November 6, 1902… South Trimble defeated W.L. Cannon as representative of Woodford County for Congress in Tuesday’s election. In Woodford, Trimble polled 895 votes to 821 for Cannon, the vote by precincts was Trimble 45, Cannon 113; 30-45, 72-48, 56-54, 47-49, 96-69, 49-40, 115-101, 114-14, 62-75, 31-43, 54-28, 75-49, and 48-53. Cannon carried eight precincts and Trimble carried six.

On the question of stock running at large on the public highways, the vote was 597 for and 640 against. By precincts, for 29, against 39; 13-26, 81-37, 23-63, 32-95, 17-43, 34-29, 121-82, 38-69, 62-38, 53-20, 26-40, 26-37, and 42-22.

The will of Nathaniel Harris, president of the Harris-Seller Bank, gives his widow the home place and 349 acres of land for her life. His six children share in the estate. The farmlands are to be managed by his three sons, J.E., Theodore and C.M. Harris, for 20 years, then to be divided among the children. His estate includes 2,034 acres of fine farmland, bank stock and realty in Versailles. The estate is valued at more than a quarter million dollars.

Midway High School honor roll for October: Richard Shipp, Marshall Winn, Nettie McMullen, Maner Wallace, Hiram Cannon, Pascal Lacefield, Creedon McGann, Claude Sheffield, Lenora Winn, Kitty McMullen, Lawrence Davis, Joe Donovan, Kizzie Roberts, Elbert Combs, Homer Jones, Louise Martin, Albert Stevens, James Kilgallen, John Kilgallen, Alice Alexander, Ellis Moore, Ella D. Thomas, Kattie D. Russell, Mary Ferguson, Joe McGann, Willie Page, Robert Stevens, Willie McCoy, Eugenia Rush, Frances Hammonds and Lillie Heath.

Several carloads of walnut logs are being shipped over the Southern Railway from this point every day. They are from the Moore farm near town which was recently purchased by J.W. Parrish. He has sold nearly $3,500 worth of walnut timber off of this place.

November 8, 1923… William J. Fields, “Honest Bill from Olive Hill,” has defeated Charles I. Dawson for governor by about 59,000 votes. His majority in Woodford is 630. It is the largest state majority even given a candidate for governor. There are still 272 precincts missing. Fields as carried at least 80 counties.

The Midway vote was as follows: East side – Fields 100, Dawson 197; West side – Fields 97, Dawson 30.

D. Eichelberger, veterinarian, moved on Wednesday from Midway to Georgetown.

Other election results: Mrs. Emma Guy Cromwell becomes the first woman ever elected to statewide office. Denhardt is elected lieutenant governor but only by 13,689. McHenry Rhoads wins as Superintendent of Public Instruction. Capt. Ed. B. Dishman is the new treasurer. Frank E. Daugherty wins for attorney general and Clell Coleman wins for agriculture commissioner.

Tax Commissioner John W. McCabe and his deputy, W.K. McCabe, have announced for reelection in 1925 to their posts.

Midway defeated Danville High last Friday by 85-0.

The women’s club celebrated its first anniversary Thursday in the new club room in the Masonic Temple Building.

America’s three most famous trees have been the Charter Oak in Hartford, the Penn Treaty Elm in Philadelphia and the Washington Elm in Boston. The first two are gone and the last will not survive until spring. Washington took command of the Continental Army in June 1775 under that same elm. In 1875, a tablet was placed in front of the tree and an iron railing built around it. The Penn Elm, much larger than the Washington Elm, was blown down in 1810 and was said to be 283 years old. Its circumference was 24 feet. Penn is believed to have signed a treaty with the Indians under that tree in 1682. The Connecticut Charter was hidden in a hollow of the Hartford Oak in 1687. It was blown down on Aug. 21, 1856, and was said to be from 700 to 1,000 years old. The charter was hidden the night of Oct. 31, 1687.