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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-27
Germantown FAIR CLOSES
Slxty.third Year a Great Success
Large Crowds Present Saturday
Splendid Order Maintained
at All Times.

Saturday was the last day of the
old reliable Germantown Fair and the
crowd present was enormous. Due to
the splendid work of Chief X. =. d.
Thompson and his police force the
very best Of order was maintained at
all times and there was not a single
fight during the whole fair. The fair
this year was one of the best ever
held and was success in all ways.
Following were the premiums
awarded Saturday:
Horses
Model horse, mare or gelding, Nc
Cray Bros, N. Middletown; second,
Frank Galbraith, Brooksville.
! Pair roadster horses, regardless of
sex or owner, McCray Bros, N. Mid
dletown; second, John X. Feagan,
Brooksville.
Pair harness mares or geldings,
matched in color, size and action, re-
gardless of sex or ownership, McCray
Bros, N. Middletown; second, John r
! Feagan, Brooksville.
Walking horse, mare or gelding,
j. T. Wells, Maysville; second, Neal
Dwyer, Maysville.
Three-gaited saddle mare or geld
ing, walk trot or canter, McCray
Bros, n Middletown; second, same,
Champion harness horse, stallion
any age, John R. Feagan, Brooksville
Mare, any age, McCray Bros, N
Middletown.
| Rect hnu rilnr
years, Garrett Donovan, Minerva; sec
ond, Evan Lloyd Adamson, Dover.
Best stable of horses shown by ont
exhibitor, McCray Bros, N. Middle
town; second, John R. Feagan
Brooksville
Combined horse, mare or gelding
four years old or over, McCray Bros.
\. Middletown; second, Z. p. Berr!
< Son, Falmouth.
|, Combined horse, mare or geldng
three years old and under four, Nc
( Cray Bros, N. Middletown; second, Z
p. Berry, Falmouth.
Roadster horse, mare or gelding
McCray Bros, n. Mlddletown; second
John r. Feagan, Brooksville; third
McCray Bros, n. Middletown; fourth
E. J. Devore, Ripley, o.
, Family buggy mare or gelding, Har
ry Ware, Augusta; second, e. p. Berr
| 4 Son, Falmouth.
Fanciest double turnout, gentleman
t with lady, John R. Feagan, Brooks
vile.
Saddle horse, mare or gelding, Nc
Cray Bros, N. Middletown; second,
: w. Thompson, Maysville; third, Nc
Cray Bros, N. Niddletown; fourth,
p. Berry & Son, Falmouth.
Harness gelding, four years old an
over, McCray Bros, N. Middletown
second, same.
: Saddle gelding, four years old an
over, McCray Bros, N. Middletown
second, same.
5 Pair harness horses, regardless O
, color, sen or owner, John r. Feagan
, Brooksville; second, McCray Bros,
Middletown
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-27
OFFICERS NOW ON JOB AT CAMP
TAYLOR, WHERE $4,000 DRAFT
ED MEN WILL TRAIN

Louisville, KY, August 25-Oficers
who will be in command at Camp Tay-
lor, where $4,000 drafted men from Ill
inois, Indiana and Kentucky are to
be quartered after September /, are
beginning to arrive In Louisville. Bri-
gadier General Wilbur Il. Wilder, who
will command the One Hundred and
Sixty-eighth Brigade, reached Louis
vile today, as did the following:
Lieutenant Colonel l.. V. Kilbourne
Lieutenant Colonel j. II. Allen ant
Captains j. j. Fulmer and ]. M. Houg'
land.
General Wilder was in command o
the Southern California border dis
trict during the recent Mexican trou
BILE. He was the recipient at thu
hands of Congress Of medal Of hon
or conferred for bravery in thu
Apache uprising.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-27
CHARMING MISS SOLD

Longhorn Tabb Anderson, of Port
au View Farm, Saturday sold his
crack five-gaited saddle mare, Charm
ing Miss, to Newman Samuel, Of near
Ft Thomas, Ky. The consideration
was not made public, but 1t is under
stood the mare brought fancy figure.
Charming Miss was sired by son Of
Rex Mcdonald, while its dam was a
thoroughbred. Mr.. Samuel bought the
horse for Mrs. Samuel, who is an ar
dent horsewoman.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-27
LARGE CROWDS COMING TO FAIR

