The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-11-21

NinB D DduBHteTS hOSpltal mere, SuHef
ing from bullet wound. Night Lieut.
Cliff Rice was arrested at Catlettsbur
: an hour after the shooting and is con
! fined in the Ashland Jail pending hi
, examining trial.
Observation-Disclosures, Ky, wa
chosen for the 1918 meeting of the Gen
eral Association of Kentucky Baptists
and 1t decided to raise $4,000 in Ken
lucky for foreign missions during tn,
approaching year. Baptists in tn,
Southern States will raise 100000 the
coming year.
Winchester.-An open-air service
preliminary to the big drive which
started here to raise $4,000 as CLARK
county's allotment for Y. NJ, C. A
work, was held in front of the court
house. Two songs, "Share Our Bless
ings" and God Save Our Men," were
sung by quartet
Berea.-Social workers from over
/ the country in attendance upon the
annual Kentucky State Conference of
Charities and Corrections, in session
here, manifested much interest in va.
ried and numerous social and econom.
ical problems presented to the confer.
ence for it's consideration.
Shelbyville.-The organization Of an
Associated Charities for Shelbyville
was perfected at union meeting held
at the Baptist church. A constitution
and bylaws were adopted and board
OF five men and five women were elect.
ed. The board of managers met and
elected an executive secretary.
Maysville.-The report has just been
received at the local headquarters of
the Food Conservation Administrator
that he is of the opinion, based on un.
official figures, that Mason county
signed a larger number of pledge
cards in proportion to its population
than any other county in the United
States.
Lexington.-Under plans being work
ed out by John X. Humphreys, head OF
the Department of Markets, College OF
Agriculture, University of Kentucky,
it is intended to establish in Lexington
a plant for the wholesale distribution
to cooperative stores through the
cta 70 pf cnnh hx,
farmers.
Hopkinsville.-The tangle over the
election of a police judge for the city
of Hopkinsville was amicably adjusted
when M. w. Criss, the fourth election
officer at Precinct No. 1. came into
court and signed the affidavit already
signed by the other three officers, cor
recting the entry in the back Of the
ballot book.
Compton.-Jeff Brewer filed suit in
the circuit court of this county con-
testing the office of assessor, the GER
tificates of election being issued to Jas
Nickel, Republican. He alleges that
the ballots in Third Ward, a strong
Democratic precinct, were changed
after they were returned to the coun.
ty clerks office.
Franklin.-Simpson county grand
jury was dismissed by Judge Rhea
when a final report was made. Thir.
teen indictments were returned, includ.
ing murder, malicious striking, mali.
cious shooting, drawing weapon, child
desertion, assault and battery, breach
of the peace, procuring liquor,
forgery and selling liquor with tut H.
cense.
Louisville.-Resolutio condemning
the modern dance and appealing to
christian women in communities ad.
jacent to all army camps to furnish
wholesome and helpful entertainment
to the thousands of soldiers" were
passed by the International Purity
Congress in tenth annual session here.
A single standard OF morality was the
general theme of speakers.
Versailles.-Fourt thousand two hun.
dred and seventy-one dollars, an over.
subscription Of $271 of Woodford coun.
TVS allotment for Y. NJ. G. A. army
work, had been raised up to noon on
the first day Of the big drive. The
fact that Woodford county oversub-
scribed her allotment the first day of
the campaign places her at the head
of the list of counties in the state.
Henderson.-Thousands of bushels
OF corn have been gathered and
cribbed in this county during the past
week. River bottom farmers are push.
ing the work to get their crops housed
before cold weather and before high
water covers corn lands.
Whitesburg.-J. II. Frazier, Whites.
burg merchant. held in jail here with.
out bail for the alleged shooting of
William Banks recently. has asked to
be transferred to the Winchester jail.
Frazier'a trial will coma nm nj tho no.