The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-23

Smiths Grove When the home {
Scott Franklin. negro, burned nv
miles south of here, his wife and fiv
grandchildren lost their lives in a.
I flames.
III Cynthiana.-Miss Catherine Middor
OF Cynthiana, was seriously burned Of
the hands and arms when a pan o
lard she was rendering was overturned
Spilling the grease on her.
Nicholasville. - Twenty persons
have failed to submit their question
naires to the local board and sine,
their time has expired they are want
ed for desertion Of the United State:
army.
Henderson.-Alva Blackwell, a lead
Ing merchant, was found dead in bed
Death Is attributed to grief over the
death of his brother, w. w. Black
well, past supreme chancellor of tho
Knights of Pythias, who died three
weeks ago.
Danville.-City Attorney Chenault
Huguely fell on the icy steps at the
government building. His left hip was
dislocated and 1t is feared that one of
the bones was fractured. He apparent
ly lost his footing on the top step and
fell down to the pavement.
Wickliffe.-The Mississippi river at
this point, two miles below the mouth
of the Ohio, was frozen solid. Mis-
souri, farmers during the recent cold
spell crossed freely. The Oldest in
habitants say they never saw the river
at this point frozen solid before.
Lexington.-The General Assembly,
according to announcement made by
President Frank McVey, of the Uni
Nersity of Kentucky, will be asked for
an appropriation aggregating 1921, 500
for that institution. OF this amount
1t is planned to expend $456,OOO for
building improvements.
Bowling Green-In the Warren Cir
cult Court Willie d. CLEARWATER, a
negro, was given three years in the
penitentiary on charge of malicious
cutting. Will Richardson, a negro,
was fined 500, 80 days in Jail, and dis
infranchised for two years on a charge
of carrying concealed deadly weapon.
Paris.-The books of the city of
Paris are to be probed, according to
action taken by the city council No
of dishonesty on the part
of any one was charged. But we
v ould like to see the books opened"
was the comment made by Council.
man Merringer, who offered the mo-
ton.
Bowling Green.-Ervin p. Ray, who
served four years as chief deputy to
his father, Sheriff John C. Ray, has
returned from Memphis, Tenn, where
be took an examination for the avia-
ton service. He passed successfully
and is awaiting further orders. He |
is graduate of Center College at Dam
Vile.
Louisyille.-John w. Oliver was re-
elected president of the Louisville
Board of Trade at a reorganization
meeting, at which special resolutions
were adopted calling upon Congress
20 invoke extreme penalties on all
alien enemies guilty of outrages
against property of manufacturing
Cynthiana.-W. Albert Parker, G
Wealthy farmer residing at Twin
Creek, this county, shot himself
through the heart with shotgun
When lying in bed. dying instantly. He
vas worrying about his stock and
Iiraid he would not have enough to
eed them, when in reality he had plen.
y of feed and money.
Fort Thomas.-The Board of Educa,
ion of Fort Thomas adopted a resolu-
Ion to abolish the study of German
rom the high school. Spanish will be
INSTITUTED for the 1888 school year, &
nd 1t was stated that the elimination
I German would be permanent 1t 6
'as announced that German will be &
ontinued this year only to allow pu. ,
Ills to make up certain number of
redits.
Frankfort.-The State Tax Commits
ion Is working on the assessments of
ne tangible property of the railroads