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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1921
Page
5
Notices track numerous residents traveling to Lexington Winchester Louisville Cincinnati and Elkins for visits family and business. Individuals include Mrs Bruce Thompson Miss Grace Jones Mrs H B Turner and others visiting relatives attending funerals or consultations with professionals. Several persons travel to Lexington for shopping schooling or meetings with friends.
Mr and Mrs William H Pieratt announce the engagement of their daughter Daisy Duff to Clarke Ramey of Sharpsburg. The couple plans to wed in the city at an early date.
Mrs Lizzie Wilson entertained a rock club gathering at her North Sycamore street home last night with a guest list including Mrs W A Sutton Miss Lena Bratton Mrs A M Bourne Mrs C W Nesbitt Mrs Ida Reis Mrs Allie G Ratliff Mrs R E May Mrs Anna Tipton Mrs Henry Judy Mrs Maggie Young Mrs R M Smith Mrs Roger L Spratt and Mrs Lucy Fesler.
Miss Suzette Johnson hosted the board club at her West Main home on Friday night. The house was beautifully decorated with jonquils and spring flowers, featured by the evening’s gatherings. The highest score was recorded by Mrs.
The unw lovely piece of Rookwood was awarded as guests gathered for a card table supper. Attendees included Mrs. John Winn, Mrs. Pierce Winn, Mrs. C. C. Chenault, Mrs. Harry G. Hoffman, Mrs. Percy Bryan, Mrs. John Storer, Mrs. Mary Coleman Ayres, Miss Lizzie Prewitt Coleman, Mrs. Jack Owings, Mrs. Josh Owings, Mrs. Clayton Howell, Mrs. C. W. Kirkpatrick, Mrs. C. A. Lindsay, Miss Bess Shackelford, Mrs. Albert Bridges, Mrs. Walter Bridges, Mrs. J. C. McNeal, Mrs. John Speer and Mrs. Katherine Rice Goodpaster.
Mrs. A V Jones invites shoppers to view a new line of spring and summer hats described as the prettiest in the city.
Presiding Elder G E Cameron will join Pastor Ragan in a quarry meeting at Grassy Lick M B church Saturday 6 45 PM and Sunday 11 AM. Presbyterian services listed Sabbath school 9 30 AM morning worship 11 AM evening worship 7 PM. Weekly prayer service Wednesday 7 PM. Rev Father Leig of Lexington officiated at St Patrick s last Sunday. Rev J W Webber of Paducah addressed the Methodist church Sunday morning. Dr Webber a former M E pastor is regarded among great preachers. Rev A W Fortune of the College of the Bible has been granted two months leave to preach for Central Christian Lexington while I J Spencer recovers. Fortune began at Central last Sunday. His Somerset preaching is praised. Rev Gabriel Banks will preach at Somerset during Fortune s stay.
Mrs. A. V. Jones advertises a selection of hats in current styles and colors offered at affordable prices.
Judge Lewis Apperson displays a Florida trip album with woodland and coast scenery and a set of deer hunting pictures created by his six year old grandson Master Lewis Apperson White notes the young artist. Four pure bred registered Angus heifers listed for sale at Mt Sterling Stockyards in the issue.
Gus Begley of Krypton Kentucky lies near death in Jackson hospital after a Saturday afternoon shooting by his cousin Curtis Begley who was drunk and angered by Gus remonstrating. Gus has wife and one child.
A reflective line praising resilience and control over one’s reaction to life. It extols the wiser approach of ignoring hurtful touches and maintaining inner steadiness in adversity.
The Farmers sold 110,170 pounds of tobacco at 7.51 per unit, with full floors today. Robertson Warehouse moved 47,075 pounds at 9.96 and expects another sale Thursday. Whitehall sold 132,580 pounds for 11,833.11 and will sell again tomorrow. Prices show improvement over last week, with bulk arrivals slowing and sales likely to end in a week or ten days.
Two thirds of illnesses stem from mouth conditions and more childhood ailments trace to dental issues. Modern dentistry offers remedies and cures, yet neglect and ignorance cause suffering. Dr. H. M. Wright notes dentistry plays a vital mission.
Local notice reports Mrs Nannie Judy ill at her residence on Sycamore Street. A second fragment notes rising lemon prices and hints at scarcity in marriage markets.
The week notes increased butter production and stockpiles pushing butter and butterfat prices lower. Poultry receipts shrank while live fowl demand looks strong ahead of Jewish holidays. Egg prices softened due to surplus, with some eggs stored though prices stayed high. For sale Craven offers Parks' Strain Barred Rock eggs for hatching at $1 per setting.
Local fruit offerings list Blue Ridge Orchard apples available from Ayres and Co Richardson Bros and Cornwell T. K. Barnes and Son McGuire Bros H B Ringo J B White W C Cooper Fair Store J M Risner B D Miller through a regional trade network.
Grant Tipton announces an old fashioned fiddlers contest at the Mt. Sterling Courthouse on Saturday night March 19. He asks for attendance to help him earn a living as he is nearly blind. Admission is 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children.
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