The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-01-03
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Miss Augusta Harrison, OF Hopkins
vile, is spending Christmas with Mn
Fannie Board.
Our old friend Wathen Miller, VIII
has been teaching school at and nea
Columbia, KY, for nearly two years,
home for the Xmas holidays.
Mr.. Frank Wiles, Mr.. Elma Bruno
and sister, Miss Lenora, and brother MI
-, was up from Hancock county Il
the Bruner-Neafus wedding.
Married, on last Sabbath evening 9Th,
oath inst at the home OF the bride
Mr.. Ed Humphrey to Miss Stella Young
daughter Of Mr.. Allen Young. Rev
Argabright performing the marriage
ceremony.
. Swan Abel and his better-half have
moved to his uncle Sam Abell's, where
his services are much needed. His
uncle having lost an arm, is incapacitat-
ed to meet the demands in the busy
walks OF life.
l am creditably informed that Clint
Thompson, Paynesville, will be on the
track when the next race for magistrate
starts up in the Haynesville and Cedar
Branch district. We bespeak for Clint a
good showing as he served us once, be it
said to his credit, in the capacity for
which he is now aspiring.
Will Edmunds is canvassing in the
interest of Albertson-Hobbs Nursery,
Bridgeport, Marion county, Ind. He
has chosen Meade, Hardin and Brecken-
ridge counties for his field of labor.
Will is good industrious young man
and we hope he will be successful in his
new enterprise, but he is so good looking
we fear that the girls will feed him so
much taffy he will make slow progress
in plying his avocation.
Henry Shacklett, who is studying
in Louisville, came home on
before X-mas and returned to
his stuies the Goth. He brought home
a photograph, an interior view of the
lissecting room. A picked, Shiny corpse
lies on the dissecting table, Henry's
class, himself one of the most prominent
IN view, is in the act of literally carving
Il to pieces. A broad grin is depicted on
Henry's face while some of the young
soldiers look like they were about to
'heave up JONAH"
Old uncle Turner Davis, of Paynes-
vile "got on high horse" few days
since and said he was "going home to
glory" He didn't get but a short dis
+ance on the road, however, till his
horse becoming unruly threw him. He
was shortly afterwards seen by some of
The citizens of his native town, down on
all tours inspecting the road, seemingly
with view to finding the "strait and
narrow way" About this time "wild
Fat" was heard to set upa blood curdling
squall in close proximity. Uncle Turner
that the Prince of darkness had
made his appearance on the field of
action, cried out: Farewell vain world"
When last seen he was hitting the road
like demon with the salvation army
after him.
Robert Glasgow, who has recently re-
turned from Montana, where he has
been engaged in the Missionary service
for sometime, has been in our midst.
He reports difficult field, but white
Tor the harvest" rs it is the hot-bed of
the grossest sins that corrupt the morals
Of humanity. In his own words: "The
of America" Owing to
the great stringency in money matters
The Mission fund has been reduced by
many OF the churches, and good men
have been forced to evacuate the field
Tor want of mere subsistence, and those
that remain reduced to the most straight
ened circumstances. He anticipates
Journey with Rev. Cockrell, also former
who is travelling through
Eastern Kentucky, Tennessee and Vir-
yinia in the Evangelical work.
Twas an occasion long to be remem-
oered at the hospitable home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Polk Wiles, the evening of the 23rd
INST, when their doors were thrown
open to admit the many guests that
seemed to have come from all parts OF
he earth. Our worthy friends, Jim,
George and Joe Wiles Wed with each
,ther in their courteous display OF gal
antry toward the fairer sex, in the
capacity of ushers. Sweet strains from
violin cornet and piano mingled with
he dainty lays and dulcet melody" of
he human voice, foated out on the
atmosphere, while the
oonny moonbealhs mystic light Tended
to the surrounding'coupl