Lexington Weekly News, 1912-08-17

Mesdames Phyllis Martin and Fan Fannie - nie Fannie Beck and little Miss Pearl Chinn spent Sunday in the Queen City with aelatives and friends. i Mrs. Mollie Wilson left Sunday for her home in Cincinnati, after a few days visit with relatives and friends. She was accompanied by Miss Julia Mae Williams and Miss Margaret A dams. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Haskins, of 518 W. Fifth street, entertained with dinner Tuesday evening in honor of Mrs Martha Bowman, of Cincinnati, the guest of Miss Nettie Tribble. Those present were : Mrs. Bowman, Miss Tribble, Mrs. Green Boone and Mr. Charlie Mitchell. We cohgratulate Mr. A. L. Bridwell on his election to position as teacher at the " Reform School. We . have known the young man for several years. During his course at State Normal, from which he. was graduated last June, he was a close student, and will no doubt make a good teacher. Mrs. Nettie Warmick, of Campbell street, who for the past five years has presided over the culinary de department - partment department at State Normal, Frankfort, left Thursday for Dayton, O., to ac accept - cept accept a similar position in the Moore hotel at that place. "Miss Nettie," as she is familiarly known, is a most excellent cook, and Mr. Moore is to be congratulated upon securing her services. We wish her much success in her new field, and extend our sym sympathy - pathy sympathy to the boys and girls at Nor Normal, - mal, Normal, who will certainly miss her savory dishes. GEORGETOWN. (By G. E...L.) .. sir- and Mrs. G. E. Lawless en entertained - tertained entertained Tuesday with a delicious lunch, 4Rev .r and (Mrs-.;, Warren; Spotts. of Louisville. Rev. Sports is a Bible student at State Uni versity, Louisville, preparing- for the ministry, that he may be able to bring- some souls to ChfiStT SAILLES. By Mack Brown Miss Lillian Berry, of Lexing ton, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Moses Brooks. Miss.Dollie Polk and Miss Pearl Arnold, of this town, spent Mon Monday - day Monday in Lexington. Mr. Howard Buckner is again very sick. Mrs: Harriet Maxbury, of Jacksontown. is very sick. Miss Lillie B own is able to be out after a few weeks illness. Mr. James Johnson, of Macey Avenue, is very ill from a fall he sustained while plastering a house. Rev. Burns, of Frankfort, preached an excellent sermon at the First Baptist Church Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Margaret Coleman is very ill. Mrs. Mack Brown spent Thurs Thursday - day Thursday in Lexington. Revs. Polk, Butler and Prof. T. J. Smith are attending the associa association - tion association at Frankfort this week. Mr. Edward Beauford, of Lou Louisville, - isville, Louisville, is visiting his mother, Mrs. Maggie Beauford. Mr. Grant Steppf-who has been in Indianapolis, returned home last week. . Master Harrison Johnson, the grandson of Mrs. Lizzie Breckin ridge, is mending slowly. , The grand picnic, given by the I. D. S. and D. of H., was largely attended Saturday.. Rev. Gill, of Burgin, was in this town Tuesday attending the funeral of Mrs. Fannie Gill, widow of Mr. Jack Gill. Prof. Vf. H. Perry and Mr. Phil. White, or Louisville, ana w. u. Wat' kins, of Dayton, O.. paid us an early call on Thursday morning. We were delighted to see them, especially the Professor, with whom we have been on terms of intimacy for more than thirty years, and who helped us iu our fights tor better educational facilities in the years agone. He is still fighting for the same thing, ana we. are wnn qidi btart and Hand.

