September 1, 1904… Dr. R.W. Hicks has returned from French Lick Springs and is somewhat improved.
Dr. A.J.A. Alexander, Mr. Kenneth Alexander and their guest from Korea, Mr Oh, have gone to St. Louis to see the fair and plan to do a little fishing when they return.
W.W. Yeary has returned from Shawnee, Tennessee, where he has been residing for several years, and will settle on a farm near here.
Mr. and Mrs. G.S. Byrnes, formerly of Millville, have purchased a home and moved to Lexington. One wonders about their sanity.
Mr. and Mrs. R.S. Branham will return to Midway this winter and have engaged rooms at Mrs. Alberta Nave’s home.
The farm of the late John Wherle on Paynes Depot and Mt. Vernon Pike, 136 acres, is for sale.
Warm vinegar and water followed by a few drops of muriatic acid in the wound will heal the bite of a mad dog according to a German doctor.
Tobacco is one of the crops which can ripen early when the weather is dry and be ready for cutting, and then turn green again with a good rain and start to grow again. Such has been the case this season.
Mrs. Alberta Nave gifted three large Bartlett pears to the editor each of which weighed over 13 ounces and every one of them was delicious.
Warner Dickey of Duckers was asphyxiated while cleaning out the well at schoolhouse #5 near Harmony Church. He died before he could be gotten out.
The Merry-Go-Round that has been operating in Midway for the past week has done a phenomenal business and took in $100 on Saturday alone.
The cool wave of Friday night came near reaching the frost line. We had but little hot weather this summer and there has been no real suffering from the heat.
August 28, 1924… John Davis, Democratic nominee for President, publicly attacked the Ku Klux Klan and invited his opponent Calvin Coolidge to do the same (he declined). We applaud Mr. Davis.
Featherston & Morris who own the colt “The Clansman” won a major stake at the Lawrenceburg Fair races last week.
Miss Mary Nave left Saturday to resume her schoolwork at Williamsburg College.