PROFESSOR ALEXANDER HAMILTON JOHNSON
Atlanta, Ga. June 30, Prof. Alexander Hamilton Johnson, of Hartwell, GA.
widely known Georgia Educator and a delegate to the convention of the
National Educational Association, was found dead in his automobile today,
his head and face battered and bruised. Police said he apparently had been
beaten to death. The Twice-a-week Providence Enterprise; Monday July 1, 1929
HUME DORRIS
Mr. Arch Dorris and daughters Lou Ella and Rose Ella, returned Friday from
Missouri where Mr. Dorris was called because of the death of his brother,
Mr. Hume Dorris. The Twice-a-week Providence Enterprise; Monday
July 1, 1929
MRS. EARNEST STEWERT
(Taylor)
Mrs. Earnest Stewert, age 27, died at her home on Finley Avenue Friday
night, cancer being the cause of her death. The deceased was a splendid
Christian woman. She is survived by the husband, one son by a former
marriage and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Taylor of Clay. Funeral was
conducted at the General Baptist church at Clay and interment was in the
Odd Fellows cemetery. The Twice-a-week Providence Enterprise;
Monday July 1, 1929
GLIFFIE DARKS
(Gardner, McDowell)
Mr. Gliffie Darks, age 37, died at the home of Mr. Tray Gardner early
Sat. morning. The deceased was a splendid gentleman and numbered his
friends by his acquaintances. The deceased is survived by his wife and two
daughters. The funeral was conducted at White Oak Sunday by Rev. Ross
McDowell and interment was in the church cemetery. The Twice-a-week
Providence Enterprise; Monday July 1, 1929
HERBERT CAIN
(Martin, Poole, Vandivier, Hart, Wallace)
Mr. Herbert Cain, age 51 years, 6 months and 23 days, highly esteemed and
beloved citizen, died at his home on Union street Friday morning at one
o'clock, after a few days illness, following a slight stroke of paralysis.
The deceased had been in bad health for some time and had often been
advised by his physician, Dr. R.L. Martin, to take a rest but he could not
stand the though of being idle and remained on the job every day that it
was possible for him to reach his place of employment. He had been a hard
working man all his life. Mr. Cain was employed by the Providence Coal
Mining Company at No. three mine when he suffered a stroke of paralysis. He
was rushed to his home by friends and the family physician summoned and all
possible was done by physician, family and friends to save the life of this
man, Who was loved and esteemed by all who knew him. He was a hard working
man, honest and loved his fellowmen. In his death his family has lost a
devoted husband and father and kind and loving brother and the community a
splendid upright citizen. Mr. Cain realized his condition several days ago
and called his friends to his bedside and said; "It won't be long now, I am
ready to go." He is survived by his wife and two daughters, Mrs. Alvis
Poole of Evansville and Miss Louise Cain. He is also survived by two
sisters and one brother, as follows; Mrs. Robert Vandivier, Mrs. Maggie
Hart and Mr. Charlie Cain all of this city. Funeral services were
conducted at the home Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock by Rev. J.N. Wallace
after which the remains were laid to rest in the Dorris grave yard beneath
one of the largest and most beautiful floral offerings ever seen in
Providence. The Twice-a-week Providence Enterprise; Monday July 1, 1929
FETURAH WAYNE LOVING
(Franks, Cattrell, Pierce, Ross
A gracious lady of great charm, a Belle in Madisonville seventy years
ago, Mrs. Feturah Wayne Loving, died June 4, in Denver Colorado, after a
brief illness. Sometime next month her body will be brought to Madisonville
for burial in Grapevine cemetery, to lie in tranquil slumber beside the
husband of her youth, Joseph Loving, who died about thirty years ago. Mrs.
