August 27, 1903 . . . Monday and Tuesday were the hottest days of the
season. Owing to great humidity, much discomfort was occasioned by the
heat. The streets of Midway were enveloped in great clouds of dust which
added much to the “pleasure and joy” afforded by the rising of the
mercury. To paraphrase Jesus, like the poor, the dust we have with us
always. To paraphrase Shakespeare, like Banquo’s ghost, it will not go
down. To paraphrase the poet, like the brook, it goes on forever.
Big news this week is that Dr. W.E. Sleet is thinking of purchasing an
automobile.
Dave Thomasson, for many years the barkeeper for W.B. Russell, died
Sunday night after a lon1.64g illness.
Hemp cutting is in progress. The dry weather has materially injured the
crop, but good prices prevail. Some old hemp was recently sold for
$5.75, and farmers are expecting about that price for the new. Machines
are being used more every year to cut the hemp.
Mrs. Sallie Z. Bailey of Versailles has just learned that her son, Drake
C. Bailey, connected with the American China Development Company in
Canton, China, drowned on April 10. Mrs. Bailey had been waiting for
months to hear some word from her son.
Lou Dillon, bred in Woodford County, shattered harness racing’s world
record for trotting on a mile track in Massachusetts in two minutes
flat. Up to that point, Cresceus held the record at 2:02.25. The great
pacer Dan Patch broke the world record at the mile track at Brighton
Beach, New York, in a time of 1:59.00.
August 28, 1924 . . .Master Joe Blackburn Wise of Spring Station is
spending the weekend with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Wise.
Featherton & Morris who own “Clansman” won a big stake at the harness
racing meet at he Lawrenceburg Fair last week.
Mrs. O.L. Alexander of New York City is visiting her father, Mr. Lister
Witherspoon this week.
Miss Lilly Parrish is spending the week at Swallow’s Nest with a camping
party of friends from Lexington.
Miss Mary B. Nave left on Saturday to resume her studies at Williamsburg
College.
Mrs. Miriam “Ma” Ferguson, the anti-Ku Klux Klan candidate for Governor
of Texas has become the FIRST WOMAN to win a partisan nomination for
governor of a State. She won the Democratic primary last week over Felix
D. Robertson of Dallas. [Note: Ferguson went on to win the general
election becoming the second woman elected governor in the country after
Nellie Rose of Wyoming].
James M. Allen is the eleventh announced candidate for Woodford County
jailer.
Mrs. Lea Stedman of Mexia, Texas, has been visiting her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. A.C. Hunter for several weeks.