May 24, 1902… The young wife of J.B. Haggin has donated to Ashland Seminary in Versailles a building that may cost her $20,000 or more. Ashland Seminary is a female boarding school conducted by the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Kentucky. Two months ago, its dormitory was burned. Mrs. Haggin has imposed a condition on her gift, that the Seminary never leave Versailles. Mrs. Beatrice McKinivan has been appointed Postmistress at Wallace Station. The local school grounds was the scene of a momentous baseball game last Friday between a mixed nine representing the public school and another mixed nine of locals called the “has beens.” Playing for the school team were Rogers, Sacra, Stevens, Johnson, Mitchell, Hawkins, Cannon, Williams and Cogar. For the other local team were McGlothlin, Starks, Hill, Rodgers, Cogar, Clark, Kemper, Sacra and Baxter. The game, which is written up in great detail, was won by the old-timers by a score of 11-9. Dr. Joseph Hughes, who has had much experience in mining in the Missouri area, told the Clipper last week of a find of lead he had made on the Withrow farm, near Spring Station. The vein was found at a depth of 11 feet. He says the vein is finer than any he has seen in the Joplin or Galena areas and that it will run from 40 to 60 percent. James Withrow owns the farm. May 24, 1923… James O. Cooper, who published the Blue Grass Clipper for about 20 years, died Sunday at his home in Louisville at age 51. He is survived by his widow, Mary Owsley Cooper, and a sister. Burial was in the Frankfort Cemetery and bearers were W.B. Cogar, Dr. Lehman, Harris Lehman, Judge Godson, Ed Offutt and Ike Parrish. Dr. E.L. Powell of Louisville made the commencement address to the graduating class at Midway High School. He is well-known for the sermon he preached at the funeral of Henry Watterson. Supt. McChesney called upon the Hon. Henry L. Martin, Midway’s pride and Woodford’s grand old man, to present the diplomas. It was announced that next year’s faculty will include Supt. McChesney, Miss Susan Peffer, principal, Miss Henrietta Moore, Miss Mary King Burrier, Miss Willia Mae Watson, Miss Elizabeth Robinson, Miss Margaret Watson, Miss Carrie Watson, Miss Sallie Pates, Miss Lelia Nave and Mrs. Jennie Clark. Mary Lewis Marvin, a freshman, won the gold medal for the most progress made during the year. Fourteen others, all of whom averaged over 90 in all branches, included Elizabeth Wise, Flora Tate, James Parrish, Ashlin Logan, Louise Gatrell, William Lehman, Frances Campbell, Ida Lindsey Craig, James Cogar, Leonora Donovan, Edith Campbell, Lucile Gardener, Adele Logan and Winifred Starks. On Friday night, the alumni met and elected R.W. Hicks as president, Claude Lynn at as vice-president and Frances Lacefield as secretary-treasurer. On Saturday, the seniors picnicked at Forks of Elkhorn. Monday night James Parrish and his sister, Katherine, entertained the seniors, and Tuesday night Mr. and Mrs. E.B. Kemm entertained, thus ending the festivities for the Class of 1923. Milton M. Lowell of Lexington sold his house and lot on South Main Street in Versailles to William Gormley for $2,000. Lowell also sold on Saturday the two-story frame storeroom on Lexington Street where Baker and Botts and Luther Wells operate stores to Charles B. Wilson for $2,300. Voliva, Bryan, Judge Bingham and Billy Sunday are a jazz quartet that would certainly take the cookie at any world’s fair. Voliva says that the earth is flat and to say that it is round is against the Bible teaching. Life is too short to waste time or space on a brainless ass who “ded sot” in his beliefs, suited to a day when they burned witches. Bryan says the earth is dry and yet he is going around now to get all the office holders from President Harding down to sign a little pledge not to drink anything but grape juice. If dry, why all this fustian? He says that the effect of a single glass of beer containing 2-3/4 percent alcohol will linger in a man for over 36 hours. Such assertions are simple the inane vaporings of an enthusiastic “damphool” who likes to hear himself talk. Sunday says the earth is going to the devil. He has been fighting the devil for the last 28 years, but he must have some misgivings about the power of his vaudeville stunts to make a lasting impression on his converts, for oftentimes when he gets a big bunch of sawdust-trailers in his dragnet, he wishes that a scourge of smallpox would strike them and kill them off in order to get them into Heaven while they are fit. He has not got this lingo off yet in Louisville, but he will before he closes his meeting. Many from Midway went to Lexington on Monday to hear Billy Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Simms entertained at dinner Monday at Airdrie in honor of the Prince and Princess of Hesse. The Rev. W.A. Stevenson, new pastor of Pisgah Presbyterian Church, has moved into the parsonage with his wife.