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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-01
MaVSVille Man Kills
Wife and Self TODAY
Con Gullfoyle Kills Wife Instantly and
Then Turns Weapon on Himself
Dying a Few Hours Later at
Cincinnati Hospital.

Relatives here were advised by tele-
graph this afternoon that Mr., Con
Guilfoyle, former local man, had killed
his wife and then committed suicide
In his wife's apartments in Cincinnati
shortly before noon today.
Shortly after the Guilfoyles moved
from Maysville to Cincinnati a couple
of years ago, they are said to have
begun having considerable family
troubles and only few weeks ago Mrs.
Guilfoyle brought suit for a divorce
from her husband, charging cruel and
inhuman treatment and failure to pro-
vide for their two children, both girls,
aged IL and years.
The only information received here
was a telegram which was received
at about 3 o'clock by Mike Culfoyle
employe at the Traxel-Glascock Ice
Cream plant. The telegram simply
said that his brother Con had killed
his wife shooting her with a pistol
through the heart at her home and had
then turned the revolver on himself
inflicting a wound from which he died
a few hours later at a Cincinnati hos
pital.
1t Is supposed here that the divorce
suit was the cause of the terrible trag-
edy. AS Mrs. Guilfoyle was killed at
her own home and as her husband
was not living with her, 1t is supposed
he went there and an argument arose
which developed in the double tragedy.
Con Guilfoyle was 3S years of age.
He was the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Con
Guilfoyle, former well known Mason
county citizens. His mother now lives
In Cincinnati with another son while
the father died several years ago. He
will be remembered here as very
clever young fellow who for many
years drove a beer wagon and after
saloons were voted from Mason coun
ty, he was for several years a driver
for the Adams Express Company,
When the family resided here, they
lived in the East end of the city and
seemed very happy, having two bright
little girls of whom both mother and
father thought much.
Local relatives left this afternoon
for Cincinnati and the bodies of both
wife and husband will probably be
brought to Maysville for burial here.
Mrs. Guilfoyle, before her marriage
was Miss Weaver, a daughter of Mr..
James Weaver, who moved to Mays
vile from the Sardis neighborhood
and for several years resided in SUIT
ton street. The were married in this
city.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-01
GRAND JURY Meets;
IS GIVEN INSTRUC.
TIONS BY THE JUDGE
Jury VIII Not Begin Their Inyestiea.
tons Until Thursday-Judge New.
ell Calls Attention to Matters
Before the Public at
Present Time.

circuit Judge c. d. Newell opened
the September term of the Mason Cir
cult Court at the Court House this
morning at 10 o'clock and read over
the long docket setting several of the
cases by agreement of lawyers. The
majority of the cases were postponed.
however, until the next term of oourt
and 1t now looks like this session will
be very quiet one.
Not until afternoon did the Grand
Jury get organized: 1t is composed
of the following twelve citizens. Film
er Downing, foreman; Mike Slattery.
H. T. Fox, William Kabler, H. D. Ellis.
werner Dryden, John A. Colburn. Glenn
storer, Willett Darnell, Charles Walk
er' l.. j. Forman and George Royse.
After giving the Jurors the regular
instructions Judge Newell gave them
most interesting talk on the two
questions which seem to be paramount
IN the minds of Mason county and
MaysVille people just at this time, the
water situation and the high cost of
living
In touching on the High Cost of Liv-
ing, Judge Newell stated that the Ken
lucky Statutes and the Common Laws
OF the state covered profiteering about
as well as did the Federal laws and
that these laws fixed heavy penalties
for organizing monolopies on commo-
dities. He told the jury that If there
We're monolopies in commodities in
Mason county, they should be dealt
with and that 1t was within the prov-
ince of the Grand Jury to make inyes-
legations into this matter.
Judge Newell also stated that there
was much excitement about Maysville
In regard to the water situation and
that there had been much criticism but
as yet no solution Of the problem had
been offered. He said that the Water
Company had now taken steps to i'm
prove their plant and put it in first
class condition and that he did not
see that the Grand Jury would have
anything to do with this situation. If
the jury could find where they could
be of service, however, he said, they
should take the matter up" with the
court
Besides these two important mat
tiers Judge Newell called the jury's
attention to infrongment on the laws
against gambling and local option and
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-01
MR.. MARTIN LISTON DEAD

