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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1911
Page
5
Numerous residents travel for visits to Paris Kentucky Versailles Covington Frankfort and Louisville. Parties relocate within Kentucky and to Indiana and Tennessee. Weddings engagements and new homes noted as families and relatives host guests and move residences in the county.
Mrs E Nelson and Mrs Claude Paxton hosted a stylish reception at Mrs Nelsons home last Friday night for Miss Allene Paxton of New York City and Mr Robt Nelson. About 60 guests attended the artistically decorated event with color coordinated rooms and a Hobo luncheon followed by ices cake and mints.
The bulletin notes several residents in fragile health. Squire Robt. Crooks is in critical condition. Miss Lila Mae Harper shows slight improvement. Mr. Gilbert Satterwhite remains homebound with tonsillitis. Mrs. A. C. Tipton somewhat improved after weeks of sickness. Miss Fannie Mildred Robertson back to activity after a few days illness. Mrs. Harry Stephenson slightly improved after weeks of danger. Mr. Roger Hedden confined to his room with typhoid fever threat. Miss Gertrude McNamara able to perform telephone duties again. Mrs. Pierce King nee Nelle McClure of Winchester greatly improved from appendicitis attack.
The notice lists shirts priced at 150 dollars and 2.00 dollars, with E. and W. Cluett identified as the makers, and 98 cents noted for a related item. The names Punch and Graves appear as possibly associated sellers or advertisers.
Miss Sophia Burgin held a Friday evening dinner at her Grosvenor avenue home to honor bridal couple Mr. and Mrs. James Hall whose wedding was celebrated last week. The event featured a yellow and white decor, wedding cake centerpiece, and toasts to the couple with guests including Mrs. C. J. Graves and Cary Berry among others.
Advertises broken sizes with shirts at 1.50 and 2.00 and greatly reduced men’s oxfords at J H Brunner’s. Greenwacde’s offers pork veal lamb or beef roasts via phone.
Rev. G. S. Kennard will preach Sunday morning at the Baptist Church on the Deity of Christ. Sunday night he begins a series explaining Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress and urges attendees to read the first stage of the book.
Miss Elizabeth Cockrell entertained twenty guests at a beautifully arranged 500 party on a Saturday afternoon. The young ladies praised the hostess for an elaborate luncheon featuring stuffed peppers chicken salad potato chips cheese sandwiches beaten biscuits olives wafers coffee brick cream chocolate cake and egg.
Mrs H Crawford of East Main Street entertained about twenty young ladies Friday evening with an enjoyable 500 party in honor of her niece Miss Ella May Crawford of Georgia. A delicious luncheon was served during the afternoon.
Miss Vitula Kinsolving hosted a Monday dinner at her parents home Mr and Mrs H B Kinsolvings in honor of Miss Annie Cohen of Richmond and Misses Lucy Clay Woodford Hazel Grubbs and Mary Vansaut Tabb.
Mrs Ben R Turner hosted a card party Thursday afternoon at her West High street home. About thirty five guests attended and enjoyed refreshments in the evening.
The Commercial Department of Mt Sterling Collegiate Institute will open its fall term on Tuesday September 12. Courses include bookkeeping banking shorthand typewriting penmanship and related subjects. Night school starts Monday September 11 at 7 p.m. W H Happock Mt Sterling Ky.
L will close out stock at cost through October 1 as of 31 October notice. H. W. Senieur.
Local store Vanarsdell's offers wide selection of boys clothing and accessories alongside premium country ham specials. Shoppers can find durable fabrics, school outfits, and seasonal items suitable for growing youngsters.
Mrs. K. O. Clarke announces a fall millinery opening on Friday and Saturday September 22 and 23. The event runs from morning until evening with fresh hats and accessories showcased.
Tulsa reports Jimmy Walker a full-blood Shawnee Indian aged 105 will live despite losing a leg in a railroad accident near the city. Physicians note he was once clan chief and had endured long illness before Burdock Blood Bitters touted by Mrs Freitoy of Moosup Conn as making her a well woman. Fall shoe styles by Stacy Adams and Walk-Over Shoes are advertised.
Judge Joseph H. Kemper resigns as manager of the H. G. Hoffman general agency in Lexington. He will continue in the insurance business in the same city.
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