The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1908-02-19
ABOUT MEN WHO
ARE DOING THINGS.


Chas. May, Foster Heyser and sam
Conrad are very busy getting ready tor
the Knights of Pythias banquet, to be
given tomorrow night at Oelze's Hall.
900
p. ID. Plank, Master Mechanic OF the
Henderson Route shops, always did and
has not quit during the panic, giving
money to church subscriptions and see
ing that ministers are paid in full when
il comes to his part. Just recently he
had a load of coal hauled to the
Methodist parsonage and it was COM
plete surprise to the Rev. Currie.
600
Fred May is enjoying the cash system
in the meat market.
600
Chas. b. Skillman has been receiving
the quarterly collections from the
Methodist church members during w.
II. Bowmer's abst nee.
Judge Wills is able to be out in town
after fighting attacks Of grip for several
weeks.
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There is probably not a man in town
who enjoys flowers as much as Chas.
Furrow. He rarely ever sees one un-
less he notices it in every particular and
he has flowers growing at his home the
year round.
Carl Lishen has not been in the meat
business long, but he comes by the |
butchers trade naturally, having
handled the butchers knife ever since
he was large enough to walk. He is
having a fair trade at his shop in the
West End.
90
d. H. Sewers is now being called
''Mud Sewers" having recently been
given that name by his young friend,
Eudaily Currie.
600
Everybody knows that John a. Ross
is a fine engineer, a successful farmer
and a good church member, but it isn't
every one who has learned of his ability
as a blacksmith, carpenter anda knife
maker. AT his home in the East End
is a handsome rocking chair that he
made himself IL is of ash wood and
makes are beauties and lucky is the
person who gets to claim one He makes
one every now and theufor q gift to a
friend or relative. Mr.. Ross has a very
convenient little blacksmith shop in
his back yard.
600
John Monarch, of Hardinsburg, says
he would like to be County Clerk once
more in bis life, and as he isn't very
old, prospects are good for him.
600
O'Connell like other men, is finding
out that advertising is the way to sell
groceries, dry goods and anything else.
600
Wednesday of last week L. McGavock,
who tor several years has been travelling
salesman for Cabell, Bayse & Co Lou
isville, resigned his position with them
to represent Otter a Company, whole
sale groceries of the same city. The
change will be more lucrative for him
and he will also have the same territory
getting home once a week. Mr.. Nc
Gavock is one of the few men on the
road who has the advantage of getting
home so often.
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Dr. Forrest Lightfoot is a lover of
fine stationary and the kind he uses
carries out his good taste of colors and
design. His letter heads and envelopes
are of handsome linen paper in gray
blue and printed in blue ink; the type
being Old English. The influence of
good stationery is most extensive and
its force is being recognized by leading
business men everywhere.
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Men who prosper in life labor hard
while other men are idle; who are act
ing while others are striving with indie
cision,
Competition is the cutting of prices
in Irvington and Dick Hardaway has
his nerve when it comes to selling tulu.
One store in that city commenced sell
ing Kis-Me gum, two punches for five