Loving was 95 years old, having been born here Sept. 22, 1834, She moved to
Denver with her daughter, Mrs. J.P. Franks, in Oct 1902, after the death of
her husband. She is survived by Mrs. Franks, a son, H.H. Loving of Detroit;
four grand children, J.T. Franks, Eureka, Colo.; Mrs. J. Stauton Cattrell
of Owensboro, Ky. and Roberta and Hanson Loving of Detroit. There are
several relatives living in Hopkins county, among them Mrs. Minnie Cain,
Miss Flora Pierce, C.L. Ross and P.B. Ross of Madisonville, second cousins.
Mrs. Loving was noted for her exquisite quilts, a fancy she took up many
years ago, and in May, 1927, The Rocky Mountain News, of Denver, published
a feature story concerning her quilts. Mrs Cain is the proud possessor of a
beautiful quilt given her by Mrs. Loving. The Twice-a-week
Providence Enterprise; Thursday July 4, 1929
The story from the Denver newspaper mentioned above follows:
It's an inspiration, and a rebuke to modern generation, a chat with Mrs.
F.W. Loving, as she sits and takes orders for quilts at her home on
Clarkson street. This old lady who counts only her blessing shows none of
the dents of her near-century of activity except a slight impairment of
hearing and that is not so pronounced but that she corrects you on war
dates and other historical events. Mrs. Loving helped lay the cornerstone
of the Y.W.C.A. home at 18th avenue and Lincoln street and dropped in her
contribution. She has grown up with the Central Christian church and prides
herself on never missing a Wednesday afternoon of the quilters. She makes
her own dresses and is not averse to consulting Vogue. When she
goes to the family summer place near Pine Crest she gets up so early that
she chops the days supply of pine wood if the family doesn't watch her.
And in that perhaps lies the secret of why she has been spared to carry her
blessings for so long. "We let her do as she pleases, She would anyway,"
says her devoted daughter. Mrs. J.T. Franks, who is her constant companion.
Mrs. Loving is 92 years old. She lived in Madisonville during the civil war.
She was a married woman then and compares her war work activities to
the world war conflict. "In Madisonville I raised the sheep, carded the wool,
wove it and made coats and trousers for my men folks. Natually, it wasn't
much of a trick when they asked me to turn out a few dozen socks and
sweaters for the last war. It's much easier now, everything's easier." Mrs.
Loving is a descendant of Col. Hugh McGary of the revolution. Loving county
in Texas is named for the other side of the family. Her collection of quilts is
one of the most beautiful in the country; some of them have been on display
at the civic center library. A slumber robe in log cabin thread and coloring.
"Sunshine and Shade," she called the effect. One quilt was made 75 years
age. Another of the ancient ones is a counterpane she tufted of cotton she
raised herself. A modern and pretty one is made of corn meal bags gacked
with flour sacks. Baskets of gay colored gingham are appliqued all over the
cover and this was her only expense. So proudly she explains, her working
expense on this was 85 cents. Mrs. Loving lives up to her name and is in the
heart of everything in the neighborhood. She recites at all repertoire. She has
under consideration the bobbing of her hair, naively explaining, "Only because
mine is growing thin. Of course I'll buy me a transformation." Mother's day Mrs.
Loving received a telegram from her "little boy" in Louisville, he is 67.
OLGA SHUBIN
GIRL, 3, DROWNS IN MILK
Redding, Cal. left alone in the pantry of her fathers dairy farm, three
years old Olga Shubin tumbled into a ten gallon can half full of sour milk
and was drowned. She was found about fifteen minutes later and all
efforts to resuscitate her failed. The Twice-a-week Providence Enterprise;
Thursday July 4, 1929
MRS. E.H. DICKERSON
Onton, Ky., July 5. After suffering intensely for 48 hours, Mrs. E.H.
Dickerson, 30, died Thursday night at her home near here, from burns
received when she poured a mixture of automobile cylinder oil and gasoline
on a fire last Tuesday. Mrs. Dickerson started a fire under a wash kettle
in the back yard at her home, but the fire did not blaze as she desired.
