G. T. Fox Dies at 82 a Rural Leader in City
G. T. Fox died at his home Thursday morning after years of stomach trouble. He would have turned 82 in August. He was married in 1870 to Amnie Chenault and leaves a wife and two children, David and Mrs. Stoner. several other relatives are noted as deceased. A Madison County native, Fox owned about 800 acres of Montgomery County land and spent most of his life farming. He was a longtime Christian church member and respected civic figure. Funeral services were at his High Street home Friday, with Rev. Clyde Darsie and B. W. Trimble officiating. burial followed at Machpelah Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.T. Fox
Mr. Fox
Amnie Chenault
Thomas
David
G. W. Stoner
William
Stoner
Fox
Madison County
Montgomery
Christian Church
High Street
Clyde Darsie
B. W. Trimble
Machpelah Cemetery
Laura Rooney Runs Moore-Cottrell Magazine Agency
Miss Laura Rooney operates the Moore-Cottrell Magazine agency and urges customers to visit before ordering or renewing subscriptions. Also mentioned are DBver son's Drug Store and Vanarsdell's offering a top line of Christmas fruits and candies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore-Cottrell Magazine
Dbverson’s Drug Store
Growth of Business at Mt Sterling Post Office
Postmaster Turner led Mt Sterling to a surge in mail handling from 794 registrations to 1400 in six months. Insured packages reach 6112 since July 1 1919. Daily money orders rise from under 20 to over 50. Mail sacks per train average 50 60 since December 18 1919.
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Turner
Mt. Sterling Post Office
Force
Mt. Sterling
Marriage of Miss Anna Maude Johnson to E B Richards
Miss Anna Maude Johnson of Middletown wed E B Richards of Shelbyville at the home of Rev. R M Reynolds who officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Maude Johnson
Middletown
E. B. Richards
Shelbyville
R. M. Reynolds
Country Women's Club Studies Kentucky History
The Country Women's Club met with eighteen members. Mrs. Lela Gillaspie read a paper on The Pioneer Days of Kentucky and Mrs. M. A. Prewitt presented a poem Far Famed Kentucky. Mrs. Blevins read a Crawford family history clipping from the Advocate 1895. Relics owned by Mrs. Gillaspie were shown. The group will study Kentucky history from Daniel Boone to the present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Women’s Club
Kentucky
Lela Gillaspie
M. A. Prewitt
Advocate
Crawfords
Edward L. Warren
Louisville
Death comes suddenly Mrs Margaret Burgin dies at 85
News reaches from Lexington that Mrs Margaret Burgin aged 85 died of heart failure at 5 30. She was sister to Mrs Sallie Berry and Mrs Margaret Clay of this city and widow since 1906. Funeral and burial will be held in Lexington tomorrow afternoon. She belonged to Mount Pleasant Christian church in Madison county and was praised for her charitable spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Burgin
Eugene Burgin
Lexington
Dressed Chickens For Christmas Dinner Ad Offer
Mrs Charlie Ragan aged 80 is seriously ill at her Howard Avenue home with appendicitis. E V Browning advertises dressed chickens for Christmas dinner.
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E. V.browning
Charlie Ragan
Howard Avenue
Federal tax expert leaves the government joins private practice
J. T. Milligan former U S Treasury official and year in Kentucky West Virginia as Income Tax Inspector enters accounting and tax consult ing. He will handle normal income excess profit and capital stock tax returns with experience from the Internal Revenue Service and affiliation with the Princeton Hall Tax Service New York. Milligan will base his Mt Sterling offices at the Baumont Hotel.
