The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-02-23

Blair, at Benham, were sentenced to
die in the electric chair at Eddyville
pentitentiary.
Major r. l.. Russell, of the United
States Medical Corps, inspected the
sanitary troops of the Kentucky Ma.
tional Guard at darlington and Louis
vile, and reported that he found the
Kentucky Guard in fine shape.
A campaign has been instituted in
the interest of the Kentucky Wesleyan |
Methodist College for an endowment
fund. The ministers of Nicholasville |
are combining their efforts in that .
direction.
The Todd Fiscal Court decided to
expend the funds available from the
State aid and County sources amount. /
ing to between $4,000 and $4,000 on .
the public road leading from Elkton /.
to Greenville.
Judge Evans, in Federal Court at
Louisville, decided the case of the
Western Union against the Louisville |
G. Nashville railroad, in favor of the
Western Union, in which he held that
Western Union poles did not inter
fere with the operation of the road.
About $4,000 will be distributed to
the farmers of Henderson, Union,
Webster and Hopkins Counties by the
Stemming District Tobacco Associa.
ton: money held by the association
since the last pool, about two years
ago.
Donald Billiter, 10, and Sonni JUS
tice, engineer of the pumping plant
for the @. & C. railroad company at
Williamstown, were fatally injured
when the ascetylene tank at S. M. Bill
iiter's home, near Williamstown, ex.
| ploded.
The seventh moonshine still was
found in the Cracks Creek section of
Bell County by Deputy United States
Marshal w. H. Garrett, assisted by c.
J. Thompson. The still was taken to
Middlesboro and placed in the base
ment of the new postoffice.
William NJ. Vowel, former chief of
police of Lebanon, filed suit against
the estate of Miss Flora Hood for
$24,666, for services rendered in look.
ing after and caring for her property
for a period of more than twelve
years.
Because of the extra large load of
tobacco on his wagon, Jerome
Thomas, of Bloomfield, while attempt.
ing to enter the warehouse, was
! pinned between the top of the door
and the wagon, and all of the ribs on
the right side were torn from his
spinal column.
An appropriation of $4,000 for
new postoffice in jacksonville, which
Is the largest town in Kentucky with
out such a structure, has been intro
duced in Congress by Representative
Kincheloe. Ten thousand has already
been appropriated for site by the
treasury department.
The fiscal court of Fayette County
has opposed employing a farm agent
for this year at a salary of $4,000
The principal reason assigned for it's
action is that Kentucky Experiment
Station is located in Lexington and
that farmers can get all the inform
alton desired there.
Capt. Gordon Nelson, of Hopkins
Vile, Asst. State Agent of Farm EX-
tension and Director of Boys Club. is
: planning to have camps of instruction
for all members of the Boys Corn
Growing and Pig Raising Clubs in
Kentucky to be held during August
in every section of the State.
Noah l.. Murray, of Murray, has at,
tended the Baptist Sunday school
every Sunday for ten years. When he
!, first started to Sunday school, the pas
tor gave a book every three months
for regular attendance. He has now
acquired quite a library for a boy
through the gifts of the pastor, H.
Boyce Taylor.
There were 1000 less mules and
horses in Kentucky on Jan. 1, of
this year as compared with the report
Of January /, 1915, according to the
report of the Department of Agricul-
ture. This is due entirely to exporta-
tons made to the warning countries,
and if continued, will make great in
roads on the horses and mules of the
State.
Kentucky and especially the Blue
grass section, will grow an enormous
! amount of hemp this season, chiefly
because with the great preparedness
, movement, comes the construction OF
battleships, and as hemp is one of the
necessities in the construction OF
, water-tight compartments, Uncle Sam
will likely be in the market for as
, much as can be raised.
| J. M. Gastineau, market man OF
/ Troy, while returning from Lexington
. with load of goods, had his wagon
upset by his horses which were
, frightened near the l.. & N. railroad
| at Keene. The matches among his
goods ignited and set fire to the
: wagon and contents, and Mr.. Gas
tineau would have burned to death bu'