January 15, 1903… The Clipper editorializes in favor of consolidating the rural school districts around Midway into one large school. It points out that the little schools are drab and of poor construction and, with the usual absences, have very small attendance. Navy men are subscribing to a monument to the late Capt. Charles V. Gridley of the Olympia and Manila Bay. It would be at Erie, Pennsylvania. Many have taken advantage of the season to fill their icehouses with five-inch ice. The number who put up ice is getting smaller every year, as the use of manufactured ice is much cheaper and much better in many ways. Since Sunday, the streets of Midway have been coated with ice and are as slick as glass. The small boys have taken advantage of the sleighing afforded and spend much of their spare time in “coasting” and “hooking on behind.” Many also enjoyed skating. The weather Sunday night was the coldest of the year. Over $10,000 worth of improvements were made at Greenbaum’s Distillery during the off season. The young people have enjoyed fine coasting this week. They had a long toboggan made that will seat at least a dozen, with someone sitting in front to guide. Starting at the crossing by Dr. Parrish’s, they have an uninterrupted run to the bridge on the Georgetown Pike. These moonlight nights have been fine for the sport and so far, no accidents have marred their pleasure. J.G. Whallon was the victim of a serious and painful accident Monday. While walking down the hill by the Hammond’s blacksmith shop, he was run into by a sled on which were several boys. His feet were knocked from under him, and he fell, cutting a great gash on his head and otherwise bruising him. His wounds were dressed by Dr. B.F. Parrish. Five persons have taken the government examination for mail carriers and now Mr. H.G. Rising is here to announce the choice and to approve the new mail route. The proposed route is Midway to Durrett’s Corner on Versailles Pike, two and a quarter mile; then to Duckers, five miles; thence to Leestown Pike, one and an eighth mile; thence on Leestown Pike to Lilly’s Corner near Paynes Depot; nine miles; from there to Weisenberger’s Mil, one and a half miles; from there to Lenerson; thence back to Midway over Weisenberger Mill Road. January 17, 1924… J.V. Yocum, the popular station agent at the Southern Depot for the past 12 years, has been transferred to Versailles. Elzo D. Atkins will be the new agent at Midway, with Yocum succeeding Guy Rhoads at Versailles. Mr. Yocum was a member of the Midway Board of Education during his residence here. An ordinance, signed by Mayor R.C. Richardson and clerk P.P. Lacefield, fixes the assessor’s salary at $50 per annum. Next Saturday, Midway citizens will vote on whether or not to issue $45,000 in bonds for the building and equipping of a new school building. It takes two-thirds of the votes cast to carry this proposition. The new council, composed of all the old members, was sworn in this week by Judge Godson. They are R.W. Lacefield, George H. Wise, Vernon Sutton, W.G. Lehman, L.F. Sutherland and John Gatrell. City officers include Marshall E.A. Osbourne, treasurer M. D. Offutt, Fire Chief Leslie Nave and auditor J.V. Yocum. Licenses have been granted Herman Williams for a pool room, Mrs. E.S. Race and Reed Bros. for restaurant, W.C. Morris for soft drinks, and Towles and Lewis for butcher shop. The school bond election will be held at the temporary school location, the Jones property on Gratz Street. Midway is in a difficult way right now, having no school, telephone or telegraph. Actually, the town could easily be victimized because there is no way to get word elsewhere quickly. A crook tried to cash a worthless $16.80 check at Lige Dougherty’s grocery store Saturday, but Dougherty declined the transaction believing the signature not to be genuine. The crook than quickly went to Mrs. Wiley’s store and succeeded in his underhanded scheme. The check was supposedly on R.B. Shannon. Fred M. Vinson of Louisa was an easy winner of Dr. W.S. Yazell of Maysville for 9th District congressman to succeed Gov. Fields. Vinson’s majority is 7,200 in 15 of the 19 counties and may finally total up about 9,000. Judge B.J. Bethurun of Somerset has announced as a GOP candidate for U.S. Senator subject to the August primary. Gray Lodge #27, K of P, gave a housewarming Thursday in home of the new lodge hall in Versailles. A banquet featured H.A. Schoberth as speaker, and he gave a history of the lodge and reviewed the life of the late R.H. Gray, for whom the lodge was named. The tax commissioner books show that there are 848 automobiles and 88 trucks in Woodford County. The county clerk has already collected license tax upon 919 automobiles and 159 trucks. Mrs. Bessie Turner and Mrs. Josephine Thompson gave a farewell supper Friday for W.L. Graddy, who left Monday to spend the winter in Cuba. Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Cogar have rented the furnished home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nuckols on Winter Street during the Nuckol’s absence in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Cogars and sons and Miss Mayme expect to leave the latter part of February for a trip to California.