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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-08
VIII Be Glad To Get Home.

Pvt. Sherman Gibson, son of Mr..
and Mrs VIM. Gibson writes to his
mother that he will certainly be glad
to get home and for her to save him
something to eat as he knows he
will be hungry. He says in detail:
Dear Mother; will try and
write you few lines tonight to let
you know how / am. This leaves me
with a bad cold, am so horace l
can't talk, just like | was when was
at home last December, but / am
feeling very good. Hope this will find
you all well.
Received two letters today from
you; one was mailed July 18th, and
the other in June. Also got one from
Charlie.
We are in Germany now. In big
city, and just got here Sunday. We
liked for six days straight Have a
good place to stay, has electric lights
But | sure will be glad when we get
back in the States. Be sure and save
some peaches and jam for sure will
be hungry when | get back.
Well, will close for this time.
and hoping to hear from you soon.
So bye-by, From Pvt Sherman Glib
son, Co. NJ. 9th Infantry, A. E. F.,
A. p. o. No. 745.
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attacks and danger, brought new re-
ports of casualties on battlefield or
in hospitals. Necessity was largely
the law and all frills and luxuires had
long since been abandoned. AS if by
magic, the city bloomed forth mass
of light and flags and heads there
tofore bowed in gloom we're raised
in hope for better days. Gen Foch
and Gen. Pershing were through here
yesterday, we are having one celebra-
ton after another and all is we'll
War Is Hell"
"War really is Hell" but is seems
that it is an agency; crimes must be
punished, wrongs righted and, at
times, it appeals necessary. God
knows his business, he has not abb
olished it or made it impossible, and
war has existed a long time. When
it ceases, patriotism will cease, when
patriotism ceases, personal honor and
individual character are gone; and,
as the nation but reflects the charac-
ter of the aggregated individuals
thereof, you see to where this process
of reasoning leads. Right or wrong,
the fact remains that war is a great
nation cleaning and revitalizing force,
and this one has done our Country
much good, despite the sad incidents
and personal sacrifices connected
therewith-to say nothing of the
principals evolved. However, if the
American independent States could
form such a powerful, just and sue
cessful Central Government, l
would like 20 see the experiment OF
an international Union, the Nation
being properly represented, a Con-
stitution. uniform international laws
and the other necessary regulations
made. and power created and vested
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-08

and ambitions. / know it is both
natural to grieve and proper to la
ment the death of those to us dear;
but to give way to these broodings
is the unsound course, and is to be
avoided This is always true, but
there are unusual reasons in brothers
case. He was a man of knowledge
and great experience, thoroughly un-
selfish and perfectly devoted to you.
The health and happiness of his par
ents and the welfare of his family
meant more to him than anything
else, | know. He was a real man and
such men would have none to suffer
on account of them. He knew the pos
sible consequences of his act when he
became a volunteer and he would
have you take his death as he accept
ed his fate, as true soldier. Raise
your head with just and ever en-
couraging pride as the mother of a
clean, honored. accomplished youth,
possessed of all the laudable, ambi-
tons of vigorous young manhood,
who paid the full measure of his de-
votion to right, country and human
ity. He is not gone, he only left you
on a mission of duty-to meet you
soon.
His Brothers Achievements.
"His Government gave him the
same chance as all. When he finished
his second school, and served time
at the front with the French, he was
returned and put through two more
Artillery Schools. Over his objection,
because he desired to go with troops,
he was finally made an Instructor
the highest compliment that could
be paid him. At that time, it was inn
perative to train officers to lead our
ever increasing hosts and his was a
most important part. So far as merit
is concerned, his recommendation to
be Captain meant as much as if he
had lived to receive the commission,
Memorials in your hands evidence
the high esteem in which he was held
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-08
Latin America
What Sells Here Sells There

