October 27, 1898… William C. Whitney, of New York, paid $152,750 for 11 thoroughbreds at an auction in New York on Oct. 24. Whitney paid $49,000 for the racehorse and sire, Meddler. Versailles Police Chief P.M. Blackerby was able to be out after a serious spell of sickness. Hardin Field and two sons, John and Hardin, are confined to their beds with scarlet fever. Lienholders of the R.N.I.&B Railroad have sued to set aside the recent sale of the distressed railroad to English parties for $172,000. These lienholders are owed $180,000 out of a total of $400,000 owed by the railroad, and they believe the property to be worth fully $300,000 and ask the court to set aside the earlier sale. “Wild Bill” Turner, of Middlesboro, the most noted character in the mountains, was shot and killed Sunday night, Oct. 23. Turner ran a moonshine saloon on the state line between Kentucky and Tennessee and had made a fortune. He had killed several men and was feared by all. In town, he was handsome, courteous, polite and well dressed. He was involved in the Turner-Partin feud and is the sixth brother killed and the last in his family. Mayfield reported the first snow in Kentucky last Saturday, Oct. 21. Oscar Taylor accepted a position with Starks & Co. W.A. Offutt and his father will reside in Mrs. Kinkead’s house in Midway, formerly occupied by M/M T.S. Forman. With the East Tennessee Telephone Exchange about to be in operation in Midway, the Clipper reminds readers that electric lights are now a priority. Emilius Morancy rented part of his farm on the Kentucky River to the Third Engineers for a rifle range. He struck a bonanza as this regiment is composed of expert workmen in bridge construction, roadmaking, etc. Just for practice, the men have converted a mud road on the Morancy place, generally impassable this time of year, into a model thoroughfare, have built two bridges across creeks, and have cleared up a field full of rocks. October 21, 1920… The stores of Dan Adams, W.A. Gatrell, A.C. Pettit and the Blue Grass Clipper, all on Railroad Street, have been painted during the past week. November is said to be the best time to plant young fruit trees. The holes should be 18 inches deep and 18 inches square, with sides straight down and the bottom level. Loose dirt should cover the bottom. An 89-pound pumpkin, grown by Jim Hall on a farm on the Iron Works Pike, has been placed in the window of Morris & Crenshaw Grocery in Georgetown. Two trucks, carrying about 200 cases of whiskey, were taken into custody Monday night by Versailles Police Chief Will White and Mayor Harry Taylor on the Lexington Pike, about four miles from Versailles. The whiskey came from the T.B. Ripy Distillery at Tyrone and was bound for Shenandoah, Pa. Agents are checking to see if the shipment was authorized and legal. The YMCA’s Versailles Boys’ Club took a hike to the cave at Sen. Camden’s home last week and followed that with a weiner roast and a game of hare and hounds. The gymnasium floor at the YMCA has been newly marked off in anticipation of the winter indoor athletic season. A new Ford Touring car sells for $502.91 in Midway, with $575.80 charged for inclusion of a starter. New prices on other cars are as follows: Roadster, $528; Coupe, $820; Sedan, $872; and tractor, $834. Mrs. William Lucas will leave Midway this week for Boston, where she will paint oil pictures of several noted horses. Mrs. Elizabeth Claxton, of Lexington, has been appointed music teacher at Versailles High School. Conrad Schnarr has been appointed signal man at the railroad crossings on Elm and Frankfort streets, to succeed Col. Uriah Young, who has been the gateman at that place for many years. The Rev. J.W. Gardiner, pastor of the Versailles Methodist Church, has had Mortonsville added to his parish. He will preach in that place on the second and fourth Sunday afternoons in each month.