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Newspaper
Winchester News
Location
Winchester, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1909
Page
3
Mrs. John Clelland entertained guests including Miss Sara Peak of Louisville and Miss Allan Crutcher. Euchre and a late lunch followed by notices of theatre and social visits across Lexington, Richmond, and nearby towns fill the page.
Georgetown College reports a Monday afternoon illness after several days at Mr James Bybee. Mrs Ben D Goff congratulates doctors Worthington on the arrival of a fine son. Mrs G H Farney is ill at her parents home, Mr and Mrs J C Creed. Mrs John Stewart has lagrippe illness.
Mrs Grace B Stipp wife of G B Stipp of Pine Grove neighborhood died Friday at St Josephs Hospital Lexington aged nineteen. She leaves a two year old child and an infant two weeks old.
Mrs. James Henry Scott aged sixty five died Tuesday morning at her daughter's home Mrs. Henry V Thompson in the county after a fall weeks ago that fractured her leg and the shock proved fatal She is survived by her daughter Mrs Henry V Thompson and a brother residing in Montgomery county.
In Washington on March 25 former Senator William Lindsay says there is little hope for the Democratic party as long as Bryan leads. He argues the party forsakes Democratic principles and that reorganization would be pointless while Bryan remains a candidate and a leader. He notes Bryan is forty nine and predicts years of trouble ahead. Cleaning notices follow.
Lexington Ky March 23 1909 report that J P Tocher general agent for C N O T P Railway says trans continental traffic rates from Pacific to Central Kentucky towns will match the Louisville Cincinnati level. Letter dated March 20 1909 requests consideration of the Queen & Crescent route for Pacific Coast freight into Lexington area.
In Washington on March 23 13 year old Myron Roche earned a hero medal by diving into a lake to rescue 6 year old Clara Buseher who had sunk twice while feeding swans with friends. Roche swam to the child just as she neared drowning for the third time.
The ad promises a wide array of Eastern made low shoes in men’s sizes from 3.50 to 6.00 and women’s from 1.50 to 4.00. It invites customers to visit the store for a fitting with no obligation to buy and notes the warm weather ahead. The message is signed by McCord, Smith & Phillips.
A New Yorker constructs a hospital to investigate why hens stop laying eggs as prices rise to 60 cents a dozen. The project hints at broader poultry science questions and the quirky nature of research motives.
A fire at Searcy's distillery north of Danville Kentucky destroyed twenty eight thousand barrels of Old Joe whisky valued at three hundred thousand dollars. The fire origin is unknown. Distillery workers saved only two barrels.
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