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News Clippings – 1918<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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MARRIAGE LICENSES<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong> –\u00a0<\/span>Issued week ending March 9, 1918<\/p>\n

A. H. Portwood to Minnie Wood
\nJ. D. Jones to Carrie Harrl
\nHugh Carr to Ethel Presswood
\nChas. Hown to Louvrnia Sims
\nHarry Hammonds to Cassie Sexton
\nMaynard Bishop to Ruth Hartley
\nElbert Goad to Laura Innis
\n_______________
\nIssued week of March 16, 1918<\/b><\/p>\n

Ervin H. Byrd to Lottie Nelson
\nWalter I Hays to Bertha A. York<\/p>\n

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IN LOVING REMEMBERANCE<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>
\nof our dear mother, Louise Schubert, who died, March 8th, 1915.\u00a0Sadly missed by her husband and children.<\/p>\n

DEATH OF JOHN H. McPETERS –\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>After an illness of a few days, John. H. McPeters died at\u00a0his home on Flat Fork. He was the son of Mr. Jas McPeters\u00a0and a member of the Junior Order American Mechanics, under the auspices of which order he was buried Monday afternoon at the Flat Fork burrying ground.\u00a0 He leaves a wife surviving him. \u00a0 (Week of March 22, 1918)<\/p>\n

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SUDDEN DEATH OF CHAS BROWN<\/span><\/i>\u00a0–\u00a0<\/strong>On last Saturday morning, the death angel, the invisible rider\u00a0of the ‘pale horse’, came into the home of one of our citizens\u00a0and took away the family’s head, in the person of Chas. Brown,
\nan old and respected citizen of the county.\u00a0 He was suddenly\u00a0stricken down, and after ceasing from the daily labor in which\u00a0he engaged on Saturday morning, March 16th, he only lived about\u00a0one hour.\u00a0 Mr. Brown was born in Lammershein Rhine Baiern Bavaris,\u00a0Germany at the Castle of the Count of Oberndorf, on Sept 28, 1847.\u00a0He was the third of nine children born tp the marriage of\u00a0Henry Edward and Maria Josephine (Fricker) Brown.\u00a0 They\u00a0 left
\nthe old country Aug. 1, 1850 and arrived at Wartburg Oct 3rd of\u00a0the same year. Mr. Brown was early left an orphan.\u00a0 He married\u00a0Julia Garrett .\u00a0 There are four sons and four daughters surviving;\u00a0 Mr. O.H. Brown\u00a0of Knoxville, W. O. Brown of Petros, Ed. L. Brown and Robt Brown of Wartburg;\u00a0Miss Josie Brown of Knoxville, Mrs. Ida Hughes of Tazewell, Mrs. Willie Byrd and Miss May Brown\u00a0of Wartburg,\u00a0 and his widow, Julia Garrett Brown, all of whom were present at his\u00a0funeral which was conducted at the Presbyterian Church house Monday Morning at 10 o’clock.\u00a0His brother, Mr. Edward Brown of Tazewell was also present.\u00a0 There was a large concourse\u00a0consisting of several hundred people in attendance at the services which was conducted by\u00a0Rev. Charles Taylor of Oakdale.\u00a0 The burial was in the Wartburg Cemetery. (Week of March 22, 1918)<\/p>\n

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL DEPARTMENT<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>
\nMarch 1918<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Little Rex Henry, the infant son of Mr. & Mrs. C. D. Henry has been very sick for the last few days.<\/p>\n

There is one case of small pox in Wartburg, Mr. E. M. Williams is the unfortunate person surffering with contagion,
\nhowever, the Health authorities with the acquiescence of Mr. Williams family, have taken the precaution by the
\nadoption of proper quarantine regulations so that others of the town, if possible, shall not be afflicted.<\/p>\n

A large number of friends met with well filled baskets and gave Mrs. T. V. Peters a hearty\u00a0surprise on her return from La.\u00a0 It being her birthday, March 1st.<\/p>\n

Mr. Carson Brown of Camp Sevier, Greenville, S.C., has been spending a few days with home folks.<\/p>\n

