The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-07-13
KENTUCKY BREVITIES

II kENIuCkI bHE vIIiES
Harlan, Ky.-Willard Garland wal
run over by mining car in the Will
holt mines on the Cumberland river
crushing him so badly that he died il
short time.
Bedford, Ky-The fiscal court o.
Trimble county decided to issue $45,
600 of the $4,000 bonds voted May 81
Bids for the bonds will be received al
the county clerks Office in Bedford
until July s.
Russellville, Ky.-A franchise tc
construct an interurban railroad into
Russellville from Nashville. Tenn, has
been sold by the city council to the
Tennessee & Kentucky Interurban
Railroad Company.
Maysville, Ky.--Abner Hord, 75
years old, retired pork packer and
farmer, died at his home here from a
paralytic stroke. He was twice mar.
ried, being survived by his last wife
and four children.
Campbellsville, Ky.-In the election
for tax of 80 cents on the dollar for
a graded school for Campbellsville. $40
votes were cast, 300 for it and z
against II. A school of this kind will
soon be established here.
Richmond, Ky.-Extensive prepare
lions are being made to entertain the
members OF the Kentucky Valley Med
ical Society, which meets here soon.
The session will be held in the new
Elks' building and number of social
affairs have been arranged for the Wis
itors.
Richmond, Ky.-All the members of
the Madison county fiscal court were
the guests of Magistrate Williams at
a fish fry on the Kentucky river at
Boonesboro. The party went to Berea
to inspect the work done on the Dixie
Highway and drove back over the pro-
posed route to Boonesboro.
Carlisle, Ky.-The small crop of
bluegrass seed in Nicholas county is
now being stripped. The yield will
be the smallest in years here as a re-
suit of the white clover. There are
many pastures where stripping can
not be done at all on account of the
heavy growth of clover.
Springfield, O.-The spring-summer
term OF the Washington circuit court
has adjourned after a three weeks
session. The docket was light. The
$4,000 damage suit of Mrs. Annie
Gordon against Richard Cheatham for
an alleged assault was not tried. No
felony cases were tried. The grand
jury returned 10 indictments.
Hopkinsville. Ky.-The city commits
sioners formally passed a resolution
at their regular weekly session that
permission would be refused
for any carnivals to be given in Hon
There has been SO much
complaint of late because of carniyals
here that the commissioners put a
quietus on such amusement
Morehead, Ky.-The Lexington Dis
trict Conference OF the M. e. Church,
South. adjourned a successful two
days session. Seventy-fiye ministers
and delegates were present. DR.. e
@. b. Mann, Of Lexington, presiding
elder of the district, presided during
The meeting. Twelve thousand dol
lars was raised for Kentucky Wesley
IN College.
Maysville, Ky.-The recently an.
pointed turnpike commissioners Of this
county filed a petition In the county
court requesting County Judge Rice 10 |
,all on the election set, to vote on an |
ssue OF 100000 in bonds for turnpike |
purposes In Mason county. pending the |
iesult OF the court OF appeals on the |
election case now before that court |
ried here ON November 4. 1914.