The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-07-16

signs " plenty everywhere. aud your ror.
respondent !. consequently hlppy
rur srHoofs a great MANY " ihe
public schools in ihis county OPENED li.t
Monday Mr. Casper y. Williams has
charge ofthe young Arabs at this place
lie will teach ms good school. McClel-
Ian Williams will teach in the Tyre die
trict' The veteran John W Brown wall
"hold the fort NJ biz old stand ~ course
Mr.. W. y Martin win take care " the
children Al Brodhcad. lie !. an excellent
instructor, and the district couldn't get
along without him. Miss Helen Conn has
engaged to take the school at Buckeye. Of
which she j. sure TO make success.
a Democratic Convention Of the oh
Congressional District having been called
TO meet In Winchester on the 9Th day Of
Arg -, issse, 70 nominate candidate f5f
Congress in said District, IL l. hereby or
dered that a mass meeting u the Demo-
Gratis Of Rockcastlc county be held At the
Court-lIouse in Mt Vernon on Monday,
July -, 1880. at ~. ~, for the purpose
Of selecting delegates to the District Con-
yention, and for the dispatch Of such 9TH
er business a. msy properly come before
the Convention. 4 good attendance is de-
sired. by order OF the Democratic County
Executive Committee.
SAM. NJ. Bunprrr, Chm.
J. j. Blows, Sec'y.
Emnett Logan. in last Saturday. h.
ielig,pocr tells the true history Of the al
legged "threatcned dneln betwecn Gen. c.
NJ. Clay, Of Kentucky, and Mr. =. Ham
burg, Of New York, at the Cincinnati Con-
vention. The threatened duel" was Moth
ing more than the attempt by a gentleman
to punish an impudent Backyard, aud
but for the fact that ten. Clay'- friends
saw he intended making the punishment
too severe. Mr. Hamburg would not have
been permitted 10 20 home, and tell high
ly-colorsd falsehood about the affair.
Your corresp ondent was Ten. Claws ris-o-
ris at the table, and saw and heard every
thing that passed. The story, as Mr.. To-
gan tellsit, Is, with the Gus swords" which
he omitted. the correct one.
- PERsoNAI.-M Mrs Dr. Brown. Of Paint
Lick, was here last week attending the fu-
neral Of Richard Myers. Mr.. &. $ Nield,
wife and child, Of the same place. are here
visiting relatives. VIM Ward, ~ Gar
rard, Is here trying 40 buy what few sheep
are left in the county. Mr.. J.. q. Hazel
wood and wife left here Wednesday for
Crab Orchard Springs. They will remain
there a few weeks and then 20 on To- their
home in Texas NJ +. Brinkey paid
mysterious visit 10 the "West End Of Gar
rard' last Sunday. Mr. james Tcrrill, Of
Paris, Texas, Is here 1t his old home, after
an absence Of eighteen wears, visiting his
mother, Mrs. Ann Terrill, AMI other rea-
iives. lie SAYS that Texas is the finest
country on the globe, and speaks in glow
ing terms ofthe spirit Of enterprise that pos
sesses the citiIeus Of Lone Star State.
lie says that Dr.. DAILY, formerly Of Stan
ford, and W l.. Burdeii, formerly II Ian
caster, are both doing well in Paris. Dick
Warren was here Tuesday shaking .hak-
ing hands Tie will make biz calling aud
election sure Mis- Ella Joplin is the
guest this week Of her cou-in, Mis- Helen
Conn, at Brodhsad. Capt W. A. Collier,
Of Louisville, was in town Tuesday.
Intelligence has reached me from Lam
caster that have become an uncle. lie
hasn't lived there very long -only since
Monday morning. lie Is said to be interest
ng,and its probable when be atlains little |
more lung power be will make things lively. |
The most Of our family make the greatest |
fuss in the world while they are very Young. |
II seems TO be- Characteristic. A. they |
get Older they become less important and |
pas out Of notice. | have not vet seen
my nephew, and am satisfied he would |
not recognize me at irst sight. hope /
shall not be tempted to rebuke him on
account Of his size, although hc eighs
something more than 300 pounds less tina.
| do. Hes little but he's loud, and then
be will spread with time. It's odd think
ing Of yourself a. an uncle. ! think | /
must get married myself, for il reminds
me that ~ am growing old" Emmett
Logan tells me 10 marry some girl on an
hours acquaintance. IL ever marry /
.hall be compelled to do rs Emmett says.
II she knows me longer than an hour she
will go back on me. Speaking Of my
nephew, my brother exhibits the usual
good sense Of the family tif You will pai-
don the egotism) in the selection Of
name. The dear boy has been christened
samuel Hancock Burdett. Tell me not
there's nothing in a name. There's some
thing in that name and no mistake. Here's
TO The bow. and "may he live long and
The truth of the old saving. "In the
midst Of life We are in DEATH was never
better nor more sadly exempliiied than in
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