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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1918
Page
1
The notice urges readers in arrears to settle subscription payments as court day approaches Monday. It notes some have mailed checks or paid by phone, while others have given no attention, and cites rising business costs as needing full collection.
Miss Leora Jeffries and Wilmot K. Prewitt were married last Thursday at the First Christian church in Louisville by Rev. Horace Kingsbury. The couple will reside on the groom’s farm in the county after a bridal tour.
Report says one or two passenger trains on the C O R R may be taken off and many timetable changes expected soon but the local agent has no orders to confirm. W Ss S Wanted to Buy Small cottage with garden Apply at this office.
County Clerk Greene and deputy Douglas report a 32 percent rise in 1918 property assessments compared with 1917. Taxable totals show increases across town lots, farm lands, mineral rights, other tangible and intangible property with exemptions reducing net totals. Bank assessments edge up slightly, and state tax commission is not expected to alter the shift.
The record shows a grand total of 2,398,180 with banks at 7,792,673 and 10,208,645 overall. An increase in 1918 is noted, including Deantsks and related decree amounts totaling 2,410,972.
The Montgomery County Fair directors met with Secretary W Hoffman Wood and elected Charles G Thompson president and treasurer W Hoffman Wood secretary Charles E Duff and Roger D Barnes as vice presidents. They set July 24 to 27 for the exhibition featuring running and trotting races shows and floral hall with a stock exhibit hoped to include the Hereford herd of E H Taylor Sons of Frankfort. The derby for thoroughbreds returns and a tobacco exhibit is planned. Two 16-pound country hams are listed. Phone 606-W.
A three story brick wall at the Pastime Theatre in Winchester collapsed during a gale Saturday night, killing eleven instantly and injuring many others. The mass of bricks crashed through the roof as a crowded audience, including many children in the front rows, watched in horror.救
With car shortages eased buyers flood the remaining tobacco flow. Farmers receive satisfactory prices and strong averages. Warehouses expect eight to eight and a half million pounds sold. barns are nearly full and wagons roll in quickly. Bring in tobacco now while buyers remain on the floor. W. S.
Mr Alfred Jones has been promoted from bookkeeper to Assistant Cashier of the Exchange Bank of this city He has been connected with the institution for some time and is regarded as a capable affable young man whose friends will approve the promotion.
Mrs. Lucella Embry Hampton died Sunday March 10 1918 at 1 o clock after a long illness. Born December 23 1831 in Madison County she left a widow with two daughters and several grandchildren. Funeral held March 11 at 9 30 am at the Hedden home with Rev. J S Wilson officiating and burial in Machpelah cemetery. She had long been a devout Baptist and noted for charity and Southern hospitality.
Under a new ruling the War Department will not issue lists of the dead and wounded from France. The department will continue to telegraph relatives with news of their kin. The newspaper asks readers to call phone number 74 when such a message arrives.
David Chenault moved from Class Three to Class One by the District Board after new information reached the local board. R M French, assistant postmaster, previously expected to be deferred, was placed in Class One after passing the physical examination.
Classified note from Mrs Richard Wilson seeking to buy a good incubator. Contact via phone number 348 W-1. Local newspaper ad format uses brief buyer intent with standard code lines.
Prof D W Young, English instructor at the local high school, has been accepted by the Signal Corps of the United States as a photographer. His resignation is greatly regretted, and the school awaits news on his successor.
A tribute notes a long life of sacrifice and gentleness, marked by a frail woman who, with a cane, reached the piano to sing beloved sacred songs. The passage honors her character and religious life, urging readers to read a person’s character through their songs and witness to devotion.
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