The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-03-06
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Maysville.- Boy Scouts have be
gun a drive for the sale of Thrift
Stamps.
Richmond-Robert Long, ST., q
prominent and respected farmer OF
the Cottonburg section, is dead after
drinking some homemade cider, due
to ptomaine poisoning.
Flemingsburg.- Mrs. Pres Walton
aged 81 years, has knitted a sweater
and sent it to soldier. She says she
worked for the soldiers in the Civil
War and is glad to work for them now.
wingsville.-James Maxey, walk.
ing around over his farm, caught his
foot under the root of a bush and fell
over the edge of rock, breaking and
splintering the bones of his leg just
below the knee.
Carlisle.-Six citizens of Nicholas
county have subscribed 1000 each for
War Savings Stamps. There are four.
teen Nicholas county people who have
bought from 800 to $500 worth Of the
stamps each. Hundreds of the people
here are buying from % cents to 500
worth.
Harrodsburg.-Jack Whitenack, a
farmer living on the Bohon pike, is
lying at local hospital in serious
condition. Whitenack was found lying
by the side of the road unconscious
It is not known whether he was thrown
from his buggy or is the victim OF
some stroke. He was badly bruised
Mt. Sterling.-Perry Baker, whose
brother, Eugene Baker, was lost on the
Tuscania, enlisted in the army and de
manded that he be sent to Camp Tay.
lor at once to go into training. His
explanation was that he wanted to get
into action against the Germans at
once in revenge for the death of his
brother.
Maysville.-Louisford Gribble, 35
years old, a prosperous farmer, com
mitted suicide at his home neal
Moransburg, this county, by shooting
himself in the heart with a double
barrel shotgun. He had pulled the
trigger with a string His wife and
four children survive. No cause is
known for his act.
Cynthiana-Ed NJ. Hite, formerly
of Paris and Maysville, now chief dep
uty in the office of State Fire Marshal
Thomas Pannell, at Frankfort, has
been investigating the mysterious de
struction by fire of the Cynthiana high
school building Mr.. Hite stated that
in his judgment, the fire was undoubt
eddy of incendiary origin.
Barbourville.-The grand jury OF
Knox Circuit Court has returned indict
ments against former County Judge
Thomas G. Hammons and all the mem
bers of Knox Fiscal Court, except E
McKeehan. The Fiscal Court members
were indicted for alleged misappropria
ton of funds from a bond issue fol-
building roads through the county.
Maysville.-Mrs. Annie Lee, sister
of the late Major Horatio Ficklin, met
with a serious accident that may yet
cause her death. Mrs. Lees clothing
caught fire from a gas stove and the
flames soon enveloped her entire body
Miss Anna Shackleford, her niece, in
endeavoring to eXtinguish the blaze
was seriously burned about the hands
and arms.
Whitesburg.-In an effort to save
the life of a pig, Fred NJ Croyle, 81
years old, linCman for the Kentucky
River Power Co., received internal in
juries from which he died at the Haz
ard Hospital. While walking along
the l.. & n. near Lennut he saw a pig
on the track and heard an approaching
Tram JaDDlhg ms tripod at the ami
NAL, he lost his footing and fell across
the track.
FalmOuth.-The terms of the com
mon school are over and the teachers
have to wait for their money until the
question of the qualification of John
Il. Drake superintendent-elec is pass
ed on. State Superintendent Gilbert
refuses to recognize the life certificate
of Drake as a qualification to hold the
Office and refuses to pay over the
school money coming from the state
until the courts decide on the qualifi
cation.
Paris.-When the will of Mrs. Quin
cav RurPpss was nrohatad in Rourhnu