Social notes from Winchester and surrounding towns
A long list of local residents and visitors is recorded. Names include Mrs M C Clay in Winchester and Albert Stofer in Paris on business. Many travels occur between Winchester Lexington and Louisville with shifts to Morgan county and Camargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Stofer
Paris
J. Fearing
Olympia
City
J. M. McGuire
Morgan County
Alexander Benton
Winchester
Homer Hawkins
Glasgow
Tom Rutlidge
Emma E. Beall
Clay Sutherland
Jane Clay
Cecil Haggard
J. W. Hedden, Jr
Mrs Compton Hosts Informal Afternoon At Samuels
Mrs C W Compton entertains guests this afternoon at her Samuels avenue home nicknamed 500. The social event gathers neighbors and friends for an informal gathering in a pleasant residence setting.
Camp Fire Girls Meet at Virginia Ayres Home
Camp Fire Girls from the local chapter gathered Friday afternoon at Virginia Ayres home on West Main street. Frances Turner Frances Seéobee Georgia Kerns Elizabeth Strossman Nola Highland Susan Gatewood Elise Derrickson Martha Moss Roberta Dale Katherine Redmond Sue Barnes Mascot attended as hostess and games were played with light refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Ayres
Camp Fire Girls
West Main Street
Frances Turner
Frances Seéobee
Georgia Kerns
Elizabeth Strossman
Nola Highland
Susan Gatewood
Elise Derrickson
Martha Moss
Roberta Dale
Katherine Redmond
Sue Barnes
Miss Eliza Harris Hosts Bridge Party on Main
Hostess Miss Eliza Harris entertained her bridge club on Thursday night at her Main street home. Miss Lizzie Prewitt Coleman won the top score and prize, a string of novelty beads, with late hour refreshments served to a list of guests including Mrs. Dan Chenault, Miss Josephine Chenault, Mrs. J. C. Graves, Miss Laura Graves, Mrs. Anderson Bogie, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Harris
Bridge Club
Main Street
Lizzie Prewitt Coleman
Miss Harris
Dan Chenault
Josephine Chenault
J. C. Graves
Laura Graves
Anderson Bogie
W. P. Huntington
Margaret Bogie
Lizzie P. Coleman
Charles A. Lindsay
W. Kirkpatrick
Josh Owings
Laura Williams
Bessie Shackelford
George R. Snyder
Percy D. Bryan
Mrs J S Robinson Seriously Ill at Daughter’s Home
The sick Mrs J S Robinson is reported to be seriously ill at the home of her daughter Mrs Walter V Turner.
Baby Chief of Sioux Dead at Two and a Half
Cactus Lone Bear, a Sioux chieftain born in Casper, Wyoming in February 1918, died of brain fever at his mother's Utah ranch. He drew a large Sioux pilgrimage at birth and received many gifts. his father, Chief Sam Lone Bear, is a famed circus performer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cactus Lone Bear
Little Cactus
Utah
Casper
Wyo
Cactus
Colonel Roosevelt
Sam Lone Bear
Birth announced for Lyman Burgess family
On Monday morning the wife of Lyman Burgess gave birth to a daughter named Maxine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Burgess
Maxine
Local Residents Visit and Travel Notes
Correspondents list residents visiting relatives and traveling to named cities. Names include Scudder, Charles Coyle, Mrs A H Dawson, Miss Gene, Brutus Kash, Laura Kash, Dean Covert, Cole Barnes, Dr Freeland, Jack Elliott, Coleman Elliott, Will Shrout, Raymond Snedegar, E B Thompson, Lucille Catlett, A B Oldham, Edith Palmer, J M Richards, Watson Thomas, C B Brother, Nancy Gray, and Jack Thomas. Trips feature Cincinnati Lexington Mt Sterling Flemingsburg Sharpsburg Richmond and Mt Sterling activities and a hospital operation for appendicitis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharpsburg
Jack Elliott
Ashland
Coleman Elliott
Will Shrout
Cincinnati
Leslie Shrout
Raymond Snedegar
Maysville
E. B. Thompson
Flemingsburg
Robert Catlett
Lucille
Watson Thomas
Mt. Sterling
C. B. Brother
Lexington
Nancy Gray
Richmond
Jack Thomas
The
Good Samaritan Hospital
Increase in Electric Rates in Kentucky Utilities Franchise
Greenville and Central City approve electric rate hikes for Kentucky Utilities Company. Greenville raises from 11c to 13c per kWh and 50 percent on water rates, effective October 1, adding about 4.5 million dollars annually. Central City discontinishes sliding scale for a straight 12c per kWh rate, effective September 1, adding about 5 million dollars annually. Both towns lie in western Kentucky coalfields with lower local coal costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Kentucky Utilities Company
