The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-08-26

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So Good as Expected-Paris jail
Broken.
ALIVE IN COFFIN:--An interest
ing case comes from Bullitt County.
A little child had been put in a. coffin
ready for burial, when a storm pre-
vented the funeral. The watchers
heard a sound from the coffin and
found the child alive.
COUNTERFEFTERS CAUGHT
Four men who were making counter
felt money in Louisville were caught
by the United States Secret Service.
They had about $1,4s0,0O0 in bogus
Mexican bills in a trunk when they
were discovered.
WORK THE SOLUTION:-In an
address before the National Negro
Business League in Louisville, Booker
T. Washington told of the wonderful
progress made by his race in the last
twenty years. He said the hope OF
the negro lay in honesty, industry,
and thrift. He was unanimously re-
elected President of the League.
FREE-FOR-ALL-FIGHT: - A free
for all fight took place in Casey
County last week. Two men were kill
ed and a man and a woman were
seriously injured. Other participants
we're landed in jail.
CONPLIMENTED BY GOVERN
MENT:-The Hon. Brutus Clay, Of
Nicholasville, KY, United States min
lister to Switzerland has been given
very rare honor by that govern
ment In that he has been appointed
corresponding member of the National
Institute of Geneva. He is the tenth
American who has received the
honor.
BLACKBURN NOT TO RESIGN
The report that Gov. ]. G. s. Black
burn, of the Isthmian Canal Zone has
resigned is not true.
PEACE AMONG TOBACCO GROW
ERS:-The American Society of Equi-
ty and the Burnley Tobacco Society
have finally agreed on pledge
which seems to be satisfactory to the
tobacco growers of Kentucky.
SHOOTING IN ESTILL COUNTY,
"A man named Isaacs is charged
with having shot VIM. Pearsons near
Red Lick in this county. Isaacs Is
still at large as we 60 10 press.
MADISON COUNTY FAIR:-The
Madison County Fair which was held
last week was successful. The rings
were full of entries and the compe-
ton was exciting One of the features
was the big automobile parade.
KEPT HIS OATH:-Basil Hayden,
of Greenbriar. Nelson County, died
last week after keeping an oath made
fifty years ago. He swore that he
would never step out of his room If
Lincoln was elected President,
he has not done it since that time
lie was one of the sharpest horse
traders in the country. He left
SIS, 900.
WILL NAME TICKET:-The anti
machine Republicans and Democrats
of Lexington will meet Saturday to
nominate a ticket in opposition to
that named by the Democrats recent
ly, because of an alleged raw DEAL"
BOLD ESCAPE:-When the turn
key of the Bourbon County jail was
locking up the prisoners for the night
negro seized him by the throat and
compelled him to give up the keys.
The negro then unlocked the doors
and liberated the prisoners. A reward
is offered for their capture.
SLASHED TO PIECES: = Bogie
Phillips, well known farmer living
near Brodhead, KY, and the father
Of Earl and Lou Phillips, students Of
Berea College, was found dead early
Saturday morning in the yard in from
of the home of Owen Turpin, another
farmer. Philips had been stabbed
several times In the breast and his
body was literally slashed to pieces
Turpin was later arrested by the
sheriff of Rockcastle County along
with a stranger named Roberts, who
claims TO have found Phillips dead
near his front fence. He says that
when he first saw the body 1t had
the appearance of having been there
for some time. Both Turpin and Rob.
erts are being held on suspicion.
The Brodhead Fair ended Friday
and 1t Is the opinion of some of the
authorities that Phillips. might have
been murdered and then his body
thrown over the fence to divert sus-
picion. Phillips was 40 years of age,
married and leaves a family.
POOR CROPS:-In spite of the
prediction last spring that the crops
this year would be the finest in the
history Of the state so far have been
rather poor with the exception of
corn which has grown rank and weed,
with the heavy rains of July and
August. Tobacco is being cut this
week while there is good weather.