December 29, 1898… Kentucky’s governors have been Shelby, Garrard, Greenup, Scott, Madison, Slaughter, Adair, Desha, Metcalf, Breathitt, James T. Morehead, Clark, Letcher, Owsley, Crittenden, Helm, Powell, C.S. Morehead, Magoffin, Robinson, Bramlette, Helm, Stevenson, Leslie, McCreary, Blackburn, Knott, Buckner, Brown and Bradley. Isaac Shelby was governor twice, in 1792 and in 1812; James Garrard, the second governor, was the only one to succeed himself. Gov. Madison died in office and Lt. Gov. Gabriel Slaughter served out the term. John Breathitt died in 1834 and was succeeded by Lt. Gov. James T. Morehead. Gov. John J. Crittenden resigned in 1850 to go to the U.S. Senate and was succeeded by John L. Helm. Gov. Helm was then elected in his own right and died in 1867, succeeded by Lt. Gov. J.W. Stevenson. Stevenson was elected to the U.S. Senate and Preston H. Leslie, Speaker of the State senate, became governor. In August of 1862, during the Civil War, Gov. Beriah Magoffin resigned and was succeeded by James F. Robinson, Speaker of the State senate. Lynn Boyd had been Lt. Governor under Magoffin, but he died before taking the oath of office. Leslie and Robinson acted as governors without having been elected to that office. Leslie, however, after his first term, was elected by the people. Where does the word “dad” come from? Well, the first two words in The Lord’s Prayer in Welsh are, “Ein Dad.” Henry III issued the first gold coin in England in 1247. It was of pure gold, passed for 20 pence and was called a gold penny. The next gold coin issued, the florin, was issued by Edward III in 1344. Guineas were issued by Charles II in 1663 and continued to be coined until 1817, when they were superceded by sovereigns. The gold sovereign was first coined by Henry VII. Miss Grace Lehman is at home from Bellwood Seminary, Anchorage, for the holidays. John E. Madden, the well-known Lexington horseman, was in Midway Monday. Miss Alice Baxter, who teaches near Keene, spent the holidays here; Miss Ruth Bell, who is teaching school at Harrodsburg, spent the holidays with her parents here. Misses Katie and Betsy Roach and Master Thomas Roach, of Harrodsburg, spent Christmas with relatives in Midway. Thomas F. Dunlap, prominent farmer of the Faywood neighborhood, and Miss Mattie Crutcher were married Dec. 21 at the home of the bride’s father, Washington Crutcher, near Jetts. The Rev. John S. Shouse, Lexington, officiated. Miss Crutcher was a candidate for the post of State Librarian last winter and made an excellent race. For the first time in several years, Midway was visited by a disastrous fire on Wednesday morning, Dec. 28. The fire originated in the barroom of Messrs. W.L. and M.O. Cassaday in the two-story brick building belonging to Miss Ella Collins, situated on the north side of Railroad Street near Winter. When discovered, the fire was too far advanced to be exting­uished and efforts were directed to saving the adjoining building. The upper rooms were used as sleeping apartments and the occupants had a difficult time getting out ahead of the flames. The destroyed building had been erected in about 1876 and had been occupied by saloons ever since. Mrs. Thornton kept a hotel there for about 15 years, which was a popular stopping place. A frame building, second or third house erected in Midway, originally stood on the site. It was a noted hostelry in its day and many a night sheltered Henry Clay, John J. Crittenden and other noted persons. The Louisville Southern Railroad has established an agency at Wallace Station and S.C. McKinivan is their freight and ticket agent. December 23, 1920… Following a long-standing custom, the Clipper will not be issued for the date of Dec. 30. The next issue will be dated Jan. 6, 1921. While M/M Ralph Grenbaum were visiting their son in Lexington Sunday, their home on the Big Sink Pike was destroyed by fire. Owing to the timely arrival of the tenant, Johnson Keith, most of the furniture was saved. The origin of the fire is unknown. Mrs. Mary Martin Poynter, an invalid for the past year, passed away at her home on Turner Street Monday evening. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Guynn Foster, and two sisters, Mrs. B.M. Hieatt and Miss Margaret Martin; and three brothers, H.L. Martin Sr., Matt Martin and Thomas L. Martin. Services were conducted at her residence and burial was in the Lexington Cemetery. Andrew Taylor, who has been a cook in the home of Mrs. Lina Rodgers, is ill of smallpox and under strict quarantine. It is hoped no new cases will develop. Jacob Egalite, 62, father of Mrs. A.J. Weisenberger, died at his home in Lexington Sunday after a lengthy illness. A letter to Santa Claus from John William McDaniel Jr. reads as follows: “Dear Santa Claus: I am a little boy 3 years old and this is what I want you to bring me for Christmas: an auto­mobile large enough for me to ride in, some shooting crackers, a drum and some fruit. Don’t forget my little brother, James Ell.” Incendiaries have apparently burned down another barn loaded with tobacco in the Duckers neighborhood. Two weeks ago , it was a barn owned by H. Jones, and Saturday it was the same story for a barn owned by H.C. Arnold. Capt. Mullikin’s bloodhounds discovered a trail leading from the barn to the road, where it is believed an auto was awaiting. Charles M. Harriss, of Versailles, Democratic leader in the State Senate, will not be a candidate for reelection on account of the rotation agreement in his district, which gives the senate seat to a Woodford Countian every third election. Only once has the arrangement been changed within memory between Scott, Jessamine and Woodford counties, and that was done by agreement, with the Jessamine candidate withdrawing at the request of U.S. Senator Jo Blackburn. Latest census figures show that the Japanese Empire has a population of 77,000,000, with near 56,000,000 in Japan and slightly over 17,000,000 in Korea. King Constantine of Greece, removed from the throne by action of the Allied powers in 1917, and called back by a recent plebiscite, arrived in Athens this week and was cheered by thousands Col. E.H. Taylor, who has been ill at Norton Infirmary at Louisville, is now able to sit up and hopes to return to his home in the county soon. Miss Mary Allen Stout, who is attending Oxford College, Ohio; and John L. Stout, who is attending Georgetown College, are spending the holidays with their parents, M/M John W. Stout. Owing to one of the pupils at Margaret College being attacked with scarlet fever, the school was closed until after Christmas. There have since been no other cases there. The only other case in town is the daughter of Henry Jesse on South Main. She has been quarantined. The new service garage in Versailles, on the corner of Lexington and Locust Streets, has been opened for business. Becker and Duvall are the managers, with Allie Duvall in charge.