The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-05-19
BRANDENBURG.
Meade County Teachers Association
The Derby-Uncle Wash Cross
Enjoying Life.

enjoying LHe'
Mrs. Nellie Herndon has returned
home.
Miss Maydee Pusey is visiting in Lou
isville.
Hon. j. D. Hardin was at home Sat-
urday and Sunday.
Bro. Jenkins will preach next Sunday,
at the Baptist church.
"Mite" next Saturday night at Frank
Webbs. Everybody go.
Mr. and Mrs. D. NJ. Duncan have re-
turned from their bridal trip.
Postofice appointments are going.
Cloverport is out in the cold yet
Miss Susie Estelle Elder spent Satur-
day and Sunday with the Misses Rhodes.
Mrs. Clara Hunt Swan visited her
aunts, Mrs. Bland and Mrs. DIR. Wells,
last Saturday.
The Christian Contributor Society met
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Yeakel, Saturday
night and had delightful time.
Field Brown was tried before Judge
S. P. Voolfolk, last Friday, for lunacy
and was adjudged insane. He was taken
to the asylum, Saturday.
Annie Dowden fell from the school
porch, last week, and hurt herself right
seriously. She is getting along very
nicely at present and will soon be out,
we hope.
Bro. Bruner, of Baptist persuasion,
preached at the Methodist church, last
Sunday, as Bro. Pate went to Irvington
to fill his pulpit. The services at the
Methodist church will be continued
throughout the week, day and night.
The wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. D. M.
Duncan was beautiful one. The bride
looked handsome in a lovely spring
toilet. She carried a large boquet of
brides roses. The luncheon was delic-
ious, the presents handsome. The
guests few, but charming time. The
ceremony by Bro. Pate was the most i'm
pressive ever heard.
Uncle Wash Cross, colored, not only
has nice new house with "mirandy"
(his own world in front, but a "spink
span" bran new organ and which he in
vites all who feel Exposed" (his own
word AGAIN. to come and try. Uncle
Wash he's just as much right to coin
words as Webster, hence he uses the
privilege ad ibittm IN .fnitum.
The Legislature adjourned to hear "Old
Kentucky Home" on the violin Good !
about the best feature OF the assembly
since it has been in session. Shows
there is lurking some soul, some senti-
ment, If the silver Democrats didn't
stand up when prayer was offered. All
we want now is an adjournment regard
less of toll-gate, mob laws, revenue, fld-
dies and prayers. "Good Lord deliver
u.s."
The Meade County Teachers Associ-
alton was held here, last Saturday, with
the teachers out in full force. The pro-
gram was quite interesting, the discus
sion instructive. Prof. Gallett, of Cory
don Normal, gave a talk on grammar.
When he was through wondered II
there was any use in the world to at
tempt a study Of it. 1 wondered II old
Butler knew what he was doing when
he put out his views He simply tore
the grammars OF that age all 10 atoms.
He said what many others argue that
the English language had no grammar.
We all know our language is, in some
respects, more difficult than others, bui
/ defy anyone 10 take Butler and study
II through fully and attentively for g
sufficient length Of time and at a proper
age with competent instruction and moi
know something OF his own tongue and
know to use 1t more intelligently. There
are so many fads at the present day, pu
pills are so crammed with them that II Il
hard to get down TO common sense and
practical idea Of the essentials in gram
mar or anything else. Each teacher Of
any prominence now feels called upon
10 make his own grammar, set forth
his own individual opinion In opposition
to standard ones that have stood the tesI
OF ages, Edward Everett said "teaeh I
boy or girl the science Of grammar, an,
grammar teach him or her practica
arithmetic and 10 spell. 10 read, TO write
each well, and he or she Is ready for I
specially then with which 10 begin life