>From a microfilm owned by Charles Feix, Cynthiana, KY 2002-3 Loaned to Col. Doug Harper, Biloxi, MS, for extraction of data of interest to him. Finished in Aug 2003 Guide to contents: Frequency: Weekly Published: Saturday Master Neg. # S/99-151 July: 21, 28 August: 4, 11, 18, 25 September: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 October: 4, 13, 20, 27 November: 3, 17 December:22 Issues starting with October 13, has date and issue numbers out of sequence, with no issues number 4 & 5 Issue not published November 24 Issues missing: Nov 10, Dec 1, 8, 15. Subscription price $1.00 per annum Office on North Main Street Harrison County Courier Saturday 20 Jul 1889 Vol. 2 No. 47 Evans D. Veach, Publisher Pg. 1 Col. 1 North, the wife-murderer, continues to remain in his insane state. Many believe he is simply acting, but to those who have seen him he is certainly demented. Robert R. Myall, a resident of Shawhan Station, a well-known merchant of that place, was examined on writ of lunacy Saturday, adjudged to be of unsound mind, and sent to the Asylum at Lexington. He has been confined in that place before, and this present ailment is but a renewal of the old one. The Electric Light Company are making great efforts to begin immediate work on their plant. Their charter requires work to be actually begun within ninety days from passage of the franchise, and the company hope by that time to have the light fully completed and in running order. Born On Wednesday, to the wife of H. K. McAddams, of Abdallah Park, a daughter. Died D. Howard Smith, Ex-auditor of Kentucky died in Louisville, Monday, age 68 years. On Wednesday last, the 2 year old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John Fitzpatrick. The remains were interred in the cemetery at Cynthiana. - Winchester Democrat Harrison County Courier Saturday 20 Jul 1889 Vol. 2 No. 47 Evans D. Veach, Publisher Pg. 1 Col. 3 Neighborhood News Ruddell's Mills Mr. Goodman continues quite ill. Dr. Keller's family will leave this week to join him in Hot Springs. Mrs. Jas. Neal and son, of Austerlitz, spent Sunday with Nathan Goodman's. Tricum Died - On the 12th inst. near Robinson Station, Mr. Moss Monson, aged nearly 81 years. Deceased was a clever old gentleman and leaves several grown children and a host of other friends who will be pained to hear of his death. His remains were interred at old family burying ground, Brusam cemetery. Born - To wife of Joe Eadon, nee Richardson, a daughter. Leesburg Jos. North, the wife-murderer, confessed on Thursday last to the killing; said it was done in self defense. As he came into the house his wife attacked him and struck him and he struck her. Jealousy was the cause. It is said he is losing his mind. There is a streak of insanity in his family, several having been affected in that way. If he escapes the rope he will apt to get imprisonment for life. Harrison County Courier Saturday 20 Jul 1889 Vol. 2 No. 47 Evans D. Veach, Publisher Pg. 1 Col. 4 Walks and Talks (Fifth of a series) Howard Jett, drugist, notions, paints and oils. J. L. Juett, livery stable, feed store. Geo. T. Mattox, groceries, hardware, harness, wool & grain buyer. T. A. Frazer, clothing store J. D. McLain, photographer W. L. Northcutt, dry goods and notions, oldest business man in town. Harrison County Courier Saturday 27 Jul 1889 Vol. 2 No. 48 Evans D. Veach, Publisher Pg. 1 Col. 1 Died On Wednesday, at his home at Ruddles Mills, Willis Collins, aged 85 years. At Lairs, Mrs. Sarah Cunningham. North, the wife-murderer, has ceased his efforts at insanity, and is now as sane as ever. It has been discovered that the injury on the back of his head no doubt caused his mind some trouble, but not as much as he gave evidence. His effort at insanity only makes his case stronger against him. Harrison County Courier Saturday 27 Jul 1889 Vol. 2 No. 48 Evans D. Veach, Publisher Pg. 1 Col. 3 DROPPED DEAD William Victor, a well-known farmer dies suddenly of heart disease Yesterday morning, about 11 o'clock the startling intelligence was circulated on the street that William Victor had suddenly died of heart disease. The report was extremely hard to believe, as Mr. Victor was in the prime of his life, being 38 years old, and only a few minutes before the announcement of his death had been walking around the street. He had been complaining though, for