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

Miss Jennie Hardin has handsome
upright piano
Mrs. J. w. Richardson went to Louis
vile Monday to shop for her friends.
Miss Agnes Worand returned to her
school, st. Benedict, last Saturday night
Virgo Kasey, colored, was sent TO the
penitontiary for twenty years. Grimes,
white, three years
The Brandenburg club and the Fon-
taine Fields had game OF base ball last
Sunday with the F. f. victorious.
Mrs Cough sent beautiful marched
MEL buds to Minnie and orange blossoms
to Willie the night of the marriage.
Misses Jennie Hardin and Eva Hern-
don returned fromLouisvlle lastSatnrday
night after pleasant trip of several days.
Willie Grinnell and his wife have been
the recipients of number of beautiful
and useful presents from their many
friends here and elsewhere.
Mrs. Mary Munfords friends are much
grieved to hear of her illness and hope
she may yet be spared to fill the life Of
usefulness she has always sustained.
We are all gratifed to know the fruit
prospect is more encouraging. than was
at first thought. Our troubles are often
imaginary. We forget that wise provi-
damon aftar oil rulee,
Mrs. w. Barnett believes in keeping
up with the We y latest items in the mil
lnery line Mrs. w. F. Grinnell went
to Louisville to-day, ~ onday) and will
return tomorrow night with the very
newest styles in trimmings.
Mrs. DIR. ii. A. Ditto and daughters
left Sunday night to take up their resid-
ence in Louisville. Mrs. DIR. Dowden,
her daughter, will occupy the home
vacated by them. Miss Jennie Ditto
hopes to secure position at Anchorage,
and her many friends certainly hope she
may, succeed and they all wish the fami'
ly prosperity in their change Of home.
The warm days kept the farmers al
in town last week to attend Circuit Court
| A lawyer of African decent in the court
room was quite an innovation for this
place and judging from comments passed
upon his arguments, his intellectual cali
Der was not any too well developed. His
own color seemed to regard him tho as
having been rocked in Solomon's cradle
The chairs will be put in the Methodist
church this week and on next Sunday
the children and teachers will gather
once more with their kind Superinten
dent for Sunday School. The great neeC
of Sunday Schools is earnestness and
faithfulness on the part of parents anC
teachers and devout prayer for Gods
blessing on the efforts. We can all re
frain from carping and discouraging crit
icism on those who are doing the worl
and bearing the burden which we are
not trying to lift with one of our fingers
Miss Ella Dowden's school will clos'
Friday. the pupils have fallen off It'll
it doesn't justify hertz teach. Everyone
lkesMissElla and regards her qualified
competent teacher, but it does seem mos
unfortunate that interest and attendanc,
so early in the season will decrease. Ii
my day, our schools never closed till tn,
last Friday in June, and no one deemed
it hardship to continue to the finale
Now we hear parents plead that childrel
are tired, having gone long enough, etc
Children catch up the refrain and reall.
believe they are too heavily taxed t,
study six or seven months instead o
good ten.
The Shepherds led the Pilgrims to Mt
Charity where they showed them maj
cutting coats and garments from bundl,
of cloth, but the roll never grew less. S,
we are reminded that those whose heart
are full OF love and kindness, the NOR
they give of love and sympathy, tn,
more they have to give, and | am re
minded OF that charming little bool
"What is Worth While?" There ar,
many beautiful sentiments expressed
through its pages in brief parag apis
The one on friendship and sympathy
wish every one could read and thel
know,as | do now, that every line is true