The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1891-05-29

STATE SUNSHINE AND SHADOW.

129.
PADUCAH is to have noiseless cleo trio
cars.
CONVICTION receives $4,000 annual
license from her saloons.
The geological bureau has begun a
survey of Trigg county.
THE accidental striking of oil caused
a furry of excitement near Danville.
THE Catlettsburg Bulletin and Repub-
lican have both suspended publication.
THE Glasgow branch railroad has been
sold to an Eastern syndicate for $780,
600.
LIvERMoRE precinct in Mclean coun-
ty will pay the last of its railroad debt
this year
HENRY FLEGE has sued the G. & D.
railroad at Covington for $4,000 dam
ages for killing his son.
THE American, a Republican paper
published at Hopkinsville, was sold re-
Gently to satisfy a claim.
THE Mission chapel of the first Presby-
terrain church, at Lexington, has just
been built at cost of $4,000.
BY the allotment made by the Secre-
tary of War for arming and equipping
the militia, Kentucky gets $l1,97S.
HIRAM F. Bowen, prominent citizen
of Kenton county, was fatally hurt in a
runaway on his farm the other day.
Work has commenced on the Three
Forks railroad east of Richmond. Con-
struction will 60 on until Irvine is reach
ed.
The residence of Mrs. S. A. Duncan,
in Shelby county, was recently destroyed
by fire. Loss, $4,000, with 81, 100 insur-
ance.
SOME of the Georgetown papers say
that is a considerable number of vacant
houses there and attribute it to high
rents.
THE Kentucky State Sunday School
convention will convene in Middlesboro
August 25, and remain in session for
three days.
o. w. BROWN, a farmer of Graves
county, attempted to ride an unbroken
colt, which threw him, breaking his neck.
Death was instantaneous.
CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER of the United
States Supreme court will deliver the
diplomas to the Centre college gradual
ing class, at Danville, in June.
THE census report shows that the total
bonded debt of Kentucky counties in
1890 was S6,O6S,Sl6; the floating debt,
$26S,003, and the sinking fund, 1888, 1877.
REV. S. S. DEERING, the well known
Methodist minister, is in a critical con-
dition, having been run over and serious
ly bruised by large calf at Nicholas
vile.
The sixty-third annual council of the
Episcopal church met at Paducah last
week. 1t includes all the Episcopal
churches in the State, and Bishop Dud-
ley presided.
In Bath county the turnpike tax is 5
cents and the county tax is l2l cents.
This, with the State tax of 42I cents,
making total of 60 cents on the 800
worth of property.
The prisoners confined in the Allen
county Jail made a desperate effort to
break out by setting it on fire. They
were discovered in time to prevent
dangerous conhagration.
II. l.. WHITE, a prominent citizen of
Richmond, committed suicide last week
by hanging himself. No cause is assign
ed for the deed except that he had
broOded over the sad death of a favorite
daughter several years ago.
THE Prohibition State convention met
in Louisville last week and nominated a
full ticket, with Josiah Harris, of Padu-
cab, for Governor. They reaffirmed the
National platform. About one hundred
delegates from all parts of the State were
present. The meeting was harmonious,
and 800 per month was subscribed for
State work.
THE Middlesborough Herald wants TO
bet that there are more violations of the
pistol carrying law in Middlesborough
than in any other town double its size
In tvyo Manufacturers Evarv littla iack