several weeks, and yesterday morning feeling so unwell he had driven to town to procure some medicine to try and get relief. Returning home he took his medicine, and went to his room, seated himself and began reading a newspaper. He suddenly became sick, and his wife seeing his peculiar actions went to him to reliever him if possible. He said he felt so bad that he would lay down, and this he did on a lounge in an adjoining room. He became weaker immediately, and his wife's screams called attention of friends and neighbors, who rendered every assistance but to no avail, as he gasped his last breath of life and his heart ceased, to beat no more, in a very short time. Physicians pronounced his death to have been caused by heart disease. William Victor was one of the most prosperous, popular and energetic farmers in Harrison Co. E had lately purchased the beautiful and magnificent home owned by Judge J. Q. Ward, where, surrounded by a charming and estimable wife and loving devoted children, he enjoyed the fullest of life's sweetest pleasures, and to be cut down in its midst is a realization that none but those who knew him can know or feel. His death is a loss to the whole community, and a more general bereavement we have never witnessed toward any citizen. An honorable upright lite, an affectionate, amorous father, a loving, attentive husband, a noble, pure Chistian has this been sacrificed to the inevitable fate of mankind, but his was all the more sorrowful, for no word or sign of admonition had been given. Mr. Victor's father and mother died of heart disease, and it thus seems hereditary. He was a brother of Mrs. L. W. Whaley, Mrs. R. M. Hedges, Mrs. B. F. Martin and Mr. Alex. Victor. Born At Connersville, on the 22nd inst. to the wife of J. C. B. Levi, a son. To the wife of J. K. Smith, (nee Ada Hill), of Paris, a daughter. J. T. Argo, of Poindexter, has been granted a patent on an automatic switch for railroads. Harrison County Courier Saturday 27 Jul 1889 Vol. 2 No. 48 Evans D. Veach, Publisher Pg. 1 Col. 4 A PARIS LYNCHING A lecherous Negro Brute Meets a Deserved Fate Thursday night about 7 o'clock, John Pryor, Geo. Horine and Green McDonald armed with shotguns, brought a burly black man, aged about 30, to Paris and placed him in jail, charged with assaulting Mrs. Peter Crow, wife of a section boss on the Winchester branch of the K. C., about two miles from Paris, neara Sam'l M. Pryor's. The brute knocked Mrs. Crow down and accomplished his lecherous designs, during which time the poor woman scratched his face and tore his lip in her efforts to free herself, but all to no avail. After having been released, the terrified woman ran and attracted John Pryor from his uncle Sam Pryor's residence two hundred yards away, and he proceeded to Mrs. Crow's residence, where the brute was found loitering around playing innocent, but was fully identified by Mrs. Crow, who described scratches on his lip and face which she would be found. When arrested, Kelly said that he had been pounced upon by a ragged tramp while lying down in a shade in the woods, and that he had beaten the tramp off and he ran up the railroad. Kelly was taken before Mrs. Crow and fully identified. Thursday night a number of masked men went to the jail, secured Kelly and took him to the railroad bridge near town, and hung him, where the body was found yesterday morning. The lynching was deserved and meets with the approval of citizens. Harrison County Courier Saturday 27 Jul 1889 Vol. 2 No. 48 Evans D. Veach, Publisher Pg. 1 Col. 4 The Methodist Church at Oddville The first Methodist Church at or near Oddville was 1 ½ miles east of Oddville, built perhaps as early as 1820, and before the division of the Methodist church into North and South is was known as the Episcopal Chapel. Josiah Whiteker, widely known at that time throughout Northern Kentucky as a strong but somewhat peculiar preacher and who lived then within the limits of what was after to be the village of Oddville, was a leading spirit of the church. It was through his influence, when the Episcopal Chapel burned in 1849, that the new church was located only ½ mile east of Oddville, on a tract of land given by himself. J. C. Crow was a contractor and builder of this new church, though without all the "plans and specifications" of modern workmen. His work was to be well-done and