The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-03-09
CUSTOM.

Miss Maud Whelan, OF Audyville, Is
visiting her sister Mrs. q. r.. Lewis
Miss Helen Tyler Pollock will teach
the spring term Of school at this place
Mrs. HAYDEN Miles, formerly Of this
place is sick with typhoid fever at her
home near Buck GROVE.
Misses Jennie Hardin, Lillian Nc
Glothlan and Ellen Muuf 'rd spent the
day with Miss Eva G ,rrigau last Thurs
dIy.
Mr.. Thomas Hardaway, near Bewley-
Vile, has two ewes with SIX lambe, all
doing we'll. What sheep raiser can beat
that?
Mr.. Will Basket purchased ~ head OF
nice ewes OF Mr.. u I. Stith, of near Bew-
leyville. The price YVES close to IS so
per head.
1 haye for sale one thorough bred
"Duroc" Jersey red hog (male) Apply
to correspondent OF BREcKENRIDGE News,
Custom, Ky,
Miss Helen Tyler Pollock, accompanied
Miss Annie O'Bryan home and they
were the guests at the Conway mansion,
Fruit Ridge, last Monday.
notice that the wonderful creamery,
Irvington, has been sold again. Wonder
IL the present owner wouldn't like to ex-
change it now for some Meade county
"gas stock" and then burn the gas stock
Mr.. Smith, the brick and lumber man,
of West Point, was in town Friday try
ing to sell Charley Anderson his bill of
lumber to build that nice two story
dwellir that Charley will build right
away.
Some citizens from our vicinity took
stock to Irvirgion last Saturday to the
miscellaneous sale they have there, but
returned with their stock unsold. IL
looks like it takes some people a long
time to "catch on"
Mr. Seth Richardson who moved from
here to R ,anoke county, Va about three
years ago, returned with his new wife
last week, 70 Meade county, where he
intends making his future home. He is
still in the photographers business.
Mr.. George Wiles was in town the
other day prospecting a telephone line
from this place to Stephensport. II
seems that every body has the "phone''
mania at present. Every private house
in Custom is having one put in and they
have lots OF fun at each others expense
Mr.lSam Garden, who lives up on Sink
ing creek, four miles west of Irvington,
is visiting his son, Ansel Garden, neal
this place Mr.. Garden is Sc years OF age
and makes frequent calls on horse back
TO his children who live down in Ohio
county, near the Falls of Rough, dis
lance OF over so miles.
David Henry, Jr., was in our town las
week and bought telephone privilege
from Mr.. Neff who owns the line from
here to Garfield, via Irvington. So OF
the amount Mr. Henry paid entities hin
to talk over the line whenever anC
wherever he plesses. $3.50 purchases &
private box In your dwelling, Office o.
store and you way then talk at you
pleasure.
Mrs. Chas. H Drury, of near Bewley
vile, received telegram last week in
forming her of the death of her sister
who resided in Florida. Mrs. DrurN
went to her former home at Carrolton
KY, where her sisters remains will b,
carried for interrment. Mrs. Drury ha
the sympathy of her many friends anC
acquaintances here in Meade and Brock
enridge counties
Mr.. John A Hardesty, proprietor o
the Norris House. Lebanon, KY, visite'
Mr.. Henry B. Livers last week. MI
Hardesty accompanied his cousin, MI
Hooker, to Mooleyville to be treate'
for cancer by DR.. Mitchell Of that place
While there Mr.. Hooker died of hear
trouble that was caused from takin
chloroform that was administered to hin
in Louisville, while undergoing a surg
cal operation. Mr.. Rockers remain
were shipped home last Thursday for in
terrment.