Mr. Will Shick from Sterns, Ky., was in our town Thursday.<\/p>\n

The Ladies Aid met at the Hall Thursday and quilted two quilts.<\/p>\n

Born to Mr. and\u00a0 Mrs. J. A. Love of Mossy Grove,\u00a0on last Sunday a Son.<\/p>\n

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kreis on last Saturday, a girl.<\/p>\n

Mr. C. C. Blake of Pine Orchard, Rockwood, Rt. 3, has recently traded his stallion for a well brd, fine blooded, jack.<\/p>\n

Miss Minnie Adsmond is home after a trip to Knoxville and Chattanooga.\u00a0 She has accepted the position
\nof Canning Demonstrator for Union County, Tennessee.<\/p>\n

Newton Brewster, who is stationed at Camp Sevier, S.C., is at home on a 10 day furlough.<\/p>\n

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ROSE REMARKS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sheriff Byrd was here one day last week talking to the boys and it seems that he made them\u00a0believe that he is the fellow for Sheriff again, as he received 17 out of 21 votes cast.<\/p>\n

Eugene Brown has moved from Burrville to the farm where Andy McKinney was living.<\/p>\n

Elmer Davis, A C S fireman, is spending a few days with R. W. Davis, enjoying a case of measles.<\/p>\n

Our S.S. was reorganized Sunday by electing John York, supt., Mr. J. G. Peters, asst. supt., Miss Nola York
\nsecy., other the teachers selected are, Mr. J. B., York, Mrs. J.H. A. Lewallen, Mrs. J. D. Young, and Mr. J. G. Peters.<\/p>\n

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SUNBRIGHT<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
\nOn last Saturday evening, two young fellows, supposedly from\u00a0Oneida, held up Paul Daniels and Levi Bass not far from\u00a0seventeen tunnel and took twenty dollars off of them.\u00a0They also held up Elbert Goad and he ran and they shot at him\u00a0inflicting a slight wound in his shoulder.\u00a0 This practice of stealing and robbing in this country should be looked after\u00a0and a stop put to it.<\/p>\n

Last Friday, while working on a trussel below seventeen tunnel,\u00a0Mr. Henry Holliday, a brakeman on one of the dirt trains, fell from his train, falling a distance of forty or forty-five feet, receiving a serious injury to one of his ankles.<\/p>\n

Mr. Will Sexton is very sick at this writing.<\/p>\n

Aunt Lucretia Jones, who has the misfortune to fall and cripple herself, is slowly improving.<\/p>\n

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DEER LODGE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

M.M. Foad and Alex Qualls have taken the contract to rock the Rome Church Road from Summit Park to forks of Frankfort Road.<\/p>\n

Thorwald Strand has joined Earl Phillips in Pittsburg, allured by high wages.<\/p>\n

Dr. Leonard Ostrowski<\/i>, the oldest pioneer among the Polish\u00a0settlers, passed away last Thursday after a few days illness\u00a0with heart trouble.\u00a0 He moved here from Chicago some 13 years\u00a0ago and made it his home ever since. Father Sullivan said\u00a0High Mass over the remains Sunday and he was laid to rest in the Deer Lodge Cemetery. (Week of March 22, 1918)<\/p>\n

Charlie Zellar<\/i>, a promising young man of 16 years, died Monday at the residence of his parents near the Pilot Mt. road , of acute Brights disease.\u00a0 He was buried at the Deer Lodge Cemetery.<\/p>\n

Charlie Phillips is home nursing a bad cold contracted on the Western Union line at tunnel 20.<\/p>\n

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APRIL, 1918<\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

JOSEPH MARTIN BRANAM,<\/strong>\u00a0<\/i>age 68 yrs,of Coalfield, died here at the home of his son-in-law, R. B. Whalen on April 5th, of cardia renal disease.\u00a0 He leaves a wife, one son, two sisters, and five daughters.\u00a0 The body was sent to Harriman, Sunday morning\u00a0on No. 1.\u00a0 The funeral services were conducted by Rec. Wyrick of\u00a0Harriman.\u00a0 Interment was made in the Willard Cemetery.<\/p>\n

