The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-02-02
{ RANDENB BURG.

Friday mig t was the first Literary we
had had for sometime.
Henry hewitt is at home from Louis
vile Medical College suffering from la
grippe.
Claude Hardin always brings down
the house when he has a speech at the
Literary.
The spring term Of Brandenbu,g Nor
NAL opened this week with a good at
tendence and more to follow.
Circuit Court week has expired and it
was unusually dull. Bad roads kept
people from town and the docket was
light.
Boss" McGehee is handling the yard
stick at j. ID. Richards ms and would be
fine addition at a measuring party
We are glad to have "Boss" one of us.
Usually my letters will pass muster
for spelling, but Mr. Proof Reader, where
did you get the word "disconcerning" L?
Who coined itP And please double my
"m's" in accommodate.
Mrs. Charlie Moremen passed down
on the Buckeye State with her husband,
who is first clerk, enroute to New
Orleans. In a letter from Baton Rouge
she reports most delightful trip.
Society is fair in its payments. 1t
gives value for value received alway S."
Don't take it for granted that you are
sighted when no slight is intended.
Don't cultivate the disposition it creates
much uuhappiness.
A wealthy gentleman and his wife
have applied for little Lilly, age SIX, at
the Lucille Home. Two oder sisters
are at the Home to whom the little one
is much attached and from whom she
objects to being parted, but it is best for
her future good.
Rev. Phillip preached two excellent
sermons last Sunday. The ladies OF the
Baptist church are making an fort to
re.paper their church and get a new
carpet. Let us have a candy pulling in
the near future. Let us too, get a good
program on literary night charge a small
admittance and thus help these good
women.
Last Friday night at the Literary Mr..
Burton made a most earnest appeal to
the parents OF this community to keep
their children in school. He certainly
made most generous and most reasOna-
BILE propositions. NJ. Burtor is a pro-
fessional teacher, his whole soul is in
the cause OF education. He is a Chris
tian gentleman as well. Mr.. Eugene
Hardes:y, who has taught here for
several years will continue as assistant.
Miss Mona Price has charge of the pri-
mary room.
1t is beneath the dignity OF any set of
lawmakers TO treat any gentleman as
the present August (2) Body has Senator
Lindsay by asking him to resign Chinn
says: "the traitors have been tIa1e for
negroes and they don't want to trade
back" Such a speech 7, fl cts in shame
upon the fair name OF this old Common
wealth and from son of her soil and
from one purporting to be gentleman.
certainly would advise all young men
10 eschew political career if it leads to
blind, partisan feelings and supreme
selfshness with lack Of consideration for
others.
"LsgniappA," Pepper and Salt"
odds and Ends by a fishing kodak"
n last issue Of this paper by f. @.
3abbfg', city editor, formed about the |
lewsiest column I've read for sometime
md | am more than glad to note that |
'ur enterprising young editor has had
occasion to fl 'e to the Bible for ilfJr-
nation as regards "h ,ods," "deluges"
md that he has discovered that Noah's |
,od did date the highest mark the same
s two of this century and that he has |
mp rrted said discovery to his readers
I is indeed quite a eoincidence-W What |
5 the significance That February was
good month for plenty of water then
8 now. There's nothing new under all |
he sun. This same city editor is au
ait in getting up locals galore OF a racy
rider as we'll as 'tting in items OF our
big river" at present an interesting
opic. Nav our young friend emerge
INTO full A.dg-d journalist, a yeritable
chin off fha old hlock -