June 25, 1903… former Secretary of State Caleb Powers, in jail in Georgetown for conspiracy in the murder of Governor Goebel, was denied bail to attend the funeral of his father, Amos Powers, 66.
U.S. Sen. J.C.S. Blackburn favors Senator Gorman of Maryland for the Democratic presidential nomination. He says that Cleveland Bryan should not be brought prominently before the convention. Capital has ben afraid of Bryan and apparently cannot be reconciled. Conservatives would support Gorman and a western man should have the second place, according to Blackburn.
Henry L. Martin Jr., who has been attending Columbia College in New York, is at home for the summer holidays.
The Withrow land, which was sold Saturday by master commissioner, was purchased by John M. Withrow. The Homestead, 383 acres, went for $98 per acre and the other tract of 369 acres on the Frankfort Pike went for $78 per acre.
The partition between the post office and the room used for police court has been removed and the post office will now occupy both rooms.
Wilson Martin will receive the highest score in competitive examination and has been appointed as successor to the late W.B. Lucas as rural mail carrier. It was incorrectly announced last week that Mr. Crutcher had received the position. Martin has been with the local office for seven or eight years as deputy.
The room in the Odd Fellows building adjoining the Clipper office has been remodeled and will be occupied by Starks & Co. for the manufacture of headache powders. The sales of this and other preparations have grown so much that it had become desirable to have the operation all on one floor. Starks Headache Powders have been on the market for eight years and their success has been little short of marvelous. The now sell in every state.
The Nebraska Indian baseball team defeated the Midway team at Parrish Park Friday by a score of 14-2. The Indians, who won 137 or 152 games last season, included the following: Little Doctor, Waukeshon, Snow, Short Bull, Afraid-Of-Bears, Sprague, Pennie, Hopinkah, Big Buffalo Hunter, Spotted Wolf, Shimonek, Chippewawa, Under-Water-Falls and Hunting-Wild-Cat. Midway’s line-up was as follows: 1b, High-As-Water; 2b, Sit-On-The-Ball; c, Ball-In-The-Belly; rt, Good Eye; ss, Step-In-The-Cow-Track; cf, Upper-Cut; 3b, Fighting-Bumble-Bees; lf, Under-The-Bamboo-Tree; p, Blow-Em-Out.
County Superintendent M.B. Hifner and Prof. Matt Jesse of Versailles held an examination at the public school on June 10 for the purpose of awarding diplomas for the Common School Course to all who passed the exam. The exams were voluntary, and included material on reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic, composition, English, civil government, physiology, geography, U.S. history and Kentucky history. Those who took the exams and received their diplomas were Sarah Epstein, Viola and Bernice Bruin, Mamie Parker and Credon McGann. Sarah Epstein becomes the youngest child in the state to hold the diplomas for the Common School Course, being only 11 years old.
The members of the tennis club are working hard to get the court in good shape for playing. The sport promises to be more popular than ever this year.
June 26, 1924… Charles E. Marvin of Midway, banker and prominent in the burly business, will become the next State Banking Commissioner July 2. He will succeed James P. Lewis, according to informed sources.
Herman Williams died Saturday in Lexington of tubercular meningitis. He was a partner in the pool room in the Rau building with Ollie Babbitt. He was about 33 and leaves a widow and three children. He lived on the Versailles Pike just south of town.
L.M. Epstein’s store was robbed Friday night of more than $300 worth of goods. Apparently entry was gained through the back door.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Cannon and family of Boston are spending the summer with W.L. Cannon and Miss Florence Cannon.
A huge patriotic rally will be held July 4 at Joyland Park. Addresses will be made by Sen. A.O. Stanley, senatorial candidates Judge B.J. Bethurum, John w. Howell and Fred M. Sackett, and congressional candidates Virgil Chapman and Marcus A. Jones. Special VFW guest will be Sgt. William Sandlin, who killed 24 Germans, captured six machine guns and holds 12 decorations.
Miss Ruth Gatrell’s eighth birthday party included the following guests: Frances Thomas, Thelma Greenup, Mary Katherine Wilson, Kenney Moore, Thelma Johnson, Lora Wills, Clara Louise Reid, Shannon Reigner, Morrell Gatrell, Alexine Mastin, Louise Stevens, Lady Louise Langley, Emily Logan, Emily and Faris Cleveland, Martha Janes Lacefield, Dinsmore Davis, Loretta McKinnon, Christine Driscoll, Marjorie Steele, Dorothy Champs, Eunice Katherine Allison, Virginia Gatrell, Sallie Pates, Francis Lacefield, Anna Cunningham, Lelia Nore, Mrs. Hugh McAvory, Lucille Hallman, Dorothy Lucille Davison, Ida Josephine Haverly and Alice Virginia Edwards. Assisting in entertaining were Mrs. W.A. Gatrell, Mrs. Vernon Sutton, Mrs. J.W. Cunningham and Mrs. Arthur Allison.
Russell Bishop, 93, one of the four remaining Confederate veterans of Woodford County, died Thursday at the home of his son, John J. Bishop, on Soard’s Ferry Pike. He is also survived by two other sons, Thomas F. and Russell Jr.
The other Confederate veterans still surviving are H.L. Martin, David J. Holden and J.A. Faulconer.
James E. Henton’s will left $40,000 to his grandson, Samuel H. Henton Jr., in the hands of Dudley and Wade Henton and Hiram Wilhoit, until the boy is 25. The rest of the estate was devised equally to Dudley Henton, Wade Henton and Jessie Wilhoit. Owing to the death of Jessie Wilhoit, his daughter, a codicil made Hiram Wilhoit her representative for her son Darnaby Henton Wilhoit, to be managed by Hiram Wilhoit until his son is 21. Mr. Henton hoped his farm would be kept intact.
Eugene Allen Davis succeeded the late W.O. Davis as trustee for the Logan Helm Library. William E. Congleton succeeded the late W.O. Davis as trustee of the Cleveland Orphan Home.
Brutus J. Clay, in 1862, was the last Bourbon Countian to be nominated and elected to Congress.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nuckols welcomed a son born Sunday at Good Samaritan. He has been named Hiram Rogers.