DEATH OF MRS. WM. HOWARD<\/i>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

We regret to learn of the death on Tuesday morning of this week,\u00a0of Mrs. Wm. Howard of Sunbright. Mrs. Howard was about 80 years\u00a0of age and the widow of the late William Howard who preceded\u00a0her on life’s journey near two years ago.She leaves surviving\u00a0her,\u00a0 a number of children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.\u00a0(Week of April 12, 1918)<\/p>\n

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL DEPARTMENT\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Mr. John Davis, formerly of Oakdale, has moved onto the farm which he recently purchased from Ruscoe Human.<\/p>\n

All business here is being run by the new time and its hoped by many that we will never go back to the old time.<\/p>\n

Mr. Fred Jacks left Tuesday for Stearns, Ky., where he has accepted work.<\/p>\n

Mr. & Mrs. R. B. Whalen went to Harriman Sunday where they attended the funeral and burial of Mrs. Whalen’s father, Mr. Joseph Martin Branham.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Oscar Stonecipher has returned home after an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. Pat Pearson of Oakdale.<\/p>\n

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\n

MAY 1918\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

MARRIAGES LICENSES<\/i>\u00a0 —\u00a0Week of May 24, 1918<\/p>\n

T. A. Hood to Stella Maden
\nDecatur Davis to Cordia Pittman<\/p>\n

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\n

KILLED BY LIGHTNING\u00a0 –\u00a0<\/strong>At the end of the O & W Ry, west of Oneida in Scott Co, at or\u00a0near a place called Gernt, it is reported that eight men sought shelter from a severe thunder and rain storm under a large oak
\ntree, and while there the tree was struck by the lighting, killing two instantly and injuring the others, one of whom was reported to in\u00a0 a dying condition, their names are not learned.<\/p>\n

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JUNE 1918\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

H. F. Byrd of the National Army, stationed at Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C., is spending a few days in Wartburg and\u00a0vicinity on furlough visiting home folks.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Will Brown, of Elgin, came down last Sunday to bid good by to her brother, Arthur Duncan who left with the contingent of selected men for Camp Gordon Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Geo Shick has returned home after visiting her son Edward Shicks at Stearns, Ky.<\/p>\n

Mr. E. J. Patching and family of Oakdale motored through and spent the day last Sunday week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Patching.<\/p>\n

Mrs. R. G. Jacks is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Barnett at Frankfort this week.<\/p>\n

The roller is in our town and work has begun on our road. (Burrville) It is hoped that we will soon have good roads.<\/p>\n

Corp. Luther N. Garrett of the Narional Army stationed at Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C. is spending a few days at home on furlough.<\/p>\n

J. B. Powell attended the funeral of his brother-in-law, Mr. Wm. Kindrick at Rockwood last week, and on his return was accompanied\u00a0by Mrs. Rue Hagard and Miss Ruth Blake, sisters of Mrs. Powell.<\/p>\n

Ed Mehlhorn of the National Army, stationed at Camp Sevier, was in Wartburg Sunday visiting homefolks.<\/p>\n

Private Everett Garrett is now seeing service “somewhere in France”\u00a0while Lincoln Adams is supposedto be on the way “over there”.<\/p>\n

Lt. Dorscheid is now at Ft. Oglethorp, Ga. in active commission.<\/p>\n

Everett Jones who is in the U.S. Navy located on Fishers Island, N.Y., is at home on a ten day furlough.<\/p>\n

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Week of June 21, 1918<\/i>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday of this week was registration day for the young\u00a0 men coming 21 years of age since June 5th of last year\u00a0and a large number registered who resided in all parts of the County, and we hope to publish a complete list later.<\/p>\n

