Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-02-24
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A movement is on foot whereby
Winchester may own local water
I works.
]. Rich Young, Danville Pike, killed
six skunks In one night. He sold the
hides for $40
Several dlstillers In western Ken
lucky are bidding on alcohol contracts
for the government.
Bud Caldwell. Somerset who had
his feet frozen about four weeks ago,
had them amputated.
At the Lincoln Day banquet I'M
Louisville there were seated nineteen
persons who voted for Lincoln in 1864.
Somerset will sell telephone fran
chise providing for an automatic ser
vice and some other improved con
ditions
h. Y. Thomas. Jr., Kentucky repre-
sentative, has asked Congress for
$4,000 to use for the fight against the
tobacco worm.
Seventy.three million six thousand
two hundred and fifty pounds Of bur
ley was sold IN Kentucky during the
month OF January,
A .S25O.OOO bond issue carried by o
majority OF more than eight to one in
Harlan County for the improvements
| OF the county roads.
John H. Miller. Cincinnati, contrib
uted 5000 to the Union Methodist
= College o. Barbouryille. 1t is the
| largest donation received.
, The contract for constructing the
government building at Ashland has
2 been awarded to r. p. Farnsworth &
2 Co.. OF Greensboro al $4,000.
When playing in the yard at home
ir Ashland. a fve.year-old child Of
J. ]. Gilbert fell into kettle OF boil
ing water and was scalded to death.
90 .Iqhn. J.. Graves, Of Georgetown, Wit
died two weeks ago. left an estate
worth over a million He was said L
be the only millionaire Of Scot
County.
Miss Evelyn Hall was arrested an
d taken to Whitesburg on the charge o
z bootlegglng moonshine In the Goa
|, fields She executed bond in the sun
OF 5000
e Kentucky tobacco growers will prof.
ably be seriously hurt by the prohib
J. ton placed by England upon the in
portation OF any leaf OF manufacture
tobacco.
80 haN "a eFNh a
will be permitted to use any book
a the Public Library at Maysville. a
IL cording to a recent order OF the Boar
w OF Health.
T. Garrett Wright, 80, leading de-
list OF Flemingsburg, and Miss Carr
" Belle Blair. 20. OF Thornton. we're d
10 vorced last August and we're rema
Il ried 4 few days ago.
RI George Tackett, 20, q teacher fro
"a. Eikhorn Greek. surrendered TO ofiicia
40 at whitesburg. after severely woun
~ ing his uncle. John Adams, In fg
at Jackets school.
ell The Louisville & Nashville's stat
I'm ment OF earnings for the current fsc
ue year since July over the same .
hit rlod OF the previous fiscal year shov
an increase OF s3.529. 900.
Raymond Greiner. II, and Jol
nus Johnson, Is, OF Louisville, viii
TO chasing rabbits, found the dead boz
OF woman identified as Mrs. Kate Pc
me dleton In Cherokee Park.
The Kentucky Retail Hardware a
Stove Dealers Association held th'
'u- annual meeting In Louisville and d
g., cussed ways OF lettering and increI
ing business conditions.
yas Dick Richardson. OF Union Coun
A lately married Mary Joe Brown,
Cave City. As the ages OF the 3
added together only make 81 yea
lbb they we're Is years each.
Nm. w. EdwardsSa clerk In the store
lily. Fayette Burnett, Glasgow Juncti
shot and killed W. d. Sanders In
duel. Edwards was shot four tim
He was arrested and placed In jail
liar Bad debts are the bane OF the n
r., ing business In the State, accord
to the opinions OF prominent men
you the annual session Of the Central X
erv lucky Millers Association. In sess
. at Lexington.
Church Barley, Georgetown, '
hne shot and killed DR.. J. ". Davis, ,
nts. sentenced from two TO twenty
~ years In the penitentary for N
n.y. slaughter by the Scott County grI
Jury.
Forty.six new names have b
added to the Confederate pension
During the last four years. since
Confederate pension act has been
n.' existence. there have been 3.%SS
,u' sions granted.
MISS T. A. Smith. OF Thine. bought
largest hog reported In the cot
, OF from Bob Moreland. near Pinck
willie. It weighed $40 lbs pa!
5000. II IL a Duroc and little
sum two years old.
Lot The Paducah and Muhlenburg 7
byteries will hold laymen's NEE
Bud in Hopkinsville on May 3, an
oved The territory embraced In the
preshyteries covers 81 counties
Western Kentucky
atur- Private Bryant. OF Blake. Ky,
been wounded and his left leg al