The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-09-25

proved the petition Of said petitioners
whose signed thereto and that each Of the said persons was
precinct, except Walter Hall and j. d. Henry
petition the Fourth Ward Precinct City
Mt Sterling herein signed by N Raney and AZ others
petitioners introduced the following witnesses j. Ricketts, w. r.
Apperson w. shrout, DR.. J. A Shirley, Ewing Flynn, who
proved the execution signing petition the said petition
appear that each of said petitioners
except Dr. James sampe B. Cecil Harrison Mason
Thereupon W. shrou had signed the petition the First
Ward City Mt Sterling testified that he had signed under
apprehension legal First Ward whereas
he intended to sign the petition in the ward which he lived and
voted tow the Fourth Ward and moved the court to allow his
transferred First the Fourth Ward William
Bolts and Others who had appeared directors the granting of
took time
Before the introduction of the evidence above
August 49, 1872 William Bolts Teddy Mnehan and James
King and fled their written objection to the application herein and
picaon objection noted of record
following persons following precincts appeared by
dressed to the Judge Court
petition each of which written here ordered to be
Ward Sterling: John Hall, Albert Crooks, Alfred
Bean Tom Reynolds Ben Jones' Will Davis Dave White George
Tman Jack Bush John Turner Nose Williams John Jewe
Conner Lewis Upton Theodore Smith, Will Jones' Hedger
Green Hanly Turner Thomas AL Darrell Louis Haskns Simon
William Bolts and others introduced witnesses
ateng witnesses to said papers respectively who
signed thereto Thereafter following:
George Branham ELL Stewart Wade Tlman Charley Smith, Frank
attorney Ed c. Rear presented their written addressed
the Judge of this Court withdrawing their previous written with
drawa from the local option petition said and elected
stand their original signatures William Bolts other directors
ruled by the court and to which the said William Bolts and others
excepted
Lewis Apperson and filed their written to have their
stricken from the petition herein towit r. H. Montoy Clarence
White William Carmichael which papers proved by the wit
whose thereon ng witnesses and said
From the mithve Precinct came the following petitioners and
stricken from the petition herein towt: John Fisher Joe
Chenau Charles oner George Moore George 0ear Bea etch
e Henry Bradshaw, John Duncan Eliza Arey Wallace Watts
Cunningham Owens Henry Wilson, NJ Thomas Alfred
Henry South and moved the strike their
the petition herein Thereafter the said petition
Nelson Garrett John Fisher John Duncan Henry Bradshaw
George ORea Henry South Richard Chandler by their
Ed c. oRea and moved the permit them withdraw
their written withdrawal from the local option petition herein VIM
the Court and the said written having been by
witnesses who atesed the said petitioners permitted to
petition signed. VIM
exception The of the other petitioners withdraw their
Joe Hardy stricken from the list of petitioners in Smthv
Precinct because he is not legal voter therein
In Aarons Run Precinct the following petitioners asked leave
withdraw their signatures Chester HattOn Thomas Tubbs Tom
Crooks John Tubbs Lane Sockdal Shack Johnson Hutchn
son, W. T. Daugherty, H Hatton John Myers Gufoye
Vance Shouse, H. NJ Wade Tom Tubbs introduced a
by the petitioners and upon asked leave to
withdraw his withdrawal from the petition and allow his
stand which was objected to by Bolts &C. but the objection
who asked to withdraw their from the petition
In Sdevew Precinct the following petitioners asked to
withdraw their Buger Settlers Ben Martin Roland cCana
ham, Will Workman ORGY Givin, Tom Anom Eddie Todd W. B.
Kidd MIN Glvin, Joe Givn, Lee Brown John Settlers j.
Green All of these appeared by their attorney Apperson
filed their written have their withdrawn
petition herein which said written requests proved by the sub
scrbng witnesses thereto Thereafter again Will
Workman Grey Glvin MIN Givin Joe Gvin Lee Brown
tiers and Green and by their attorney Ed c. ORea filed their
written request allow their the
Originally and withdraw their Withdrawals which
objected by William Bolts &c. which objection
to which said Bolts &c. excepted The said papers signed
named persons proved by the attesng witnesses
The other petitioners Bulge Settlers who withdraw
their signatures and had not reanted permitted
| same.
The hearing of this continued from day
adjounng from day day and from time time
uodae the parties from August 19 when August object