Kentucky Ancestors, Volume 39, Number 2 - Kentucky Historical ...

Abstracts from the Cumberland Courier, continued _______________
W.C. Hickey advertised boots and shoes manufactured
by Harvey & Keith of Louisville.
Attorneys Craddock & Walker advertised their
services as life and fire insurance agents.
The faculty of Burksville College for Young Ladies
and Gentlemen was advertised as J.R. Hoover,
principal; J.A. Hanby and G.C. Woodson, assistant
principals; Miss Carrie Magrane, teacher of music;
Mrs. Ellen Hoover, assistant teacher of music; and
Madame Magrane, “French Instructress.”
State Auditor D. Howard Smith notified each
county’s sheriff to “collect from the white taxpayers,
for the present year (1874), 45 cents on each $100
worth of taxable property; 25 cents on each white
enrolled militiaman; and $1 on each dog over two
belonging to white persons, and you will also collect
from the colored tax payers for said years, 45 cents on
each $100 worth of taxable property, $1 on each male
colored person over twently-one years of age; 31. on
each dog over two belonging to colored persons; and
26 cents on each colored enrolled militiaman.
BIRTH.
On Monday the 27 inst., to the wife of Oliver G.
Martin, an eleven pound son.
H. Clay Rogers announced himself as a candidate
for jailer.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
H.A.M. Henderson announced that, in the first year
of the “Colored school system,” the “colored school
census reaches the surprising aggregate of 37,332
pupil children.”
James T. Williams announced that he had found
jewelry.
“Primus,” correspondent from Amandaville, wrote
that a debating society meeting at Hopewell Church
on Crocus creek was being held. It was reported that
“nothing this side of the moon, or the long-tailed
comet that can equal them.” Reece Morgan was
called “the champion declaimer.” “Uncle Ed Paull,”
presumably jailer W.E. Paull, was reported as cam-
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paigning for re-election in the Crocus Creek area.
“His face all radiant with the hope of success, in fact
he was smiling away back of his ears, and says if he is
elected he will feed us all well, quite an item these
starvation times.” 5
Political candidates could announce their candidacies
at the rate of $8 for state and district races, $6
for county races, and $5 for town and other races.
Advertising candidates were Martin H. Cofer and
W.B. Harrison for appellate judge; C.W. Milliken 6
for Third District congressman; James Garnett, of
Adair County, and Major W.H. Botts of Barren
County, for 6 th Judicial District judge; David T.
Towles, for Commonwealth’s attorney; John Q.
Owsley and R.G. Cole for county judge; Scott
Walker for county attorney; L.A. Waggener for
county clerk; Republican J.S. Bruton for county
clerk; Joseph A. Traylor for county assessor; P.M.
Sewell, of Irish Bottom, “People’s Independent
candidate” for county assessor; W.E. Paull for jailer;
and H.W.D. Patterson for county surveyor.
George Seaver, proprietor of the Burksville &
Glasgow Stage Line, advertised the line’s new
coaches, which made trips to Glasgow every Tuesday,
Thursday, and Saturday at 6 a.m. Arrival time in
Glasgow was 4:40 p.m., which connected passengers
with the evening train of the Glasgow branch railroad.
The coaches returned to Burksville every
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7 a.m., arriving
there at 6 p.m. “Ministers of the gospel, and children
under ten years of age” were charged half fare.
“Hancock” announced that he could be found at
his old stand until further notice.
Jacob S. Bruton advertised his candidacy for
county court clerk. He related that he submitted to a
test administered by Adair Circuit Court Clerk Jas.
T. Page. He satisfactorily passed the test, which was
given under the supervision of Adair Circuit Court
Judge Thomas T. Alexander, who certified the result.
Bruton also said he possessed a similar certificate
from “Judge Fox.”
G.A.C. Turner led a group of 19 qualified voters of the
Marrowbone District of Cumberland County to the July