Local Department
News from Warren and Adjoining Counties

The first of March came in "like a lion" sure enough this year.
The maple sugar crop is now being offered for sale in our market.
Quite a number of our citizens attended the Mardigras festivities as Louisville this week.
Mr. Sam. Hill, who has been quite ill for some days is out again, and says he is as hearty as ever.
Mr. J.M. Halsell will preach on to-morrow at Mt. Olivet at the usual hour, on the Biblical and historial evidences of Christianity.
Mr. Jas. Woolworth, of Sandusky, Ohio, the proprietor of the Green River handle works, is making a brief visit to Bowling Green this week.
W.E. Isbell, sold yesterday to Gus Bardemaker five head of cattle at four cents per pound. They weighed in the aggregate 7795 pounds. How is that for Bowling Green?
Mr. D.G. Breed, the telegraph operator at this place, was called to his home in Mufreesboro Tenn. this week, by the death of his infant child which was the only one in the household.
Our friend, Mr. Jno. W. Williamson, of the firm of John W. Williamson and Co., dealers in leaf tobacco, has been spending this week in Louisville. He is accompanied by his wife, and is stopping at splendid place of entertainment, the Louisville Hotel.
The well known and popular grocery store of J.W. Williamson & co. has lately been removed to the old Claypool & Ragland stand, on State street, lately occupied by J.W. LeGrand. These gentlemen are clever men and we wish them abundant success.
Our patrons, who send us tributes to the memory of departed friends for publication, will please bear in mind that our rule is to insert twelve lines free {????????}that is to be paid for, and that in sending the tribute they should accompany it with the money or the name of the party who is to settle for the same.

Scottville Items.

The Scottville Woolen Mills commenced work this week, with prospects for a good business this season.
Mr. Clark Arnold, editor of the Scottville Argus, is visiting Nashville, Louisville and Cincinnati this week.
Our young friend, Dick Griflin, who has been visiting relatives and friends in Allen the past year, returned to his Texas home in Dallas, this week.
Mr. J.H. Dickey, one of Scottsville's most fascinating young gentlemen, has gone to Louisville to attend Mardi Gras. He will return via Bowling Green to see Booth.
Died in Scottville, Feb'y-----1876, Lottie, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T.L. atwood. The community deeply sympathize with the bereaved parents in the loss of this their only child.
The Hon. J.S. Barlow, of Barren, paid our county a visit this week. He was the guest of Mr. J.S. Read. Mr. Barlow it seems is not too old yet to admire fine stock. We are sorry he didn't get to see Celam.
Spillman and Mitchell are buying tobacco this year in earnest. They have already bought about one hundred and seventy five thousand pounds, and still they say bring on your tobacco, boys, we would like to buy a little more.
We predict that tobacco will be merely nominal next year as Marion and Welch are pluming themselves for a mammoth "crap". There not being enough old land to answer their purposes they have gone into the midst of the forest.
Mr. Wm. H. Read, in Scottville, has one of those old time relics in the shape of a common prayer book (Episcopal) in which the s is made like f. The book has the appearance of having been in service a long time and bears the date of 1696.
Mr. Frank Porter, of Gainesville, gladdened our streets this week with his presence. Frank is one of those good men who is always wearing a captivating smile, making glad and joyous the hearts of all with whom he mingles. "Tisa wonder, old friend, you have been let to enjoy single blessedness so long.
The suite in U.S. Court against Allen county for Interest due on bonds C & O R.R. 1875, was decided this week against the county. The money has to come now. If we can't get a tax collector in Allen, the presumption is we'll have one sent us who knows how to do the business. Come, gentlemen, hunt up your old pocket-books. Let's pay the tax and be done with this foolishness.
Mr. Joseph McReynolds, near Scottville, led to Hymen's altar Tuesday evening last, on of Allen's lovely daughters, Miss Mary E. Hinton. The two were united in the holy bonds of matrimony at the house of the bride's father, where a large concourse of relatives and friends gathered to witness the ceremony, Rev. J.D. Gilliam was the officiating clergy. "The world was said-the garden was a wild {???}. And man, the hermit, sighed, till woman smil'd"
Registered at Scottville Hotel this week, were J.W. Heeter, Wm. Wade & son, L.P. Rogers, H.P. Gillock, G.B. Frazee, Louisville, S. Hollins, H.V. Hooper Nashville, Tenn., E.L. Potter Bowling Green, Colby Chenault Sumner county, Ten., T. J. Lee Warren County, M. Ashburn Tennessee, N. Menderson, R.L. Brown Cincinnati, O.
Owing to bad health, Bro. S.L. Lee of the M.E. Church South, has resigned his pastorate on Scottville circuit and will return to his home in Louisville. Bro. Lee has made many warm friends during his short stay with us. We hate to give him up, but since it must be so we meekly submit, praying that he may be restored again to good health and at some future day mingle again with the many friends he now leaves in our midst.

