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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-10-17
STATEMENT

OF the ownership. mana cement. circu.
lation. etc, required by the act of Aug.
"a. 1913, OF the Breckc nridge News,
published weekly. at Cloverport, KY,
for October 1, 1917:
Publisher. Editor, Managing Editor,
Business Manager, Ino. D. Babbage,
Cl0verport. XIV. IS.
Owners: (Give names and. addresses
of individual owners. or II corporation
give its name and the names and ad.
dresses of stockholders owning per
cent. or more of total amount of stock.
Jno. d Babbage, CloveIport, Ky.
Known bondholders. mort ga gees, and
other security holders. owning 1 per
cent. or more of total amount of bonds,
mortgages, or other securities: III
there are none, SO state.) There are
none. Jno. d. Babbape.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 10th day of October, 1917.
v. G. Babbage, N. P.
Ny commission expires Jan. 10, 1918.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-10-17

When you storing fruits for the winter don't for
about the soldier who have from here Maybe the
Cross Society will ask you donation for the Christmas box
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FARM AND STOCK.

w l. Harrel has sold his farm of $50
acres. near KRIS, to William, Erpes,
and Elmer P.,ue, of Tar Fork, for
Sl2 600. Mr.. Harrel is in the marke,
for a good small farm of about $50 acres.
w. r Norman, jr., was at DanviIle
last week and bought ~ head of Short
HJrn cattle from Bauy imam & Cobb.
There are only three crops of Burley
in the McQuadv neighborhood. They
belong 10 Gid squires. 1000; McGAry
b os 10000; Jolly Bros. 20,00r. Mr..
Squires turned down an offer Of 822. 80
for his crop.
Uncle" Julius Dutschke has field
of wheat coming up nicely.
BIB French as sufficiently recovered
from his recent illness to smile on his
tris nds as they pass on the train.
B F DeJarnette & B o have 20 600
pounds of Prior, the best they have
ever raised.
The United States Department of
Agriculture in its October report fore
casts the corn crcp Of this State at 1873,
0OO, 900 bushels. an increase of S.000. 0CO
bushels over month ago. and a new
high record. The forecast for tobacco
is 43i 900 900 pounds. Wheat s GIG. 0CO
bushels I'ish potatoes t.40O. 900 BUSH
els Sweet potatoes I,2I0. 600 bushels.
Hay l.194 600 tons. Apples 2 800. 600
barrels. Peaches 1.034. 900 bushels.
Tobacco shows a decrease of 800. 600
pounds as compared with the 1916 crop.
Corn an increase of 1880 600 over 1915
Irish potatoes an increase over 19i6 of
Q 2S4 700 bushels. and sweet potatoes
an increase of $40 600 bushels. Hay
decreased 92O. 900 tons.
600
The farmers around McOuady will
sow around 2.000 acres to wheat. The
list of names and acres are: Thomas
Sheeran Is. Sam Beavin 10. H ].
B and 50, l.. II. Taul IS. Chas. Miller
Is. Hugh Ha' Graf, 50. John and Luther
Miller As, Tom Frank and Burn Nc
Gary %, Ralph Wheatley 20, Dan
O'Connell 20. F c. Rupert IS. Jas. p.
x enan 20. Sam Jackson so. Gid Squires
IS. VIM. Newbv Is. g. A. Wright $50,
Nelson and ]. R. Jolly l26. J. M. L, ous
81. John Frank 10. Tom Bland 10, T. ].
W tson 10. Bel and Burn Del uet,e
100. Payne Bros. ~. A. p. King 10, H.
L. Pavne 20, Gsbe Shrewsbury 70 Len
Beavin S, Z. M Besvin & BIO. 20, &.
and Askins 20. Daniel A, kins 10. VIM.
LYONS 50. w. P. coomes g. John BRYANT
10. Ambrose Mudd 20 Dennie Sheersu
40. Carl Sheeran 10. Russell keenan, Is,
]. b Bates IS. Besvin d Knue 50, ]. T.
HiRdon 50 Lon Rhodes $50. John Mon.
arch I2s J. v. Hinton 90. Paul Shrews-
bury %, ]. s. Mastinsly 20. These
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Stay On the Farm.
Mr. Jno d. Babbage,
Editor Breckenridge News.
Cloverport, KY,

Mr. Jno ID. Babbage,
Editor Breckenridge News.
Cloverport, KY,
Dear Sir:
You will find enclosed money
order for 81 50 for snother y. ar's sub
scriptior to your paper 1t would be i'm
possible for me to do without the good
paper as it is just like meeting some
friend from Brecs inridge county
II is great pleasure to get by the fire.
side at night and read the paper and see
how well the boys are selling their to-
bacco now and when last sold mine in
good old Breckenridge for the sum Of &c
a pound which was lots better tobacco
than they are selling for 17c to Zoe now
l am glad to see it as it is some induce
ment to get the boys to stay on the farm
as there Is lots better chances there than
In the city.
Wishing success to you and your pa
per, l beg to remain yours truly,
] L. Slaton,
7Il7 Vermont Ave-,
St Louis, Mo.
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COMMUNITY FARMING.

