Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-09-05

Maysvllle-The officials OF the Ches-
apeake & Ohio railroad have given to
Mayor Russell 900 old ties which the
mayor has stored to be given to the
poor next winter for fuel.
HarrOdsburg.- Devine, mer-
chant at Nevada, this county, was bad
ly hurt when he lost control of his
machine and ran into bannster on a
bridge on the Perryville pike.
Frankfort-The following counties
have voted the 20-cent road tax: Pike,
Martin, McCreary, 0wsley, Wolfe, Full
ton, Livingston, Nelson, Shelby Henry,
Carroll, Owen, Franklin and Grant.
FrankfOrt.-Preparing to pin a band
age on the hand Of a patient, DIR. o.
p. Reynolds, Of this city, placed a
safety pin in his mouth to hold 1t and
swallowed the pin. He died as re-
suit of the accident.
0wensboro.-In a collision between
two automobiles on the pike near Hart
ford, in Ohio county, Miss May Mas
tan was killed when piece Of flying
glass from the broken wind shield sew
cred her jugular vein.
LOuisville.-Thousands Of bales of
hay and straw were consumed when
the big hay shed of the Quartermaster
Department, on the Poplar Leyel road,
at Camp Zachary Taylor, was destroy
ed by fire during an electrical storm
which swept over the city and county.
Guthrie.-Bertha, the nine-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Stephen.
rDodgias, residing Two mIrffes west OF
this city, was killed by lightning, which
destroyed the telephone battery near
which ;he was standing. The child
was badly burned about the breast and
ears.
NewpOrt.-Barklng dogs late at
night called the attention Of John ID.
Parks. farmer, living near Sandford-
town, Ky, to neatly attired boy babe
on his front steps. The child was in
clothes basket. No Identification
marks were found Officer Phillips
found temporary home for the waif.
Olive Hill.-W. II. Smith, Of this
place. died us the result of being man
gled by Chesapeake 4 Ohio Train No.
81, when he stepped in front of the
train us 1t was approaching the pas
Senger station here. one arm and
foot We're amputated and he suffered
severe shock and bruises. He died
within an hour.
Mt. Sterling.-A man named Pitts,
charged with being deserter from
Camp Zachary Taylor, was shot and
fatally wounded by Deputy Sheriff
Brock Lewis In Menifee county. Lewis
says that when he attempted to ar
rest Pitts, the soldier pointed rifle
at him and attempted To fire. Lewis
drew his revolver and fired.
West Point.-Alis Irene Lelmbacher,
81 years old, and Miss Maurine VIII
liams, of West Point, were drowned In
the river here when Miss Leimbncher
sought to save Miss Williams, who was
not an expert swimmer. Miss Leim-
bacher was considered good swim
mer, but was unequal to the struggles
II the drowning girl, who was consid-
erably heavier that Miss Leimbacher
Hawesvllle.-The body of John Pope
, McAdams, Ir, the 7-year-old son of
: Mai John =. McAdams, L. :. A., was
, washed ashore near the farm of II. r.
= Gardner, four miles below here, The
/ child disappeared from his home dur
r ing the afternoon and evidence of his
: having gone to the river was found.
| Every effort had been made to locate
= the body, which was found by Frank
Hennlng, who was preparing 10 cross
4 the river in q skin.
/ AHddleSboro.-A. V. 0gle, prominent
Q citizen of Middlesboro, was shot and
killed by I. |. Green at the store of the
Q latter ON Nineteenth street Green hud
o purchased store Of Ogle few days
g ago, and 1t is presumed dispute aros,
e over settlement, though this is mo-
l. definitely known. ogle is survived by
widow and three small children
Green surrendered to the police I'm
u was placed in Jail. Considerable eX
element prevails over the killing.
~ Harrodsburg. Kelly, the onl!
prisoner In the wOrkhouse, escaped b!
tying two blankets together and lettint
himself out through the yentllator. Ill
'e was captured and at his trial was fine,
II Sl2 for breaking out of the worlkhousC
, $l2 for being drunk and $40 and cost
III for firing his pistol promiscuously.
v Franklin.-John Hurst Adams, VIII
III has been acting as county agent tC
IL Simpson county, rendered his resign,
~ ton to the Fiscal Court in order I
Sh accept the principalship Of the hiR
school In Minerva. KY.