On April 21, 1904 . . . Fire destroyed a large warehouse and stable on
N. Main Street in Versailles near the Southern Depot early Sunday. The
building was a total loss. It was the property of H.M. Wooldridge and
contained much baled straw. Two horses, two mules, several buggies and
much tobacco was lost.
Midway defeated Georgetown 10-8 Wednesday in the first ballgame of the
season.
E.S. Rinker has sold his grocery but not his meat business.
The big prices realized for tobacco the past two or three weeks will
probably cause and immense crop to be planted this year and wild
spending in local merchants.
Measles is still epidemic in Midway and many new cases were reported.
J.W. Parrish has gone to Hot Springs, Ark., for several weeks to take in
the waters.
Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Hawkins have moved to Winchester.
Lee Jones and family have returned from Versailles to Midway to live.
H.M. Baxter and family have moved to the residence of Mrs. Esma Baxter
in west Midway.
Dan M. Bowmar of the Woodford Sun, has been appointed a delegate to
represent the Kentucky Press Association at the World’s Fair.
Simpson & Co., who have conducted a grocery and meat business for
several years on Railroad Street, assigned this week to Dr. W.E. Risque.
The beautiful snow on Thursday was quite a surprise to all. The pink
blossoms of the peach trees and white mantle on the ground made a lovely
picture. The snow did not tarry long and did no damage.
John H. Bell has begun the erection of a new home on his farm near town.
It is to be a two-story cottage of the modem type. R.W. Lacefield is the
contractor.
Mrs. Spicer and family will move to Lexington this week where they will
now reside preferring big city life to the bucolic airs here.
R.W. Dedman’s family will remove to Missouri on May 10.
On April 17, 1924 . . . The Fayette Home Telephone has been awarded the
franchise for Midway for a five year term.
W.C. Morris was sworn in this week to fill the Council vacancy created
by the resignation of W.D. Lehman.
The Pilgrim Baptist Church was granted a restaurant license. Julia
Williams was granted a license for sift drinks and a restaurant. Harry
Fisher & Sons received a soft drink license. Murphy & Kerr received a
contract for repairs to Higgins Street.
Midway City tax has been set for 1924 at 60 cents on the $100.
S.C. Reid has resigned his position with the Lafayette Drug Store in
Lexington to devote all of his time to his store in Midway.
The burley crop in 1923 was 326,110,000 pounds and in 1922 was
275,600,000. There is obviously a great surplus which will inure to the
benefit of the cigarette and tobacco companies.
George Sorrels of Versailles has moved up by moving to this fair city.
Mr. and Mrs. Lucien Childers have gone to housekeeping in the Childers’
home in Cogartown.
The new Christian Church was dedicated in Versailles last week.
Mrs. B.F. Parrish has returned home from a visit with her daughter, Miss
Lilly, at Mary Baldwin Seminary in Staunton, Virginia.
Reminder: The Blue Grass Clipper was published in Midway from 1875 to
1935, and The Sun publishes corresponding date appropriate excerpts,
warts and all. We hope you enjoy reading these as much as we enjoy
researching them in our archives.