Mr.. Martin Liston, aged and highly
respected citizen of the Minerva
neighborhood, died at his farm in
that section Sunday following an i'll
ness of about month of complica-
tions incident to old age. He was
born in the county of Limerick, Ire
land, on October Is, 1888, and was
therefore SO years of age. He came to
this country when a very young man
and spent the last 40 years of his life
in this county. Besides his wife, he
Is survived by three daughters, Misses
Lettie and Helena Liston and Mrs. p.
A. Kelsch. Funeral Tuesday at l
o'clock from the home and burial will
be made in the Washington cemetery
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-01
MASSACHUSETTS,
TRIBUTE TO LABOR IN
general HOLIDAY
Practically All Of the Buiness In the
City Is Suspended For the After.
noon-Big Parade and Union
Men Enjoy Outing
At Park.

MaysVille observed Labor Day this
year as never before. 1t was County
court Day and there were many conn
try people in the city who joined in
paying honor to the laboring men Of
the community.
Inc celebration was started off
with a grand street parade which he
gan at the Court House and after nase-
ing through the main streets of the
city went to Beechwood Park wbere a
LABOR Day party was given. The pa-
rade was led by Chief of POLICE ort
and three patrolmen followed bv the
Maysville Boys Band and the managing
committee. Then came the carpenters
brick lawyers, BARRIERS and clerks, nm.
ION led by Mayor Russell, Judge Pur-
nell and Hon. H. c. Curran. The cigar
makers union was not represented in
the parade. The union men were fol-
lowed by children on ponies and a de-
tachment of United States Artillerv-
men with large rs field gun brought
up the rear.
upon the arrival Of the parade at
Beechwood Park, the union men, their
wives and children and the public in
general, for there was a great throng
there were addressed by Mayor Rus
sell, Judge Purnell and Mr.. H. c. Cur
ran' all of whom gave very interesting
addresses and praised the part labor
was playing in the advancement of
Maysville and Mason county.
AT FIVE o'clock the union men and
their wives will spread fine lunch
and a general good time will be had
until late in the evening.
Taken in all this has been a big
success as Labor Day in Ma, lille and
those who have been at the head of
the big celebration deserve much cred
1t for the manner in which everything
was so successfully handled.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-01
CLASH IS seen AT THE
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Stanley -Beckham Fight at State Plat.
form Convention Is FOreseen
at Louisville.

Louisville, KY, September THAT
hope of harmony in the Democratic
State Platform Convention, to be con-
Quoted here Thursday, has flown was
declared in political circles here to-
night. It was predicted that factlonal
strife would appear in spite of every
thing the leaders might do between
now and the time set for the conven-
tion.
Supporters of Senator A. o. Stanley
and Senator j. G. w. Beckham both
will strive for dominance at the Louis
Vile meeting, and clashes now seem
inevitable. 1t was asserted that the
influence Of Senator Stanley would be
supreme at the convention. Governor
James D. Black, 1t is said, agreed to
the calling Of the convention only on
the condition that his own administra-
tion and that of Governor Stanley be
indorsed.
Another reason why the convention
will not be harmonious, 1t is averred,
is due to the probability that woman
suffrage plank will be incorporated in
the platform adopted. This will be a
direct slap at Senator Beckham, who
is opposed to equal rights legislation.
Beckham supporters will resist
stubbornly the inclusion of such a
plank, but the Stanley cohorts say
they will overwhelm the opposition.
A third matter is that of indorsing
or repudiating the contract which
Senator Stanley. while Governor,
made with attorneys to protect the
states interests in the Mrs. Mary Lily
Flagler Bingham inheritance tax case.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-01
MASS MEETING AT
BAPTIST CHURCH ON
TUESDAY EVENING
Public Is Invited to Hear Prominent
Speakers When Seyenty.Five NIL.
Hon Campaign Is Launched
Among Baptists Here
Tuesday Evening.

