The Pioneer News, 1920 - Bullitt County Public Library

Miss Mary Dawson, of Pitts Point, a
well known teacher, has a position at
the G. S. Patterson store.
In a recent debate given to the public
at Berea College, the subject was
“Resolved: That labor unions are
justified in demanding closed
shops.”
The affirmative side won, the judges
being three professional men of that
town and this side was Clay and
Hugh Porter of this county. The
Porters are bright boys and as soon
as they finish at Berea College,
expect to attend law school at the
Chicago University.
Dr. Ridgway, Prof. Bridwell and
Conrad Maraman took the following
girls to Louisville Saturday where
the girls all had their tonsils
removed. Dorothy Maraman,
Dorothy Bridwell, and Dorothy
Samuels.
The St. Joseph’s College Basketball
plyers lost a game here last week.
The locals won 51 - 36.
The Judges in the State Essay
Contest which was opened to KY
public school children last fall have
awarded prized and in the list of 6 th
grade pupils, second prize of $17.50
was awarded to Miss Lauretta Flood
of Pleasant Grove, while honorable
mention was made of Miss Geneva
Stallings who took part in the 8 th
grade contest.
Both are pupils of Miss Jennie
Carpenter, live in the Needmore
section and are very bright young
girls.
Mt. Washington
Mrs. Mary E. Parrish died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. F. C.
Porter, February 21 after an
extended illness. On the tenth of last
The Pioneer News, 1920 - J. W. Barrall, Editor
Transcribed from Microfilm by Edith Blissett in the year 2004
December, she fell and had been
confined to her bed since that time.
Loyal hearts and loving hands
faithfully ministered to her during
the time and especially have her
daughters, Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Porter
and her granddaughter, Miss
Georgia Porter, devoted their every
thought to her. She was born August
26, 1834.
As Mary Elizabeth Shoptaugh, she
was married December 25, 1854 to
Lucian M. Parrish, who died June 7,
1888. She was a faithful member of
the Methodist Church and WMS,
always a friend to the pastor.
The new church not being
completed, the funeral service was
held in the Baptist Church Monday
to a large crowd.
Rev. H. B. Wilhoyte read a part of
the 90 th Psalm and offered a
touching prayer. Rev. D. R. Peak
read a part of the Chapter of 2
Corinthians and the 7 th and 8 th verses
of the 4 th Chapter of 2 nd Tim and
basing his remarks on the 15 th verse
of the 116 th Psalm. “Precious in the
sight of the Lord is the death of his
saints” calling attention to the many
changes she has passed thru in her
life and how thru all her life down to
the last days, she maintained the
love and respect of children,
grandchildren and great
grandchildren. She was known to
almost everyone as Grandma or
Aunt Lizzie, always modest and
unassuming in nature with no
censuring word to speak of any.
She lived fifteen years beyond the
time allotted to man on earth, her
age being 85 years, 6 months and 26
days. She leaves four sons, Charles,
Thomas, Lee and Preston, three
daughters, Mrs. Edna Hall, Mrs.
Fanny Porter and Mrs. Minnie
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Borders, the latter of Louisville, 35
grandchildren and 22 great
grandchildren.
Mt. Washington Junior Epworth
League program participants - Lydia
Holloway, Lilberne Parrish,
Gertrude Porter, Virginia Herin,
Mary Grace Peak, Bellwood Porter,
Francis McDermott.
Resolution
Resolution on the death of Mrs. L.
L. Daugherty. Grace Wise
Daugherty departed this life Sunday,
February 15, 1920. Signed Mrs. S.
B. Stephens and Mrs. H. B. Glenn,
committee.
Bridge
The Champion Bridge Company was
awarded a contract to put a bridge
over Buffalo Run between here and
Lick Skillett. The fills are to be
made by the farmers.
Miss Elizabeth Weller
Miss Elizabeth Weller of
Shepherdsville is this year’s
freshman in the College of Arts and
Science at the University of
Kentucky and is doing very excellent
work there. She is especially
interested in the Romance language
and intends to major in them later.
Elizabeth was graduated from the
Shepherdsville High School in 1918,
receiving the second honor of the
class, that of Salutatorian. While in
high school, she was a member of
the Cawein Literary Society, played
as a “sub” on the high school
basketball team, and was for one
year the president of her class. In the
first year, she received a medal given
to the student having the highest
class average. Since entering the
University in the fall of 1919, she
has continued to keep up her good