by his official associates and super
Tors. He lived not in vain and died in
the most noble cause of history.
Visits His Brothers Grave.
'At first, my visit to his grave was
lonesome; but when / recalled his
noble expressions, steadfast purposes,
and all, peculiar satisfaction came
to me, as if from him, and, now, his
life is beautiful combination of per-
sonal contact and memory to me.
which | prize above all that is earthly.
AS l covered his grave with flowers,
the busy grave diggers stopped
minute to witness the silent and lone
ly tribute of love and then proceeded
to prepare for the many others to
come. His great spirit seemed to &C
company me to the places we had
heretofore visited together and is
with me yet, and even to the end, all
of you feel the same way and be
happy
Sympathy For American Mothers.
II deeply sympathize with the
mothers of America who have lost
son, but what must be the feeling of
these French mothers, after losing
sons, brothers, husbands, all. In ad-
dition, they have suffered indignities,
starvation and the loss of their homes
and property. Only last week, was
sent 20 represent this Office in the in
vestigation and preparation of an in
tcrnational murder case, in which all
American negro soldier attempted a
crime against Freach woman and
killed Frenc'I Professor in tic act.
In seeing the witnesses, was in six
or &c ~ towns where the heaviv,t
fighting occurred on. and around the
great American battlefield. Never
doubt anything you hear about des-
truction. Hardly building stands in
whole towns. l saw instances where
beautiful plate glass mirrors had
escaped shells but pistol balls broke
them into pieces. Beautiful furniture
was wantonly hacked to pieces and
the church spires, if standing at all
had gaping wounds on all sides. The
room slept in, one of the few habi-
table in good sized city, had eight
holes on one wall made by shells.
The face of the earth for miles a
round was covered with shell holes,
graves, and every imaginable kind of
war property. Bridges were down,
stock gone and il would seem to take
a stout hearted people to undertake
reconstruction. With II all. however,
they are philosophers and complain
less than Americans at bad crop
year.
Wonderful Changes Wrought.
1T would have done you good TO
see the changes the Armistice
brought. Before, the houses and
streets we're absolutely dark, thous-
ands Of motor vehicles travelled the
roads absolutely without light. each
Nations representative went their
busy way and the people, though en-
couraged BY allied successes, were
bowed down by the strain and sor-
rows Of many years war and sacrifice
Each night, Il il did not bring air
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-08
New Telephone Manager.

The local manager for the Cumber-
land Telephone Company has been
changed again. Succeeding Mr., Hay
mes, who has returned to Owensboro,
is Mr. J. G. Davis of Mt. Sterling,
Ky. The local Office has recently been
put under the Louisville Division in
place of Owensboro.
Mrs. Davis and her two little girls
will join Mr.. Davis, shortly.
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WITH THE HOME BOYS IN SERVICE
II II I 7 Z I

from Metz. This is a very nice sec
ton of France.
His Division In Biggest Battles.
Our division has been in two of
the biggest battles that have been
fought this summer. and il also has
quite a record for bravery. | have
never been close to the front only
when / was in charge of some cloth
ing just after our troops passed
through the Argone Forest, and /
was then only or miles from the
front for ten days but | was glad to
go. Our Colonel called for someone
to volunteer to go and ! did.
Paris is a great city, and | was
glad to get the chance to see it. |
will tell you all about it when | get
home. | am sending you a card from
Touls which is 200 miles south of
Paris and 300 from here
81 had a letter from Tennessee,
telling me of the deaths of several OF
/ lily lIOUl Iu hOpN
Rosa and Jesse are alright by this
time don't think it will be very
long before we will all get home and
of course, we will all be glad to get
back.
Looks Up Miss Commit.
81 went to the Red Cross head
quarters in Paris to see Margaret
/ Commit from Irvington and she had
just been sent to FOULS so missed
seeing her there. One of my business
I friends from Tennessee was coming
over as a Red Cross worker but he
got sick and has not come over yet
Don't suppose he will now as they
will start sending them home soon.
well it will be Christmas by the
time you get this, and wish you
and Mr.. Anderson a merry Christmas
and a happy New Year Much love
and write when you can. Your SON.
Z. H: Ashcraft.
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Brothers Death Great Shock
To Corp. Norman

Continued From First Page
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Letter from Manchester District.