hones. In about 1875 or '76 J. C. Crow, at his own expense, enlarged the church building, adding about 15 feet in length and otherwise improving it. But the church building was found still to be too small to accommodate the congregation that went there regularly and not in keeping with the tastes and desires of the people. Something better was wanted, and very rightly, for the house of the Lord should be equal to the means of the people and worthy the worship that should be offered within. By the death of Mrs. Zerilda Wilson, who lived in Oddville, the church received by will an amount which now has increased to something of $900, and years ago J. C. Crow deeded to the church at Oddville his house and lot in Oddville to come into the possession of the church at his death. He died in 1885 and his property recently sold by order of the Court by the Commissioner added $750 more to the funds of the church. With this the people have gone to work and with the subscriptions of friends at home and abroad, propose to build a new church on the site of the old one that shall be worthy the neighborhood and pride of the congregation. It will be completed some time in September and delivered over to the Trustees, when it will be dedicated according to the usual forms of the church. [This history of the Methodist Church will be placed in the corner stone of the new foundation to be laid next week.] Harrison County Courier Saturday 27 Jul 1889 Vol. 2 No. 48 Evans D. Veach, Publisher Pg. 4 Col. 1 Neighborhood News Connersville Born - To the wife of J. C. B. Levi, a son. Harrison County Courier Saturday 27 Jul 1889 Vol. 2 No. 48 Evans D. Veach, Publisher Pg. 4 Col. 2 & 3 Walks and Talks (Sixth of a series) Renaker Bros., druggists. Jas. W. Smiser, furniture and undertaking Broadwell & Frazer, livery, sales and feed stables. Harrison County Courier Saturday 3 Aug 1889 Vol. 2 No. 49 Evans D. Veach, Publisher Pg. 1 Col. 1 Marriage license was granted Thursday to Harmon M. King and Tinsa Belle Langley. Chas. Dilger and Harry Smart, two murderers, were hung in Louisville, Wednesday morning. Wm. Winkel, of Rutland, was tried and adjudged insane in Court on Monday morning, and sent to the insane asylum. Will A. Faerber was twenty-two years old Monday, and was the recipient of a handsome gold watch from his sister, Mrs. Fisher. Will is now ready to marry; a widow preferred. Died Mrs. L. C. Mattox, mother of Geo. and J. W. Mattox, merchants of this city, died Wednesday noon at her home on the Lair Pike. Burial Thursday at Mt. Zion. Matrimonial The following explains itself: J. J. Good invites you to be present at the marriage of his daughter, Katie to Mr. Jas. T. Earle, Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 7th at 3 o'clock 1889 Cynthiana, Think on it. In looking over some old county records the other day we ran across the following inOrder Book of date June 1861: Ordered that the tavern rates for this county for the ensuing twelve months are as follows: Whisky, per drink, 5 cts. Wine and Brandies, per drink, 5 cts. Cider, per quart, 10 cts. Beer, per quart, 10 cts. Cider Oil, per quart, 15 cts. Breakfast, dinner and supper, each 25 cts. Lodging, 25 cts. Horse with corn, oats, etc. per night 50 cts. Single feed 25 cts. -----##------ The heirs of Gen. W. T. Withers, the lately deceased trotting horse breeder, have decided to dispose of his entire stud of horses at public sale. This offering will take place in early October. It was his dying wish that the place be carried on after his death, but to settle up the estate it was thought best to place it on the market. It will be the greatest sale of trotting stock ever held sat one establishment in the world, there being over 300 head of high bred stallions, brood mares, colts and fillies to be disposed of. As "Fairlawn" this place earned a national reputation, and the disposition of its horses and its breaking up is news which startle the trotting horse world. Harrison County Courier Saturday 3 Aug 1889 Vol. 2 No. 49 Evans D. Veach, Publisher Pg. 1 Col. 6 History of the Episcopal Church The following interesting extract is from the sermon of Rev. Geo. A. Weeks, delivered at the Episcopal church last Sunday morning: (Full article that outlines the beginning of the church in Cynthiana in 1838, in the next 15 years only twelve conversions had been made. DH) Harrison