Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-29

COIDlH anu was accompanied Dy ms
son. The son sustained the loss OF
both legs.
Lexington.-The State Board Of Con-
troll has arranged with the Bromwell
Brush and Wire Co., of Cincinnati, to
install plant at the Greendale Reform
School, where the boys will work in
shifts to learn a trade and also pro-
duce something while in the institu-
ton.
MISUNDERSTANDING that injuries
suffered by her November q, 1917, by
the falling Of an elevator in the Hotel
Henry Watterson, where she was then
employed produced a permanent pa
ralyss and rendered her speechless,
Edith A. Burres filed suit against the
hotel company for $4,000 damages.
Paris.-Another big Bourbon land
sale was closed when D. NJ Hurst,
farmer living on the Millersburg and
Cane Ridge pike, sold his farm OF
$50 acres to John Leer for the sum
of $3.50 an acre. The farm is one of
the best in the country, well i'm
proved, and in the high state Of cult.
vation.
Pikeville.-K. L. Varney, federal and
state agricultural worker in this sec.
tion, is helping the farmers to secure
seed wheat for fall sowing. 1t is
planned TO have from $4,000 to 10000
acres of wheat sown in the Sandy
Valley. Mr. Varney's father, A. H
Varney, is now agricultural agent for
Pike county.
Franlfort.-James Estes, guard at
the Reformatory, dropped dead while
on duty on the wall. Coroner Lecompte
pronounced his death due to apoplexy.
Estes was sitting in chair Of his
guard house at the northeast corner
OF the wall when he was seen ,to.fall
forward. -.-IEffe' .had be.l.eAeTe-1 year
and came from Bell county.
Danville.-The Kentucky Florida
Oil Co. had new drilling outfit un-
loaded at Crab Orchard. 1t will be
taken to the oil field near Ottenheim
and drilling with 1t will begin in a
short while. The gas and oil company
of the Milton Warren lease has given
new impetus to drilling and many
wells will be put down right away.
Danville.-Hendren Brothers, OF
/ Kirksville, lost seventeen head of fine
cattle when lightning struck an oak
tree under which herd of fifty head
had sought shelter from the heavy
downpour of rain. The same storm
caused the loss of two valuable horses
TO ]. L. Rowlett, on the Lancaster pike
They were struck by lightning and
killed.
Cynthiana.-Herman Moore, aged
about eight years, son of Mr. and Mrs
VIII Moore, OF this city, was painfully
hurt when he ran in front of an au
tomobile on the Oddville pike. The
little fellow was riding on a wagor
and jumping off became confused ant
ran directly in front of the machine
which dragged him a short distance
and ran over him.
Paris.-When the new Presbyteria
church is dedicated about Septembe
there will be no Indebtedness chars
ed against ii, according to a statemen
of officers and laymen. At the NEE
ing an Offering in cash and pledges O
more than $4,000 was made to clea
the debt on the church. which cos
practically $4,000. A $4,000 organ /
now being installed.
Richmond. - Wolfard Rose, youn
white man from Estill county, wa
brought to Richmond by Deputy U.
Marshal Elliott and lodged In Jail o
the charge of having failed to register
he was taken before the local eXeml
tion board and rejected on account {
physical disability. He was then I;
ken back to Jail and will be tried b.
fore U. S. Commissioner Warheld Bel
ne;:;;, on the charge OF being a slacke
in failing to register
Louisville.-Two persons were kille
and another probably fatally injure
, when fast l.. 4 n. passenger trai
en- route from Cincinnati to Louisvill,
crashed into the automobile In whic
they were riding at 0'Bannon, fou
, teen miles from Louisville on the Lo,
, isyille.Lagrange pike, The dead are
w. c. Mossbarger, SO years old; Mis-
, Vonnie Mossbarger, II years oil,
daughter of Mr. Mossbarger. Mis-
Rebecca Mossbarger, 10 years old, al
other daughter of Mr.. Mossbarger. wa
seriously injured
Ashland. Miss Carlyl Myers. az,
G 10, daughter Of Prof, aud Mrs h,
Myers, and Miss Marie Kimball, Az,
lG, daughter OF Mr. and Mrs, Villa
Kimball, Of Chesapeake, w. Va, we
4 drowned in the Ohio river white swi
@ ming out from the bathing beach
+ Myers Landing,
IS Franklort.-George, the 3-year.o
u son Of George Lewis Roberts, nj
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