February 13, 1902… In commenting on the disastrous sleet of last week, H.F. Hillenmeyer offers this consolation, “There were great sleets in 1894 and in 1890, and banner fruit years followed.” Woodford wealth – 2,676 legal voters; 2,205 children between ages of 6 and 20; 117,817 acres; $5,573,735 assessed value land; 1,126 city lots; $1,049,680 value lots; 37 Thoroughbred stallions, valued at $10,900; 501 Thoroughbred mares at $53,450; 1,108 mules and mule colts at $65,910; 5,990 cows and calves at $128,572; 8,212 sheep at $22,169p 5,1800 hogs at $29,300; grand total after exemptions is $8,627,638. Will Hiter purchased from Mrs. Helen Hogan 100 acres on the Nicholasville Pike at $100 per acre. Joe Blackburn Jr., son of Senator J.C.S. Blackburn, died Wednesday morning in Frankfort due to a complication of diseases. He was about 35 years old. He will be buried in the Frankfort Cemetery on Thursday. The young people have been enjoying sleighing the past two weeks, the first of the year. February 15, 1923… Mrs. Breckinridge Viley offers for sale 20 shares of Commercial Bank of Midway stock. It pays 12 percent and has a book value of over $200 per share. Ed M. Wallace sold to Mrs. Ben F. Buckley 116 acres near Milner Station for $15,000. James Johnson sold to Jack D. and Joseph Rogers a lot in Russelltown for $500. The well-known farm of Cleveland Brothers, two miles from Versailles on the Lexington Pike and containing 136 acres, was sold at auction Thursday to Stuart Hunter at $293 per acre. Ulysses Grant Willis has been confirmed as postmaster to succeed Judge J.T. Wilhoit. County Clerk John M. Gray has issue only 825 dog licenses so far, and Sheriff Frank Bohannon will now proceed to prosecute owners and destroy dogs which are unlicensed. Deaths include Charles Bond Lancaster, son of David Lancaster; Peyton Edwards, son of James Y. Edwards; Mrs. Annie C. Jones, wife of Charles H. Jones (pallbearers were Hardin Field Jr., W. Henry Graddy Jr., Eugene Allen Davis, W.B. Boston, Oscar Elmore and Ben Albert Wilson); Miss Kate Newman, aunt of James C. Fisher; Mrs. Jessie Henton Wilhoit, wife of Hiram Wilhoit and daughter of James E. Henton, she leaves her husband, a baby boy and two brothers, Dudley and Wade Henton. Pallbearers were John T. Graves, Joseph C. Carter, John U. Field, John Y. Rout, Dan M. Bowmar and Ralph Scearce. City Treasurer M.D. Offutt reports Midway’s budget at $11,903.59. Receipts include from current taxes $4,595.40; from streets funds $1,675.83; from police court $150,20; from licenses $582.50 and from balance on hand $4,899.66. Expenses are fire department $3,304.28; streets $2,421.17; lights $1,093.95; police court $111.98; salaries $1,606.50; pumps $93.25; miscellaneous $401.88 and a balance left of $2,870.58.