The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-04-18

NiCuolhSNllle.-AH OTulndnCe was
passed by the council relating to
chickens running outside OF the prem
ises OF the owner and a fine OF from
81 to IS will be assessed for each OF.
Tense.
Winchester.-The suit OF ~ J.
Powell againit the Lexington & East
ern railroad is on trial In the circuit
court. He asks for $1,000 damages
for injuries which. he alleges. were
due to the csrelessness OF those in
charge OF train.
Cadiz.-W. p. Burrow. who con.
Quoted a grocery here for the last
six months. has filed petition in
bankruptcy In the federal court at
Paducah. His assets are given at
$500. with liabilities OF $3.50 Most OF
the creditors are Wholesale grocers.
Elizabethtown.-The receipts OF
the Elizab.thtown postoffice at the
close OF the fiscal year. March 81.
amounted to s6,S7l. an increase OF
5000 over last year. The money order
receipts of the Office have doubled
within the last four years.
Nicholasville.-The general mer-
chandise store of Samuel Royse. north
OF here. was burned. both the building
and contents being destroyed. The
origin of the fire is not known. The
loss is about $500. partly covered by
insurance.
Carlisle.-Work was begun on the
new city nall to be erected here. The
contract was recently let to Elliott
Colliver Of this city. The hall is to be
two stories in height and will be built
of pressed brick. trimmed with Bed
ford stone.
Maysyille-Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Paul of this city will celebrate their
golden wedding anniversary. They
were married April %. 1852, in Ma
son county, FIVE miles from this city,
by the Rev. DR.. Daley of Mt. Joliet,
and with the exception of two years
have lived in this county continuously.
Maysville. freight wreck on
the c. & O.. six miles east of here,
proved TO be serious, as 1t took the
wrecking crew all day to clear II.
| Traffic was closed about seven hours.
| The two fast passenger trains, one
for the East and one for the West,
were held.
Bowling Green.-The Warren coun-
ty fiscal court authorized County At
tornoy Charles Drake to oppose the
mandamus proceedings filed against
this body by the county board OF edu-
cation to force the court to raise the
tax levy OF ~ cents on each 800
worth of taxable property to Is cents
for school purposes.
Somerset.-The members OF the
| Christian church of this city have
bought the lot on the east side Of
Main street known as the Howell
property and will begin the construc-
ton OF a new church in the near fu-
ture. The church will cost about
$4,000.
| Owensporo. The Henderson high
school debating team, defending the
negative side of the question. RE
solved. that the initiative an refer
endum should be adopted by the
states" won from Owensboro in de-
bate at Owensboro. John Rogers and
Miss Nancy Dorsey composed the
Henderson debating team; c. Clark,
G. Beirk and J. C. Jenkins repre-
scented Greensboro.
Paris.-The Bourbon county fiscal
court fixed the county tax levy for
1912 at so cents on each 800 worth
of property subject 10 taxation for
state purposes. divided as follows:
Courthouse bonds and interest on
same, cents for turnpikes and
bridges, rs cents; for general pur-
poses. 10 cents. A poll tax OF $3.50
on each adult male citizen OF the
county was also levied. II was fur
thered ordered that an ad valorem
tax OF 10 cents be levied for school
purposes on all property outside of
the city of Paris and the Little Rock
graded common school district.
| Barbourville.- Davis, pub
Usher of the Kentucky Odd Fellow.
now issued from Louisville, has
leased the plant of the Peoples News,
in this city. The Louisville publica'
ton probably will be issued from this
point. The local publication will bs
continued as a Democratic organ.
Lancaster.-A number OF Garrard
farmers have sustained severe losses
from cholera among their swine,
Many others are yaccinating their
hogs as a precaution against the dis
ease.