The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-03-14

Taylor county. lie promises to make
a strong race
Lcxington.-J. NJ. Kelly. president
OF the Merchants Transfer company,
has succeeded y. l.. Hutchinson, re-
signed, as president OF the Lexington
Banking and Trust company.
Owensboro.-The Rev. GEORGE VI.
Conner. for IL years assistant rector
OF St Paul's Catholic church, will
shortly assume the pastorate OF st.
Williams church in Louisville.
Paducah.-R. l.. Barnett, secretary
and treasurer of the Farmers Union,
expects to organize branches in Ow-
ingsyille. Mt. Sterling and Liberty.
Augusta. all of the
double-track construction on tho
Chesapeake a. Ohio railway In
Bracken county has been completed.
Hickman.-Judge II. +. Remley has
rendered his resignation to Governor
| McCreary as police court Judge for
the city of Hickman. his resignation
to take effect March II.
Hickman.-After Is years, O. l..
Singleton has learned that tract of
S33 acres left him by his father in
deathbed will is located in Humpb-
ries county, Tenn.
Mayfeld.-M Olive Council was
seriously burned on the back and
head when her dress caught fire
| from a crate. Her sister. Miss Grace,
suffered painful burns in extinguish.
ing the flames.
Hickman. o. West. until re
Gently in the livery business, has
bought from J. A. Thompson and II. !
A. Ledford their two-thirds interest in
the LaClede hotel and building for
$500. After March /. Mr.. West will |
have charge of the hotel
Mt. Sterling.-Wade Bros. Of Trcn-
ton, Tenn. have brought suit here |
against II. X. Oldham and Roy Green
OF this county for sl.4lO damages,
claiming that the Greens sold a horse |
10 them for the amount mentioned. |
which did not come up to recommend
atoms.
Owensboro. - The Pruitt-CashoD
Furniture company has asked for the
appointment of an assignee 1t claims
assets $4,000 in excess of its liabili-
ties. Lack of harmony in the man
agement is the reason assigned for
the present action.
Owensboro.-lt has been learned
that w. w. Pierson, who committed
suicide in Atlanta. had $4,000 life in
surance. $4,000 of which is payable
TO his estate and to his father, w. w.
Pierson, ST., of Union county, while
the remaining $4,000 is made pay
able to his wife
Barbourville-The school board
has accepted plans for the proposed
new high school building, and its
construction will begin within a
few weeks. The building will be a
three-story brick. with large audi.
torium and nine recitation rooms. 1t
will cost about s17,5OO.
Greensboro. summary OF the
statistical reports for the past month
is as follows: Deaths, %; births, 81;
marriages, So; arrests. l69; fines,
81 .29O; six fires. loss $1,000. practi-
cally covered by insurance; bank
clearings. s2.09O571. The postofIlce
receipts show an increase of $500
over the same month last year.
nsboro.-President j. A. Big
gcrstaff of the Kentucky State union
of the American Society of Equity
has called a special meeting OF that
to be held in Central
City Tuesday. March 26, for the pur
pose OF reconsiderlng the part OF the
proceedings of the state meeting that
was held in Greensboro, Jan. 10, rela
tive TO the dues for the year 1912
Owensboro-J, III. Harlin u Foun.
tain Run has bought out the Bryan x
Clayton Dry Goods company Of this
city. This company began business
here so years ago under the manage
ment of the late Judge Bryan Of Glas.
cow Later his sen, ]. l.. Bryan. took {
charge OF tie business and later j. f.
Clayton. young business man OF
Glasgow. was added to the firm.
Hickman.-Ed Evans has been ar
rested. charged with shooting with.
out proyocation negro boz who was
work ng beside the road "