work at Indianapolis. ***Flu Raging Again discharged. The latter was in New Mrs. Laura Anderson and daughter, York ready to sail when peace was For the last few weeks, we were Miss Love, and Mrs. D. T. declared. feeling so good, thinking that the flu Mothershead are in the city with had about stopped, but just then, it Fred Smith and Bert Jones were both relatives and Mrs. C. O. Parrish and looks like it took a new start, as 15 here last week, but returned to camp. grand daughter are visiting her or 20 new cases are in town, which daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Yates at Maud. Miss Maud Bogard and Mr. George will last for several weeks again. McIntyre were quietly married Christmas eve at the Methodist Page 272 The Pioneer News, 1918 - 1919 - J. W. Barrall, Editor Transcribed from microfilm by Edith Blissett in the year 2003 Parsonage by Rev. D. R. Peak. The practically new. Hot lunch served at Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Hardesty bride is the only sister of Fred and noon. Longview Stock Farm. entertained Mr. D. M. Kelley and Leon Bogard and is an excellent family Christmas day.