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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1912
Page
5
Names and movements fill the social page with visits to Lexington Louisville Cynthiana Frankfort Winchester and Morgan County. Local residents attend dances travel for health and business and several plan trips to Florida Martinsville and Louisville as friends and relatives are mentioned throughout.
Rev Father Herbert Hillenmeyer of Winchester will speak on The Catholic Church the Preserver of the Bible at the Catholic church Wednesday night. Everyone is invited. The Church Improvement League met at Grassy Lick with Miss Moberly hosting on Feb 29. About twenty members attended a fine meeting with a piano solo by Nellie Moberly and a soprano recital by Mrs Mason. A four course lunch followed. The League to meet again with Mrs Overton Jones on the first Friday in April.
P Reid and several Lexington residents visit Paris this week including Miss Nelle Tipton and Mrs Aman T Howell. Miss Sue Woods and Bush Allen arrive to stay with Mrs Grover Anderson as Dr J L McClung travels to Huntington W Va for his nephew McArthur McClung. Mrs L E Griggs and Mrs W C Moore attend Maud Adams Chantecler in Lexington and visit Mrs O G Hadden in Winchester. Miss Sarah McGarvey plans a European tour this summer sailing in June through Ireland Wales England and the Continent.
The report covers several residents under medical care. Wibart Sewell improves while Joe Turley and Henry Maher show little change. Dr. W R Thompson remains home with lagrippe. S L Collins is recuperating. Sarah Ruth Laughlin improves after Lexington treatment. H P Reid faces pneumonia risk at home. Rev W J Bolin recovering well after appendicitis in Knoxville. Archie Payne slowly improves from typhoid at Wayne Town, Indiana. J D Hazelrigg discharged from Lexington Hospital after unsuccessful operation due to age. condition remains critical.
W S Carr and sister Miss Fannie return from Winchester visiting sister Mrs Jesse Becraft. Lydia Rushford relocates to Winchester with Chas McDonald and Robt Mason occupying vacated homes. Various residents plan moves to Spencer Sharpsburg Camargo Mt Sterling and Guilfoile place. Church Improvement League met with Miss Nellie Moberly for a four course lunch.
Miss Sadie Lee Dunn reports Tom Anton remains quietly ill. Colonel Staggs suffered a paralysis attack but is able to go out again. Gibson Denton hosted a party for friends last Friday night with a good time. Ben Foley sold tobacco to Scobee of Lexington at 6c. The writer visited sister Mrs. B. S. Willoughby and aunt Mrs. W. O. Thacker of Mt. Sterling in the past week. Miss Irmina Sewell visited sister Mrs. B. B. Foley last weekend. Miss Elizabeth Chamberlain of Flanagan Station is guest of cousin Miss Fannie Turley. Mr. Alpha King and mother returned home after three months with relatives here and in Mr Sterling. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Foley and family plan to move to Illinois in the near future.
The column lists changes in residents and visitors including Jne M Meyers's condition, Joe Childers living with his father, Walter Shubert purchasing Tanner heirs property, and Charlie Childers in Illinois. It notes Rev T F Lyons holding services, G M Byrd's trip to Lexington, Miss Mayme Trimble visiting friends, and several others moving in or away as Miss Grace Childers battles a cold and Lillie Cole shows no improvement.
Unfurnished rental available at the Marshall property on Clay Street. Two large rooms for rent with contact E. D. Marshall at phone 625.
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