The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-12-26
LINCOLN COUSTT.


omhttiou 70 Keep lact WIN Mhat - N""ht-
ingiy denominated advanced thought" in
philosophy or religion; entertaining no
desire to shine by aping the alternating
re6nements Of fashionable society; esteem
ing wholesouled hospitality and hearty
sincerity as Of far higher value than the
mincing manners, and faint faslidiousness,
and strait laced propriety acquired by a
thorough conventional drll-we boast to-
day one Of the most pleasant heightened
aud reliable communities on the continent.
And we believe that now while we write,
hundreds Of hearts scattered far and wide
in this and other States are turning hith-
erward with longing memories Of bygone
years. and childhood's blissful innocence,
and manhood's houyant hope, and kin
dred's tender ties, and friendships, tried
and true-all indissolubly linked with the
loved old home in Western Lincoln. To
catch, perchance, the eye Of such we write
to-day. Then LET the older ones who have
left us and still survive, go back third Of
century and mark a few Of the changes
time has wrought. And as we scan the
field, the few and scattered members re-
naming Of the stalwart host Of the men OF
that early day, admonish rs to seek their
earthly abode in the directory" Of the
city Of the dead. The Anderson's, Walter
and George B.; the Browns, +. W. and
Willis; Carol Bailey, Archie Burton, the
Carpenter, George (Station,) Henry, Da-
vid, Major Geo. and II. l.; the Dinwiddies;
L. d. Goode, the Rockers, Tiglman, Jo-
seph and Phillip; John Huston, J. p.
Owens, w. +. Abram and George Lee,
Robert Miller, A. W.Walker, ID. J. George,
and Afford Alcorn, Simeon and Randall
Peyton, Marquis Helm, J. W. Reid, G. c.
Rife, DR.. A. A. Campbell, Samuel and
David Williams, Allen Logan, Burton
Mckinney, Joseph and Emmett McCor-
mack, Lindsey, Edmund and WIN. Powell,
Chauncy Shipman, John Welsh, Alfred
Skinner, VIM. and Randall Cloyd, Wilson
Jones, cambridge Lyon, Jas. Sentre, Jas
Owens, George Dunlap, VIM. Masterson,
VIM. willoughby and ]. E. Wright, all
men Of mark and widely known at the
time to which we efer, have passed away.
And as their names pass before us now,
linked with other names-some dead-a
few surviving still-we are struck with
the fact that a mighty host have fallen
men who have been mourned and missed
men whose native wisdom, and rich expe-
rience, and upright example, and prudent
counsel were Of inestimable value to the
younger generation, and aided largely in
giving 10 old Lincoln the proud position
she holds among her sister counties. Per
haps the sons OF these sires as they scan
this grand array Of names may catch anew
the idea Of their own responsibility-may
gain new light as to the debt they owe Il
the living race, and to the memory Of thu
consecrated dead-and brace well their ar
NOR to contend anew for right, for honor
and for truth, around the sepulchres o
their departed ancestors 1t ma.
be Of interest 10 our old neighbors
now in other States, TO say that X
II. Givens, Ben Giyens, Joe Page, Samue
Huston Extremely III y and +. 5. Kauii
man, still survive, and are almost the onl.
men of that day now lingering here. Al
some future time, perhaps, We may Civ
what information we possess in reference
to those who have sought homes ELSEWHERE
and probably relate an anecdote or tw
pertaining to the early time. As to tn
village of that day the list given aboy'
will serve to bring it up to the memorie
Of those who knew it as it was when uncle
Joe Cooper and aunt Polly, under guise o
hotel, kept open house and entertain
ed all who came, with lavish hospitality
especially where the attendants at all n
"big meetings" found free and generou
accommodations--when Welsh and Mich
OILS, and Wright and Brown, provided 70
the simple wants Of primitive peopl
! with miscellaneous merchandise-whel
there never had been buggy nor stag
coach in the place; and the three carriage
. which we're brought to town on State oS
casions impressed the boys with a solem
= idea Of gandeur. In those days Static
3 Carpenter was the exponent Of Christian
/ ~, kaufman conducted political meei
!, ings; Bill Tate commanded the miliiar
> ION peace footingD John Allen, the Tai
or threw the beAux into fits, and job
sneed shaped for them good limitations
shoes and boots. But this is all suggesti'
A and designed for the old residents.
! REGULAR LETTER.
- The turkey trade which had subside
: for time, has broken out worse than eve
1 They we're formerly sold by weight or /
the head; but notice that Jim Green no
K turns them into lot and estimates the
j by the acre
9, Col. Jameson hss made up for +.
kaufman, large lot Of superior saddle
J. The Col. is Republican, but probab
lie the best workman in Kentucky. II Fra
- wont advertise, mark the first two lin
with any how.
i go Samuel Givens, whose sickness "
"a announced last week, died on Mond
y night, the 22d inst, aged about 70 yea
This community, the entire county, vi
e feel that good man has ALLEN. Esse
J. tally an honest man-upright in all h
d dealings good neighbor-a Kind hr
20 band-an indulgent fAther--a steadia
iriend--a sincere christian-he fulfill
4 his mission with marked devotion an
Il. when his liie-work was ended he calm
10 and trusiingly ceased from his toll. NJ
err Giyens was married twice. His first vi
ne Miss Il. A. Montgomery, lived but Z
months. lie next married Miss Nan
n Burton, a daughter Of the late Arch
at Burton, Ct this county, who Is nov si'