November 17, 1904… The first snow of the season fell on Sunday and experts expect a long, cold, and severe winter. The snow wasn’t heavy but just enough to whiten the ground.

The Day Law was passed by the legislature last year and is now in effect. Named for Rep. Carl Day of Breathitt County, it will prevent the schooling of white and colored students together at Berea College. The Hon. John Carlisle says the new law violates the 14th Amendment of the constitution.

Roosevelt’s determination to thrust negro office holders on the South is probably the only  reason he lost Kentucky and 11 other states from the “Solid South”. The Clipper editorialized that Roosevelt’s landslide election victory was the greatest personal triumph ever achieved by an American with a two million vote majority in the popular vote. 

Lucien Miles, colored, commonly known as “”Big Mouth Lucien”, was shot and seriously wounded by Hardin Anderson, another negro, in Russell’s Barroom on Saturday night. The two had been looking for each other since a difficulty over a crap game  several weeks ago. The two began arguing and Miles pulled out a large knife and began cursing Anderson. Anderson pulled out a pistol and opened fire. Miles was shot in in the right side with the bullet passing through his liver, bowels and kidneys. Remarkably, he may survive. Aside from the Miles-Anderson affray, there was a cutting and carving scrape between Jake Brack and Claude Taylor leaving both men disfigured. Such affairs are becoming too frequent at the saloon and are a menace to passersby on either side of the street. [Ed. Note – We republish the news as it was written in the Bluegrass Clipper for historical reasons and to do our part to remind all of us how Blacks were viewed and treated here at that time by some Woodford Countians. In its reporting, the Clipper never referred to people by their race except Blacks, who were segregated in those pages as “”colored”, “negro”, “darkey” or an even more pejorative word. For example, in this week’s paper, neither Taylor nor Brack were not referred to as “whites”.].

Judge Leroy Parrish died at his home in Versailles after an illness. Judge Parrish served three terms as county judge and two terms as sheriff.

November 20, 1924… 

A letter postmarked Nov. 15. 1924, at New York City, arrived here by air mail at 11:00 a.m. the same day! It came in on the C&O from Louisville. What wonders of the modern age!

Midway High notched another victory to its long string at Shelbyville on Friday with a 5-0 decision. Shelbyville had held the highly touted Versailles team to 9-6 earlier in the season. The local backfield of Littrell-Portwood-Davs and Stipp featured three touchdowns each by the former two and one each by the latter two. F. Stipp and G. Stipp demolished the Shelbyville line by throwing Shelbyville backs for great losses. Midway gave up only three first downs.

J. Harvey Powell, 67, died at his home on Gratz Street this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Cannon and Miss Florence Cannon entertained at their country home. Elkerood, with a tacky party. About 75 guests were present for bridge and dancing. Dr. B.F. Parrish won the men’s prize and Miss Katherine Davis the ladies prize for the tackiest costumes.