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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1913
Page
5
Local society notes list numerous guests and residents in Lexington over Thanksgiving. Names include Miss Prather Harrison Louisville Miss Kathleen McCabe Lexington and many others visiting relatives, shopping, or attending dances.
Union services set for next Sunday at seven thirty in the Methodist church with Dr. W R Thompson speaking on Tuberculosis. The Ladies Aid Society of Springfield to hold a box supper and Christmas bazaar at the church Saturday night December 6 inviting young ladies to attend with a box. City Mission Society to meet Thursday at seven with Deaconess Miss McCoy guiding and parishioners urged to attend and donate as needs rise.
The notice records several newborns with weights from nine and a half to ten pounds. Samuel Russell is christened for W C Tabor's family, Byron Gager named for C H Gatewood's son, H Clay McKee II for N Trimble McKee and Eula Perry, Roger Q Drake Jr is welcomed to the Drake family.
The sick Mrs. Alice Perry has suffered la grippe for several days. Mr. W. P. Apperson, dangerously ill with blood poisoning, is considerably better after several days. Mr. Bruce Willoughby, clerk at Robinson & Moore's store, has pneumonia and is somewhat better after a period of illness.
Kirkpatrick and Coleman's Insurance Agency has rented the Smith building on Court Street and moved their office there, replacing John Robinson. Dr. P. K. McKenna relocates to the Mt. Sterling National Bank building. Vanarsdell's continues its groceries and meats line for reliable service.
Nice 83 acre farm in Bourbon County lies four miles east of North Middletown on the Plum Lick pike. Adjacent to Grade pike, with a good orchard, tobacco barn, out buildings and a two story frame house. Well fenced with abundant water. Interested parties write J. W. Douglas North Middletown R R.
A sale notice lists 100 bushels of Michigan potatoes priced at one dollar per bushel. The ad notes extra good quality and provides contact via Payne & Greenwade's Barber shop.
Thanksgiving dance at Trimble hall drew a large Lexington party with Thomas Trio providing music. Katherine Vanarsdell hosted a ninth birthday for forty girls. Various dinners and card parties honored guests including Miss Olive Stephens and Miss Lodema Wood as engagements were announced at Mrs. John Roberts home.
The text highlights Drake as a gifted musician with wide popularity and describes Mr Burbridge as a leading young businessman with many friends. The wedding is noted as a beautiful event planned for early January.
200 acres of well improved land with a six room frame dwelling nine bent tobacco barn stock barn and all necessary out buildings. For further particulars apply to R G Kern attorney Mr Sterling Ky or Letcher Bannister R R 1 North Middletown Ky 20 31.
Announcement invites patrons to a new barber shop on Bank street. It emphasizes new, clean facilities and encourages patronage with pricing notes for shave costs of 16 cents on Sunday and 15 cents. Listed by Payne & Greenwade.
Advertisement notes "Bronze Turkeys Standard bred" and "none better" followed by "21-61 Robt. Marshall" and a product pitch for Walsh's underwear with a Sabbath warning and a buyers note.
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