Crittenden record-press., 1918-04-04

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Whitesburg Purgill, 40 years
old, was thrown from his horse and
died within few hours. He leaves a
family.
Richmond Orders have been sent
to Western Kentucky for the first car
OF seed corn for Madison county grow
ers, with a number Of prominent farm
ers and business men standing sponsor
for it. About 500 bushels have been
signed by the growers.
Ilarrod dsburg-Paris green. placed
for rats, vas the cause of death of the
4-year-old daughter Of OFT Vorhies and
the serious Illness of 7.year-old
daughter of John Isham The Isham
family had moved into new home
and found meal mixed with the poison
which they ate.
Danville.-Jerry Hooper, Of Parks
vile, says that practically all peaches
were killed by the severe winter. Many
Of the trees were killed also. Mr.
Hooper has a very fine peach orchard
He says that there will be plenty OF
pears and an abundance of strawber'
ries and raspberries.
Paducah.-James Miles, 6 years old
OF Gilbertsville, is in a critical condi
ton following peculiar accident
The little fellow is at Riverside Hos
pital suffering from an injury inflicted
when a steel umbrella rib entered the
eyeball and penetrated the brain. Hs
is not expected TO recover.
observation-disclosures that grave dis
orders, which led to an appeal to Gov
ernor A. o. Stanley TO suppress them
existed in the oil fields OF Lee county
were denied here. Stories that an OF
tank had been blown up have been In
vestigated with the result. 1t was said
that the tank had collapsed under IT.
own weight
Middlesboro.- Shelby Turner, 20
liceman OF Benham and former either
OF Middlesboro, was fatally wounded
by negro. Turner was brought her,
and died. Following the arrest OF tn,
negro. the wooden Jail where he wa.
confined was shot up, and It is report
ed that the black was wounded. per
haps fatally,
Cniontown. Word was received
here of the death, in Evansville. o
Gyp Brown. 10 years old. from pis
toi shot wound. The youth was sho
here by Town Marshal Samuel Gates
1t is said. when he resisted arrest. II,
was taken to Evansville for medica
attention. The body will be brough
here for interment.
Louisville.-SamC c. Owens. former
iy captain In the Louisville police de
partment, was found guilty Of conspir
acy to blackmail w. Z. Chess by
jury in the criminal court. and his pun
ishment was fixed at $1,000 fine an,
one year In Jail at hard labor. Tn
verdict was reached In thirty minute
and was unanimous.
Louisville.-Alleged refusal Of Gil
cult Judge Cisco. OF Elliott county. :
comply with request OF the board @
health OF that county to suspend III
session OF his court during the small
pox epidemic there has resulted in
proclamation OF quarantine for tn
county by the state board OF health 1
session at the Seelbach.
Louisa.-A fireman named Boyle an
Pearl Thompson, brakeman, wer
killed when c. q o. freight train wa
wrecked near the mouth of Beave
creek. A tree had slipped on the trac
and the engine sad several cars turr
ed over. The engineer ESCAPED
Thompson was a son OF former Count
Judge John II. Thompson, OF this plac,
Georgetown.-Testifying that sh
shot and killed her husband only afte
he had attacked her with a chair. Mr.
Amilda Underwood Hedger. q prett
young widow, was freed at her exam
lining trial before County Judge Ro
ert Lancaster at Georgetown. X
Mrs. Hedger who is 22 years old. wit
her two small children. had been
Jail while awaiting examination.
Dry Ridge.-Coroner George S. Wal
was called to Downingsville to hold a
inquest over the body Of Thomas Co
Cox was engaged in Telling a tire
which stood on the bank OF Stever
creek. and when the tree fell II ey
IDENTIFY kicked backward from II
stump, the body OF the tree strikir