The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-07-21

isville. We do not know. The
report of this bank on June %
shows:
Resources sSll.Oso %: Of which loans and dis
counts are ...---------.----------. s3s0.o2S ~
overdrafts ------ 6.ljl ~
! Banking Houses etc--------------.--- 1861 ~
LIABILITIES.
T. pltal Stock -------. ----Slj0,OO0 90
surplus and Undivided Profits -- 6l,I5l %
Deposits 15s,'ss OS
This is not an advertisement nor
do we do job work for the bank.
We give this as a news item that
the public may have an idea of
the business of this section.
In our travels we have often re-
ferred to banking and other enter
prises to show what is being done.
We notice improvements here
during the year. Since our last
visit Il girls doripitory costing
about S35, 900 has been added to
the Methodist College. A new
Methodist church will be complet-
ed in time for Conference in Sep
TENDER. 1t is a stone structure.
up to date. costing about $40, 900.
We met Mr.. &. W. Gray whom
Mr.. Mayo has loaned to the
church." He is experimenting
the work.
Alone we strolled about the
Mayo mansion and were surprised
to see that work has been practi-
cally suspended for nearly two
years. At the entrance we met
an old man, the Waterman, who
has been on duty for about four
years. He was with us IN the
building. From present condi-
ton of interior NO conception can
be had of the contemplated ele-
gance. No smoking allowed in
the building. AS we have not
smoked for nearly - years we
were not seriously affected by this
regulation. At the front entrance
are massive stone columns about
21 feet high. The lot contains
over ) acres and corners on two
streets. At the side lawn there u.s.
a fine and rather massive stonaI
fence, divided into IS sections,
about 200 yards long. His pres
ent home in next block further
down and across the street is quite
attractive. The town has nearly
three miles of brick streets and
much concrete pavement. The
surrounding mountain scenery is
charming.
We asked if there was anything
doing in the town tonight. We
learned that there was a card game,
probably whist, at the home of
Mr.. Buckingham, cashier of the
bank. While we think of it will
say that match game of base
ball was to be played soon near
HELLER. The Sandy Valley is no
slouch. It's coming to the front
or is already there; no liquor Tex
cept on the sly, mc1ry-widow and
other principally other) styles of
headgear, whist and base ball, etc.
We lift our hat to the people of |
Big Sandy when its opposition to
the whisky traffic is considered.
From Catlettsburg to Heller, !
about 118 miles an on to the Vir-
ginia line there is not a saloon. !
From Mt. Sterling via Ashland, |
Catlettsburg, Heller and beyond, |
a distance of 224 miles plus to the
Virginia line there is only ONE
town where is found the open sa-
loon. That place is Catlettsburg.
We left Paintsville Saturday
stopped for first time at
Richardson, walked to Peach Or
chard, about miles, and back. |
The prosperity promised before
the November election is rather
slow in starting, yet the outlook
is somewhat improved. Lumber
and ties are dull and coal is show
ing some life. Men are hopeful
of tie near future.
We saw Louisa from the train.
The new college to which the peo-