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Newspaper
Winchester News
Location
Winchester, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1908
Page
5
The Clark County Post-Graduate Society met with Drs. Combs and Venable lectured. Euchre parties honor Miss Stella Curry and Miss Ella Pendleton with guests and elegant decor. Dozens of local residents, visits, illnesses such as typhoid and pneumonia appear, with many moving about to Lexington, Richmond, Winchester, and Mt. Sterling for events and care.
Numerous Lexington residents were noted in nearby cities this week. C B Ross and Algin Wells spent Friday in this city while Mrs Creth Taylor visited in Louisville and Miss Emma Coons came from Lexington for a visit. Other guests included Mr Jesse Rogers from London and Miss Margaret Bush visiting Miss Mary Rogers in Lexington.
Wm. Miller & Co the leading furrier will assist in the Fur Opening at The Curry Dry Goods Co on Monday November 6. The event promotes luxury fur goods and showcases latest styles.
Prof. A St Clair Mackenzie announced a new class in journalism and advertising to be offered at the State University if enough students show interest. Prof Ralph Morris will lead the course. a Harvard graduate with experience in advertising and three years teaching in Japan.
Five year old Lizzie Franklin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Hadley, died at her parents home in Jackson after weeks of illness from whooping cough and pneumonia. The body was brought to the city for burial Saturday at 11 o'clock, with services at the grave by Eld. J. W. Harding. Mr. Hadley, longtime East Tenn Telephone employee, mourns a second loss in a year from the same illness.
The funeral for William Batson, who died Friday afternoon, will be held Sunday at 2 PM at his Lexington Avenue residence. Rev. O. J. Chandler will conduct services. Burial will follow in Winchester Cemetery with pallbearers C. S. Stewart, W. M. Massie, OH Flynn, C. H. Rees, John Hodgkin, and Charlie Jackson.
Campbell Shaw longtime Kirkwood resident and son of the late Captain John Shaw died at his home at Main and Filmore streets at 2 o'clock yesterday morning. He leaves a widow and one son. The funeral is at 11 this morning and the body will go to St Charles for burial. Mrs Shaw, granddaughter of Gov Clark, known in county circles, spent summers with relatives in Winchester in 1907.
Rev Wm Cumming delivered a Friday night talk at First Presbyterian Church. The sermon titled There s only one way to be saved and that s God s way emphasized a heart to heart approach.
Henry Lee of Virginia in a December 26 1799 eulogy in the house of representatives declared Washington first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen. He had earlier moved a resolution to appoint a committee to consider honoring the nation’s first president.
John D Rockefeller will testify next week when the hearing to dissolve the Standard Oil Company resumes. He will be a willing witness in the government antitrust case filed in New York.
The Clark County Medical Society met in the county court room at ten o'clock Saturday. Drs. Browne Shirley Venable Combs Stephenson Bush Rankin Worthington McKinley Cole attended. Dr. Bush presented a paper on Typhoid Fever that was widely discussed and will be sent with the stenographic notes to the State Medical Journal for publication.
A Reuters dispatch from Peking dated November 10 reports the death of the Chinese emperor. The Dowager Empress is mortally ill, with the Foreign Board confirming her critical condition and death deemed imminent.
Telegram from Peking reports the Empress died shortly after five oclock this evening. The notice provides a concise account of the royal death without additional context or details.
Dave Heilman, Howard Dorset Company business manager, announced in the city that next Saturday features a matinee and night program at the Opera House. Maud Muller will be the matinee, For His Brother's Sake the evening show. Heilman, a former local manager, says the company offers the best popular price show on the road and always delivers.
At a Montgomery County Board of Control meeting Emmet Y. Nelson was named countersign for all tobacco payments to growers. The Traders' National Exchange and Mt. Sterling National Banks were named treasurers. Crop funds are expected to be distributed soon. T S Robertson of Bethel sold 32 two year old mules to North Carolina buyers for 140 dollars each. Pierce Winn, Montgomery National Bank cashier, is recovering from a serious illness and will resume duties soon.
E Renaker agent for the C B Gilman Cold Storage Co Lexington Ky bought turkeys this week from several buyers including Powell Quisenberry Fox Brookshire Gilbert Bree Pred Craycroft Bees and others for delivery. The total quantity listed equals 6 000 with a price of 12 1 2 cents per pound.
Washington November 14 The Post master General Meyer reports a fiscal year 1908 postal deficit of 16 million 910 thousand dollars with receipts 191 million and expenditures 208 million. He proposes a local rural parcel post to boost revenue, citing potential 15 million gain and five cent first pound rate. He notes 39 000 rural routes serve 18 million people and urges Congress action.
A historical menu lists Parsley Sauce Boiled Country Ham Champagne Sauce Larded Tenderloin of Bees with Mushrooms Roast Young Turkey Chestnut Dressing Cranberry Sauce Roast Mallard Duck Currant Jelly Hot Mince Pie Carmel Pie Ice Cream forms Assorted Cakes Plum Pudding Cognac Sauce Mixed Nuts Raisins Fruits Roquefort Cheese Neufchatel Cheese New York team Cheese Tea Coffee Bents Water Crackers Kentucky Corn Pone and Buttermilk.
Dr Alexis Carrel of the Rockefeller Institute described groundbreaking experiments in experimental surgery to the American Philosophical Society. Transplanting a dog’s leg to another dog showed full function after three weeks, while cat kidneys moved between felines stayed viable after 68 days cold storage. Human arteries and jugular veins were swapped in patients, with recipients unable to tell the difference. A dead man’s knee joint was used to replace a living patient’s damaged joint, and a woman bonded to her husband’s arteries survived major surgery.
A unique Confederate breech loading cannon linked to the Patrick family of Magoffin County is to be celebrated by Republicans in Kentucky after Taft's election. The gun, once part of Captain J J Schoolfield's battery from Iuka, was stolen en route to Virginia and later kept by the Patricks for Republican victory celebrations. Judge Jett seeks its transfer to the State Museum for safekeeping, with the roster showing descendants scattered across the nation. Marysville Bulletin.
A concise note outlines an up to date definition for an ee noun talent. It mentions a skilled individual who uncovers facts that aren t widely known and emphasizes practical knowledge and swift findings. The tone is brief and instructional.
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