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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1919
Page
2
The statement covers the year ending June 30 1919 for the Mt Sterling Graded Common School. Treasurer P Killpatrick presents the fund balances receipts and disbursements for the district.
Beginning of new construction on High street and Johnson Heights with several named builders planning homes. Miss E Wyatt on Sycamore street shows concrete and freestone foundation ready for first floor timbers. West High street also eyed for a new residence. Also notes tobacco crop showing uniform stand, vigorous growth.
Pineville schools superintendent Professor Henry L. Jones will depart this week for New York to attend a special course at Columbia University. He is regarded as one of the state’s most prominent young educators.
Chief Justice John D. Carroll campaigns for re election aiming to keep his seat in November. Supporters cite judicial restraint and case handling as key strengths while opponents question rulings and advocate reforms.
Miss Hamilton hosted a refined dance with guests Misses Fanny Horn of New York and Dorothy Wood of Louisville. The venue featured vines and flowers, fashion displays, punch service, a plate lunch, and Smith's Orchestra of Lexington. Chaperones included local families, with guests from Winchester Paris Lexington Danville Owingsville and other Central Kentucky towns.
The Cynthiana Democrat reports J K Northcutt has leased his three story Main Street building to H H Pieper & Co. They will run 5 10 15 and 25 cent stores after repairs, in six weeks to two months. The lease runs ten years with a twenty year option. Pieper operates similar stores at Winchester Mt Sterling and will open one at Maysville.
A. J. Gatewood announces the sale of Mr. Sterling Bottling Works to Claude P. Stephens and seeks settlement of all debts. He will retain an office at the Bottling Works until affairs are settled.
Reynolds Carson recently returned from one year overseas with the A E F and is visiting his uncle George R. Snyder and family in the city.
All persons having claims against the estate of S. W. Evans, deceased, must present them verified to D. D. Evans, executor in Sterling Kentucky, or to attorney O. R. Bright in Flemingsburg Kentucky, by October 1 1919 or they will be barred.
The Mt Sterling Garage delivered a seven passenger Pierce Arrow touring car to R A Chiles last week. A Buick roadster was delivered to C C McDonald. Five passenger Buick touring cars went to Clarence White and to Judge Alfred Crooks of Owingsville.
A mountain mother who could not read received a letter from her daughter in Chicago. She gave the letter to Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart, who read it to her and sparked the idea of moonlight schools. The mother then became a pupil and later a teacher.
Farmers report widespread wheat damage from continued wet weather with extensive cutting in the past days and some work on Sunday. Driving rains have also washed out hundreds of tobacco plants requiring replanting.
Saturday shipments to Cincinnati include three fat cattle cars averaging 1300 pounds for John Storer, one double deck lamb car and a mixed cattle sheep car for Thomas Greene, three cattle cars averaging 1300 pounds for Turley McDonald Welch, one hog car and one sheep car for Jesse Highland, and one cattle car plus one shelf game sheep car for Charlie Duff, Bis.
Mrs Mat tie Coleman will issue tickets at the Sentinel Democrat office on Court street before the Chautauqua opens. A 10 percent war tax applies and only 100 tickets are set at 2.50 plus tax, with later tickets at 3.00 plus tax. Kaeran W Wright and Rufus Hadden made strong bass catches last week at Oil Springs.
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