Social notes from Charleston and surrounding towns
Miss Julia Morris visits her sister in Charleston West Virginia Dr D L Proctor of Salt Lick spends Sunday in this city Mr John Cassity of Morehead visits the city early in the week Mrs G W Kemper and family move to Millersburg to reside Bettie Poyntz of Richmond visiting relatives Daisy Belle Thompson of Atlanta visiting Miss Lila Mae Harper Mary McClure Fogg guest of Miss Dede Robson in Louisville D N Young leaves for Florida for several weeks Miss Olive and Mary Wood visit friends in Lexington R H White and mother go to Florida to spend winter Nettie Horton returns to Noblesville Ind Bernice Hall Clay guest of Mr and Mrs James Hall Fayette county W Va Mr and Mrs W C Moore attend the funeral of Mrs Reuben Mansfield Arrington Johnson leaves for California for several months Mrs Sarah B Drake and son visit Mrs Geo Doyle in Philadelphia G B Senff returns from ten days in Spring Station Senff family to stay with parents J Will Clay W B Thite Jno A Judy H R Jewitt W F Crooks D Grubbs H S Goodpaster M C Clay Jno C Trimble R G Kern and Earl W Senff attend funeral of Bee Young at Morehead
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Will Clay
W. B. Thite
Jno
A. Judy
H. R. Jewitt
W. F. Crooks
D. Grubbs
H. 8. Goodpaster
M. C. Clay
C. Trimble
R. G. Kern
Earl W. Senff
Bee Young
Allie W. Young
Morehead
Illness Strikes Sargeant McQueeney and Local Workers
Sargeant McQueeney is very ill with pneumonia while Mrs. S. E. Spratt is able to be out after three weeks home confinement. Lester Tharp, once telegraph operator for Western Union in Winchester, brought home on a cot with pneumonia. condition improved by press time. Local ads promote pork and beef from Greenwade's with prices and phone numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Tharp
Western Afilon Telegraph Co
Winchester
Births Across Counties Highlight Local Families
Birth notices list a series of newborns from January. Mrs. James S. Treadway welcomes a son on January 11. Mrs. Floyd Congleton near Camargo reports a fine boy on January 14. Mrs. Floyd Trimble near Camargo adds a boy on January 18, their fourth. Mrs. W. E. Clark in Martinsville receives Lucy Tibbs Clark, daughter of Mary Tibbs. In Bellevue, Ohio, Mrs. S. M. Walter greets a baby girl, Margaret Elizabeth, weight seven pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Congleton
Camargo
Fine Boy
Floyd Trimble
Martinsville
W. E. Clark
Mary Tibbs
Lucy Tibbs Clark
Bellevue
S. M. Walter
Lucy Tonkin
Margaret Elizabeth
Notice of Commissioner Sittings in Mt Sterling Ky
Master Commissioner John A Judy announces sittings in the case Commissioner's Sittings GRACE Coyle vs B H Coyle Admix at his Mt Sterling Kentucky office from January 23 to January 26 1912. Creditors of the estate of B H Coyle deceased must present proven claims within the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Sterling
B. H. Coyle
John A. Judy
Religious Revival Sermon Series and Local Notices
Rev Miley of Louisville preached at union meetings in the Presbyterian church and may receive a call. The Methodist Church begins Conversion study on Acts with five sermons and an invitation to all. a warm room and short service are noted. Eleven ill from gas fumes at William H. Haney’s home in Louisville. seven unconscious. Seeded raisins and currants, 1911 stock, 124 cents at Greenwade's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miley
Louisville
Union
Presbyterian Church
Methodist Church
Cornelius
Lydia
William H. Haney
Greenwade’s
Cattle Die From Freezing in East Locust Yard
Two cattle owned by mountain traders were found frozen to death in the stock yards on East Locust Street after they were left unsold through court day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Locust Street
Europe Seen Through An Automobilist's Eyes
William T. Lewis recalls a 25,000 mile European trip and notes that some tourists rush through sights. He recounts a Florence Arno bridge moment where Americans mistook Venice for Florence, highlighting hurried tours and misidentification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Lewis
Europe
Florence
Arno
The Natural Thing at Niagara Falls Dialogues
An exchange between Jonathan and a newly arrived Irishman at Niagara Falls highlights the marvel of the roaring water cascading over the rocks. The housekeeper questions the wonder, while the Irishman seeks honest truth about the spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan
Horseshoe Falls
Niagara
