The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-03-09
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Mrs. JEFF Lee, OF Bullitt county, is at
Mrs. w. II. Coughs quite sick.
Bert Moremen is here ON Shawnee
town 10 see his wife and family.
Mrs. P. g. Young and Miss Fannie
Ditto have returned from Louisville.
Miss Jimmie Lee Voolfolk spent Sun
day with her sister, Mrs. George Fry
mire.
Henry hewitt is at home from the
Louisville Medical College, suffering
with his eyes.
Miss Lena Drury showed gr, at courage
and fortitude at the fire and rendered
valuable assistance.
DIR. j r Dowden has recovered from
an attack Of Ia grippe and will get his
family off this week for Stbree.
Bro. Hesson delivered plain, practi-
cal sermon last Sunday calculated to do
much good Just at this season
The protracted services are in pro-
gress at the Methodist church under
Bro. Hesson and Bro. Stubblef.ld.
Misses Aut aud Tennie Hamilton and
Mary Taylor entertained a number OF
friends very pleasantly last Friday night
Mrs Tempe Simmons is gaining fl ,sh
and strength rapidly. Mr.. Simmons has
la grippe which is quite prevalent just
now.
Who is the "Roaster" OF the Meade
News? We hear this on all sides. He
makes gracious apologies whoever he
may be.
G. NJ. hewitt has been appointed stem
ographer Of this Judicial District. Judge
McBeath recogniz ID Charles ability
and we are glad.
Little Ralph Ditto, son OF Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Ditto is very i'll Of brain trouble.
Ralph is bright handsome, little fellow
and we trust he may soon be better.
Don't you forget some folks are as true
as gold, tried in the furnace and come
out bright and pure not a speck Of alloy.
We all know them. "Who is our neigh
Dor ?" We all know.
w. d. Ashcraft hopes pumber from
this and adj Iinipg counties will be able
to attend the Commencement on Satur-
day night. Mrs. ID. NJ. Duncan and Miss
Mary Taylor are assisting us in the pro-
gram and we have very satisfactory
one.
Custom has most royalty remembered
the Lucille Orphans Home, a most ele-
CANT contribution has been received
Mrs r M. Jolly has sent a bounteous
donation, she is a great friend to the
| Home.
Several Of our prominent citizens say
that an adjuster should be summoned to
see the noble, fine work done by the
hose in the hands of the fremen Last
Sunday morning. Insurance. rates would
surely be decreased.
Last Sunday was 30 "springy" that we
did not have to refer to calendar to be
convinced that winter had flown. A
fine day to discard wraps A fine day
to don a pretty one if you had it Such
an accommodating season!
am sorry to see V. G. Babbage has
lost his Office, but as it came about from
politics, cannot be surprised. "To the
victor belong the spoils." am glad to
know our Meade county man, Gus
Brown had the mantle to fall upon bis
shoulders
Miss Ellen Munford will sing at the
Meade County Commencement next
Saturday night with Miss Msude Adkis
son as accompanist. Miss Ellen will
sinG "Holy City" for one selection. We
are only too glad to see this talented
young lady sing for us. We do not often
have such treat.
Mr.. and Mrs Taylor Haynes have
moved to the country, while Wash
Rhodes has taken the house vacated by
them. DR.. Dowdens family will leave
this week for Sebree and DR.. Burch'i
family, Paynesville, will take his house
known as the DR.. Ditto home.
man by the name OF Marston pur
porting to be Baptist minister, lectur
e here a few weeks ago on Palestine
He professed TO have been lecturing and
dividing proceeds with the church. DIR
Dowden called my attention to an arti
Gle in the Recorder signed by two Bap
fist preachers in Indiara, stating Mr.
Marston was not honest in his promises
and wondering why churches did moi
require references or credentials utter
strangers.
At 2 o'clock Sunday morning fire wal
discovered in the third story of the st
Cloud Hotel. 1t was we'll under heaC
way when the alarm was given and the
fumes were bursting through the roof in
several places entire destruction seemed
inevitable but the fire brigade with the
hose soon reached the scene and it wa
almost a miracle TO say the fire was ex
tinguished and the building saved by
the work Of heroic men and boys. Had
it not been for the hose and prompt anC
efficient work the whole street woulC
have gone, as it is the st. Cloud so re
Gently papered and painted is feariully
injured by fire and as much by the food
or water The furniture and carpet
were OF course injured and destroyed
How the fire originated Is not positively