All arrangements have now been
completed for the opening of the drive
for $4,000 of the $75,OOO,OOO which
Southern Baptists expect to raise for
Missionary purposes within the next
five years. The drive in the Bracken
Association will open at the local Bap-
tlst church on Tuesday evening and
two of the most prominent Baptists
In the State of Kentucky will be pres
ent to assist in the opening of this
campaign.
Beginning promptly at $50 o'clock
the church directors from all of the
I thirty Baptist churches in Bracken
Association, will be given a banquet
at the church during which time the
apportionments for the various
churches to make up this $4,000 will
be announced and generally discussed
the directors accepting their various
apportionments.
The banquet will be closed about 8
o'clock when great mass meeting
Will begin in the church auditorium
and to this mass meeting the public
in general Is invited ana the Baptists
OF the community are especially
urged to attend. Automobile parties
and hay rides have been arranged by
companies from Two Lick. Mayslick
Ewing, Mt. Pisgah, Dover and Aber-
deem Baptist churches and a great
congregation is expected to be pres
ent.
The first big gun In the campaign in
this Association will be. fired by Prof
John L. Hill, Dean of Georgetown
College, who Ia State Director in the
big campaign and DR.. John W. Por-
ter, pastor of the First Baptist church
of Lexington and former pastor of the
local church, will also speak as will
ReV. j. A. Davis, pastor of the Two
Lick Baptist church. which church,
under the tithing system has the most
successful financial system of any
Baptist church in this association and
which Is recognized as one of the
strongest country churches in the en-
tire Southland, having gained quite a
reputation all over the Southern Ban
tist Convention through its ideal fl
nancial system. This church In many
years has never taken an Offering for
any purpose and the plates are never
passed at church services. The mem
bers are tithers and the church leads
In contribution to every cause fostered
by the denomination and the treasury
always has funds because the mem
bers 1.-THE paying their 1.-THE money to
the treasurer as soon as it comes into
their hands.
There Is every reason to believe that
this mass meeting will be one of the
greatest inspirational meetings held
by the Baptists of this section In many
years.
Church directors will begin arriv-
ing in Maysville Tuesday morning and
Will remain here until Wednesday
noon, being entertained in the local
Baptist homes. There will be busi-
ness meeting held on Wednesday
at the church.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-01
WANTED
Delivery boy at Hunts Store. ]

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he called special attention to the fl Il
and game laws.
Because of Monday being Labor Day
the jury adjourned Immediately after
being sworn and instructed to meet
again at 9 o'clock on Thursday mora
ing when they will take up their in
vestigations.
The Petit Jury will report Tuesday
morning and the trial of several small
criminal cases will be taken up, those
who are in Jail having been indict ID
by the last Grand Jury, coming for
trial first,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-01
MATHEWS -WOMBLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Jordan Wom-
BILE, Sr.. of Portsmouth, Va, formerly
of Maysville, announce the engage
ment and approaching marriage of
their daughter, Olive Marie. to Ensign
Murray Mathews of Florala, Alabama.
Ensign Mathews was stationed on the
Lake suppian prior to her going out
Of commission. The wedding will
take place the first week In septem-
ber at the home OF the bride.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-01
INJURED AT FAIR

Mr.. Alvin Wilson, of Trinity, Ky.
met with a rather serious accident
at the Germantown Fair on Saturday
when a tire ran from the sulky in
which he was driving In race and
threw him onto the track. He was
run over by another sulky thought
for a time to have been very seriously
injured but it later developed that
while his injuries are serious they are
not near as serious as at first thought.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-01
IMPROVEMENTS ARE
PROMISED BY water
COMPANY OFFICIALS
In Statement to the Public, Water
Company Asks Cooperation Of
Public and Promises
Improvements.

In the first official statement com.
ing from the officials of the Maysville
Water Company, they ask the cooper
alton of the public and promise the
immediate installation OF up-to-date
machinery, which will be very good
news to Maysvillians.
The statement in full follows:
TO THE PUBLIC:
No one has realized more clearly
than this company, the seriousness OF
the water situation in Maysville, dur
ing the past few weeks. Because OF
that situation, much criticism has
been directed against the company
some of 1t deserved perhaps, and some
not. Any one familiar with the situ-
alton as 1t is, must know that 1t is
something which cannot be remedied
in few days; neither is it situation
for which this company is alone re-
sponsible.
In order to furnish this community
with the quantity and quality of wat
er desired, 1t Is necessary that there
should be cooperation upon the part
Of the public, the city and the COM
pany. We trust that in trying to
work out the problem now before us,
we may be given such cooperation.
In order to provide the improve
ments in the water service that have
been demanded, 1t will be necessary
to expend very considerable sums of
money. Not only will it be necessary
to provide for funds, but it will also
require time and labor to install much
improvements. Everything cannot be
done at once.
The company wishes to state that
1t is using and will continue to use
every effort to remedy the present
situation. Manifestly, the first thing
to be done is to provide an adequate
supply of water. To this end, the
Company will proceed at once to In.
stall new and additional pumps which
will be sufficient to furnish all water
that may be needed. The purchase
and installation of these pumps will
require from eight to ten weeks. In
the meantime, everything else that
can possibly be done, will be done to
remedy existing troubles and COM
plants.
We trust that we may continue to
have the cooperation and support of
the community.
MAYSV1LLE WATER COMPANY.
The st. Patrick Parochial school
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-01
CREAM STATION
CHANGES MANAGEMENT