Out in the Mcuady neghborhood the farmers have organized
union of 1875 members order sell their products
profit and buy what they need from those who
ducemens The merchants of Breckenridge should
and form the of these community farmers and make
them attractive their goods If
ate with them there need for dollar leaving county
falling into the hands of foreign thereby taking
ands of dollars out of the county every year.
The organization is composed of of best the
county, and their aim is to build their community socially
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farmers are all members of the Nc
Quady Farmers Union and are all pull
ing together for big wheat yield and
to help Uncle Sam.
Paul Wilson shipped two loads of cat.
tie and hogs Monday valued at 88, 500.
We saw a woman behind disc har.
row Monday preparing wheat ground.
You would be surprised to know of the
number of women doing outdoor farm
work In this county.
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First Visit in Is Years.

Mr.. j ID. Deacon of Neigh,
Nrb., was in Lodiburg Thursday,
the guest of his cousin, Mr.. d. E.
Deacon and family. Mr.. Deacon
was born in Meade county and
later lived in this county. This is
his first visit to Kentucky in eight
teen years and his many friends
were glad 70 have him with them.
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The surgeons that defective boys from the
rural schools than from the schools Such statement this
surprising In the first place rural schools wei
equipped with comfortable desks city schools and another thing
fresh air which very essential health, particularly youn
people, sadly lacking both country Schools churches and
often the homes When have much of good thing
able appreciate it, but school teacher not only the
county town. should realize the of fresh
the school we'll ventilated is the best
contagious diseases and colds.
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While the Y NJ &. A. is doing noble work for the soldier
boys the Y W. A. doing equally much for the WIFI
the front and working the training camps The
81 900 being raised for the Y w. c. work. Part Of
this will nsed erecting homes for the Red Cross in for
egn lands Another part will be used for erecting hostess houses
cities the nng where soldiers and fee
fectly home The girls employed training camps
Mu Morrison of home boys who is noeing where"
France writes hack that he certainly enjoyed reading the Been
ridge News and nothing he wanted in the whole United
States of America but Bull Durham tobacco His father
him box last week containing - sacks of Bull Durham with
his old pipes which he had left home and couple late copies
the Breckenridge News We imagine Murie will have "feast
when he gets that box from home go. ..,
When you storing your fruits for the winter don't forget
about the soldier who have from here Maybe the Red
Cross Society will ask you donation the Christmas
There good in all things and the thing the
postage that maybe the mail order will get
of the trade which rghtfuly belongs at home
Pleas observe that the food saving pledges
has been postponed oter that interfere with
the sale of the Liberty Bonds
The Massachusetts, Society for Prevention of Cruelty Animals
has fund for taking of the army horses
1t used be "Fecherize' it is "Hooverize.'
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The Massachusetts, Society for Prevention of Cruelty
mas fund for taking of the army horses.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-10-17

1t used to be "Fletcherize' now it is "Hooverize."
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-10-17

financially They buy large quantities and III, cash for
what they and the wide merchant who advertes aac
tive prices will get their trade
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-10-17

Pleas observe that the food saving pdg
has been postponed ote that may interfere
the sale of the Liberty Bonds
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MT. CARMEL
-

