The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-01-12
HAPPENINGS
IN KENTUCKY.

ID. O. Croft, editor of the Jessa-
mine News, and Howard West mar
rowly escaped asphyxiation Satur-
day afternoon while repairing the
gasoline engine in the News office
at Nicholasville, Ky. Both were
overcome by fumes of escaping gas,
but fortunately Elliott West, who
had called for his son few minutes
before, succeeded in dragging both
men to the fresh air, where physi-
clans soon resuscitated them.
John Light, Maysville, KY, aged
eighty, died at his home, near from
injuries received nom a fall We'd
nesday night. He slept upstairs aud
as he went up 60 retire he opened
the wrong door, one which led to a
porch around which there was no
banister. He walked of, falling
fifteen feet, lying there all night.
When found he was almost frozen
to death. Several ribs on his right
side were broken and his entire body
was "a mass OF bruises. He never
regained consciousness. He was a
peculiar and religious man, having
attended all the camp meetings held
on Ruggles camp grounds since the
association was organized, never
took drink of liquor nor used to-
bacco in any shape.
Logan Geary, a young man Of
Caneyville, hiss been arrested for
passing as dimes pennies which had
been plated with quicksilver and
nitric acid.
Mrs. Sarepta Galbrath, aged eigh-
ty-four years, living near Maysvilie,
started fire in the CRATE. 1t did
not burn fast enough and she threw
some coal oil on it. The flame flew
out of the CRATE and ignited her
clothing, and before aid could be
summoned she was burned so badly
that she died few hours later She
leaves a son, Thomas, at Cleveland,
Ohio.
While alone in his room, Thomas
Abel, eighty years old, of Tartar,
Russell county, was burned to death
Jan. 8. His clothing caught fire
from an open fireplace, and, being
too feeble to extinguish the flames,
he was burned to death. He was a
highly respected citizen.
James Pritchett, aged sixty-elght
years, one Of the best known farm
ers of the county, died in Hender-
son of commissions. He was in town
on visit and while walking along
the street slipped and fell on the ice.
Rev. Robert Y. Thomas, a well
known Methodist minister, is dead
at Marion, at the age of eighty
years.
The body of an unknown man,
poorly dressed, was found In
strawstack at Bainbridge, Chri stisn
county, Friday night, Jan. 8, but
was not reported until yesterday,
The man was seen in the neighbor-
hood Tues lay for the last time un-
til the body was found. At the in
quest one witness testified that he
talked with the man Tuesday, and
he said his name was Miller, and
was from Graves county. The ver-
diet of the Coroner's jury was that
the man frOze to death.
Endorsements of John w. Yerkes
for cabinet portfolio by the Re-
publican organizations of every
Southern State except Missouri will
be placed before the President bv
National Committeeman w. p.
BrownlOw, of Tennessee, one day
this week, The papers are being
prepared, and Mr.. Brownlow will
take the earliest opportunity offer
ing to present them.
Mayking, Jan. lO.-John Henry
Mullins, aged thirty-six years, re-
siding near tie Pike county line,
died from the effects of bite from
a cat today.
Owingsville, KY, Jan. l0.-At
Olive Hill, Carter county. Viola, the
young daughter OF Hugh Stone, was
standing near fire when her cloth
ing became ignited, and she was
fatally burned before she could be
rescued. She died after few hours