Correspondence tidbits from Mt Sterling area
Kenneth Gillaspie spent last week with his father J H Gillaspie. J Smith Trimble will return soon from Louisville after duties as store keeper and ganger. Clarence Cassity and wife visited Ed Toy Sun day in Lexing ton. Gudgell Hill beat Mattie Lee Mt Sterling 16 to 11 in a to inning game. Corn crop to be planted this week. Tobacco bed conditions unfavorable. Miss Lela Mae Foley of Mt Sterling visiting relatives here. Grazing expected to be short. Regret missing that ball from Plum Lick. Clover hay crop looks good. Robt Williams and wife of Owingsville visiting relatives. W K Prewitt bought an automobile and is making speed. B W Young rebuilding tobacco barn blown down by storm. Many citizens have throat ailments.
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B. M. Goodan
Kenneth Gillaspie
J. H. Gillaspie
J. Smith Trimble
Louisville
Clarence Cassity
Lexington
Gudgell Hill
Mattie Lee
Mt. Sterling
Lela Mae Foley
Robt. Williams
Owingsville
Pastor resigns at Paris Baptist Church after four years
Rev. E. M. Lightfoot surprised his congregation by resigning as pastor of the Paris Baptist church at the close of Sunday evening service after serving four years.
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E. M. Lightfoot
Paris Baptist Church
Six pairs guaranteed to wear six months for 60c
The Fair advertises six pairs of footwear guaranteed to last six months at a price of 60 cents. The offer highlights heels and toes crafted with four ply material and emphasizes durability.
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the Fair
Sells Pony Billy P to Dr. Robinson in City
Roy L. Morris sold his Shetland stallion Billy P to Dr. W. B. Robinson of this city. Billy P is regarded as one of the best Shetlands in the area and will be kept at Dr. Robinsons Veterinary Hospital for the season.
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Roy L. Morris
Billy P
W. B. Robinson
Robinson
Eastern Capitalists Buy Tennessee Coal Lands
H Thomson of Winchester sold 41 800 acres of coal and timber lands in Tennessee to J A Smith Roger E Miles and W A Odell representing Cleveland and New York capitalists. Price said to be about 400 000 dollars. Thomson holds option on 50 000 more acres on the Kentucky River forks to sell to the same buyers who plan to inspect and possibly build a railroad and develop the mines.
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H. ©. Thomson
Winchester
J. A. Smith
Roger E. Miles
W. A. Odell
Cleveland
New York
Tennessee
Thomson
Kentucky River
Webb Acquitted In Campus Office Fire Case
Richard S. Webb was acquitted in Fayette Circuit Court on the charge of burning the office of Prof. F Paul Anderson on the Kentucky State University campus. The jury deliberated under two hours with an initial ten to two vote for acquittal. Court room silence followed as the verdict granted Webb his liberty and his family and friends congratulated him.
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Richard S. Webb
Fayette Circuit
F. Paul Anderson
Kentucky State University
Dr. John T. Fleming Dies at 88 in Maysville
Dr. John T. Fleming aged 88 died at his home in Maysville after a long illness. He was a native of Fleming county and had spent most of his life in Maysville.
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John T. Fleming
Maysville
Fleming County
Eggs for Hatching Offers Barred Plymouth Rock and Duck Eggs
C B Stephens offers Barred Plymouth Rock hen eggs at 75 cents for 17 and Indian Runner duck eggs at 7 pence per dozen for sale. Phone 603.
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C. B. Stephens
New beans kale lettuce radishes and onions at Vanarsdell's
Local listing notes fresh produce including beans kale lettuce radishes and onions available at Vanarsdell's.
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Vanarsdell’s
Garden Seed Variety Store Ad on Bank Street
An advertisement for bulk and packaged garden seeds located at Variety Store on Bank Street promotes the best market options. The listing notes bulk and package varieties and is present as a concise local business insertion.
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Bank Street
Edward Fitz Gerald Beale and the White House Promise
A biographical sketch of Edward Fitz Gerald Beale, son of Paymaster George Beale and Emily Truxtun, recounts his wartime lineage and the Jackson era pledge that secured him a midshipman’s warrant. A White House audience led Jackson to tear a letter and order an immediate Navy warrant for Beale.
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Stephen Bonsal
Edward Fitzgerald Beale
George Beale
Macdonough
Lake Champlain
Emily
Truxtun
Constellation
Young Beale
Jackson
Washington
Beales
Ned Beale
Evans
Indiana
White House
Beale
General Jackson
Secretary of the Navy
Mrs. Beale
Treasure Hunt Reaches Sixth Attempt For Lost Ship
The General Grant, laden with bullion valued perhaps 1.25 million dollars, sank off the Auckland Islands after departing Melbourne in 1866. Survivors said the ship struck a cliff and fell into a cave, where it lies at fourteen fathoms. Five expeditions failed. a sixth venture faces the same peril.
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General Grant
London
Melbourne
Auckland Islands
Imaginary Insomnia and the Night of Clock Chimes
Brand Whitlock, a writer and mayor, battles insomnia in Columbus near a church tower. He struggles with the night as a big clock strikes one, two, and beyond, his mind racing with ideas about uplifting humanity and rebuking publishers. The tale blends humor with urban tension from a late hour in a hotel.
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Brand Whitlock
Columbus
Brand
Whitlock
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Stoops
W. K. Prewitt
Ww. B. Young
Dime Sox
Webb
Southern Railway Account
New Louisville
Jockey Club
Kentucky
Southern Railway
J. C. Beam
St. Louis, Mo
Borie Ss
W. H. Berry & CO
Stocttown
Electric Dry Cleaning Co
Maysville Street
MT. Sterling, KY
Moise
Apove
Landardy
Kée
Sean
Walsh
Norfolks
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