The bee., 1916-06-13
KENTUCKY NEWS
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A ninety thousand dollar postomce
building is being erected at jackson.
John Mann, 6s. was struck and kill
ed by an automobile at Russellville.
Fifteen thousand dollar Derby at
Latonia June IL.
winchester's late school census
shows 1850 white and $40 colored
children.
r. u. Turley, Richmond banker. was
elected President of the Group 3, Cen
trail Kentucky Bankers.
At the eighty-sixth annual COM
meneement of Georgetown College
there were 80 graduates.
A model highway has been complet-
ed from Carlisle to the Bourbon
County line.
Charles Miller was killed at Central
City by a train while asleep on the
track.
Cap. Noe, &C, and Miss Ida May Pet
finger, 16, were married at Elizabeth
town.
James Schwooler,. Clark County
farmer, has broken all records for
sheep shearing, clipping 12S in ten
hours.
Prof. A. NJ. Norton, of Maxton, N.
c., has been elected principal Of Mar
win College at Clinton for the coming
year.
Seventy students graduated from
the Louisville College Of Pharmacy.
This was the largest class in the his
tory Of the school, fff
After the most successful school
year in the history Of the Western
Kentucky State Normal the gradual
ing exercises will be held on June 15.
z. L. Pigg. of Ford, near Richmond,
sold on the market 200 pounds Of wool,
which was clipped from 2S sheep.
This Is the record clip Of the season.
The L. & N. Railroad and the c. &
o. Railroad, of Newport, were indicted
on charges of blocking streets for
more than FIVE minutes.
Lexington was selected by the Ex-
ecutive Corrmittee of the Laymen's
Missionary movement as the next
meeting place of that organization.
Mark Updike, Of Sherman, suffered
the amputation of an arm at Lex
ington hospital as result Of injuries
sustained from being struck by
train.
A FIVE thousand dollar high school
building is to be erected in Livingston
County. The citizens of Smithland
and vicinity subscribed half of the
bond.
Ed Jones, Carrollton, who had been
an invalid for years, died from injuries
received when he fell from his bed,
breaking bones in both legs, both arms
and dislocating both shoulders.
The Baptist Church at Lamasco,
Lyon County, was set on fire when
struck by lightning during a rain and
electrical storm. The church and Ma
sonic Hall were consumed by the fire.
Laurance Simpson, of Lexington,
gave his own blood in an operation
for TRANSMISSION to save the life Of his
aged grandmother, Mrs. ]. H. Shrop-
shire.
Green Noble was killed, Boozer Flu
gate was wounded fatally and six
other men were shot during a fight
at church on Leatherwood Creek,
ten miles from Jackson.
A log cabin which is supposed to
have been the home Of Daniel Boone
when he was in Covington was ordered
razed by the City Commissioners. The
structure, which is the Oldest in Gov
ington, is considered dangerous.
Virgil Blakely, IL years old, son
Of Grant Blakely, of West Point, was
stunned by a lightning stroke while
standing too near the telephone dur
ing the electrical storm and remained
in a serious condition for some time.
A telegram indorsing his stand on
preparedness was ordered to be sent
to President Wilson by the convention
Of the Spanish War Veterans Of Ken
lucky, which L I'D its State convention
in Lexington.
The standard Insurance policy has
been adopted by the Workmen's Com
pensation Board for all companies ex-
cept coal operators, who will come
in under a syndicate policy of their
own.
Authority to enter suit. If necessary,
It was announced, has been given to
the officers OF the Kentucky State
Bankers Association, to prevent the
enforcement of a 100 per cent assess
ment on the banking capital of the
State.
Marshall Cloyd, 21, son Of Judge
]. w. Cloyd, of Campbellville, was
struck by a train while riding a mo-
torcycle and died from injuries. The
accident happened the day following
his graduation from Center College,
Danville, while he was on route home.
Owensboro's Moonlight School"
which is being financed by members
of the Woman's Club, opened with an
enrolment of eight. All Of the mem
bers Of the class are adults and none
of them ever had been TO school be-
fore.
Luther M. Iyey, McCraeken County,
was held to answer TO the grand jury
on the charge of involuntary man
slaughter Of his wife because he re-
fused his wife medical attention. but
trusting In the religion OF the "Holy
Rollers" TO save her.
Sidney A. Smith. formerly of Lex