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Newspaper
Winchester News
Location
Winchester, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
3
The aspidistra or parlor palm is praised for year round greenery and resilience in dim rooms. It tolerates neglect, resists gas exposure better than many plants, and propagates by division. proper potting, drainage, and periodic repotting yield sturdy, tall specimens for indoor spaces.
Noted writer Emerson Hough praises Western Canada in his summer journey, highlighting Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta as The Last Best West. He extols wheat fields ploughed soil and prosperous frontier farmers, noting transportation issues and the prairie’s hopeful spirit and open travel.
Elkin Jim Patrick and Ernest Lisle of Paris and J W Hill with wife and child joined J R Lisle and family for Thanksgiving. Miss Sallie Hodgkin stayed several days in Winchester. Mrs M P Lisle and children visited J R Lisle’s family. Fay and Annie Epperson cared with their parents for several days.
J D Monroe bought two fat hogs from W M Lowry at five fifty per hundred. Mrs J W Sims and son George Edward of Winchester visited relatives here last week. G T Rolland reported a fine heifer died last week. R W Northcutt and wife moved here and he now works as a C O operator.
Mrs G W Ogden of Livingston visits relatives here and Rev Mr Bell preaches at Ford Presbyterian. Merritt Bros build another gasoline tug. B B Lumber completes boom repairs. Boone Lumber repairs mill. pilots lodge officers elected. tobacco prices rise to 19 cents. births in area. deaths from Damascus and Madison counties. corn from Madison at 2 50 a barrel. two additions to the uniform rank.
Miss Lydia Adams returns home after visiting friends at Winchester. Various residents move or sell livestock. marriages noted. Reverend Parrish to preach at Log Lick Church December 5 and 6. Fiscal Court allocates funds for pike construction from Vienna to Trap, about 41½ miles, urging local support.
Logan sick. Mr and Mrs James Warren were guests of Wess Martin and family. Mrs George Burch, who has been very sick, is able to be out again. Lee Todd of Cincinnati has resigned his position and will spend
Avon visitors Mr. and Mrs. Everett Henderson attended the Henderson Fox wedding. The piece also mentions Rodney Aldridge renting Bud Brock’s farm to move January 1 and several local moves and visits by area families. Charlie Wells of New York was in town prospecting for oil and gas. John Rainey is very sick with appendicitis and Miles Locknane with lung trouble. Reuben Tipton moved to Rev. Burgher’s farm and James Morgan moved into Tipton’s old house. Will Henderson visited his in laws, Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Fox.
John Stone has rented and moved to a house belonging to Uncle George Adams. Shoats were sold to Whit Arbill for 4 3-4 cents per pound by Wm. Ragland, Winfield Thomas and Joseph Epperson. A heifer was sold to John Stone by W. A. Stephens for an unknown price.Visits and social events follow with several families named and a family reunion hosted by J. N. Brookshire.
Willis Brandenburg and wife visited Mrs. J. Johnson in Mooresville. Miss Ollie Dixson of Louisville stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Dixon. Mr. and Mrs. Sid Haggard visited Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hageard. Mrs. Nelson Bowman is listed as sick. Robert Parker bought shoats from Till Shearer at four percent.
Mr and Mrs F N Owen visited their daughter on East Four Mile Sunday. J C Creed bought a fat hog from Howard Hampton for 6 cents a pound. H C Owen bought three hogs from the same party at the same price. H C and H B Owen sold nine thousand pounds of tobacco to Joe Quisenberry for 16 cents. The Hunt school Thanksgiving box supper cleared 16 for the library. Several residents listed as sick. Mr and Mrs Dee Wood moved to Winchester. Mrs Maud Hudson visited Mrs Pearl Hudson. Curtis Cur tise and Niblack attended court at Winchester. Rutherford Chism died near Log Lick buried at family graveyard. Community sympathy extended. George Hughes Keer of Winchester and Luke Vivian Niblack of Pine Ridge visited Marion Curtis Thanksgiving for a day of hunting. B F Berry in the neighborhood Thursday. Mamie and Ethel Lowery hosted a prow party Friday night with a large crowd and a fine time.
Pine Ridge reports B C Kimbrell selling tobacco at 12 to 16 cents per pound and C C Johnson at 15 cents. Social items note Mrs Annie Parish visiting Mrs Armilda Stone on Friday and Mr and Mrs J H Snowden with daughter Inez and son Geobel visiting Dr and Mrs J I Snowden. Mrs Lillie Everman spent a few days in the same circle.
Mrs. Jeff Hill and daughter Lucy visited Mrs. Mollie Fielder and daughter Lela. Mrs. H. H. Gambell and Miss Mary Holton called on Mrs. Dr. W. L. Walter. Miss Sallie Stone stayed with Miss Carrie Poer. Miss Lorena Poer visited Miss Miranda Poer of Pilot View. Mrs. Jeff Hill is on the sick list. Misses Myrtle and Mary Stewart were guests of Miss Susie Patton.
Mr and Mrs John Gray and babe visited Will Gray and family while the Lillie and Nannie Kelley clan met Miss Lillie Kindred and the ailing Will Tuttle showed improvement. Wills and Skidmore guests shared Thanksgiving with Mrs Jerome Skidmore. Cat tle sale of 42 head to Will Green priced at 5.12 percent. Various visits and illness notes conclude with local entertainment at Stoner Point.
Harold Clay Michell in poor health as church social reports list Miss Mable Lanter Joan Sewell visiting the Sewells, and numerous relatives and friends from Lexington Richmond Mt Sterling Winchester attending a pound party at G L Browns.
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