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Volume XXX No. 149.
HAT8VZLLE, XY, SATURDAY, SEPT. 23, 1922.
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MRS. R. P. MOODY TO
HEAD THE DISTRICT
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
District 8undny School Jk-"ociatlon
Held Friday Evening Mas Well
Attended and Interesting Pro.
gram Wait ltndcred.
vThe mooting of tho Maysvllle Dis
trict Sunday school convontlou at the
First M. E. Church, South', Friday eve
nine was well attended. It was a
mooting In which the moet of tho at
tendants Wero tho real workers of our
Sunday schools.
The program as announced was car
ried through with keen Interest on the
part of every ono present. It. was a
seluct company of workers gathered
together to hear and learn that which
would bo a help toward marking our
Sunday ychools moro efficient. The dis
cussion led by Miss Hilda Thrclkold
on "The Worker's Council" was very
holpful. l'rof. Cnlklnsutlincd a plan
for tcachcr-tralnlng that appearB to bo
Very practical and will bo given a try
' out by tho Sunday school association
soon. Tho address of Ir. Harbour on
Sunday school music was tho feature
of the meeting. Tho Sunday school bus
become tho great popular service
of tlio church. Many attend Sunday
school who never uttend the church
service proper. This being troe the
Sunday school servlco miiBt be made
of such a character as will contribute
to tho development of tho worshipful
spirit moro and more. This can bo
dono to a great extent by tho sort of
songs UBed. Dr. Harbour expressed it
as his opinion that whllo we need tho
bright cheerful songs In tho school tho
standard hymns of tho church should
have a place In the Sunday school
servlco. The children hould bo taught
tho great hymns of tho churrh. Tho
suggestions of the speaker. If followed
out, would df much toward making the
Sunday school Bcrvlco ono to develop
the spiritual llfo of tho attendants.
Tho State Convention which meets
In Winchester Oetobor 3-D was given
a boost. It watt announced that three
delegates: Mrs. J. II. Wells, county
secrctnry, Mrs. U. K. Chambers of
Sardis. and Miss .Mary Patterson, of
Germantown, would attend tho state
convention as delegates representing
the county association. Mason county
now enjhys tho honor held by only two
other counties of the state, that of Do
ing a Class A Sunday school county.
Thirty servlco points have been earned
by tho county organization during tho
past year. Mason county Is also on
tho Honor Roll for paying In full her
apportionment to tho State Associa
tion,, an honor shared In with but
about five other counties. Mason coun
ty has reason to bo proud of her Sun
day schools.
Seven echools of tho district were
represented In Friday evcnlng"s meet
ing. Officers elected for tha coming
year were: Prosldcnt, Mrs. It. P.
Moody; Secretary and Treasure;, Miss
Jennie Dickson.
PEOPLES DRUG STORE IS CLOSED.
The local People's drug store was
closed Saturday pending sottlement of
the company's business In the bank
ruptcy court
HEMLOCK IURX SIDING
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Company. 203ept4t
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LOSS BY SPOILAGE.
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LEADING RETAILERS
FOR
Three Desirable Residence
Lots of the old Ball Park
Property. : : : : :
Tin STATE NATIONAL BANK
MEMBER FEDERAL
MRS. RENAKER AND
F0XALL0WEO BAIL
December 11th Set as Date for Trial
Of Accused In Sensational
Murder.
Winchester, Ky., Sept 23. Mrs.
Nancy Catherine Ronaker, 32, charged
In an Indictment with conspiracy in
the murder of her huBband, was ar
rested bore Friday morning and by
agreement between the commonwealth
and prosecution was permitted to give
bond In the sum of $5,000.
Her bondsmen are her two uncles,
formor County Judge Lee Evans and
Curtis EvanB, and her attorney for the
settlement of the estate, former Circuit
Judge J. M. Benton and S. T. Davis.
Reese Fox, Indicted for conspiracy
In the murder, which was charged to
Scobee Hardman by the grand jury,
was also allowed to give bond of
$5,000, the same sum on which ho was
released after his examining trial. His
bondsmen are Lisle Fox, B. C. Fox, W.
