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     progress must be slow; that humanity does not develop   A, )
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          The Busy Corner, Where Seventh Street Crosses Broadway


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Forewori
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        STORY OF MAYFIELD THROUGH A CENTURY          1


                    Foreworl

            E NLARGEMENT is the soul of ambition and
               if through a fair education of Mayfield's
               story of growth, the school boys and girls
               of the city will have become fired by the
          ,f  2 celestial flame of desire to achieve bigger
               things these labors have not been in vain.
                 It is with a blunt pen that the author
labored and the results are but a short, incomplete outline
of some of the more important events perpetuating the
lames of its pioneers, keeping the time and manner of set-
tlement, recording the names of its officials and recording
much other material that would otherwise, in a few years,
be entirely lost, all of these marking the coming and grow-
ing of what can become a most famous American metropolis.
  Assistance has been gladly given the author by many of
the older citizens of the city, which is greatly appreciated.
Among these are Ben F. Briggs, deceased; Mrs. G. T. Fuller,
Mrs. J. C. Speight, Mrs. Mollie Briggs. Miss Eugenia
Parham, Mrs. Collins Pitman, Mrs. J1. E. Warren, Judge J.
E. Robbins, Rev. John A. Troxler, M. B. Holifield, George
Bingham, R. G. Robbins, Judge Gus Thomas, Andy Hall,
W. J. Webb, Alfred E. Ross, New Haven, Conn., and Dave
Harris, colored. Many national and state histories were
used to the extent that they seemed deserved.
  The author first began work on a history of Mayfield when
a prize was offered by the Parham Bible class of the First
Christian church for the best history of Mayfield written
by a member of the Senior class of Mayfield High School in
1922. Not being satisfied with an incomplete history the
author has written this book. Much credit is due this
Sunday school class for these results.
  Be it what it may, it has nevertheless been offered by one
who has the best interest of his native place at heart, and
the best interest of those who are at its head.
                           D. TRABUE DAVIS.

 
2      STORY OF MAYFIELD THROUGH A CENTURY


                    Contents


                    INTRODUCTION

  Physical features; "Hub of Jackson Purchase"; Location
of Mayfield; Mayfield Creek; Boundaries of Graves County;
Town Laid Off; Well Known Springs ------------------5

                     PART ONE
            "And They Called It Mayfield."

  The Name Mayfield; Chickasaw Indians; Trees and
Animals: Earliest White Settlers; First House; Birth of
First White Child; Slave Trade; Graves County Men in
Revolutionary War; The Civil War; "Reign of Terror";
General Grant Passes Through Mayfield; Arrests Made;
The World War; Nine Mayfield Men Gave Lives; County
Council of Defense; Liberty Loan Campaigns; Draft
Boards; Four-Minute Men; Nov. 11, 1918; Spirit of
Improvement; Mayfield "City of Homes"; Al Cargill Oldest
Living Person Born in Mayfield; Federal Census; Sports;
Kitty League ---------------------------------------9

                     PART TWO
      "A Flail and a Scythe and a Stack of Rye."

  First Business House; Early Business Men; Early Busi-
ness Center; Railroads Enter Town; Tobacco Market; Dark
Tobacco Growers Co-operative Association; First Bank;
First National Bank; Bank of Mayfield; City National
Bank; Graves County Banking  Trust Co.; Exchange
Bank; Early Manufacturing Concerns; Mayfield Woolen
Mills; Merit Pant Co.; First Automobile; Early Newspapers;
Daily Messenger; First Hotel; Present Hotels; John Rice
Shows; Princess Theatre; Fair Grounds; Young Men's
Building  Loan Association; First Telephone Co.; Cumber-
land and Home Telephone Cos.; First Flour Mills -_____25
 