County Courier Saturday 3 Aug 1889 Vol. 2 No. 49 Evans D. Veach, Publisher Pg. 4 Col. 3 Neighborhood News Renaker Died - Jennie, little daughter of Mr. Patrick Kendall and wife. Burial Saturday evening at the family burying ground. . Lair O. L. Ballinger has bought of John Rohr his house and lot on the east side of the river. Terms equal to cash. Ruddells Mills Mr. Nathan Goodnam is on the mend. Miss Lucy Harper is visiting relatives in Winchester. Connersville The above named place is situated on the pike leading from Cynthiana to Sadieville, seven miles west of the former and eight miles east of the latter, and contains 150 inhabitants; has three nice country stores as will be found, which are successfully operated by B. M. Tucker, J. W. Boyd and J. C. B. Levi. Mr. Tucker is our postmaster; J. W. Boyd is deputy County Clerk and Mr. Levi keeps the Central Hotel, to which is attached a bar. W. B. Gossett sells whiskey by the quart; E. D. Fight is our wagon-maker and blacksmith. The firm of T. J. McGibben, J. M. Boyers and W. B. Gossett operate the corn and flouring mill and distillery. We have mail tri-weekly - Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Dr. A. Connor is our practicing physician. The surrounding country is rolling, the soil productive and the people are prosperous and happy. I am sorry to say we have no church nearer than Mt. Hope, Methodist one and a half miles distant, Rev. J. D. Reed, pastor. An excellent Sunday School is in a flourishing condition there, B. M. Tucker, Superintendent. The village was called for John H. Conner, who was the first merchant of the place, and once a man of position and affluence, but owing to his intemperate habits was reduced to poverty and disease and is now spending his last days at the county poor farm. Harrison County Courier Saturday 3 Aug 1889 Vol. 2 No. 49 Evans D. Veach, Publisher Pg. 4 Col. 5 Walks and Talks (Seventh of a series) John R. Daly, proprietor of the Railroad House & bar. Machinist and engineer by trade. D. M. Howard, handles pure and old Harrison County whiskies also lager, wines, cigars. Harrison County Courier Saturday 10 Aug 1889 Vol. 2 No. 50 Evans D. Veach, Publisher Pg. 1 Col. 1 Born, to wife of H. A. Powers, of Maysville, formerly Miss Janie Bashford, a daughter Mrs. Hamilton, proprietor of the Falmouth Rolling Mills, has purchased of H. C. Kehoe his handsome residence on Millersburg Avenue, and will move to this city. Price $4,000. Harrison County Courier Saturday 10 Aug 1889 Vol. 2 No. 50 Evans D. Veach, Publisher Pg. 1 Col. 2 Died Matthew Brennan, aged about 18 years, of malarial fever. Burial at the Catholic Cemetery. On Wednesday, Miss Mollie Henry of Tricum. Matrimonial Miss Saxie Adair, daughter of Dr. G. W. Adair of Carlisle, and Mr. Guion Roberts of Kansas City, were married in Cincinnati Wednesday. The couple had never before met, and only knew each other though correspondence. One of the prettiest "home weddings" of the year, occurred Wednesday afternoon, when Jas. T. Earle, of Texas, was united in marriage to Miss Katie, the pretty daughter of J. J. Good. Rev. Harry A. Bagby officiating. The bride is one of the most popular young ladies in our county, while her husband is a young man of sterling qualities, and is liked by everybody. The happy couple left on the fasat line for their home in Tyler Texas where Mr. Earle is engaged in the railroad business. We unite in the general wishes for their prosperity and welfare. Harrison County Courier Saturday 10 Aug 1889 Vol. 2 No. 50 Evans D. Veach, Publisher Pg. 1 Col. 3 A house near Renaker post office the property of Dave Renaker, and occupied by Mrs. Kamer Hiley and her three daughters, all of whom bear not the best of character, was burned down Saturday. It is not know whether the parties who set fire to the house call themselves "White Caps" or not. Renaker says he will make it hot for the incendiaries. (Four column picture of Public School Building, of Cynthiana, Kentucky. DH) Harrison County Courier Saturday 10 Aug 1889 Vol. 2 No. 50 Evans D. Veach, Publisher Pg. 1 Col. 4 Berry Jas. T. Earle, formerly railroad agent here, but now in the employ of the Int. & Gr. N. R. R. located in Tyler, TX, after a visit of two weeks to his parents, has returned. He took with him one of Kentucky's most lovely daughters. 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