Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-02-18
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS.

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A BETIEp buzzard was captured near
| Stanford, with this engraved on piece
of tin and tied tn its leg: -. q. T.,
| 1891, big Cave, Ky"
Ar Newport. Mrs. Charles Watson
attempted To start Il fire with coal oil
! and received burns from which she
died few hours later
STATE INsur,roR LESTER has had $500
in fees, claimed by the city Judge of
| Lexington, held up.
/ A WIDOW TOOK her ailianccd to the
courthouse ut stanford not long ago
and made him sign deed tn his farm
! before she would marry him.
J. : EoTET, several years ago
magistrate in simpson county, wants
To serve in the Legislature and will
make the race subject to the action of
/ the silvcritc party.
THns. REED. proprietor of the Lato-
MIA hotel, of Covingtun, assigned To
| Harvey Myers, and the assets and liza
| bilitirs are given AT 8. 900.
I'M Mercer county grand jury is in
vcstigating the recent sudden death OF
Mrs. William Divine.
| NEuENPOHIE'S Touring mill, at New
port, was completely destroyed 10y fire
Loss, $1,000; insured
THE Floyd county republicans have
picked Hon. William Dingus for minis
ter to Hawaii
! THE directors of the Lexington and
/ Danvillc turnpike, in which the state
owns an interest, have offered to sell
/ To Garrard county at -, 600 Il mile that
, part of the road lying in Garrard coun-
| ty.
! EoCKCAsTIE county is cultivating a
swift variety of justice. Tilford Mizc
was convicted and sentenced To the
pcnitcntiary for criminal assault
within II hours after committing the
crime.
SPENCER HARDIN PAGE, wealthy
| Christian county farmer left his entire
estate to n woman with whom he had
been living, leaving nothing to his
| legitimate children.
JomN NoRTHCRAFr. Marion county
farmer, brought II damage suit against
the man who shot him, instead of talk
ing up his shotgun and keeping up the
feud. lie has obtained a verdict for
S401.
! HENRY HoIIINGswORTH, the son of a
reputable citizen of Line Fork, is con-
fined in Jail at Whitcsburg on a charge
of shooting his cousin some time ago.
The prisoner is perhaps the youngest
and smallest culprit ever confined in
Jail in Kentucky. lie is only nine
years old and weighs less than fifty
pounds.
IIoN. JAMES W. MORGAN, rcprescn-
tativc-elect from Christian county. re-
publican successor to Hon. {. NJ. Brown,
deceased. was critically ill of pncu-
monia at his home at Era, II miles
from llopl>insville, a few days ago.
The latest information is that the
chances are against his recovery. Mr..
Morgan is a candidate for reelection
in the primary to be held February 30.
REV. CApEsMAN PORE, proprietor of
the Millersbug Female college, assign
ed To o. {. Pope. Assets about SIS, 900;
liabilities about $4,000.
AT Louisville, two highwaymen
mounted on wheels, held up several
young people and robbed them of their
personal effects
TIE victims of the boiler explosion
\ at the Frankfort Jail will sue for dam
\ ages. The authorities had been warn
I'd of Il boilers unsafe condition.
A HUMAN skeleton was found under
pile of rocks ip-Floyd county.
\ BRILLIANT - 10y event was the
wedding of Miss Della Ramsey to Allen
Kenney, of Danville.
PADUCAH's board of health has been
-eorganized. Two new members have
oeen elected, Drs. &. Reed and ). +.
simpson DIR. Troutman was elected
president and DIR. Reed secretary.
IT is reported that Andrew Wilson,
Preston Hall and Henry Brown, of
Johnson county, were drowned in Pike
county a few DAYS ago while attempt
ng to ride across Big Sandy river on
the ice
THE racket store at Pembroke,
owned by W. l.. Lander and w. III.
Miller, made an assignment, naming
In. l.. Lander as assignee.
CIRCUIT JUDGE BREATHIrr has de-
cided that Tripr county's prohibition
law is void, the election not having
been LEGALLY called.
Mrs. Polly WAINWRIGHT, who lives
across the line in Tennessee. near Mid
1lesborouph. claims to be 10 wears
Did. and saws she has seen Washing
ton Jefferson and Patrick Henry.
The camp meeting which has been q
feature of the Kuttawa springs for
several wears. has been abandoned.
The grounds will be cleared up and eff
forts made to get n first class summer
hotel located there.
Ircr.xp Rnooks. well-known hotel
clerk of the Phoenix. Walton. is liter
allv diving bv inches. His case is a
remarkable one and the doctors are all
agreed that no similar case has ever
been reported. His legs are dead up
to his knees, and putrefaction has al
ready taken place in his feet and
ankles.
ROBERT PORTER, colored, is in Jail at