Mr.. James Farrell, who has been
manager of the Cream Station in the
White Block, Third streea, has resign
ed and has accepted a position with
Mr.. Clark Busby, grocer. Mr.. Farrell
Will be employed in the new ste g
which Mr.. Busby is opening at Third
and Limestone streets and the cream
station will be operated by Mr.. BusJy
in connection with this store.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-01
MANY VISIT SOLDIERS
AND HEAR BAND

There was large crowd of people
IN the East end Of the city on Sunday
afternoon. The majority Of the peo-
pie went to the County Infirmary
grounds to inspect the camp of the
artillerymen which was pitched there
Sunday and returning down town,
they stopped off at Beechwood Park
to enjoy the delightful concert given
by the BOYS Band.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-01
RECRUITING OFFICE OPENED

An army recruiting Office has been
opened at the Chamber of Commerce
building where young men desiring
information about joining the army
may receive such information. Men,
bers Of the artillery platoon now
camping in this city. are in charge of
the office.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-01
INJURIES THUMB

While making repairs to his auto
mobile at the Buick Garage Sunday
evening Mr.. Robert Luman, prominent
young transfer man, met with a rath-
er serious accident when the thumb
on his left hand was very badly mash
ed.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-01
NEW RICHMOND DAM
OPENED WEDNESDAY

Work began this morning at fling
Dam sb near New Richmond and be-
ginning Wednesday OF this week all
boats will have TO take the locks TO
set through. Tho next dam on the
Ohio TO be opened will be 80 Just East
OF hsysyiils but II 20 now hardly
theasht that this dam win b. ready
70 b opened this season
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-01
A DANCING SKINNY DOLL

Is the prize at the Lucky Favor"
dance given as special feature Of the
Big Labor Day Dance Monday, Sep
tember l, 1919, which will be given
by the Terpsichoreon Club. 2S-4t
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-01
WHY APOLOGIZE?

When l realize the great number of
ambitions most men have and consider
the size of them, l am ashamed at-the
small number of my own. The greatest
is to own two pairs of suspenders at
the same time. ! have never owned but
one, and have always longed for two, the
extra pair to be on my extra pants when
| am ready to put it on.-Howe s Monthly.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-01

The st. Patrick Parochial school
will open Tuesday morning
The Washington herald., 1919-05-31
Saturday, May 81, 1919.

Astrologers read this as an unevent-
full day. Uranus rules strongly for
good while Mars. Neptune and the
Sun are in mildly benefic aspects.
Uranus. which is believed to gov
ern the sub-conscious mind. is in
place supposed to incline to clarity of
vision and analytical thought.
The sign is most encouraging for a
return to normal lines of reasoning
and to more settled views on the
changed order of things.
Mutual understandings between en-
ployers and employees will gradually
increase, the seers declare. and from
extremes of opinion radicals and re-
actionists will meet on a middle
ground that benefits the workers.
Labor conditions will continue unsat-
isfactory during the summer months
but the worst of threatened strike diff
ficulties will be adjusted.
There is an indication of better CON-
ditions for both army and navy. for
the stars foreshadow a settling nf
many claims and a gradual attain
ment OF high ideals of efficiency.
Honors for naval officers are fore
told, after hidden pages Of recent his
tory have been made pubic.
Labor is still subject to a planetary
direction making FOR unrest that may
express itself in strikes and even vio-
lence, but it is at the beginning of>a
period Of achievement that will
change all industrial conditions.
Again the stars that encourage CO.
operation and demand for the highest
efficiency presage progress in the
United States.
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the augury of change. They should
prosper in the coming year but it is
well to be careful about the signing of
papers. The health should be safe
guarded.
Children born on this day are likely
to be original and inventive but sub
ject to small anxieties. They have
Mercury as their principal ruling
planet.
tCopyrEht, lg9l
The Washington herald., 1919-05-31
Stage andSereen
BY EARLE DORSEY.


