The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-02-24
HARDINSBURC.

A letter from B. f. Beard in Florida
states that he is doing well there.
Lloyd Cox and NJ IS Music Sheppard
were married in Louisville, Feb IL.
c. L Beard expects to begin work on
his new house about the first OF next
month
John Squires has about contracted
for the building of new house for his
son George.
Junius Marshal, who has BEEN con.
fined to his home all winter was in town
one day last week.
Rev. S. X. Breeding will b gin series
OF sermons on the subj ct of "entire
sanctfcation" Wednesday night.
&C. Lewis assignee OF w. A. Williams
has been directed to sell the store. bouse
and lot in $ ephensport at public
auction.
Geo. w. jolly was allowed $35 by the
County Court as fee in the suit of
Breckenridge county against j. s De-
Jernette and others.
They say there are about sixteen
Democratic candidates for ,ilef and
every dad bonn one OF thems going to
get the nomination.
To the general surprise of every body,
Johnnie Lyman, and Mrs. Mary Jane
Lindsey, walked into the county clerks
office last Thursday and we're marre'.
Rev. X. B. Cox officiated.
Chairman Whitworth has called a
meeting of the chairmen of the nineth
judicial district at this place next Fri.
day, to take steps towards fixing time
for nominating candidates for Circuit
Judge and Commonwealth Attorney.
The Republicans here are looking for
ward to next SATURDAYS eli ction with a
great deal of interest. There are
| number Of guesses on the race for Cir
cult Clerk. All the candidates in that
contest have been quite active, and its a
| little hard to name the winner.
George Hooks health is gradually
cancer for several years and the trouble
does not improve. He hes tried a
number of cancer doctors and a multi
tude OF remedies, and the relief has only
been temporary.
Licensed to marry George w. Arms
to Mary f. SALESMAN, J. f Elder to
Annie l.. Mattingly, j. A. Wood to
Hattie Kiper, Patrick Siberian to Lou
ella Wheatly, Sam T. Dougherty to
Bette Ramsey, Robert Logsdon to Mrs.
NJ. G. Burnett, and John Lyman to
Mary Jane Lindsey
Mrs. Lon. Smith left last Friday for
Sturgis, Ky, where she will probably
make her home in the future. Her
daughter Miss Maud preceded some
weeks ago, where she now has a position
with Prof Shacklett in his school. They
have many friends in this community
who regret their leaving us.
James Montgomery, of Elizabethtown
wrote letter to one of his friends here
last week making inquiry about the
race for Circuit Judge. We don't like
to discourage the Judge but the cold
facts are that most every body around
here, and their uncles included are for
Bob M;Beath.
Judge McBeath wound up his court
last Thursday. A number OF important
cases were disposed ofon the civil docket.
The Judge will not allow old suits to
hang on his docket and put litigants to
unnecessary costs. The docket must be
cleaned up and all cas- g prepared for
trial as soon as possible.
j. r Johnston and his boys have con-
verted the Priests pasture into farm
They are cleaning off all the timber and
underbrush, repairing the fences, and
arranging to pitch big crop of corn and
tobacco, Farming is not exactly new to
Mr.. Johnston, but he has not followed
it for many years. He was reared on
farm.
Hayden, son OF James Durham, is
lying quite i'll at his home near West
View. He has been down nearly all
the winter, and there is not much hopes
of his recovery. Hayden Durham is a
young man that every body likes. He
has been in the dry goods business for
several years at West View and has been
making his business a success. Rv. s
X. Breeding was out to see him one day
last week
The Literary Society of the B. N. COL
lege celebrated Washington's birthday
with very appropriate exercis s at the
court house Monday night The fol.
loving was the program Invocation,
Rev. $ X. Breeding; song, Glee Club
recitation, Matte Hook essay, l. b.
McCubbins song, Glee Club recitation,
Harold Beard recitation, Maggie Baker;
GRAFTON, Byron Cart; recitation, Herbert
Beard; recitation, Ava Board; benedic-
ton, Rev S. F. Kelly. The ushers were,
Hollie Diane, Herman Kelly, Taylor
Babbage, Henry Norman, Joseph
Matthews, and Coburn Richardson.
The courthouse was crowded with peo-
pie to witness the exercises. These ap-
pearing on the program acquitted them
selves very satisfactorily.
Brown Didn't Swear.