T. Fox, C. B. Fox and C. C. Fox.
The trials were set to begin In Clark
circuit court December 1L
Reese Fox will Inherit considerable
property from the estate of his grand
father, James A. Fox, who died In Lex
ington Friday morning. His maternal
granfather, John D. Reese, of this
county, Is also wealthy.
Hoaring on the application of Sco
boe Hardman, also charged with mur
der In connection with the case, will
bo held before Judge W. R. Shackel
ford next Monday.
Mrs. Renaker, who has been quoted
In special dispatches purported to
have been sent from Winchester, de
clared today that she had made no
recent statement In connection with
the case and again refused to make
ono.
DAUKTOWJf NEIGHBORS.
Ono of the big numbors In J. A. Co
burns minstrels at the Washington on
October 2nd Is an old-time colored
dance party and characteristic log
cabin scene entitled "Darktown Neigh
bors," In which the comedy element
of tho company Is given an opportun
ity to rejuvenate the gala traits of
mirth, melody and terplBcorean oddi
ties, peculiar to the old days. Dan
Holt the Georgia Cotton Blossom
whose home in Macon, Gn., made him
familiar with these festivities Is spon
sor for the details and production of
thla comedy harmony number, and it's
said to be a most creditable Innova
tion strictly In line with enjoyable
minstrelsy. 01' Mammy, I'nclo, mls
chlovlous pickaninnies, colored belles
and sporty coons vie In harmony for a
royal good time.
KEY. LITER ALL TRANSFERRED
TO EDUCATION BOARD.
Rev. J. M. Llterall, former local
Methodist pastor but who has been dis
trict superintendent of the Covington
district for tho past four years, has
Deeu iransierreo. u uie in. r.. cnurcn
Board of Education, and will take up
his new duties after conference ad
journs. Rev. Litcrall Is one of the live
wire ministers of the state and has
been greatly interested In raising en
dowment funds for educational work
In Kentucky.
WANTED
. Clothing of all kinds. Especially
shoes and coats. CITY MISSION.
SALES
RESERVE SYSTEM
LEAGUE SEASON MAY
COME TO END WITH
GAMESJjEXT WEEK
League Meeting Saturday Night at
Paris Clubs May lie Required to
Piny ETery Day Kext Week to
( lose Up Schedule.
The Blue Grass League will likely
terminate Its schedule for the 1922
season on Sunday, September 30th, the
last of tho month In order that the post
Berles botween Maysvlllo and the win
ner of tho second half can be started
the first week of October before the
fall weather makes the playing of the
games Impossible. This matter will be
dlscuBscd at a meeting of the directors
of the clubs In the league at Paris
Saturday night aa well as other ar
rangements In regard to' the series as
to number of games to be played,
v'iere tho first contest will be staged
and bow the gnmc3 will be alternated.
Thlo new arrangement Is satisfactory
to all the clubs in tho circuit since all
tho games that aro now scheduled will
bo moved up to previous dates and
crowded Into the week of September
5 to 30, with a game every day of
thnt week. The new arrangement of
tho "schedule would give MavBville
throe games within a week, Mt. Ster
ling here Monday, Winchester here
Thursday, and Purls here Sunday for
tho flnr.I game.' Thla would necessitate
the calling off of the exhibition game
with the Flemlngcburg club on Mon
lay. Though not definitely known the
post-ser.son scries will likely begin on
October 2nd.
President Russell will not be able to
ittond the meeting at Paris Saturday
night but will be In touch with them
is different discussions are under way.
nother meeting will probably be
necessary to be held some day next
week.
Duo to tho closeness of the race be
tween Paris and Cynthlana who are In
tlo for first place In the leagyfe and
bat a few moro games to be played
much depends on the results of the
present week-end series, with the
Cardinals playing at Cynthlana and
tho Studebakers at Paris, the latter
Tamos being changed from Lexington
in account of the races.
HIGH SCHOOL TO PLAT
millersbVrg TEAM.
