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



90 We are authorized 10 announce John
+. stephens candidate for sheriff Of
Rockcastle county at the August election,
subject to the action of the Democratic
party. 4Sl-u
County Judge 6. W. Mcclure has adj
vertised for sale the toll gate on theWilder-
ness Turnpike road at Livingston. The sale
will be for one year. aud will take place on
the 9th inst
There are a great many slick heads in
town now John Brown did it all. Mort
Owens says that The boys should have used
some hogs grease and red precipilale, p
and not have had their hair cut 80 short.
On account Of engagements inCumber-
land County, Ed. J. L. Allen will not fll
his regular appointment to preach here the
second Sunday in next month. lie will,
no Kever, preach for Us on the 9Th Sunday
in that month.
80 Your reporter acknowledges the re-
ceipt Of an invitation 10 attend the Prone
made Concert, given at Lancaster by the
Garrard Social Clob last evening Thurs
day, and regeis that circumstance pre-.
vented his acceptance.
Mr.. d. n. Williams hands Us the fol-
lowing list Of marriage licenses issued
since last report John Mccullough to
Mary ]. Coffee Miciiah Tyree to Mary
L. Laswelli c. @. Owens to Nancy Todd.
Ia this dreadlully hot weather bold indeed
is the man who can even contemplate mat.
rimony much less embark in that sea.
The census enumerators have finished
their work and sent in their books to the
Supervisor They have all done their
work carefully. The population Of the
county is about 10000. In $50 the pop
ulation was 7,l45, so the present census
shows an increase Of nearly 5000 in ten
years. In 1860 the population was 5,3i3.
There will be a meeting Of the Com
mittees OF Lincoln, Garrard and Rockcas.
tie, at Crab Orchard Springs tomorrow
Saturday, at ~ o'clock, ~, to make final
arrangements for the Barbecue and Rati-
feation meeting Of the 22d inst. The
members are requested To meet promptly,
and Is hoped there will he a good atien-
dance.
-Messrs James and Charlie Albright,
the popular Brodhead merchants now have
two branch stores in operations-one at
Livingston, the other on Skaggs' Greek.
They are eEterprising Young men, and are
bound to succeed. Nj. r. I. Hemphill
has sold his interest in his store at
Brodhead to his partner John Melvin, and
has established a store at Liyings ton. Bob
is prospecting, and his friends are glad Of IT,
90 K. d. Cook, one Of the census emu
merators, while going his rounds, came to
a family in which there were two boys, one
aged four aud the other two years. Singu-
lar to say neither Of the boys had been
named. Their father asked Mr. Cook To
name theH, and he accordingly named one
for himself and the other for the daddy,
VINO Wa huhhtt ~ haht hir hMh Ahiluicus
Mr.. Cook tells Of a half dozen families
in which he found children two OF three
years Of age that had not been christened.
- The Assessors book for Rockcaslle
county, Just returned, makes the following
exhibit Total value Of taxable property,
Ssls, ~; number Of yoters, .7y,s nuuber
Of children between the age Of o aud 20
year, 3,O5l; number Of hogs, $500; pounds
oftobaeco lls7al, u, 20 bushels Of corn,
POS ,ss5; bushels OF wheat, 1850 tons Of
hay, 500i Number Of sheep killed bV dogs
la 1879, 1916, valued at $3.50. The dogs
were not valued. Unfortunately there Is
no law requiring the listing Of babies. else
the county could make showing of several
thousand
-TnE CEors The vet weather which
has prevailed for the past twenty days has
alarmed the farmers, who fear their wheat
will be spoiled. The acreage Of this cereal
in Rookeastle the present year Is about
double that Of former year,. Only about
one-ihh Of the crop has h,en threshed.
Oats will be a good crip Never vas corn
more promising, and with s,asonable
weather hereafter III yield will be SPLEEN
aid. Apples, peaeha', Ne, aie abundant
Potatoes hays come oni nohly. Th're arc