The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-03-01
HARO|NSDURG NEWS
AND COURT NOTES.
Richard StiffAdjudged A Lunatic.
Breckenridge County Has
More Wealth And More
Dogs Than Last
r--0ther Per-
sonal Items.
38 INDICTMENTS RETURNED

Mrs. Mollie Kimball, of Virginia,
Minnesota, and Mrs Roland Smith, OF
Stephensport, came last week for sew
eral days visit to relatives in town.
Misses Louise Norman, of Glen
Dean, and Francis Norman, of Falls
of Rough, were guests of Misses Mar
garet and Lillian Beard Saturday and
Sunday.
c. H. Scherffius, formerly of the Ex-
pertinent Station here, but now travel
ing to collect samples of Commercial
feeds in the State, was here the guest
of friends Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. c. L. Bridgers, of
Kingswood, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Marvin Beard Saturday. Rev.
Bridgers is much sought in the evange-
listic field where his labors are success
full. Twice has he been in meetings
here. His spirituality, personality,
sociabiltv and ability as preacher has
endeared him to all our people. He
moves to North Carolina, where he
hopes to rest from overwork in recent
years.
The Kingswood kaleidoscope,
monthly publication issued by the
faculty and students of Kingswood
College, has issued its second number,
full of school news and educational ar
ticles of interest to all who are awake
in Kentucky's educational awakening
Mrs Lee Bishop is having her milli-
merry rooms remodeled and repapered
for the spring trade. Her display room
will be on the second floor instead of
the first as heretofore.
Under the directions of Mrs. Blanche
Read, the ladies of the Home Mission
Society OF the NJ. E. Church, South,
assisted by members of the other church
choirs, gave highly enjoyed musical
at the City Hall Friday night. A good
ly crowd attended, each lnjoying the
instrumental selections, the choruses
anN thS FOSdd SOiOSi All VI winch HaNS
the touch of artists when done by Hard
insburg musicians.
Squire John O'Reilly was in Louis
vile few days last week.
Supt. Driskell went to Stephensport
Saturday to attend the closing exercises
of the graded school,
Judge l. H. Thurman, of Springfield
who was here last week to conduct the
closing week of court profoundly i'm
pressed the bar and court attendants
with his ability and manner of dispatch
in business. Coupled with his know
ledge of law and a clear Interpretation
of the same are an affability and amia-
bleness that render him particularly
satisfactory judge.
! The assessor has completed totaling
the book for 1911 taxes. The list as
taken last fall together with the raises
made by the Board of Supervisors
shows the county's wealth to be about
S285, 900 more than the preceding year
The total valuation is 81, $50, 617. The
legal voters are 5O45; last years book
showed 400. The taxable dogs are
1929; last years was 1861.
VIM. F. Hook was here last week
from Louisville.
R. S. Skillman, of West Point, spent
last week with relatives here.
The grand jury in its three days sit
ing last week returned ten more indict-
ments, making a total of thirty. eight at
this term, which Is in excess of the
number returned here for years.
Misses Eliza Taylor and Esther Mea-
dor spent Saturday and Sunday with
their parents at Custer.
Miss Lillian Hook is visiting in Lou
isville.
Dawson Hook after spending several
weeks at home has returned TO Louis
vile.
For Dental work see DIR. Walker.
Richard Stiff, of near Rhodelia, under
indictment for murder, was adjudged a
lunatic and ordered to the Lakeland
asylum.
John Sutton and Jesse Sutton were
fined $40 each for disturbing a lawful
assembly.
For the celebrated South Bend Watch
call on T. c. Lewis.
/ Virgil Hawkins. young colored boy,