Obituary

Mrs. Sarah A. Gaines, daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Beckham, was born Feb. 28th 1831, near Oakland Station, Kentucky. Married George Gaines on the 30th of October, 1851, and departed this life on the 17th of October, 1875. She was the first of a large family that professed religion and the first that has been removed from earth by death. The subject of this notice professed religion about 23 years ago and lived in a consistent member of the Baptist Church to the time of her death giving evidence of the power of God to save sinners.
She was a great sufferer long before she died, yet peradventure looking and hoping for the time to come when she should rejoice in the restoration of her health and strength. her husband through her protracted illness watched with tearful eyes, and ministered with assiduous hands to every comfort of his faithful companion in the last struggles and agony of life. For twenty odd years she made home attractive by her kind and pleasant disposition. This, blended with the grace of Christ in the heart, enabled her to say I am not afraid to die; Oh! how good to die in Jesus. After a protracted illness the patient suffered {???????}the pains of {?????????????????????????}sorrow hangs, the natural affections are torn in this earthly separation. The home is desolate since she withered and faded from our view. How such an event impresses us with the unfitness of the world and uncertainty of life, and should turn our thoughts to a brighter world of more enduring treasurers. May the Divine Savior sustain her sorrowing companion and six children left behind in this dark hour; and may they ever hear her sweet spirit calling from the heavenly hill, "Come this way;" and so let there be a chereful response, "Companion, mother, we are coming, then we shall meet again,".
T.W.E.

Thomas Ray, who was the son of Andrew Ray, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, was born in Albemarl county, Virginia, on the 29th day of March, 1785, and died at the residence of his son-in-law, Henry D. Smith, in Warren county, Ky., on the morning of the 20th inst., aged 90 years 10 months and 20 days. Mr. Ray left the State of Virginia with his parents at the age of 7 years, escorted by an armed force to guard them from the savages whilst, they, with others, made their way to the State of Kentucky. The old gentleman, Andrew Ray, settling in Madison county. From thence he removed with his family to Clark county, Ky., and from there to what is now known as Edmonson county, where he reared his family of twelve children. The deceased, being the eldest son, who removed from there, into Warren, where he died. Thomas Ray was himself a soldier of the war, known as the war of 1812, and drew a pension. He ever remembered deeds of kindness, and was willing to repay them back, though many years may have elapsed before he could accomplish his purpose. Whilst in the army, he fell sick - not able to return home without assistance, which was rendered by one of his brothers, who was also in the service, and many years after, when the government granted the soldiers of said war land warrants, he remembered the kindness shown him by his brother, and made him a present of his warrant. He made liberal distributions out of his hard earnings to his children at a time when they stood in great need of assistance. He was kind to the poor man, the widow, and the orphan, and in his death they lost a friend. He made no pretensions, but was plain in his dress, and manners, and requested that his burial should be conducted in conformity with his life. He died, as he had lived, in the hope of the Gospel.