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LIST OF MEN MOBILIZED<\/span><\/i>\u00a0 –\u00a0<\/strong>Week of June 24,-29, 1918<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Elmer Davis<\/span><\/td>\nGlen Mary<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
J. Arthur Duncan<\/span><\/td>\nWartburg\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
James P. Minor<\/span><\/td>\nPetros<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jesse C. Quinn<\/span><\/td>\nLancing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
George Ray<\/span><\/td>\nOliver Springs<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weldie Langford<\/span><\/td>\nGlades<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Willie C. Adsmond<\/span><\/td>\nDeer Lodge\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arnett H. Boone<\/span><\/td>\nPetros<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weldie Ruffner<\/span><\/td>\nCoalfield<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emmett Ooten<\/span><\/td>\nDeer Lodge\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Otis Underwood\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nSunbright<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carl H. Davie<\/span><\/td>\nOakdale<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charles A. Morris<\/span><\/td>\nOliver Springs\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edward B. Turpin<\/span><\/td>\nOakdale<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Albert McCartt\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nLancing\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charles W.Phillips<\/span><\/td>\nOakdale\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John H. Ebble<\/span><\/td>\nDeer Lodge\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dock G. Howard\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nLancing\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Howard Armes<\/span><\/td>\nDeer Lodge<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arlow Ryons<\/span><\/td>\nDeer Lodge<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irl J. McCormick<\/span><\/td>\nSunbright<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Abe L. Howard\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nLancing\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tom C. Hardy<\/span><\/td>\nOakdale\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
E. H. Freytag<\/span><\/td>\nWartburg<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
James M. Cross<\/span><\/td>\nHarriman<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nOf the above men, James P. Minor, Charles W. Phillips and Albert McCartt were called as alternates.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

CALLED TO COLORS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The young men whose names were published in our last week’s issue, (except Ernest Freytag and Jesse C. Quinn) left on Tuesday of this week for Camp Gordon, Ga.\u00a0 There were 23 in number.\u00a0Ernest Freytag and Jesse C. Quinn who were in the selects published, were selected for special training and will be sent later together with Ray C. Quinn of Knoxville.<\/p>\n

\n

JULY 1918<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mrs. T. O. Juve<\/i>, widow of the late Rev. T. O.. Juve, died at her home North-west of Wartburg on Tuesday, June 18th.\u00a0 She leaves surviving her, six children, three sons and three daughters.\u00a0Funeral services were held on Thursday of this week and she was burried in the Wartburg Cemetery.<\/p>\n

Mr. James Purvis, whose toe was amputated last week, is progressing nicely, and his many\u00a0 friends hope shortly to see him out.<\/p>\n

\n

GLORIOUS FOURTH OF JULY AT DEER LODGE\u00a0<\/strong>
\nBig preparations are being made by the Red Cross Society and kindred committees for the big patriotic celebrations on July 4th.<\/p>\n

S. T. Kimbell accompanied Judge W. Z. Stricklin over to Knoxville Thursday, where the Bales bankruptcy case was on hearing.<\/p>\n

The High School Board met in Wartburg Monday and among other business transacted, employed a Mr. Ellis of New Market as\u00a0Principal, Mrs. Nancy (Turman) Quinn as Music Teacher and Miss\u00a0Cora Hornsby as teacher of domestic science and Home Economics in the Central High School for the coming fall and winter term.<\/p>\n

Arlow Ryojn, Charlie Phillips and Bill Adsmond received their Army call.<\/p>\n

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\n

AUGUST 1918\u00a0<\/strong>
\nHENRY KREIS SERIOUSLY WOUNDED<\/i>
\nMrs. Ben Kreis of Oakdale is reported to have received a message that her son Henry Kreis had been seriously wounded in action in France.\u00a0 This is the third Morgan County boy to be wounded since\u00a0the war began.\u00a0 Sergt. Hagood, a former Oakdale boy, and Geo Dagley of Petros being the other two.<\/p>\n

Week of August 16, 1918\u00a0<\/strong>
\nThose\u00a0 that attended the Normal at Wartburg last week were,\u00a0Mrs. A. C. Peters, Lonnie Gunter and Miss Mertie Goggins and\u00a0Rev. T. V. Peters.<\/p>\n

