Life in the 1980’s Keepsake history book

left: Forget the high price of gasoline. Horses and mules were the main means of transportation in 1899 in this photo featuring J.H. Morford- Right: A crowd gathers outside C.C. Breese Jewelry in this 1898 photo. The store was located at 112 E. M. Street

If you’re looking for a book that commemorates Warren County’s rich 200-year history, then look no further than a special bicentennial keepsake being published by Southern Standard on July 3.
Newspaper employees have researched back to the days when the county was first formed and compiled that information into one comprehensive book that will be included in our regular Wednesday edition.
‘It’s hard to find that much history for 75 cents,’ said Standard publisher Patricia Zechman. ‘This is a first-rate book that we’re proud of and we’re anxious to publish it as the county celebrates its bicentennial.’
The Standard has been fortunate to receive a number of photos from a personal collection that was taken mainly in the 1890s. These pictures are different from the well-circulated photos of Warren County’s past and will offer readers a unique glimpse of the days of yesteryear when men wore slacks and button-down shirts to wade in a river and women wore full dresses ‘ even to play tennis.
The special book will be published just in time for the county’s bicentennial celebration which will take place July 5.
‘For people who enjoy Warren County history, this is something they are not going to want to miss,’ said Zechman.