The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-16
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State Guards.
For the first time in the history of
Paducah public schools, two boys have
won the honors of the graduating
class.
Mrs. w. A. Husband died at her
home In Taylorsville as a result OF eat
ing sardines. She ate the sardines and
ptomaine poisoning developed.
Because the War Department at
Washington may need in Mexico all
the machine guns Il has, an order allot
ting to the militia Of Kentucky -four
machine guns has been cancelled.
The services of the Kentucky Ma.
tional Guard in Mexico we're rendered
to Secretary of War Baker by w. A.
Colston of Louisville, Colonel of one
of the Kentucky militia regiments.
Kahn Hutchinson, of Newport, was
listed in the overseas casualty report,
made public at Ottawa, Canada, by the
Militia Department, among the wound
ed.
Another effort is being made by to
bacco growers in Union, Webster
Henderson and Hopkins counties tc
revive the old Stemming District To
bacco Assn pool.
Gov. Stanley has appointed DR.
Archibald Dixon, OF Henderson, as
member of the State tuberculosis
Commission. Dr. Dixon is a son Of
former Governor Dixon.
Fires OF the twenty-second Great
Council of Kentucky Redmen were
kindled in the historic wigwam, the
old State Capitol at Frankfort, erected
In 1926. Ashland was selected as the
meeting place for next year.
George Bohon, 65 years old, Har
rodsburg, half owner Of the ricl
Shaker Colony property on the out
skirts Of that city, and influential bus
mess man in Central Kentucky, dice
from acute Indigestion.
The first wool clip brought to Win
chester was quoted at 40 cents, which
price represents best grade. Coloreti
was quoted at IS cents. Forty-ont
cents was paid for choice batch. The
crop is larger than last year.
DR.. D. w. Batson, former president
of Kentucky Wesleyan College, editor
of the Central Methodist, and one oil
the best-known educators in the South
died at Lexington. He was 65 year,
old.
In an argument at Hazard between
David Edwards and Willis Combs oveI
an alleged debt Combs was stabbed
and died a few minutes afterward. Ed
wards is under arrest. Combs was q
years old.
The State Board of Valuation ant
Assessment at Frankfort assessed the
capital of the State banks at full value
instead Of so per cent as has been the
past custom. The surplus and otheI
assets are assessed at so per cent O.
their value.
Lexington police and guards from
the Houses of Reform were kept busy
rounding up number of persons who
escaped from the institution at Green
dale. The runaways became dissatis
fed, it is said, when 40 boys were
paroled.
A third alleged night rider was con
victed at jacksonville and given onI
to fve years in penitentiary when lie,
Sisk, under indictment for a raid made
on negroes at Carbonate, when tn,
home Of Tom Baker was shot, wal
tried.
Mrs. Wheeler Harrgard, Winchester
sold last month sixty-one pounds of but
ter and fifteen gallons Of cream from
the product of four cows. She sold also
1S1 dozen eggs, besides setting a mum
Der Of the hens from her flock of abou
100 hens.
Merchants of Mt. Sterling were vic
timized by a youth who went unde
the names Of C. C. Stuart and A. L
Smith. He purchased goods from mer
chants, giving checks and secured tn,
difference in cash. The man escaped
after securing about $50.
L. X. Rogers, of Lexington, receive,
a telegram from the Colonel of tn,
Fourteenth Cavalry announcing tina
his seYenteen-year-old son, Hudson
Rogers, a member Of Troop A. wa
killed in an engagement with Villisti
bandits near Glen Springs, Texas.
Burial Of the body at Danvile.
The election held in Boone Count,
on the question of the issuing 5000. 90,
bonds for the benefit OF good roads II |
the county carried by a majority o |
5S7. II is planned to acquire the l
miles Of toll roads in the county tina
comprises a part Of the Dixie High
way
William Baisch, convicted OF EN-
bezzlement in Louisville a year az,
and sentenced for two years, was paI
sOned ny Gov, Stanley. Baiseh wa
charged with taking $3.50 from ]. Dol
finger & Co., Louisville. County OF
GERS and prosecuting witnesses recon
mended the pardon.
Frank Johnson, farmer OF OgdeuI
near Mt. Olivet, killed a black snak
last week that was probably the lar
gest snake of this kind killed in tn
county in many years past. II meas
ured seven feet in length and examine
ton showed 1t had swallowed tire
full grown rabbits.
A petition was filed before Referee,