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Note: From the Louisville Courier-Journal, Sunday, March 13, 1983, page B4
"A time capsule buried in 1891 lets Winchester relive its past"
There was no gold inside a time capsule unearthed recently at the former site of Kentucky Wesleyan College's Administration Building, but there was historical treasure. A crowd of about 120 gathered Friday for the opening of the box, found earlier in the week. Young and old strained to see what Winchester residents had placed in the capsule in 1891. County Judge-Executive J. B. Allen was as surprised as anyone when onlookers, rummaging through the capsule, discovered a memento from his grandfather, J. K. Allen. J. K. Allen, a winchester tinsmith and hardware store owner, had sealed the box for the college. On a sheet bearing the Allen Company's letterhead was written: "This with the best wishes for the College and a happy thought for who ever may look upon this sheet in the days when it may be opened after many years of concealment." It was signed by J. K. Allen's partner, D. L. Cook. "I don't remember my grandfather too well," Allen said later. "I was only 3 when he died." "But this is something," he said holding the well-preserved note. "I'll have to have a copy of this."
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From an unknown newspaper clipping
"Funeral Planned on Saturday for John K. Allen, 84
Funeral services for John K. Allen, 84, former Winchester hardware dealer and retired farmer, who died suddenly Thursday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. M. Deacon, Lexington, will be conducted Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the grave in the Winchester cemetery by Dr. J. R. Jester, pastor of the First Baptist Church.
Mr. Allen was born in Millersburg and was a son of the late Joseph Banks and Nancy Royse Allen. Mr. Allen was a wholesale dealer in Maysville before coming to Winchester in 1889. He married Miss Cora Bybee in 1892.
Besides her daughter in Lexington, the deceased is survived by his widow; a son, J. B. Allen, Clark county; a sister, Mrs. F. A. Cook, Millersburg; a brother, G. S. Allen, also of Millersburg, and four grandchildren.
Casketbearers will be: A. B. Mahan, S. J. Conkwright, M. D. Royse, Dr. O. P. Clark, C. F. Haggard, P. A. Vallandingham, J. Q. Stewart and Ed Barker.
From an unidentified newspaper clipping:
"John Kader Allen Dies"
John Kader Allen, 84, retired Clark county farmer, died unexpectedly early today at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. M. Deacon, 115 Cassidy avenue, Lexington, whom he was visiting.
A native of Bourbon county, he was a son of the late Joseph Banks and Nancy Royse Allen. He had been in the hardware business in Maysville and Winchester, having operated a store here for 30 years until he sold it to Harvey H. Franklin, now a Clark county deputy sheriff.
He was active in the First Baptist church, where he served as deacon for almost half a centure. He also was a past vice moderator in the Boone's Creek Baptist Association and a leader in the Friendship Baptist Association.
Mr. Allen served many years as a member of the Winchester board of education.
In addition to his wife, Mrs. Cora Bybee Allen, he is survived by a son, J. B. Allen, Clark county; a sister Mrs. F. A. Cook, Millersburg; a brother, G. S. Allen, Millersburg; his daughter, Mrs. Deacon, and four grandchildren.
The body was removed to the Edgington funeral home here, and will be taken to the Allen residence on the Bybee pike Saturday.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 o'clock Saturday at the grave in the Winchester cemetery by Dr. John R. Jester, pastor of the First Baptist church. Pallbearers will be A. B. Mahan, S. J. Conkwright, M. D. Royse, Dr. O. P. Clark, C. F. Haggard, P. A. Vallandingham, J. Q. Stewart and Ed Parker.
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