The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-06-30
FACTS ( OBSERVATIONS
Two, Brothers Sent to Ptniten-
tiary--A Vigorous Old Man.
A Summer ReSort--Cu-
riOuS Things Happen.


heard brought hope and fear, pleas
.ure and pain, revealing the folly
and sin of men, and the need of
persistent effort of patriotic men to
save the manhood of Kentucky.
The first sight of unusual char
acter that attracted our attention
was on l.. & E. train. Between
l.. e E. Junction and Argyle, a
run of about 20 miles, two men
twice entered the closet for the
purpose of drinking whiskey. The
door was closed for few seconds.
Our Xray machine % revealed the
whole procedure; their facial ex-
preston on emerging and whit
of air confirmed our machine. We
were not invited to take one."
Later in the day enroute to
Campton on the Mountain Central
car two young men sat facing us.
Both were well dressed in new
light-colored suits. One wore low
cut patent leather shoes, and in q
convenient valise carried a quart
bottle labeled in Aashy colors
"Noonshine, Jet & Spencer, Win
chester, etc., etc." In the run of
II miles to Campten they fire.
quently drank its contents. The
stranger said he was from Bristol,
Tenn. (Whiskey is not sold in
Bristol.) With characteristic
Southern hospitality he invited the
writer to drink. We courteOusly
declined, saying we never drink.
He insisted that we drink and
reached across the aisle, extending
the bottle. We replied that we
had not taken intoxieants for over
30 years. He expressed surprise
somewhat like this: Say, pard-
ner, you don't mean thatl'' Yes,
that is true" said we. Soon he
changed position and we said
"Yoa would be in better condition
if you would cut it out" He had
referred to his Tennessee home and
his little girl of nine years. We
were then sitting beside him, and
looking him in the eye, and speak
ing in lew tone kindly to him of
his little girl, we asked: How
would your little girl at home feel
cher mother is dead if she knew
her papa was up iii Kentucky
drinking as you area" He looked
serious, his voice changed, we CON
tinued to talk, tears filled his eyes,
he sObbed. He said : Stranger,
you are right" We urged him to
''cut it out" and spoke of the
Christ who could help him. He
said: Il wish you could stay with
me tonight; come with me and |
will pay your way" Many other
words were spoken. We learned
that he was coming to Wolfe coun-
ty prospecting for a home. The
train stopped at Campton and we
three separated. Our best wishes
and sympathy attend these thought
less, erring young men.
Cut it out, cut out booze, is our
plea to the young men and old men
in Powell, Wolfe and Montgomery.
CIRCUIT COURT
was in session in Powell. In May,
1903, Geo. w. Spencer was shot
and killed while at work in his
corn field. Grover West and his
brother John, and j. V. Knox
were indicted for the crime. Gro
yer is now serving a 6-year tegm in
prison, and on Wednesday John
"a real young MANI was on trial,
and on Thursday was found guilty
as aiding in the murder and got a
5-year sentence. We learn that
while Spencer was out hunting
squirrels he by accident discovered
an illicit distiliery, and that the
supposition is men in charge of it
feared he would tell on them; later
these three went to the field where
he was at work and the shooting
occurred, he himself shooting at
! hic aSSailantS We don't know tho