January 6, 1922 - Bullitt County Public Library

Mrs. Mollie Bridwell and Paul
Owen were guests of Mrs. Henry
Bell last week.
Miss Judd will teach the Green Brier
School out. She will begin Monday.
Kirby Simmons spent Sunday with
James Simmons, who is very ill at
this time.
Mrs. Mary Martin returned to her
home for a few days and came back
to be at the bedside of her sister,
Mrs. Bettie Price, who is quite ill.
Mrs. Bert Ridgway was in
Shepherdsville one day the past
week shopping.
Mrs. Alvin Owen and children, of
near Mt. Washington, were recent
guests of Mrs. Kate Hall and family.
Judge Cassell is suffering from the
effects of a bruised finger.
Mr. Josh Miller was very bad the
past week with cramp colic.
Miss Emma Gentry spent a few days
the past week with Mrs. Basil Scott.
Marvin Stallings went to the woods
to cut timber a few days ago and
carried his dinner and hung it up in a
little sapling. At noon, he went back
to eat his lunch, some one had eaten
and emptied the dinner pail, so Mr.
Stallings worked all the afternoon
without dinner as it was too far to go
home.
Mr. and Mrs. George Gentry and
children spent Sunday with Will
Gentry and wife.
Miss Annie Owen spent one
afternoon last week with Mrs. Jane
Hall.
Clarence Armstrong and wife visited
relatives in this neighborhood
Saturday and Sunday.
The Pioneer News, 1922 - J. W. Barrall, Editor
Extracted or Transcribed From Microfilm by Edith Blissett in the year 2004
Kirby Grant, who is having his eyes
treated in the city, we are glad to
say, he can see much better.
Death of Gilbert Griffin
Mr. Gilbert Griffin, one of our best
known citizens, died at the home of
his son, W. N. Griffin, last Friday
night, aged eighty-eight years, one
month and seven days. He was
buried Monday at Hebron after
services at the Methodist Church
conducted by Rev. D. R. Peak and
Bullitt Lodge 155 of Masons. Mr.
Griffin was born in Spencer County,
Ky, in 1833, but spent almost his
entire life in Bullitt County. He was
a member of Miles Lodge of
Masons, having been a Mason for
more than fifty years. Surviving him
are his two sons, William and Jasper
Griffin of Bullitt County, many
grand and great grand children and
numerous other kinsmen of more
remote degree. “Uncle” Gib, as Mr.
Griffin was familiarly and
affectionately called by his hundreds
of friends, was easily the best liked
and most popular man in Bullitt
County. He was a friend to
everybody and everybody was his
friend. He was a true disciple of
Good Cheer. He lived in the
sunshine. Despite the inclement
weather, his funeral was one of the
largest ever held here and the many
beautiful flowers attested the high
esteem in which he was held. When
he was born, Abraham Lincoln was
twenty-three years old, the guns of
the War of 1812 had hardly ceased
to echo. He was 14 years old when
the Mexican War was fought in
1847 and since then he has seen
many great and momentous
happenings. Almost every great
invention which excites our
admiration and contributes to our
comfort has come since “Uncle” Gib
was born. When he attended school
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in Shepherdsville in his early
boyhood, the country immediately
surrounding the town was a
wilderness. He had outlived his
generation. The sunset hours of his
live were sweet and pleasant. With
his son, William N. Griffin, he had a
comfortable home where his every
wish was gratified and where his
children and grandchildren did all in
their power to make him happy.
Down town, he met his friends and
spent his time in pleasant
conversation. His friends and loved
ones will never forget his sunny
smile and good cheer until they, too,
are called away from the busy haunts
of life and when they are called to
beautiful Hebron to see some loved
one laid to rest, they will not forget
to visit the mound in which “Uncle
Gib” lies wrapped in the dreamless
mantle of death. We extend our
sympathy to the loved ones.
News Wanted
Send in your news. A county paper
needs all the help it can get.
For Rent
65 acres of corn, oats and tobacco
land. 4 room tenant house, large
barn, either for crop or cash rent.
Would furnish some work stock and
implements. R. L. Simmons.
Returns to Store
Mr. Carl Daugherty, who sold his
interest in the store business here
about a year ago, has bought the
store back and is again in the
merchandise business.
Carl is one of our best citizens and
we wish him success.
Marriages
Marriage licenses issued in
December: (Very light and hard to
read)