On Sunday last there was an eX-
cursion to the famous Luray Caverns,
in Virginia. AS the annual excur-
sion to this noted place usually is in
August, there was a rumOr spread
that part of the caverns had fallen
in, but this did not seem to dampen
the ardor of the many eXcursionists
who gladly paid the $2.75 for the
round trip. The ride of nearly 400
miles is worth the price paid besides
having the privilege of entering the
cave. The Onyx Cave" in the Val
ley of Virginia, was a small, but in
teresting cave some years ago. A
passage called Fat Mans Misery"
was rightly named for those whom
nature blessed with plenty OF avoir-
dupois.
Work on our macadam road will
soon cease, to be reconstructed next
spring as a State Road. Many of
our people did not want it this way,
but it is not what a person desires
but what he receives that will either
please or displease.
When Gen Pershing landed in
New York harbor and at some other
places on his route to the. National
Capital, he was besieged with calls
from women who asked him to kiss
their babies. Truly, greatness must
often stoop to do the simple, and,
perhaps, useless, things Of life.
. Some of our people who recently
were sight seeing in Washington
learned something Of High Prices
when they were asked $500 apiece
just for a nights lodging at a hotel.
This did not include meal.
Nnrr
the World War caused an American
to naturalize the Bamboo plant Of
China, causing all who taste it TO
it is taken for food when young, aud
when fully matured makes excellent
fishing rods.
Twenty-six hundred army trucks
in the open air, subject to all kinds
of weather, at Camp Holabird, near
Baltimore, is not a sample of Ameri-
can thrift advocated by the United
States Government.
It is sad thought to think that
thousands Of people from the
States are fiocking to Montreal, Can
ada, the only large wet" city be
tween Mexico and the Arctic Circle
to fiji I'D on that which often destroys
both soul and body. Many of these
people no doubt have the excuse Of
the schooIboy, Others do it, why
can't I?'
Mr.. Clifford Kempton, of Massa-
chusetts, is large grower of Canta-
lylpes. He says anyone can make
from $500 to $1,000 per acre raising
melons. If this were TRUE, we fear
many farmers would no longer try
to supply the country with the nee
essary vegetables and grains. The
old maxium, "Man does not live for
himself alone" still holds good.
On N Sunday morning, VENTS
Union Sunday school, held i'm VENTS
schoolhouse, north of Malrose, closed
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RACE RIOTERS SLAY AND BURN
Lynch Omaha Negro After Firing
49,
Courthouse And Defying Police,

Omaha, Neb., Sept. 28.-William
Brown, colored, alleged to have as-
saulted white girl, was dragged
from the county Jail at II o'clock
tonight and hanged to an electric
pole, following a struggle Of nine
hours by an immense mob to WreSt
him from the sheriff.
Sheriff Michael Clarke and his
deputies held the fort in the top
STORY of the courthouse, where -
located the Jail, with hundred
prisoners, until the building became
a seething mass of flames and ne
was forced to submit. g
At a late hour tonight it was dis
covered that an abortive attempt
had been made to lynch" Mayor 70
p. Smith when he appeared to appeal
to the mob Although reports are
conflicting, it is known that rope
was thrown around his neck. a po-
liceman cut it off before the mob
could accomplish it's purpose.
The Mayor was carried out IN
conscious by a squad Of police OIL
GERS and friends and was hurried to
the office of a surgeon nearby. he
was later removed to hospital. AT
midnight, he was still unconscious.
After the lynching, the firemen for
the first time were able to get a
stream on the flames. At the same
time additional extension ladders
were sent to the+third and fourth
floors. where many of the occupants
were standing on window Lodges on
the one side Of the building that had
not been touched by the flames.
The entire fire department was on
the scene and many Of the trucks
were rushed to fire houses to secure
extra hose.
The negro was pulled out on the
south side Of the Courthouse, giving
the firemen an opportunity to work
on the north side, where the fire
started AS soon as the mob had
accomplished it's primary object, it
began to diminish.
The work Of rescue then began.
IL was apparent that the jail story,
on the fifth floor Of the building, was
becoming intensely hot. The cries
OF the prisoners spurred the firemen
to greater efforts.
Shortly before midnight the fire in
the courthouse was brought under
control, the mob was dispensing
fast and it was believed that the
sheriff's force and prisoners were
safe
During the rioting large number
of negroes were badly beaten on the
streets, some Of them dangerously
injured.
Fire hose run to the blazing struc-
-ture was cut with impunity. The po-
lice and firemen we're entirely at the
mercy of the mob, which had brok-
en- into gun and ammunition stores
and supplied themselves with ex-
plos%es and weapons. One explo-
sion of dynamite was heard at the
Courthous3 during the progress OF
the fire.
AT 10 p. m. two-thirds of the
Courthouse was i'm flames, which had
reached the fourth floor. 1t is inn
possible to learn whether any of the
100 Or more prisoners in the Jail on
the fifth floor had been removed.
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for the season with appropriate eX-
ercises. Al were present. The su-
perintendents, Zepp, Wilson, Monath
and Warner, each gave talk on the
subject Onward and Upward" We
noticed some great grandchildren OF
one of the founders were present on
this the closing Sunday. AS the
school left the room, they all united
heartily in singing, God Be With
Us Till We Meet Again" The an
nual treat will soon be given out to
the 100 or more members of the
school.
There are quite a number of Union
Sunday schools in the community,
and if they all believe in the truth,
In unity there is strength" good re-
suits will follow. Following are the
s.. S.; K U. S. S.; 3. U. S.
S.; U. E. S. S.; U. 8. S. S.
On Sunday morning last, one Of
the superintendent asked VENTS
Union Sunday school how many
disciples Jesus had, which was easily
answered, but when the next ques-
ton came, How many disciples has
Jesus now?," there was some hesita-
ton, but the answer many" seemed
to be satisfactory to the school.
So many cases of appendicitis are
now being operated on at the hospi-
tails. Thirty years ago comparatively
little was known of such disease.
What causes appendicitis to multiply
SO rapidly?
Both last season and this present
season the B. f. ShriVer Company,
largest Gamers in the state of Mary
land, gave the corn husking machine
a thorough trial, and have learned
that it's work is not yet as swift and
accurate as it should be. But it will
come just as sure as the self-binder
has superseded the sickle in cutting
grain
1t is interesting to read, since
thousands Of coal miners are on a
strike, that Alaska has enough coal
to supply the world for thousands of
years. Will some one invent a quick
and cheap method to mine and
transport it to the States?
J. ALBERT ZEPP, Manchester, Nd.
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Country Lard Wanted at Csc Id

