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Laley, Nannie

A Lunatic's Buried Treasure.

Mrs. Nannie Laley, of Muhlenberg county, a patient who was received into the Asylum in 1869, died last month. Just before her death she appeared to regain her reason and stated to the attendants that prior to being brought to the Asylum, more than twenty-one years ago, she had buried $1500 in gold and silver in the smoke house of George Buckingham, near Paradise, Muhlenberg county, Ky. She has no relatives so far as known now living excepting a half-brother of her husband. Dr. Stone wrote to the party interested about the woman's statement, but nothing has been heard from the matter.

Lam, James Wilson

Mr. J.W. Lam is to improve the Old Inn property by having a concrete pavement laid along the Maincross street side.

Lam, Mamie

Miscellaneous Shower, at Mrs. A.W. Duncan's
Miss Mamie Lam, [article torn] to Mr. Hubert Merideth occurred Wednesday night was the the honor guest at a beautifully appointed miscellaneous shower on St. Valentine's day. The members of the Embroidery club were the hostesses of the afternoon at the home of Mrs. Andrew Duncan, on Cherry street. The heart idea was effectively carried out in a yellow color scheme. The center piece, in the table decoration, was a gilt French baskey, filled with yellow tulips and ferns, and bunched with yellow tulle. The condelabro was also hooded in yellow shadows. Miss Lam was showered with many very attractive gifts from a fancy yellow umbrella. Many out-of-town guests were present.

Lam, Ray

Ray Lam moves display room. Electrolux refrigerators and Magic Chef ranges moved to Second Street and I.C. Railroad.

The Ray Lam Sales company, distributors for Pyrofax Gas and dealers in Servel Electrolux Refrigerators and Magic Chef Gas Rangers, moved their display room from the old Central Coal and Iron Company Building into the new addition of its office building at 124 South Second Street, last Friday.

Mr. Lam states that he has larger space and is now better equipped to serve the public, whom he extends a cordial invitation to visit the Pyrofax Display Room at its new location where he has on display several different models of Servel Electrolux Refrigerators and the Magic Chef Gas Ranges, which use Pyrofax gas.

Lam, W.A.

Lost an Arm. W.A. Lam Got Caught in a Corn Shredder

Central City, Dec. 8 - W.A. Lam, one of the most prominent young men in this county, was the victim of an accident this morning which cost him the loss of his right arm. Mr. Lam was operating a corn shredder on the farm of E.M. Gish, several miles below this city, when in some manner his right hand was caught in the machinery and crushed off at the wrist.

Lee, Cyrus

Family burned. Flames at night destroy a Kentucky farm-house.
Five charred and blackened corpses found in the ruins.
One of the most terrible and at the same time pathetic incidents ever chronicled in the history of Muhlenberg county, Kentucky.

Greenville, Ky., March 2 - Tuesday night one of the most terrible and at the same time pathetic incidents ever chronicled in the history of Muhlenberg county occurred when the residence of one of the most prominent farmers in the county became ignited from some unknown cause, and before the sleeping family could be aroused had consigned a husband and wife and their little child and two relatives of the owner of the residence to a fiery grave. None were left to tell the tale.

Cyrus Lee, a wealthy and influential farmer of Muhlenberg county, living four miles north of Greenville, the county seat of Muhlenberg county, was only recently married and had but one child.

Living with him were his brother and sister. The residence was an elegant frame structure, standing on the crown of a high hill, thus receiving the full force of any wind that might be in circulation. On Monday Lee was seen in Greenville for the last time by his associate. Little is known of the origin of the fire, or what occurred while it was raging. About 5 o'clock Wednesday morning the inhabitants of Greenville were alarmed by seeing a dense volume of flame and smoke in the northern sky. It was located on the knob on which Lee's residence stood. Volunteers were at once called for, and fifty men immediately left for the scene of the conflagration. As they drew near to what proved to be a veritable holocaust, the blaze began to droop, and when they arrived on the scene of destruction nothing was left of the mansion save a mass of charred embers. Search was made for Lee and his family, as no sign of life was discernible. A groan of horror involuntarily burst forth when, as a member of the party carelessly kicked what seemed to be a roll of burning clothing, the charred form of a human being, whether man or woman, it was impossible to tell, was presented to the gave of the would-be-rescuers. The men then instituted search in the ruins for the remains of the other members of the family, and after a prolonged and fatiguing search four other charred bodies were unearthed.

In the house were Cyrus Lee, his brother and sister and wife and child. As all were burned to a crisp it was impossible to distinguish one corpse from another. The five charred bodies were placed in a row on the sod near the smoldering ruins and covered with the overcoats worn by members of the party. It was a terrible scene and more than one strong man in the crowd was so horror-stricken that action of any description was impossible. The crowd simply gazed on the terrible work of the flames and many sobbed aloud. There are no means of discovering how the fire originated, and like the death scene which characterized the struggles of the victims, it will probably forever remain an untold tale.

Lile, Harlan, Philip Locke & Archie Gish

Local officers recover hams from 3 youths. Patrolmen Andrew Wilkins and Herbert Robey clear up robbery at Midland.

Patrolmen Andrew Wilkins and Herbert Robey, who questioned a youth on Morehead street near Third street Monday night, resulted in an arrest and the implication of other youths in connection with a robbery of a smoke house on the farm of Joe Gish, at Midland, where four large smoked hams and a pork shoulder were stolen on Saturday night.

The officers, passing Harlan Lile, 19, who was carrying a large bundle under his arm, questioned him, demanding where he got the ham. After telling several tales Lile was taken to the City Building and after further quizing [sic], officers said, confessed the ham had been stolen, implicating Philip Locke, 16, and Archie Gish, 14. At examining trial held before Judge Young in city court, Lile was held to the May term of the Muhlenberg grand jury.

Three of the hams and a part of the shoulder stolen, officers stated, were secured at the home of Locke, being found in a trunk.

According to officers the youths took a horse owned by Mr. Gish to carry the meat away. The hams, it is said, weighed between 35 and 40 pounds each. The horse was released near Central City, officers said.

Lile, John A.

Recoving from fracture of skull. John A. Lile, who received a fractured skull at a baseball game at Browder during batting practice several Sundays past, was removed from the Greenville Hospital to the home of Mrs. T. T. Lewis, this city, last week, where he could be close to medical care. Lile was taken to his home at Browder this week where he will be confined for several weeks. His condition is reported satisfactory.

Livermore Bridge

Bids asked for Livermore span. To be received by State Highway Department in Frankfort February 24.

Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 1. - The State Highway Department has asked bids on construction of the piers, abutments and superstructure of the highway bridge to be built across the Green River at Livermore in McLean County. The bids are to be opened here February 24. The complete bridge is to cost approximately $500,000.

Longest, Amy M.

Kentucky woman kept on move by pioneering spirit; Now it's school in Alaska for her after stay in Philippies.

The pioneering spirit never allows Miss Amy Longest to stay long in one place.

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Lowry, J.P.

Rev. J.P. Lowry, of Little Rock, Ark., is holding a protracted meeting at Auburn, Ky. Rev. Lowry will be remembered by our people for the great good accomplished in a series of meetings here two years ago.

Lucas, Mrs. Will

Mrs. Will Lucas, colored, is dangerously burned and thought to be dying. At 6:30 o'clock this morning, her clothing caught on fire from a grate, and she was horribly burned before the flames were extinguished.

Lynch, Katie

Greenville, Ky., Feb. 27. - Miss Katie Lynch, of South Carrollton, spent Sunday here a guest of Mr. and Mrs. L.P. Sumner and family.

Updated April 8, 2024.

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