Mt. Carmel, July 23.-The drouth
of the past few weeks was broken
last Wednesday by a very heavy
rain, and since then we have had nice
rains, which are very beneficial to
the crops.
Mrs. Wilbur Blackwell and her
handsome little son of Columbia, s.
c., spent the past week in Mt. Car
mel with Mesdames P. K. Black and
T. B. Frazier.
Mrs. Bud Self of Greenwood, is
visiting Mrs. Lura Cade of Lisbon,
Ga.
Mrs. Minnie Watson, who has
been with her daughter, Mrs. Paul
Ferguson at Sally, S. c., returned
home this week on account of the
illness of Mr.. Ollie Watson. She
came by Anderson to see Mr.. Wat
son.
Messrs Roy Wells and Gerard Tar
rant returned home Sunday from
Columbia, where they have been
working.
Mr.. Furman Grant is driving a
pretty new Ford car.
Mr.. Ollie Watson became sudden
ly very i'll last Monday and Dr.. Jack
Pressly of Abbeville, was summoned.
On arrival he found Mr.. Watson suf-
fering with appendicitis, and an i'm
mediate operation was necessary.
Messrs. Bradley Morrah and Law
renee Hester and DR.. Pressly carried
him to the Anderson hospital Mon
day night. He was successfully OPP
Grated on at 10 o'clock and stood the
operation fine. 1t will be good news
to his many friends to know that is
improving nicely.
Miss Mary McAllister left last Sat-
urday to teach a summer school at
Trevelers Rest, S. C.
Messrs McCarter and Gillian were
in Mt. Carmel Thursday evening.
Mrs. Ollie Watson spent the week.
end in Anderson with Mr.. Watson.
Mrs. T. E. Howard and children,
of Anderson, are visiting Mrs. Lura
Cade of Lisbon, Ga.
Miss Mary Paschal, who has been
spending the past six weeks with her
aunts, Mrs. Alma Hayes and Mrs. j.
E. Arant, returned home last Mon
day. She was accompanied by her
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seain the pummnent streats which
they has bilt wifi sand an claigh, i
sails that sumboddy kneads they ejji-
cation but j thinks it is the mare of
abvul, and i proposes ter git Their
kuntrie bois to git up a superskrip-
shun ter teech dr.. gambul, yeoar
Mare how ter bid sand and claigh
streats soa tibet he wont hev ter
skraip main streat ter let Their pea
pull out ter greanvil mex time we has
a leckshun on bons.
pleas print my list in yore paper
rs folars
we the ignerrunt kuntrie bois of
neer watts 8 c an way stashuns
hearbie superscripshuns ourselfs ter
.paigh ther whoal sum jined ter our
Mains ter teech Their Mare of abvul
that he shood lurn sumthin hisself
'befoar bothering bout is. he'd it
with dote smith, one cent.
yourn,
"' dote.
ps 700 may think tibet the mount
i superskripshuns is too lital but i
do not wish ter give ther Mare moar
then he is aibul ter talk in at wun
doste.
Dote.
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Buy it at druggists ard
general stores or postpaid
from Tho manufacturers.

charming cousin, Miss Kathleen
Hayes.
Mr.. Lawrence Conner left last
Tuesday to work at cantonment near
Columbia.
Messrs. Raymond Wells, James
Boyd, Chisolm Halliday and Ben
Harling left last Monday OF work at
the cantonment near Columbia.
Powder and Patches, a comedy in
two acts, was presented in Mt. CARMEL
at the High School building on last
Thursday evening by the Mt. Carmel
young ladies under the direction of
Miss Piclens Tarrant. 1t was quite
a success.
Friday evening the same comedy,
Powder and Patches, was presented
at Calhoun Falls by the Mt. Carmel
girls. They realized a nice little
sum at both places for the benefit of
the Presbyterian church.
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A PRETTY ROCK PARTY.

Miss Pauline Wosmansky enter
tanned twenty of her friends Tuesday
evening from 8 till II o'clock in hon
or of her cousin, Miss Kathleen
Simmons of Athens, Ga, who will be
her attractive guest for sometime.
There were five tables of players
and progressive rock was played un
til Misses Frances Wosmansky and
Florence Sprouse served dainty re-
freshments of ice cream, cake and
mints. A delightful time was en-
joyed by the following: Misses Kath-
leen Simmons, Margaret Swetenberg,
Helen Eakin, Florence Neuffer,
Grace Link, Mary Nickles, Katherine
Faulkner, Lydia Owen, Thelma Seal,
Minnie Ruth Cox, Teoilo Bradley,
Louis Wilson, Lewis Seal, David
Robert, Leroy Clark, John Kennedy,
David Kennedy, John Little, John
Albert Dickson.
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A PRETTY CENTRAL GIRL.

