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SET CLOCKS BACK SUNDAY Daylight saving time ends on the first Sunday in November, when clocks are moved back an hour at 2 a.m.

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Gallatin’s ‘Christmas Around the Square’ slated for Nov. 18

The “Candy Cane Christmas Shop,” a store where kids may shop FREE for their family, is a new feature of Gallatin’s popular community event, “Christmas Around the Square.” The event is set for Saturday, Nov. 18, sponsored by Friends of Gallatin. Kids ages 4-12 will be given play money and may “purchase” gifts for their family at affordable prices in the basement level of the Daviess County Library from 10 a.m. to noon. After the kids make their selections, the gifts will then be wrapped for them. Monetary donations are needed to stock this Christmas store for kids and can be dropped off at Elbert’s Department Store. Also while at the Candy Cane Christmas Shop, kids will be encouraged to make Christmas cards to send to deployed military personnel, assisted by Santa’s helpers. Christmas Around the Square will also feature crafts, food items and holiday gifts from over 40 vendors, plus much more.

Drawing for Prizes! This year’s prizes will again be focused on kids, with categories for ages 1-3, 4-7, 8-11, 12-15, and 16 and over. Winners’ names will be announced after the 6 p.m. tree lighting ceremony. Tickets are now available at local participating retail businesses. Those businesses will be offering one ticket per customer purchase. If you are not offered a ticket, please ask for one. On the back of the ticket, write your child’s name and age. A phone number is unnecessary, as you must be present to win. Another way to obtain tickets for the drawing is by donating a toy to Toys for Tots. Receptacles are located at Shopko and Dollar General. Toys must be pre-

sented to the cashier and placed in the Toys for Tots barrel in order to receive a ticket for the prize drawing. Until 4 p.m. on Nov. 17, you can enter the prize drawing by placing all of your ticket(s) in receptacles at any of three locations: Dungy’s Market, Elbert’s Department Store, and Frost Auto. There will be kids’ games from noon to 4 p.m. on Market Street and a Jacob’s Ladder for kids to climb. A balloon artist and face painting will be in the Seasons building from noon to 2 p.m. An Old Time Photo Booth with free 4x6 photos will be open from noon to 2 p.m., sponsored by Shelter Insurance, American Family Insurance, Farmers Insurance, and State Farm Insurance.

Vendors & Craft Fair! There will be over 40 vendors from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at selected locations around town. The craft fair will unfold at the Active Aging Resource Center, the Methodist Church, the former Frazier’s West Side Café, the former Frost Insurance building, and the Automated Artesan building (old 3B Silversmiths) across from Shopko. Christmas music will be played throughout the day on the square and in the buildings; strolling carolers will sing from 10 a.m. to noon. Servants of the Most High will perform gospel music from the stage on the north side of the square from 1-2 p.m. Free hot chocolate and cookies will be served on the courthouse lawn by the First Baptist Church. Bright Futures and FBLA are teaming up to facilitate Christmas adoptions for anyone wishing to help families who are in need. They will be located on the south (continued on page 13)

The Daviess County Ministerial Alliance is hosting a prayer gathering at the Daviess County Courthouse flagpole tomorrow, Thursday, Nov. 2 at 3:30 p.m. God is our source for strength, wisdom, and direction. This prayer gathering is to focus on the importance of keeping God at the center of our lives. Everyone is invited. City and county elected officials are also invited and will be recognized in prayer and thanks, as will all those in public service. This initiative stems from the Missouri Baptist Convention’s “Pray Across Missouri” where prayer gatherings are being held in every county throughout the state. Missouri Baptist Executive Director Dr. John Yeats will also be present to share and to pray. If inclement weather threatens, the gathering will be held either inside the courthouse or at First Baptist Church of Gallatin.

Thinking in the abstract… how old is this old house?

Is this the oldest house in Gallatin? “It’s probably one of the oldest houses in Gallatin, but nobody knows it,” said Mary Weldon. She is talking about the house located at 409 South Clay in Gallatin, where Mary lived for 40 years. According to public records, the house was built in 1890. It may not be the oldest house, but the land it sets on certainly has a provable history that dates back to the first days of Gallatin. Mary is in possession of a property abstract. The abstract chronicles the transactions associated with this particular parcel of land. The first transaction was conducted in February of 1838. Phillip Covington and his wife Louisa bought the property. The grantees’ signature line reads: The County of Daviess to the Use of Gallatin County Seat. The abstractors were Cuzen and Britton. You may not know who Mr. Covington is, but there wouldn’t be any town of Gallatin without him.

A 100-year history book, put out in 1936, has an article titled “History of Gallatin through 100 Years.” According to this story, the ground on which Gallatin now stands was indeed acquired by Philip Covington on that date, Feb. 10, 1838. “But then something strange happened,” said Mary. “Mr. Covington bought the land and surveyed it and platted it, but the government said it wasn’t legal and took it over and pushed him out.” According to the article, the patent from the government to Mr. Covington was not recorded and in later years, a lawsuit was necessary to establish claim to the land. The county took possession, but it was not until June 1869 that the county secured a quit claim deed to the land. The lot/house on Clay Street has passed through many hands and has been sold at the courthouse door numerous times. Early names on the abstract

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include David Hannah in 1897, who sold it to A.T. Ray. Then it went back to D.F. Hannah in 1900. It was also owned by a Maffitt, a Sibert, a Riggins, W.O. Tague, Edna Hazel Parks, Harold and Mary Hays, and Julia Richardson. The latter may have had Julia and Richardson streets named after her, although the house itself sets on Clay Street. The original house sat where it was until it was bought by Bob Mundell in 1955 (Mr. Mundell had a plumbing shop in the building that is now Subway). He dug a foundation on the lot next to it and moved the house over the foundation. There are two steel beams inside the house, which were put there to support it. The beams were later covered with wood. Mr. Mundell put on siding and remodeled the upstairs. At the time, it was noted that the rafters underneath were original. They were made from logs brought up from the Breckenridge saw mill. (continued on page 13)

Rogersville man fatally injured in truck accident Jay H. Williams, 63, Rogersville, was fatally injured in an accident that happened at about 3:20 p.m. on Oct. 25 in Daviess County at Hwy. 69 and Route C in Pattonsburg. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred as Mr. Williams was eastbound on Elmwood Avenue driving a 2003 Dodge Ram. A 1998 Peterbilt semi, driven by Greg Linthacum, 52, Ridgeway, was northbound on Hwy. 69. Mr. Williams attempted to cross Hwy. 69 and was struck on the passenger side by the semi.

Mr. Williams was transported by NTA Ambulance to Harrison County Community Hospital of Bethany, where he was pronounced dead at 5 p.m. by Dr. Charles Sciolaro. The accident was investigated by Tpr. A.D. Martin and Sgt. G.D. Ward, Major Crash Investigation Unit Team One, assisted by Sgt. T.L. Williams, Sgt. G.D. Smith, Tpr. M.J. Miller, Commercial Vehicles Operations II, D.S. Kelly, Daviess County Sheriff ’s Department, Pattonsburg Fire Department and NTA Ambulance.

Gallatin’s Kase Critten, Cooper Grady and Aubrey Burns earn American FFA degrees!

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