September 12, 1901… Judge Cantrill, in his charge to the grand jury at Frankfort, speaks of the attempt to assassinate President McKinley some several days ago. He compares it to the assassination of Gov. Goebel last year and says that too many people refrained from criticizing the murder of Goebel and that the governors of at least four states refused to surrender one of the men wanted for the foul deed. Four candidates for U.S. Senate, Congressmen Charles K. Wheeler, D.H. Smith, Judge James E. Cantrill and ex-Governor James B. McCreary have set a meeting with Democrat Chairman Allie W. Young to attempt to have a primary election rather than leave the election of U.S. Senators in the hands of the General Assembly. Jim Howard and Caleb Powers, both indicted for the murder of Goebel, had an altercation in the Frankfort jail, which resulted in a serious head injury to Powers. They were arguing over a division of the defense money, which has been raised in the mountains. In common with all right-thinking Americans, the Clipper deplores the attempted assassination of Pres. McKinley, and regards it as one of the foulest deeds of modern times. The unexpectedness of it only intensified the shock. We can find no words to fittingly characterize the heinousness of the act. We do not believe it the deed of a madman, but believe it was done after calm and mature deliberation and planning, not alone on the part of Leon Czolgosz, but of many of his fellow anarchists. That some effective steps to rid the country of this hellish brood must be taken at once is now more certain than ever. This matter will no doubt be considered at the next session of Congress. We have confounded liberty with license and the assassins’ deed is the result. The gravity of the President’s condition for a time caused the gloom of despondency to settle over the land, but the encouraging news from his bedside has filled all with rejoicing. Fortunate indeed for the Republic will be the day that marks his complete restoration to health. Miss Alma Heimiller of Versailles went into the store of Bailey & Wallace last week as clerk. Miss Rena Hoover has accepted a position as clerk in S.W. Landsberg’s store in the dry goods department. Miss Sophia Bryant, the Messrs. Richard Bohannon, Sim McCauley and Herman Bowmar each have typhoid fever. The tobacco crop is much below the usual and not a first-rate stand but has a fine broad leaf. Deputy Sheriff Hiram Wilhoit of Versailles was in Midway Monday. J.W. Parker and family have moved to the Sleet house on the corner of Gratz and Bruin streets. The date of the marriage of Miss Lucy Alexander and Mr. William Simms of Paris is set for Saturday, Oct. 5. It will be on the anniversary of the union of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Alexander, and at Woodburn, their handsome country mansion in Woodford County. The hour will be high noon and there will be a dame of honor and four bridesmaids. They will make their home in Lexington. Messrs. Nave and Arnett have rented the storeroom of Mrs. Lucy Davis on the corner of Winter and Bruen streets and will move their stock of groceries there immediately. This room is well adapted for a grocery and during Mr. Davis’ occupancy was one of the best business stands in the city. The news of the attempted assassination of the President reached Midway shortly before four o’clock last Friday and our quiet little city was thrown into a fever of excitement. A rush was made to the telephone and telegraph offices to learn the particulars. On all sides were heard expressions of the deepest regret and severest condemnation for the would-be-murderer. Nowhere was the news received with more horror than here. September 14, 1922… Midway will open the football season against Massie School of Lexington, whose coach is Timothy Tinsley, formerly of Midway. C.W. Parrish has purchased half interest in the Cogar & Co. insurance firm. The office of Cogar & Parrish will be on the basement floor of the Dr. Sleet place, now owned by Miss Maggie Martin. Lee Osborne has resigned as drug clerk for S.C. Reid. James A. Orr’s heirs sold to Elliston V. Mitchell 106 acres near Mortonsville for $10,500. The Catholic Church has undertaken to establish a parochial school in Versailles at an estimated cost of $60,000. There is a large number of typhoid fever cases in the county, nearly all from districts where water has been scarce. Most of the cases are of mild form. Mrs. Virginia Washington Fugate died Saturday at age 84. Circuit Clerk Claude A. Witt has just returned from a visit to the bedside of Judge Robert Lee Stout at Santa Barbara, Calif. Mrs. Mary W. Cary and daughter, Elizabeth, who went to New York City to attend the wedding of Miss Mattie Cary and Gentry McCauley on Saturday, have returned home by way of Staunton, Va., to see Mrs. Cary’s sister, Mrs. Thomas P. Grasty. The high school opened on Tuesday with an enrollment of 90. Prof. J. B. Heird of Berea is the principal of the high school. Prof. A.N. (B.) Chandler, of Transylvania University, will teach history and coach the athletic department. There are 22 pupils in the 8th grade, which is also taught in the high school building. There are 300 pupils enrolled in the grades. The city council has elected R. Keene Arnold as mayor to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mayor W.S. Berry. City Attorney H.A. Schoberth eulogized the dead mayor. Mayor Arnold resigned as councilman from the first ward and William K. McCabe, having moved from the city, also resigned as councilman from that ward. Bolivar Bond and John W. Newman were elected to fill the vacancies. The city tax rate was fixed at $1.25 per hundred and a poll tax of $1.50 was levied. Capt. O.B. Gaines was elected City Clock Keeper at $60 per year.