The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1895-03-20

meeting al hono, lnu., Dut nlled his pull
pit here last Sunday as usual.
Mrs. Massena Fontaine is expected
home from Florida tonight Wednesday,
after an absence Of three months.
Mrs. Morgan Richardson is still with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Lon Moreman,
Glen Fount, and has been quite sick.
Mr.. P. p hewitt, OF Woodland, has
been quite sick. Mr.. r. II. hewitt has
been to see him and reports his father
better.
Mrs. H. G.. Woodson is in possession OF
an incubator and brooder and is much
interested in the experiment OF rearing
motherless chicks.
Little Ruth Elizabeth hewitt spent last
Wednesday night with Mr.. and Mrs w.
T. Grinnell and behaved most beautifully
out Of the home nest.
Mrs. u. T. Herndon and daughters
write that they have a pretty home and
are as well satisfied as they could be
from Kentucky and old friends.
We had regular avalanche of we'd
dings to report for awhile. Just wait,
I'll tell you before the "robin's nest" OF
those who have "capitulated to the willy
god Of love-"
Where ir Breckenridge county is
Dukes? We have good correspondent
there. So original. l gained several
pointers from his or her letter week
before last. Hope we will have letter
regularly.
DIR. Cottrell's death was inexpressibly
sad and untimely but that brilliant,
scintillating intellect was overshadowed
by an incurable trouble. His sun had
set. His task was finished. His dark
ness is dissipated and he is at Home.
In opposition to the graded school by
taxation we would not have our sister
towns infer that the element opposes
education from any standpoint except
from one that is injurious municipality
orso organized that the tax would become
burden. The majority, yes a large
majority, admit that intellect is far
greater than mere means, just as charac-
ter is more priceless than intellect.
Old Chatterbox said in the last issue
Of this paper-"Within the next hun
dred years Woman's Suffrage will prevail
throughout the land. Miss Myra Eads,
OF our town, who has passed her three
score and ten and who has always ad-
vocated the suffrage question beats the
above prediction and says we will see it
in twenty or thirty years the revolution
continues as in the last twenty years.
Miss Myra is astute, lovable aud gentle
woman.
\ In the death of DR.. Broadus the Baptist
denomination has lost one, II not the
greatest, preacher Of the whole church.
l admired him for his great zeal in edu-
cational matters. He wrote as beauti-
fully as he delivered, being both an
author and an orator. But aside from
his being scholar, an eminent divine
and man OF powerful intellect, he was
truly good man which is proved by
those who knew him in every day life
and who attest thereof.
Miss lila Richardson, OF Louisville, is
the guest OF Miss nellie B. Lewis this
week. We are always glad TO see our
former Brandenburg girl for she is as
unaffected and warm-hearted and still
loves, ardently, the friends Of her child
hood. Miss nellie entertained the B. G.
Circle in Miss HAS honor last Friday
afternoon. Refreshments were served
and an enjoyable time was spent. On
Wednesday Ito day. Mrs. W. l. Grinnell
will receive the same circle and enter
tain Miss lila as guest OF honor. Several
OF the circle have dropped out on ac-
count OF Lent and they are missed, sadly
missed.
The bicycle craze has struck us and
and struck us bad Messrs. r. ii. hewitt,
d W. Lewis, Will Howard, Dee Pusey
and Percy Young are all afflicted with
the malady but are spinning 1t off with
out any trouble i notice our Preston
letter, (by the way he or she always has
a choice article) speaks Of charm strings
and the collection OF buttons. Thirty
five years ago the same fad prevailed
and II was the heighth OF our ambition
TO excel in number and beauty OF said
strings OF buttons. History repeats itself,
yes and SO do fashions, iads, freaks and
there is nothing new under the SUM-"
Mr.. W. ii. Cough has been confined
to the house for week by indisposition
and the inclement weather. l spent
pleasant day with him and his family
last week. Mrs. Cough Is very much
interested in her recently purchased In
cubator in which she has ten dozen eggs
with brooder awaiting to receive the
chicks. II Mrs. Cough fails TO make a
success in the poultry line II win be the
only achievement she has ever under
taken and Jailed 10 make profitable.