GENERAL BAPTIST ASSOCIATION CLOSING OF THE GEORGE- TOWN "CHAUTAUQUA M . CHURCH CONVENTION. E. The General Baptist Association has brought to this city the largest number of intelligent ministers and visitors ! that has ever assembled here A general welcome is ex extended - tended extended .the visitors, in every nook and-corner, from fhe hearts of every loyal citizen-'' The session will be begin - gin begin at Rev. "W. T. Silvey's church, opposite the Governor's mansion U E Church held their ses- JSTew "Zion Kentucky. It fas' one of the largest bodies of 'Missionary Women thai has ever assembled in a meeting of this na nature - ture nature in the State. They had a most profitable session and much good, it is to be hoped, will result there therefrom. - from. therefrom. The Negro Chautauqua at George Georgetown - town Georgetown 'was a grand success. The great educational feast continued for eight days. Some of the best speakers of our race took part in fhe exercises to the great edi&ca edi&ca-of - of edi&ca-of all who had the pleasure of hear hearing - ing hearing them. Miss Clara Coleman and Mrs. Mollie Warren left for Georgetown to visit Mrs. Fannie B. Rice. Mrs- Frances Williams gave a party in honor of -her cousins, the Misses Handy of Chicago, at her residence on Mero street. Mrs. Alice Woolfolk and Mrs. Mary Garrett, of Louisville, are the guests of Mrs. Blackburn on Normal Heights. iss Edmonia Campbell, of In- alis, is the guest of her par- Hill. .District Conver-tion rat the First Baptist by the Reaper's Club, of 'which'- Miss Mary P. Madison is president. All of the performers played their parts well- Miss Laura Parker, of Louisville, is " in the city, the guest of Mrs. Anna Gatewood. , ' Mrs. Annie T. O'Neill has ar arrived - rived arrived from a few weeks visit in Dayton, O. -Miss Charity Boyd, has arrived after taking a tour through the East, and taking a summer course in music at the Chicago University. Miss Boyd is Directress in Music at the Clinton Street High School. Mr. A. W. Titus, of Berea, was in the city this week. -Miss 'Zibbie Johnson left for Louisville, after a few week's visit with her mother, Mrs. M. John Johnson. - son. Johnson. Mrs. Mattie L. Anderson left for Bardstown to attend the Teacher's Institute which Prof. H. C. Rus sell is conducting. . Mrs. Samuel Williams and son, S. T." Williams, are spending a few weeks in Cincinnati. Miss Florence Anderson has re returned - turned returned from Atlantic City. Mr. A. L. Bridwell, a graduate of the K. N. I. I., has been elected as teacher at the Reform School at Lexington. - Mrs.. Sydney Bryant, who left the city a few months ago, very ill, kas returned from Jeffersonville, IndM wonderfully improved. Mrs. Alex. Saunders, of New ; York City, is the guest ot Miss L . Saunders.J - Mr.'R. L- Darnaby, of Lexing Lexington, - ton, Lexington, passed through the city en . route to Tuskeegee, and was the guest of Mrs. Blackburn on Nor tnai Heights. "C Mrs. Susie Davis is visiting heir mother, Mrs. John Edwards.

Grayson, of Lawrenceburg. met with a painful accident., getting her foot badly scalded, which is giving her a considerable amount of trouble. Rev. G. L. Brown, who has been pastor of the Lawrenceburg Church for a number of years, died very suddenly at his home in Harrods burg. The. Lexington District M. E. Conference will convene at Lexing Lexington, - ton, Lexington, Aug. 51st to 25th. ! A large humber oi delegates is expected. The" Union Benevolent Lodge will hold its annual session at Rus Rus-sel - sel Rus-sel Cave. The session will begin the last Tuesday in this month and continue four days Prof. W. Buchannan, of Normal, Ala. A. & H. College, has accepted the presidency of the K. N. I. I. We wish the young man much success. FLEMINGSBURG. On Friday last Mr. Thompson Brown was struck on the head by a rock by some unknown .person. His skull was cracked, exposing $he brain and the wound may prove fatal. Mr. Brown was totally unconscious till Saturday and knows nothing of his assailant. A man was arrested on suspicion and is at thip writing await awaiting - ing awaiting trial, which is set for Tuesday. The wounded man is at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. Ellen Wyatt, a well-known citizen of Flemings- burg. Miss Ellen Wyatt, of Cincinnati, who is visiting her mother at this place, leaves for home on Wednes day. -i people were in Maysville last Sun day. , Rev. G. L. A Wilson left for Win chester Monday to hold service that night". The conference of the, M. E. Church will begin on Wednesday, the 14th, at Winchester. Flemingsburg was quite largely represented at Mayslick at the closing of the eight days meeting at the Christian Church. Rev. J. W. White will start an eight days meeting at Pleasantville on Sunday next. Rev. G. L. A. Wil son will be one of the preachers. Mrs. Mary L. Griffith's two girls have typhoid fever. Crops are very good throughout Mason county. -Some tobacco was cut last week. This will be an early season. ' - - Rev. J. D. Brown's eight days meet ing will start the 25th of August Many good preachers are expected to be with him 'at Mayslick. . Mr. Tom Bell has gone to Ripley, O , to live. . PRICE TOWN (By Elizabeth Merchant.) Mr. and Mrs ."Dave Berry man, with two daughters, Miss Mary and Martha, and son Archie spent Sunday with their daugh ter, Mrs Cora Collins. A good many people from Pricetown spent Sunday in Ut Ut-tinger - tinger Ut-tinger town. They report a pleasant day . Miss Kattie Cow Cowan, - an, Cowan, of Lexington, is visiting Mrs. John Turner on the Todd's Road. Miss Mary Lee, of Leestown, Ky., has been visiting her cous in, Mrs. Sallie White. Mr. and Mrs. George Henry Smith, of Pricetown, speuE from Saturday until Monday in Win Chester, visiting their sis-er.