She secured a five gallon can, which she though contained Kerosene,
however, the can held crankcase draining from a automoblie in which some
gasoline was mixed. As the oil touched the flames the can exploded,
scattering blazing liquid all over Mrs. Dickerson. She was burned from head
to foot. Mrs Dickerson is survived by her husband, three children, two
brothers and two sisters. The Twice-a-week Providence Enterprise;
Thursday July 4, 1929
Boy, 6, Paroled in Muder Case
Frankfort , Ky. July 9, Carl Newton Mahan, 6 year old boy who killed his
playmate in May after a quarrel over a piece of scrap iron, today was
paroled in the custody of his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Mahan, Paintsville,
subject to the jurisdiction of the director of the Kentucky Children's
Bureau. Decision to parole the boy to his parents was reached by the
bureau after a deliberation lasting for almost two hours, during which time
the parents and young Mahan were called for questioning. The bureau's
entire meeting was in executive session. When young Mahan was brought
to trial in Johnson county for killing his playmate, Cecil Van Hoose, 8 years
old, he was found guilty of murder by a jury, and was sentenced by County
Judge John W. Butcher to serve until he was 21 years old in the Greendale
reformatory. The case attracted nation wide notice, and a flood of telegrams
and messages protesting the sentence poured in on Gov. Sampson and
other State officials. On May 25, Circuit Judge J.F. Bailey granted a writ of
prohibition that stayed execution of the sentence. The legal department of the
commonwealth began an investigation of the case and a few weeks later wrote
Judge Butcher explaining that the law prevented a reformatory sentence being
imposed on any person under 10 years of age. The Twice-a-week
Providence Enterprise; Thursday July 11, 1929
MRS. MABIE OWENS
Mrs. Mabie Owens died Friday of stomach trouble. She had been sick for
quite a while. Funeral arrangements have not been made yet as her son from
Seattle, Wash. is expected. The Twice-a-week Providence Enterprise;
Thursday July 11, 1929
JOHN B. CHILTON
Eddyville, Ky., July 12. John B. Chilton, 65, warden of the state
penitentiary here since 1912, died last night at his apartment at the
prison. He had been seriously ill for several weeks and in poor health for
the last several years. The funeral services will be held here this morning
at 11 o'clock and then the body will be taken by motor to Pembroke,
Christian county, his old home, for burial in the cemetery there. The
Twice-a-week Providence Enterprise; Monday July 15, 1929
INFANT FOXWELL
(Pratt)
The stillborn infant of Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Foxwell born at the maternity
home of Mrs. Lawrence Pratt, Madisonville Sta. afternoon, July 13, was
buried in Big Hill cemetery, Sunday morning. The
Twice-a-week Providence Enterprise; Monday July 15, 1929
ROBERT JAINERY
Madisonville, Ky.; July 17, Robert Jainery, 55, miner, was killed by
falling slate today at the Sixth Vein Coal Company's mine, Charleston
county. Jainery, a coal loader, and his brother were working together, but
the latter was uninjured. A widow and one child survive Jainery. Funeral
services will be held Thursday afternoon with burial in the Beulah
cemetery. The Twice-a-week Providence Enterprise;
Thursday July 18, 1929
MRS. TOM HEARRIN (Pride)
A number of Clay people attended the funeral of Mrs. Tom Hearrin at
Providence Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. She was a sister of Mrs.
Sue Pride of this city. The Twice-a-week Providence Enterprise;
Thursday July 18, 1929
EWING HAMILTON CHILDREN
Clarksville, Tenn,; July 16. Two children of Mr. and Mrs. Ewing Hamilton,
Houston County are dead and the father and a third child were reported
today to be in a critical condition as a result, it is believed, of
drinking buttermilk which had been allowed to stand for a long time in a
tin bucket. The dead children suffered intensely from Friday morning, when
they drank the milk, until Sunday morning when they died. The mother and a
fourth child did not partake of the milk. The father and the third child
are reported worse and little hope is held out for their recovery.
Physicians attending the family pronounce that they are suffering as a
result of consuming milk which had become tainted by tin.
