The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-11-07

Lexington.-Amende articles IN
creasing the capital stock Of the Fay
cite Tobacco Warehouse Association
from $4,000 to $4,000 were fled here
Lexington.-The price Of milk was
advanced on November 1 by dairymer
supplying customers in Lexington
from IL to IA cents a quart and from
7 to s cents a pint.
Versailles.-Chester Nave, IL years
old, was shot in the head and killed
near Versailles when a rife in the
hands of his playmate, Edwin Will
hottie, 13, was accidentally discharged.
Paducah.-The Cumberland Presby-
terrain Synod of Kentucky adjourned
its annual meeting after one of the
most successful conventions 1t has held
in several years. The meeting next
year will be held in Bowling Green.
Ashland.-Mrs. F. G. Fuggitt awoke
from her sleep at an early hour with a
fear that something had happened to
her husband, an employee of the Ash.
land Iron and Mining Company's steel
plant. An hour later his body was
caught by crane and his life instant
ly crushed out.
Lexington.-Expressing satisfaction
that, after looking into the ballot boxes
for seven precincts, recount Of the
vote cast at the municipal primary
election would not change the result as
already announced, Frank OFT, Com
missioner Of Finance, asked the Court
to dismiss the action.
Georgetown.-An iron smokestack
On the plant of the Royal Spring Ice
60. was blown over by the high winds,
and in falling crushed in the roof of
he building. The guy wires of the
stack fell across the street car wires
md knocked out the circuit break at
he Electric Light & Power Co.
Louisville.-The Louisville Trust
Co., through A. G. Stith, secretary, and
Robert L. Page, counsel, filed in the
county court its report as one of the
administrators named by County
Judge Samuel w. Greene for the es.-
tate of Mrs. r w. Bingham, who died
ninety days before the report was
made.
Ashland.-Ben L. Yohe, of Omaha,
Neb., arrived in Ashland and positive
~ identified the body of the man who
was found dead in room on Fifteenth
street as that of his brother, Marcus
H. Yohe, who has been missing from
his home for thirty years. The dead
man has wife and son and daugh-
ter living in st. Louis.
Barbourville.-A number Of excel
ent petroleum strikes during the past
week in Southeastern Kentucky fields
greatly encourage the trade in that di-
rection. The fields of Knox, Whitley,
Wayne, McCreary and Pulaski have all
shown excellent results, in some in
stances important extensions being
added to the productive area.
Maysville.-A negro known as Black
Jack, is in Jail here pending an in
vestigation by the coroner as to who
Is responsible for the death of John
Crosby, farmer, who was poisoned at
his home near here. Crosby became i'll
after eating his breakfast
and died in few hours. His death
was caused by having been poisoned
by paris green.
Louisville.-Responding to Presiden-
ial proclamation and special request
If Major General Harry s. Hale, men
If the Eighty-fourth National Army Di.
7ision at Camp Taylor joined In pray
,r for the success of American arms,
It Camp Taylor, last Sunday. Contin-
lous religious services through the
lay were attended by surprising mum.
)ers of the drafted men.
Louisville.-Relief from the threat.
ened coal famine in Louisville was
seen in the appointment of Wiley B.
Bryan as Federal Fuel Administrator
or Kentucky. Mr.. Bryan will enter
on the task of equalizing
,oal distribution so that hardships
nay be avoided. Mr.. Bryan was born
n Nashville. He has been a resident
VI Louisville for ten years.
Louisville.-The Fiscal Court au.
horized County Attorney Scott Bullitt
O bring suit to enjoin County Judge
w. Greene appointing $50
county patrolmen for service at the
'olls on election day. Hearing of the
jourt's contemplated action, Magis.
rates Schulman, Muenninghoff,
)'Brien, Dacher and Wheeler called q
pecial session of the Court and in.
'ited Judge Green to come before the
;ourt and announce his plans.