Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-02-25
IN OLD KENTUCKY

| Il ne lover pearl button WORKS, winch
was made present to New Jersey
corporation by its founders, who
found it beyond resources, has doubled
its capacity within four years, and, in
addition to mussel shells from the
Ohio, is importing shells from the
Orient. =
One of two Lexington horse traders,
who told Versailles judge they
bought only half pint of concoc-
tion called whisky from a Frankfort
negro, was unconscious when they
were arrested, and the drink is be-
lieved to have contained wood al
cohol.
Hubert Vreeland has sold his hand
some county estate in Franklin coun-
ty to Albert Hockersmith, of Switzer
who will take possessions April 1.
]. T. Jackson, of Oldham county in
dicted on the charge of having killed
Ed Dixon and also for carrying con-
cealed weapon, was allowed bail in the
sum of $1,000.
Jack Clark and family, his friends,
received the homestead and insurance
of Horace Green of Scott county I'M
der his will, for care and kindness af-
ter he be came blind years ago, and
his children, B. L. Green and Mrs.
Florence She'll. are given 81 cash and
his personal property.
Two line fence, disputes whether
provoked fights figured in cases in
Bracken circuit court, and fines were
assessed against r. F., Will and Roy
Hargett, against whom H. Gerhard
was complaint, and ]. N. Hargett,
Alb Cummins prosecuting.
The head of dog believed to have
rabies which severely bit the Swear
OLD child of Melvin Tucker, in Graves
county was sent to Bowling Green
for examination, and the report will
determine whether or not the pasteur
treatment will be administered.
Officially published as killed in &C
ton, but only prisoner in German
camp, Andrew Hessig has returned to
his Jeffersonvilfe home and will per-
sonally receive the French memorial
certificate issued to next of kin.
Charity organization at Paducah are
hunting home for a pathetic tot of
4 both of whose parents have been
claimed by the current epidemic.
The body of A. T. Curran, 81,
manager of Short Grass Stud, in Fay
cite county who died of pneumonia
while his sister, DR.. Kate c.. Spain
was en- route to his bedside, was TAX
en- by her to st. Louis. for burial.
Because of the spread of influenza,
NO services were held in Irvine church
es Sunday, and schools have been
closed.
Chester Ramsey, arrested on g
charge of wife beating in Clay coun-
ty, made his escape from Jail and has
not been apprehendad.
8. NJ Ice, who will move to Akron
O., resigned as city attorney O
Georgetown The council has ap
pointed w. R. Chandler city asses
scr.
, A license ordinance imposing a Ia,
on professional and business men
embracing 102 sections, was passed a
; a special meeting of the council a
: Eicholasvifle.
in This cause a reduction of $104
100000 in intangibles. City lots hav
increased $5,0O0,00O, farm land
s1,sOO,OOO and tangible personalit
ss,2O0,O0O.
Announcement has been mad
of the secret marriage in Decem
Der of Miss Mabel Gibson, of La
tonia, to George c. Goode, a Gov
ington grocer.
State deposits upon whicl
banks heretofore have paid 2 l.
per cent now are being eagerl
sought by financial institution
of the State offering four pc
cent, says a Frankfort dispatch.
Cleve McElfresh was fined SIS
at Augusta for shooting Pear
Day, the difficulty having arise
from the tranpling of grain b
stock. The evidence showed 9
shot were picked from Day
back.
Forty-five hundred books contribut
ed by Kentuckians for the army dul
ing the war are being sent back b
the American Library Association, an
will be distributed among communit
libraries in the state.
Prohibition isn't so bad, as long q
they don't prohibit good old Rool
wood coffee. The mellow meal-tim