The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-05-26
General News

A Commercial Club has been organic:
ed at Crab Orchard.
The loss from the recent storm in
Christian county is placed at $4,000.
The Pennsylvania which recently
sailed from New York, has arrived at
Greenock, Scotland.
Italy has not yet declared war but is
in preparation for joining the Allies.
The Salandra Cabinet is intact.
Governor McCreary and Senator
James give their unqualified endors-
ment TO the Presidents note TO Germa-
ny.
RIoting has been in progress IN Port
ugal and new government has been
proclaimed from the City Hail. The
Rebels won.
The question of building the Dix
River dam is again being agitated and
it seems that it will be constructed at
an early date.
The will of Mrs. Edith S. Hunter,
which was probated in the County
Court, gives her estate in equal shares
to her children.
According to a statement issued from
State Forester Barton, Kentucky suffer
ed loss of about $4,000 this spring
from forest fires.
Six persons were injured in an auto
mobile wreck at Fern Creek near Louis
vile. The skidding of the machine
was due to oil on the road.
Burglars broke in the Louisville and
Nashville station at Frankfort but OBJ
tain nothing. They overlooked SAT e
containing several hundred dollars.
Hugh r. Cox, of Bardstown, was elect
ed president of Group Four of the Ken
lucky Bankers Association, which has
been in session at Springfield, KY.
J. G. Trimble aged 90 years resident
of Mt, Sterling Ky. made trip to Jack
son, Breathitt county, last week at
which place he lived when young
man.
The corner stone to the new govern
ment building at Jackson was laid last
week with appropriate ceremonies.
Judge ]. P. Adams was master of cere-
monies.
The District Convention of the Chris
tian Churches in Garrard. Madison, Pu-
laski and Lincoln counties was held at
the Christian Church in Lancaster last
Friday.
A new silver service has been given to
the Grab Orchard Christian Church. Mr.
VIM. Brooks, of California, donated same
to the memory of his sister, Miss Mollie
Brooks.
Judge Hugh Riddle has formally an
nounced his candidacy for the Office of
Circuit Judge in the 23rd district. He
is the incumbent and will be opposed
by severa candidates.
viii White, colored life prisoner at
Eddyville, was shot and killed by a
guard. The Coroner returned this yer
dict, I'VE the jury find that J. c. Dun
can was justified in killing Will White.
Robert B. Franklin, a member of the
firm of Franklin & Son was struck by a
Lexington and Eastern freight-train at
Whitesburg and severely injured. He
was walking along the track and failed
TO hear it's approach.
The suit of the Riggs National Bank
VS.. the Federal Reserve officials has been
in trial at Washington on preliminary
motions. Senator Bailey, of Texas, made
the concluding argument for the bank
Over 1900, 600 is invested in moving
picture houses in this country, and dur
ing last year 1915, OOo, 900 was paid for
admissions to them. May be the ''mov-
iesp are to blame for the hard times we
read about.
The ladies of Harrodsburg have con-
tributed seventy-five nice comforts to
the Belgians and have sent them to Of
fetal headquarters in New York for
shipment. The Bohon Company OF
Harrodsburg contributed the cotton and
the ladies Of that city made the com
forts. They are valued at $4,000
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