We have been informed that large
crowds of colored people from every
where in this section of the state are
coming to the colored fair this week.
People us as far as Portsmouth, Ash
land and Huntington and down as far
as Cincinnati, Covington and Newport
are coming. All the colored people
in Mason. Bracken, Brown, Adams and
Fleming counties intend to come. This
oolored fair is about the only pleas
ure the colored people have in the
course OF year. 1t is in fact theil
annual outing, picnic and homecom.
ing. The best attractions and fair the
colored people ever had will be this
tyear The cake-walking will please
the white people at night.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-27
WELL.KNOWN TRAVELLING MAN
DEAD

Mr.. George Nippert, one of the most
popular travelling men in this section
OF the country, died at his home at
3444 Vine street, Cincinnati, last Fri
day, after short illness. For a num-
Der of years Mr.. Nippert has been
visiting this city in the interest of the
Rinehart, Newton Candy Company and
ne numbered his friends here by the
score. The funeral was held this
morning from Spring Grove Chapel
In Cincinnati. Burial in Spring Grove
Cemetery.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-27
CHEVROLET GIVEN AWAY

Mr.. George Will Calvert of Toles-
boro won the Chevrolet automobile
given away by Mike Brown, the
Square Deal Man, at the Germantown
Fair Saturday afternoon. The lucky
number, 2450, was drawn by Miss
jamie B. Yates of Augusta at o'clock
Saturday afternoon and the prize win
ner called for his car Sunday.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-27
KENTUCKY CONFERENCE
OF M. L. CHURCH TO CONVENE
HERE NEXT WEDNESDAY MORN
lNG-PRELIMINARY SERVICES
ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

The Ninety-frst Annual Conference
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
will convene in this city next Wednes-
day morning, August ~, at $3.50
o'clock, with addresses of welcome by
Rev. viii b. Campbell, president of
the Ministerial Association, and Mr..
Carl Dodds, secretary of the Maysville
| Chamber of Commerce. These ad-
dresses will be responded to by Bish-
op Anderson and the members of the
Conference.
Preliminary services will be held on
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock when
the Conference Board Of Examiners
meets. At 1880 in the evening Ami
ycrsary of the Board of Home Mis-
sions and Church Extension will be
presided over by Rev. j. G, Dover, An
address will be made by Rev. George
B. Dean, ID. d., of Philadelphia, Pa.
The delegates will begin arriving on
Tuesday and the Reception Committee
in charge of Prof. c.. S. Dale will meet
all trains and conduct the visiting
ministers to the various homes and
hotels where they are to be enter
tanned. Noon-day lunch will be served
at the church on Wednesday, Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday. These
luncheOns will be in charge of various
organizations of the church and on
one day the Forest Avenue NJ. f.
Church will have charge.
Among the prominent men to be
present are the following:
Rev. George B. Dean, ID. d., OF
Philadelphia, Pa, Superintendent OF
the Department of Evangelism, Board
of Home Missions and Church Exten-
sion, who will speak at the prelimi.
nary service on Monday night
Bishop William F.. Anderson, d. d.
LII. d., Of Cincinnati, editor of the
Western Christian Advocate, who will
have charge of the Conference ant
will on Thursday evening give his ia.
nous address on "Why We Are al
War"
Hon. c. L. Swain of Cincinnati, ex
Speaker Of the Ohio House of Repre-
sentatives, will speak at the anniver.
sary of the Freedmans Aid Society or
Wednesday evening.
Rev. C. True Wilson, of Washington
ID. c., General Secretary or the Boart
of Temperance, Prohibition and Pub
lie Morals, will also speak on Wednes
day evening.
Rev. DR.. Hancher, of New York City
one of the most prominent educators
in the Methodist Episcopal Church
will speak at the big educational rail-,
on Sunday evening.
The membership of all churches il
this city and surrounding country i.
invited to attend all of these service.
except the evangelistic services in tn,
> afternoon, which will be for ministers
only.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-27

Sergeant Meyer of Cincinnati, is
now in charge of the recruiting sta
tion here and is located at the Payne
boarding house on West Second street.
Having served for thirty years, he was
placed OH the retired list in 1911, but
was recalled in July, 1917, and now
at the age Of So he is again in a uni
form and seeking recruits for Uncle
Sam.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-27
NOTICE

All persons indebted to the Mason
Lumber Company will please call at
my residence, 522 West Second street,
and settle. If settlement is not made
within Is days claims will be placed
in hands of attorney for immediate
suit. All parties having claims against
the above firm will present them to
me. AMOS A. MCLAUGHLIN.
20-2wks
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-27
ONE CAR OF SOFT TILE RE.
CElVED

Just received, one car load four
inch soft tile especially adapted and
recommended by Sanitary Survey
doctors to use in the construction OF
sanitary privies. Price six cents per
foot. GEORGE II. TRAXEL at St
Charles Building.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-27

