The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-10-13
Kentucky State News

Frankfort.-Gov. Wilson granted
the following pardons: Ed Donahue,
convicted in Martin county Of selling
liquor and sentenced to serve six
months in Jail. The governor says
ponahue is dying of consumption. w.
J. Johnson. sentenced in Bell county
10 serve six months in Jail on the
charge OF falling to support his family.
Observation-Disclosures OF incorpor-
alton were filed by the ID. w. Kitchen
Co. with $4,000 capital stock. The
incorporators are Dixon w. Kitchen,
Rubie Dick Kitchen and T. Beale
Smith. The new concern takes over
the Hopper a Kitchen book store and
will do a wholesale and retail bust
ness In books, stationery and wall
Paper.
Barboursyille.-Wo has been start.
ed on the Tye Fork extension of the
Cumberland railroad. in upper Knox
county. and extensive coal fields of the
Brush creek valley will be opened for
development. The line will be three
miles in extent, and will be finished
with all speed possible. as a number
of operations have already been start
ed on coal leases.
Henderson.-Jim Hatfield, a coal
miner. was shot in the back by John
Pickett on the premises of Dills' sa-
loon In this city and died a few min
utes after being taken to the city hos.
pital. II is said Pickett admitted do
ing the shooting and gave as his rea'
son that 1t was an old grudge. Fur
ther than that he would not give any
particulars of the affair.
Mayheld.-By a timely discovery the
attempt 20 burn the plsnt of the Mes
senger Publishing Co. was prevented.
The unknown person who applied the
torch broke through the rear door and
poured large quantities OF coal oil over
the floor. papers and machinery. Pc
destrians passing the street gave the
alarm before the fire had gained much
head way, and thereby saved disas-
trous loss 20 property.
Franl1fort--Ed Gordin, sentenced to
life imprisonment for killing w. Co
vert, in Bell county, was pardoned by
Acting Gov. Cox. Gordin was paroled
about ten years ago, after serving nine
years, but for a slight offense was re-
turned to the penitentiary. Acting
Gov. Cox said Covert made dying
statement that Gordin did not fire the
shot that killed him.
Georgetown.-Presi Arthur va
ger, of Georgetown college, and chair
man of the Rhodes scholarship board
for Kentucky. makes the early an
nouncement that the examination for
students wishing to pass for this most
desirable honor will be held in Lex.
ington on October 20. beginning at 10
o'clock a. m. and lasting two days. He
wishes to emphasize that II is hoped
by the whole board that no deserving
student may overlook this glorious op-
portunity.
Carlisle.-Arrangements have been
made for the annual agricultural fair
which will be held here October Is.
A large premium list has been offer
cd by local merchants and prepare
lions have been made to entertain one
OF the largest crowds ever seen here.
Agricultural products from all over
Nicholas county will be exhibited.
Lexington.-The1 1910 session OF the
Grand lodge /. o. o. F. of Kentucky
Is in session in the Auditorium here
There are at least 500 Representatives
from the 1872 subordinate lodges
throughout the state in attendance at
this session Of the Grand lodge.