Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04


was convicted Of manslaughter and
given five years in the penitentiary
in the Circuit Court here on a charge
Of killing Willie Berry last April.
Covington.-Mrs. Rissie Garrett, ar |
rested on a warrant charging her with ,
raising money order from $5 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 X. Finch, of this county, on a
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
large number of women when she
spoke before the Georgetown Civic
League. Mrs. H. Churchill Blackburn
presided.
Lagrange. Upon learning Of
shooting affray among negroes of the
Prospect neighborhood, County Judge
s. E. DeHaven Communicated an au-
tomobile and went to the scene. He
overlook Jesse Ditto on the road and
brought him to Lagrange, where he is
confined in Jail.
Observation-Disclosures growers Of
Henderson and adjoining counties are
harvesting the finest crop grown in a
number OF years. Cutting and housing
have been in progress for ten days and
will continue until the end of the
month. The weed is ripening slowly
because of the late planting.
Covington.- 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,
at Carroll county. Georgia. Charles
Crane and Mart Reece, both of Estill
county. 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 a mass meeting to
start the family food pledge card cam.
paign in Lexington and Fayette
county.
Louisville.-Eleven insane men, four
cripples and four men with glass eyes,
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 we're members OF the
second contingent that reached here a
few days ago.
Harlan.-Eight employees OF the vii
son-Berger Coal Company, while rid
ing to work in a motor car, were am
bushed by unknown persons and com
PEELED to run the gantlet of fusilade
Of bullets. The attacking forces, the
number of which is unknown, were
concealed behind bushes along the
roadway. They fired 25 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, Virgi
l.. Anderson, of Rockport, Ohio coun
ty. It is alleged. went to the station
with him. and in the presence of othel
national army men and large crow
abused every branch OF the govern
ment and every public official from tn,
President down to members of the 10
cal Draft Board. AS a result Ander
son was placed under arrest
Hopkinsville.-The important matte
OF electing four lay and four clerica
delegates to the tricentenary session
of the General Conference of tn
Southern Methodist Church, to be hell
at Atlanta next year, was one of tn
chief matters before the Louisvill
Conference sessions. Another featur
was the presentation of q resolution
from the Kentucky Conference, that
and the Louisville Conference b
merged so as to solidify and strength
en- Methodism and its institutions /
the state,
Winchester.-John Williams pleade
guilty to a charge OF obtaining none
under false pretenses, and was give
sentence OF one. three, three and fiy
years, respectively, on four indie
ments.
, Flemingsburg.-A patriotic demol
stration was held at the courthouS
here and to the draft recruits leavin
for Camp Zachary Taylor and wei
bade farewell. Speeches were made t
: Judge Mccartney, Marvin Mclntyr
Charles NJ. Cooper. Judge BabbItt an
D.. Ellis Faulkner. =