News Outlook
Heaven Is.
A Lot Like
Kentucky
By Charles Mattox
The cold February rain
stung George Stockton’s
tattooed face, but he was
oblivious to it.
He cradled the blood-
covered hound dog just
as he had his 15-year-old,
first-born—son Robert ear—
lier that miserable day.
They buried Robert near
the small stream and gen-
tle meadow, near the very
spot where Shawnee war-
riors had taken his life.
He had never felt such
despair and he was a man
who had struggled with
mental turmoil and despair
his entire life. ‘
Captured by Native
American members of the
Seneca Tribe and raised
by a widowed Seneca clan
widow, when he was a
child of nine years of age,
George Stockton grew into
adulthood, first as a child
slave and later as a vener-
ated Seneca warrior.
As a young adult, he
became fluent in several
Native languages and vari-
ous dialects of the tribes
and clans around Niagara
Falls.
He was later employed
as an interpreter for a
French trader at Detroit
because of his knowledge
of languages and terrain
from Detroit to Montreal.
Shortly after this he
yearned to see his natu-
ral white parents and re-
turned to Virginia Where
he was embraced as a fam-
ily member back from the
dead.
Still later, he served as a
crafty, forage-master, dur-
ing the Revolutionary War.
Major George Stock-
ton was indeed a complex
man.
A beautiful Maryland
debutante, Rachel Dorsey,-
caught his eye a few years
before the Revolutionary
War. They fell in love and
married in September
1772.
Their first born, Robert,
was born the next year.
Rachel was pregnant
with their third child,
George Junior, when the
Major came to Kentucky
in 1776, to make improve-
ments and build cabins, as
part of the claim-staking
and land-acquisition pro-
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STOCKTON’S CREEK
cess practiced at that time.
He brought his family
with him on one of his fre-
quent visits in 1787, and
they moved into his wilder—
ness fortress, Stockton’s
Station (present day Flem-
ingsburg), after an ex-
tended stay with his friend,
Simon Kenton, at Kenton’s
Station, near Washington,
Mason County.
And not long after mov—
ing into his wilderness
fortress, Robert had been
killed.
They found Robert’s
body just where his com-
panion, Beechum Rhodes,
said he had last seen it.
Rhodes had been wound-
ed in the thigh during the
same night-attack that
killed Robert Stockton.
With no horse, and being
unable to walk, he began
crawling the long 16 miles
back to Stockton’s Station.
Samuel Reed, had found
the unconscious body of
Beechum near Stockton’s
wilderness fortress and
carried him back to the
fortress gates.
The first indication of
trouble for many ,of them
came when they heard the
blast of the conch shell
blown by Aunt Ruby, an
elder female servant of the
Stockton family
It was the standard alarm
signal and was meant to
let all in hearing distance
know trouble was about
and they should come im-
mediately to the fort
The two young men, re-
ally not much more than
teenage boys, had ridden
out of Stockton Station
almost two weeks earlier
with two of the Major’s fine
hunting dogs.
After establishing a base
camp, near present-day
Belle Grove, in eastern
Fleming County, they had
a successful hunt
That night they were
attacked in their sleep
by two, perhaps three,
Shawnee warriors who
fired their muskets into
the sleeping pair of young
frontiersmen.
Robert Stockton was
killed instantly. Rhodes
was struck twice in the
thigh but dove into a near-
by stream and hid.
The Shawnee entered
the camp, eager to take to
the scalps and other plun-
der, but the dogs attacked
with such ferocity, that it
drove them away.
Rhodes dragged himself
into camp, he was half-
frozen from his plunge
into the stream and sought
heat from the campfire,
but one of the dogs was ly-
ing on Robert’s body and
was fiercely protecting
him and would not allow
Beechum to get close or
even retrieve his musket
And so Beechum
Rhodes did the only thing
someone half-frozen and
miles from home with two
heavy lead slugs in their
thigh could do.
He began the painful,
slow crawl back toward
Stockton’s Station.
