Licking Valley courier., 1918-09-26

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the
women of Millersburg by the Council
of National Defense has begun under
the direction of Mrs. Clark Bascom,
chairman, Miss Bessie Purnell, assist
ant.
Harrodsburg.-Ader Harmon, Of the
HarmOn-PrestOn Mercantile Co., of
Perryville, has bought from the Lee
Riker heirs the homestead in the sub
urbs Of this city, 106 acres at $219 an
acre.
Whitesburg.-John Morgan, of May |
king, is the champion cabbage grower
of the mountains. From plot of
ground 100 by 165 feet he grew $500
early cabbage which he sold for 10
cents each.
FrankfOrt.-State Superintendent v.
o. Gilbert has supply of commercial
maps of the United States and Eng
land for distribution among rural
teachers, who can secure them by ap-
plication until the supply is exhausted.
Louisville.-The louisville Board of
Trade directors DECIDED to send tele
gram to President Wilson asking him
to take up the question Of the desira
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ing during the war. The President will
be asked for ruling on racing.
Danvile.--The United States Mar
shal arrested well-dressed man who
was stealing ride on freight train
in the Danville yards. He was placed
in jail to await examining trial before
Federal Commissioner Lawwell. 1t Is
penitentiary Olfense to ride on a
train without a ticket.
Frankfort-Half the final dstrlbu-
tion of school funds for teachers sal
aries the last fiscal year have been
paid out amounting to S274,177 rs
There was not sufficient to the credit
of the school fund in March to NEE;
this payment, and. II was necessary to
wait until taxes came in.
Whitesburg.-Several pieces of good
road will he built in Letcher county
this year and all in the vicinity of
Whitesburg, connecting with the several
model thoroughfares entering this city,
which We're built few years ago. More
than u mile will be built on Sandlicli
creek, section being rapidly develop.
ed near here.
HarrodShurg.-Few families have
the record Of three fighters, a Red
Cross nurse and a camouheur in active
service, and II Uncle sam accepts his
offer as expert engineer will soon bc
added to the list. This distinction he
longs to the family of Mr.. and Mrs. ]
W. Sallee, of Harrodsburg. shortly
after war was declared two sons vol
unteered.
Elkton.-County Motorcycle Police
man A. Slaughter was seriously, prob
ably fatally, injured near here wher
: he drove his machine into Il buggy Oc
= cupied by Mr.. and Mrs. ]. =. Rund
r His jaw was dislocated and he wn'
; otherwise hurt. Mr. and Mrs. Rud,
] escaped with slight injuries, but thei
e horse was so badly injured that 1t wa
d destroyed.
i Barhourville. - Three indictment
n were returned by the Knox count
grand jury in the threatened lynchin
Il of WIN Castle. The indictments charg
d these men with confederating an
d banding together for the purpose o
h taking n prisoner from the Jail an
y from the custody of the officers for tn
t. purpose of doing bodily harm to tn
q prisoner and lynchlng him.
= Carrollton.-AIrs. Carroll Craig, (
y lne MuuHl NH StCllull, SullSTtu lut
d burns in Il fire which destroyed Il
y Craig home. She inhaled flames M
was badly burned about the body d
le ing an hour later. The family was
,r bed when the flames burst into Il
n room. Craig saved the two childre
o months and three years old, II
hre started from kitchen stove.
v WhlteSburg. g.-Thomas Adams,
Dry Fork, Is instituting $4,000 dal
" age suit against the l.. X n. Rairo
Company for the death month ago
his two sons whn were run over n
killed by local train near the
IL tunnel.
n- Danvllle.-P. III. Shields and force
ri fifteen men arrived In Danville to ma
w surveys for the improvements in ID
ed vile of the Southern railway. The y
w. llminury expenditure will he about
IN O000O0 for yards, enginehouses y
Sllop buildings.