The Lincoln County herald., 1872-03-14

Bcdsteads, Bureaus, Wardrobcs, Side.
boards, Chairs, Brackets, &c at II. w.
kcmper's.
a little son of.Geo. W. Leonard, liv-
ing about three miles east Of this place,
while playing "mumble- peg" with u
pocket knife last Saturday, received
severe cut in the ri ght eye, and it is feared
he will lose the use of said optic Rails
County Record.
The annual election for directors of
the Clarksyile e. Western railroad com
plny was held at the office Of the com
pany in Clarks,ille on Tuesday the 5th.
All the old board were re elected except
Maj Il. A. Campbell, who asked to be
excused, and Hon. N. G. Hardin, of this
city, was elected in his place. Louisiana
Journal
The Postmaster, General has issued
circular setting forth the regulations on
sending printed matter by mail, and
directing that they be strictly enforced
NO name or memorandum can be sent on
q newspaper inside Of the wrapper on
which the address Is written. 1t is
permissible to mark an article with pen
or pencil! More than this subjects the
paper to letter postage, and tho vioator
Of the law to line. Many persons try
to save cent by sending newspaper, on
which some mess age or name is written,
instead of letter. Such evasons of the
law arc to be punished.
PIKE COUNTY SHORT LINE RAILROAD
AT an annual election for Directors Of
the above named company, held at their
Office in Bowling Green, on Tuesday,
March 5th, 1872, Alex. =. Miller, James
Monaghan, William S Lowry, 10 Nc
Cune, Moses Hcndrick, Archer c. Bank.
head, Charles II, Sharp, VIM. NJ Bayse,
David l.. S. Taylor, VIM. c. Downing,
Il, Robinson, Stephen S. Reynolds and
Prosper p Parker were elected to serve
for tho ensuing year. Tho foregoing
we're Of the OLD board, except Messrs.
Reynolds and Parker, chosen in the
place of Messrs. BigGs and Penn, who
desired not to be re elected. After the
election, the new board came together
and elected Alex. p. Miller, President,
p. p. Parker Vice President, Henry S
Smith Treasurer, and Elijah Robinson,
Sec c'y.-Louisiana journal.
About 3 o'clock on the morning of
tho % inst. the residence Of Mrs Dick j..
erson, near Madsonville, this county, was
consumed by fire. The family had been
making soap in the smoke house the day
previous, anl tho fire it is supposed
originated from that Some fifty bushels
of wheat, large amount of bacon an
most Of the bod clothes were consumed.
A good portion of the household goods
were saved,-Ralls County Record
In divorce case pending in Ohio the
grounds of the husbands applications are
that his wife insists that he shall kill the
old cat that has been with them for ten
years. lie says "it is not because he
hates TO part with the animal, but the job
is too much to ask of him while he is in
feeble health as at present" He has
drowned her twice, shot fourteen balls
through her vitals, given her half a pound
Of strichnine, committed hari. kari on her
with pitchiork, and the only effect per-
SCp'tpIo 10 a tilu mOIc tOuc III ueT VOICE
and bay window over one eye. This is
one Of the most peculiar considerations
OF fortuitous circumstances on record.
Master (who'fnds his apprentice read
ing Dick TurpiO-"your Sunday school
teacher said you were steady moral boy,
and find you-in work time-reading
that pernicious trash-oh, sir ?" Boy -
"Please sir, ! was only readin on in
'opes Of the 'ero dyin converted"
The latest dodge of a parent 10 ever
come his sons aversion 70 medicine, and
"doctor" him at she same time, occurred
in Cleveland, where a croupy youugster
was induced to make hearty meal Of
buckwheat cakes and "maple syrup but
the latter proved to be nice syrup of
squils. The boy said he thought some
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