Crittenden record-press., 1918-03-21
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Hickman.-The wedding OF Mrs in
Esther Parker Riggs, 23.yearold Or
widow, and W. A. Malone, SO years nj,
old. widower, was solemnized here fro
Richmond.-The little four-yearold
son of Thomas Crouch. while standing -,
by watching his father chop wood, s,'
was instantly killed when a stick flew. ~,
striking him in the head. ri,
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Flemingsburg.-The general mer-
chandise store OF Robert Flora at Bat.
tie Run was totally destroyed by fire. -ot
together with all OF its contents The d.
origin is unknown. The loss is about 49,.
$4,000 w.,
Richmond.-The $50. 900 damage suit oo
brought by John +. Sexton, OF this
city, against the L. 4 N. Railroad Co.
was settled by agreement Mrs. Sex. =.
ton is daughter of the late Pat Gala. w
CHER, who was killed while on duty. ~
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Williamstown.-Leo Harvey, whose .e'
| home is In Crittenden. this county. o'
and who was In the Aero Squadron In oe
France, was killed while flying, ac-
cording to a dispatch received by his
brother He was in the United States 'n
Navy several years On
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Paducah. in the River. N'
side Hospital have been promised by d.
the City Commissioners following an pif
inspection OF the inhrmary by Miss
Flora +. Keene, OF Louisville, State
Inspector for the State Board OF Ex. De
aminers for Trained Nurses. ne
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Hellier.-Despondent because her MI
sweetheart had departed Cor Camp 'u
Zachary Taylor to report for duty, sec
Miss Sara Lambert, IS, daughter OF a MS
carpenter here. took her life by firing
bullet through her head. She went
to the home OF neighbor TO commit tn,
the deed. ag
Lexington.-Motion for a new trial for
for J. L. DELPHI was overruled by Judge eff
Charles Kerr DELPHI was sentenced to at
serve four years in state prison for be
adding names unlawfully to a regis PR
tration book. but a stay OF execution
was granted pending a decision from i
the court OF appeals in,
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Pikeville-Walter Ward a miner OF dis
HELLER, Ky, was held in 81 600 bond sci
by the Federal commissioner here. Ly
Witnesses testified that he displayed n ~.
handful OF cartridges and said: III bls
could | would put five or six OF these ma
in the head OF Woodrow Wilson and
five or six others and stop this d-d
war" wi,
Ashland.-At meeting OF the Board wo
OF Education William Carp, a member II
OF the board. proposed the dropping Of the
German at once from the school Su. OF
perintendent j. W. Bradner was op. Ed
posed 10 the move and insisted that the
they continue TO teach IL until the
close OF the school term. This was
given a favorable decision. :
Carlisle.-Sherif James w. Myers an
and Chief OF Police Leonard Howard ~
were fired upon by a man near this 'a' ''a''
city while they were attempting 20 VI"
place him under arrest One shot teo
passed through Sheriff Myers hat and ne
on. or ,vo sho,s nj, Chio; uo,.ara h,, tina
neither were injured When placed s'
in jail the man gave the name OF j. II.
Prin.
Grayson. Mrs. Ida KYLE. OF near Ad. boz
kins, Is running the farm while her chi
husband Is away at work in some pro- COT
ductiye department to help Uncle Sam. en'
She bought from Jacobs Brothers s56 wa
worth OF grass seed to be sown on FRI
their farm this spring. The thing was tie
surprise to Mr. Jacobs, as he had res
not been used to seeing the women sta
folks purchase the grass seed.
Shelbyville le.-Mrs Lulu Hall Smith, Co
the widow OF c. h. Smith, died in her an,
room at Mrs. Il. A. Blayde's residence SCI
| from the effects OF arsenic, which she Il
had taken the previous night with sui. on
cidal intont Mrs. Smith had had shi
two strokes OF paralysis and It was ca,
supposed, when her illness was first de-
discovered. that she was suffering On
from another attack Of the same ma. ha
ture.
| Winchester. Mrs. Mary Holder, ne
mother Of Walter Holder who died OH
recently OF spinal meningitis at Fort ca,
Thomas, is the beneficiary OF her son az,
for an insurance policy amounting to IN,
$4,000, which will be payable in Gu
monthly settlements for a period Of ca,
twenty years This insurance was IN,