The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-05-19

DIR. Charley Gardner, OF Illinois, was
here few days last week visiting his
mother.
Miss Nellie Mooreman, OF Glendeane,
was the guest of Miss Alice Baker last
Thursday.
Mrs. Gus Shellman went out last Sat-
urday evening to visit her father, Mr..
George Hook.
James L. Larkin and Miss Mary p.
Mattingly are to be married at st. Mary's
church, June 2.
Frank Jarboe, OF Kirk, will be mar
ried to-day to Miss Vira Howard at
Rockport, Ind
Jesse R. Eskridge is billed to speak at
decoration on the Goth, near Patty
vile, Ohio county.
]. G. Lucas has been appointed ad-
ministrator of the estate OF George P.
Nottingham deceased.
Cow pasture on the pike 65 cents a
month. Fine grass and good spring
water. J. I. KINGSTON.
Denny Mattingly, son OF Robert Mat
tingly fell from a swing down at the lake
Sunday evening and was badly hurt.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Courier-Journal says NJ. L. Kincheloe
will be the postmaster at Hardinsburg.
Richard Addison, who has been in
Missouri about fourteen months, return
ed home last week and will remain here
until fall.
My shop is well equipped for all
repairs of time keeping machinery.
Every thing done fret class. Come see
met. G. Lewis.
to marry: D. G. Heron to
Miss Lucy Frank; James E. Larkin to
Miss Mary p. Mattingly; Felix Jones to
Miss Balcona Board.
During the district conference which
conYenes here next week, Bishop Will
son will preach on Tuesday night and on
Wednesday at II a. m.
The Tenth Senatorial District Conven-
ton, of the Populist party will meet at
Irvington on May 25th, 1897, instead of
June LIST at Hardinsburg, r. H. Nc
Mullen, @. D. G.
A. A. Richardson, Garfield, is the
place to buy goods cheap. Millinery, a
speciality, this season. Ladies' hats
trimmed in the latest style. Country
produce taken in exchange for goods.
Charles Mattingy, Of this place, had
strong endorsement from ex-Congress-
man John w. Lewis, for the post-ofiice
here, but it seems that it didn't amount
to much.
For fear Of some misunderstanding on
account Of Mr.. Kincheloe closing out
his jewelry business, l wish to have it
understood l am not closing out my
repair shop, but will do all repairs in my
line as heretofore. Bring me your work
you will be pleased both with work and
price. Your jeweler.
t. O. Lewis.
Crit Spencer, Joe Dean and Weber, all
colored, implicated with Peyton Spencer
in the murder of Sam Owen at Glen
deane confessed their crime and have
been sentenced to terms in the peniten-
tiary as follows; Crit Spencer eight
years, Joe Dean four years and VIII
Weber two years.
The most OF the time Of the Circuit
Court last week was taken up in the trial
Of Peyton Spencer for the killing OF Sam
Owen, both colored, down at a negro
festival near Glendeane last fall. ]. A.
Dean, OF Greensboro, sat as special Judge.
The case was submitted to the jury on
Saturday evening. They were only out
little while and returned a verdict of
twenty-one years in the penitentiary.
The other parties implicated in the
murder will not be tried before next
term.
Chapizs Wathn was employed by
some OF the white friends OF Sam Owen
to assist in the prosecution Of Spencer.
It's a singular fact that the first difficulty
Peyton Spencer got into was such as to
send him to the penitentiary for life.
He has always borne the name Of being
very peaceble colored man until this
affair came up. He has several white
friends at Glendeane. as well as the
negro he killed, who were in hopes the
case was not as bad against him as made
out He barely escaped his life One
or two Of the Others will follow him to
the pen later.
The win Of Alfred IIarel was admit