Licking Valley courier., 1918-05-30

port Of the Board of Supervisors, This
Is an increase Of nearly $15,O0O,OOO
over last years assessment.
Maysville.-Private Willard Hunt,
of Lick Creek, Pike county, is under
arrest here because he could not show
any furlough papers. officers from
Fort Thomas will come after him.
Hunt says he became homesick and
was on his way home.
Maysville.-Prof. John Hurst Ad.
ans, principal of the Franklin, KY,
high school, has been elected principal
Of the Minerva high school in this
county. He is native of Fleming
county, and was formerly on the STAFF
OF the Lexington Leader.
Owenshoro.-Edward Neel, OF 0w.
ensboro. died at the city hospital as a
result of falling from tier in the
warehouse at the Green River Distill.
ing plant. He fell distance of TWEEN.
ty feet, striking on his head. He new.
er regained consciousness.
Lexington.-W. G. Simpson, we'll
known horseman, was painfully in
iured when in ascending the stairway
at his home he tripped and fell to the
hallway below, a distance Of ten or
twelve feet He was stunned into un.
consciousness and lay in the hallway
several hours.
Paducah.-Suit has been fled in the
McCracken circuit court by Mrs. Kate
e. cummins against the Paducab
Grain & Elevator Company for $25,.
600 damages for the death of her hus
band. ]. H. Cummins. The latter was
killed recently by an elevator at the
company's plant.
Winchester.-Sunny Hatton, through +
his parent and next friend, w. f. Hat.
ton, sued Mrs. Dora Luman, Mrs. En-.
ma West, Fonda Minor and Arthur
Bloomfield and the city OF Winchester
for 100000 damages growing out OF
the alleged injury Of the plaintiff In
the Pastime disaster on March 8.
Lexington. - Twenty.nine students
and graduates of the University OF
Kentucky reported to the fourth off. |
GERS training camps, three at Camp
Grant, Illinois, and twenty-six at Camp
Zachary Taylor, Louisville. They 90
Immediately into military service as
privates after finishing the training.
Paris.-Without regalning conscious.
ness Charles Curtis, who was hit in |
the head with brick by his brother,
in-law Charles Griggs, during an alter.
cation, died following an operation in
which a portion OF his skull was re.
moved. Immediately after Curtis
death a warrant was issued for Griggs.
charging him with murder.
Louisville. - Pierced with bullet .
wounds, the body of Henry Barger, 45
years old. was found in his bedroom
at his home, 1870 South Seventh |
street Police hold under surveillance
Barger's wife and daughter, together !
with six boarders in the home, and |
placed guard at the house with in.
strpctions to allow no one to enter or
leave.
Frankfort-Plans and specifications
for the completion OF the seven.mile
gap in the Dixie Highway. between
Livingston and ParkCrs Creek, have |
been submitted by the Kentucky De. |
partment OF Public Roads to the Uni.
ted States Department OF Agriculture
The Dixie Highway will be open for
traffic by fall, is the opinion Of the
state road department.
Shelbyville-The Rev. U. " w. Dar.
lington, who was elected a Bishop OF
the Southern Methodist Church at the
SthtItl NuHltltHNt III ANldHNd, was
born and reared In this county, near
Graeftenburg, where one OF his broth.
ers now resides, and another brother
lives in Franklin county. He is a
graduate Of the. Kentucky Wesleyan
College, at Winchester.
GeOrgetown-Beca so many OF
the students have entered the service
OF their country, Georgetown Uniyer
sity at its commencement June will
have only twenty in its graduating
class, the smallest number at this in,
stitution in years.
Notwithstanding struck
barn on w. j. McGee's farm near Ben.
nettstown and the structure, together
with its contents, was destroyed. Six
mules were killed, Two wagons were
burned as we'll Us lot OF provender
The loss 10 about $500.