The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-10-19
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/ IN iiupkins,ill" October ~ 10 "a
Judge John y. lockett IS years old,
/ Of Henderson, former Assistant Attor.
I eyGeneral, died In Frankfort.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt will speak
at Corbin and london Wednesday, Dc
tobcr Is, while On his Western cam
paign trip In behalf Of hughes and
Fairbanks
While Walter Phelps, 10 years old,
was asleep in room ~ hi mothers
Nat in Lexington. unknown persons en-
tered the room by a rear window and
took sIOO In money and jcwelry.
T. j. Coates, President OF the East.
ern State Normal School. has ap-
pointed +. e. Gentry. OF Richmond, as
Secretary and Business Manager of
the college
Five deputies of the Kentucky fish
and game warden made a rail Of geo
miles ON both shores OF Green River.
| They captured and destroyed fishing
nets and seins valued at $4,000.
sulphur was partly swept by fire
that originated in the cupola OF the
Baptist Church recently The loss is
estimated at between $4,000 and
$4,000
DR.. Ira Landrith, OF Nashville, nom
inee for Vice-President, Of the Prohi-
bition party, delivered speeches in
Henderson and other western towns
and cities from the Prohibition special
train which is touring the country.
Definite plans for bringing the s2,.
100000 refining plant OF the Melick Oil
Refining Company TO Lexington we're
learned when il was announced that
the Board of Commerce had taken an
option on fifty acres of land.
In the new city directory just issued,
Lexington is credited with a popula.
tion OF Al 1900. a gain of 331 per cent
in the last decade The increase over
the population Of last year is about
1900
The State Board Of Control OF Char.
table Institutions elected DIR. S. l..
Helm Superintendent Of the Institute
for the Feeble. Minded at Frankfort,
succeeding DR.. H. C. Kehoe, of Elem.
ingsburg.
Triplets-two girls and a boy-were
born at Lexington to Mrs Swift, wife
OF the Rev w. A. Swift. Methodist
minister ana editor OF the Central
Methodist The youngsters are we'll
developed and apparently healthy.
Rev. John Robinetta, Louisville, was
found guilty OF misdemeanor and
sentenced to spend six months in Jail
Ne was accused Of having taken a gold
watch and fob. a quantity of stamps
and some surgical instruments from
the office OF DR. NJ. 5. Kirwan
The Irish and sweet potato crops
are reported poor generally throughout
the state The average yield of Irish
potatoes is estimated at 73 bushels
per acre, and of sweet potatoes 40
bushels Late garden conditions are
poor.
Bond issues for the Improvement OF
public roads have been voted in Is
countries aGgregating s5.755 ,0OO In
nearly all OF these counties the bonds
have been sold at a premium and the
money on deposit is drawing interest
at a rate Of from , TO per cent.
Grover c. Baker. turfman. member
OF the firm of Baker & Adair. Coving.
ton was made defendant in a suit filed
by Frances Rose, executrix of the es.
tate OF George Rose. She declares
September 30, 1910. Baker borrowed
secs from her husband, who died in
San Francisco in 1914.
/ Gross earnings of the Louisville q
/ Nashville Railroad Company continue
/ TO show increases as indicated BY the
+ following statement issued from the
Comptrolers Office: First week Sep
from July 10 September /, l74II."7N.
increase S2.25l,9S2.
Sidney c. Clay, former legislator
from Bourbon County was shot and
/ killed at the home Of Lee beavers
/ Clay has been in the limolialt for sew.
eral years Mis- wife, who was Miss
May Stoner, secured a divorce a few
months ago beavers, who lives near
Paris. was arrested.
/ V. o. Gilbert, superintendent Of pub
/ lie instruction, has mailed checks
amounting 10 $780, 5549 to school SUI
perintendeuts for the first installmontI
due city and rural school teachers. OIL
this amount SiIS,076.26 goes to the
rural teachers and SlO2,G79.23 to city
teachers
It IS reported in Frankfort that
Thomas Welch. Of Nicholasville. may
be induced to reconsider his refusal
OF the appointment as secretary Of the
State Tuberculosis Commission. Dir.
Welch felt he could not afford to give
up his practice, but efforts have been
made 10 induce him to take up the
work by the commission.
Charlie Brown and Elma Cope, who
mystcriously disappeared from their
home AT Benton week ago, were
found dead beside each other in the
woods near their home Sunday Three
bullet holes were in the girls body
and one bullet had pierced Browns
heart. 1t is believed they planned
and committed a suicide pact.
The city OF Newport will receive Si0,-
600 from the United States Govern.
ment Seven years ago the Newport
pumping plant on the Ohio River
burned An oil lamp placed on the
building as a signal Government light
exploded, causing the fire. II was claim.
ed The loss entailed was $4,000 and
Newport filed a. claim for that amount
against the Government.