The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-12-26
GhG Sntrriur SOurnal.
STANFORD, Ky.
Friday Morning, December 20, 1879.
LrSCOLNs COURT-HOUsE.
a. Interesting History Of ~, aud
other oid-ffme Notes srorfhg Of
a Careful PerUsaf,
ny JOHN BLAIN.

| Give the readers Of your Christmas paper
flint picture of old times in Lincoln
couptv made nm Of cleaning. from the
records of the Countv Clerks Office. Not
being an ACCOMPLISHED artist and having
rather a dry subject to practice on at pres
ent, cannot promise a very brilliant or
very pleasine pictures. but, do claim for
IL the merit Of truthfulnes., il being de-
rived from records made BY virtuous men
acting under their solemn oaths long
time aeo-douhtles- before lying came in
fashion.
HISTORY ~ THE COUNTY sEAr.
The &C., Con,, hsId for Lincoln county.
81, =, u.,.ol.hn,s ON the ICtb and I'm
d,v. of January. 1871. and was composed
~ sv. J,.,,ce. of the Peace. namely
p.ni.uin loan J,bn Ioy,n. HUGH Nc.
G.,y s,.nhen Triev and WIN. Mcbride.
A, H., term An. Court. af,er organizing;
h. m.0,h.,. administering 10 euch other
AZ. oath ~ Office. and choosing William
Nav a. ia CLERK. ,aoceeded to business,
wbich con.i.tsd mainly Of qualifying \
sh.,,g a s.rveyer and his numerous dep
n,;.. .ome few additional Justices. an
no,n,ing n number Of Cons,ables. admin
i.,e,,ng the oath Of allegiance ana the
III ~ oa;c. IN .everal militia officers and
recommsnJipv quite A number Of chival.
.o,. ,.r,lsmsD 10 the Governor Of Vir.
III. n, .nDo;n,uen, IN militia offices
The La, order of the term Is in these
-.
srh. Con,, doth anpoint this Ia be the
Mac. ~ Uolding the next Court AT. and
-. IL, ,h.v iii the, ,rooesd 10 &.
-, ,,l.o. n, holding Cour,s and the
-, n,.,nh.r, a. no .erved with A., oopv
N ni.o,I.,p
A. ~ oo,h II Eshr,,rv 1871 the
C,n,, ,e.as.smbled and continued in SOS
lion ,wo d,vs Making the customary
Copn,y Court orders. sucb As granting let
,ers If administration. probatine wills. an
no;n,ing administrators. sc. sc. varying
,be mono,ony. however. by sentencing one
p.,r;ck I,hy far some rasealitv which is
No, speeifed. 60 r,c,ire Ten lushes on his bare
bo,ks Inst before adjournment. the fol-
lowing orders were entered
BENJAMIN Logan came into Court and
offered Ten Acres Of Land including the
Bue,lo Spripg for building Court House
and other necessary public buildings, and
.l.o F;0v Acres nj one mile distant nearly
south East from said Spring, as long as
the Coun Of said county shall continue
there. and A. IL appears TO the Court to be
the most convenient place. il is ordered
that the Courts he held there for the fu-
urep
aOrdered that that the Court be adjourn
ell from Harrodsburg to st. Asaphs, to be
held there the next Cont in course"
The next term was held-presumably at
81. Asaphs. wherever that was-on the
l7th and 18th Of April. 1881, at which,
among others, this order was made
sJohn Logan and William Montgome-
nv are appointed TO contract with any per-
sons who will undertake the building Of a
Court HOUSE and prison at the Buffalo
S,ring At 81. Aaphs."
have taken the trouble to quote these
order. for the purpoae Of throwing some
Iigbt upon the oft-mooted question.
syhere il or WAS. 81 AsaphsY" There is
no question as to the locality Of the Bufia-
In snring. That IA admitted by all TO be
the airing which issues from the foot of
the hin ON zach the Stanford Cemetery
!. s,u.,al ON ia Nor,h-side. inst nj the
branch That branch which i the same
which masses through the town limits
from East 4, West commonly called
now the aTown Branch il. according
N the record aS,. Asaphs Branch"
Rat where il the place called ST. Asaphs,
and what /. II. or was itY The express
.ion. cat the Buffalo Spring at St.
Asanh. - seems IN me 10 Indicate that there
va. Iiuls village or A small as.emblaee
~ h.h,,s,ions about the BufIalo spring
wh,ch had taken the name of 81 Asapbs
prsci.slv where n WAS doe. NOT appear
f,on, an, rscord | can find Lognn's Fort
an the ate Of which Mr.. T.. #. Roehes.
a.. dwslling now stands IA unite near 10
The sn,ing Int II the Court had adjourn.
"A 40 Logan,. Fort the order would doubt.
las have been 80 written instead of ST.
Asanb. II seems more reasonable from
ha evidence we have that the eroup of
bou.es in the vicinity of the Spring, in
Gliding The Fort. were known as 81.
Asaphs. Asto how the name originated,
l am unable to reveal. II there be any
Who desire further partieulars. 1 would