The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-04-14
KENTUCKY
NEWS ITEMS
Condensed Netos Of Interest |
From All Parts Of the State |


From All Parts Of the State
MiddlesbOro.-Anna Lee Smith, 10,
died from burns sustained when her
clothing caught fire from an open
CRATE.
Flemingsburg.-Samuel Henry Ish-
mael, CD, widower, and Mrs. Susan
Stanfeld, 81, widow, both of Ewing,
were married here.
Jackson -Edward Deaton, Crock.
ettsville business man, filed q petition
In bankruptcy, listing liabilities at
$4,000 and assets at $4,000.
Observation-Disclosures his sister was
near death, and fearing no provision
had been made for his maintenance, J.
f. Berkmeir, 81, hanged himself in her
home.
Louisville.-The Small Grain Distill-
ing Company, capital $4,000. Just or.
ganized here, will operate a distillery
to make whisky for medicinal pur.
poses.
Owensboro.-Dan Owen sues the es.
tate Of Jacob Lucius, his father-in-law
for ST ,344, which he claims is due him
for nursing the deceased. His charge
for the last eight months OF deceased's
illness was 500 per month.
Misunderstanding In mimic
warfare, Russell Antrobus, Is, shot out
the eye of little William Williams, Jr.
with an air rifle. J. w. Shields, police
Judge, has put a ban on boys rifles
slingshots and bows and arrows.
LOnd0n.-Beveridge Haverly, IL, sOr
of former Representative G. W. Hav
erly, was given a judgment Of 5000
against the L. & n. Il. Il. for injuries
received when burning oil fell upon
him while working in Il c!nder pit.
Bowling Green.-W. S. Bennett
head salesman at Pushin's department
store, narrowly escaped death wher
he was struck by an automobile driver
by an unknown party. He was cut anC
bruised about the head, face and body
and was rendered unconscious.
Frankfort-Hearings by the Frank
ling County Board Of Supervisors or
increased assessments amounting e
$5OO,OOO The increase was ordered b.
the State Tax Commission, being ap
pOrtioned 100000 to the city ant
100000 to the remainder Of tn,
county.
Paris.-Miss Josephine English, 4
years old, who died as result o.
burns. had defect in her eyes whict
| caused her to write backward only
Her manuscripts had to be held up Il
| q mirror to be read, and she was {
| problem to school teachers. Oculist!
and physicians who examined her pro
nounced the case unique.
Mt. Sterllng.-The following boy:
from this county have enlisted 70
three years in the Second Machine
Gun Battalion, and have gone to Cam
Taylor: Everette Overly, Harvey Oy
erly, James Spence, Herbert Isabel
Leslie Landslide, John landslide, Les
lie Adams, Byron Wood, John Berry
man, Elisha Grey and Stanley Downs
Sergeant.-Squire John Client, o
| Cars Fork, sever; miles below here
has had his first shave in A. year
and his wife and his friends failed t,
recognize him after describing thu
long snowy white beard that he hat
worn for so many years. The oil,
mans tonsorial treat has been the sub
ject of unique conversation in thu
Cars Fork vicinity ever since TIN
event occurred.
Iryine.-Irvine will have one OF thu
best school buildings in Eastern Ken
lucky when present plans are carried
out The graded school building com
mittee met and organized. with NJ. q
Whiteman chairman, and j. Floy'
Rogers secretary. The other member
are ]. W. West, p. Il. Neal and ). 5
Noble. It was decided to advertise TO
plans for a modern building of four
teen or fifteen rooms to cost abou
$4,000, work to begin In the near fu
/ ture.
Danyille.-The skeleton of an infan
was found by John Turner in the atti'
of his house in Parksville, this county
The skeleton was discovered acciden
tally when Turner went into his atti'
TO repair leak in his roof. The ske'
ton had been tied in sack and ha'
evidently been in the attic for seyera
| -, ,s onlv ah rads af the anveIOnin.