The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-03-07
BRANDENBURG.

Miss Jennie Ditto is in Louisville to
visit MIR. Thos. Ditto.
Mrs j. w. Richardson Is practicing
parts Of the "IIoly City,"
Mrs. VIM. Bowling has been very low
from nervous prostration.
Mr.. Elisha Bondurant made business
trip TO Louisville last week
Miss Nellie Lewis was, beyond a
doubt, on the street Saturday.
Mrs. ID. w. Lewis has had catarrh Of
the hand, not the head but is about well.
Georgia Helmstetter has handsome
upright piano and is justly proud of it.
Mr.. Richard Hagan, candidate for
sheriff. was guest OF Mr.. Rhodes last
week.
Hon. b. +. willett and his brother,
Richard, for County Clerk, were here
last Saturday.
Hon. Chapeze Wathen spent Sunday
with his wife and went to Elizebethtown
Monday on legal business.
Brother Cherry and his two little
daughters, Mary and Dasie, are visiting
relatives in Bowling Green.
Mr.. Geo. Lyddan not only goes to Gus
ton on fourth Sundays, but comes to
Brandenburg on week days.
was pleased to meet Mrs. Ella Ditto
on the street last Saturday. She is not
entirely well, but improving steadily.
Miss Eliza johnson and brother, Mr.
Albert johnson, were in Louisville last
week combining business with pleasure.
1t is quite the fail now, so a society
lady informs me, TO be like the chame.
leon. Don't think, tho, Mrs.J w. Rich
ardson is my informant.
Mrs. Geo. Clarkson spent last week
here with her sisters and brother She
will visit her daughter, Mrs. OConnor,
Of Elizabethtown, shortly.
Little Lula Voolfolk is bright music
pupil. Orla Mcintyre has taken piece,
Ruth Phillips has begun the abe of
music. The older pupils are progress
ing.
Now this is not snake or fish story
but Mrs. Judge Rawlings actually has
bought a wagon load of straw from VIM
M. Ditto to make hen nests; she has
such prolific fowls.
Miss Fannie Price entertained few
friends very pleasantly several evenings
since. Progressive conversation, waltz.
ing and refreshments constituted the
| program.
Saturday morning at o'clock fine
specimen of the female persuasion arriv-
ed OF DIR. Robt. Dowden's. Still another
| girl badly to swell the number of Bran.
denburg's list. Mother and babe doing
| well.
Mrs. Alonzo Movements little grand
son, - Drury, about eighteen months
old, fell from a second story window last
Thursday and wonderful to relate receiv-
ed no serious bruises or broken limbs.
DIR. Wells reports him all right.
The sun shone as brightly last Satur-
day as May day, hence, the street was
thronged with pedestrians and eques-
TRANS. Miss Nellie McGehee was a yer.
table Diana in her riding habit, while
Miss Emma Dee McGehee was attired
in handsome walking costume.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cough went to Louisville
last Thursday to. attend concert in
which their grand daughter, Miss Agnes
Malin, took a prominent part. She rem
dered two violin solos and accompanied
several numbers with piano. Miss Ag-
mes returned last Saturday night for a
rest, but expects to resume her violin
studies.
welcome dear old Garrett items to
this paper and hope we shall hear regu-
larry from that pen. Custom, too, returns
after slumber. Keep awake and use
your quill weekly. So many letters last
week and all first class. Don't grow
weary, but let us keep right along in
line till 'S5 anyhow. Will you all ?
| Answer.
When we are tempted to repeat gossip
should We pause long enough to ask
three questions, often the tongue would
cleave to the roof Of our mouths. First,
us it kind?" Second, as it true ?"
Third, SIS it necessary Like feathers
scattered by the wind, our unkind words
cannot be recalled, but bruise and wound
forever.
George Benham's little son, three
years old, was burned to death last Fri
day. DR.. Pusey was sent for, and found
the poor little fellow fairly charred. His
mother had stepped into the yard and
she supposes he must have been playing
in the fire when his clothing caught.
His screams reached her when she ran
in, seized him and immersed him in a
barrel OF water in the yard, burning her
hands fearfully. Death was not imme-
date, but Doctor doesn't think he was
ever conscious OF his suffering.
"Gipsy Maid" in Messengers wakes
eloquent and gets all her latent ire
aroused over the candidates using intox-
icants to ingratiate themselves into the
good Qraces OF q community She handl-