The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-05-02

report nice time, and Mrs. Haynes who
is an invalid, says the trip has he'p9d
her very much.
Joe Brown of Wolf creek has rented
the Burkhart property near Paynesville,
and Uncle Dan Burkhart, who is paral-
yzed on one side, has moved to his son
Sans, at the place vacated by Mr.. Iven
Squires, near Sirocco.
l want to apologize to McDaniels for
the brashness of my retort to her unkind
thrust The harshness of her panegyric
outbnrsts led me to believe that the eff
fusion was from masculine pen. There
was not that smooth, rippleless How
suavity OF style usually perceived flow
ing from a feminine pen. Madam, please
excuse me.
Here is the sheet of unadGlterated ST.
rocco, that the poor little thing has been
crying for. Read it to mama deary,
then go to sleep.
"Bye your baby bunting,
Papa's gone a hunting
To catch little rabbit skin,
To wrap the baby up mi"
OUTLAW, OUTLAW.
Why can't some people get over the
late campaign? believe all the defeat
ed candidates will survive their defeat,
but really am getting uneasy about our
neighbor across the way. Wonder If he
wasn't promised position in the clerks
office? expect we had better send him
up Salt river to keep his defeated friend
company. The trip would doutless be
beneficial to his health. He is pining
for the departed, send him.
Rumor is Gu rent to the effect that Ike
Berman, the little Jew peddler, whom
mention was made of in my last letter Of
having passed through Sirocco, was
foully murdered by two men by the
name OF Thompson, somewhere between
Cold Spring and Cedar Branch, last week.
Thompsons, it is reported, made their
escape by crossing the river. | have
not been able to learn the particulars Of
the dastardlv deed.
Joe Brown has returned from Rock
port, Ind. He says the Shakes" ran
him back to his old Kentucky home.
He reports caills innumerable in that
part OF Indiana; gives glowing descrip-
of wheat fields and predicts an abundant
crop. The anticipation of high water has
caused the low landers to he more back
ward with corn planting in that section,
than they otherwise would have been.
The colored school on Prospect Hill
will close the 18th inst. Rev. Morrison
of Brandenburg, will address the school
after preliminary exercises are through
with The school was to have closed
last week, but Charlie Burch, the chair
man OF the Board OF Trustees, said she
she shouldn't and she didn't. Sabbath
school and preaching on the above
mentioned hill every Sunday eve ming.
The most singular freak among the
reptiles that we have noticed lately is the
gathering together of vast number of
tortoises in lonely hollow just below
Paynesville, known as the Miller hollow.
Up to date, fifty all told have made their
appearance, and were seen encamped by
one, Mr.. Huff, OF Paynesville vicinity.
A fruit tree agent was travelling that
way, and when told of the singular army
encamped near his road changed his
course. The supposition is that the ter
rapins are gathering together for the pur-
pose OF reinforcing Coxey's command.
While in Brandenburg, the 26th ult.,
had pleasant conversation with Mr.
Ed F. Windell, of Indiana, who has pur'
chased land in the vicinity of Weldon,
KY, for the purpose of growing peaches,
pears and smaller fruits, such as currants
gooseberres, raspberries, blackberries,
etc. He began planting his trees last
fall His fall and spring setting amounts
to, in all, $40 trees. Budded peaches
1910, Keefer pears 500. From the strug
gle that is being made by fruit growers,
and the adaptabiity OF our soil, surely
no state in the un on will excel old Ken
lucky, and no county will excel old
Meade, in a few years, for such fruits as
are adapted to our soil.
Noah says the Ark is ready to receive
animals now. A forlorn old Billy Goat
was the first one to put in an appearance
and as he had no mate, Noah told him
to vamose, that there was no place for
him. Noah certainly has forgotten the
time that he and that poor old Billy
Goat played together before he got a
mate. Some people though, are natural
ly heartless, and too, when some people
marry they look down with degradation
on their fellow p'aymates that are not
able TO follow suit. Noah ought to hunt
mate for that old goat and take him in.
Its cruel, Mr. Noah, cruel, | say.
Mr.. Elisha Ashcrait was the happiest
man in Meade county, few nights ago.
lie bought the wager farm just across
the river and moved il over into KEN
lucky. lie bought him gilded carriage
and span OF cream-colored horses and
had liveryman setin' up there pullin'
the lines. Had his pockets full OF
money and was just setin' back chewin'
spitin' out the bulls, when low and be-
hold he woke 10 find n all A dream He