_    _--STORY OFMAYFIELDTHROUGH A CENTURY         3

                    PART THREE
               "The Council and the Law."
   Wadesboro First Land Office; Mayfield County Seat of
Graves County Dec. 17, 1823; First Session of Court;
Members; First Tavern License; First Trial; First Term of
Circuit Court; First Civil Case; Erection of First Court
House; Later Court Houses; County Jails; Mayfield First
Town in Kentucky to Effect Local Option; Overland Delivery
of Mail; First Post Office; Streets; Mayfield Water and
Light Plant; "Bucket Brigade"; City Fire Department;
Local Law Attorneys; Present Bar; City Government_ -47
                     PART FOUR
               "Progressive Institutions."
  First Religious Organizations; Cumberland Presbyterian
Church; Presbyterian Church, U. S. A.; First Baptist
Church; First Methodist Church; First Christian Church;
Roman Catholic Church; Second Methodist Church; Church
of Christ; Primitive Baptist Church; Schools; West
Kentucky College; Local Doctors; Mayfield Hospital; First
Cemetery; Maplewood Cemetery; Highland Park Cemetery;
Private Cemeteries; Odd Fellows 151; Modern Woodmen of
America Camp 11651; Woodmen of World Camp 115;
Masonic Lodge 679; Elks Club; Elks Home; United Com-
mercial Travelers Post 40; United Daughters of the Con-
federacy; The Daughters of American Revolution; War
Mothers; Red Cross; Womans Club; Health and Welfare
League; Business and Professional Womans Club; Local
Company of National Guard; Boy Scouts and Camp Fire
Girls; Country Club; Chamber of Commerce    - __-__-__65

                    PART FIVE


"Some Mayfieldians" _  __-_-_-____-_----   _      93
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On the Dixie Highway


Introduction
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STORY OF MAYFIELD THROUGH A CENTURY


                   Introduction

            B EFORE there were any settlements made in
            l.  the region that is now Mayfield, the greater
               part of the land was almost entirely devoid
               of timber, but was covered by tall grass in
             00  which but few shrubs of any kind were to
               be seen, except along and skirting the
               streams, where a variety of trees, such as
white oak, poplar, sweet oak, shags, white hickory,
black and winged elms, laurel oaks, and a dense under-
growth of small bushes and vines thrived in luxuriousness.
  Mayfield is located on the summit of an undulating plain
491 feet above sea level, which is the highest point
between the Ohio river at Smithland, Ky., and New Orleans,
Louisiana. The Union Station at Paducah is only 338 feet
above the sea, which gives Mayfield a range of 153 feet over
Paducah. The top track on the Cairo bridge is 379 feet
above sea level, which indicates that Mayfield is even 112
feet higher than Cairo. It is due to this higher altitude
that Mayfield can boast of pure, fresh air, a good supply
of pure water and excellent health and sanitary conditions
in general.
  Relatively, Mayfield is located in the center of Graves
County, and has been frequently spoken of as the "Hub of
the Jackson Purchase." The "Jackson Purchase" in Ken-
tucky is bounded on the east by the Tennessee river; on
the north by the Ohio river; on the west by the Mississippi
river, and on the south by the state of Tennessee.
  The location of Mayfield in the center of such a fertile
county makes it the most important city in the "Purchase,"
because from nearly all the surrounding country the pro-
ducts of the soil are brought there for marketing. These
products indeed have made Mayfield known all over the
world. A county which, while only thirty miles long and
eighteen miles wide, is nevertheless noted for its produc-
tivity.


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6      STORY OF MAYFIELD THROUGH A CENTURY

