The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-30
HAPPENINGS FROM THROUGH.
OUT KENTUCKY CONDENSED
AND TERsELY TOLD.
SHOVEL DAY WOULD SAVE COAL
Estimated That Saving Of Fuel Would
Reach 225, 100000 Pounds Daily, or
2,s12.5 cars-Hazard Police Chief
Stabbed While Making Arrest.


ured out by H. Marion, Of the Depart
ment of Education, who said that 45o.-
900 tags have been sent out by the de-
partment for school children to tie on
coal shovels, as reminder to save
shovelful day. Figuring conserva-
lively that each state would send out
as many, 1t would be total of 22,50O,.
900 shovels tagged and IL ten pounds
of coal day we're saved by each SHOW
ell, the aggregate saving in coal would
be 225,O00,0O0 pounds daily, or 2,S12.5
cars day. In four months Of 100
days this would amount to a saving in
coal tonnage of S37.50O cars.
Mrs. T. E. Bartlett, of Shelbyville,
died at the Kings Daughters Hospital
from injuries received when her dress
caught fire from a stove at the home
Of her son, A. j. Bartlett, on Clay
street Mr.. Bartlett, who had just en-
tered the house, smothered the flames,
in q blanket, but not before she had
been terribly burned about the head
and body. Mrs. Bartlett was rs years
old.
Chief of Police F. F. Messer, so years
old, of Hazard, was stabbed in the
neck while making an arrest, and is
lying at his home in q critical condi-
ton. William Summers, mine foreman
at the Walkers Branch mine, is In jail
suffering from bullet wound through
the leg, held for stabbing Messer.
Summers, who is about so years old,
was arrested by Messer on a charge
of drinking.
A fifty-year lease on several hundred
acres of fuor spar land in Crittenden
county, Kentucky, and Hardin county,
Illinois. including the famous Hodge
mine near Mexico, KY, has been taken
by City Commissioner T. N. Hazelip
and E. c. Phelps, both of Paducah.
The ore will be mined and capacity Of
the mines will be increased.
George c. Speer, state, banking COM
missioner, has filed a second suit in
the United States district court at Gin
cinnati against the Fifth-Third Nation
al bank of that city to recover $43,-
640.37, alleged to be due the creditors
Of the defunct George Alexander &
Company State bank of Paris.
Mary Louise Goodman, 5-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Max Good
man, of Elkton, died from burns re.
ceived when her clothing caught fire
from an open CRATE. Her father is a
linotype operator at Bakerfield.
The jury in the prosecution of Harry
Brashears, on trial for killing Mrs.
Elizabeth Roomer Cherry, was dis.
charged in circuit court, at Bowling
Green, upon final report of its inability
to reach an agreement. Brashears Ia
in jail without bond.
: Stockholders of the Montgomery
County Fair met at Mt Sterling and
elected Charles G. Thomas, John d.
Greenwade, Jack Graves, Ben w. Hall.
d. N. Young, Charles e. Duff and r.
T. Judy as directors the coming year.
The board will meet soon and select
officers and fix dates for the fair this
summer, which will likely be held in
July.
Captain H. N. Royden, commandant
at the University of Kentucky, has re.
ceived a communication from the of.
fee of the adjutant general to the eff.
feet that students of the university
who have had four years of military
training, will, upon being drafted, be
sent to service school for training
for commissions, II found qualified.
Philip Sugg, farmer, as next friend
Of his son, Clarence Sugg, of this coun.
ty, fled suit against w. H. Whaley,
Jr., of Bourbon county, in the circuit
court at Carlisle, in which he alleges
that the defendant assaulted young
Sugg Halloween night on the Mays.
VILE pike, In this county for which he
asks 5000 damages.
Dewey Frazier, Is years old, from
Clay City, was taken to Mt. Sterling
and lodged in Jail. The boy is charged
with raising check given him for
work by Mrs. Sauders. of this county.
from 1915 to $25.75, which was cashed.
After the transaction Frazier got away,
but was captured by Powell county
officers.
WILLIAM AAiPi0tts JE's 10 yodIb OAus
living at Lackey, Floyd county. board.
ed train at that station. going to
school at Bosco. five miles below, and
when the brakeman called out his sta.
ton the boy ran to the steps and Jump.
ed OF while the train was going at an
average speed. He died within q few
hours.
Ashland shippers have protested
against the order of Railway Director
General McAdoo disseminating passen-
ger train service on the A. G. & L. rail-
way running from Ashland to Grayson.
distance Of twenty-five miles. The
protest alleges resulting injury to Ash
land merchants serving the territory
affected.
Porter Wallace. of Spring Lick, en-
ployed at a water mill near Horse
Branch, was injured when he became
entangled In a moving belt. His left
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