The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-02
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DIR. and Mrs. J. r. Dowden spent Sum
day, with Mr.. and Mrs. Abram Ditto,
Long Branch.
Bert Moremen was here from Shaw
neetown, last week. His wife and babe
returned with him.
DIR. ]. r. Dowden has returned from
Cincinnati, where he went in the inter
est OF his profession, dentistry.
Bro. Pate and wife attended District
Conference at IIardinsburg, their home,
last year, which made the trip two fold
pleasure.
Mead's silver Democrats are vociierous
in their claims for the Hon. Gus w.
Richardson as the nominee for Clerk Of
the Court of Appeals.
Children's Day, next Sunday at the
Methodist church. A very interesting
program is being gotten up for the occa-
sion. Everybody, cordially invited.
Mrs. G. G Moremen, Miss Linne and
Henry, with others, whose names did
not learn, went down on the Buckeye
State, last Sunday, to meet Tarascon and
return.
Mr.. Jess Ashcraft has appendicitis.
DIR. Dugan came down and with our
physicians and several others in the
county, an operation was performed. l
hear he is resting comfortably.
We are looking forward to Commence
ment week with much pleasure. The
contest in elocution will be held Satur-
day night, June ~. Commencement
and graduating pre- gram, June IA and 10.
June, the month OF roses, is regarded as
bridal month. May has long been re-
garded as bringing bad luck to bridal
couples. However, in this town, May
has been the banner month for we'd
dings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Peckinpaugh, nee
Emma ID. McGhee, are visiting the
grooms parents They will be here this
week.
Life, with all its yields joy and woe and hope
and fear,
Is just their chance o. the prize of learning love-
We, of this burg, are CAD to see that
Griffin M. Lovelace, son OF Rev. S. II.
Lovelace, has won the Founders Medal
at Vanderbilt University. Rev. Mr..
Lovelace was our pastor here at one time
and we all still feel lively interest in
him and his family
Miss Lula Lewis will leave this week,
for Bowling Green to attend the closing
exercises of Potter COLLEGE, where her
sisters, Mary and Bess, have been for the
scholastic term. Mr. j. w. Lewis will
join his dau ghters later, when they will
return by way of Nashville, Tenn.
The Courier-Journal warns people
about remaining away from the Dem
ocratic Convention to-day at Frankfort.
The Dispatch does likewise. Each
severe in its criticism with words OF GEN.
sure only for each wing. Please again
some one define that great word "Har-
mony" and oblige seeker for Union of
forces.
Decorating the graves of fellow COM
rades in lost cause with impressive
ceremonies by ex-Coniederate veterans
touched, as usual, Southern hearts.
Rev. Mr.. Overton, or Buck Overton,
OF the Orphans Brigade, who is the Pre-
siding Elder of our district, offered up
the opening prayer, most beautiful, most
touching it was.
The races at Glen Fount attracted quite
a turnout. A good many ladies were
out. was not present, but have re-
ports to the effect that much interest
was manifested with spirited betting.
Tom Ramsey's horse was the winner.
George McAulif's horse flew the track,
ran into barbed wire fence and injured
himself. The rider made a narrow es-
cape. The most exciting feature of the
day was foot race. Henry hewitt was
easy winner.
Over in France one M. Meline made a
speech in which he urged the necessity
OF settling the Monetary problem and
toasted the Union. France and these
United States wonder if everybody
wouldn't urge the settling of the financial
problem? Mckinley and his followers
we thought were dead sure to start the
ball, but anyhow Wolcott and Stevenson
are having a good time if bimetallic COM
missions never settle knotty questions.
Pity our brilliant Kentucky Editor
and ex'President Cleveland, a unit on
Monetary affairs, can't bridge the chasm
OF revenue REFORM" forget the Chicago
Convention of '02, etc. and SO on, but if
Mr. Cleveland has a scintilla OF my feel
ings, friend who would mistreat him
once could never hold the citadel of
and affection sg,in "The
vital air OF friendship is composed of con-
fdence. 1t perishts in proportion as this
air diminishes."
Commencement Day is to be abolish
ed in some OF our city schools. The GUS
tom is condemned, as it is claimed the |
poor child is not ON an equal footing
with the rich. Often poor children can
not purchase the necessary outfit and |
will omit school hafora achool cloaaa