Licking Valley courier., 1917-12-27

entS in the Indiana city. |
Hopkinsville.-Announcement was
made mere that two North Christian
coal mines had been bought by the |
Memphis Gas and Electric Co., Mem.
phis, Tenn, a S6,O00,OOO concern.
'Lawrenceburg.- Broughton, in
attempting to cross the Kentucky river
on ice, at Tyrone, broke through and
was drowned. The body has not yet
been recovered. HIS aunt, with whom
he has been making his home, identl-
fed his hat, which was found by the
ferryman.
Bowling Green-.While drilling
deep oil well near Gainesville, Allen
county, gas pocket was struck and
ignited. A binding fame of gas shot
upward, severely burning Robert Hen
son, a driller, about the face and
hands and also burning the framework
surrounding the well.
ouisville.-Charles L. Daugherty, OF
Bowling Green, has been named by I
the Board of Directors of the Confed
crate Home at Pewee Valley as tenn
porary commandant during the alb
sence OF Col. Henry George. The lat
ter win be gone to Florida for two
monthE In search of rest
Lexington.-Bailey D. Berry, an at.
torney, who says he is representing
number Of interested citizens, ad-
dressed a communication to the City
Commissioners in which he asks to
know by what authority the street
car fare in Lexington has been raised
from five cents to six cents.
Scottsville.-The largest oil well
drilled in this section of the country
was brought in on the ]. r. Johnson
farm, nine miles from here. As soon
as the we'll was brought in 1t began tn
run wild and soon got from beyond
the control of the drillers. Several
hundreds of barrels have been lost
| 0wensboro-The McWilliams North.
ern Dredging Co., of Chicago and Mem.
phls, purchased $624,OOO worth of Pan
ther Creek drainage bonds. This com.
pauy was recently awarded the con.
tract for Strengthening Panther Creek
in this county 1t is estimated that
the work which will begin next spring
will cost $624,OOO.
Paris,-E. T. Proctor, principal of
the Paris High School, and Mrs. Proc.
tor teacher of English, haye rendered
their designations, to take effect at the
end OF the first semester, January is.
Mr. Proctor has accepted the position
of supervisor of agents in Kentucky
for an insurance company, with head.
quarters in Louisville.
ikeville.-Advices have reached
here that Moscow Belcher, accused
Of shooting Nelson Matney to death,
at the latter's home in Card Creek,
this county, was taken by officers near
the Kentucky-Virginia state line. Bel.
cher, according to reports, shot Mat.
ney to death after Matuey had tried
to expel Belcher from his home.
Newport-Coroner Digby reported
a verdict of death by asphyxiation
from accidental causes in the inquests
over the body of Miss Pauline Eth.
eridge, II years old, OF Cincinnati, who
was found dead in a rooming house
here. The police of Cincinnati had
been searching for tie young woman
who had been reported missing.
Lexington.-Eugene Mcdonald, for.
mer insurance man of Lexington and
Louisville, began serving life sen
tence in the State Reformatory for
the killing of w. R. Dabbs, an employC
Of his office, who was found murdered
near Frankfort, June II, 1916. Nc
Donald's arrest and subsequent con
viction aroused considerable local in
terest
pikeville.-Three infant chihrer
. were burned to death when the hom'
Of Tobe Elswick, coal miner wai
burned at Keyser. The mother narrow
ly escaped similar fate She wal
dragged from bed while her room. wal
, In flames, .F
, Bloomfield Of unknown origin
/, threatened the destruction OF tn,
: Bloomfield graded school building here
q Prompt action on the part of thos
discovering the blaze, which was burn
!. ing in one Of the schoolrooms, save
tho building from loss.