Best table syrup 79c gallon.
Quart fruit cans soc dozen.
Large channels skins Use.
Good cream cheese 29c Id.
White jar rubbers SC dozen.
Fresh pork for sale. =
Salmon 15c can.
9 rolls toilet paper for CSC.
Mixed tea 40c ID.
0. N. T. cotton &C spool.
GRADUATED SUGAR 934c LIB.
Fresh cheese 29c ID.
Store closes at 7'o'clock.
Oak bushel baskets csc each.
5 ID. pals lake herring 69c.
20 ID. pals lake herring 1920.
% ID. pals lake herring SITS.
so 10. pals lake herring $4.75.
100 ID. kegs lake herring $3.50.
5 ID. pals ocean Writings 4Sc.
10 ID. pals ocean Writings 85c
20 ID. pals ocean Writings $1.45.
% 10. pals ocean Writings $1.9S.
so 10. pals ocean Writings $3.75.
100 ID. kegs ocean Writings $3.50.
200 10. kegs ocean Writings 1915
Fodder yarn in 20 and SO 10. bal,
l9c ID.
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Store Closes z O'clock

Sweet potatoes $3.75 barrel.
Salmon 15c can.
Picnic twist tobacco twists for 25c.
Z packs Smith Bros. cough drops for
25a
Sneaks 48c pair.
Half gallon glass jars CSC dozen.
Hot shot batteries $198.
Pint jars 75c dozen.
Mustard &c glass.
Dried beef 60c I'd.
Hershey cocoa 23c box
Mating 39c yard.
Hayoline medium oil in your cans
$500 for gallons.
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SALE OF
DESIRABLE WOODLOT
NEAR HENRYTON, CARROLL
COUNTY, MARYLAND.

By virtue of the decree of the Cir
cult Court for Carroll County, in
Equity, passed in a cause wherein
Joseph William Myers and others
are plaintiffs and Marie Gertrude
Manning and others are de-
PENDANTS, and being No. 5166
Equity on the Equity Docket of said
Court, the undersigned Trustee will
sen az public auction on the premis-
as ON
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1918,
at one o'clock p. m, all that lot OF
parcel OF land containing
~ ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR
LESS,
situated near Henryton, Carroll
County, Maryland, adjoining the
lands Of John Nee, and the late John
Henry Myers, and covered with good
timber, principally. oak. This lot
was formerly owned by George Hol-
man, who conveyed it to John Henry
Myers and Mary B. Myers, his wife
by deed bearing date July 5th, 1907
and recorded among the Land Re-
cords Of Carroll County in Liber D
+. D., No. 107, folio SO etc.
Terms Of Sale: One-third cash on
the day OF sale, or on the ratiffca-
tlon thereof by the Court, and thu
residue ID two equal payments OF
SIX and twelve months, or all cash
at the option Of the purchaser. The
credit payments to be secured by the
notes OF the purchaser. with APPROX
ed security, and bearing interest
from the day of sale.
FRANCIS NEAL PARKE,
.... Trustee
Bond & Parke, Solicitors,
r. A. Crawford, Auctionaer,
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FXECUTORS SALE
IL OF
Stocks and Bonds