U XocarBnb ..r Mrs. Lizzie Butler snerl last week iu, Paris. Mrs. Joseph ineNeal is uite sick at t. ; ' her home, 726 N. Mill stre Miss Maggie Sautters w bb.. a visitor in Nicholas ville last Sum Mrs. Aaron Greene and Williams spent Sunday f ; -. -. K rs. Mary in Bran non with Mrs. Julia Broaddus.' Miss Carrie CunninghaiP '." is in the city, to be with her motlrer who is very sick at her home. . . . . . Miss Lillie May Congle(l,n. 9 Mt- Sterling, in in the city if"! a weeks visit with friends. Mr. W. II. Waikins a hd wife, of Daytou, O., are spending some time in the city. Quite a crowd of Knighl3 Templar attended the picnic at Georgetown on Wednesday. Miss Nettie Tribble will leave Sun- day for a visit of sever Louisville and Cincinnati .1 weeks to Prof. Wm. II. Perry, of Louisville, was among the attendant h upon the Knights Templar concl city this week. ve in this Miss Alice McClure, of I Cincinnati, will be the guest of her grandmother, Mrs. Marearet McClure. funtil after the fair. '. Mrs. Emma Chinn delig tertained the Magnolia home on Prall street. A ;iub atP'-her fery enjoy enjoy-all. - all. enjoy-all. able evening was spent by 109 per cent Jpare, 3, 6, 10, 20 and SO lb car Pf lb 10 l-2c Pure Pork Sausage per lb Hamburg Steak per lb Fresh Chitterliog per lb . Pork Roast per lb -Fresh Spare Ribs per lb niy Sugar Cured Picnic Ha ml per lb olily 12c Smoked Bacon per lbV 12 15c White Bacon per lb II 13c All Goods U. S. inspected at' . AT The Cash White House Uleat Market t The Home of Tine meats. 341-343 WEST SHORT ST Sumptuary Laws, - - The first sumptuary laws that we know anything about werd those of Lycurgus, the Spartan, abouf 900 B. C unless the laws of Moses are to take nrioritv. If the so called "Mdsaic code" was really the work of Moses, then they must tie looked, upon as being the old oldest - est oldest sumptuary laws In existence. If, however, the Mosaic laws are no older than the reign of King Josiah, then the Snartan code of Lycurgus isithe oldest. At. nnv rate, the honor lies between livcureus and the author of the Mosaic code. New York American. First Thames SteambAat. The first steamer on the Thames was the Marjory, In 1814: The followejd her a year later. Richmond 1

