The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-10-14
IN OUR own STATE
Berea Man Injured when Auto and
Cycle Collide

the Berea College laundry, Of Berea,
was badly bruised and his motor
cycle was destroyed by fire Sunday
afternoon about four o'clock on the
Richmond pike. about half a mile
this side Of the reservoir, when he
collidcd with an automobile driven
by Lucas Combs. son OF leslie
Combs. Two front wheels Of the
automobile were torn of, the front
axle bent backward, the lights and
left fender smashed and the wind
shield broken.
Garfield was brought TO Lexing-
ton i'm the ear of Leslie Combs,
which was Immediately behind that
Of his son, and his injuries were
found To consist mainly Of bruises
on his lets and thigh. He was taken
to his home last night by his father,
who came for him.
Garfield was riding away from
Lexington on the dirt pike and had
pulled on the left side Of the road
to pass an automobile going in the
same direction. when he struck the
Combs car which was coming to-
ward Lexington. The Combs car
had also been turned out Of the road
10 pass another car and on account
Of the dust neither was able to see
the other until the machines almost
had collidcd. when the auto was
headed into the bank to break the
force Of the collision. Both parties
seem to think the accident was un-
J avoidable The auto was damaged
by striking the hank.
!. The gasoline tank on the motor
5 cycle exploded, setting fire to the
: machine which was practically
D ruined before the fire was extin-
J guished. II was brought to the
}, Phoenix Garage and the automobile
: was towed to the Service Tire Com
lpany.- Lexington Herald.
). Bio Lumber Company Changes Hands
The Rice Lumber Company. OF
. pineville. has closed deal with the
T.. ]. Asher & Sons in which all the
= lumber and milling plant Of the lat
ter firm has been passed over to the
: comparatively new firm.
The +. J. Asher & Sons firm has
been in business for many years al
< Wasiota and have the reputation Of
}. having been one Of the largest lumb-
y or firms in the South. Their export
= work has been enormous IN th'
T" years gone by.
The recent transfer is said to con-
= sist Of more than million and
u half feet Of lumber. The outlook fol
- the new firm under the management
of Mr.. Rice is good and business il
y general is picking up.
a Bell Circuit Court Convenes
+, Monday morning last was thu
= opening Of a ten weeks term, o
which five will he held in Pinevill'
and the remainder in MiddlesbOrO
His honor Judge w. T. Davis, pre-
" sides. The Csmmonwealth's busines
- is being looked after by Common
wealth's Attorney J. G. Forester, o
- :, Harlan, and County Attorney, C..
" Dawson.
The Judge enumerated the man.
violations Of the law that woul'
,r likely be brought before them wheI
J. he charged the grand jury. and EN-
IT phasized that they should investl
" gate these matters closely, and
'r the evidence justified. indictment
should be returned.
Estiil County's First Moonlight
III School
= On Monday night, the nth, at tn
l. Fast Irvine Graded School buildin
~ a Moonlight School was opened wit
J. an attendance of sixteen. Prof. {
+. Kerr has the honor of organizin
the school and to be assisted by Pro
rc Alcorn and Editor Walker. II
~ hoped that all the illiterate adult
IN in the neighborhood can be influenc
'd ed 10 attend. All necessary book
D. and supplies are furnished free b
re the State Illiteracy Commission.
Lexington & Eastern Railroad N
More
'd The l.. & +. became a part OF Tn
W great l.. & N. system last week. tn
~ old road is now divided into tw
III divisions of the larger railroads sys
l. lem. From Lexington to Maloney
h, now one division and is in charge G
w Superintendent Anderson, wit
Or headquarters at Paris. w. A. Nc
81 Dowell, who was general manager
81 the old road, is now general ageu
Ae for the executive department of Tn
y Louisville and Nashville system,
D, newly established Office. There ar
le no changes contemplated in tn
OF schedule of trains over the consoli
20 dated lines.