Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-01-14
TOOK" PREACHERS
CROP AWAY FROM HIM
Tobacco Buyers Had a Little Fun
With Popular Paint Lick Parson
But Paid Him Well For Il.


day again. From all over the state
come reports of advancing prices and
tobacco growers are in their glory. Il
seems that the end of the war has had
nothing to do with tobacco prices for
many thought that peace would see
tobacco slump.
". S. Judy, buyer for the R. ]. Rey-
- firm, is out again, after several
1 days confinement. Some Of the boys
OF the breaks say that Judy is SO
tough nut that the fiu gave it up as
bad job after only few days tus-
sic with him.
The boys" gave Rev. w. NJ. El.
didge, Of the Paint Lick Presbyterian
church, a few anxious minutes the
other day when the popular parson
sent a little crop he had raised, over
the breaks. Plummer Kincaid, Of the
Taylor factory who came from around
Paint Lick, saw the minister eyeing
his crop rather carefully, so when the
sales reached it, Kincaid, stopped pros
oeedings a second and made a little
announcement He said that the boys
all knew how "these preachers have
the advantage Of us ordinary mortals
ii that they get up IN their pulpits
every Sunday and lay OUT the rest
Of Us and we've got no comeback in
the world, nor chance to catch even
with them" Mr.. Kincaid then said
the tobacco fellows usually come In
for little more than their share Of
the preachers attention and that he'd
never seen a chance before to get ev-
er. but here was one at last, and he
did rot want the boys to overlook it
He pointed to DR.. Eldridge's tobacco
and TO DR.. Eldridge as one Of the
preachers who ought 10 be taught
lesson" and concluded by saying:
Boys, we've got him where we
want him; let's take his crop away
from him"
The boys all agreed and bidding be-
gan on the preachers crop, and for a
time nobody seemed to want Il Bid
ding dragged along around 8 or 8
cents, whereas other tobacco Of the
same grade was bringing about 30
cents a pound. Just what the popular
preacher was thinking at that time,
has not yet been given TO the press.
Suddenly, things changed however,
and the boys started going. When
the crop was finally sold, it had av-
eraged right around Is cents a pound
and DR.. Eldridge who Is said to be
something of a practical Joker him
self, evidently was willing TO be made
the butt of the clever joke that the
tobacco boys put over on him for .
few moments.
But everybody is pleased with the
prices the Home Warehouse is getting
its friends these days. Here are a
few of the prices that were paid yes
terday over its breaks:
John Adams sold 90 lbs. at Sic; 80
at Acc; 20 at 291ac; As at 16Ac.
! Henry Tyree sold 800 lbs. at 2Sc;
80 at 29c; 275 at 17%c; 205 at 1910;
80 at 49c; 800 at SIC; $40 at 3Sc; 160
at 5Sc; 140 at 45c; 260 at Csc; 80 at
SIC; $50 at 46c; 160 at SOC; 315 at S0c.
Davidson and SEearer sold 1876 lbs.
at 20c; 545 at 40c; 295 at 45c; 260 at
Ole; lS5 at 60c; 410 at 49c.
Jones & Lilly sold 95 lbs. at 201zc;
lO5 at 35c; 1S0 at 4Sc; 210 at ACC; 95
at 34c
]. H. Jones sold 275 at 16c; 1886
at 4Oc; 155 at 44c; A. at 49c; 80 at
A2c; l65 at 64c; IS at 31c.
Beasley and Kidd sold IS lbs. at 40c
$50 at S9c; 27r at 2s1sc; lis at 29c;
Z5 at 2213c; 100 at16c.
] Gibson and Royce sold 465 lbs. at
o2e; SS5 at Acc; 295 at 43c; 1886 at 46c
$50 at 45e; 20 at 2011c; 115 at 66c;
10 at SIC; 400 at Csc; 26o at SIC; $40
at Sc; $50 at &c.
Ross and Flannery sold 255 lbs. at
4zc; ITO at SEC; 11o at Acc; 12o at &c
100 at 67c; 20 at 46c; 10 at soc; 200
s' SOc; 275 at 34c; 40 at lie.
Ballard and Whitamore sold 100 Tbs
.lc; 200 at Ice; 335 at Ice; ESQ ct
issc; 16o at 16kc; 236 at 3lc; go
q S6c; IS at See; S. at Zoe; $50 1t
oae; l2o at soc; 200 at l3c; 210 q
-0e; $50 at 2skc; IS at 211zc.
90 aillion and Kelly sold 315 lb& af
&c; 13o at 47c; 155 at 1ec: 50 e see:
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