The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-11-25

Sam Mcclure, postmaster al Culpep.
per makes complaint TO the Office here that
the key to the mailbag on his route has
been stolen. The next thing register
will be missing. Mcclure thinks he knows
the individual who got the Key and pro-
poses To keep his eye on him.
"Wednesday night Of last week, shortly
after dark, very brilliant aud beautiful
meteor passed over town, coming from the
northeast. It, passage was not rapid or
smooth, hut was series Of plunges through
space Succession flashes Of blue and red
lights marked IL. course. and IL luminous
track wa. visible long after the meteor had
disappeared. This track gradually widen
ell snd changed Ia color, an,il jus, before
1t vanished, II closely re~embled long
braid Of golden hair.
last Saturday evening, bud McCl ure
a citizen Of skaggs' Creek come into town
to get some medicine for sick child. lie
Immediately put himself on the outside Of
= considerable quantity Of hug Juice. and
al once developed into siirst.c lsss manisc
lie took offence at Green Sutton for soms
unknown reason TO any one save himself
and manifested vast amount Of turbulent
anxiety 10 climb Sutton. The latter, he
ing sober aud sensible, paid no attention Il
McClure's antics. Judge Mcclure srre-te,
Dudley and walked him 10 the court hous
where he made every effort to cool him Of
but his violence increasing, rather thai
diminishing he was compelled to lock hin
up for few hours in jsil. When sobel
he. was released. lie returned 10 town IN
next day and spologi,ed to Sutton for III
T as ault He seemed truly penitent, mani
Testing real regret at his conduct lie
not accustomed to drinking and il, whe
sober, a nice, we'll behaved citizen. III
' experience Of Saturday should teach hiI
: 10 avoid the cup that intoxicstes.
; -Msssrs. J. Il. Lejysrj. General supsr
4 iniendent and Chief Engineer, and Al
e -istsnt Engineer +. p. kellogg, Of the Ret
!. lucky Central X abroad, we're in our oour
4 ,y last week, reversing the proposed rouI
4 OF their road to its junction with the l..
\. Il. Il. On account Of the heavy wor
n and the poor terminal facilities at Roun'
e stone Junction, they did not seem TO
: favorably impressed with that route. The
e found, however, that by leaving Roun'
,f stone at Mrs. Iangford's and coming U
d Renfro's creek and the town branch
Is Pleasant Valley. they would have pra
10 ,icable and comparatively good route.
committee Of citizens invited them 10 NJ
8, Vernon, and they ccordingly spent Thur
T. day and Thursday night here. Fridl
IT they were shown how il was to the adva
L. tage Of their road asd everybody else
V, make the junction at Mt. Vernon.
X leaving Roundstone above Storr', al
Of coming directly south up the Big Hurl
he cane, down the North Fork and up d
TO South Fork Of Renfro'-, and on into tov
d. by DR.. Joplin's the road can be easily Al
Of chesply built and more than a mile OF q
"a lance can be saved. On this route the
Of would he only one small tunnel and on
er one bridge 10 build across Roundsior
q. The terminal facilities here are excellel
~ and the railroad men were assured that
ny they adopted this route, there would be
ia trouble in securing right Of way, der
in grounds, Sc. Our citizens are taking
Is considerable interest in the matter and n
Ia pose, IL the road islocaied to come ,hrou
err BOone's Gap, to make good fight 10 sect
NIB the junction at this place. With prof.
he effort, it looks probable that the mat
could be accomplished. and II is hoped Il