The bee., 1916-06-20

! plies.
The contract for the addition to tbs
Margaret College building, Versailles
to cost between $4,000 and $4,000
has been awarded to John Rump, oi
that city. Work will be started al
once. The new addition will practi
cally double the capacity Of the col
lege.
A dentist whose home is in Oneida
Scott County, claims to have come
into possession Of a map traced gen
erations ago, indicating that portion
Of the wealth Of the Montezumas is
buried at a spot between Stearns and
Cumberland Falls, a short distance
from the Tennessee line,
Another big coal deal is reported in
Western Kentucky, involving the
transfer of $1,000 acres of the famous
Bell coal fields, near Sturgis, by viii
liam Martin and Lige Cullen to an
Eastern company If purchased, the
company will build large coke ovens
on the ground, converting the bulk Of
the coal into superior coke.
Dr. ]. A. Phelps, of Harrodsburg.
and his son, d. A. Phelps, Of Estill
County, have brought suit for $4,000
damages against the l.. & N. Railroad
for the death of Clement Phelps, who
was thrown against a window in a
smoker when the car lurched, and an
artery was cut from which, It is
claimed, he bled to death.
The Good Roads Day proclamation,
issued by Governor Stanley, was OBJ
served two days last week. The farm
ers were urged to begin work at s
o'clock and continue until 5 o'clock in
the afternoon, the work being Of such
character as grading, filling, cleaning
out road bitches, hauling gravel and
stone. Much good was accomplished.
William Dabbs, of Lexington, agent
for the Prudential Casualty Company,
was murdered when walking along the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad in
Lexington. There is no clew to the
murderer. A bullet hole in the back OF
his head and his pockets turned in
side out tell the story OF the murder.
He was identified by the papers scat
Arrangements have been completed
for the entertainment of the Shriners
June 2S in Paducah. Rizpah Temple,
Of Madisonville, will initiate forty
and about 300 other visit
Ing Shriners are expected. Frank d.
Rash, of Darlington, with Fred Acker,
a prominent Paducah Shriner, have
plans for the meeting and
Initiation.
While thousands lined the side
walks, more than 10000 men, women
and children marched in a prepared
ness parade at Lexington. Acting
Governor Combs and his entire staff
headed the procession and afterwards
reviewed the parade. Former Assist |
ant Secretary of War Breckenridge
delivered an address at the conclusion !
Of the parade.
Sheriffs are entitled to mileage OF |
.en cents each way for conveying pris-
,ners to the penitentiaries. In the
est case of Sheriff ]. B. Jones, OF |
Pulaski, against State Auditor Greene, |
o determine whether they are entitled |
o the mileage on the return trip, the |
Court of Appeals affirmed the Frank !
in Circuit Court, which decided in the |
avor of the sheriffs.
A case which for a time threatened |
erious complications was settled at |
lexington by the exoneration Of L. A.
Of Birmingham, a grad
late in law school of the University |
Il Kentucky. 1t was charged he had
-iolated the neutrality laws by offer
ng his services to the German govern
nent in securing information about
he allies purchase of horses in the
bluegrass section.
Disguised with the class of shows
nd the really indecent character of
ONE of them which have been in
Iopkinsville in the past with carnival
the city commissioners Of
hat city formally passed a resolution
eclaring that in future no more car
ivals would be permitted. There has
cen a growing sentiment against car
ivals for some time, and the action of
he commissioners meets with general
abstraction.
E. F. Spears & Sons, of Paris, have
losed a contract with the United
tates government for immediate de-
very OF 100 tons of double dressed
emp fibre. This is one Of the larg-
st contracts for hemp made by the
overnment in many years. The con.
ending bidders were Winchester
rms. The contract price for the
emp is in the neighborhood of
$4,000. All Of the hemp contracted
Or is now in the hands of the Paris
rm and delivery will begin at once.
In order that the education of the
omen Of the southern mountain sec
on of the United States may progress
; rapidly as that Of the men, Berea
ollege, which is supported by church
eople Of all denominations over the
)untry, will at once set about to
roaden the work for the women of
lese states. This announcement was
ade by President VIM Goodell Frost,
no reports that this year more than
600 students received training at the
)llege and fully four hundred were
Irned away for lack Of accommoda.
ons.
Major James Burnsides. a naturalist
Central Kentucky, who Is a close
)serVer of animal, vegetable and