Miss Maude Hawthorne is SUBJ
shutting as 'hello" girl in the tele-
phone office this summer, while the
girls are taking their vacations. Miss
Essie Lee McCord has just returned
from her vacation last week and
Miss Margaret McCord is taking hers
this week. Miss Maude is a bright
ambitious young lady and is making
a good record at Winthrop college,
where she is q student.
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LOWNDESVILLE

Lowndesville, July 23-Miss Chris
tine Kay has returned from Atlanta,
after a visit of several weeks.
Capt. Chas. L. Baker, of New
York, spent Saturday and Sunday
with his mother, Mrs. M. E. Baker.
Major and Mrs. F. W. R. Nance
of Abbeville, visited relatives here;
last week.
Mrs. j. H. Lawrence will leave
Tuesday for Atlanta to visit relatives
Miss Margaret Smith of Spartan
burg, and Miss Lou Ellen Lyon of
Anderson, r visiting Mrs. E. W.
Harper.
Miss Cornelia Tenant expects to
have Miss Mabel Reid, of Iva, and
Misses Ruth Calvert and Mary Hill,
of Abbeville, as house guests this
week. She will entertain in their
honor Thursday evening.
DR.. A. H. Claflin, of Pittsburg,
Pa, will lecture in the Baptist church
Monday, July 80, at $3.50 P. NJ, on
Wartime Prohibition, representing
the Anti-Saloon League.
A contract to complete u school
auditorium has been given, Mr.. C.
M. Guest of Anderson, and his force
is at work. The job will be finished
before school opens.
Mrs. E. W. Harper and Mrs. J. H.
entertained the young
people last Friday evening lat the
home of the former. A most de-
lightful evening was spent.
Mr.. Wendell Latimer has returned
from Columbia, where he attended
summer school.
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Miss Malvina Parker was hostess
at a dining on Monday.
Mrs. Wardlaw entertained We'd
nesday in honor Of DR.. and Mrs
Halves of Elberton.
DR.. A. s. Halves and family, and
Mrs. Moore of Elberton, were re-
Gently guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gull
ford Cade.
Miss jamie Lee Morrah entertain
ed Tuesday night at a reception in
honor of her birthday.
Mrs. J. L. Kennedy entertained
the young people on Wednesday.
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BELLEVUE.


Bellevue, July 21.-Misses Mary
Milford of Abbeville, and Malvina
Kennedy Of Eden Hall, are guests OF
Miss Bette Morrah.
Mr.. Henry Schroeder returned to
Charleston Wednesday after a few
days spent in Bellevue.
Prof. Mark Bradley and family
returned to Clemson, after a pleas
ant stay with Mr.. and Mrs. S. P.
Morrah.
Mr.. Tom Ellerbee, of Greenwood,
has been the guest for the past week
of Mr.. Joe Aston.
Misses Rebecca and Elizabeth
Wardlay entertained Friday night
in honor of the visiting young ladies.
Miss Ellen Morrah was hostess at
a dining on Wednesday in honor of
Mrs. J. C.. Kennedy and Mrs. Lizzie
Bradley.
The young people attended a pic
mic Saturday at Badwell.
Mr.. David Robinson of Troy, is
the guest of Mr.. David Wardlaw.
Miss Bette Morrah was hostess
at a reception on Tuesday night in
honor of Misses Milford and Kenne-
dy. Guests from Columbia, Green
wood, Abbeville, Troy, Mccormick,
Wilmington and Sandover were pres
emit. Cake and cream were served.
Miss Jennings, of Columbia, spent
Tuesday night in Bellevue.
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THE DAY.

Mrs. j. Foster Barnwell gave a
delightful party last Friday after.
noon to her pretty young daughter
on the occasion of her eighth birth
day. Many. of the little girls in
town we're invited and spent the time
pleasantly in playing games, listen
ing to the Victrola and in enjoying
the ice cream and cake served. Each
little guest was given a dainty little
silver basket filled with candy as q
souvenir of the party.
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CELEBRATING THE EIGHTH.

Miss Thelma Bauknight spent her
eighth birthday very happily Monday
afternoon by inviting her little
friends to her house to help celebrate
the day. After the usual amusing
games we're played the good things
to eat were brought out and served
the children on the piazza and lawn.
Thelma received many useful and
pretty presents along with the best
wishes for many happy birthdays
lust like this M
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A OF A

Greenwood, July 20.-Claude
Llewellyn Shannon, a member of the
Greenville Coast Artillery company,
died at the Greenwood hospital
Thursday morning at 4:30 o'clock
following an operation for append
citis. He had been i'll only one week.
Mr.. Shannon was % years of age
and a native of Donalds, being the
son of Mr.. L. A. Shannon. The body
taken to Donalds for interment.
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DOTE ON THE MARE"

watts, S. C. julie twenty-wun.
deer edditoral:--i sea tibet DIR. gam
boil hes sined up fur S hundard dol
ter teech us kuntrymens how
ter voat Their bond isshure of 8 hun
dard thousan. fines tibet the koun-
sci of abvul hes spent jist about
tibet mulch on ten or IL miles of
streats in the last 20 years, an arter
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A u

Henry, the nine year old son of
DR.. and Mrs. W. D. Simpson, is an
expert chauffer, recently demon
strating this fact by driving a three
speed gear shift from Monroe to
Charlotte, N. c., a distance of about
sixty miles. Henry has been able to
handle his fathers Ford since he was
six years Of age.
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AT SULLIVAN'S ISLAND.