K.W.H
Central City
K.w.il
Western Kentucky Coalfields
Foot Doctor Dr J W Weber Accepting New Patients
Notice. Dr J W Weber known as the Foot Doctor will take new patients until Oct 15 1920. He treats many in Mt Sterling and will not accept new patients after Oct 15 1920. He schedules Mt Sterling on Mondays and Thursdays and Winchester on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Weber
Mt. Sterling
Weber
Winchester
United States Ships Now Carry Bulk of Nation's Trade
The New York Tribune reports a return to merchant marine strength, noting bulk trade carried by ships and a first post Civil War era gain. Vanarsdell's offers top meats and groceries in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
United States
Vanarsdell’s
Republican funds favor Senate committee over House effort
The Republican National Committee agreed to advance 500000 dollars to the Senatorial committee and only 200000 dollars to the Congressional committee as 435 House seats and 32 Senate seats head to the November elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican National
Congressional Committee
New spices for pickling at Vanarsdell’s shop
Spices of all kinds are highlighted for pickling at Vanarsdell’s store. The short notice notes a selection for home preserving and can be used by shoppers planning seasonal preserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanarsdell’s
Brunswick phono graphs praised by Sutton and Son
Since taking the agency we have sold a number of Brunswick phono graphs. They are giving satisfaction in every case ask our customers. That metallic sound so often noticed in graphophones is entirely missing in the Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
W. A. Sutton & Son
Mrs Gay III Stricken by Paralytic Stroke at Breeze Hill
Mrs Callie Gay long prominent in the county is seriously ill at her home Breeze Hill near Winchester from a paralytic stroke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callie Gay
County
Breeze Hill
Winchester
Farm Salesmen Wanted for Wisconsin Regions
The Strout Farm Agency seeks reliable men to act as local representatives in Wisconsin farming areas. No experience required but must own a car. Potential earnings range from 3000 to 7500 dollars annually. Communications kept confidential. Blymyer Building Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Wisconsin
E. A. Strout Farm Agency
Blymyer Bldg
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Duerson’s Drug Store
M. C. Clay
Lydia Clarke
Anna Cockrell
Daniel Boone
Dayton, O
Allie Clay Peed
Augusta Military Academy
Fort Defiance, Va
Finley Cisco
Randolph Macon, College
Lynchburg
J. C. Ricketts
Belview, Mo
Sarah Drake
Tommy Moore
Paul Sample
Bagdad
Shelby County
William Thompson
Wallace Gudgell
Owingsville
J. Franklin Reynolds, Jr
Massanutten Military Academy
Woodstock, Pa
Julia Turley Wyatt
Louisville
Mrs
Charles Wyatt
Camargo
William May
Gerry
P. G. Lester
West Virginia
Ed. William
Samuel Greene
L. D. Greene
Lucien B. Greene
Jim Thomas
Minneapolis
Margaret Feehan
Loretta Kern
L. R. Henry
North
Middletown
Mrs. Hunt Quisenberry
Hattie William
RE. W. Browning
Illinois
Leo Schlegel
Detroit
Mary Schlegel
E. W. Trimble
Convention of the Christian Church
Marvin Gay
W .O. Chenault, Jr
J. C. McNeal
Suzette Johnson
Richard Curtis
James Turner
Kelly Judy
Iowa City
A. H. Judy
Irwin Jackson
S. M. Jackson
Carl Boyd
Fort Defiancee
J. J. Kerns
Chicago
Frank Holland
Joseph Chenault Bogie
J. T. Hinds
Cherokee, Okla
Hannah Pace
Kiddville
George Hainline
Malcolm Thompson
Nan Hall
Stanley Brown
Elgin Evans
Eddie McNamara
William Coke Settles
University of Kentucky
Rose Burke
Thomas Wilson
R. E. Punch
H. G. Hoffman
C. H. Petry
R. M. Barnes
Clay Cooper
T. M. Coons
R. E. May
C. W. Harris
Cumberland River
Ralph Greene
Omaha, Neb
John Speer
Thomas Johnson
Johnson
Guilford County
GREE
Boro,n.c
Val A
Early & Daniel CO. (Incorporated
Ohio
Greta
Bridge Party
Baby
Desert
Hombs & Heibel
Mt. Sterling, Ky
J. L. Atchison
Edith Palmer
Eastern State Normal
J. M. Richards
the Advocate
Mason Thomas
Mrs. Gay III
OLD Line Companies
Coleman's Insurance Agency
Rogers Bidg
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