Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-18

street, in this city. A large crowd
watched her WELD the danger flag the
first day, and she expressed herself as
being delighted with the new job.
Carlisle.-Leslie Sosby, OF this coun-
ty, was seriously injured in the foot |
by the accidental discharge of a shot |
gun. He was one OF the young men
called in the last quota here for army |
service, and another man had to be |
called to take his place because of the |
accident.
Lexington.-Bryant Littrell, OF Fay.
ette county, who is charged with de.
serting the old Third Kentucky Regi. |
ment shortly before 1t entrained from |
Camp Stanley for Hattiesburg, Miss, |
last fall, was arrested at the Southern |
railroad passenger depot by Patrolman
Robinson.
Georgetown.-Frank Cylkouski, who
with another boy, was attempting to
ride horse on the farm OF Mr.. Nc.
Elvoy, near White Sulphur, was
thrown vioTenrfy to the ground aud
trampled upon, severely cutting one OF
his limbs, necessitating the taking OF
several stitches to close the wounds.
Maysville.-A committee has been |
appointed to confer with the military |
authorities to have trains bearing sol.
diers through here to get off the train
at the depot and hike through the city |
and board the train half mile further |
on, thus giving the boys exercise and
allow the citizens to give them refresh
ments.
Paris.-Robert Collins, a farmer,
near Jacksonville, this county, acct
dentally shot himself in the foot while
handling a shotgun. He had been
shooting pigeons and rested the muz'
zle of the gun on his foot and uncon'
sciously pulled the trigger. The acct
dent necessitated the removal OF tot
and part Of the instep.
Paris.-There will not be another
trial OF the Giltner will case, according
to an order OF dismissal entered before
Judge Stout at the last day OF the re.
cent term of the Bourbon Circuit
Court. The case was one in which
William Giltner sought to set aside the
will OF his mother, claiming that she
was not competent to make a will at
the time of her death.
Lexington.--At a meeting OF fiscal
court held in County Judge F. A. Bul.
locks office in the court house, resolu.
tions were adopted to ask for state aid
in the improvement of the Winchester,
Georgetown and Richmond turnpikes,
for this year, and another motion was
adopted to ask for the state aid
amount already due on improvements
made by the county on various roads
within its boundaries.
Williamstown.-A fight that proba.
bly, will result in the death of one man
occurred near the depot here between
F. A, Cunningham, railroad detective,
and ]. NJ. Sauhey, station agent for the
Southern Railway Co. Differences, II
is said, had existed between the two
men and when they met a quarrel en-.
sued. Cunningham shot Saufiey In his
forehead. Cunningham was arrested
by Sheriff Tanner,
Frankfort.-lf any advance is made
In interstate express rates in Kentucky
Il will have to be allowed by Director
General McAdoo. Chairman Lawrence
Finn, of the State Railroad Commits.
sion, has so written c. A. Prouty Fed.
eral Express Director at Washington.
His letter was In reply to Judge
Prouty's wire that the Interstate Com.
merce Commission has allowed an ad.
vance OF 10 per cent in express rates.
Campton.-Pierce King, Of Lee City,
a draft registrant, who is expecting a
call in the next few days, had four
fingers on his left hand cut off while
pruning trees. King was assisting his
father.in.law in the work, when the
latter's knife slipped.
Paris.-Mlss Della Mastin, OF Paris,
suffered broken arm. and Miss Ellie
Heller and Messrs. Sam and viii Mas.
tin, all of Paris, were slightly bruised
as a result of an automobile collision
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