MI. R. Kirkwood has spent a week
down on Sullivans Island enjoying
a fine rest and the cool breezes and
all the pleasures that place offers
Mrs. Kirkwood, accompanied by her
friend, Miss Lily Mann, who has been
her guest for sometime will go to
Sullivans Island upon Mr.. Kirk
woods return and spend a week.
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N SCHOOL PARTY.

Miss Lillian Swetenberg compli-
mented her Sunday School class of
little boys last Friday afternoon with
a party. Each boy was allowed to
bring his girl along and after the
arrival of the youngsters games were
PLAYED until refreshments of ice
cream and cakes brought a close to
them. A very pleasant time was
spent.
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John Kinard came up from New
berry last week and spent simetime
with his cousin, Frank Gary. Mr..
Kinard enjoyed a dance at the hall
one night and many other attentions
shown him by the young people, all
of whom say he is "just too cute for
anything"
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city on a visit to her friend, Miss
Ruth McLane. Miss Georgia is at
tending Erskine and is taking a high
stand among the goods.
Mrs. R. H. Cochran spent from
Saturday until Monday with her
daughter, Mrs. w. J. Mckee, near
Due West.
Mrs. Fred Stubs and children,
Gilmer and Lucille, of Fitzgerald, Ga.
are here on a visit to DR.. and Mrs.
J. Irwin Gilmer and other relatives.
Ellis Mabry of Greenwood, spent
last week here with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. A. w. Jones and Roy Nc
David of Columbia, were here last
week visiting Mrs. B. K. 'Beacham
and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Dewey and
Miss Elizabeth McCord spent Sunday
in Atlanta with Mrs. Dewey's bro
Their, Clyde Murchison, who is in
training at Fl. Mcpherson.
Miss Helen Eakin and her cousin,
Miss Burnett, are in the city spend
ing a while with Miss Matte Eakin.
Miss Sadie Magill spent the past
week with her cousin, Mrs. c. l..
Moseley of Ninety Six. Before her
return she will spend several days
with relatives in Due West.
Miss Allent Mabry, who spent last
week with her numerous relatives
here went to Clinton Sunday, where
she will stay with her sister, Mrs. S.
j. Kilgore until Wednesday. She
will return to the Pryor hospital,
where she is in training on Wednes-
day.
Mrs. John White and little daugh-
ter, Sara, will return home Thursday
from a delightful visit to relatives in
Rocky Mount, N. G.
Mrs. Otis Mcmillan returned to
her home in Anderson Tuesday after
a weeks stay with her homefolks.
Mrs. George Penney went home with
Fher and will spend several days.
Miss Mary Hill and Miss Ruth
Calvert will go up to Lowndesville
Thursday and be the guests of their
college friend, Miss Cornelia Ten
nant.
Miss Emma Lipscomb of Ninety
six, is in Abbeville this week the at
tractive guest of Miss Rebecca Jones.
MI. G. w. Shelor came down from
Seneca and spent Sunday in Able
vile with friends.
Mrs. Addie Carter of Greenville,
is in the city on an extende visit to
her sister, Mrs. J. L. Hill, near Alb
beville.
MI. Frank Stokes of Greenville,
spent the weekend in the city with
friends.
Miss Sara Haskell went v to
Greenwood Thursday, where she
Joined a party of friends and went
to Chattanooga, Tenn. They will
spend two weeks in camp.
Mr.. L. w. Dick spent Monday and
a part of Tuesday in Abbeville with
Mr.: and Mrs. j. Allen Smith, Jr. Mr..
Dick has many warm friends in Abb
beville who are always glad to see
him.
Frank Sherard returned to Cal
houn Falls Tuesday, having been at
his home near Abbeville for several
days, having been on the sick list.
Mr.. H. G.. Smith has returned
from Tate Springs, where he has had
a delightful stay of several weeks.
A PRETTY ROCK PARTY.
Miss Pauline Wosmansky enter
tanned twenty of her friends Tuesday
evening from 8 till II o'clock in hon
or of her cousin, Miss Kathleen