Mr.. and Mrs. n NJ. Burgess and
daughters, Ruth and Doris Lynn, of
Paintlick, KY, and Miss Lucretia
Spurlock of Lexington are the pleas
ant guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. X. Hunt
and family of Wall street.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-27
MILLER

Mr.. and Mrs. Ruel Miller of East
Fifth street are rejoicing over the ar
rival of fine daughter, which arrived
at their home last night. Mr.. Miller is
the linotype operator at the Indepen-
dent.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-27
RESIGNS As FIREMAN

Mr. Russell Grecnee resigned Sat
urday as one of the members Of the
Maysville Fire Department to accept
a position in Akron, Ohio. Mr.. Her.
man Hays was appointed to fill the
place temporarily.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-27
WlLLIAMS.STOUT

Mr.. Henry Homer Stout and Miss
Pauline Williams, both Of Mayslick,
were married Saturday Afternoon at
the home of the officiating minister,
Rev. Locke White, pastor Of the Cen
tral Presbyterian church.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-27
PREACHED AT RBESRxER

DR.. John Barbour. pastor OF the
First Presbyterian Church, filled the
pulpit at Ebeneser Church, at Cottage
Vile. Lewis county. yesterday moru-
Ing.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-27

We have the very bungalo houses,
and lots that you need in different
parts of our city. See l. M. LANE &
co. for prices. Hurry before they are
all sold. 25-3t
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-27

Miss Alma Potts and Mrs. Charles
Diener have returned home from a
several weeks stay at Nashville, Tenn
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-27
ENCAMPMENT MEETS

Pisgah Encampment, |. o. o. F., will
meet this evening at 1880.
GEORGE SCHWARTZ, c. p.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-27

Miss Frsda Nauman Is the guest Of
friends m Cincinnati.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-27
FIRST AID

81 am undone," the damsel said,
To much applause.
The villain wished to rant ahead
But had to pause.
81 am undone," the damsel cried.
With feeble grin
The fat comedian replied
Here Is q pin"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-27

prosperity Of Mason County de-
the continuing development Of Its Agricultural interests and the
with the able
decided organize Heer Club for the Farmer
Of
ABOUT THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER going purchase
e about eight months old and Weighing about
first fifty
IS apply for and
to bankabe
Heter which shall be payable in the fall Of 1918
cattemn connected with
tension of Agriculture be distributed
the boys the chance make good and
the directions the County Agent have
a Bull this fall aud have her and
her offspring exhibition sale the fall Of 1918
but
properly fr and for later and Gil the increase and
profit will be
About 500 prizes boys getting the best
suits fers the exhibition TO be held the fall Of 1918
For full Boyd Jr County Agent
nj once as to September 1st
We are willing and learn
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-04
Although there are no sign. o, manic

Although there are no signs Of panic
among the population of Petrograd.
and there are Indications of returning
confidence, the partial evacuation of
Petrograd is proceeding irrespective
of whether the government will be
transferred to Moscow. A priceless
collection Of pictures at the Hermit.
tage gallery IL already boxed for ship.
ment to an unknown destination. The
treasures Of the synod and parochial
churches in Petrograd are also being
removed.
or all the points of vantage sought
for and gained by Field Marshal Haig,
the village Of Zonnebeke, probably, was
the most important, for six miles far
ther on lies the Ostend-Lille railway,
the cutting Of which by the British
would seriously interfere with opera
tions between Germans naval bases at
Ostend and Zeebrugge and the south
ern part Of the line.
Northeast of Verdun the infantry ac-
tlVlty on both sides has slackencd.
On tho Aisnc front artillery fighting
only Is reported for several days.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-04
FIVE BILLION DOLLARS AND .rEM
MILLION SUBSCRIBERS is
GOAL SET.
MINIMUM S3,O00,oO0,L J,
Gigantic Machine is Set In MotIcn.--.
Banks, Newspapers, Commercial Or,
ganizations and Patriotic Societies
WIN Work For Success of Big Loan.