Ths football conches of the local
MrIi school team announce that their
Tlrst game will be next Saturday with
Millcrshurg Military Institute on the
'atter's grounds. Effort was made to
hnvo tte first game at home but the
'ixth of October with Flemingsbnrg
was tho first available date for a home
Tamo. The squad looks unusually well
it the end of their second week's Drac-
tlce.
SPECIAL BIBLE THEME
TO BE DEALT WITH.
Rov. C. W. Butler begins Sunday
Jfternoon at 2:30 with a series of spe
cial Biblo studies Involving the char
acter, office and hope of tho New Tes
tament church. These studies also
Include the subject of the second com
ing of Christ
Services every afternoon at 2:30,
except Monday, and every night next
week at 7:15. Special music. v
HUSBAND SEEKS DITOECE.
Mr. Charles Eltel filed suit in the
Mason Circuit Court Saturday asking
a divorce from the bonds of matrimony
with his wife, Mrs. Carrie EiteL They
were married In this city in 1910 ami
tho hisband charges his wife with
abandonment In addition to divorce,
the husband asks for the custody of
their one lnfunt son, now ten years of
age.
MANY ATTEND MEIiZ
BEOTHERS' OPENING.
Merz Brothers largo store was fill
ed all day Saturday with women from
over this and adjoining counties anx
ious to see the Inst word in fall styles.
Saturday was the last big day of the
formal opening at this store but every
day throughout the season ig on 'Op
ening Day" at this popular stare.
QUEENIE"
Saturday the Pastime Theater pre
sents Queenle, the horse with human
brain, the best educated horse in the
movies; this Is a special attraction
ladles and children; also Thomas
Santsohl In a western thriller, and
Noaly Edwards In a star comedy "Easy
to Cop." If you liko thrills and fun see
this picture.
ME. JOHN DEISC0LL DIES.
Mr. John Drlscoll, Maysvllle man.
died Saturday morning at the state
hospital at Lakeland, after a long ill
noss, Tbe body will be brought to
Maysvllle Sunday evening by Under,
taker Charles Slattery and be removed
to the home of Mrs. John Mackey In
Limestone street. Funeral arranie-
aienU will be announced later.
MR. E. F. BOYO DIED AT
COUNTRY HOME SATURDAY
Prominent Citizen, Large Land Own
er, Veteran of Civil War Answers
His Last Dugle CalL
Mr. E. F. Boyd, aged 88 years, died
at his home on the Minerva-Dover road
Saturday morning at about 4 o'clock
after an Illness of several weeks of a
complication of diseases Incident to
advanced age. For several years Mr.
Boyd had been blind but otherwise he
enjoyed perfect health.
Tho deceased was a member of Co.
L. Second Kentucky Cavalry of the
Union Army during the Civil War and
served during the whole of the war
having taken part In many of the more
Important engagements.
He was a successful farmer and bus
iness man having by careful attention
to his business amassed quite a for
tune, much of which consists of splen
did Mason county land He Is survived
by his wife, who before her marriage
was Miss Sallie Kirk, and four child
ren, Mrs. Minnie Dobyns, Mrs. Harry
Smoot and Messrs. Lee L. Boyd and
Albert H. Boyd, all of Mason county.
The funeral will be held from the
home Monday morning at 10 o'clock
and burial will be made In the Mays
vllle cemetery. f
CARDINALS HATE GREAT
RECEPTION AT FALMOCTH
In a telephone message to Maysvllle
Saturday morning Colonel J. Barbour
Russell reports that the Cardinal Band
reached Falmouth safely Frldav and
played a great concert at the big fire
works celebration Friday evening. Up
until noon Saturday, Colonel Russell
reported, attendance at the fair had
more than doubled the attendance rec
of the last day last year.
BATTLING KID.
Monday the Pastime presents Bill
I'atton In the "Battling Kid." a thrill
ing story of the west, a story in which
the ouija board takes an important
part Bill Patton is a daredevil on rid
ing and does some thrilling stunts on
horseback. The picture is well acted
and tho most beautiful scenery of th
West was UBed. If you like pictures
with plenty of action, see this one.
