The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-12-17


related Illustrative Of biz adroiinc.., VI.
diplomacy, biz wit and hi generosity, but
! have not pace for them here lie cared
little for poliiic.. although be slryed one
or more terms in The legislature lie
could have been chosen 10 any office " he
had a.tcd w. lie wa largely in.ifnmen.
isl in securing the adoption Ut the present
Constitution n keniucky, although iona.
than Newcum W.. The delegate from this
county 10 the Convention which adopted
H. Eli-ha Smith died IN is65 ant No
children survive him We was not with.
out W.. weaknesses. but his memoty g.
rcvcrcd by every one ihal knew him
The oldest resident ,il.ongh this i moi
her birth place Is Mr.. Katherine vii
liama. fclici of the late Col. u. q vii
liams This vencrablr lai, haa nearly
completed four score and ten yeari II eS'
i.ience. vet her faculties afc most remark
ably well preserved She j. Till able a.
pay occasional short visits in her nearest
neishbof- Mi-. William - daughter
Of two II the very first settlers " Ken.
tucky. Her mother was Fannie Callawsy
daughter u Col Cillaway, who wa- . com.
panion of Boone. The thrilling story oi
the capture by Indians 81 Elizabeth snd
Fannie Galloway and Iermima roone
near the old Fort at Homeshorungh, late
IN Sunday afternoon iR July. LsG, j.
known To most of yonr readers The Young
ladies were fescutd by their ffiend- cn
Tuesday following Among the tescuer
was Capt John Holder, Who aferwards
married Fannie Galway Mrs. Williams
Is daughter Of this couple. She can fe
count many interesting incidents Of "oll
times" She has in her possession q small
painting Illustrative Of a scene during the
capture and imprisonment of her mother.
The town wa- first laid out and called
Vt. Vernon in $50. The Gr-i Cont House
was erected in ISL. IL vas solemn
structure, but il managed 10 maintain =
tottering uprighin,s- until lSs3. when il
was torn down and replaced by the pres
ent building, convenient aud substantial
piece 81 architecture, At n c~-t Of 800.
In the year lS7a, the offices Of County aud
Circuit Court Clerk. kept in bnildings
apart from the Court-IIouse, were burned
by incendiarie-, and nearly all the records
were destroyed. This destruction has
cansed vast amount of vexaiion and
trouble. aud should the time ever come
when Rockcastle county lands are valua-
bic in the market. no end 81 litigation
would accompany the settlement II titles
to much Of it.
The spirit Of Improvement aud enter
prise has never loved 10 abide at Mt. Yer
non Occasionally only has she ever halt
ed here, and then to stay but little while.
The cunning u the Railroad helped to
make things lively for time, and when
the Railroad pushed On beyond the town
the liseliness, Tor the most part. went with
it, The Mt. Vernon merchant Is, though, a
solid individual. There has been only one
failure in the town within the past twelve
years At present the ten CT dozen mer-
chant. engaged in business here are max
ing money and they are safe men. They
do business on safe basis They do net
deal extensively, nor do they sell hashy
wares. and when their goods leave the
shelves, their value, with good per cent.
added, drous inio the merchants pocket.
What Mt Vernon most needs and what,
in all likelihood, she will never have are
better school.buildings. few manufacio'
rie-. little les' whisky, Newspaper and
some good payemenis. Give her these and
she would be Paradise. Even without
these her citizen, are a coniented set, aud
are therefore happy; for indeed, content
meni Is happiness. QrTo.