The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-01-23
SPECIAL ELECTiG.h0,

SPECIAL ELECTi6sbo
There appears in 2~fd along
ann an order for spare not ma
We would have u 81. ,,o ..mo
riOusly considez,<o. on ",...' the ,,' same ",
fore casting tEbo tor many We. rs
con: S1Ikrmer and stock raiser.
against up the store about three
theA az, hence ever, thing appear
d fresh. His sor -in-law, W. ;. stev-
ems, formerly ~ this civ is in charge
and is broth,r-in-law OF Dick and
Elisha Robinson and Ben Watt Of
our town. lie sells groceries and
hardware.
II. F. Martin 81 Son keep general
merchandise and have been in bust
ness over year. The son is in
charge.
Mrs. NJ. A. Kennedy is proprielress
of the next house. Her son G. F.
Kennedy is in charge. The firm has
been in operation suOu 4 year.
J.B. Warren hs for len years ham
died general merch ndi-o aud eeps a
I arge supply. Hei also farmer and
deals in live stock. he was feared in
Bath county.
Mrs. Dora Horlachcr has a small
but neat stock OF groceries.
A. L. Green g. Co., son and father,
have been in business for two months.
They handle groceries, hardware,
boots and shoes.
q. w. Clay ton was for seventeen
years a prominent factor in CONNER
oial matters until four years ago, he
sold his store to his son and gave al
tention to other matters. Going back
to his first love, he in Sept, bought an
interest from his son Claude. They
have a large stock of general mer-
chandise and deal in railroad ties.
HOTELS.
?. e. Hale, recently from Morehead
conducts a hotel and meat shop.
The hotel near the depot is mAnag-
ed by Geo. Green.
The saloon of the town belongs to
Mr.. Harper
The school of the town has closed
it's session, being a five months term.
DOCTORS.
A. w. McCleese, reared at Olive
Hill, attended a medical college at
Louisville(2 p and has been practising
eight years and is now 20 years Of
age. He has wife and three chill"
dren. Has looked after the sick at
Farmers for three years.
Marien and Asa Evans, brothers,
are also young married men; have
prsctised 6 and 4 years and were ed
ucated in Cincinnati
CHURCHES.
Rev.,L. E. Mann, of Morehead,
breaches monthly at the Methodist
church.
Rev. Sackett, of Winchester, month
ly at the Baptist church.
For some years the Rev. II. F. Mar
tin mas been pastor of the Christian
church until January 1st,-since then
no engagement has been made
TIE Sunday Schools are small.
MILLS.
The lumber industry affords chief
employment in the town. The larg-
est plant is owned by j. r. Buckwal-
ter, who has in his employ about 40
lAen. The logs are floated loose on
the Licking and made into lumber
aud bridge timber. The mill has a
daily capacity of $4,000 but is not in
full operation. II. F. Martin is his
book-keeper.
II. F. Bonita recently from Ind =,
purchased the Lewis Embry plant, il
putting the mills in good order and
will employ about 30 men.
Andrew Montague for about 81
years has devoted principle attention
20 milling. His plant is now being
put in shape for work. He has re-
Gently added a new 125 horse power
engine and boiler. In full operation
this mill will give employment to IF
teen men.
Mr.. Briddle operates a small mill
Farmers is the shipping point fol
the output of two other mills.
Since Jan. lsi, the freight on baled
hay from Mt. Sterling has been ad
vanced from Is cents per hundred q
80 cents or SO per ton in small guam