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Newspaper
Winchester News
Location
Winchester, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
8
Busy builders often lack lumber due to unreliable dealers or small stock. The Winchester Lumber and Manufacturing Co. offers contracts for all lumber needs with thorough seasoning and stock of best grades of hard and soft woods lath shingles hardwood flooring and more.
Advertisement touts carefully selected seasoned hardwood for interior house work. It promises satisfaction and durability for the lifetime of the house, emphasizing long term gratification from quality wood products.
Don’t risk indigestion and high bills by impure foods. Our selection includes Fancy Prunes 12 1 2c, 15c and 20c per lb. Fancy Muir Peaches 15c and 20c per lb. Extra Fancy Apricots 20c per lb. We supply a fresh oyster shipment four times weekly and are sole agents for Ferndell Pure Foods, Chase & Sanborn, Price’s products, Red Cross Flour, Huyler’s Candies, and Bell’s Flowers.
After the Board of Education blocked away trips for Kentucky Wesleyan College teams, the football manager rearranged the schedule. Efforts focus on moving a Danville game to Winchester for Saturday, giving home fans a chance to see the team battle Central. The squad agreed to play the original schedule at home, preserving key matchups.
Blue Grass League managers meet in Lexington to set next season schedule, admit new cities, set salary limits, and elect a president. Winchester Club officials including W. R. Thomas B. R. Jouett and Jeff Stewart attend. Season expected May 1 to Sept 10 with 100 games per club and possible six-town circuit. Winchester aims for top club performance.
Work on the Parrish building on Main street is nearly complete and will house J. K. Allen as a hardware store once finished.
The Lexington Leader reports Boston violinist Bruce Reynolds will arrive in Lexington on Saturday October 10 to settle here. A New England Conservatory graduate and former concert master with George Chadwick's Orchestra of Boston he will teach in Boston and Lexington and organize an orchestra with Crescendo Club collaborations including Madame Schumann Heink. Reynolds will have a studio in the Lexington Banking and Trust Building and perform with local town and college musicians including a class at Kentucky Wesleyan College and a Friday chapel appearance in Winchester.
The wedding of Miss Florence Tipton and Mr. W Frank Raglan from the Lecknane district was postponed yesterday because Raglan has typhoid fever and is under a trained nurse in serious condition.
Prof. A. M. Miller of State University plans a geology trip with his natural sciences class to Natural Bridge in Kentucky next Saturday. The day promises both delight and instruction amid the mountainous scenery.
The Richmond post office safe was blown open Wednesday morning and about $150 in cash and several registered packages were taken. Police have no trace of the robbers.
A wagon with hickory nuts arrived from Estill county about ten o'clock Thursday morning. The price opened at 1.25 per bushel and quickly rose to 2.00. The entire cargo sold out in thirty minutes. The nut man lamented he did not start at 2 dollars.
A reflection on unity of conduct and character from Henry Van Dyke, noting that actions define identity and future, and a person cannot separate work from self. The metaphor of a ship illustrates consistency between behavior and inner qualities shaping destiny.
The Kentucky Racing Commission refused to allow Latonia to use traditional bookmaking at the fall meet starting next week despite pleas from four prominent horsemen and 75 breeders. Colonel Young offered to take over and run mutuel betting under his supervision with six $250 daily nurses for 24 days, if Latonia handed the plant to him. President Rhineck would present the proposal to Latonia’s directors, with a decision likely by Thursday.
Col William F. Tucker assistant paymaster U S Army, fled St Louis for Hot Springs Ark after a warrant for wife desertion was served in Decatur Illinois. He is very ill and survival is uncertain. The move followed pressure from Mrs John A Logan mother in law of Tucker who urged he not be nursed by Mrs Platt.
Judge J H Evans called the Fiscal Court meeting to order. The sheriff was charged 35.01 for omitted property to be certified to the auditor in Frankfort. Polls omitted by the assessor and collected by the sheriff totaled 1.05 with delinquent polls at 78.63. W W Bush named special commissioner to settle with the sheriff and Evans named to buy gas for jail. The court adjourned to reconvene Friday morning and then to the county farm for semiannual inspection.
An enthusiastic gathering of colored voters formed a Taft Club at the Hippodrome Wednesday night. Officers elected were R. B. Woodford president, C. P. Morgan vice president, and T. Timberlake secretary. Another meeting is set for next Wednesday night.
A late cancelled Paris Athletic Club game gave way to a tight match between first and second teams. Walter Taylor scored the winning field goal in the final 30 seconds as Central University prepared for Danville next Monday. President Taylor spoke in Lexington. Rev. George Foskett visited. Phil Trigg attended the State Athletic Association meeting highlighting efforts to curb professionalism and abuse in sports.
The first issue is a twelve page well illustrated daily showing strong local merchant support. The Lexington Leader notes Winchester’s hustling spirit and predicts the new daily paper will succeed in the growing city.
James R. Bush reports the sale of Mrs. Anna Rupard Hast ings well attended with slow bidding. Twenty seven acres sold for 1550 dollars. Two cows brought 56 dollars. Hogs sold at five cents. Seven sheep fetched 2.50 per head. Corn sold at 2.75 per barrel. Hay and oats at 8 dollars per ton. Mr. J. R. Wilson sold his farm to Mr. William Read of Madison. price not disclosed.
Frankfort to Winchester dated October 15 congratulates Dulin Moss, a native son, on his first newspaper. The brief note speaks for itself praising the young editor and his achievement.
Funeral services for Elder John S Sweeney who died Tuesday will be held Thursday at 2 30 PM at the Christian church. Elder Carey E Morgan will conduct the rites. Pallbearers are Joseph W Davis J T Hinton Robert Gógin William Iserig W T Talbott George B Alexander Henry Clay Sr and Russell Mann all church officers and elders.
Passenger trains depart Winchester for OC and LC lines with multiple east and west bound trains. OC & O trains run No 26 No 22 No 28 No 24 daily with Sunday variations. C & O line lists No 27 No 21 No 25 No 23 daily and Sunday exceptions. L&N schedules No 29 No 33 No 9 No 31 daily with Sunday gaps. L& E East No 2 daily Sunday and 3 05 p m. L& E West No 1 No 8 No 5:20 p m daily with Sunday shifts.
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