August 10, 1899… The Hopkinsville paper, a strong Democratic voice, reminds its readers that in the last state election the Democrats polled 187,482 votes for Shackelford while the Republicans were recording 167,678 for Bailey. Also, in that race, Hindman of the National Party (referred to in this piece as “bolters”) got 9,572 votes while Parker, Populist, pulled 7,274 and Wallace, Prohibitionist, got 1,732 votes. The paper says that conditions are far better than in 1897 when the state went Democratic by 18,000. Gov. Brown is placed in a “bolters” category with Lindsay and Buckner and the paper says his influence is waning. They also predict that the Populist ticket has about petered out and that the Prohibitionist get fewer votes each year Benedict Arnold, the first prominent American to desert his country’s flag, bargained to deliver West Point to the British, failed and fled to the opposing forces, received money and a general’s rank, and died in London in 1801 shunned and a man without a country. Judah P. Benjamin, Confederate Secretary of State, went to London in preference to taking the oath of allegiance to the U.S. after the Civil War. He won distinction at the British bar. A. Oakey Hall, former mayor of New York City, became a citizen of Britain by choice, having been born under the British flag as was Judah Benjamin, thus not being required to take an oath of allegiance to Queen Victoria. William Waldorf Astor became a Briton for social distinction. He removed to England and bought Cliveden, a fine old place on the Thames previously owned by the Duke of Westminster, for which he paid $1,250,000. Under the naturalization Act, he obtained all political rights and is expected to be a member of Parliament. His children are British subjects. The presiding elders of the A.M.E. Conference for Georgia and Alabama, meeting at Birmingham, adopted a resolution from Bishop Turner calling for the U.S. government to appropriate. $100 million for the purpose of deporting African Americans to whatever place or places deemed best. The Bishop declared that the “determined alienation between whites and blacks would never be harmonized until separation.” He did not share in the belief that a truce could be patched up through Christian influence. He regards separation as the only solution to the race problem. Other prominent leaders shared his views and the conference condemned lawlessness by the bad elements of both races. Former Governor John Young Brown’s determination to “bolt” the Democratic nominee, William Goebel, has attracted many attacks from the press, including from the Clipper. The fact that many Democrats are unhappy with Goebel and many Republicans are unhappy with Taylor has cause great comment in the Clipper’s editorial pages. Sim Shy, of Millville, has been appointed superintendent of Old Crow Distillery following the death of his father, Tom Shy. The elder Mr. Shy passed away at Kings Daughters Hospital in Frankfort on Aug. 4. The splendid farm in Scott County known as the White Sulphur Church farm is offered for rent. It contains 175 acres, 40 in grass and the balance in cultivation. There are four dwelling houses on the place, good tobacco barns, plenty of water and all necessary outbuildings. Dedman & Offut expect to remove their stock of goods to the storeroom on Winter Street adjoining the residence of R.K. Dedman. The first rain of any consequence since June 13 fell here on Aug. 5. Dr. W.E. Sleet, saying that he needed money at once, offered either one of his residences on Winter Street for sale at about 50 cents on the dollar of original cost if sold in the next two weeks. August 11, 1921… Results of Saturday’s primary elections were as follows: for county judge, Robert S. Hawkins 1,715; Ed Mulcahy 1,047 and Hiram Thompson 71; for sheriff, Frank Bohannon 1,632; J.R. Bond 1,340; for jailer, Mrs. Ida F. Edger 2,410; Leonard Soward 260; for tax commissioner, John McCabe 1,058, George T. Fishback 708; Jim Ed Bond 687 and W.T. Turner 503. Hawkins had a 668 margin over his nearest rival and a majority of 597 over both. Bohannon had a margin of 292 in the sheriff’s race. Mrs. Edger was elected jailer by 2,150. McCabe had a margin of 350 over his nearest rival for tax commissioner. The Woodford Sun gives Hawkins 1,716; Mulcahy 1,044 Bond 1,341, Edger 2,411 and J.E. Bond 688. Midway defeated a picked nine from White Sulphur by 16-1 and then lost to Lawrenceburg 10-9 as McConnell struck out 21 batters for Midway. Nave Brothers have been granted a permit to erect a garage on Higgins Street. The third annual Woodford County Sunday school picnic was staged at the new high school grounds in Versailles, and a record crowd of about 2,500 was in attendance. Dr. W.S. Kelly is coming from Mississippi to take charge of S.C. Reid’s Versailles drugstore. Dr. Kelly was previously a member of the Berryman-Kelly Drugstore in Versailles. The Versailles city school has employed Miss Mary Lear of Lancaster to teach the seventh grade and Miss Pearl Current of Lexington to teach the first grade. H.G. Roberts of Detroit has purchased the M.M. Allan garage on Main Street in Versailles, opposite the Baptist church, Thomas W. Paul, 84, about the last of the old Confederate soldiers in the Troy section, died Saturday of heart failure. W.B. Tillett, contractor, began tearing down the spire on the Presbyterian church in Versailles Monday. The spire will be removed above the present brick work and a square tower and turret built 10 feet higher of brick work. It was found that the cupola, as it stands, would have to be repaired extensively and it was determined to take this course.