The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-09
GARRARD COUNTY VIEWS
lancaster.

Those Of us who do not mind heat or
dust are at the Danville Fair this week.
PROSPECTS, OF FILTHY LucRE.
Our young editor stands fair chance Of
getting small fortune-a modern version
Of "Bertram's right"
JUDGE LINDSAY
Was looking we'll at Danyille last week.
The pursuit Of glory seems to lower the
mercury Of Fahrenheit to comfortable
stand.
VACANCY FILLED.
Mr.. VIM. r. Robinson has been appoint,
ed to ill the vacancy left by the death o
DIR. Reid in the Directory Of the National
Bank.
WHEAT OPERATIONS.
From the quantity Of wheat that IL be.
ing bought up by our industrious agent,
Mr.. q. w. Belts, the prospect for -four is
encouraging in quantity.
PRESENTED WITH PIANOS.
Misses Mary Robinson and Fleecie Cook
have each received at the hands Of indul.
gent parents a grand Piano, in reward for
indust ry and success at school.
sERENADINa THE SUCCESSFUL
What is more soothing than for our sue.
cessful Republican candidates to be aroused
at midnight by the witching strains Of the
Colored Cornet Band? Better a serenade
than cannonadel
JUST IN TINE.
The last will and testament Of the late
Allan A. Burton was written, or signed, on
ly two days before his fatal seizure-a fact
which, rumor says, will lead to a contest
on the part Of excluded relations. But
they can't complain that they are left out
in the cold" this month.
PROSPECTS FOR A BIO PAPER.
Our town has at various epochs sustain
ed newspaper Of equal pretentions with
her sister towns. Messrs. A. Blackwell FL
kin and Melville Vaughan are endeayor-
ing to raise funds to buy a Press for sew
en-column paper. This is a praiseworthy
undertaking and should succeed.
WIFE IN THE LAND OF FLOWERS.
IL may not be known to some Of YOU
readers that DIR. Stephen L. Burdett a few
weeks ago took unto himself partner fol
life from the land Of flowers. His diet is
doubtless love and oranges instead of "bread
and cheese and kisses" His record as {
husband was written in shining character
upon the happy face Of his first wife, so ",
can in all faith predict for him a HON,
where discord is barred out. May his shat
tered health revive beneath the genial in
auence of Florida sunshine.
| DEATH.
On Sunday afternoon the remains o
VIM. Poor, of Bryantsville, were brough
to the Lancaster Cemetery for interment
He was the son of Mr.. John W. Poor, anC
a youth who peculiarly enjoyed the devo
ted affection Of his family because Of hi
fine personal qualities. He spent last Win
ter in the Southern States in order Il
strengthen his constitution, and had beel
at home only one week from a pleasur
trip with his sister to Indiana, when dealt
snatched him from the family circle. Their
were appropriate services at the grave, witt
singing. The procession Of carriages wa
the longest ever known here.
WENT TO THE CONVENTION.
On Tuesday morning the delegation
from Garrard took their departure for tn
Somerset Convention, the Durham men b
hold a caucus on the same evening.
Special Train was booked from Danville Of
Wednesday, and by this line your CORES
pendent hoped to take fight; but il wa
not TO be, 80 | cannot report the delibera
tons Of that august body. Tidings wer
expected over the wires tonight, but moth
ing Il yet known-whether dark horse
or light runner is to be the Congressiou
al mount. Judge Durham was very san
guine on Saturday as be reported his Mad
ison tour.
THE MIORoPHosE AND PHOsoGRAPH.
} have seen the telephone, have hear
! the microphone, and have listened in wor
/ der TO the marvellous revelations Of IN
phonograph. On Tuesday evening Pro
Tobin, of Central University, came down
. Lancaster and prepared the apparatus G
. these modern machines ON the stage Of th
6 Hall. The weather was so intensely he
! that the audience was much more respeti
BILE than large. The brief introduction
= lecture explained the mechanism Of III
9 instruments, and illustrated the theory
a sound waves by Tyndall's flame, a very il
teresting experiment. The ticking Of
watch was msgni6ed by the micrOphone
0 a shower Of rocks. Then came the perform
!, ance Of the monograph, which releass
9 the imprisoned vibrations Of Yankee Do
J. die that had been sung into Il month b
y fore. Various speeches, songs and soun'
b were spoken and sung and shouted I'M
1 the ear Of the autOmatin, which faithful
: reproduced them all In return, upon n
c yersing the cylinder Of motion. One Of Il
q spectators pronounced the instrument i
d ierior 10 one Of Edison's own manufaetur
G but the principle Was sufficiently demo-
strstsd 10 SAtiaiy curiosity.