Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-30
FOUND BIG STILLS
NEAR Big HILL
Deputy Sheriff johnson Leads
Raid But No Operators Are
Found-Berea News

! IlVc men, nedQeQ Dy deputy Snef-
Iiff Bill Johnson, destroyed two
stills in the vicinity of Big Hill il
Jackson county, says the Berea
Citizen. The stills were located
about 500 yards apart on the
west side of the ridge several
! hundred pards south Of the Big
Hill road. Neither one was in
operation at the time they were
discovered, tho it was evident
that they had not been abandon
ed for long Tie machinery OF
the first one was found in order
vats were mixed and the kettle
was ready for hse Some mem
bers of the party believed that
! the operators world be back on
the job within tew hours and
wanted to lea,,: The still undis-
turbed until after nightfall whe..
they might return to capture the
! violators but the sheriff ordered
| tha tit be torn up.
The other still was not entire
ly ready for immediate use. but
! sufficient equipment appeared &C
be on the scene and only lacked
some replacing. Both stills were
located on Berca College land.
Link Lakes. who was arrest
ed last week and taken before
Commissioner Bennett, at Rich
mond, on charge of selling
whisky, was acquitted.
: |. w. Coyle. nov of Hamilton
Ohio, has been visiting in and
around Berea the last two weeks
Mr.. Coyle recently retur led from
v sit to Oklahoma and reports
crops lt oking fairly well there.
| Mrs. NJ. l.. Sphinx and daugh-
ter. Etha Rose. visited with Mrs
Howard Embree in Richmond
this week.
! Boss Robinson and wife. OF
near Paint Lick. were in Berea
Saturday 20 bring their daughter
to the doctor
Strachan Brothers have pur-
chased land lying along the !. &
n. siding near the Old roller mill
site. and will erect a large ware
house to meet the increasing
/ need of their wholesale grocery
business.
| DR.. Hutchins will preach in
Union church next Sunday ct II
a. m. DR.. Weidler will preach in
Campus Tent 1T 7:15 p. m. \.
p. S. c. Z. at OILS in tent.
Mrs. Rose MoFerron Carne,
residing at the home of DR.. Rob
ertson on Chestnut street, is hav-
ing a number Of visitors. Her
father and mother. Mr.. and Mrs
McFerron, of Nj. Vernon, have
been here about two months
Mrs. Carne. OF Trenton. Tenn.
her mother-in-!aIv i also visit
ing her. Miss Christine Meier
ron, the youngest sister Ct Mrs
Rose McFerron Carne, came last
Monday, July 25th, for a few
days visit.
| Mr.. John ]. Saat. lor.rerIy oI
ICovington. Ky, has cone tc
make his home i'll Ber ca. He
will be in the produce bus ness
at the ]. S. Gott place Oil Depot
street.
Mr.. G.. L. Ficklesirer. o
Whitesburg. was a weeE,e nd Wis
tor at the Welsh hCr1e on Jack
son street.
Pauline Young is visiting hel
sister, Mrs. Roy Mckinney, near
/ Hugh, Ky, this week
! Professor Jesse Baird anc
family returned to Berea Tues
day afternoon from a rather eX
tensive trip into Virginia.
| Professor Clark and family. re
siding on Jackson street epex.c
ito leave Tuseday, August 2, fol
an extended camping trip tt
Madison. Ohio
i Miss Martindalc. from Oberlir
is visiting her sister. Mrs JOIN
| F. Smith. on Jackson street.
! Mr.. and Mrs. f. F. Coyle arr
Visiting in Michigan. They have
! been away during the last week
/ Prof. and Mrs. Lewis and fam
lilly, with Miss Louise Frey, lef
this morning for few days visi
! with Mrs. Lewis people in Case,
county.
l Miss Leona Webb is filing ;
: vacancy in the teaching force a
/ Kingston during her vacation
i She will resume her work in tn,
schools of Irvine when they re
open this fall
Connolly Adams left the frs
of the7week for a visit with hi
parents in Letcher county. H,
expects to return to his work a
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