Wasington.-The second liberty lon,,
campaign opened Monday with which
to carry on the war.
10 obtain $4,000, 100000 in subs or D.
tions, the minimum set by trea as,iry
officials for the issue, gigantic ".
chine OF many parts stands were saJ
III motion with the opening Of Uao
compaign. Fifty per cent greater thal.
the first liberty loan, the presen oi-
fering is the largest the Amer c.r
people ever have been culled upor tt,
absorb, and to make certain tha- L.
Will be more than fully subscribed u.
hcials for months past have been ser.
fecting the elaborate sales and puB!ig-
lty mechanism.
Five billion dollars and ten million
subscribers-that is the goal to wlicl
officials hope to drive the campalgr
successfully during the next fogr
weeks. The services of virtually ~
cry industry Of the nation have be-
enlisted to bring about this result.
Secretary McAdoo opened the CO
paign formally with speech in Cley4
land, Ohio, the first Of many he VIZ!
deliver In a transcontinental ttiiy
which will take him into virtually .y
cry section Of the country and kt .,s
him on the road until October &c, ~.
day before the subscription boz:
close
More than $4,000 banks will co.lD,
crate in floating the huge issue. The q.
working under the guidance of tsa
IL federal reserve banks, region j
headquarters for the loan, will be tin
treasury's first lieutenants.
The entire press of the country
daily newspapers, weekly and mont
ly magazines, trade papers, foreii
language publications and farm "a
pers-which contributed so largely
the success Of the first issue. will wo y
for the success Of the second.
Chambers of commerce, boards Dt
trade, manufacturers associations ana
kindred organizations have pledgcd
their active and unstinted efforts ia
the campaign.
Patriotic societies by the score have
been elisted as we'll as church ar}
school organizations. labor organiza q.
tions, fraternal societies and scho j
children.
The stage and the screen will 40
their part. Leading theatrical al Il
moving picture stars have been filmc,
Tor special number which will i,f
displayed in virtually every movi,
picture theater in the country, viii
from behind the footlights of yauf 4.
vile and other theaters speakers w,U
utilize daily the time between the az
to campaign for the loan.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-04
COAL RETAILERS PROFITS
LIMITED BY ORDER ISSUE
Immediate Reduction to Consumer
Expected.

Expected.
Washington.-Gov cont
over the coal industry was made &C ,y,.
plete by an order Of Fuel Admir-,
traitor Garfield limiting the profits D.
retail coal and coke dealers throuo.
out the country to basis which ~
expected to bring about an immedj
reduction in prices to the consun,n,
me order directs that the retail. OK
snail fix their prices so as to lgst
their gross margins over cost to tho
average OF such gross margins du-lrg
the year 1915, plus a maximum O, 40
per cent Of the 1915 margin, provided
mat In no case shall the acreage ,uf,,.-
gin of the month of July this yea, 50
exceeded.
Local committees appointed by tbe
federal fuel administrators in each
state viii see to it that the deaara
comply with the order and the dnat.
ers themselves will be called upog Ia
return sworn cost sheets showing, fhn
facts upon which they have Iasee
their prices.
Doctor Garfield selected 1915 a4 ii
normal year because the coal no.t.
age which resulted in continued rigna
IN prices did not begin until 1917 ,rb@
additional 30 per cent is allow a 10
cover increased cost of doing bus,ncag.
Prices already fixed by the fove,,
ment Tor coal at the mouth q ths
nine are near those charged l., 1875
ana with the jobbers' charge nov lin.
1ted to 20 cents a ton and the east "a
transportation not materially incrnaa.
Cd the consumer in every community
should be ample to get coal OF ANY 10
scription at approximately IT, uri2e
he paid in 1915
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-04
European.

Thirteen British merchantmen OF
sixteen hundred tons and over and
two vessels OF less than sixteen hun
dred tons were sunk by mines or sub
marines last week. according to the
weekly statement issued by the Brit
ish admiralty. In the aggregate this
is the smallest number Of vessels to
have been sunk any one week since
German began her intensified subma-
rine warfare last February.
Germany has agreed to evacuate Bel
GUM on certain conditions, it is de-
clared in a dispatch from Borne, given
out by wireless messages.
In a supplementary note to the reply
to Pope Benedict's peace proposal, Ger
many stipulatcs that she must have the
right to develop her economic enter
prises freely in Belgium, especially in
Antwerp.
American army engineers sleeping in
their barracks have been under fire
from German airmcn Not an Ameri.
can was hurt. despite fusilade Of ma.
chine guns fire from the air which rid.
died the barracks roofs and walls.
The American marines who have
been with Major General SibertS com
mand have now all been Withdrawn
from it and split up in to provost
guards in dozens of villages and cities
of France some Of them also going to
England.
In the Trentino, in the region OF
Monte Nero. the Austro. .Hungarians
exploded mine under the Italian DO
sitions, but the italian barrage fire pre-.
vented the enemy from making any
perceptlble gains.
The Italians have repulscd attacks
on the Bainsizza plateau, east OF Co
rizia.
Another hostile airplane raid on Lon
don Is reported to have taken place on
the night OF September o. There were
apparently twt attacks. for after a for.
ty minutes quiet interval antiaircraft
guns resumed firing in the London dis
tict,
E. 4. .
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-04
LONDON DISTRICT is AGhiw
RAIDED BY hiR%eal

