The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-10-24
Miss Addie English, Of Webster. is Wis

Miss Adde English, of Webster, is Wis
iting Miss Tida Mercer.
Wanted. beef hides, feathers, potatoes
and Eggs at J. A. Wits.
Miss Daisy Mercer goes to Mr.. Ferd
McGhee's this week to take charge of a
school.
Judge Mercer will endeavor TO get
Senator Lindsay to come here and make
a speech before the election.
Charley Hall, who was charged with
robbing Mr. Heit's saloon at Irvington
last Tuesday night, established his in
nocence very clearly. Smith, the man
who committed the robbery is here in
Jail.
CIRCUIT COURT.
There was considerable business trans
acted at the October term of Circuit
Court. The criminal docket was lighter
than common, but the civil business pan
ned out pretty well. The Common
wealth's Attorney is not making a for
tune out OF the criminal docket, for am
informed that one fine of s. is all he will
probably get for his stay OF ten days here.
Whether there is much or little business
the attorney is bound to remain at court
one full week to assist the grand jury in
their business
The civil docket was better than COM
mon. A great deal of business was
transacted by the court, and the lawyers,
which the public, generally, know but
little about. For instance, a number of
judgments were taken for the sale Of
property. These 90 before the Master
Commissioner to be executed and re-
ported at another term, but they amount
to considerable with the attorneys
Here in fact is where they reap some of
their best fees The lawyer likes this
kind of business, for it is always OF a
character that pays and he is sure OF get
ting his money. This character of bust
ness is termed SIN Equity" and receives
the judgment OF the court without the
aid of jury. Things "In Equity" are
always magnificent not only as fees to
the attorney, but as covering many fine
points, which they often involve. 1t is
no uncommon thing for an attorney to &C.
cnpy an hour or more in his argument
to the judge on some point in an equity
case. 1t is rarely OF any interest to the
public of course, but it makes the attor-
ney sweat just the same. When; there
fore, he is successful he feels all the bet.
ter whether the public knows what he
has accomplished or not
In the case of the Louisville Trust
Company involving the settlement OF an
assigneeship,there were some nice points
raised. So in case against Joseph l..
Mattingly and others where it is sought
to subject the sale Of valuable piece of
land to the payment OF some old debt
there are some nice points. The debt
has in fact been paid, but the question
is, whether the proper parties got the
benefit Of it These and similar matters
go on in the court, and the lawyers call
it business. 1t is business and very i'm
portant business for fact, but the gen.
eral public regards it as very dry.
Under these equity proceedings the
sale OF several pieces of property have
been ordered. A hotel and its furniture
at Irvington, known as the Addison
property.
Two saw mills at Rock Vale
a house and lot in Hardinsburg and
other property at other points in the
county. All of this is paying business.
The Beard and Beeler suit is another
equitable proceeding that promises to
hold on for some time, by reason of its
varied complications. The numerous
creditors are getting restless, but they
can count on nursing their claims some
time yet before any distribution of the
fund is made.
Sc in the case OF the Breckenridge
Company Limited. That matter goes
back into the hands of the Commissioner
for more complete adjustment OF the
accounts Of the Receiver One OF the |
bonds for which the property sold will |
be due the first of November, but there |
not being sufficient funds to pay the GER
tificates issued, the court adjudged that
it should go along until there was funds
enough to pay all in full, This will be
a down right disappointment to a num-
Der of parties, but it couldn't be other
wise.
Mr.. Paul f. Buren,, of Concordia, was
here one day last week attending court
Mr.. Buren, is one OF the leading mer-
chants OF his town, and has known moth
ing but success in his business for the
last twenty years. lie said the apple
nrop in his locality being a failure this
year made oney scarce.
Sitting in front Of the Willard hotel
)ne evening last week | saw n wall dress