The bee., 1916-09-19

living near Benton. Rose was in'-his
barn when lightning destroyed IT, He
was killed instantly. His young wife
died about six months ago.
]. u. Robertson, Sheriff Of Carroll
county, was shot and killed when
attempting to arrest Lucian Rice on
charge that he had abused his aged
mother. When Rice opened fire on
the sheriff he was killed by Baxter
Bright, a deputy. The shooting took
place at Sanders, near Carrollton.
Checksof 500 each month received
for the maintenance Of Miss Edith
Williams, S1, of Louisville, ceased,
and she went to work. An attorney
Investigated and found that an estate
worth S150,000 was left in trust for
her by her father. An uncle, who
had cared for her and sent her checks
died.
While guarding prisoners at work
on country road about one mile below
Williamsburg, ]. T. Lawson was seri-
ously injured by a discharge of dyna-
mite. Three shots of dynamite were
placed and only two fired. Lawson
went back to see about the third shot
when it was discharged. His sight
was destroyed.
Miss Julia Mackenzie, for 20 years
missionary in China, sent by the
First Babtist Church, Of Owensboro,
died in that city. She became Ill
while I'm China. The Southern For
/ eign Mission Board ordered her re-
turn to America. She was sent from
Hongkong March IS, arriving in ow-
ensboro May ..
About 20 petroleum operators
secured the section around Barbour
vile looking over prospects. Many
are leasing and available territory is
becoming scarce. One company has
let its first contract. Many other
wells will be drilled and the old Knox
County field is expected to come back
IN production.
Mrs. John B. Graves, of Georgetown,
has consented to present Scott county
with a $4,000 hospital in memory
Of her grandson, on condition that
the people of the county maintain It,
/ 1t is the intention of the committee
in charge that $4,000 per annum be
subscribed for the coming five years
/ by the people of Georgetown and
/ Scott county,
Charging that Vince Beard married
Miss Winnie Gallimore when insane
/ w. ]. Beard, his father, Of Bardwell,
Ky, has instituted suit in Memphis,
/ Tenn, to annul the marriage and re-
store thousands Cf dollars worth Of
property that Beard gave his bride.
Beard was married in Memphis, Au-
gust 18th. The bill says he is now in
the insane asylum at Hopkinsville,
Kentucky.
1t is believed that the vote in the
Louisville conference Of the Method
ist church which meets in Franklin,
Sep. 27-Oct. 2, will be unanimously
in favor Of the proposed union Of the
northern and southern branches of
the church. Since the split many years
ago chiefly over slavery, a union has
been proposed several times, but never
materialized II is said that the pros
poets are extremely bright this time.
Chief Of Police Lindsey, Of Louis
vile, reported that about half Of the
red light district of that city has dis
appeared under the process Of elimi-
aation adopted by the Vice Commission
a year ago, but that the police prob
lem of dealing with vice had been
made more difficult because former
residents of the segregated district
are believed to have scattered over
town.
Gus and Chris Eshman,, brothers
23 and 25 years old respectively, were
taken to a Cincinnati hospital to be
treated for hydrophobia. The young
men live on farm near Foster, a few
miles from Augusta. A young calf
became sick and they put their hands
in its mouth to learn the trouble. The
animal bit both OF them. The calfs
head was sent to Bowling Green where
traces Of hydrophobia were found.
While razing an old residence in
Hickman, to make way for a new one,
/ It was discovered that many planks
Of the first layer of the double floor
still showed plainly many blood stains
which called to mind that this build
| ing was used as a hospital during the
/ Civil War. Many wounded soldiers
were brought there during that time.
Later, q second floor was laid over
this floor, the stained planks thus hay-
/ ing been covered all these years.
Hugh Partin, IS years old, Barbour
vile, probably was fatally wounded
when his father shot him when in a
high tree, mistaking his brown cap
for a Squirrel The two we're out
hunting when the youth volunteered
to climb a tree in which squirrels
we're concealed. At a height Of 20
feet the boys cap projected over a
| limb and the elder Partin took a shot
at the target, expecting the squirrel
to fall. Young Partin fell instead.
A plan to ship Eastern iSltucky
coal to South America, where big
prices are being paid for fuel at the
present time, is being formulated by a
group Of Kentucky and Virginia cap
italists. II is proposed to spend $780,
900 for publicity in an effort to attract
the atteution o. Wall street business