The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1895-06-05
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Mrs. u. T. Herndon, Of Ackron, Ohio,
has been quite sick, but is now able to
sit up.
Miss Jen Hardin is attending protract-
ed services, being held at Baptist church,
lrvington.
Mrs G. c. Fairleigh has returned from
a visit TO her daughter, Mrs. Radley, OF
EIizabethtown.
have received an excellent photo OF
my old friend, Mrs Paul, Of Gibsonvile,
Ohio. She looks quite her benevolent
kind self and / appreciate the gift.
Is there any authentic record of hotter
or colder weather for May than that OF
the past month | notice many pros
tra;ions, which is unusual at this season.
Father McSheane held services at st.
George last Sunday morning. ! pre-
sumo he has come to ill the vacancy
made by Father llerbuth's resignation.
Mrs. Parmele and Mrs. McSarley, of
Louisville, expect TO summer again with
Mrs. Fannie Ditto. The ladies have
many friends here who will be glad TO
know of their intention to return.
don't know about taxing tea ten
cents on the pound, but the dollar per
barrel on beer to increase the revenue
would be capital. Tax whisky, beer, to-
bacco, cigarettes, all the next Congress
choose il it will serve to diminish the
sale with no hardships to the people.
| was made truly happy last Saturday
by meeting in street my used to be-
Garrett friend, Geo. Miles, now of Louis
vile. He bears his years gracefully and
time makes footprints sparingly. He
and his good wife are pleasantly situated
in their own home.
Mrs. Andrew Fairleigh spent several
days last week with Mrs. James Lewis
and family. She was on her way to
New York City to join her husband, who
is engaged in civil engineering there.
He had been in st. Louis, Mo-, previous
ly and is much pleased with the change
to the Eastern metropolis
DIR. June Rawlings, one of our Meade
county young men, will take unto him
self help-meet today, Wednesday, at
Kansas City, where he has established
a lucrative practice. Miss Mott is the
choiss and is OF the same city. His old
kierit. scsd ssseting sHi hearty sorant
ulatisns.
Decoration Day was observed here last
Thursday by good many. The senior
soldiers, who sleepin our cemetery, hat
their mounds covered with flowers while
the resting places OF others received fresh
emblems OF love and aft, ciion. A large
delegation went over to Mauckport L
commemorate the day, returning in the
afternoon and at night.
George Ditto, son OF Mr.. and Mrs
Abram Ditto, has an enlargement OF the
ankle bone. The physicians of the asso
citation, at DR.. Wells request, examined
the limb and agreed with DIR. Wells il
his diagnosis to keep it in plaster-Parii
and that the malady was something new
to the profession, consumption of the
bone. George has had to resign his pc
sition in the Messenger office.
The Republican Convention will moi
be entirely free OF fights, perhaps harmo
ny may be somewhat marred there may
be a big silver delegation for there ar,
"lots" Ct Republicans for free silver ant
the party 10 pretty nearly as badly di
vided on the coinage question as the
Democrats. Skirmishes are in order
quite the fad. Everything is exagger
ated and the calamities predicted are
what the Germans would term "Talkinl
into blueness."
The young folks chartered convey
ances last Friday night and moved in {
body to hold an Aid Social at Mrs. A. ]
Bickerstah's Long Branch. They were
warmly received, but were cody treated
to delicious cream and delightful cake
Everybody had a pleasant evening, as
Mrs. Bickerstaff and her niece, Miss Mary
Mcfarland, are charming as hostessei
and we mustn't leave out Jim, who al
ways iullills his duty on the agreeable
line.
A few more such a ticles from the pen
of leading Democrats as that one from
Mr.. Sommers in his valuable paper and
copied in the Courier Journal OF Satur'
day and Wednesday will see the party
begin to march like Macedonian phal
anx to bring up majority next Novem
Der as well as '0G. Concession is wha
we want. Compromise a manly, patriotic
goodwill one, then mount the same plat
form and go TO work for victory on every
ticket.
Bear in mind the recital at the c)urt
house next Thursday evening, June l3
at o'clock. My heart falters and my
eyes are blinded by tears as | think o.
greeting the public so alone. 1t comes
upon me so overw helmingly at times
that we're it not for being so we'll and
kind ssssssS by wars friends / ssr-
isin5 eoald not bear 1t. Always lii
counsel, his advice was so supporting sc
sustaining. lie always asked for one
song Mrs. Richardson will sing one tC
his memory, one he loved.