   Mayfield creek is the largest and most important water
 course near Mayfield. It rises in the southeast part of the
 county and flows in a northwesterly direction about a mile
 east of the city. This creek has been of great value to
 Mayfield, in that it was used as a drainage system, but
 unfortunately and due to excessive land deposits it became
 so irregular in its habits that it failed to function properly
 in its drainage work. To correct this the land owners along
 the creek have been co-operating on a project by which the
 creek can be drained permanently. This work is now under
 way and when complete a lasting achievement will have
 been consumated.
 In the early days Mayfield like most other towns took life
 without any definite plans with regard to the regularity of
 the streets, and the boundary lines of the city. During the
 early years of its creation its growth was slow, but
 eventually as the settlement increased in its general scope
 the people began to realize the importance and necessity of
 laying off the town and properly recording it. By the Act of
 1821 the boundaries of Graves County were definitely
 established with Mayfield as the county seat, however, no
 survey of the place was made until the county was organized
 in 1823. On the 27th of March, the following year, the
 original plot, embracing an area of 160 acres lying in
 Section 10, Township 3 north, Range 1 east, was duly
 recorded and signed by the first board of trustees, which
 consisted of John Anderson, Richard Reigar, Isaac Darnell,
 Joshua Shelton and Crawford Anderson. This plot showed
 35 blocks, 72 lots and a public square, with 9 streets crossing
 each other at right angles, 5 running east and west and 4
 running north and south, with Broadway as the main street.
 Each street was to be 66 feet wide. Since then from time to
 time several additions have been made, the most important
 ones being West Mayfield, which consists of 22 lots recorded
 officially on May 24, 1867, and the Williams addition of 56
 lots July 26, 1878.
 Others were the Murphey addition on the east side of
 town, which is now known as Black Bottom, the Park
addition, west of 7th street and south of the little Mayfield
 

STORY OF MAYFIELD THROUGH A CENTURY    7


Creek, to about 2 blocks back of West Kentucky College;
the Bullock addition, east of 7th street and south of the
little Mayfield Creek which lies and extends to Usher and
Brand additions farther east, and finally the Anderson
addition which takes in all the lots on the north side of
town.
  Nature did not provide many springs in this region and
in the Mayfield vicinity, thus it was with much difficulty
that the settlers procured their water. In fact when
Mayfield was in infancy it has been said that a well existing
somewhere in the northeast corner of the Court House yard
provided all the people in town with water; women even
went there to wash their clothes. Naturally, and due to
incessant use, the ground around was muddy and slimy
much of the time and it has been said that hogs could always
be found in the mud, and that not infrequently an inquis-
itive pig fell into the well and could not be recovered due
to the great depth of the well until an old man who did this
kind of work came around, which was usually not earlier
than six or seven months.
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Broadway Looking East From
       Ninth Street


        Part One


"And Tleiq Called It maqfielcll
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        STORY OF MAYFIELD THROUGH A CENTURY          9

             J UST how the city earned its name is a much
             J argued question but from much data from
                many sources an interesting story has been
                recalled.
                  About 1817 at or near Mill's Point on the
  =i   !L!J Mississippi river, which is now Hickman,
                Ky., there was a track for horse racing.
 The remains of this noted track are still apparant to the
 naked eye, and each year when the races were held people
 from all the country around came to enjoy the popular
 pastime.
   Now among the multitude which made an annual pilgrim-
age, was a certain man by the name of Mayfield, who hailed
from Mississippi. This man habitually came by the way of
the Mississippi river and as a big-money man he was
exceedingly popular, indeed so popular that in the year of
1817 several men plotted to kidnap him. This was done
with but little difficulty and he was carried into what is now
known as Mayfield and held there in captivity.
  During the period of captivity and for some inexplicable
reason he carved his name unbeknown to the guards into a
tree, then he planned and attempted a dart for liberty and
as he was crossing a log over the creek near which the camp
was located, he was shot and drowned. The men made no
effort to remove his body, for they were glad to get rid of
him. So when they returned to Mill's Point they were sus-
pected of committing the crime and arrested. Later one
man confessed and searches subsequently followed the con-
fession for Mayfield's body, though it was never found. All
that was ever found was his name as he had carved it on the
tree, and from this, as in memoriam, the creek was thence-
forth known as Mayfield Creek and later the town as the
town of Mayfield.
  The Indians never used the Purchase for any other pur-
pose than that of hunting grounds. There is no evidence of
any permanent settlements by them though it has been
proclaimed that the Chickasaws were present in various
portions of the district as late as 1830. They removed from
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10     STORY OF MAYFIELD THROUGH A CENTURY

