The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-08-22
BOTLE COUyTy.
Daarfffe.

: The colored people will hold their thin
, annual Fair at the Boyle County Fai
Grounds, August 18th and 30th.
Col. VIM. Duke has sold to Barne,
Grassland, Of Philadelphia, his fo1r-year
old gelding, Timber, by Lumber. il i
understood that the price was about 500
J. c. Barkley, who fell Just 2Ol vote.
behind Paul J. Doneghy, in the race fol
Representative, writes a card in which he
censures "sOme few mot more than two")
Of East End Republicans for his over
whelming defeat.
There was a curiosity on exhibition in
town County Court day, in the shape of a
boy baby, who "kieks the heamn at sixty
seven pounds, and is only twelve month";
old. This piece Of corpulency ia from
Russell county, this State, and Master
William Harrison Castleman eomposes
the entire display Of a side show. file is
said TO have eight teeth, TO measure thir-
ty-two inches around the breast; the cir
conference Of his waist is thirty-six
inches, and thigh immense. His heights
thirty-three inches.
COURT DAY.-The auctiOneers report
that the number and class Of stock on he
market County Court day, was far below
the average. The offerings were principal
ly Of young stock, and the prices realized
ranged from TO 81 cents per pound.
There were but Few mules or horses offer
ed, and sales were drag throughout the
day. The attendance was much smaller
than usual. Sales 20 head long yearling
cattle, S27S per head; head common,
Sl9l5; 6 do, $3.50; 8 common horses,
$50 to $40; small yearling mules, SIS
per head; % yearliHgs Withdrawn al Sai.
p. Aged mules from $50 to Sl50.
II takes a rope-walker to draw a crowd.
About fifteen hundred people were attract |
ed TO Main Street Tuesday evening, by
fellow clad in a circus habit, who seeme.i |
to need no wider walk than rope, which /
wa STRETCHED from the top II the Central |
Hotel 10 a thTOe-stnfy builling lust OpnO-
.ite. His feats and oapers were sklllful
and hazardous. The impersOnation Of
Kentucky Lynch-law, showing man
hanged, with the writhing and eontortions
If the body, trembling limbs and death
struggles, was good and created con-
'iderable laughter, which the man in the
lir increased by telling the spectators not
o laugh too much, for they might get in
he like fix.
DRArHs. Died, on tie lflb inst, Mrs.
lnn y. Spears, the venerable widow Of
ieorge G. Spears, In the S0th year Of her
Ige......On the 18th, the infant child Of e.
D. and Addie X. English. In the list Of
leaths from yellsw fever at Memphis, on
Monday, was the name Of Arthur l..
White. Young White was a student at
he Classical and Military Academy Of this
'lace two years ago. lie has since attend
d the Medical School Of Vanderbilt Uni
ersity aud was regarded as a young man
( high promise To his profession. His
mort In behalf Of the feyer-stricken peO-
{ Memphis. cost him his ne, and deep
ympaihy Il extended 10 his father, Mr..
Z. White, who resides In Lincoln county.
James Clark had desperate struggle 10
efend his life last Monday afternoon. 1
Warren Cornelius, his step-son, approach !
i the old man on the Lexington pike Ia
iont Of Robert Salter's house, and eoOlly
III him 10 prepare for death, at the same I
D accomplish Ii. Clark bsgsn the yigcr-
ns use OF walking cane 10 disable the \
run Of the wOuld-be murderer Cornelius I
lceeeded in firing three shots, one Of :
Ihich passed through Clark's hat and
razed his ear, another entered his shoul-
er and ranged downwards into his body,
nd the other cut the clothing near his =
cart, but made no wound. He then Aes,
nd up 10 this hour has not been arrested. 1
iark's Injuries are slight; he believes b
lat with a little heavier stick he could .
ave repdereq bic sssAilant AOrs De eombai. ! 4