October 10, 1901… In Paynes Depot, Mrs. Inscho of Columbus, Ohio bought the Morris place from W. Payne, 110 acres at $65 per acre. Mrs. John Warfield and children, of Chicago, came last week to visit her mother, Mrs. Graves, of Versailles, and to attend the wedding of her sister, Miss Annelyle Graves to Herbert Avery of Florida on Oct. 17. L.C. Nave has purchased the interest of A.B. Arnett and the Nave & Arnett firm will be known as Nave & Co. General John B. Gordon will lecture at the Opera House in Midway on Nov. 4. Mrs. Caroline R. Steele died Tuesday at her home near town after a long illness. She was the widow of the late Dr. Theophilus Steele and was 78 years old and a native of Georgia. She is the mother of Capt. John Andrew Steele. The famers of Woodford were fortunate in saving the greater portion, if not all, of their tobacco from the killing frosts of the past few nights. The heaviest frost of the season fell Friday night, Oct. 4. October 12, 1922… Midway defeated Richmond 9-6 on Oct. 6. Littrell made a long run to near the goal line and Portwood plunged for the score. Madison capped a drive in the second quarter with a touchdown to tie the score. Later in the same period, Littrell dropkicked a field goal from 20 yards for the winning points. Parrish, Gatrell, Penn and Littrell were praised for their efforts. Capt. J.B. Viley died Tuesday morning at his residence, about 3 miles from town. He was about 68 and had suffered from heart trouble. He had been a captain in the Blackburn Guards in the 1880s. He had a fine farm and raised thoroughbred horses, as did his father, grandfather and uncle, Willie Viley of Fayette County. His grandfather was Capt. Will Viley of Scott County and he was kin to the Johnsons, Paynes and Martins. He is survived by his wife and three sons, Breck, Warren and Philemon. Mrs. Lister Witherspoon and Mrs. Mary Lansing are his sisters. Active bearers were J.N. Camden, H.L. Martin Sr., Desha Breckinridge, Magoffin Hardin, J.W. Parrish and Ike Parrish. Honorary bearers were J.C. Durrett, Overton Chenault, Capt. Tom Clay, John Rout, Dr. B.F. Parrish, Dr. W.E. Risque, C.B. Patterson, John H. Morris, Charles E. Marvin, W.E. Simms and E.L. Davis. The meat market of Canter & White in Versailles has been dissolved, R.H. Canter and R. Ewell Hoover purchasing Canter’s interest. Mrs. Uriah Hanks dropped dead in the Mortonsville Methodist Church Sunday. Miss Harriett McCauley was stricken with appendicitis at Staunton, Va. and was brought by her parents to Lexington and operated upon by Dr. Barrow. Cherry Lodge, the largest of the bungalows of James O. Shouse at Clifton, was burned Thursday evening. Mr. Shouse had been heating pitch to use on his boats when the pitch exploded, injuring Shouse and burning the house. Sanders Hunter, Sheriff Frank Bohannon and Geo. T. Cotton were in a machine on the Clifton Pike Sunday when two ladies and a child drove a buggy in front of them at Brookies Crossroads. The horse was killed, and Sheriff Bohannon had his leg broken at the hip and was cut otherwise. Only the baby was unhurt. Michael Gormley of Versailles died Saturday at age 77 after a long illness. He is survived by six sons and a daughter. He was a Confederate soldier. Bearers were his six sons, P.J., William T., Michael A., John E., R.G. and Hugh Gormley. His death leaves only seven Confederate soldiers living in Woodford County. Versailles had the sensation of the year Sunday morning when it became known that a big red-headed, blue-eyed baby boy had been deserted by his parents and left in the yard of Gentry McCauley on Morgan Street. The cries of the child awoke Mrs. Marion Howard, who lives next door. Capt. John H. Edger, Night Chief of Police, took the child to his home, where hundreds of people visited him. Tuesday morning County Judge R.S. Hawkins asked at County Court if anyone desired to legally adopt the child. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Antrobus arose and asked for him. He is now with them, doing splendidly and is known as John Morgan Antrobus.