Licking Valley courier., 1918-06-27
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Items of Interest From
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Maysville. Lepler, Of this
city, while at work on bridge at
Fairmount, w. Va, was struck on the
leg with an iron girder and badly in.
jured.
Paris.--Edward Turner, one of the
best known farmers In Bourbon couM-
ty, killed himself at his home near
Clintonville, by shooting. Death was
instantaneous.
Lexlngton.-Articles changing the
name of the German Aid Society" to
"Fayette Aid Society" have been fled
here by President william A. Metzger
and Secretary Martin Gertz.
Richmond.-John Butler, resident
of Madison county, near Brassfield
was thrown from his wagon at Irvine
and his skull fractured when his horse
became frightened by the train.
Hickman.-With a scarcity of labor
and limited time in which to get the
wheat crop out, every effort was put
forth to get 1t harvested, and women,
for the first time in this county, were
in the wheat fields.
notwithstanding to the inability OF
the farmers to secure sufficient help
on their farms in this county, they are
now compelled to ship their stock by
auto trucks into the city, they being
unable to get men drive it.
Frankfort.-Firewo Of all kinds
are prohibited on July Fourth this
year by order of State Fire Marshal
r. B. Pannell. This order is war
measure. Save explosives and use
them against the Hun" says Marshal
Pannell.
Bedford.-All OF Trimble county was
aroused over the cold-blooded murder
from ambush OF Charles Wise, a farm.
er, who was shot to death from behind
some bushes as he made his way from
the fields, where he had been at work,
all day, to his home, shortly after Q
o'clock.
Monticello.-Mark Carter is charged
by the authorities with having shot
and killed Campbell DIshman in the
postoiiice at -Slickford, according to re-
ports here. Not word passed be
tween the men. Carter's wife shot at
Dishman a few days ago, it is alleged
but did not wound him. She is now III
jail.
Hawesville.-Misses Bessie ana
Anna. Vaughan Thrasher, of this city,
were considerably bruised and shaken
up when they were thrown out Of all
automobile. The young women were
on their way to visit a neighbor and
were near Lewisport when their car,
driven by Thomas Thrasher, turned
over and threw them into corn field.
Hartford.-Declaring that Dennis
Hoagland had called him vile name,
Ernest Mayfeld, a young farmer
reac.-ed in Hoagland's pocket, secured
the latter's revolver and shot him
perhaps fatally, 1t. is alleged by off
GERS. The shooting occurred in OH
county, just over the Daviess line
MayHeld is now in the Hartford jail
Nicholasville.-The case of Mrs
Kate Cooper, administrator of ]. w
Cooper, for $4,000 damages ag9ins
T. c. Willis resulted in verdict 70
Mr.. Willis. Mr. Cooper was killed or
Main street, July 2S, 1917, by del!v
cry truck of T. c. Willis. At the time
OF the accident Mr. Cooper was EN-
ployed by the Simpson-Willis Lumber
Company.
Harrodsburg.- c. D. Tucker, OF
this town, has the distinction of being
the grandson of a Revolutionary sol
der, and is probably the only person
in the country that can claim that dis
tinctlon. The Doctor is 6S years old
The grandfather was Josiah P. Tucker
and entered the service at IL years Of
age as helper TO an older brother
who was a surgeon in the army.
Winchester.-Clark county is Il
have a Home guard. l.. B. Cockerel
and w. D. Judy are enlisting names ot
men in this county who are willing t.
20 into this service. They have abou
100 names enrolled. Practically ever!
man they saw, whether young or old
was eager to place his name on tbs
list. officers for the organization will
be elected after the enrolment of thu
names.
Observation-Disclosures Avery Bent
ley was instrumental in saving the c
& o. from bad wreck on the Big San
dy bridge. A freight train was cross
ing the bridge with cars loaded witt
lumber. One of them fell over on 1t
side, spilling lumber for quite dis
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