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J. T. Milligan
U. S. Treasury Department
Washington, D. C
Kentucky
West Virginia
Internal Revenue Service
Prentice-Hall Tax Service
New York
Milligan
Mt. Sterling
Montgomery County
Baumont
Mrs. Arrasmith Dies at Bethel Home in Bath County
Mrs. Susan Arrasmith aged 60 died at her Bethel home in Bath County after a brief pneumonia illness. Funeral services will be held there tomorrow conducted by the Rev. Bradley. She was closely related to Mrs. John Freeland of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Arrasmith
Bethel
Bath County
Bradley
Arrasmith
John Freeland
RENEW Your Subscriptions At Duerson’s Drug Store
Advertisement urging readers to renew subscriptions to the Lexington Herald Courier Journal Post and Times with Miss Laura Rooney at Duerson's Drug Store, phone 129.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington Herald
the Courier-Journal
the Post
the Times
Laura Rooney
Duerson’s
County Teachers Federation Organized in Montgomery County
On Saturday afternoon December 20 at the County Superintendent's office a Montgomery County Teachers Federation was organized with officers: Chairman Miss Lutie Quisenberry, vice chairman Miss Ta Lee, secretary treasurer Mr. C. W. Cain. The group favors higher education funding, better teacher prep, and stronger compulsory school laws, and votes funds to support a delegate at Frankfort during the General Assembly session. The next meeting is the second Saturday in February. charter members are listed. A found suit cast with name W F Sturgill is offered to owner who identifies it and pays for this ad.
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Montgomery County
Teachers’ Federation
Lutie Quisenberry
Ta Lee
C. W. Cain
General Assembly
Federation
Frankfort
June Barnes
O. W. Cain
Edith Cord
Stella Copher
Mahala Douglas
Edna Hastie
Clyde Hackney
Alta Hiatt
Bernice McClure
Mary Moore
Lutie Quissenberry
Ila Lee
Georgia Sledd
Emma Walker
Candy Sale At Local Stores Promises Holiday Treats
Mrs. Greene offers homemade candy at Land and Priest while Vanarsdell's advertises the best line of fine Xmas candies. Local shoppers are urged to buy early for seasonal treats and gifts.
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Vanarsdell’s
Father of Mrs Spratt Campbell Gibson 73 dies after illness
Campbell Gibson aged 73 longtime resident dies Saturday at his daughter Mrs J M Robb home in Jessamine county after a lingering illness. He leaves two daughters Mrs J M Robb and Mrs B Spratt, three sisters and one brother. Funeral services were held at Lexington Cemetery chapel with burial in the same cemetery.
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Jessamine County
Campbell Gibson
J. M. Robb
Charles E. Powell
Lexington Cemetery
Farm Sold on Clay's Mill Pike Near Lexington
A 1211-2 acre Blue Grass farm near Lexington on Clay's Mill pike was sold Saturday morning by E R and W E Little. C T Adair and another buyer acquired 30 acres. Names of buyers not disclosed and prices paid were not made public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay’s Mill Pike
Lexington
E. R
W. E. Little
C. T. Adair
O. Montgomery
We Do Nothing But The Best Laundry Dry Cleaning And Dying
A terse classified line offers dry cleaning and dyeing services with contact as 210 S. P. Grenwade listed as agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. P. Grenwade
Women Missionary Societies Gift to Hazel Green School
The Women's Missionary Societies of the Christian churches in the county sent 102.50 dollars to the C. W. E. M. school at Hazel Green Kentucky to furnish a room in the girls dormitory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Missionary Societies of the Christian Churches of
County
C. W. E. M. School
Hazel Green
Engagement announced for Eve lyn Vane Meter and Brownell Berryman
Mrs Solomon L Vane Meter of Lexington announces the engagement of her daughter Eve lyn to Brownell Berryman. The marriage is planned at an early date at the bride’s parents home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon L. Vane Meter
Lexington
Evelyn
Brownell Berryman
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G. T. Fox
W. S
Table Theatre
Liberty
Wm. B. Small
Mgr
Country
Eastman Kodaks
Mrs. Greene
Houbigant
Djer-Kiss
Auzurea
Mary Garden
Cretemen
Crane’s Linen
A. M. Davis
Land & Priest
Mt. Sterling, Ky
the Advocate For Printing
County Teachers’ Federation
W. F. Sturgill
Mrs. Spratt
Liv
Bank Street
Strother’s Automobile
Chaser
Henry Judy
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