HELENA STATION. Sunday was a well spent day with the Helena people. They en entertained - tertained entertained quite a number of friends from different points Sunday. The meeting was grand. There was a very large crowd upon the grounds. Many old friends had the pleasure of shaking hands once more. Rev. J. D. Brown, of Mayslick, preached the opening sermon in the morning; Rev J. W. White, of Mayslick, in the afternoon: and Rev. J. R. Demby of Ewing, in the evening. We raised $119.11. Mr. Charles Williams, who has recently become a member of the Helena Church, showed great in terest in the meeting-. Mrs. Willie Clark entertained the visiting ministers right royally. MT. STERLING. The wife of the Rev, G. W. Mack i9 quite ill. She is being attended by Dr. Fields, the best physician in the city. Rev. G. L. A. Wilson, of He lena, is preaching for Bro. Mack this week. Sevejgiif aths have occurred hefe,!7--amo-ag - our citi citizens - zens citizens and several are quite sick at mis writing. MO.HTONSVILLE. Miss Sue Howard, of Cincin nati, who has been visiting Miss Jennie L. Jackson, returned home Saturday. Miss Mary A. Devine entertain ed a delightful birthday party Thursday, Aug. 8, entertaining twenty-five guests. - ' Miss Jennie L. Jackson enter tained Miss Mary B. Thomas, of Versailles, and Miss Mary E. Howard, of Nashville, Sunday. Mrs.. Ella Johnson spent last week in Lexington, the guest of Mrs. Beulah Mosby. Mrs. Samella Ramsey.of Cincin nati, who -has been visiting Mr Mr-and - and Mr-and Mrs. W. H Harris, returned home last week. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reeden and son spent Sunday in Frankfort. NEPTON. (By Anna Belle Thornton) Mrs. Tate and daughter, Mary Lee, of Walnut Hills, are the guests of Mrs. Mary Fox, of East Ewing. G. H. Dent and Miller Queen attended the Ripley O., fair. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thorn Thornton - ton Thornton arrived home from the Rip ley fair. They had a pleasant trip. - ' . Miss Bertha. Brown and Mr Charles Owens attended the camp meeting Helena, of which Rev. G'. L. A. Wilson is pastor. Rev. A. Walker was calling at the home of Mr. Charles Thornton Monday .evening He preached at his church in Nepton Sunday 'morning " and night.

on the watch for something better. the lone run and then vou can make best flour. Besides there is no wor 9 Cor. Broadway and Bolivar Sts. Rex Crushed Feed AND DEPARTMENT 418 W. MAIN ST. WORK CALLED FOR AND CITY MARKET Mr. Jesse Lewis, of - Lexington, who has been ill, . was able to visit at the home of his brother, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bady. Rev. Alexander and wife enter entertained - tained entertained Rev. Spotts and his wife, of Louisville, Friday, Aug. 6. Mr. Lation Batts, of Winches Winchester, - ter, Winchester, is now visiting his uucle, Mr. Green Brooks. Mr. Jackson, of Frankfort, is now visiting his cousin, Mr. and Mrs. James Fields. Mrs. Ramsey, of Bracktown, has returned home trom a two weeks' visit. r Mr. George Scruggs, of Lever Lever-son - son Lever-son ,and Miss Effie Christopher, of Yarnallton, were married Aag. 12.

BKACKTOWN. (By Lena Hawkins.) Services were held Sunday morn morn-in - in morn-in and evening at the Bracktown Church, Rev. Alexander offici officiating. - ating. officiating. On next Sunday Rev. Mr. Washington is expected to preach at the Bracktown Church. Miss Lena Hawkins spent from Fiiday until Monday in George Georgetown - town Georgetown attending the Chatauqua meetinx. - Mrs. Lena Jackson, Mrs. Mamie White and Miss Jo. Anna Jackson spent from Saturday to Monday in Georgetown attending the Chatauqua.

Miss lone Smith, of Lexing Lexington, - ton, Lexington, who ha9 been visiting here, went home Monday. Miss Mary Bell Smith, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil William - liam William Smith, is visiting her aunt in Winchester, Miss Julia May Smith. Attendance at Pricetown Sun Sunday - day Sunday School 32. Collection $1.02. . Mrs. Nannie Hall, of Muir Sta Station, - tion, Station, spent from Friday until Monday in Pricetjown visiting her brother.