LARRY BEATCS. of Loew's Palace.
had a short visit yesterday with
ANITA LooS. the famous scenario
writer, and JOHN EMERSON, the
equally famous director. They are
here in connection with work on a
new picture.
FRED KLEIN. of the Columbia,
has had a busy week making known
70 the public his new Dutch harpist,
WILLEM VAN DE WALL, who gives
daily concerts at the Columbia
JAMES DYRENFORTH, OF the Gar
rick Players. had dinner yesterday
evening with ROLAND YOUNG, of
the cast OF Wedding Bells"
MISS LAURA WALKER, leading
woman of the Garrick Players, is
quite enthusiastic over her new apart
ments. which give her a splendid view
Of Rock Creek Park.
H. c. LANDVOIGT, Of the Cosmos
Theater, found the photo of an actress
the other day which looked like an
old sweetheart Of his. He says he
can't remember the old cweetheart's s
name, however.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-31
.TANllVGMYHUSBAND
By KATHLEEN FOX

And when thought-of crittenden!
What would he think of it-vould he
permit me to have a horse. even one
given to me? Daddy Hayes must
have seen / was troubled by some
thing.
What now, daughter" he inquired.
'I was Just thinking" 1 faltered,
that you'd better not give Pegasus to
me until-until-'
Until you ask Crittenden IL i
nay?" he supplied with amazing ac-
curacy.
/ nodded.
"Crittenden has absolutely nothing 20
do with it," he said emphsucally.
He was my horse, hoof. hide and
hair. to dispose OF in any manner
whatsoever. He is now yours. The
transaction. is quite complete You
will be obliged" he finished with
mock severity, ito take your horse
of my hands, madame"
Well. let me get home a few days
ahead of Pegasus and prepare Crit
tenden for it." 1 suggested.
No" he counseled. don't say a
word to him. I'll ship the horse and
he'll have TO let you keep it His
objections would be harder to over
come with the horse still in Ken
lucky"
That was good advice I was
brave enough to risk it. for-I wanted
that horse!
The Washington herald., 1919-05-31
CHILDREN'S
SUNRISE STORIES
UNCLE WICCILY AND THE
GENTLEMAN BUGS.
By HOWARD r.. GARIs.

ny W" hhD N. 1AHIS.
where's Uncle Wiggily? Oh, where's
Uncle Wiggily?" called Baby Bunty
in the hollow stump bungalow one
morning. "oh. where can he be. and
where is my red hair ribbon"
Out in the woodshed, putting some
carrot marmalade on the turnip steer
ing wheel of his auto" answered
Nurse Jane. Run out and tell him
you want him to ride you to school"
will you ride me to school in your
auto?' cried Baby Bunty, as she saw
the rabbit gentleman. taking a little
nibble out OF the turnip steering
wheel.
Rather than have you chase me. I
will" answered Mr.. Longears.
Soon. with her red hair ribbon nicely
tied around her ears. Baby Bunty was
riding to school in Uncle Wiggily's
auto.
All Of sudden Baby Bunty. looking
straight ahead along the woodland
path. cried out:
"Oh. Uncle Wiggily. Be careful?'
What for?" asked the rabbit gentle
man. 81 am not going too fast. Do
you see policeman dog"
NO. but just ahead Of US is a big
black mud hole. II we run into that
, we'Il spoil your nice, clean auto" said
, Baby Bunty. BE careful"
So Uncle Wiggily made the machine
go more slowly and then, as he came
nearer to the black spot in the road.
the rabbit gentleman laughed and
said:
WHY Baby Bunty. That isn't mud
at ALL"
What is it?" asked Baby Bunty.
It's lot OF black gentleman bugs"
answered Mr.. Longears.
Yes. that's what we are" said some
voices. We are about 10000 gentle
man bugs. We are going to meet the
lady bugs and take them out for a fly,
but we fear we shall be late
why. get right in" cried the hos
pitable rabbit gentleman. I'm taking
Baby Bunty to school. and we're sure
to meet the lady bugs on the way"
So the 10000 gentleman bugs climbed
into Uncle Wiggily's auto. all that
could get in. and the rest crawled up
and stuck on the outside. But they
rode very comfortably there and Just
before the school was reached they
met the lady bugs and went off for
their fly.
Copyright 1913