Colored Notes From Local News Roundup
Mr. Ramey Hamilton left for Lincoln Institute in Lincoln Ridge Kentucky to resume duties last Tuesday. Mrs. Birttie Hamilton and niece Miss Iles visited Salt Lick Kentucky last week. Mrs. Gussie Rose McClure and children arrived from Indianapolis to spend the winter with her parents Mr. and Mrs. George Howard. Miss Brooksie Howard visited Indianapolis last week. Mr. Harvey Floyd of Lexington Kentucky was the Sunday guest of Miss Lille Bell Isles. Mrs. Emma Crooks is seriously ill at her East Locust Street home. Miss Irene Fisher has accepted a teaching post in Carthage Indiana colored school. Mrs. Bettie Gaines returned from Dayton Ohio with her son Booker Gaines who has recovered from Spanish influenza. Mr. Albert Keith, ill last week, is convalescing.
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Ramey Hamilton
Lincoln Institute
Lincoln Ridge
Birttie Hamilton
Iles
Salt Lick
Gussie Rose McClure
Indianapolis
George Howard
Brooksie Howard
Harvey Floyd
Lexington
Lille Bell Isles
Emma Crooks
East Locust Street
Irene Fisher
Lee Fisher
Carthage
Indiana
Bettie Gaines
Dayton, C
Booker Gaines
Albert Keith
Thanking White Friends at Aaron's Run Church
A printed note from Aaron's Run expresses gratitude to white supporters who aided the church. Listed are multiple donors with contributions ranging from one to five dollars, including Mrs. B. P. Jeffries, Mrs. Alice Patrick, Mrs. S. D. Hall, and others, with a closing wish to remain faithful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron’s Run
B. P. Jeffries
Alice Patrick
S. D. Hall
Fisher Mark
D. P. Henry
TL. H. Peed
Davis Patrick
James White
Clarence White
John McFadden
O. W. McCormick
For Rent Free Occupancy on Winn Street
For Rent a portion of a house on Winn Street is offered to a married couple or a suitable party. Rent is free. Apply to W. C. Mackie & Co. for details and approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fan
Winn Street
W. C. Mackie & Co
Examinations Begun for Local Draft Classifications
The Local Draft Board has completed classifying registrants and begun physical examinations last Wednesday. Once this work finishes and the District Board rules on county cases, a complete list of men placed in Class 1 will be published.
Dorton Branch Coal Company Dissolution Notice
All stockholders have consented to dissolution and the company is winding up its affairs and closing business. D. B. Logan president and Lewis Apperason secretary announce the dissolution on October 9, 1918. 16-4t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorton Branch Coal Company
D. B. Logan
Lewis Apperson
Private Adair Dies at Camp Taylor from Influenza
Mrs. W. P. Apperson learned last week of the death of her nephew Private Charles Adair of Paris at Camp Taylor due to influenza. Adair had visited this city often and his passing caused much sorrow locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Apperson
Charles Adair
Paris
Camp Taylor
Adair
Farm for Sale Near Mt Sterling on Quisenberry Pike
Private sale of 220 acre farm on the Quisenberry pike five miles from Mt Sterling offered by R. M. and G. E. Coons. Farm appears suitable for cultivation and livestock with accessible road frontage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quisenberry Pike
Mt. Sterling
R. M
G. E. Coons
Special Registration Days Set in County
Special Registration Days Monday Tuesday and Wednesday October 28th 29th and 30th designated. If you were sick or out of the city on Regular Registration Day call at the County Clerk's office on one of the above days and register.
Sugar rationing begins in Kentucky with half month allotment
Beginning today October 15 Kentucky families may buy half a month’s sugar at one time, with two pounds per person per month eligibility continuing until further notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
For Sale Gas Heater in Good Condition
Gas heater offered in good condition for sale. Apply to B. F. Mark via phone 887 x.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Mark
Camp Shelby Soldier Writes Home on War Life
The writer from Camp Shelby, Mississippi in October 1918 describes making rooms warm with stoves for twenty five soldiers, cleaning under stress, and enduring outages. He expresses readiness for France next spring or summer and pride in serving, despite cramped conditions and shortages. He mentions Y services, sugar and bread abundance, and hope to join overseas duty while staying faithful to country and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Transylvania
Pearl
Transylvania Campuus
Advocate
Oldham
Hary Lander
Russell Cox
Red Cross
Ohio
Emma
Mamma
Richmond
Community Notes on Weather, Visits, and a Local Death
Farmers near corn wind up as favorable weather aids grain sowing. Obituary for George Copher recounts years in Bath County born to John R. Copher. He leaves parents, three brothers, a sister Stella, and funeral at Machpelah Cemetery conducted by Rev. Clyde Darsie and Elder Wm. Triplett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Goodson
Mt. Sterling
Phillip McClain
Carlinville
Ilinois
Robert Feeback
Berlin
Walter Copher
Dayton
Ohio
Nettie Thomas
Owingsville
George O. Fassett
Camp Sheridan
Ala
Roger H. Moore
William Howard
George Copher
Grim Reaper
George
John R. Copher
Bath County
Old
Local Dispatches and a Patriot’s Sacrifice
Howard’s Mill Charlie Combs visited Cincinnati on business. A big girl named Emma Johnson was born September 28 to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Peed. W. C. Hedrick and wife visited Indianapolis to see their son John in camp. Mrs. John Coustigan and sons Clay and Woodson visited Olympia and Salt Lick. James Reed of Peel Oak died in Corear Kansas October 10 from pneumonia while training at Camp Funston. Burial was at Machpelah Cemetery with community sympathy. A baby boy was born to Thomas Fitzpatrick and wife on October 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Combs
Cincinnati
Charlie Peed
Emma Johnson
W. C. Hedrick
Indianapolis
John
John Coustigan
Clay and
Woodson
Olympia
Salt Lick
James Reed
N. P. Reed
Peel Oak
Here
Corear
Kansas
Sam
Camp Funston
Mt. Sterling
Machpelah Cemetery
Jim
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Insure Tobacco in the Barn With Perry Agency
Advertises insurance for tobacco stored in barns offering coverage from B. Frank Perry & Co. at the Exchange Bank Building. Notes lease or office location and publication line 15-8t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Frank Perry & Co
Exchange Bank
Gold Rimmed Glasses Found on C. and O. Train
Pair of gold rimmed glasses found on a C. and O. train. Finder believes the owner alighted in Mt. Sterling. Owner may reclaim by proving ownership and paying for insertion of this advertisement. 16-21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Sterling
Also Mentioned on This Page
Advocate Publishing Company Incorporated
E J. W. Hedden, JR
G. B. Senff
United States
A. O. Stanley
Congress
W. J. Fields
Columbia
Victrola Edison
Bryan & Robinson Jewelers
Traders National Bank
Camp Shelby, Miss
Howard’s Mill
Georgette and
Crepe de Chine
J. H. Keller
Moberley
Court House
Paris Pike
C. C
W. J. Moberley
H. R. Prewitt
Guardian
Stockton’s Electric Dry Cleaning Company
E. W. Stockton
Mt. Sterling, Kentucky
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