London.-The London district wag
again raided by German airmcu rncre
Is circumstanial but unGonarmni
report that ore enemy machine waa
brought down. While there was a
bright moon, there also was Il slight
mist and the raiders were iny5siiIe
to persons In the streets, but from tho
sounds Of the anti-craft guns in action
the indications were that the ralders,
were moving over various quarters cSs
the district.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-04
IMPORTANT News
THE WORLD over
happenings Of This and Other Nations
For Seven Days Are
Given.
THE News OF THE SOUTH
What 10 Taking Place in the South.
land VIII Be Found In
Brief Paragraphs.


Formal return Of blanket indict-
ment charging a nationwide conspir.
acy to hamper the government during
the war has been made in the United
states district court at Chicago against
IG6 leaders Of the Industrial Workers
Of the World
IWcntyScvcn persons are known to
have been killed and moro than a
score injured i'll a hcad-on collision
between westbound st. Louis and
san francisco train and an empty
train, which had been used for trans.
porting troops. one mile southwest of
Kcllyville Okla.
-four privatcs OF the forty y-fifth Unit
eli States infantry stationed at Fort
Sherldan were run and instantly killed
ny North Shore electric train at
Highland Park near Chicago.
Declaring Senator Robert NJ. LaFol.
lette OF Wisconsin to "bc the most sin
lister foe Of democracy in this country"
Theodore Roosevelt, in speech on
The Children OF the Melting Pot" in
Chicago, denounced the pacflsts and
unpreparedneSs.
Reports from Chicago show that
there have been more than scvcnty-tlvc
thousand applications for seats for the
worlds baseball championship series
received at the park OF the Chicago
American League club.
Efforts will be made TO prevent tick
ct scalping in the worlds series games
to decide the baseball championship
between the New York National and
the Chicago American clubs.
Former Governor James e. Fergu-
son Of Texas was formally declared re-
moved from office as governor Of Tex
ms and barred hereafter from holding
any public office Of "honor, trust or
profit" In the state Of Texas. William
T.. Hobby, elected lieutenant governor,
is now the full-ncdged governor Of the
Lone Star state.
Maj Gen. Hugh l.. Scott, former |
chief Of staff, retired because he had |
reached the age limit, will be placed
III charge Of Camp Jackson at Colum-
bia, s. c., vice Maj. Gen. Francis H.
French, given leave of absence on ac-
count Of illness.
"u6c lllCIGdSCS OI from
20 to 70 per cent will be demanded
by the country's coal miners it is an
nounced in Washington, after a pre-.
liminary meeting Of operators and the
miners representatives Of the central
competitive field
1t Is reported that the mine owners
Will refuse to entertain requests for
increase Of wages because the miners,
they contend, want too much.
The eleven billion dollar war cred
It's bill authorizing the second Liberty
Bond Issue has been signed by Pres.
ident Wilson.
A call for a general meeting Of South |
e1n cotton growers and those interest
cd In the industry factors
and others-to consider the advisa-
bility Of holding cotton for n minimum
price of 80 cents per pound, has been
issued by Harry D. Wilson, Louisiana
commissioners Of agriculture. The con-
vention Is called to meet October 2
In Baton Rouge. the capital Of Louisi.
ana.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-28
Question of Intent Is Pvt
 Ub t0 Judge Stamtord

Devoting only the morning to the governorship contest Judge R. C. Stanford of the superior court finished passing on the ballots in contest from the first precinct of the city of Saf- ford-the initial precinct to go into court, but did not take up any subse- quent recOunting, owing to the limited time.
 A number of new rulings were added, but the importance of them cannot be determined without accurate data on the number of ballots affected
 In opening the case again yesterday morning, E. & Ives of Hunts counsel continued argument on ballots marked straight democratic and also split for various candidates below, his main contention being that the court cannot follow the intention of the voter but must accept the markings on the bal lot. The court ruled that where the cross designating the split ticket did not occur in the state ticket portion of the ballot the cross in the party col umn at the top should govern, but re- served his ruling as to how he would count ballots marked Straight Dem ocratic at the top and for most or all of the Democratic state candidates be- low except Hunt Senator Ives offered to bet his case during a heated pass age on what was a particular law in Pennsylvania, but was later unable to find the law. No odds were offered.
 The next decision was on the mark ing of the ballots opposite the blank line below Campbelrs name, placed there by the law for the insertion of some other name. Campbelrs attorney in contending that this should not