FOOTBALL IS THE BACK
LOT GAME NOW
Since the Maysvllle High Schol fot
ball squad has begun nractico .nlLthe
youngsters in the town have turned
their attention to football rnd on most
every empty lot in town these after
noons gangs of youngsters can be
found wrestling with a pig skin.
Sam Middleman wants beef hides
will pay the highest cash price 20Jl-tf
REVIVAL
Hear DR. C. W. BUTLER
DETROIT'S TABERNACLE
PREACHER At
Little Brick
TONIGHT
GOOD MUSIC
Church
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ESTABLISHED HERE
FORJERRITORY
Central Warehouse Will He I'sed as
Large Bedricr By Hurley Co-Op.
crutive Meed from Largo Dig.
trict Coming Here.
It has just become known that the
Burley Co-operative Association will
this season operate Its own redrylng
plan in this city.
Official announcement was made Sat
urday morning that a force of men
would begin work Monday morning on
the Central Warehouse changing that
house from a sales house to a redrylng
plant. One large redrier with a twen
ty-four hours capacity of approximate
ly 150 hogsheads will be Installed.
It is the purpose of the co-ODeratlve
to not only redry ihe tobacco delivered
to the Maysvllle market at the local
plant but to also handlo the tobacco
delievered at all nearbv markets.
Pooled tobacco from Ripley. George
town, West Union, Manchester, Ohio;
Brooksvllle, Augusta, Mt Olivet,
Flemlngsburg an dother near-bv mar
kets will be shipped to Maysvllle for
rehandling and stored here.
Mr. John Breslin, of this city, who
has been connected with tho pool since
Its organization, will bo manager of
the local redrylng plant and the estab
lishment of the new plant will give
employment to quite a number of lo
cal men.
MITES BACK MOMEB OFF
FEBBY FLAT j AEE DOWNED
A very unusual accident happened
Friday on the ferry flat when a team
of mules hitched to a mowing machine
hacked off the end of the flat when
out in tho river several hundred feet
drowning both animals. Tho outfit be
longed to Adam Adloff, across the
river, and Lewis McClurg had hired
the outfit to do some mowing and was
returning them home when tho accl
dent happened. During the day i
heavy grapplng hook and line was cast
where they went down and at the first
attempt a good hook was made and the
outfit was towed ashore where the
harness and mower were salvaged.
The mules wte towed across the river
and dragged up the bank and burled.
We are informed that Mr. Adloff has
brought suit for the value of the mules
Vanceburg Sun.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Lambert and
daughter. Miss Minerva, of Carlisle,
arrived today to spend Saturday and
Sunday with Dr. and Mr9. George P.
Lambert.
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JUST AS SURELY AS CRISP FALL DAYS CALL FORTH THE VIGOROUS SPIRIT
OF YOUTH, SO SURELY DOES A STETSON OR KNOX EMBODY THE CORRECT STYLE.
COME IN AND TAKE ONE OF THE NEW FALL HATS IN YOUR FINGERS. YOU
WILL FEEL THE RICH QUALITY THAT KEEPS A STETSON OR KNOX LOO KINK SO
WELL SO LONG.
SHDtTS IN HANDSOME PATTERNS, AND IN YOUR FAVORITE FABRICS.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED, FROM SPORTS TO FORMAL WEAR; AN EXCEPTION
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TODAY IS THE LAST DAY
OF OUR FALL OPENING
Beginning Monday, September 25th, until Saturday Evening,
September 30th,
MISS MARY DARLING
OF NEW YORK
An authority on Corsets will be at our store to introduce and fit
the famous "STYLISH STOUT" CORSETS.
ENGLAND WOULD PREVENT
WAR INJHE NEAR EAST
Lloyd George Makes Statement That
Great Britain Is Doing Its llniost
To Prevent War With Turks.
London, Sept 23. Great Britain is
doing its utmost to avoid war in the
near east, Premier David Lloyd
George said in a statement to the press
today.
