The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-12-27

Ben Hook came home from Brandon
burg last week to spend Christmas.
A fine grade of New Orleans molasses
just received at the Eclipse Grocery.
Rev. w. B. Sneed has been conducting
a very successful meeting at Sample.
Our merchants did a fine business last
Saturday in the sale of holiday goods.
Our bird hunters are putting in all of
their time before the bird law expires.
Jesse Eskridge came up from Hender-
son last Saturday and returned Tues
day
Bud Hook and family came up from
the Falls Of Rough to spend Christmas
here
If you don't see it down the street we
know you can find it at the Eclipse Gro
Gerry.
Il. Old Santa Claus has a heart that is
boundless, therefore draw on him for
this week.
The death Of D. L. Moody removes
from us one of the greatest EYangelists
of the age.
Some people in this world like that
little game, "The Power of Money"
mighty well.
Old Santa Claus has come and gone,
making the homes and hearts Of many
children happy.
Prof. Roberts and wife left last satur-
day for their home in Meade county to
spend Christmas week.
While you are enjoying this glad
Christmas time, think Of the hundreds
of Children who have DO Santa Claus.
Miss Elite Clarkson left last Saturday
to spend Christmas week with her
friends in Meade county.
The Evening Post has a large circula-
ton in this town and vicinity and is
sold by Wallace Babbsge.
The game law expires on the last day
Of this month, and it will be unlawful
to kill quails after that time,
Postmaster Marcus Kincheloe gave a
big Christmas dining to a number of his
friends and relatives last Monday.
The pupils In Miss Irene Boards room
at the public school, on last Friday, pre-
scented her with a handsome Christmas
present.
The telephone boxes for the new wire
on the Cloverport and Hardinsburg ex.
change arrived last week. They will be
put up at once,
A violin recital or a male or female
quartet, or "McFadden's Row on the
Chute" would be a fine attraction for
the City Hall this week.
w. K. Barnes, was in Louisville last
Friday, where he obtained a discharge
in bankruptcy for Elvin French of I'M
ion Star, in the Federal Court.
Said Prof Roberts, "Our college closed
last Friday for a weeks holiday and the
boys instead of taking in Greek and Lat
in, can feast awhile on turkey and plume
pudding.
Bill Ovens found the weather a little
raw in that race against Gayle for the
nomination for Congress in the Ashland
district. He only got left $500 votes
Ovens was a Brown Democrat
On Christmas eve, when all we're
in bed,
Right down the chimney be flew;
And stretched the stocking leg out
az the top,
He Clapped Ia present for you
This boy and his little sister went TO
work On the chimney to clean it Of SCOT
for old Santa Claus TO come down.
They used coal oil and scortched old
santa's hide, and he got Ia his chariot
and gallopod away.
We have been informed that early
next year the railroad company win
build q new depot for Hardinaburg.
The freight and passenger travel from
here certainly ought 10 justify it No
other station on the branch has a depot
quite so unGIghtly.
The churches in This town seem % bo
Ga such q prosperous condition that q
church festival Or ga oyster supper never
meets with 30 much 90 a suggestion.
eomeihing Of Che kind though, might
vary the monoiony little during the
holidays
Ohal Durham ives down 90 Glover
port Oh Che day they held tho local OBJ.
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