The Twice-a-week Providence Enterprise; Thursday July 18, 1929
MILLARD YANDELL
Madisonville, Ky. July 16. Millard Yandell, 55, St Charles miner,
unwittingly ended his life when he mistakenly took two teaspoon of insect
powder for salt. When Yandell discovered he had taken the poison, a
physician was summoned and tried futiley to save Yandell's life but the
latter died in agony four and a half hours after he had swallowed the
poisonous powder. He is survived by his widow and six children and four
step-children. The Twice-a-week Providence Enterprise;
Thursday July 18, 1929
FIDELIA BENNETT YOUNG
(Bennett, Ford, Coffman, Johnson)
Mrs. Fidelia Bennett Young, age about 79 years, wife of the late Thomas
B. Young, died at her home in this city Friday morning at 5 o'clock after
an illness of fourteen days of colltis [sic]. Mrs. Young whose maiden name
was Miss Fidelia Bennett, was married to Mr. Thomas B. Young at
Springfield, Tenn. Nov. 23, 1868. The deceased was a member of the
Methodist church and was one of the city's most beloved Christian women and
was always ready and willing to help in any worthly cause that was for the
uplift of humanity and the community. In her death her church has lost a
devoted member, her family a loving mother and the community a splendid
citizen. The deceased is survived by one daughter, Mrs. R. D. Ford of
Witchita Falls, Texas, and two sons, Rev. Charles T. Young of Battletown,
Ky.; and Byre Coffman, Wichita Falls, Texas, and three great grand
childrens. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Johnson of the
Madisonville Methodist church and interment was in the Odd Fellows cemetery
in that city. The Twice-a-week Providence Enterprise; Monday July 22, 1929
W.H. MOONEY
Mr. W. H. Mooney, age 82, aged and beloved citizen of Dixon died at his
home in that city Sat. morning. The funeral services were conducted at
Dixon Sunday by Rev. J. F. Claycombe of this city an interment was in the
Townsend grave yard near that city. The Twice-a-week Providence Enterprise;
Monday July 22, 1929
J.T. HANCOCK
(Miedreich, Price, Brown)
Mr. J.T. Hancock, age 70, passed away at his home near Corydon Sat. after
a lingering illness. Burial was at St. Vincent Sunday. Mr. Hancock was well
known in this city where he was the guest of his son, A.C. Hancock, a
former resident of Providence. Those from here attending the funeral were
Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Miedreich, Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Price, Mrs. Collie Hancock,
Miss Opal Brown and Elinor Long Hancock and Sarah Kelley Hancock.
The Twice-a-week Providence Enterprise; Monday July 22, 1929
CHARLIE FALLIN
Madisonville, Ky. July 18. Charlie Fallin, 63 years old, Madisonville
Route No 3, stricken with heat several days ago, following by paralysis,
died here today, making the first heat victim in this section this year. He
is survived by his widow and five children. The Twice-a-week
Providence Enterprise; Monday July 22, 1929
VIRGIL STONE
Henderson, Ky. July 18. Virgil Stone, 20 years old, was drowned in the
Ohio River near the Dade Park Ferry about 9 o'clock this morning. He was an
employe of the Bedford Nugent Sand Company, Evansville, Ind. which has a
gravel pit near the place of the accident. Young Stone was ordered to
loosen a rope to move a barge and while attempting to obey the order lost
his balance and fell into the water. Stone was a native of the Tilden
Community in Webster county, but moved to Henderson a few years ago with
his parents, both of whom now are dead. He is survived by three sisters
and four brothers. The Twice-a-week Providence Enterprise;
Monday July 22, 1929
LEE DORRIS (Clark)
Mr. Lee Dorris, age 32, died at the home of his brother Mr. William
Dorris at Diamond Sunday after a long illness with dropsy of the heart.
The deceased is survived by two brothers, three sisters and a host of
friends and relatives to mourn in death. The funeral services were
conducted Monday by Mr. M.L. Clark of this city and interment was in the
Rose Creek grave yard. The Twice-a-week Providence Enterprise;
Thursday July 25, 1929