The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-02-25

JVapnes5urg.
Another "smash-up" on the q. :. h.
W. South Of here Monday night, hut a.
"mum il the the word" with the train
men the particulars have not been gather
cd here.
-II.W. Caldwell bought Of J.W.Worner
3-yr-old horse for $40. J. G. Gooch
bought Of II. W. Caldwell l horse for
s425O...w. II. Griffin bought Of J. G..
Singleton 100 acres Of land for $500.
Hon. +. $. Gooch was making prepar-
ations TO offer his services as Sheriff Of this
county for the fees Of the office. when he
vas notified that Mr.. Menifee had quail
fed and entered on duty in that capacity
Mr.. Gooch had written letter 10 some Of
the officials AT stanford st..iag his inten-
lions and dropped il in this office, but on
being informed a. above stated, he lifted il
before the mail closed here. We make the
above statement TO show the people Of
Lincoln that there are men in the county
who can make a bond for their official
Transaction, that will take the Office Of
Sheriff in this county for its fees.
Another murder committed last
Thursday night almost in our immediate
neighborhood. The report comes from
the PERCEPTIONS cliffs Of Fishing Creek, and
the tenor Of Il is that some time last week
gentleman by the name Of Russell, from
Illinois, came TO that neighborhood TO col
lect an interest in an estate falling 10 him
by descent. lie was known TO have about
his person $50, and believed 10 have had
more. On the night Of his murder he was
invited 10 attend schO0l-house debate in
the neighborhood, which he dad, and while
returning 10 his momentary habitation, his
body was pierced with bullets and his
pockets rihed By his blood thirsty and
oney-loving captor. We have not, a.
yet, heard any clue 10 the murderers.
The Honest Man" was highly elated
over Hancock election week before last
lie was a little misled, mentally, a. TO
Mr.. IIancock's official power as conferred
by his late election TO the Presidential"
and thought that he really was to super
cede Mr.. Hayes in the honors Of the
White House. lie says that since the an
nOuncement Of Garield's election in No
vember last his cock refused to crow. and
not an egg could he found about his hem
merry until the fact was made known
through THE INTERIOR JOURNAL, a few
days ago, that Hancock was really "Presi-
dent (oi a Rifle Association when il
see med that his poultry was transformed
A. il by magic, from a lazy, worthless
brood into genuine growing and laying
machines, 20 persistently did they PLY
their avocation both night and day. Nov
who would say that the !. J. Is not like the
Garden Of Eden, when from it goes the
knowledge Of good and evil?
Robert Worner il of for Missouri thIs
week. 5. GoOch, OF Mckinney, l.
here looking after staves......S. j. Single
ton and Henry King were here last week
in the interest Of the Continental Insur-
ance Co, Of New York. They got our
whole town, not Waynesburg for we are
no longer Of that ill-famed city, but are
holding forth at Caldwell's Crossing, known
on the &. $. X. X. as Waynesburg Station.
......L. q. Gooch left Tuesday for Round
Rock, Rockcastle county, where he will
spend a few days exploring the timbered
regions Of that county. II is only suppo-
sition with his friends here whether he will
reach that point this week or not. lie left
our Station on foot, moderately red in the
face, following the local freight with only
two engines TO il, murmuring something
like 'cuss words every few steps lie left
his white flag, and may have overtaken the
train as il descended McMullin's "down
grade" this side of Kings Mountain. We
shall earnestly await his return that we
may learn more Of his excavations. lie
told his friends when he returned from
that point after his first trip 10 it, that
farmers in that locality could sit in
their dwellings and look up the chimney
and see their cows coming home.
-DEArHs.-Mrs. Margaret Gooch, con-
sort Of W. ID. Gooch, Esq, died suddenly
from abortion last Friday night. Deceas-
ed LEFT devoted husband and family of
nine children, ranging in age from one to
sixteen years. The sympathy Of the entire
il with Mr.. GOoch and his
orphaned children......A card from a post
master in Novasota county, Texas, 10 j.
l.. Ball, Of this community, reveals the
sad news of the death Of his brother,
Green W. Ball, who left this county about
IS years ago and went in search Of wealth,
said TO be easily acquired in the Lone
Star State. Nothing particular concern
ing his success has been learned by his
friends here. The writer states that at the
time Of Balls death he was foreman on
section 10 Of new railroad in that cnunty.
...... Meridith Francis, an old citizen Of the
Kings Mountain neig hborbood, died in
Franklin, Indiana, last Tuesday night.
On Thursday night following his wife,
Betsy Francis, went 10 bed as we'll as US
ual, and rested we'll until about day, when
she awoke and complained Of pains in her
stomach. Some attention was paid her,
but in twenty minutes she was corpse,
cold in the icy embrace Of death. Her re-
mains were followed by weeping friends
and consigned TO their last resting place
near Mrs. Sims on Sunday morning last.
BOILE COUNTY.
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