The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-02-20

stanford.-Of the S12 men exam
med for army service by the war board
here. 200 we're put in the first class.
This is said to be record that has
not been. excelled so far.
arrodsburg.-Elijah Preston was
awarded $4,000 damages for injuries
received when a motorcycle he was
riding was run into by an auto driven
by Pres Royalty in this county.
Winchester.-The family OF J. II.
Day, a farmer living on the Mt Sterl
narrow escape from death when their
home burned The members of the
family made their escape in their
night clothing. The house and con
tents we're destroyed.
Lexington.-The number of indi-
vidual suits against the Kentucky Nat
ural Gas Co., based upon the allega-
lions that the company failed to fur
nish a sufficient supply of gas during
January and charged exorbitantly for
the service 1t gave, has been in
creased to approximately 200.
Bowling Green.-Deaton Cherry, 30
years old, met tragic death two miles
from this city in runaway. The man
was thrown from his wagon and was
found impaled upon a barbed-wire
fence. He was dead when help reach
ed him. John Barber, who also was
in the wagon, escaped with slight in.
juries.
Lancaster.-United States Deputy
Marshal Winfrey arrested James
Simpson, a farmer, at his home five
miles from Lancaster, on a warrant
charging him with having made "trea-
sonable utterances' against the Fed
eral government. Simpson was taken
to Danvlle, where he is confined in
the county Jail.
Pikeville.-Pauline Saad. the Agar
old daughter of J. |. Saad, pho
tographer, Of this city, was fatally
burned when her clothing caught fire
whilo her mother was out of the room.
Pauline had been the subject of some
lovely art pictures by her father. One
appeared some time ago on the front
cover of leading magazine.
Owensboro-W. Fred Struck, Of
Louisville, was elected head of the
Kentucky Retail Lumber Dealers AS
ISOLATION at its final session held here
Other officers elected were s. F. Nc
Cormick, of Lexington, vice presi-
dent; A. ]. Thornton, of Morganfield,
second vice president; ]. Crow Tay-
lor, of Louisville, secretary.
Augusta.-Patrick ]. Maloney, Of
Wellsburg, aged 30, Oldest son Of Mar
tin Maloney, died at the base hospital
at Camp Sheridan of pneumonia. He
enlisted in the 14Sth Infantry at Gin
cinnati last summer and his life was
insured for $4,000. He tried to salute
his captain, j. M. Colley, a few min
utes before he died, but was too weak.
Lebanon-The farm of the late
John Taylor, near Gravel Switch, sold
at public sale to wind up the estate,
was purchased by Richard M. Chief,
of Charlottesville. The price paid was
$87 200 which is a new record for n
farm in Marion county. On the farm,
which is considered one of the best
in the county, is much white oak and
walnut timber.
Glasgow.-Oscar Norris, Of Good
Luck, in Metcalfe county, was arrest.
ed charged with uttering forged
check on the Citizens National Bank,
of Glasgow, KY, and is in Jail in de-
fault of a $500 bond for his appear
ance before the County Judge G. M.
Bohannan for examining trial. o. f.
Cooksey, of this county, is also in Jail
on the same charge.
Observation-Disclosures have been
returned against ]. E. DELPHI, Jr., and
Emmett Martin, charging in one that
they made a fraudulent election re-
turn, and in the other that they un.
lawfully and willfully performed the
duties of election officers in such
way as to hinder the objects Of the
election law. DELPHI recently was Civ.
en- four years in prison for an alleged
election offense.
Maysville.-The three largest build
ings of the Glenn Springs College, a
Baptist mountain mission school,
eighteen miles east of here, were de-
stroyed by fire involving loss of
about $150,000. The structures de-
stroyed were the administration build.
ing, girls dormifory and boys dormi-
n n A "a