February 23, 2000
Herald news ... 100 years ago
By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Herald
- Fifty-five claims have been received under the law providing for the payment by the state for board and medicine for the sick and indigent soldiers of the Spanish American war. The claims aggregate $5,945.55. This will ensure those in need of such care to be comfortable in their time of need.
- Robert Selkirk, who has been studying law in the office of Hon. W. H. Foster, has returned to his home in Williamsburg. He will quietly arrange for his candidacy for sheriff at the next fall election.
- Pearl Graham, the six-year-old daughter of Thomas Graham, residing about four miles from the city met with a grave accident Saturday. The cutter in which she was riding was overturned and she was struck upon the head receiving several severe cuts about the face. Dr. Garner dressed her wounds.
- The rain and thaw-out of last week caused the highest water ever known at Mayfield. The railroad track was covered for several rods.
- George Baggs had quite an exciting experience with a load of logs on a slippery hill last week at Barker Creek. Being unable to hold the load back, he jumped and escaped injury, while the team ran the load against a tree, knocking off the logs and smashing the sleigh.
- The State Bank has just installed a new safe that would be very hard for a burglar to tap. It is of the screw door variety and is fitted with a triple time lock inside. This, with the double time lock on the vault door, will render the safe a pretty secure place in which to store valuables.
- Nelson Chatterdon, the harness maker, was stricken with a severe stroke Saturday while he and his wife were on their way to Grant to visit relatives. At the Rennie schoolhouse, Mrs. Chatterdon noticed that her husband was ill and immediately turned the team about. She drove as rapidly as possible to their home in the city and summoned Dr. Kneeland. Although rallying later, his condition is considered very serious and not encouraging.
- After the regular lodge work of the Elks Tuesday last, the members enjoyed a genuine clam bake. There were eight candidates for initiation and the antlered brethren had a most enjoyable evening.
- John Gilmore, of Kingsley, recently sentenced to 40 days in jail or to fine and costs, paid his fine yesterday after residing with the sheriff for two weeks. He had to part with $21.50 to secure his release. This leaves the jail with just one prisoner.
- George McLellan caught a lake trout that weighed over five pounds through the ice on the bay Monday. This is as fine a specimen as ever caught in those waters.
- Misses Lullie, Kittie and Gilpay Holmes of Old Mission gave a charming party Friday evening for twenty-one guests. Games, music and refreshments of ice cream and assorted cakes passed the hours too quickly and all too soon. Miss Porter won the first prize of the evening and Robert Swaney, the consolation.
- Advice on deportment. When visiting the sick, do not urge an entrance into the sick room.
- Medical advice of a century ago. To treat a high fever, apply a treacle plaster to the top of the head.
- Best buy of the week. Repairing and Enameling Bicycles, $2.50 at H. E. Gibbs & McCumber.