The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-10-16
Continued from last is uO
FACTS and
OBSERVATIONS
In Morgan County-En Route
From West Liberty To
Salyersville.

Continuing the trip on horseback,
we LETT West Liberty on Friday after
supper. Darkness rendered travel
dangerous. We called for the first
time a; the home of ID. Boone Lacy
and received very cordial welcome,
and were Hospitality entertained. His
wit, who was daughter of Bob
Elan has been an invalid for thir-
teen years and at times has suffered
greatly. She is patient and cheerful,
and is sustained by her faith in Christ
and the promise of the Word. We
,slksd OF provideDces and promises
of God for the life that now is and the
life that is to come.
AT O'Clock q m. we were up and
DON received the attention of our
trusted barber who accompanies the
writer on his trips.
Our first stop was at Malone, where
we spent few minutes on Thursday
afternoon.
South Liberty, alias Mudville, alias
MALONE.
There are eleven families in the
village. The business of the town is
conducted by two firms:
John Walsh was reared in Morgan
county and married the daughter of
Sanford Davis. They have four chill.
dren. For four years he has engaged
In the mercantile business, and deals
in live stock and slaves. He is forty
years old, is the post master, and is
a Republican.
Holiday & Williams have been in
bushes, for four years. Very seldom
do they fail to have live stock on the
Mt. Sterling market. They handle
considerable slaves, and on compile,
ton OF railroad to Caney, will deal
more extensively in ties. They are
natives of Perry and Morgan.
Mr.. Holiday married Miss Nancy
Noble, of Breathiit.
y We csnvassed for the ADVOCATE
until we reached Walnut Grove, alias
PIN Hook alias Caney.
HOTELS.
The Central has been in operation
for month. 1t belongs 10 s. w.
Cecil the popular hotel man of West
Liberty, and d. Ii. Brown, with Mr..
Brown in charge. 1t opens with fair
prospects. 1t is twelve room house,
has a sample room for drummers, has
been remodeled aud enlarged. The
rooms are we'll ventilated, nicely pa
pered and everything is neat
The only hotel in the town until
last May was run by W. T. Lykins.
We have stopped here for three years
and are always well cared for.
The Day House is kept by A. X.
Day, the merchant.
None OF the three has electric lights
steam heat or elevators. These will
come after the railroad is completed.
The telephone connection with
West Liberty has been completed.
MERCHANTS.
j. p. Hsney & Co. carry groceries,
hardware and furniture. The Co. of
the firm is Greenville Stacy and his
son, Brice. They began business June
lst with a new and fresh stock.
AT present they are in rented prop.
erty, but in few days workmen will
begin building a house 22x60 feet
with an extra side room.
A. X. Day & Co., who have been
here for years, have recently moved
their house across the street and en-
lsrged IT. Mr.. Kiser Day was in
Cincinnati making purchases when
we called.
LYKINs & STACY.
The members of the firm are G.. B.
Lykins and Br.ce Stacy. Two weeks
ago they. bought cut Miller Dros.
Like most merchants in small towns,
their stock is general. Mr.. Lykins lie
Deputy Assessor of the county. He
has been Deputy Sheriff. For the