between the government and the Chickasaws for the Jackson
Purchase.
  In regard to an Indian camp near Pryorsburg, M. B.
Holifield said, "I have heard my grandfather, G. W.
Holifield, say that when he was a boy, living south of the
public road and opposite Bethel grave yard just east of
Pryorsburg, that the boys spent their Sundays at the
Indian village catching rats. The Indians would split logs
and turn the split sides up, which served as a floor upon
which they built their wigwams. Space left in middle of
the floor was used to build fire on. A hole in top of the
wigwam served as a chimney. The village covered eight or
ten acres of ground and a spring near by furnished the
water. This spot was located where Bob Bradley's concrete
home is built one mile east of Pryorsburg, Ky.
  The only game animals found in this region were (leer,
wild turkeys, panthers, wildcat, and bear, also smaller
animals such as skunk, rabbits and squirrel.
  When Mayfield was a small town there were a number of
Indians who camped under the silver leaf poplar tree that
can now be found at the corner of Fourth and North streets.
It is said that this tree is two hundred years old and that
in the early days of Mayfield it was the only tree aroundI
Mayfield of any size. It stands today, possibly, as the only
object which marked the founding and growth of the city.
Beneath the shade of its branches many illustrious nen
have stood; men who have shared in the creation and
growth of Mayfield.
  Another very interesting tree, because of its history, is a
mighty silver poplar which attracts the attention of every
one who passes by. It stands on the corner of North Sixth
and North streets. The story goes that many years ago
Smith Thomas, a prominent citizen, was driving a very stub-
born mule and just at this place the beast refused to proceed
further. After much entreating in which the mule was
perfectly oblivious to his master, Thomas became angry
enough to use a poplar switch which soon broke and which
w-as cast away. In discarding the switch, it fell upright in

 
STORY OF MAYFIELD THROUGH A CENTURY  11


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12     STORY OF MAYFIELD THROUGH A CENTURY

the snow and from this, some men assert, the mighty tree
has grown.
  Those who first settled in Mayfield, and in Mayfield Dis-
trict were John Anderson, Crawford Anderson, Ervin
Anderson, Col. R. L. Mayes, Jonathon Pryor, John
Cunningham, Oliver Perry, John Tolbert, David Orr, James
Dunbar, William Yandell, Joshua Shelton, Mr. Stephens,
Arthur Jenkins, John Killough, Frank Tolbert, Ruben
Tolbert, Mr. Cravens, C. Smith, Jesse Wells, Dr.
Wilkerson, James Edens, Mr. Leach, Henry Williams,
Mathew Travis, John Galloway, William Fleming, Henry
Coulter, Riley Anderson, Benjamin Stokes, Thomas Dodson,
John Gardner, Joshua Gough, Joseph Hamilton, William
Edwards, Bluford Gore, Jim Beadles, and others. Most of
these men brought families, and they either came from
Virginia or North Carolina.
  John Anderson as far as is known was the first settler of
Mayfield, being born in what is now Albermarle County,
North Carolina, where he was reared and educated. He
came to Kentucky a young married man at the time when
the Jackson Purchase had not been organized into counties.
Mr. Anderson first settled in Caldwell County. The fol-
Jowing, is a copy of a record made in his own hand writing:
"Emigrated from Caldwell County, Kentucky, into the
region country west of the Tennessee river, and settled on
Mayfield Creek in the woods two and a half miles from the
present site of the town of Mayfield. We had made our way
through the woods from the Tennessee river and were three
days on the route, encamping in the woods at night and
treading our way through the thicket by day. We arrived on
the twenty-seventh day of October, 1819 at our place of
future residence, and pitched our camp. I built cabins and
cleared land, and resided at that place until Dec., 1821, when
the county of Graves having been recently organized and
myself appointed clerk of the county and circuit courts, I
moved to the place that is now Mayfield."
  The first house built in Mayfield was a crude log structure,
located about where the Coleman Farthing place is now
located on North Fifth street. It was owned by John
 

