The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-10-10

Winchester.--Winch women are
busy preparing comfort kits for the
soldier boys from Clark county, and
already a number have volunteered
their services. A sample kit is on dis
play at local store.
Carlisle.--Morgan Finch, % years
old, farmer, of Moorefeld this county,
was convicted OF mansiaughtor and
given FIVE years in the penitentiary
in the Circuit Court here on a charge
of killing Willie Berry last April.
Covington.- Rissie Garrett, ar
rested on a warrant charging her with
raising money order from IS to $50
at Nicholasville, KY, is being held in
the Covington jail. She was indicted
by the Federal grand jury at Catletts-
burg last May.
Carlisle.-After the testimony OF
thirty or more witnesses had been
heard and arguments of counsel made
the case of the Commonwealth against
Morgan K. Finch, of this county, on
charge of murder, went to the jury in
the Circuit Court here.
Georgetown.-Mrs James Leach, OF
Louisville, general director of the
State Federation of Women's Clubs
and former president, addressed a
large number of women when she
spoke before the Georgetown Civic
League. Mrs. II. Churchill Blackburn
presided.
Lagrange. - Upon learning of
shooting ARRAY among negroes of the
Prospect neirhborhood, County Judge
S. e. DeEIaven commandeered an au-
tomoblle and went TO the scene. He
overlook Jesse Ditto on the road and
brought him to Lagrange, where he Is
confined in Jail.
Heuderson.-Tobacco growers Of
Henderson and adjoining counties are
harvesting the finest crop grown in n
number of years. Cutting and housing
have been in progress for ten days and
win continue until the end of the
month. The weed is ripening slowly
because of the late planting.
ovington-United States Commits
sioner Bell issued warrants for the
following men who are charged with
failing to register June 5: Henry An
derson, Grant county; jimmie Mock,
ct Carroll county. Georgia; Charles
Crane and Mart Reece, both of Estill
codnty, and Fred Fannin, of Paints
vile.
Lexington.-In response to tele-
grams from State Food Administrator
Sackett Representatives OF the Lexing
ton Board of Commerce Joined with
the Lexington Women's Council of Ma.
tional Defense in mass meeting to
start the. family food pledge card cam
paign in Lexington and Fayette
county
Louisyil,e.-Eleven insane men, four
cripples and four men with glass eyes,
a majority Of whom reside in Indiana
were among the 225 draftees excused
from army service in final medical ex.
aminations conducted at Camp Taylor.
All of these men were members of the
second contingent that reached here
few days ago.
Harlan,-Eight employees of the Will
son-Berger Coal Company, while rid
ing TO work in a motor car, were am
pushed by unknown persons and COM
PEELED to run the gantlet of a fusilsade
of bullets The attacking forces, the
number of which is unknown. were
concealed behind bushes along the
roadway. They fred 20 shots, only
one of which took effect.
Owensboro.-When his son, who was
called for service in the national army.
left recently for Camp Taylor, Virgil
l.. Anderson, of Rockport, Ohio coun-
ty, 1t is alleged. went to the station
with him, and in the presence of other
national army men and large crowd
abused every branch OF the govern
ment and every public official from the
President down to members of the To-
cal Draft Board. AS a result Ander-
son was placed under arrest
Hopkinsville.-The important matter
OF electing four lay and four clerical
delegates to the tri-centenary session
" the General Conference of the
Southern Methodist Church, to be held
Mt Atlanta next year, was one of the
chief matters before the Louisville
Conference sessions. Another feature
was the presentation of resolution
from the Kentucky Conference. that it
and the Louisville Conference be
merged so as to solidify and strength.
on Mpfbodian1 and 'tc institutions a.,