Mountain advocate., 1914-06-12

Pikeville, Ky-In the Pike circuit
SQUIRT the jury in the case Of Will
(alias big Windy") Coleman, charged
with the killing of Monroe Hackney in
April, returned a verdict Of man.
with a sentence OF one to
three years In the penitentiary.
Pikeville, fayetteville is facing
the greatest construction period Of It's
The time Of every carpenter
and building agency in the city Is fully
occupied, and the scarcity Of labor ap-
pears to be the only source OF delay to
the builders.
Pikeville, Ky.-An ordinance has
been passed by the city council requir-
ing owners of motor-driven vehicles
to execute a bond for $4,000, in addi' |
ton to license fee OF $50, before they |
will be permitted to use the streets.
Georgetown, Ky.-The Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, com.
posed OF the counties OF Fayette,
Clarke, Bourbon. Estill and Montgom'
cry, will hold an allday meeting in
Georgetown on June 16.
Versailles, Ky.-The state conyen-
ton of the Farmers Cooperative and
Educational union will be held in Yer.
sailles on July %, 20 and 80. A large
gathering of farmers from all parts OF
the state is expected.
Lexington, Ky.-Fire OF unknown
origin destroyed 10 business houses
and 7 residences in Corinth, Grant
county, a town Of 800 population, 20
miles north OF here. The loss is esti'
mated at 100000.
Whitesburg, Ky.-An interesting
good roads meeting was held at Hind
man, Knott county, by Joseph NJ. Ken
dial, of Frankfort, after which Good
Roads club was organized with about
$50 members.
Franklin, Ky.-The trustees OF
ed as president the Rev. N. Smylie. OF
Alabama, who succeeds the Rev. II.
W. Browder. Mr.. Smylie is a Presby'
terrain minister.
Nicholasville, Ky.-Ward Reynolds
Is years old, was handling a pistol
when 1t exploded, shooting his brother
James Reynolds, through the arm and
making a very painful but not fatal
wound.
Frankfort, Ky.-Contracts have been
| signed by the Kentucky Panama-Pa
cific Commission with the film com
pany which is to take moving pictures
in this state for exhibition at the ex
position.
Elizabethtown, Ky.-Rev. J. Green
man, 6S years old, well-known Meth
! odist minister, is dead. His clothing
ignited from a fire in front of which
he was sitting, death resulting short
time after
| Hartford, Ky.-The residence Of
Jack Brown, living near Rickport, was
destroyed by a cyclone, resulting in
the death of l5-year-old boy. Other
members of the family were seriously
injured.
Franklin, Ky.-Porter Butt and Hob
dy Taylor young men, are under ar
rest charged with the killing OF Dona
Gardner, who was assassinated In
Frog Level
Glasgow. Ky.-The business men of
| Glasgow have made it possible for
Glasgow to have a Chautauqua. II
viii be held the latter part of July.
Scottsyille, Ky.-Marvin A. Spur
lock, a merchant of Adolphus, this
county, was shot twice and seriously
wounded by Willie Carter.
Carlisle. Ky.-The Carlisle post
oaice has been raised to the third
class, and beginning July / the salary
of the postmaster will be increased
from $1,000 to $500 a year,
Bowling Green, Ky.-Thos. Swaggs
fisherman. landed catfish at Loci
No. 6. on the Upper Green river, neal
Mammoth Cave. which weighed l0'
pounds.
| Lagrange, Ky.--Work on the new
postofiice building has been starteS
ana viii be pushed RAPIDLY.