The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-07-14
FACTS & OBSERVATIONS
On a Trip to Carter and Rowan
Counties.

FRIDAY Oh ~. GO W. ihN "''-' W
was at Grayson, where we spent
about two hours. Some OF the
citizens of Carter are now paying
taxes to cover bonds issued for the
building of a railroad in the year
1S- and which was never built.
The citizens resisted payment; the
matter was carried through the
courts; several futile attempts have
been made to collect the tax, but
with meager success.
At Grayson we were told that at
Ashland there now lives the only
man Jagged 115 years. who voted
for the issuance of the bonds. We
later learned that in the county
were two or three others who also
voted for the bonds. There have
been compromises, concession as
to the amount, end yet many
thousands of dollars are to be paid
by men who were then not born,
We spent Thursday night at
Olive Hill. The town is booming.
Both fire clay plants are in full
force day and night. The popula-
ton is fully 5000; much improve
ment has been made during the
past year. In April the third
bank for the town bagan business.
We met Rev. Stone, pastor of
the Christian Church, who kindly
showed US the new concrete edifice
which on the following Sunday
was to be dedicated ton Saturday
returning from Lexington we met
on the train Rev. Alexander, of
Shelby county, enroute to Olive
Hill to preach the drdicatory SER
mon)
On these two days a sale of town
lots was in progress, owned by a
man now living at Ashland. A
brass band Of twelve pieces, an
auctioneer wearing a silk hat and
fulKof anecdote and talk. dinner
advertised on the ground. etc,
were some Of the incentives to in
duce eager buyers to pay handsome
prices for lots, which no doubt are
rare bargains to the seller 1t re-
minded Us of days we had heard
Of. We were told that BIG prices
we're realized. That's what the
proprietor and band were there for.
Olive Hill is no slouch: it is a
hustlng, growing town that is
coming to the front, with large,
modern business nouses, well light
ed, and with concrete pavements.
The town is ALIVE, and it does not
depend for revenue upon saloon
license. Its people are sensible
and have learned lesson, Its
drunks are imported from other
towns yet in the dark.
We left on Friday morning eX-
press at 5:45 expecting to stop as
heretofore at Soldier. NO" Said
the conductor, this train does not
now stop at Soldier; Morehead is
the next stop" We let him have
his way and stopped at Morehead
and caught the next train return
ing to Soldier.
MOREHEAD.
We were much pleased with our
brief sojourn. At the hotel we
met Mrs. ". A. Young and later
called to see their new home. We
had previously seen the exterior.
but now for the first time we en-
tered its portals. We saw it from
basement to garnet. Every ap-
pointment is expressive of conven-
fence, elegance, refined and ex-
quisite taste and affluence. We do
not remember to have seen a more
attractive home. Mrs. Young de-
signed the plans, selected the ele-
giant and harmonious furnishing of
each room, and had general super
vision. In the evening after the
morning of our call she was to
entertain tie Thursday Afternoon
Club in honor of Miss Reese, of
Philadelphia, the guest of Mrs.
Guy Snyder. We paid our re-
spects to the Court House contin-
pant