The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-02-20
CORRESPONDENCE
Stops.
(By B. M. Goodan)

The condition of Mr.. J. II. Gillas-
pie remains about the same.
Some corn was sold here last
week at $3.50 per barrel.
One of the greatest wonders" of
the age is that great 81 900 talking
machine some New York and Chica-
go firms are advertising they will
give away for selling only two dozen
beautiful solid rolled gold filed
pieces of jewelry at one dime each.
George Gopher has been confined
to his bed several days with grip.
Thos. N. Coons bought good
work mule from f. l.. Fassett, for
$165.
Mrs. Earl Reid, who has been i'll
several days, improves very slowly.
Several of our sporting boys ars
wearing beautifully decorated ears
as momentos of the recent cold
snap.
Miss Anna Alice Shultz, Of near
Owingsville, visited her aunt, Mrs.
Ed. Owens, last week.
Il. L. Fassett weighed up to T. N.
Coons bunch of 100-pound hogs
at 5000 per hundred. These hogs
were contracted for sometime ago.
Thos. r. MARYLAND bought pair
of 7-year- old draft mares from DIR.
| w. B. Robinson for $500.
H. is predicted that as there are
so mnnv candidates for Jailer of
this county, that the one who re-
.eives two votes will be elected. This
being the case, it will be well to keep
/ an Cy. on all the candidates election
day to see that none of them Gre
fpeats."
+ Jas. O. Spratt and wife have re-
turned from visit to relatives at
Sharpsburg.
Mrs. Lieutrell Warner and baby
visited her sister, Mrs. Margaret
Thompson, at Salt Lick, from Fri
day till Sunday.
L. II. Fassett has been trans
ferred from the Soldiers Home at
Johnson City, Tenn, to the Home at
Dayton, O., where he has charge of
thirty-two patients.
The severe winter has greatly re-
tarded hemp breaking, and that
!. crop win be marketed very late this
time,
Jonas Wells, of West Carrollton,
o., was a visitor here last week.
Roy Byrd returned Sunday from
Coleman. Tex. Mrs. Byrd and little
daughter, Mary Ellen, will remain
in Texas several weeks.
John d. Williamson and sister,
Miss Rettie, children of the late
Daily Williamson, will in a few days
return with their aunt, Mrs. Roe
Williamson, to her home near CeStos
Dewey county, Okla, to make that
4 place their home.
N News has been received here OF
the death at Charlottesville. Ind,
of Mrs. Mary Curran. Several
years ago Mrs. Curran went from
this place to Indiana to reside
Mrs Curran was a native of Bath
county, being daughter of Bogie
Kelley, and was about 60 years of
age. She leaves several children
among them being Edward, Cleve-
land, and Wallace Curran, and Mrs
Russell Smoot, all of whom live in
Indiana. The burial took place at
Charlottesville.
After long illness due to the in
Rrmities of old age, Peted Reed, one
of the oldest and best known citi-
zens in this section, passed over the
Divide on Wednesday, Feb. IA,
1917. Mr.. Reed was about 81 years
old and was a native of Bath county.
During the War Of the Rebellion he
served in the Union Army. "Uncle
Peter as he was Familiarity called,
was an ardent Republican, and was
never happier than when espousine
his party's cause. He was possess
ed with a wonderful memory, and
though not being able to read, he
could memorize every word read to
him. He could readily call to mind
any event that happened during his
life. "Uncle Pete" will be sadly
missed by large circle of friends,
Besides the widow, he leaves two