The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-02-25

build homes and sell them at cost to
solve the housing problem.
I.ebanon.-The council lifted the ban
that has prohibited live stock trading
on Main street court days, merchants
signing a petition for resumption of
the old order.
Georgetown.-G. @. Lee has heard
from his son, Orbe Lee, who disap.
peared from his home two years ago.
lie has located at Mona, ILL.,, and says
he is prospecting.
Paris,-George w. Davis, who cele-
brated his 93rd birthday, in the I'M
dertaking business here for seventy
two years, is the oldest undertaken IN
the United States.
SOmerset.-Kerosen was used by
unknown incendiaries who fired the
court house ut Whitley City in the
night. Prompt work saved the build
ing and no records were burned.
Maysville.-Dr w. s. Yazell brought
word from Frankfort that there would
he no opposition in the Senate to the
bill passed by the House advancing
Maysville to a city Of the third class.
Hazard.-As the result of alleged
confessions by Henry Combs ana
Gabe Neace. arrested at still on Six
teen-AIlle creek, two other stills have
been destroyed and four arrests made.
Harrodsburg-Andy Yeast was
given 1925 damages for injury to an
automobile when a horse, which J. j.
Yates car frightened, plunged into the
Yeast machine, wrecking the tonneau.
Brandenberg.-LOga Lampkln was
given three years in the penitentiary
upon conviction of killing Arvin Lamp
kin, but Mrs. Daisy Lampkin, charged
with being an accessory, was acquitted
Observation-Disclosures Dotson sues for
the annullment of the marriage of his
daughter, Hazel, to Henry Johnson,
soldier, last August, alleging she was
coerced and has never lived with John
son.
Paducah.-Jackson Hill, 100 acres,
River farm, 16 acres, and a number of
unimproved lots belonging to the mu-
nicipality are to be sold at auction in
the near future, commissioners de-
cided.
Lawrenceburg.-Judg Powell Tay-
Lor publishes warning to tobacco
haulers that full penalty will be melted
20 owners of wagons and trucks carry
ing heavier loads than the legal
limits.
Maysville.-After a duel with mus
taH and catsup bottles in a restaurant,
John Mcdaniel and William Edgar
armed themselves. Mcdaniel was
wounded in the knee in an exchange
of shots.
Hickman.-The Home Telephone
Company, of Hickman, sustained So
much damage in the recent spell OF
ice, that the Office Is still closed and
the entire system is temporarily out
of business.
Observation-Disclosures Friend, 80 of
Glendale, walks when he visits this
place, doing the twenty miles in good
time, and still writes visiting cards,
being considered one of the best pen
men of Kentucky.
F1emingsburg.-The Maple Oil Com
pany held meeting of the stockhold- |
ers. Sidney j. Collens was elected |
Secretary in place of ]. Il. Weller, |
who resigned. Mr.. Weller retains his |
position as Treasurer.
Danville.-Richard Swan, So, deaf |
and just out of the hospital here, who
stepped In front of a train at Alum |
Springs and was killed, was a brother
of Matt Swan, killed by train at |
Williamstown several years ago.
Wilmore.-A boxalder tree on the |
farm of r. s. Coghill, said to be the
largest in Kentucky, more than hun
dred years old, under which Morgan
held war council and distinguished |
spoke, was destroyed by
sleet.
vanceburg.-While officers were en-
route to Olive Hill from the Tar Fork
section with Tim Dyer, arrested ON
charge they were fired on
from ambush and q federal agent
named Fraley was ws~aaed In the
neck.
Richmond.-Whea Jailer William
Burgess was called seOs to produce
Taylor Hurst In court to answer an
indictment for grand Aroeay. II devel-
oped the prisoner had kicked out a
window aud escaped.