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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1911
Page
5
A stream of visitors and travelers is noted across Versailles, Cynthiana, Olympian Springs, Sharpsburg, Millersburg, and Winchester as locals and guests move between relatives, friends, and spring retreats. Notable names include Dr Jett, Col Robert Smith, Miss Fannie Miller Robertson, Prof John C Atchison, and many others from Kentucky towns and neighboring states.
Religious union services will be held at the Baptist Church next Sunday evening and a protracted Spencer church meeting will start next Sunday led by Rev Parrish from Lexington. Corinthians Christian Church hosts a series from August 27 with McGowan and Law from Ohio. Email and phone details advertise local sales and reduced shoe prices.
Born to the wife of James Leverett last Wednesday a boy. James Peters reports a fine baby boy born last Tuesday August 15. Prompt service and patronage appreciated at Vanarsdell's. Walsh Bros advertisement notes Manhattan shirt sale with prices cut.
Sethe Sick and J W Hedden Jr confined with fever in their homes. Mrs John Wilson listed as very ill on Grassy Lick Pike. Walsh Bros announce Fall Hats sale with broken sizes thirty per cent off. Manhattan shirts offered at cut prices.
Investors from England and Dutch firms buy thousands of acres in Mississippi and Louisiana while Kentucky unveils eighteen fall stakes across three tracks at Churchill Downs Latonia and Louisville with Endurance Stakes and 116 racing days planned this season. Local ads promote Stetson hats groceries and poultry as well as cheap land and fashion.
300 acres irrigated land for sale 20 miles from Calgary grows 400 to 700 bushels per acre potatoes. At 400 bushels per acre 120000 bushels total value 120000. Break ground this fall plant next spring price 30 per acre one third cash balance long term payments Hall and McKee.
485 acre farm two miles south of Gadsden one mile from Steel Plant three miles from Attalla with 300 acres cultivated in cotton and corn 75 acres hog pasture 50 acres meadow all fenced and timbered with twelve wells one living spring and one house six tenant houses barns and outbuildings. Terms one third cash balance 1 to 5 years owner in poor health sells cheap. For particulars apply at this office.
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