Wm. T. Cox

The subject of this sketch, who was born in this county on June 1st, 1861, is beyond all doubt the most popular young man in the county to-day, as indicated by the large and flattering vote he received on Saturday last. He was, until nearly grown, brought up on a farm, and had only the advantages of neighborhood schools until seventeen years of age, when he entered Bethel College, at Russellville, where he graduated three years later with the highest honors, and at once commenced the study of law and was granted license one year later to practice, in which he has met with signal success by reason of his close application to business, his devotion to his profession and his genial manner.
A few months since he was suggested as a candidate for the Legislature and warmly urged to make the race, which he, at first, intended to decline, but the earnest and persistent solicitations of his many friends, finally resulted in his assenting to run, and his flattering majority over both his worthy opponents is proof positive of his popularity, and is gratifying to his numerous friends throughout the county.
It is always gratifying to us to write (???) of commendation of our friends, (????) we take especial pleasure in speaking in terms of praise of Mr. Cox, whom we have known intimately and well, and whom we know to be worthy of all the praise that has been accorded him. The large vote he received is the more complimentary on account of his age, he being scarcely eligible to the office for which he has been nominated, and to which he will be elected at the August election. We predict for him a bright future, and will rejoice at his success in every undertaking of life.

{Transcriber's note: The above biography is of a Warren County resident. I thought it might be of interest to some in Allen County as well}

Allen County News

Local, Personals, etc., From Different Sections of the County, and Especially Scottville

Col. W. A. Drane has been on the sick list for several days.
Riley A. Read has an addition of a boy to his family, of the usual weight.
Mr. R. G. Elllis will take his departure from our midst this week or next.
Miss K. Barlow has taken charge of a school near Cedar Springs, this county.
Miss Mary Miller, sister of the Rev. Chrisley Miller, died last week of heart disease.
Mr. P.T. Martin proposes to sell his nice little cottage residence on the west side of town.
Geo. Cowden, formerly of the town, now of Liberty, Casey county, was here last week.
Dr. C. H. Alexander, of Louisville, came down last Friday to see his nephew, Geo. Brown.
Emmett Foust and Hubert Carter, two of Lafayette's nicest boys, were here last week, on business.
Jailer Myers is still killing rats, he has got his number up to 63, and says there are more to follow.
John W. Martin, of Simpson county, is with his brother-in-law Geo. L. Brown, owing to Mr. B's low state of health.
Dr. Fess Spilman has directed his family to get in readiness to make the Lone Star State their home. He is very much taken with Texas.
Mr. Isaac Read and wife, nee Miss Allie Brown, was here several days last week. Mr. R. is one of Barren's clever citizens.
The Slate & Boyd saw mill moves off this week with Wm. Graham at the engine, which will be very advantageous to the county.
Miss Georgia A. Foster, daughter of ex-Representative J.W. Foster, of the county, was united in marriage last week to Mr. Tom M. Dalton.
Rev. D. F. Kerr, J.E. Dalton and J.L. Cole are in Florida looking after the beauties of the South with a view to purchasing some of them.
There has been going on a series of meetings for some length of time at the Methodist church of this place, conducted by Rev. J.S. Chandler.
Our dental surgeon W. C. Richards is afflicted with a rising on his right hand, caused from sticking a pin in his finger, and is undergoing an intensly severe ordeal.
Mrs. Fog Pope, of West Allen, is seriously afflicted with an abscess and is undergoing treatment at the hands of Drs. Neele and McCormack, of Warren, and Dr. Walker, of this place.
We made mention of Dr. Jerome M. Glaze locating in the county and stated that it was at Halfway, since which publication he has changed his mind and has gone to Halifax in N.W. Allen.
Our clever Bowling Green mail man, Mr. S.C. Johnson, seems to be quite unfortunate. His horses ran off last week while he was out of the hack picking up his whip, completely demolishing it. This is the second occurrence of the kind.
Our P. M., Geo. L. Brown, is yet very low with but few chances of his recovery. He made his will last week which was drawn up by Attorney Alexander, and his brother Scott Brown, will defere his trip South owing to his low condition, unless he should get much better.
Mr. W.C. Carpenter, of our town, who has been seriously afflicted for a number of years with kidney disease, and for the past twelve months with nervous prostration to that extent he could not sleep of nights, all the time suffering intense pain in the back, says he has been nearly entirely cured by wearing an Eletro-Galvanic Belt.
Mrs. Malissa Rutland, of Nashville, is with her sister. Miss S. I. Mulligan who has been very low with a feaver, but who is now convalescent. She is accompanied by her niece Miss Cora Mulligan, daughter of ex-attorney General T.C. Mulligan, of Gallatin, and one of Sumner county's most beautiful and accomplished young ladies.
Chas. Nicoll bought of King Nicoll a three year old colt for $175.
Farmers think that wheat is beginning to come out a little in this section.
Mrs. Able and niece, Miss Neely Wilkins, paid Woodburn a flying visit.
The stock market has been very brisk here lately, a great deal of stock changing hands.
Will Woodward's family moved last Friday. Mrs Harvey and daughter accompanying them.
The new Cumberland Presbyterian church is about completed; it has cost, something near $3,000.
Mr. Murray, the assistant telegraph operator at this place, has been visiting relatives in Metcalfe county.
Farmers are about done sowing oats and burning plant beds, and a great many are through breaking corn ground.
Mrs. Goodnight received the sad tidings of the death of her venerable father, which took place in Allen county on Thusday.
Miss Jennie Blackburn, last Friday, received a telegram that her sister was very ill in Louisville, and she hastened to her bed-side.
Jas. Merritt went to Memphis with a car load of horses and mules for Nicoll & Nicoll. They have ordered them shipped back, as the prices are much better here now than in Memphis.
Mr. Baird, a stock man from Shelbyville has been here for several days, buying mules and horses. He bought a car load of mules from McElwain & Cobb which are to be shipped today.
Dr. W. D. Robb, a highly respected physician of Woodburn, had a remarkable dream a short time since. The dream lasted for several weeks beginning each night where he left off the preceding one.
Little Lillian Venable met with a narrow escape Saturday night, she found a bottle of croton oil, gave some to a little negro, and took a moderate sized dose herself. She was well blistered and quite sick all night.
About fifteen months ago, a young man presented an order to J.W. Robb for $4.75 from a very respectable farmer, a Mr. Tuck, of Simpson county. Mr. Robb expecting to see Tuck on the following Monday, let him has the money and did not mention the {???} to Tuck until last Monday, thinking it was as good as a bank check, when he found to his great surprise the order had been forged and the young man gone, no one knows where. Mr. Robb says if the order had called for $25.00 he would have let him had it.

Farmers say they don't think spring is coming at all, as Saturday and Sunday were very much like winter.
Mr. J. E. Taylor is busy farming now. He says he is going to be ready for summer when it comes, if it ever does.
Mr. Sam Kirtley says this country is getting too wintry for him, and before another winter he will be in the Sunny South.
Mr. Ed. Campbell, one of Miss Bates' pupils, has returned home on account of his health.
Miss Lou Shaw has returned home from a pleasant visit to friends and relatives in this vicinity.
We are sorry to announce the death of Mrs. Daniel Smith, born 1812, and has been afflicted for some 15 years back.
Mr. Charley Smith, Jr., we are glad to know, is improving rapidly, and will be up in a short time.
Mr. Ira Wren has commenced the repairing of his stock barn, which was very much needed.
We heard some time back that Sam Shields said his wheat had come out surprisingly since he had gotten that heard of geese stopped out.