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CALLED AUGUST 24<\/strong><\/p>\n

ABOUT 150,000 YOUTHS WILL REGISTER UNDER OLD DRAFT LAW<\/i>\u00a0<\/span>
\nWashington, Aug 14<\/i>——Registration on Saturday, August 24,\u00a0of all youths who have reached the age of 21 since the second registration last June, was ordered today by Provost Marshall General Crowder under a proclamation by President Wilson.\u00a0 About 150,000 young men will register.\u00a0 The purpose is to add quickly\u00a0to the almost exhausted class one to meet army draft calls in September.<\/p>\n

\n

WILD CAT STILL RAIDED<\/strong><\/p>\n

One day last week a U.S. Deputy Rev. Collector assisted by W. A. Human, Constable of Sunbright, made a raid on a wild cat still just about two miles to the east of Sunbright, while theuy found and destroyded some of its accessories, including about 1 1\/2 bbls of malt, furnace, etc, no arrests were made in connection with the raiding.<\/p>\n

The Wartburg Chapter of the Red Cross met Monday at 2 p.m. at\u00a0the Court house and among other matters, considered the preparing\u00a0of 20 comfort kits to present the boys with, who will leave here Friday of this week, for Camp Gordon, Ga.
\nMrs. Henry Freytag and daughter, Lillie May of Chattanooga were visiting in Wartburg last week.<\/p>\n

Mr. & Mrs. Chas Hughes of Danville, Ky., spent a few days last week with the latters parents, Mr. & Mrs. S. C. Galloway.<\/p>\n

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SEPTEMBER, 1918\u00a0<\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
\nMARRIAGE LICENSES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Issued week of Sept 7th, 1918<\/i>
\nJames Broglin to Lillie Ray
\nHugh Carr to Ethel Presswood
\nClide Anderson to Menerva Silcox<\/p>\n

Issued week of\u00a0\u00a0 Sept 14, 1918<\/i><\/p>\n

Ira Bryant to Gertrude Dotson
\nWalter Preswood to Malinda O??ey<\/p>\n

Issued week of September 28th, 1918<\/i><\/p>\n

Gardner Richards to Zena Goddard
\nLeroy Skeens to Florence Human
\nAlvis Cadle to Julia Chapman<\/p>\n

\n

HERBERT GARRETT WOUNDED\u00a0<\/strong>
\nAnother\u00a0 Morgan County boy, Herbert Garrett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Garrett, Lancing, Rt. 1,\u00a0according to a message received by his parents, has been seriously wounded in action in France, This makes\u00a0the third soldier from our county that we have heard of being the in the casualty list.<\/p>\n

O.K. Johnson, Sam McCoy and Willie Walker, left Friday for Camp Wadsworth, S.C.<\/p>\n

G. M. York dismissed his school last Monday and hiked himself\u00a0down to the Co, Capital where he took upon himself the solemn\u00a0and binding oath of a J.P.\u00a0 If any young lady can find her a\u00a0man to tie to her, proceed with him to the Squires where the\u00a0knot will be tied at once.<\/p>\n

John T. Stephens of the U. S. Navy came home last Sunday on Furlough.<\/p>\n

Born to Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Crouch, on the 13th, a Big Boy.<\/p>\n

Roscoe Anderson is spending a few days at Dayton Ohio before being called to service.<\/p>\n

It is reported that Arthur Greer is very sick with typhoid fever.<\/p>\n

\n

CALLED TO COLORS\u00a0<\/strong>
\nWeek of September 13, 1918<\/i>
\nThe following young men were selected and entrained last Friday for Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg S. C.\u00a0 Citizens of Wartburg generously furnished cars for their transportation to Lancing:<\/p>\n

Granville M. Hall
\nCharles Swicegood
\nJoe Sexton
\nWm. H. Butler
\nChas Olmstead
\nHoratio H. Shaver
\nOscar Stephens
\nThorwald Taylor
\nJohn H. McCartt
\nElbert Goad
\nEverett Langley
\nGilbert W. Hall
\nWalter Jestes
\nRoy H. Hall
\nJames M McCoy
\nLeland T. Lavender
\nFloyd N. Shaddows
\nGeo. I Hall
\nSam B. McCoy
\nWm. H. Walker
\nFloyd A. VanGundy
\nHenry E. Meltohn
\nO Keneth Johnson
\nDavid H. Wilson<\/p>\n

