The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-01-24
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Montia E. Akridge came from
place called Zero. in Hart county
KY, to II degrees below zero II
Hodgenville, to procure a marriag
license to marry Miss Ollie Rey
nolds, of near Zero, but whether
above or below is not stated.
With a crash that was heard
through the business district o
Henderson, the heavy plate-glasi
skylight at Miners dry goods store
fell from the weight of the heavy
snow and ice that began to melt
Sol Klein, a salesman, was slightly
injured about the face by a piece
of flying glass.
Uncle Sam assisted Cupid in q
romance at Glasgow by bringing a
letter with a ticket enclosed to Miss
Pearl Wood. a pretty Warren-coun-
ty girl, from her lover, Willard
Matthews. a prosperous business
man, together with a request that
she meet him in San Francisco,
Cal, where they would be married
on her arrival. The young couple
attended school at Glasgow togeth-
er several years ago, where the ro-
nance began.
New Castle, Ky, Jan. 2O.-After
three days had been occupied in try
ing the suit of A. w. Thomas
against the Eminence Distilling'
Company for $4,000 damages on
account of the death of his Swear
old son. Judge Charles G. Marshall
gave peremptory instructions to the
jury to find no cause of action.
Thomas, who lives on Fox Run
Creek, alleged that his son died of
typhoid fever, due to drinking wat
er from Fox Run Creek, which had
been polluted by slop and offal
dumped into it by the distilling
company. Several other children
also suffered from typhoid fever,
and damage suits aggregating 500
900 are pending against the distil-
lery company.
Whitesburg. KY, Jan. 20.-It is
expected that trains will be running
into Jenkins over the Sandy Valley
G Elkhorn railroad within the next
two months, as practically all the
grade and bridge abutment work is
complete Already work trains are
running over twelve miles of tho
road, and within thirty days Shelby
Gap will be reached. That point is
within seven miles of Jennings.
jacksonville, KY, Jan. 2O.-The
Rev. A. d. Litchfeld, pastor of the
West Broadway Methodist church,
Louisville, addressed an overflow
meeting at the Tabernacle last
night in the interest of prohibition.
The local option fight is waxing
warm and meetings are held at all
hours Of the day and night. The
election will be held next Wednes-
day. Both sides are confident of
victory.
Shepherdsville, KY. Jan 90
William Raney slipped into q cis-
tern in the rear OF the store of
Troutman Bros, going down feet
foremost This fact saved him prob
ably, as be was uninjurcd and man,
aged to climb out by digging his
finger nails into the crevices OF the
stone wall
Paducah, KY. Jan. 2O.-Being
unable to procure license to marry
in their own State, where first
cousins are prohibited from we'd
ding, Miss Mary Connors and Thom-
as Connors and Harry Schwartz and
Miss Bertha Bernhard. all of St
Louis. came to Paducah and took
advantage of the Kentucky law.
Campton. KY, Jan. 2O.-John
Watkins was convicted In the Cir
cult Court of this county on the
charge of OBTAINING "A female under
the age of sixteen years. and was
sentenced to the penitentiary for a
term Of from ten to twenty years.
Paducah, Ky. Jan. 20.--with the
completion of the ditch which
drains Blizzard Pond into Clark's
river. 5000 acres OF fine. fertile
land in the southeastern part OF the
county have been reclaimed. The
work had been in progress year.
Whitesburg. Ky. Jan. 2O.-Jasoni
Cox, Road Commissioner OF Letcher
county. was convicted OF the shoot
ing of John Banks. Jr., in Down,
River section, six months ago, and
fined $500 and sentenced. to siA
months in the county Jail.
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