On March 3, 1904 . . . March came in lamblike. We had very little
rainfall this winter, much below that of previous years. The weather
prophets are saying that a severe winter is always followed by a hot
summer.
J.W. Parrish sold this week to V.F. Seigler 300,000 pounds of tobacco at
11 ¼ cents. This is perhaps the largest single sale of tobacco ever made
in the county. The crop is the product of 175 acres and is the largest
crop ever attempted by one man in the county. The crop will bring nearly
$15,000, a fortune in itself.
Warner Nave, 19, died at his home on Higgins Street on Monday of typhoid
fever.
Fiscal Court has granted a new franchise to the Frankfort & Versailles
Traction Co. to build an interurban from Versailles to the Franklin
County line along the route of the McCracken Pike. Construction must
begin by July 1 and completed by the same date in 1906 or the franchise
and $1,500 bond will be forfeited.
W.O. Davis who was defeated for reelection as County Attorney had held
that post most creditably for the past 12 years.
On Feb. 28, 2024 . . . The Kentucky House of Representatives
apportionment chart shows Woodford as District 46 by itself.
A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Bobbitt have moved from the country
to the hse recently vacated by W.A. Whittaker on Higgins Street.
The Fayette Home Telephone Company opened up its Midway services Monday
morning.
The McLemore Drug Store has been sold to W.C. Morris. S.C. Reid
purchased the fixtures and will open a new up-to-date drug store soon.
D.W. McLemore’s drug store was known as Mack’s Drug Store. Mr. McLemore
and family will move to Macon, Ga. His stock is being moved to the
Morris Drug Store on South Winter Street.
Reminder: The Blue Grass Clipper was published in Midway from 1875 to
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