England, the statement said, is doing
all in her power to arrange an imme
diate conference of all nations con
cerned.
Lloyd George urged that the League
of Nations guarantee tho freedom of
the Straits of the Dardanelles.
The freedom of the ctralts, he ex
plained, is of vital intorest to Great
Britain and the entire civilized world.
Lloyd George said that if war spread
to Thrace it might develop Into a con
flagratlon which would bo difficult to
extinguish.
"It must not be forgotten thnt the
great war started In the Balkans," he
said.
Britain's cabinet ministers met with
Lloyd George in Downing street to
day to decide whether the Turks shall
be permitted to re-enter Europe.
CANCEE FATAL TO
INF1KMARY INMATE,
Oscar Wilson, aged 67, an inmate of
the County Infirmary, died at that in
stitution Friday morning of concer, of
the Btomach. The funeral services
were held Saturday morning at 11
o'clock and burial was made in the
Maysvllle cemetery.
BEACTIFCL EDGE MO NT
HOME IS SOLD,
Mrs. E. L. Manchester, local real
estate dealer, Saturday Bold Mr. R. K
Hocfllch's beautiful home on Edge-
mont to Mr. J. Gerald Murphy.
The revival In progress at the Little
Brick church grows in interest with
every service and those who have
heard Rev. Butler, the evangelist, are
more than pleased with his preaenta
tion of Bible truths. The services will
continue next week.
Aftsr a pleasant visit with Mr. aud
Mrs. James Robinson, of Market street,
Mrs. Harold Robinson and baby, left
Saturday morning for their home in
Nye county Nevada. They were ac
companied home by Miss Mary Robin
son who will spend the winter in Ne
vada. Mr. and Mrs. R. Lee Lovol and fam
ily motored to Lexington Saturday
morning where they will visit over
Sunday.
(Incorporated)
HATS
C. & 0. SHOPMEN'S
STRIKE IS SETTLED;
CLERKS LEFT OUT
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Beaches
Agreement With Striking Shopmen .
But Refuses to Consider Adjust
ment With Clerks.
Richmond, Va., Sept 23. The strike
of shopmen on the Chesapeake & Ohio
railroad was settled Friday night at a
conference of representatives of the
strikers and tho management, J. P.
Parrlsh, general manager of the road.
announced.
The management, however, refused
to consider any adjustmen with the
striking clerks, Mr. Parrls said.
About 8,000 shopmen are Included In
the sottlement, which the general man
ager stated was "agreeable to both
sides."
The road has promised to take the
men back witHr. SO days, according to
Mr. Parrlsh. He edded, however, that
the strikers would be returned to work
"as soon as wo can arrange for It"
The settlement wa3 made on the
Willard-.Tewell agreement with the ex-
coption that tho clause providing for
the reinstatement of all strikers was
dropped by the negotiators. Under
this clause the road would have been
obliged to roemploy striking clreka.
At present, Mi. Parris said, th
shopcrafts forces on the road are
about 60 per cent, normal.
MR. MURRAY nUBBAED DEES
AT ATLANTA HOME.
Relatives here were advised by tele
gram Saturday morning of the death.
Friday night at his home in Atlanta,
Ga,. of Mr. Murray Hubbard, who has
been quite ill for some time. The tody
will bo brought to this city Sunday
afternoon on C. & O. train No. 2 at 1:20
o'clock and lr'. - -i to Flemlngsburg
for burial. Services will be held at
Flemlngsburg by Rev. Dr. John Bar
hour, pastor of tho First Presbyterian
church.
spfes;:.'o rx school
DSTIUCTS NOTICED.
Chief of Police Carl Carpenter Sat
urday reported that careless driving
and speeding in school territory had
been called to his attention and he
gave orders to the ratrolmen to arrest
drivers who did 'ret respect the spe
cially posted '".t-ic's of the city. A
resident llvinrv near one of the school
houses comrU.Med to tho chief Satur
day telling o' the narrow escape of
two little girlp from being run down
by a speeding auto Friduy afternoon.
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