The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-03-11
r. HAZEL GREEN, WOLFE COUNTY, KY, FRIDAY, NJ
STATE SUNSHINE AND SHADOW.

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The wife of Oscar Butler, living near
Gilbertville, has eloped to st. Louis with
Lewis Butler a cousin of her husband,
leaving six children behind.
The banking house of Allen Bros. at
Sharpsburg, aud w. T. Hughart's resi-
dence burned last Thursday night. Loss
AID insurance not known.
Charles NJ. Berkheimer, Sr., a respecta'
bic old farmer of Clark county, went to
Winchester, got on spree, and fell from
window in Lang's hotel to the pave
ment, receiving fatal injuries.
A Swear old child of Charles Shubert's,
near Camargo, Montgomery county, was
kicked and instantly killed Thursday
night of last week by vicious mule,
which the child attempted to pet.
Mr.. George See, aged CD years, while
in fit, which he has been subject to for
the past twelve years, fell into an open
fireplace in the absence of his family
from the room, at Clay City, aud was
burned to death.
Capt George, formerly of Mt. Sterling,
is building boat to ply between Farm
ers and West Liberty. The boat is 90
feet long, 20 feet wide, and will cost
$4,000, and will be the first to pillow the
waters of the Upper Licking.
Clark Dillingham;, a heretofore res
pected citizen Of Graves county, is in
Jail at Mayfeld, KY, charged with an
ugly attempt on his young step-daughter
The case is 80 strong against him that he
cannot find bondsman. The wife and
mother defended and saved the girl.
J. Hall, a white man, indicted along
with Kate Lee and Joe Morrison, colored,
for conspiring to commit arson at Dan
Vile last November, when an attempt
was made to start fire in the business
part of town, was last week convicted and
given ten months in the penitentiary.
Charles Cain, farmer residing ut Wa.
co, eight miles east of Richmond, was
attacked by a mad mule last week while
trying TO make it work. The animal
tore his upper lip off and otherwise mu'
tilated his face. He is in a precarious
condition. His lip is loss to him, As it
cannot be found. The mule is mad and
will have to be killed.
The most intense excitement has pre-
vailed in Hopkinsville for several days
over the question of locating the training
school of the Vanderbilt University for
the Louisville Conference of the MethO-
dist Church, which will be decided shortly
by the committee appointed for that pur-
pose. The question has narrowed down
to Elkton, which offers $l3500; Guthrie,
10000, and Hopkinsvile, 81, 5000; each
place giving ten acres Of ground for
building purposes. Later Elkton gets
the plum.
The plumbers of Newport have made
a movement for eight hours work day.
They at the same time demand an in
crease in their wages from 81. so to SO. so
and 81, the latter for the more skilled
workmen. The bosses have offered 90 a
day for nine hours work, aud are united
against what they think the extreme de-
mands of the men. They say II Is i'm.
possible to comply with them, and seve-
raj have declared that il the men do not
accept their terms by next week they will
cancel all contracts and let the seasons
work go by default,
The Democratic State Executive Com
mittee will meet on March 18th 70 deter
mine the time and place for the next
State Convention. and also TO datermine
the basis Of representation in that con-
vention. It was agreed by the State Gen.
trail and the State Executive Committees
that, for the purpose OF encouraging
counties To bring out full vote for State
officers, that the representation of coun.