\n

NOVEMBER 1918<\/strong><\/p>\n

MARRIAGES<\/i><\/p>\n

<\/i>Week ending Nov 2nd, 1918<\/span><\/p>\n

Clarence Strutton to Agnes Williams
\nJames Fagan Jr., to Carrie Book
\nJ. B. Duncan to Lizzie Black<\/p>\n

Week ending November 9th 1918<\/span>
\nFrances Rucker, Col to Alberta Chatton, Col
\nJay McCartt ot Nellie Robbins<\/p>\n

MARRIED<\/i>\u00a0 at the residence of the bride, four miles south\u00a0of Wartburg on Sunday, Nov. 3, 1918, at 10 a m
\nMrs. Lizzie Black and James B. Duncan<\/i>.\u00a0Squire I. J. Humamn preformed the ceremony.\u00a0Mrs. Black is the widow of the late Carl Black and daughter\u00a0of the late JWF Lehman, a prosperous farmer of this county.\u00a0Mr. Duncan is well known by our people, having been a resident\u00a0of this county all his life.<\/p>\n

\n

SOCIAL HAPPENINGS\u00a0<\/strong>
\nMrs. Ross H. Williams went to Camp Sheridan, Montgomery Ala, Monday of this week to visit her husband who in camp at that place.<\/p>\n

Our school is still closed an account of the flu in our community, but soon hope to see it open.<\/p>\n

Mr. & Mrs. Arlow Nitzschke of Danville, Ky., spent a few days visiting his parents Mr. & Mrs. J. J. Nitzschke.<\/p>\n

Miss Grace Kennedy of Rockwood attended the funeral of her brother Harry last Thursday.<\/p>\n

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DEATHS<\/strong><\/p>\n

The body of\u00a0Harry Kennedy<\/i>\u00a0who died in the Hospital at Lexington, Ky with influenza followed by pneumonia, was shipped to Burrvlle for burial, Oct. 31st.<\/p>\n

DEATH OF MRS. LOUVINA BOWMAN
\nOn October 22, at 3:20 P M, Mrs. Louvina Bowmamn died at her\u00a0home in Oakdale, after an illness from influenza.\u00a0 She was burried\u00a0in Wartburg Cemetery on the 23rd.\u00a0 She leaves surviving her, her mother, Mrs. D. W. Cooper, two daughtes, Jesse Lee Hall and Mary Baldwin Starkey, and four brothers Dr. Jno L.., James, Joe B, and Dave W., Jr., and her husband John Bowman.\u00a0 Mrs. Bowman formerly\u00a0resided in Wartburg and was well known here.\u00a0 She was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. D. W. Cooper.<\/p>\n

OSCAR WILLIAMS, KILLED IN ACTION\u00a0<\/strong>
\nA telegram has been received by Mrs. W. D. Jones of this place,\u00a0that her son, Private\u00a0Oscar Williams<\/i>, was killed in action on\u00a0Sept 28th.\u00a0 This makes the second Morgan County bouy to make\u00a0the supreme sacrifice in the present world war. Young Williams enlisted about one year ago and went overseas not long thereafter.\u00a0He was only eighteen years of age and was the oldest son of Mrs. Jones<\/p>\n

TWO MORE MORGAN COUNTY BOYS ON CASUALTY LIST –\u00a0<\/strong>On last Friday appeared the name of\u00a0John H. Carson<\/i>, Oliver Springs, killed in action and on Saturday the name of\u00a0Lee Martin<\/i>, Coalfield, wounded, degree undetermined.\u00a0 Both Morgan County boys, Carson, the first named who has made the supreme sacrifice left Morgan County, Sept., 1917 in a contingent of drafted men of about 65 in number.<\/p>\n

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