The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-05-18

dictments, adjourned last Saturday.
Charley eastman was licensed to prac-
tice law by the Circuit Court last week.
You can buy more goods for less mon
ey at Wits than anywhere else in
town.
This county was we'll represented last
week at the Commercial Convention at
Louisville.
While in town this week stop at the
Lake hotel. Fare reasonable.-H. @.
Lake, Prop.
w. s. Beard was in Cloverport last
week trying to work up public library
for that town.
Mrs. J. A. Witt is expecting her sister,
Mrs. Pennington, TO visit her from
Greensboro this week.
John Vest came up from Cloverport
last week and qualified as administrator
Of his fathers estate.
Frank Haswell and wife came up from
Cloverport Saturday evening and spent
Sunday with his father.
j. A. Dean, Owensboro, and ]. s.
Workman, Leltch6eld, were attending
court here last week.
Judge James Skillman, Cloverport,
spent last Sunday in this city. He is at
tending court this week.
Robert Craycroft, Of Meade county,
was here last week looking after some
business in the Circuit Court.
Rev. S. X. Breeding announced last
Sunday that he thought L. B. Davidson
would be able to fill his appointment here
on the fifth Sunday in this month.
The Railroad Company is putting
down the switch out at the stave yard.
There is an immense lot OF slaves being
hauled in here from the back country.
Sweet potato plants of all varieties, for
sale by Ed Goodman, delivered in Hard
insburg. Orders left with DeHaven &
Co. will receive prompt sttention-Ed
Goodman.
R. s. Skillman has made an applica-
for license to practice law. He and
Judge Board have an office together at
present and they may form a partner
ship in the law business.
Tom Mercer served on the Petit jury
this term from McDaniels. Tom has not
been on the jury for five years and he
enjoys rest. He used to saw log good
deal but he has quit that and gone to
farming in earnest.
There is some question as to whether
the road machines will be of proper SER
vice to the county, and they may not be
purchased. They have been given one
or two tests on the public roads.
Notice. Go to A. A. Richardson, Gar
field, for your millinery goods. Hats
trimmed in the very beat style by first
class milliner. Full line Of fertilizer and
wall paper. All kinds of mercantile
goods at the very lowest prices.
Miss Lena McGary has just opened a
new line OF millinery goods at the store
Of Mattingly & Miller at Kirk, and she
invites the public to call and see her
stock. Her goods are all new and fresh,
and of the very latest style.
At the quarterly meeting held at Web.
ster last week the following were
elected delegates to the District Confer.
ence Of the M +. church South, at Leitch.
field, to be held June TO 10; T. b
Henderson, Il. W. Beard, V. G. Babbage
and Elihu Meador. Alternates, Charles
Miller, M. Board, ST., j. II. Skillmar
and Forrest Claycomb.
Piggott & Midlothian, OF Irwin gten
received an order TO furnish thirty doz
en- steel shovels for use on the country
roads, over bids entered by severa
others. An equal number Of these show
els will be distributed among the magis
trates and they will furnish them to the
overseeIs in their several districts
The district Sunday School Conven
ton which was held at the M. Z. churcl
last Saturday was a very interesting
meeting for the Sunday school workers
Misses Annie DeJernett and Ellen Still
read excellent papers on the work, anC
the Sunday School work was discussed
in general way by number in the au
dience. Robt. McGuffin was continue,
as President. The next meeting will b.
held out at New Bethel.
The lecture delivered at the Baptis
church last week by the Rev. Mr. Rsne
was listened TO by large audience. Hi
subject was, "The ups and downs OF
boy from Kentucky to California" TIL,
speakers remarks were such as TO inter
est his hearers through the entire ad
dress. What he said was made up o
good sound common sense, with it'll