The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-03-31


HI N E w S II
HI CULLINGS
iii From Kentucky II
Danvile.-In q report Just issued,
S,7J6,g20 was the figure named for the
number OF pounds Of tobacco that was
sold in the Danville market this sea-
son. The market has just closed.
Mt. Sterling-James Q. Stephens,
aged 50 years, died here Of the infirmi-
ties of age. He was one of family
OF q children and was the father Of
II children, leaving IS grandchildren.
and 10 great-grandchlldren.
Owinrsville.-LedfOrd Inggum and
Will Pondo, Mcnifee county boys, re-
Gently bought small tract Of lane
for 500. The land turned ont to be
IN the Menifce oil region and they sold
the oil rights on the land a day or
two ago for $1,000
MISUNDERSTANDING preesmcn here
who recently organized the Lexington
Printing Freshmen and Assistants
Union, declared strike for an In
crease in wages aud the closed shop.
The increase asked ranges from - Co
30 per cent, from fOremen to press
feeders. Three large job plants closed
down and others may be affected.
Whitesburg.-An l.. & y. passenger
train bound for Louisville ran into a
slip Ia the south end of tunnel near
Whitesburg. and a wreck was narrow
b. avertcd. Windows were smashed
and steps broken. The eEgiae was
also thrown Off the track. A near
panic was created by passengers on
the train. Traffic was delayed for sev-
erai hours.
Coiumbia.-Mrs. Susan Wilson,
probably the largest woman In this seC-
tlon Of Kentucky, died in the Milltown
section " Adair county. Her weight
IS said to have been 500 pounds. No
coffin could be found in Columbia large
enough to receive her body, 40 local
undertaken was employed to make one,
which is said to have been as large
As 4 spring-wsgon bed.
Frankfort.-A home for q mother,
deserted during the war, and cOnpe1l-
ed 20 work In local factory to sup
port her two children, represents one
phase of the activity of the local Red
Gross Chapter. A cash payment Of
$1,062 is from delayed family sil0t-
meNt and allowance from October,
1918, when the runaway husband was
drafted into the service.
La Grange.-The large farm Of New.
ton Button. deceased. was sold 30 set
tie the estate, he leaving three chill
dren, Albert and Robert Button and
Mrs. Charles Lancaster. The farm
contained over 400 acres and was bid
in by the two sons at $40 per acre. 1t
has two houses on 1t, the sons having
lived there for some years. 1t Is q
good farm and well watered, with
much creek bottom land.
Frankfort.-A. w. Overton, rs years
old, for many years teller at Farm
ers' Deposit Bank, died as result Of
burns caused by his clothing catching
fire from a gas stove in his bedroom.
Mr.. Overton, when 16 years Old, was
one of the students at the Virginia
Military Institute who Joined the Con
federate forces in the battle at New
Market. He distinguished himself In
the war and was awarded q medal
. LOuisville.-GeOrge A. Francke, fDr-
merly of Louisville, who died on an
army transport returning to the United
States March l, 1912 under the name
of Ralph X. Warrington, left an estate
between $1,000 AMI $4,000, 1t became
known when his Sister, Mrs. Blanche
Shelley, was appointed administrator.
A brother, Louis II. Francke. also
sbares in the estate. 1t is known
Francke had holdings In the Philip
pines.
Paducah.-Curtailme OF the 1920
tobacco crop was favored in resolu-
lions adopted at a meeting Of planters
of the dark tobacco district here. The
purpose OF the farmers meeting was
the discussion OF the present market
situation. Between forty and fifty
delegates from five counties Of the dis
trlct were represented. Delegates
were present from McCracken. Mar
shall, Graves, Ballard and Carlisle
counties.