Nov. 5. 1903. . . Dooley Rogers has been appointed carrier for Rural Route #1 to take the place of Wilson Martin.

Mrs. W.A. Long has bought the Moore brick cottage on Gratz Street for $2,000.

Miss Mary Sleet entertained the Chafing Dish Club at her home on Winter Street. It was the first meeting of the well-organized club. In addition to her guest Miss Mary Dunn of Danville, members present included Misses Ruth Parrish, Mary Martin, Dora Davis, Mayme Cogar, Lizzie McCabe, Ethel Witherspoon and Frances Steele.

Percy Davis, 24, died of peritonitis last week.

The Clerk of the Election in Midway precinct #1 failed to sign the back of many ballots, as required by law, and the entire vote of that precinct must be decided by the county election board. The vote now stands, obviously subject to change, as follows. For council, six to be elected, R.K. Combs 166, R. W. Hicks 168, W. E. Sleet 171, J.P. Haley 162, J.M. Wheeler 158, L.F. Sutherland 166 . . . and the old ticket, W.G. Lehman 55, G.H. Wise 57, R. Goodson 55, H.C. Kasselman 55 and B.F. Parrish 50.

Burnett Ellis was acquitted at Versailles last week of knowingly receiving stolen property. The negro who sold him the goods was sent to the penitentiary for two years. Even being acquitted was costly for Ellis, who spent $5,000 defending himself.

Now that granitoid sidewalks are being substituted for brick, steps ought to be taken to keep them clean by forbidding spitting on them. Nothing will so mar a nice smooth pavement as a great big puddle of tobacco juice squirted there by some filthy, thoughtless fellow.

Cole Younger accepted a compromise and dismissed his law suit against the Younger-James Show Company for $25,000.

Nov. 6, 1924 . . . The Clipper laments the Republican sweep in the elections saying there are possibly enough Democrats left for seed.

Woodford County vote: Davis 2,454, Coolidge 2,010, Stanley 2,358, Sackett 2,167 and Chapman 2,450.

D.J. McNamara has resigned after four years as Superintendent of Greenbaum Distillery. He will move to Frankfort.

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Davis moved last week to their attractive new home on the Versailles Pike.

Misses Teresa Newhoff and Lillian Barnes were recent guests of the Misses Epstein.

Misses Laurie, Sallie and Elinor Cannon entertained their Midway friends Thursday with a Halloween party which included a peanut hunt, bobbing for apples and various other games. Clay Hawkins won the peanut race and Sonny Murray found the greatest number of peanuts. Those present included Marjorie Steele Clay and Stella Hawkins, Sonny and Lynn Murray, Julia Nuckols, Ben and Mary Roach, Julius Rouse, Mildred Martin, Pearl and Richard Starks, Joseph Cogar and Margaret Ware Parrish.