STORY OF MAYFIELD THROUGH A CENTURY


Anderson, and all the country around this place was owned
by Anderson, making a big farm. He brought many slaves
from Virginia with him, and they tilled the soil.
  The first white child born in Mayfield was Ervin
Anderson, son of John Anderson.
  It was not long until houses began to spring up here and
there, and all of the owners were engaged in agriculture.
Most of these people had slaves to do the work. There was
at no time a slave market in Mayfield, but slaves were sold
and traded on the public streets. Slaves would sometimes
run away and it became so common men would stay on guard
at night. These men were called "Patter Rollers." When
a runaway slave was caught he was whipped severely.
When the Cival War broke out most of the slaves left their
owners and went to Paducah. After the Civil War many
became unruly and after several attacks on white women
and other acts, a large number were shot or hung during the
years of 1866 and 1867.
  So far as is known, but two of the early settlers of Graves
County served in the Revolution. Willis Odom, one of the
first residents of Wingo Precinct, served during that
struggle, and up to the time of his death, he was drawing
a pension for such services. In January, 1829, one James
Ross appeared in open court and applied for a pension,
stating that he had served in the Continental Army from
1776 to 1779, having belonged to a North Carolina regiment.
Quite a number of the early residents were soldiers in the
War of 1812, and in the war with Mexico. Graves County
furnished three companies, numbering in all about 207 men.
John A. Board and J. N. Beadles raised a company of ninety
men, which served for a period of six months, but partici-
pated in no engagements. A company of ninety-seven men,
commanded by Capt. Charles Wickliffe, was recruited from
Graves, Ballard, and Calloway Counties and Capt. Reed's
company of thirty men was made up from Graves and
Ballard Counties.
  During the great Civil War, Graves County was consid-
ered neutral ground, although the majority of her citizens
sympathized with the Confederacy. The occupation of the


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14    STORY OF MAYFIELD THROUGH A CENTURY


Purchase by Federals prevented the active organization of
troops for the Southern Army, although nine companies
went from Graves County at different times, besides a num-
ber of individuals who enlisted at Union City, Camp Boone,
and other places in Tennessee. The following is a list of
Graves County Confederate companies with the names of
officers as far as obtainable: Company E, Seventh Kentucky
Regiment, commanded by Capt. Joel Cochran; David Hicks,
W. E. Anderson, and William Cochran, Lieutenants. This
company numbered about 100 men and served throughout
the war. Company A., same regiment, James G. Pirtle,
captain; Thomas Burnett, J. A. Collins and George T.
Wilson, lieutenants. This company went to the front with
about 120 men, and participated in many of the hardest
engagements of the war. Company H, of the same regi-
ment, was recruited in this county, Capt. H. S. Hale, com-
manding. The lieutenants at the time of organization were
C. W. Jetton, F. E. Dodd, and Joel Rucker. Major Hale
whose slogan was "Come on boys, never go" was a man of
wide and varied community spirit for Mayfield. He died on
July 24, 1922, at the age of 86. His name goes down in
history as one that meant much to the city of Mayfield.
This was a full company of about 100 men when it first
entered the service. Company E, Third Kentucky Regi-
ment, numbered 120 men, almost all of whom were residents
of Graves County. The officers were J. M. Emerson, cap-
tain; W. M. Cargill, first lieutenant; S. P. Ridgway, second
lieutenant and M. D. Emerson. third lieutenant. Company
G, same regiment, commanded by Capt. C. C. Edwards;
lieutenants were Staten and Bryant. Company B, same
regiment, consisting of 100 men was raised by Capt. James
G. Bowman. These companies served during the war and
took part in all the Western Campaigns. A company of
about 100 men was raised in this county by Capt. R. H.
Fristoe and was attached to the Eighth Kentucky Infantry.
The names of under-officers were not learned.
  The battle of Shiloh was the biggest battle in which
Mayfield men took part. It was in this battle that Capt.
Joe Emerson was killed. Many men went to the Federal

 
STORY OF MAYFIELD THROUGH A CENTURY  15


       Army from Mayfield and Graves County. Capt. L. A.
       Hanson raised a company for the 16th Ky. Regiment and
       a company under Jones Gregory was recruited for the Fed-
       eral service about the beginning of the war and served for
       a period of three years.
         Mayfield was occupied at different times during the war
       by Federals and Confederates. In 1864 Gen. Payne assumed
       command of the Union forces of Western Kentucky, with
       headquarters at Paducah.
         He caused a fortification to be thrown up around the
       public square of Mayfield, in which the citizens, irrespective
       of class or sentiment, were compelled to assist. Such was


