Crittenden record-press., 1918-04-18

Winchester.-A meeting was held
here at the court house to perfect an
organization for the testing OF seed
corn.
Carlisle. The quarantine which
was effective In Carlisle for about
three weeks because OF smallpox has
been raised.
Lexington. Taylor Howard, l7.year-
old son OF A. u. Howard, In Es,ill
county, fell over a cliff and drowned
In the Kentucky river. The body wss
recovered.
Whitesburg. The 2.year-old daugh-
ter OF Wreck -Tackett, n farmer OF tho
Shelby Creek section. east OF here.
toppled into bucket Of water and
was drowned.
Paris. w. Davis and W l.
Yerkes. OF the board OF directors OF
Massic hospital. presented the need of
an increased annual allowance. which
was granted. the monthly sum being
raised from $3.50 to 1875 by the Fiscal
Court
Whitcsburg 1t ia announced hero
that mining work In the Elkhorn coal
fields Of Letcher county Is somewhat
handicapped owning TO the shorag.
Of coal cars. and that some OF the big
gcst plants are only operating three or
four days week
Harrodsburg. The stockholders Of
the Mercer County Fair met and elect
ed T. $. Neale. president. John Dunn.
frs, vice president. Joe Dean. second
vice president: Clell Coleman. secre-
tary. and Curry Dcdman. recording
secretary and treasurer. The date for
the fair WAS set for July 30. 81 and
August ! and ..
Lexington. Chief OF Police ReAxsu
has called attention TO the fact that
there b. . city ordinance against roller
skating on sidewalks and aAys that Il
must be stopped. lie also emphasizes
the danger OF children usinx the as
phalt streets for rollcrskating. as they
are liable TO be run down by automo-
biles and other vehicles
PAducah. -- Indignation has been
aroused among citizens over the hrs,
passage OF an ordinance amending the
stree, railway franchise 80 as To csr.
init the PaducAh Traction Company 10
Increase street car fare from cents
to I cents. Mayor Frank ~ Burns and
all OF tho city commissioners except
Commissioner w. A. Gardner voted
for the ordinance.
Winchester During the month OF
January 1880 pounds OF -four were
sold while In February 70.0?s pounds
were reported. n decrease OF ?i.9oo
pounds. The local corn situation 10
very grave, ~ there Ia practically none
suitable for seed corn and absolutely
none that can be used for grinding
The millers are getting kiln corn from
Cincinnati and Louisville.
Frankfort-The German language
follows the name OF the German Be
ncvolent Society OF Frankfort into
limbo. The organization flcd amend.
cd articles OF incorporation changing,
the name TO the Franklin County 4
nevolcnt Society. The new articles
also declare. The proceedings Of
said society shall be had In the Eng
lish and not In the German language"
Fnnkfor.-W v. Jackson. prinei.
pal OF the Sadicville public school. has
been dismissed by County Superin
tendent Mary Bradley, OF Scott ooun.
~. upon the charge OF u,,erances cou
corning the government. which, the
superintendent stated. made him an
unnt person TO conduct the school.
She notified State Superintendent V.
o. Gilbert. who promptly approved her
action.
Maysville.-The people nock TO the
river when they hear q steamboat
whistle. II is 70 unusual to see q boat
land At the wharf loaded with frsieht
and perhaps band playing. The
Greendale has been placed In tho Gin
cinnau and Maysville trade. and the
merchants will not have TO walt from
three to nve days TO get freight by
railroad or eIpress. - has been the
custom for months.
Frankfort.-After living In tho
shadow OF the prison for a year Nat
May, OF this city. will move across the
street and spend n year on tho made
Of the wall for thcfts committed next
door to the institution. May. whose
homo adjoins the prison commissary.
across High street from tho wall. was
convicted in Circuit Court OF stealing
hides from q junk yard next door. and
was sentenced to serve a year.