Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-09-11
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here, there, Everywhere
Rev. w. w. Landrum, pastor, of the
Broadway Baptist church at Louis
vile, and cousin of Mrs. H. B. Hanger
of this city, has accepted a call to
the passionate of the First Baptist
church at Russellville.
Circuit Judge James P. Adams,
of the Breathitt-Lee- Estill circuit,
Gied at Jackson after long illness.
In Lincoln county F. L. Russell
bought of r. H. Roseberry and Allen
McGuffey an acre of tobacco for
500 and sold it to Will Stone for
$3.50.
Tommie Robinson, aged "a, was
fatally injured at Somerset, when
the automobile in which he was rid
ding in went down an enbankment
on Depot Hill.
The masked man who assauItedlittle
Ella Vance in Scott county has not
been captured but hundreds are in
search for him and he will likely be
lynched if caught.
The interception of a letter ask
ing her to meet "W" in Cincinnati
led Con Guilfoyle to kill his wife
and then himself in the house that
the meeting was to take place. They
were from Maysville.
Rev. L. c. Kelly, of Campbells-
vile, has declined to accept the call
to the First Baptist church, of Pine
vile on account of his work in con-
nection with the Russell Greek
Academy. Rev. Cary R. Blain, who
has been serving as Chaplain in the
Navy for the. past year and a half
returned to Pineville Tuesday to re-
sumo his pastorate of Moore Memo
rial Presbyterian church.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. English and
family have bought handsome brick
bungalow on Franklin avenue. Lex
ington, and will leave Richmond this
week to make their home in Lexinp-
ton. 1t is with the deepest regret we
give up this excellent family, but we
wish them abundant success in their
new home.
Sherman Harvey, aged 55, farmer
near Russell Springs, committed
suicide by taking carbolic acid.
Spanish influenza, which prevailed
to such an alarming extent in Adair
county last fall and winter, has broken
out again. One child died in the
Cane Valley section, another lies at
the point of death.
Confederate veteran and AZ years
with the Clark county Bank at Win
chester as bookkeeper and cashier
BENJAMIN F. Curtis, 80 years old
died Sunday of the infirmities of age.
Rorn in Fredericksburg, Va, he serv-
ed throughout the Civil War with the
9 9th s Virginia mia Cavalry, Gen. J, E;
Miss Mamie Gay in 1866.
In Hart county Frank Walters, 16
years old, on of James Walters, was
shot and instantly killed by the &C
cidental discharge of gun in the
hands of his younger brother.
Russell, Evelyn and Cecil Pearson
spent last week at their grandfather's
in Clark county and attended the pie
supper given by Miss Mae Stappe at
the Forest Grove school house. -
Alfred Williams has returned home
after two years service in the Navy.
Mr.. Robert Walden and daughter,
Miss Maggie, of Winchester, have re-
turned home after spending a de-
lightful week with Mrs. Robert
Brotherton and family at Moberly.
Mr.. Thomas Walden and family
motored over from Winchester Sun
to day and spend the day with Mrs.
Robert Brotherton at Moberly.
Miss Mary Catherine Brotherton
has returned home after pleasant
visit with Misses Beulah and Vera
Todd near Brassfield.
Mr.. Robert Walden, daughter and
Miss Matte Brotherton visited Mrs.
D. J. Mckinney near Moberly, last
Thursday.
The Mt. Sterling city council
refused to permit the telephone
company to increase it's rates to
subscribers there. The city has
an old contract with the phone
company that has nine years yet
to run.
Mercer county is to spend
$4,000 improving the road to
Shakertown. Much of this will
come from the state aid funds.
With the government offering
Kentucky almost 100000 for
good roads next year, it behooves
every county to be up and doing.
This is going to be splendid
opportunity to build some splen-
did roads and with little cost to
the taxpayers. Of course each
county will have to pay half the
cost, but that's far better than
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