The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1889-11-27
NEWS PARAcRAPHs.

NEWS TARfAGFAfAFF7S
Patrick Bryan, father of Lieut.. Gov
Bryan, is dead.
Miss Sudie Smith, aged 10 years, wa,
drowned crossing q creek near Gym
thianR.
The eOlored people celebrated the an
niversary of Emancipation Day 10 Lou
isville, yesterday.
John D. Starks, a colOred man ha:
been appointed postmaster at Branden-
burg, the county seat OF Meade county
this State.
Judge w. T. Lafferty, County Judge
of Harrison county, was married to
Miss B. NJ. Ward, daughter of Judge
Harry Ward, at Cynthiana.
The wife Of Patrick Gallagher, a
former conductor Of this division oil
the X. c., arrsyed herself in a funeral
robe and threw herself in front Of d
moving engine, being initantly killed.
Ill health the cause.
On Saturday last, DR.. and Mrs. S. F.
GanO had lived together as man and
wife So years-lOnger than any other
couple in Georgetown, and probably
longer than any other couple in the
cOunty.-GeOrgetOwn Times.
The Republican committee met aud
made the following nominations. J.
ID. Gulley, for Jsiler J. e. BOner, for
Assessor; DR.. w. c. Montgomery, for
County Judge Faulkner Lusk, for
County Clerk, Louis Landram, for
County Attorney and Mrs. Belle Burn
side, for School Superintendent.-Lan
caster News.
An initiatOry meeting of the citizens
Of Perryville and community held al
Green's Hall, was attended by a num-
Der Of enterprising citizens. The OBJ
ject Of the meeting, as stated by T. d.
English, was to raise funds for the
purpose Of enclosing the Confederate
grave yard on the battle field with a
stone wall and a monument.
Messrs. Funk & Anderson have
bought of Foley, Haas & Co. the
ground formerly occupied by the
Proctor & Potts mill and elevator, just
inside of the town limits at the Cincin-
natl Southern railroad. The price paid
was 81 200. Funk & Anderson will
begin the erection of a new mill in the
near future with all the modern appli-
ances for making the very best flour
DanVille Advocate.
The Court of Appeals recently decid.
ed a case of Importance to school
officers. A schOOl-hOuse in Franklin
county was condemned by the County
Superintendent and the trustees levied
a tax to build a new one without sub
hitting the question to a vote Of the
people of the district. Que OF the tax
payers issued an Injunction restraining
the collection of the tax. 1t was fought
through the Circuit Court and the
Court of Appeals, each time being
decided in favor Of the trustees.
The Mt. Sterling Sentinel says ::
'Ishmael Bigger was married in Police
Court Ia Miss Ella Owens, Monday.
Both parties were cOlored prisoners.
The wedding was worked up by the
Police Court spectators who paid for
the license. A cOlored minister per-
formed the rite, and when he under
took 20 pray some one said, kiss her,
lsh, and Ish dabbed her right on the
Juicy lips. This caused roar of laugh
ter and the prayer was drowned out
Ia a storm Of applause"
Mr.. George Carter, who lives on
Hanging Fork, wears a watch that his
grandfather wore during the Revolu-
liOnary war and which was the prop
erty Of lis great-grandfather some 90
Fears before. 1t is in perfect running
order and the works are said to be
much finer than those made nowadays.
He also shaves with a razor which has
1een in the Carter family since 1893
md treasures very highly a bottle fill
ID with apple jack found in the knal,-
iack Of an uncle who fought and was
killed IN the war of l8l2.-Stanford
Journal.
The Louisville Times says "Hon.
Thomas F. Hargis contributed s. 500
Oward building churches in the
mountain counties Of Kentucky. This
the same Tom Hargis who used to
Hack boots at the little hotel in the
little mountain town Of Jackson,
3reathitt county, but it is not the same
Z 800 that me earned at that hottest
'ut humble calling. Tom Hargis, like
thousands of other boys in those DAYS
md in these days, didn't have no Cd
to do nuthiu' much nohow.
ut he made opportunities and fought |
lis way to fame and fortune"
Work is in prOgres looking to the
evelopment Of the lead mines on the
'rm OF DIR. ]. Milton Wiley, three
lilies from town on the Kentucky
lidland railroad. The work is being
one under the auspices of a syndicate
imposed Of gentlemen from Louis
lille, Newport, KY, and New York
lily. They have abundant capital,
ld have gone to work in earnest.
Iaehinery to the amount OF $4,000
Re already on the ground, aud will be
ected at once. The shafts have
ready been sunk. Ore obtained
ON the mine was sent away to be
Melted, aud the result was encouraR-
&. The development Of the mines
i'll be watched with Interest.
ONCERNING FARMERS.
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