The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-02-27

GeOrRetOWn-DeSp Decause
her two.months.old baby did not i'm
prove In health, Mrs. Lewis Kay Hag-
gin, one Of the most prominent WON
en- in Central Kentucky, drowned her
self in Elkhorn Creek.
Louisville.-The case of DR.. Harry
II. Lewis, accused of the willful muir
der OF his wife, Susie Riders Lewis,
by strangulation, on January 1, at
their Fourth street home, was set for
trial April 4, in the criminal court.
Winchester.-Mrs. Norvie Simmons,
wife of farmer of the county, while
driving, glanced down at her infant
clasped in her arms. and noting its un.
usual appearance, made hasty in.
vestigation of the cause and found that
her baby had died without a struggle.
The mother is almost PROSTATE with
grief.
Frankfort.-In letter to Judge Ed.
ward w. Hines, of Louisville, Chair
| man VI thC SOuhtii vi ANdtiOndi DC-
Tense. Gov. Stanley says: "The vital
need of the hour is ships and more
ships and ships without delay" He
urges every carpenter, electrical and
iron worker to register for the ship
building service.
Maysville-River traffic has been re.
sumed here with an unprecedented lot
of freight being handled by the steam.
boats. The business men are deter.
mined that they will no longer depend
upon the railroads to handle the
freight, but will patronize the boats on
the river. Consequently the boats will
have all they can handle.
Carlisle.-The Nicholas County
Chapter of the Red Cross has just
made a shipment of forty-four con.
shirts, nine pairs of pajamas and IF.
teen pairs of bed socks for use of the
soldiers. The women are sewing and
knitting every day at rooms in the
Masonic Temple Building here.
frmed the Franklin Circuit Court in
its judgment holding H.J. Preston, OF
Paintsville, and A. Copley of Inez both
on their stock subscriptions to the
defunct Central Life Insurance Co.
Receiver LETTERS sued 40 stockholders
oil N tot 70 n tnt
of $1S5,000, and these were test cases.
Richmond-Charles Smith, a farm.
or of near Valley View, this county,
was instantly killed when a wagon
load of tobacco overturned. He was
on his way to the Richmond marke.
when the accident occurred. He was
caught under the entire load and was
smothered to death. He was under
the tobacco an hour or more before
being taken out.
Winchester-Leonora Owen, IA
years old, native of the Philippines,
arrived here to visit her aunt, Mrs.
Cynthia Adams and Miss Mollie Owen,
having made the voyage alone. Her
father, Thomas Owen, while a mem.
Der of the United States Signal Corps,
married pretty Philippine girl.
Leonora was bareheaded and attract.
ed much attention.
Paris.-Preliminary arrangements
for an active campaign to sell Thrift
Stamps were inaugurated here by
Paris Bankers and business men. To
arouse interest in the children of the
public schools and get them started
in the saving of their pennies and the
purchase of the stamps, they will, in
each instance, he presented with a
25-cent stamp by the banks.
Mt. Sterling.-The body of Mrs.
Edith Ricketts,, who died in Texas a
few days ago, arrived here for inter.
ment. While on the way the funeral
party was in railroad wreck, which
killed two people and demolished the
casket in which the body of Mrs. Rick
etts was being conveyed. The body
was uninjured. Another coffin was Sc.
cured and the journey continued.
Springfield.-Suith has been institut-
ed in the Washington Circuit Court by
J. M. Williams against the Louisville
& Nashville Railroad Co. asking $15..
900 for injuries received by him in the
Shepherdsville wreck. Another suit
against the same defendant was filed
by Leonard Riney for injuries alleged
to have been received by him on the
same occasion. He asks damages In the
sum Of $12,500.
Maysville.-William Hood, 6S years
old, who has been an invalid for the
past eight years. while sitting in front
of a crate at his home in Aberdeen
fell out of the chair His clothing