Young Grafter Seeks Bank Amid Street Exchange
An odd street scene unfolds as a boy asks for directions to a bank while a child trader haggles for a shilling. Bank directors at a meeting become the backdrop as the street exchange frames a tense request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max
J Correspondene From Stella Stafford Highlights Local Happenings
Wyatt Quisenberry goes to Berea for school. Neva Clay Stafford sick. Mike Wilson loses a fine mare to pneumonia. Fairview spring school starts in March. Several locals attend or plan to attend nearby schools and trades. Fire damages Oscar Turley home. cause tied to defect. Memorials and social events noted including I O O F banquet on Jan 10 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Stafford
Wyatt Quisenberry
Berea
Local Church Notes and Losses Reported
Miss Agnes Reed left Monday to enter school at Wilmore Kentucky. Rev. C. M. Humphries filled his regular appointment here Sunday. Mr Sam Oleson lost his house and contents by fire recently. His loss was $2000 with no insurance. We have a large Sunday school here with S D Wade as superintendent. Thos Brooks Mrs Lillie Blackwell Mrs Laura.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Reed
Wilmore, Ky
C. M. Humphries
Sam Oleson
S. D. Wade
Thos. Brooks
Lillie Blackwell
Laura
Draft horses bought for three hundred dollars
R. R. Crouch purchased a team of draft horses from W. B. Morton for $300. The entry notes Uncle Henry Hail’s poor health, an 23 below zero cold spell, tobacco sales by John Leggette and Tom Hinkle to Gillspie at 10 and 14e, a weanling colt dying in the snow, eight horses lost by Jim over years, and a newborn child described as a promising citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Crouch
W. B. Morton
John Leggette
Tom Hinkle
Gillspie
James Kendall
Jim
Grassy Lick Brief Notices Hit by Local Events
Mrs. T. J. Carr bought four Shoats from Mr. Barlow. Robt. Hayden, who was thrown from his pony, is able to be out again. Mrs. Wm. Cravens and son are mentioned among local happenings in Grassy Lick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Carr
Robt
Hayden
Local social and court notes from Kiddville area
Several residents attended court in Mt Sterling on Monday. Jessie Woosley sold several shoots privately. A newborn eight pound girl named Marietta A was born to W R Vivion and wife on December 28. Miss Tena Ogden of West Bend visited aunt Miss Sarah Hughes recently. Local families from Log Lick Indian Fields and Indian Fields hosted visitors and friends at a late week social with refreshments at ten o'clock. names of many attendees listed with towns such as Thomson Station Salt Lick Winchester Kiddville Pilot View and Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Williams
Clay
Indian Fields
Etta
Cora Faulkner
Thomson Station
Lizzie Coner
Salt Lick
Lonnie Norton
Winchester
Alta Vivion
Kiddville
Ruth Haggard
Pilot View
Jenny Cardinal
Clell Allington
Clarence Haggard
Grover Martin
Vernon
John
Morgan Finney
Harvey Vivion
Dee Combs
Vernon Conlee
Elmer Heiley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ady
Duerson’s Drug Store
Court St
Julia Morris
Charleston, W. Va
D. L. Proctor
John Cassity
G. W. Kemper
Millersburg
Daisy Belle Thompson
Atlanta, Ga
Lila Mae Harper
Mary McClure Fogg
Dede Robson
D. N. Young
Florida
Olive
Mary Wood
Lexington
Mr. R. H. White
Mother
Nettie Horton
Gladys Nat
Noblesville, Ind
Bernice Hall Clay
James Hall
Fayette County
W. C. Moore
Reuben Mansfield
Arrington Johnson
California
Sarah B. Drake
Drake
Geo. F. Doyle
Philadelphia
G. B. Senff
J.T. Williams
Spring Station
Sargeant McQueeney
Vanarsdell’s
Greenwade
James S. Treadway
Montgomery Circuit Court
Grace C. Coyle
Venice
Kerr
Mr. Tabb
Ballard Stafford
Neva Clay
Mike Wilson
Fairview, Ky
D. T. Nickell
Sam Wheeler
West Liberty
T. C. Quisenberry
Messrs
Herndon Wills
Thomas Nickels
Tindiané
Susie Cook
James Alave
Glenn Stafford
West Virginia
H. G. Stafford
Staffordville
R. T. Richardson
J. A. Trimble
Leslie
Ben Prewitt
Nannie Jones
Eddie Wade
Willis Turley
Dayton
Ohio
Ella Turley
Oscar Turley
Robert
Mary
Thos. Boaze
Paris
Bessie Rushford
Henry Fielder
L. W. Mallory
Howard’s Mill
I. O O. F. Lodge
Clara Pendleton
Henry Hail
Grassy Lick
Elizabeth Carr
Mrs
Wm. Cravens and Son
Jessie Woosley
Porn
W. R.vivion
Marietta A
Tena Odgen
West Bend
Sarah Hughes
Thos
Vivian
Log Lick
James Williams
John Combs
Nancy Webb
Beverly
Bruce Thomas
H. G. Hoffman
State Mutual Life Assurance Co
Massachusetts
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