The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-10-09
Kentucky News

Nlcholasville.-W. l.. Glass suffered
q fractured ankle and dislocated knee
While attempting to cross the river
from Mercer county, at Munday's
Landing. Mr.. Glass Is a travelling sales
man.
versailles-Mrs. J. r. Watson, for
three years In charge Of the home de-
partment at Margaret College, has ac-
cepted the position Of superintendent
Of the girls home Of the Y. W. O. A.
at Lexington.
Georgetown.-C. H. Smith sold more
than 800 worth of watermelons from
his patch In two days, exhaustIng his
supply. Hundreds drove to the farm.
about four miles from town, filling cars
with the fruit
Observation-Disclosures and Freshmen
In the tug-of-war. the losers were drag
ged through the pond, but even In the
water. made hard fight before being
yanked up the opposite bank.
Versallles.-Frank Smlthy, Law
renceburg, who is employed by the
Kentucky Utilities Company, was rem
dered unconscious by falling electric
light pole, which he was removing. He
was badly bruised about the head and
shoulders.
Cynthiana.-Will Thomas Light, su-
perintendent of the Harrison county in
Urinary, was injured when a runaway
horse hitched to a wagon struck his
buggy on Main street, throwing him to
the ground. Mr.. Light suffered injury
to his back.
Maysvile.-Qulte a delegation Of our
young people left Maysville to enter
college and university for this years
term. Maysvllle and Mason county is
represented by large delegation In
every important school and college in
the State of Kentucky.
Mt. Sterling-The county high
school has employed teacher of scien-
tlfic farming and agriculture this year.
and he has begun his work. Indica-
lions are that he will have Large
class. The teacher In charge is
graduate of the Agricultural College
at Lexington.
London.-President Wilson has
granted the appeal for clemency Of
Walter Scott Perry, of jenkins, KY,
now serving a five-year term In the At
lanta penitentiary for misappropriat-
ing funds Of the First National Bank
at jenkins. The shortage was paid In
full by Perry and his wife.
Frankfort.-This city is to have
new hotel rs all but $4,000 OF the
S25O,OOO fund being raised for this pur-
pose has been subscribed. 1t is be-
lieved that the remaining $4,000 will
be secured soon. The new hotel will
rise on the ruins Of the old Capital Ho-
tel, destroyed by fire three years ago.
Covington.-Several persons narrow
ly escaped injury when 20-foot wall
which Is being built for the warehouse
OF the Kenton Loose Leaf Tobacco Co..
at Second and Scott streets, toppled
over. Workmen ran to safety. This
is the third time within two months
that these walls have been blown over
by the wind.
Maysville.-The grand jury adjourn
ed after a five-day session, returning
three Indictments, two against one
man, ID. Thomas, accused of house
breaking and carrying away personal
property of another. and Albert NAL
lory, grand larceny. The final repor.
OF the jury says: Eve find the general
moral conditions In the county excep-
tionally good and the law In a large
measure being obeyed.
Newport, Ky.-Willlam n. Manwer-
ring, traffic officer OF Newport, was
made defendant In an action filed In
the Campbell Circuit Court for $4,000
damages and his surety In the sum of
$1,000. The petition was filed by Peter
Geisler In behalf of his 13-year-old son.
He alleges that the defendant. on the
night Of September Is. while running
at dangerous rate Of speed struck the
bicycle on which the plaintiff was rid
ing, fracturlng his skull, dislocating his
hips and inJuring his spine, chest aud
limbs.
Frankfort-It's long way from Co
blenz to the Kentucky State Fair, but
the big German police dog owned by
J. Quincy Ward, executive of the game
aud fish commission, agent, made the
trip and left the fair wearing the pur-
Pile aud the blue. The foreign-born
dog got the blue ribbon In the Belgian
Shepherd class and the purple for be-
ing the best dog of his breed. The
dog was brought 10 Mr.. Ward by his
nephew, Lieut.. James Clay Ward, of
Paris While classed as German
police dog, II really is Belgian shep-
herd, and Is thus registered by the
American Kennel Club.
Frankfort-A woman, said TO be
well dressed and good looking, seems
TO have been working the merchants