In seven days he crawled-
15 miles, and was within
one mile of the fort, but
was too weak to attempt
swimming Fleming Creek.
Samuel Reed found him
and carried him across the
creek and to the station.
The next day, George
Stockton led a group of
men to the hallowed camp-
site,
They found Robert
Stockton where he had
fallen.
The faithful dog, still lay
astride its master.
From the carcasses of
wolves and smaller vermin
lying in a circle around
the boy’s body, and the
amount of blood and torn
earth, it was evident to all
that the Severely injured
dog had valiantly defended
his master’s body from
several groups of ravaging
predators.
Even 4 as the men ap-
proached, the dog would
not let them near Robert’s
body. It was only after the
Major came forward that
the dog relinquished.
Major Stockton wrapped
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his son in fine linen and
placed him in the ground
before singing an ancient
Seneca death song over
him while he had cradled
the wounded dog and the
men stacked stones from
the creek nearby to make
a sarcophagus.
Ninevdays after Robert
met his death and one day
after his burial, Rachel
Stockton gave birth to
Leaken Dorsey Stockton.
And 20 months later, on
Nov. 15, 1790, George and
Rachel Stockton became
parents of Robert the Sec-
ond, their ninth child.
Dorsey Stockton, their
tenth child was born in
1792.
If you make your way
east, along Ky. 32 from
Flemingsburg, toward
Morehead, and turn left
at D.A. Watson’s Country
Store, on Ky. 1013, and
then take the next right
onto Stockton Road, you’ll
be real close to the stone
sarcophagus that marks
the resting place of a
young man named Robert
Stockton. His grave is near
the beautiful small Creek
where he perished in Feb.
1789, when he was ap-
proaching his 16th birth-
day.
That small creek, which
flows into nearby Fox
Creek, continues to be
called Stockton’s Creek.
By Cecil Lawson
I’m pretty sure most peo-
ple at some point in'their
lives have needed some
time in a quiet place to col-
lect their thoughts before
they can return to deal
with the “real world”.
I’m one of those people
who need it more often
than most.
If I’m around large num-
bers of people for too long
at a time, I feel something
akin to my internal “bat-
teries” draining, and I find
myself getting mentally ex-
hausted. ' , '
I don’t consider that a
weakness or character flaw
(nor should you, if you
have to deal with it, too), .
but rather, just a part of my
character. \
Thankfully I grew up
near the woods, and most
of the time I could get away
and “recharge” those bat-
teries.
I’ve never had just one
place I needed to go, only
Moore's Ferry Pay Lake
Under new ownership /
o and away from
the crowd.
There used to be one
place I would journey,
across the woods and
fields to an isolated spot
overlooking the Licking
River and the surrounding
hills. I found that spot to
be special, something to do
with the view and the iso-
lation and the gentle rise
above the rest of the land-
scape. It gave a unique
perspective.
That place has been
changed in recent years
and is no longer accessible
First Thursday Of
March the lake will
be stocked.
WillOpen March 25th ,
By Mark Thomas
The family of Wanda Buckner would like to say thank you
to family, friends, and the community for your outpouring
of support during Nan's sudden illness and passing. Your
many cards, texts, gifts, flowers, food, and donations to
the church were very much appreciated and will forever
be remembered. We would like to say a special thank
you to Ethel Carpenter at Ridgeway Nursing-Home for
being such a sweet and special friend to my grandma.
we would also like to say a special thank you to Mike
and Andrew and the staff at Michael R. Gray Funeral
“Home for the wonderful service you provided. A special
thank you also to Lowell Rice and Billy HarmOn for be-
ing with us through this entire difficult process, and the
wonderful remembrance you gave during Nan's service.
We are so blessed with such wonderful family, friends, 1
church family, and community. Thank you all.
