Extracts of The Bullitt Pioneer 1901-1909 - Bullitt County Public Library

the home and its inmates quarantined
and the school closed.
The Pioneer is not in the habit of
getting excited or unduly alarmed
over trifling matters, but this is not a
trifling matter. On the contrary, it is
an exceedingly serious matter.
Practically every family in town has
had a first-class chance to contract
the loathsome disease and this
necessarily increases the danger of an
epidemic all over the county. Should
our worst fears be realized, in
addition to the inconvenience and
expense to the citizens, generally, it
could mean the paralysis of all
business and the expenditure by the
taxpayers of thousands of dollars.
***Advertisement
Bullitt County Bank began business
August 1, 1889. Mentions - Ed.
Croan, C. F. Troutman, H. H. Combs,
H. F. Troutman as officers.
***January 15, 1904 (Pg. 8)
W. M. Combs, Successor to O. & M
Combs - For Sale: fruit trees,
grapevines, etc.
***John Young Brown
Big Article and sketch: John Young
Brown, (1835-1904) the matchless
orator, passed away after a long
illness at his home in Henderson, Ky.
Two operations only temporarily
relieved him of the dropsical
affection from which he suffered. He
was born in Hardin County in 1834,
graduated from Centre College, of
Danville, in 1855. Among his
classmates were Hon. W.C.P.
Breckinridge, Hon, J.C.S. Blackburn,
Hon. James B. McCreary, Judge W.
L. Dulaney, Sen. George C. Vest of
Missouri. He was admitted to the
practice of law in Elizabethtown in
1856. In spite of his statement that he
was too young, the Democratic
delegation unanimously nominated
him for Congress from the then Fifth
District of Ky. The campaign is a part
of the history of KY. Mr. Brown
spoke in almost every neighborhood
The Bullitt Pioneer, 1901-1909
Extracted from microfilm by Edith Blissett
of every county in the district,
composed of Anderson, Bullitt,
Hardin, Larue, Marion, Meade,
Nelson, Spencer and Washington
Counties and was elected to
Congress. Being really ineligible,
(age 24), he did not take his seat and
the district had no Representative in
Congress that session.
In 1863 he moved to Henderson, KY.
In 1866, Mr. Brown was again
elected to Congress from the Second
district, but on account of alleged
disloyalty, he was refused his seat. In
November 1872, he was elected for
the third time as member of
Congress. Elected again in 1874 and
1876. In 1891, he was elected
Governor over Maj. A. T. Wood, his
Republican opponent. At the close of
his term, John Young Brown
removed to Louisville, where he
resumed the practice of law. Mr.
Brown's candidacy for Governor in
1899 in the Goebel-Taylor race is a
matter of recent history. Etc. Etc.
***February 12, 1904 (Pg. 1)
***Mt. Washington
Mr. & Mrs. H. J. Barnes are quite
sick.
J. Q. Hough is on the sick list.
W. L. Barnes is sick with la grippe.
Preston Parrish was in the city.
Rev. Cundiff preached at Bethel.
Born the 6th, to the wife of Lee
Wheeler, a boy.
Geo. McKenzie was in Taylorsville
one day.
Wm. Carrithers is quite sick with
inflammatory rheumatism
Miss Zerelda Owen is very sick with
no hope of recovery.
Elmer Wheeler, of Smyrna, visited
Sam McFarland.
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Jode Harris expects to go to
California soon.
Wm. Lucas, of the city, is with (her ?)
aunt, Mrs. James Hawkins.
Miss Frances Thompson is getting
along nicely with her school.
Wyble Ellaby, the youngest child of
W. D. Ellaby, is very sick.
Miss Kate Hall visited her sister-inlaw,
Mrs. Bert Hall.
Geo. McKenzie has been very sick
with a bilious attack.
James Lloyd visited relatives in
Taylorsville.
Van? Rouse, of Spencer County,
visited Maurice Harris.
Rev. Lansdale preached at the Baptist
Church.
Mrs. Lee Parrish and two children are
with her mother, Mrs. John Badget.
Ida Hough visited Mrs. Silas
McCrocklin.
Mrs. C. O. Parrish and son, Roy,
visited her aunt, Mrs. Jones at High
Grove.
Master Wm. Ellaby visited
Grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. J. C.
Wiggington.
Corinne Coleman, little daughter of
Dr. W. W. Colman, sick with a cold
last week.
F. F. Carrithers sold six mules to John
McClure.
Henry Owen has opened his sugar
orchard, molasses as fine as Mr.
Anybody's.
Rev. Brookshire who has been with
his son, Shelton, here for some time,
went to visit his son, Frank
Brookshire in Spencer County last
week.