View of Fort Mayfield built duiing the Civil War by order of General Payne, under the
supervision of Maj. John A. Wilson, 134 Rgt. Ill. Vols., T. W. E. Beldon, Co. A, engineer.
drawn front nature by J. E. Dillingham, Co. G. Photo made from drawing, which is
                 owned by R. D. Robertson, by J. C. Grahm.

      the vigor with which he exercised his authority, that sixty-
      one persons in the Purchase, many of them entirely inno-
      cent, are said to have been executed during his short "reign
      of terror." His removal, in the latter part of the above year,
      was hailed with delight by the citizens of the town and sur-
      rounding country, many of whom had been subjected to the
      greatest cruelty on account of their suspected friendship
      for the Southern cause.
 

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   Payne's successor was Gen. Meredith, an officer of dig-
nity and a true gentleman. His conduct was such as to
win the confidence and esteem of the people, whom he
treated with fairness and courtesy, and his occupancy of
Mayfield was the beginning of an era of friendly feeling
among all classes. He abandoned the fortifications con-
structed by his predecessor as useless in case of an attack,
and in their stead threw up earthworks on an eminence in
the southwest part of town, which commanded a wide range
of country. He planted several batteries on these fortifica-
tions, but no enemy appeared to dispute his possession of
the place.
  General Grant passed through Mayfield in the early part
of the war enroute to Fort Donaldson with reinforcements.
He came from Paducah, and passed through the city about
a week before the battle of Shiloh. At that tine he was not
known as a great man. Later Gen. Forrest of the Confed-
erate Army, a man of the highest reputation, marched
through enroute to Paducah.
  Many Mayfield men were arrested by the Federal soldiers
and kept in prison in Paducah during the war. Other
exciting events during the Civil War took place when upon
many occasions Guerillas would meet in Mayfield, and make
this the scene of hotly contested fights, which did not cease
until one side decisively won.
  During the late World War, Mayfield supported the cause
of our country and sent many men to the colors. The total
number who either died or were killed is nine, and these
were:
  Edward Allen, son of Will Allen, died of disease at Camp
Taylor, Louisville.
  Marshall P. English, son of C. T. English, died of disease
on seas.
  Jas. Boyett Pryor, son of B. B. Pryor, killed in action.
  Sergt. Claude B. Reynolds, son of Frazier Reynolds, died
of disease overseas.
  Raymond Traughber, son of J. W. Traughber, died of
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STORY OF MAYFIELD THROUGH A CENTURY


   Cletus E. Wilson, son of Mrs. Eva Wilson, died of disease
overseas.
   Harvey Ackerman, son of W. A. Ackerman, killed in
action.
   Bennie Samsil, died of disease overseas.
   John Crabtree, (colored), died of effects of gas in N. Y.
hospital.
  Wilson Cochran, son of Hiram Cochran, died of disease
overseas.
  Graves County gave twenty sons, who were as follows:
  Peyton Davis, son of George Davis, now of Nashville,
Tenn., killed in action.
  J. A. Barkley, died of disease overseas.
  Haywood Collier, died of disease at Great Lakes Naval
Station.
  Charles French, died of disease.
  Roy 0. French, died of wounds.
  John C. McGough, died of disease in camp.
  Irl D. Ray, died of disease overseas.
  Jesse Shelton, died of disease overseas.
  Luster Sherman, died of disease at Great Lakes Naval
Station.
  La Fayette Stanley, died of disease overseas.
  Wapley Hargrove, (lied of disease at Great Lakes Naval
Station.
  Clarence Weeks, died of disease in camp.
  Thessie Lee Slayden, died of disease at Camp Shelby.
  T. Z. Galloway, died of disease in camp.
  Chester A. Riley, died of disease at Camp Shelby.
  Raymond French, died of disease overseas.
  Ray Carmon, died of disease in camp.
  Milton Pankey, died of disease in camp.
  Tolbert Dallas, died of disease in camp.
  Chester Thomas, died of disease in camp.


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Photo by G. R. Robbins


Typical Mid-Winter Scene.
 

