The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-12-09
Mt. Vernon Department.
SAM. M. BURDET, Editor.

WI Jtrs ~ 'Nttt ua- meuc uuitr ~
improvement on his side wslk.-having
them neatly laid with brick. Others
-hou IA follow his example.
--FoR SALE-A number OF Gne, fat
mules, enough to make car load. Some
bod, can get bargain in buying. David
Thompsos, Mt. Vernon, XIV.
1t IL rumorei that one OF our young
men, formerly a resident Of this place, but
now Of Paint Lick, will soon take TO him
sell a help-mste. Give u. an invite old
boy.
Monday Convention was not largely
attended. The strength Of the meeting
was between Capt. W. T.. Bell and Thos.
Poore. Though Col. wolford had fair
following. .....
Ed. Jas. L. Allen breaches here next
Sabbath. Eds. Snodgrass and vanhook
will hold few days meeting here during
the Christmas holidays. and likely few
days at Buckeye church.
J. l.. Adams, Esq, of Garrard, is here
visiting his Miss Maggie Ad-
ans, who ha. been visiting friends at
Paint Lick, has returned home......J. W.
Brown has gone TO Level Green, to attend
the trial OF Thompson. Renfro and Den
ney's
ID. y. Williams left here this morn
ing to meet a surveying party Of the Ken
tucky Central They will survey the
Hurricane route TO this place. The people
here are very much elaied over the pros
poets Of the X. &. forming junction at
this place with the l.. SN. The citizens
here have subscribed some Eve thousand
dollars, provided this is the point.
Ca last Sunday morning. at Reeds
willie, a difficulty occurred between VIM.
Roberts an old man, and one King, =
yonng msn, Who had been working for
Roberts, over the psltry sun Of siI dol
lars. Roberts made at King with his
cane, when the latter drew his little pistol
aud tried 10 shoot the former, but the pis-
toll happened 10 be out Of tune and failed
to lire. The latter King, then drew his
dirk and commenced TO carve the old man,
cutting hiu .oms several times in the alb.
Jomsn and iibs, the wounds proving 70.
tai in aboni half an hour. King Is still
in the neighborhood but has not been ar
rested.
Mania for stealing has taken posses
sion Of the Southern portion Of this coun.
~ and that part Of Pulaski which sdioins,
known as the "Big Gladss." They take
TAT hogs from their pens, chickens from
the roost, household and kitchen fufni-
ture, and in fact any thing that can be
carried Or hauled away. GA last Sunday
evening while Mr.. Thompson and family
Of the Glades, were at church come snsaks
entered hi. house and carried of feather
beds, bed clothing, clothing and variou'
other articles. amounting TO some thing
like one hundred dollars in value. Isass
Renfro, Jesse and Burt Denny, and Lamb
er Thompson are under arrest on suspi
cion, and will he tried before Esquire Bur
nett to-day. A lew evenings before, som'
one entered the grsnery Of Esquire Bur
nett and carried of some fifteen bushel
OF wheat. Upon search the wheat wal
found al the house Of Lambert ThomP
son, who is al.o under arrest for robbipl
Thompson's house. Burnett slso had
fat hog taken from his pen one night las
week. lie instituted search but failed Il
find it, II Is To be hoped for the good q
the country, that the guilty parties ma.
be found and dealt with, giving them III
extreme penalty Of the Law.
Judge Isaac j. Fsubus, Of jackson
county, and Col. John Dishmsn, of Bar
bouryille, were passengers on Monday
train, m route to Frankfort. Judge FsGbu
will beseech the Legislature To pass an &C
establishing a new county out Of parts a
Laurel, jackson and Rockcsslle. Tn
Legislature ought to DO il, II for nothin
else, TO CRAFTY so good and clever gentle
man as Judge Fsubus. Col. Dishman In
tends 10 request the Assembly to vote a
appropriation for taking the mill.dan
out Of the Cumberland. between Pinevill
aud Williamsburg. lie says that $1,000
will suffice 10 accomplish III. rssul,, an
that with these dams out, the river ~oul
he nssigahls for small sieambost N
tween the two paints named for sis monll
In the year, aud logs eonld he iioa,sd |
any season. Consid eling The fact that n
counties OF Knox and Bell contain N
finest timber in the State, and that vii
> iamsburg Is the nraresl railroad siaiiol
and the amount Of the appropriation Is
small, il seems that the help should !
p chssrinlly given by The State Appropr
: aiions have been made ior the LickiI
aud Sandy, and, In TACT, for .lu,osi eve,
river IN the State except the ,nnhe rlan'
A ny all means then, lei the assistance asks
Tor by Col. Dishnisn, he given.
: The I'emerais Of koekeasils. s-ssn
J hlsJ Ia Mass Convention AZ the tolrI
1 honse, Monday, for the pnrposs Of .slse
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