The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-01-19
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Mrs. Tilford Daley. OF Maysville,
died in North Yakima. Washington.
The farmers of Fulton and Obion
Counties have formed Fruit Growers
Association.
Rev. J. S. Sims. former Methodist
pastor at Paris. died In Clermont, Fla,
while on his wedding trip.
r. o. Duncan, OF Nicholas. found
several geese frozen on a pond near
Henryville
Philip Smith, of Scott County, died
suddenly while visiting his daughter
at Fl Worth. Texas.
A portion OF the meteor is Claimed
to have fallen in a ravihe near George
town.
For the first time in thirty years
the saloons were closed ia Covington
and Newport Sunday
w. L. Bramlstts large warehouse,
filed with tobacco. was destroyed by
fire at Carlisle. with a loss OF $4,000
Mysterious FIRE at Gaze City de
stroyed property TO the value of
$4,000
City Council Of Georgetown refunds
$4,ls7 in license rebates to SIX sa-
locus that closed last month.
The schools at Carlisle have re-
opened after having been closed sew
eral weeks because Of scarlet fever.
Col. John Cunningham, near-cente-
harlan. dies in house OF his birth in
Bourbon County
Jim Crenshaw, Bowling Green. tried
for the murder of his step-grandson,
Robert Boyed, was acquitted.
The tobacco sales of the Planters
Protective Association of Paducah for
the year 1915 were 5000 hogsheads.
Tents were furnished to floor suffer
ers at Hickman by order of Governor
Stanley.
A receiver has been named for the
Central Life Insurance Co. of Licking
ton.
Four prisoners in the Trigg County
jail made their escape. Jailer offers
reward for apprehension of them.
George Sweezer, of Huntsville, But
Ter County, was convicted of night
riding and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for one year.
A score of automobile owners have
drawn fines in Henderson as the re-
suit Of indictments charging viola
tions of the laws.
Proctor Davidson, who runs an auto
mobile line between Burnside and
Monticello, was held up at midnight
and robbed of S37.
Miss Ada Wilson was arrested at
Georgetown and held in connection
with robbery of which she is charg-
ed at Walton.
Ben Summers, eolored, died at Mil
burn, aged Ill years. He recalled
being water boy at the building of the
Louisville canal.
The ferryboat Trimble, which runs
between Madison and Milton. ran into
a coal barge, sinking it and knocking
hole in the wheelhouse of the ferry.
Attorney w. B. Lindsay, of Win
chester, will be on the examin-
ing board of the State Insurance Com
mission.
John Sloan, 16 years old. was lodged
in Jail at Shepherdsville on the charge
of killing Philip Beeler with an "un-
loaded" gun.
Mother Evangelista Bindewald, of
Loretto. 6S years old. who has been
a sister Of the Loretto Order for a.
years, is dead.
A loose leaf tobacco floor win be
opened at Providence. The first sale
will be when as much as 50. 000 pounds
have been brought 10 the foor
The new $4,000 school building at
Dixon was formally opened with ex
ercises by the pupils patrons. trus.
tees and teachers
100000 loss was sustained when
the Ben All Theater Of Lexington was
destroyed by FIRE early Tuesday morn
ing.
The Lexington Equalization Board
has added nearly fa..F hundred thods.
and dollars to their annual assessment
making the total apprsisement In ex
CESS Of twenty .eight million.
The first visit Of ''possum hunters"
Is reported In Henderson, when
James Shoemaker was taken out by
masked men and whipped for alleged
llLtrestment TO his wife.
Apple growers In Western Kentucky
are having trouble getting satisfac.
tory prices owing to the enormous
crop throughout the country. They
are now selling at SO a barrel
The State Federation OF Labor
which has been holding their conven.
ton at Louisville. have decided upon
owensboro as the meeting place in
1917
Scores OF negroes In Ruckerville. a
negro settlement in Paris. became
panic-stricken at sight OF the meteor
aud spent the entire day in church
praying and fasting
Richard X Mccartney, prominent DO.
litician of Bourbon County, and post
master OF Paris died at the Memorial
Hospital Thursday OF stomach and
heart trouble. aged 81 years.
The Christian County Good Roads
Association met af HonkinsvfIis 40