The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-16
IMPORTANT news
IN BRIEF FORM
HAPPENINGS FROM THROUGH.
OUT KENTUCKY CONDENSED
AND TERsELY TOLD.
BLAZE IS WORK OF FIRE BUGS
Driver Killed When Auto Truck, Load
ed With Hogs, Is Struck BY Train at
crossine-6eattyviiie Visited BY De-
structive Fire.

1t has become known that it was a
fire of incendiary origin that partially
destroyed the mining building of the
University of Kentucky at Lexington.
The damage was greatly increased by
water. IL is said three separate fires
built by the incendiary, one in the
basement and two in attic on the raft
ers. All were kindled with paper and
old pamphlets which were procured
from the building. A window in the
basement to the left of the entrance
locked and raised.
Thomas Griffin. of Louisville, was
killed and Chester Gregory and Stan
ley Sallee. of Lawrenceburg, were Sc.
riously injured when an auto truck in
which they were hauling a load OF
hogs from Lawrenceburg to Louisville,
was struck by the west-bound Chesa-
peake & Ohio passenger train, which
was running two hours late, at Bonita
Station, just west of Simpsonville.
About half of the hogs were killed and
the others more or less crippled.
Beattyville was visited by the most
destructive fire in its history. The
Beach Hotel and buildings occupied
by r. b. Jackson merchant, the post
office, J. II. Sherwood. jeweler; the
Jones County Farm Agent, were de-
stroyed. The fire originated in the
hotel, a large frame building, and
spread so rapidly that very little was
saved from any of the buildings in the
path of the flames.
United States District Judge Coch-
ran. at Covington. granted prelimi-
nary injunction restraining Robert Bal
lard and others from cutting timber
from Menifee county lands owned by
the c. & o. Railroad Co. The injunc-
ton was granted in the suit of the rail-
road company against the defendants
seeking a permanent injunction.
1t is announced at Whitesburg that
Secretary of State James p. Lewis, OF
Frankfort, and III. ID. Lewis, of this
city, have purchased the Eureka Coal
Co., new operating concern at Sand
lick Creek, near this city, and will
make some increases in the plant
Edward Morris, Louisville man,
was bought to the city hospital at Lou
isville. suffering with a serious wound
in his left side caused by the acct
dental discharge of shotgun. Morris
was brought to an Illinois Central
train from West Point. The accident
occurred on the farm of a brOther-in-
law at West Point while hunting.
Deputy Sheriff John Mccoy was shot
and instantly killed by VIM. Singleton,
at Array, near Middlesboro, while at
tempting to serve a warrant for dis
possession Of house occupied by Sin
gleton.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Jewish Hospital Association, Louis
vile, Ky, at the Office of the hospital,
l. w. Bernheim and Bernard Bernheim,
through Alfred Selligman, their attor-
ney, announced a gift to the hospital
of 100000 for the purpose of making
additions and extensions.
Prof. j. o. Labach, of Lexington, has
been appointed chief of the depart
ment of food and drugs at the Ken
lucky Experiment Station, to fill the
vacancy created by the resignation Of
Robert NJ. Allen, who is in business IN
New York.
The appropriation for school gar
dens at Louisville has now reached the
sum of $1,000 as the Board of Educa-
ton. on recommendation from Miss
Emile Yunker. has added the sum OF
1881 to appropriations previously
made.
Private Ernest l.. Schneider, of the
309th field signal battalion, Camp Tay-
lor, accused of defaming the Presi- |
dent, was sentenced to ten years at
hard labor in the Atlanta penitentiary
by the decree of court-martial. He is
dishonorably discharged and forfeits
all pay.
The city solicitor of Covington has
been notified by the city commission
to prepare an ordinance for passage
for the doing away of the Office of de.
linquent tax collector. The action of
the commission was unanimous. The
ordinance will direct the collection of |
delinquent taxes be placed in the |
hands of the finance department.
Major Henry Rhodes, II. o., of
Frankfort. draft agent for Kentucky, |
has returned from Washington, where
he attended a conference of draft Off. |
GERS with Provost Marshal General
Crowder and his staff, principally with
regard to the disbursing OF govern.
ment funds.
William Hood 80 years old. while
at the depot at Ashland awaiting his
train to go to his home at Shiloh,
Greenup county, suffered a paralytic
stroke. Falling to the floor, his head
struck heavily. He was removed to
the home OF his daughter-in-law. Mrs.
W. II. Hood. and died in a few hours.
win Keefc. so years old. a farmer
living near Monkey. was found dead
two miles from his home. The coro.
ner's verdict was death by accident.