The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-21

Olnlng counties was originated III
lexington for the purpose of voting
,ther counties dry while it remain
ID wet. Such an election, the petit
ion declares, would be hurtful to
Winchester, Ky.-Jessie Leila, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rodney Cooper, of Ruckerville, this
county, was thrown from an old fam
ly horse and instantly killed. The
:hild's neck was broken. She was
placed on the animal as the hands
and in crossing ditch the horse
stumbled.
Danville, Ky.-Dynamiters have
Vile. Several fishermen report many
dead fish floating in the river, and one
says that he and his companions gath
cred about fifty pounds of fish stun
ned by dynamite explosions. One
carp weighed ten pounds and another
fifteen.
Glasgow, Ky-A number of per-
sons of this section are the victims
of a disease known as the pink eye.
For the past three months an cpl
demic of pink eye has been going
around among the cattle while but
few deaths have occurred a large
numher have gone Hind
Newport, Ky.-Declaring that his
action was due to personal reasons,
which he did not explain, Prof. Otis
Games, well known Cincinnati edu-
Gator, refused to serve as superintend-
ent of the Newport schools after he
had accepted the position some time
ago.
Carrollton, Ky.-A petition contain
ing LIS names was filed with the
county clerk asking for a prohibition
election on Monday, September %.
This is almost so per cent of the vote
cast in the last presidential election.
Carlisle, Ky.-Buried under tons of
rock, two men were instantly killed
and one was severely injured in the
premature explosion of a blast which
took place at the Quarries on the Car
Isle and Sharpsburg pike, near here
Bowling Green, Ky.-The first meet
ing of the Warren County Strawberry
Growers association since the close
of the seasons business has been held
The purpose of the meeting was to
hear the general managers report.
Lexington, Ky.-Sheriff T. c. Brad
ley took to Frankfort and turned over
to the warden of the penitentiary to
begin service 13 persons convicted of
felonies at the June criminal period of
the Fayette circuit court.
Maysville, Ky-Henry Misler, aged
80, the oldest person in Mason county,
died at his home near Minerva after
brief illness. He was for over so
farmers of this county.
Paducah, Ky.-County Judge Lang
ordered a special election for Septem-
Der 21 for the purpose of settling the
prohibition question. He found more
than the requisite number of legal
voters on a petition filed.
for Kentucky: Bohon, Mercer county,
V. R. Teater, vice w. C. Forsythe, re-
signed; Slaughterville, Webster coun-
ty, S. E. Williams; Emma, Floyd coun-
ty, w H. Eddington.
Shepherdsville, Ky.-Croan & Grit
fin, of this city, lumber dealers, went
to Mississippi to close a deal for a
large boundary of timber land in the
Delta country. The deal involves
about $4,000.
Winchester, Ky.-The First and
Washington street Presbyterian con-
gregation will worship together this
month. They are the first congrega-
tions in this city to adopt open-air
meetings.
Augusta, Ky.-Milton Hancock, So
years old, accidentally shot and killed
himself while squirrel hunting at Har-
rison, Ohio, and his body was brought
to his old home at Foster for burial.
Henderson, Ky.-While seated un.
der large tree four inmates of the
county poor farm were severely in.
jured, one fatally, when a large limb
was blown off, striking all the men,
Carlisle, Ky.-A marriage license
was issued here to Miss Goebel Camp.
bell, aged fourteen, and Este ]. Cas-
well, twenty-four.
Henderson, Ky.-If neighbors had
not discovered the home of Charles
Allison on fire when they did and
quickly aroused the family, probably
all, five in number, would have been
burned to death, when the home was
totally destroyed by fire.
Carrollton, Ky.-,rhe mussel indus
try in the Ohio near here is forging to
the front, not only in the quality of
shells, but also because of the many
fine pearls found by the fishermen,
ranging in value from few dollars to
hundreds.