September 19, 1901… President McKinley died at 2:15 a.m. on Sept. 14 at Milburn House in Buffalo. He had been unconscious since 7:30 p.m. He died eight days after he was shot. Cogan & Co. have laid a concrete pavement in front of their elevator. John Wise and family moved to their new home on Winter Street last week. J.D. Hopkins has accepted a position at the Citizen’s Bank. In respect to the memory of the martyred President, the local post office has been fittingly draped in black. A group of businessmen in Midway are said to be seriously considering the erection of a laundry and an ice factory in this place. The Woodford County colored fair will be held in P.P. Parrish’s woodland Sept. 27-28. Henry Richmond Sykes, companion of Daniel Boone, died in Dayton, Ky. at the age of 112. He was born in England in 1789, served with the U.S. in Commodore Perry’s fleet in 1812 and was decorated at the Battle of Lake Erie. He later came to Kentucky and knew and traveled with Boone in the latter’s later years. September 22, 1922… Midway will play New Castle in the second game of the season on Friday, again at the home grounds. Apparently, the football game with Massie School was cancelled so the New Castle game is the first game of the season. A protracted meeting at Clear Creek Church, conducted by the Rev. Dr. E.L. Edens, has resulted in 22 additions to the church. Dr. Edens is pastor of this church and of the Versailles Baptist Church. John T. Gray’s stock barn, just across the Lexington Pike from Mrs. Sallie Jesse and about two miles out of town, was destroyed by fire from lightning on Sunday night. Just a year ago a barn on the same site was also destroyed by lightning. The previous night, Saturday, Mrs. Jesse, mother of County Attorney W.D. Jesse, lost her barn by fire from undetermined origin. David Crutchfield lost his left arm in a hunting accident Monday. His dropped gun exploded a shell and the damage which resulted to his arm nearly caused him to bleed to death. The amputation was performed by Drs. Barrow, Blackburn and Alexander. Mrs. Mary S. Goodloe, widow of Judge J. Kemp Goodloe, died of old age in Louisville. Mrs. Hattie Holland Rose, widow of Forest Rose, died Saturday from a stroke of apoplexy. She was buried in Midway. Woodford Bank as trustee has sold lots in Clifton Colony to Claude L. Ryley for $500. The City of Versailles has obtained a street sweeper and has erected a building at the end of the workhouse building to house the sweeper. Dr. and Mrs. L. 0. Pindar have purchased a house on Macey Avenue. Samuel C. Nuckols Jr. is quite ill with inflammatory rheumatism. An enthusiastic meeting was held at the Woodford County Courthouse Friday night on behalf of the football team. The team is a good one and local people are being asked to help support it financially. The Versailles Band gives free concerts every Friday night at the northeast corner of the Courthouse square. A neat band stand has been erected and is supplied with electric lights.