BY virtue Of an order Of the VI
phans' Court Of Carroll county, 1n
undersigned, executors of Dsna
Stoner, late of Carroll county e.
ceased, will sell at public aucaOl,
at the Westminster Deposit ~.
Trust Company in Westmlns'as,
Carroll county, Maryland, a'
o'clock p. m, on nj
SATURDAY, OCTOBER IL, 1917
the following:
$4,000 Dupont Land Co. lst MUls
gage per cent Gold Bond, matuiiHS
December LIST, 1921. =,
500 shares Of the Capital STOCK =, :"
the Dupont Land Co. Par Naiu'
$1,000 per share. 4
152 shares Of the Baltimore ho ",
ing and Asbestos Manufacturing ~. w.
Preferred Stock, par value $5OVVo pol
share, with 20 per cent OF the 0OH
mon Stock given as a bonus. un.
100 shares Of the Santo Don AZ m
Mining Co. Stock, par value ~
per share. - no
Besides the above there VIII ~
offered the following: Il
200 shares Of the Capital StoCh a,T \,
the Dupont Land co. Par "'1'
$1,000 per share.
Terms OF sale, cash.
SAMUEL C. STONEh
Executors
William r. Wilson, Auctioneer'
Michael g Walsh, Attorney.
Sent rs, st
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his farm, he said.

his farm, he said.
Shell was first married at the aga
of 10 and lived with his first wife
for more than 80 years. He lived IS
years in one house. He is the father
of 20 children, the oldest now living
being more than 80 years of age.
Six years ago he married again at
the age of 125. By his second wife he
has one child, a boy, aged 5 years.
He was at the advanced age of IA
during the Civil War. He was born
near Knoxville, Tenn, y years after
the battle of Bunker Hill and was
full grown when the war of 1912 be-
gan. He has seen the United States
develop from a small nation to a
world power.
He bears his age we'll. His mind is
clear and his eyesight is far better
than that of many men still in their
youth.
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/ Apple butter pots 13c each.
Ford speedometers $698.
Jar tops 29c dozen.
| 5 ID. box sal-vet Soc
Is ID. box sal-vet $139.
| 40 ID. box sal-vet $27S.
100 ID. box sal-vet $6.25. .-
Horse and cattle feed molasses 19c
gallon in barrel lots.
Q. n. T. cotton &c spool.
Ali our sailed fish are guaranteed.
# you should happen to get bad
pail or key return them for an
! other package or your money back.
| Hanover gloves 48c pair.
3 bars Kirkman soap for 25c.
! 3 bars Rabbit soap for 25c.
Linen window shades CSC each.
3 bars Fels Naptha soap for 25c.
Oyster shell csc bag.
Mems heavy duck work coats $5.35.
Fresh cheese 29c ID.
Fresh pork for sale.
Wood stoves $1.9S.
Roofing csc per roll.
so rod rolls barb wire $500.
Hog tankage $5.25 per 100 lbs.
Black pepper 35c ID.
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GRADUATED SUGAR 93c ID

| Standing seam roofing $500 per
M square.
Country ham wanted
Perfection oil heaters $49S.
Patacake Csc box.
Mems heavy underwear csc.
Canvas leggins 48c pair.
Leather leggins SEAS pair.
Cattle syrup 19c gallon i'm barrels.
Fresh roasted coffee Csc ID
Women's heavy underwear &C.
F'eltoleum 60c square yard.
Store closes at z o'clock.
BEST TIMOTHY SEED $3.50.
Best table syrup 79c gallon
Shot guns $3.50.
Repeating rifles $16.98.
Rag carpet roc yard.
BLACK POWDER GUN SHELLS
S9c BOX.
SMOKELESS POWDER GIN
! SHELLS SOC BOX.