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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1918
Page
1
Mrs Renick aged 25 died in Winchester after a sudden dose of formaldehyde. Daughter of Bruce Duty, wife of a young man, she had long illness and several operations. sister Mrs Stapleton arrived moments after death. Funeral held in Winchester.
The closing exercises of the local colored school will be held at the Court House on Thursday March 21 at 7 30 p.m. A delightful program arranged by Principal Mrs Cathryn Gatewood includes singing and speaking and the public is invited to attend.
A crowded County Court Day sees brisk trade with about 1,260 cattle sold. Prices rise through the morning from 9 to 11 as best steers top 11 to 12 cents per pound. mules also command strong sums with pairs reaching 450 to 650 dollars and expectations of 1,000 dollar "finest pair" ahead. Notable sales include Sam Keeton, Lon Cooper, and J. E. Brayson among others trading hundreds of head from 300 to 900 pounds and mules up to 16 hands.
The city’s local loose leaf tobacco market will close this week with Thursday likely the final sale. Through now 7,275,860 pounds have sold for $1,926,238.84 averaging $26.47, divided among Robertson house Whitehall house and Farmers house. By closing, about 7.625 million pounds are expected to fetch roughly $2.13 million, excluding 2 million pounds handled privately. William Oldham to join Signal Corps after returning from Washington.
Mr. W. Caldwell Clay moved from Class 4 to Class 2 by Montgomery county board and, on appeal, was returned to Class 4 by the District Board at Lexington.
Orders received by the local draft board plan to send Montgomery county's thirty-two colored men to Camp Zachary Taylor between March 29 and April 5. The board cites difficulty in obtaining a full list due to many drafted men working on farms. this call completes the county's eighty eight men for service in the First National Army. Fire on Spring Street destroys W M Arnold residence. nearby Lydia Wilburn home damaged but saved. Fire lacks hose reach from distant hydrant and insurance status is unknown. origin suspected from kitchen fire.
R S Parker died at her Georgetown home after a brief illness. Born Mattie Greenwade, she was sister to S P Greenwade and J D Greenwade. Funeral held in Georgetown with C S Humphries present. Also note: Pigeons for Sale offering 100 pure bred Carneaux pigeons by Mrs Richard Wilson.
Deputy Collector Henry S. Berry will visit the city and stay at the Post Office from Wednesday through Friday to handle income tax questions and provide information. He urges all taxpayers to file by April 1 to avoid penalties.
The Holt avenue residence of W C Hamilton sold at public auction Saturday to W C Henry for 3650 with possession in 30 days. Hamilton later bought the D C Tipton residence on High street for 4000. Both deals completed through W Hoffman Wood.
The death of Hon. Finley E. Fogg occurred in Lexington. He lived in Paintsville and West Liberty practicing law, served on the State Prison Commission, and was a lifelong Democratic politician. He is survived by his wife Laura and son O Rear Fogg, plus several siblings. burial occurred at Machpelah cemetery after services by the Knights Templar.
Linotype operator Harry W. Mills has accepted a position in the Adjutant General's office in Washington and will report Monday, March 25. He scored highly on the civil service exam at the post office and leaves with commendation. His successor at this office will be A. Edward Paul from Pennsylvania.
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