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  The organization of the County Council of Defense for
this county during the World War was as follows:
J. U. Kevil -Chairman
C. C. Wyatt -Chairman Finance
P. H. Mitchell -Chairman Agriculture
Joe Coleman -         -Chairman Health
F. M. McCain -Chairman Public Safety
Joe Coleman                   -   Chairman Education
W. V. Gregory -    -    -    -     Chairman Industry
W. S. Cook -   -   -   -     Chairman Military Affairs
F. B. Martin  -  Chairman Publicity and Speakers Bureau
S. B. Smith   -   -   -   -  -   -   Chairman Labor
Woman's Committee-Mrs. R. E. Lochridge, chairman;
  Mrs. J. E. Warren, Mrs. J. L. Stunston.
Mrs. G. T. Fuller  -  -   -  -   Committee on Nurses
  The organization of the Graves County Liberty Loan
Campaign was as follows:
N. A. Hale                      -   -   -   Chairman
Estelle Morehead          -      Director of Publicity
WV. A. Frost  -    -    -     -      Director of Sales
'A. H. Brizendine  -  -  -  -  -  Directors of Bankers
Lube Orr    -    -    -    -      Director of Supplies
C. W. Wilson   -  -   -   Director of Cities and Towns
WV. S. Cook -Director of Townships
  Changes in this organization were as follows:
Third Loan Chairman -Leon Evans
Victory Loan Chairman -Leon Evans
Director of Sales -J. E. Coleman
Director of Bankers -C. C. Wyatt
          First Liberty Loan-May-June, 1917.
Quota -  _-----------------------------334,531
Subscriptions and Cash Sales- -_-_-___-_____   93,600
         Second Liberty Loan-October, 1917.
Number of Subscribers -     _-- _-_-____-____    451
Quota -_______________________________       295,500
Subscriptions and Cash Sales- -______-___-____  96,750
         Third Liberty Loan-April-May, 1918.
  In the summer of 1918, during this drive, a liberty house
was erected on the public square, which added more to the
 

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convenience of the subscribers and made it a bigger success.
Number of Subscribers ------------------------    4,352
Quota ---------------------------------------197,250
Subscriptions and Cash Sales- --   __-  ______466,750
            Victory Loan-April-May, 1919.
Number of Subscribers- -_____________________     630
Quota ---------------------------------------244,250
Subscriptions and Cash Sales -------------------290,300
Food Administrator     - -W. B. Stanfield, Mayfield, Ky.
Fuel Administrator  -  X. B. Wickersham, Mayfield, Ky.
Local Draft Boards-Chairman, WV. B. Sullivan; F. M.
McCain, W. S. Cook. Medical Examiners-Dr. J. L.
Dismukes, Dr. NV. S. Hargrove.     Secretary-H. C.
Albritton.


Chairman-R. N.
R. E. Johnston
F. B. Martin
H. J. Moorman
W. B. Stanfield
R. G. Robbins
J. J. Castleberry
W. H. Hester
Houston Brooks


  Four-Minute Men.
Stanfield. Speakers-All of Mayfield, Ky.
          Clyde Burnett
          Rev. W. M. Wood
          W. V. Gregory
          W. H. Wyman
          M. B. Holifield
          J. E. Warren
          Gus Greene
          Joe Weaks
          Seth T. Boaz
   Official Report.


City of Mayfield-Cash-_____________ _-_      4,800.00
City of Mayfield-Pledges----------__-____- - - 2,100.00
Victory Boys and Girls_____________---___-__    2,200.00
Colored Division------------------------------   50.00
County Division (reported)          ___-_- - - 5,850.00

    Total to 7 A. M., Nov. 23, 1918  - - ______15,000.00
  It was an interesting time in Mayfieid at the close of the
war, Nov. 11, 1918. The news was received about three
o'clock in the morning, and it was only a few minutes until
all the town was awake, out on the streets, building bonfires,
and making noises of all kinds, showing their joy at know-
ing the greatest of all wars had come to an end. That morn-
 

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ing and the day following was a great day for all Mayfield.
  The people of Mayfield from the early days to the present
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