The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-04-28
In Old Kentucky

/ Falmouth has municipal cleo
trio light plant.
A $1,000 dairy is being erected
at Middlesboro.
Amodern theatre is being erect
ed in Whitesburg.
Pikeville is to build a $4,000
public school building.
The brick street in Lawrence
burg has a fine appearance.
Campbellsville will install a
complete waterworks system.
Versailles is spending $4,000
in asphalting her main street.
Hazard is to improve its sewer
system and add new machinery
to its electric light plant.
Middlesboro will offer for sale
on April 30th, a franchise for the
operation of an electric street
railway.
Kentucky's highest altitude is
Big Black mountain in Harlan
county, which is 1000 feet above
the sea level.
Harrodsburg is to have a S1O,-
600 addition to the municipal
lighting plant and extend its sys-
tenn of city lights.
Capt. Logan Feland, of Hop
kinsville will be at the head of
one of the American columns in
the war with Mexico.
Sunday mail service has been
put into effect over the Lexington
& Eastern. 1t will give Eastern
Kentucky a fine mail service.
The first Kentucky regiment
is without a Chaplain. DR.. E. l..
Powell, of Louisville, KY, resign
ed this position some months ago.
The postofice called McCreary
in Garard county, has been dis
continued, and those people will
be served with rural route deliv-
cry.
Carlisle is to have a cannery,
promoted by local capital and has
let a contract for water works
system and reservoir of 10000
600 gallons capacity.
By vote of 213 to Sc the citi-
zens of Berea showed themselves
in favor of graded school. In
the early spring, ground will be
broken for the new building.
Edwin P. Morrow, the present
U. S., District Attorney for the
Eastern District, seems to be the
favorite of the Republican party
for its candidate for Governor.
Mr.. joe A. Jackson, probably
the most youthful editor and
newspaper man in the country,
has severed his connection with
the Winchester Sun. Mr., Jack
son after a rest will take a course
at the Pulitzer school of Journal
ism at Columbia University.
Irvine Is to have a new brick
and cement block factory with a
capacity of 10000 brick or blocks
each day. Its output will include
all forms of ornamental cornices,
stills, door steps, silo parts and
various other building necessities.
o. H. Boltz formerly a resident
of Irvine will erect it.
The new $4,000 depot which
has been under construction by
the c. N. O. & T. P. Railway
Company at Somerset, KY, has
just been completed and thrown
open to the public. 1t is consid
cred one of the handsomest struc.
lures between Cincinnati and
Chattanooga, with the exception
of Lexington.
/ Arthur w. Cook, the champion
corn grower of Kentucky, receiv
ed a check from the Continental
Coal Corporation of Chattanooga
Tenn, for 1852 for 131 bushels OF
corn raised by him on one acre O.
ground and by which he estab
lished himself as the champion
corn grower of Kentucky.
By the operation of a new law
fixing the minimum age for com
mitment to the State house O.
Reform at ten years and provid
ing that a child from the age o.
ten to fifteen years who is sen
there for any offense less than {
felony, the county must pay The
cost of transportation and Sl0(
annually, will materially cut dowr
the number of inmates.