The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-30
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ed one OF the shade trees in the court
house yard.
Mrs. Sallie Miller and her daughter,
Ruth, will visit relatives in Greensboro
this week.
Miss Mittie Breeding, who has been
visiting at Leitch6eld, returned home
last week.
Quite a number OF young people at
tended Children's Day at Stephensport
last Sunday.
X Charles Hawkins and Miss Zula John
ston were married at the court house one
day last week.
Misses Eva Herndon and Ellen
McGhee were guests OF Miss Eva Hens
ley last week.
Mrs. @. NJ. Simpson, of Barbourville,
was here last week, visiting Rev. S. F..
Kelley's family.
B. F. Beard & Co. purchased a $500
hearse last week. This will be the first
one the town has ever had.
SFloyd Mattingly was brought here one
day last week, from Glendeane, tried for
lunacy and sent TO the asylum.
Mr., and Mrs. Elisha Meador had their
baby, Samuel Breeding, baptized out at
Ephesus meeting last Sunday evening.
My shop is we'll equipped for all
repairs Of time keeping machinery.
Every thing done first class. Come see
met. @. Lewis.
Johnson Stiles came over from Steph-
ensport one day last week and qualified
as administrator Of the estate of Beayin
Tucker, deceased.
FRAZIER Horsley was in town last week,
the first time for several months. He
has been i'll with heart trouble aud has
not been able to be out for three months.
There is strong talk of building a new
Touring mill at Kirk, We understand
the stock necessary to build it has all
been taken. This will give that little
town fresh boom.
Frank Haswell thinks OF moving to
Cloverport and going into the saddlery
business. He and his father were down
there one day last week, and were very
much pleased with the outlook.
The town OF Irvington has not only
been incorporated, but the County court
recently made an order establishing a
voting place there. This makes it very
convenient for those people who hereto
fore had to go to Webster to vote.
Mr.. Enoch Norton AMI Miss Efie,
daughter OF Marcus Kincheloe, were
united in marriage at the brides resi-
dence near this place, Monday, June %,
Rev. Sneed officiating The wedding
was quiet affair, only a few special
friends OF the contracting parties being
present. The bride was the recipient OF
many handsome and valuable presents.
There are several good crops OF wheat
on the Darretts creek hills this year
When these farmers give more OF their
attention to raising grain and stock, they
will fad that they can succeed better.
For the last fifty years they haye thought
they couldn't farm without raising to-
bacco, what a mistake. We are glad
they are giving more attention to grain
than heretofore.
Rev. Galloway, pastor OF the Metho-
dist church at McDaniels, was here Mon
day, and presented a petition to the
County court asking for a vote on the
local option question In that district.
Mr.. Galloway feels sure that it will car.
ny as they haven't had any whisky there
for many years. The vote will be taken
on the 18th. OF September.
II Col. Allen was alive now, he could
see in existance that which he most de-
sired during the latter years OF his life,
a big fish pond built at the Cool spring
lie talked OF this for many years, but
could never get any one TO take hold of
II. He believed 1t TO be one OF the finest
places for a fish pond around here,
which II undoubtedly is. Mr.. Beard
has spent considerable money to make
II 80, but we believe IL will prove a sue
cess, and the property made very valua-
BILE.
Twenty-Five years ago Clifton Mills
was one Of the best business points In
this county. That, however, was before
the days OF railroads and roller Touring
mills here. There was a large crowd
gathered In there last Friday at a sale
and some of the old residents said il
looked much like old times Horses
were hitched pretty thick In the shade
close by aud the old water mill was hum
ming away, running out its few turns OF
corn. Quite different was II twenty
years ago when this mill made the -four
for all this section OF country. The roller
process was then unknown TO our peo-
pie ahd very glad were they TO get the :.
best grade made at Clifton A store and
a tobacco warehouse we're run there like
wise on large scale and many thous-
aads OF dollars pas ed hands la this bust
ness. These buildings still remain, but |
hey do not bear the importance that |
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