Sincerely,
Rhonda and Alison Copher
to me,
QUIET PLACES
t w 1e.
being able to visit there,
I fortunately have more
than one quiet place I can
go when I need to quiet my
mind. ,
The important lesson
I’ve learned, over time, has
been to learn to sit quietly
and take a break from my
own thoughts and the rest
of the world, no matter
InlSS
w ere am. me . IS
meditation, but my own
way is lot less structured
and formal than that I
don’t have a mantra I need
to repeat, I don’t count
breaths, and I don’t need
to close my eyes.
That’s one important
way that I’ve also learned
to deal with anxiety attacks
that plagued me during
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56'
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information
concerning this matter at: Kentucky Public Service Commission, Executive
Director, 211 Sower Boulevard, PO. Box 615, Frankfort, Kentucky 40602.
Please refer to docket number 2021-00092 in any correspondence sent in
connection with this matter.
Published in the Bath County News Outlook 03.04.21
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my s. ‘
underlying emotion, fear,
are just that — feelings, and
they are not separate from
my thoughts. If you can
learn to take a step back
from them, your mind can
rest Think Of it as letting
o of the ti er’s tail for a
short time.
Being outdoors, away
from others, also helps.
There are no immediate
claims on your attention
(in my experience, there
is very little in the woods
that’s going to kill you, at
least not right now), so
you are just left with your
body and your thoughts,
to deal with on your own.
The air is fresh, and the
natural setting, I’ve always
believed, is automatically
soothing.
As the weather warms
up, and the buds begin to
grow into leaves on the
trees, and the flood waters
calm down in creeks and
rivers, I encourage you to
take a little time, even just
fifteen minutes, to let your
mind rest, soak up nature,
and feel refreshed. Ithink
you’llbe glad you did.
PUBLIC NOTICE
REQUEST FOR BID PROPOSALS
Notice is hereby given that the Bath Co. Fiscal Court along with the Bath
County Project Development Board is soliciting bid proposals from par-
ties interested in purchasing and removing 4 mobile homes (individually)
located on Water Street in Owingsville, KY.
1.) 2000 Clay E5P 16 x 60 ten color
2.) 1986 Redmon 16 x 80 single wide, 2-bedroom, 1.5 bath.
3.) 12 x 56 single wide
4.) 12 x 60 single wide
Any questions, please contact Bath Co. Judge Executive Bobby C. Rogers
at 606-674-6346. Bid proposals must be sealed and delivered to the Bath
Co. Judge Executive's Office, 19 East Main St, P.O. Box 39,
Owingsville,
KY 40360 by 4:00 pm. Wednesday, March 10, 2021. We reserve the right
to reject any or all bids or any part thereof and make awards in a manner
deemed to be in the best interest of Bath Co. The Bath Co. Fiscal Court is
an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of
race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion or disability.
“This advertisement was paid for bythe Bath County Fiscal Court using
taxpayer dollars in the amount of $56."
Published in the Bath County News Outlook on 02.25 03.04 of 2021
Invitation to Bid
Annual Bids
Menifee County Board of Education will accept sealed bids for the following
for the 2021/2022 school year.
1.Auto/Bus Parts filters, hoses, oil, belts, fuel pumps, etc.
2. Auto/Bus Tools wrenches, sockets, screw drivers, etc. ‘
etc.
3. Miscellaneous Items WD—40, lube, clamps, zip ties, connectors, wires.
(This bid may include a % discount instead of a per item price.)
4. Concession Items Soft Drinks and Related Items
5. School Pictures and Yearbooks See menifee.kyschools.us for pertinent
information regarding- bid requirements. ,
All bids must be received by the Menifee County Board of Education no
later than Thursday, April 1, 2021, by 2:00 pm. Bids will be openedimmedl-
ater following deadline at 202 Back Street, Frenchburg, KY 40322. ‘
Bids should be mailed to the Menifee County Board of Education‘at PO
Box 110, Frenchburg, KY 40322. All bids must indicate on the outside of the
envelope that it is a sealed bid.
The Menifee County School District reserves the right to reject any or all
bids.
“This advertisement was paid for by the Menifee County School Board using
taxpayer dollars in the amount of $64."
Published in the Menifee County News Outlook on 03.03.21
