The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-08-12
WAIVE COUNTY.



last day or two, with cOpiOus showers In
various parts Of the county, but have had
none .. yet In this immediate vicinity.
The continuous drouth Of three 10 four
weeks he. proved disastrous to growing
corn crops; but We have hopes that the re-
cent rains will ave famine 10 this sec
ton.
Farmers are having their wheat crops
threshsd nov. AZ vas predicted early In
the season. the crop will not turn out more
than one third Of the ordinary yield. Coo
ssqusnily our county will have but little
surplus Tor foreign markets ,his season.
One dollar per bushsl is being paid for
shat l. changing hands.
As is usual, after holly contested po-
liiical campaign, our county Is enjoying
profound quiet since the election. Mr..
Rankin received 81 majority over his
closest com ps,i,or for Representative, and
o. he is . native sco,chman. Senator Beck
will have nothing TO fear from his OPpOsi.
ton In his Senatorial race next Winter.
Our drug stores, having been out Of
mOrphins for severa. days. DEVELOPS the
fact that quite = number Of our citizens
are addicted to the habit Of using that
drug to excess. Some Of them are using
II 10 fear.ully large quantities.
After . lively contest between the
friends Of Professors Ssvsll and Brad
shaw, the Trustees Of the Academy have
decided 10 give the house to Prof.. s., who
will begin his school the first Monday in
September. lie Is an able minister Of the
Christian Church. q ripe scholar and an
sfkcisnt educator, and we trust will sue
coed in building up permanent school Of
high order In our midst. He proposes
sssOcisiing Prof. Tobias Huif.ker with
him sfter the close Of the public schools
this Fall. Prof. II. has just graduated with
high honors in the Colombia Christian
College. and ia we'll spoken Of as hns
scholar and close student, and besides, IL .
preacherof much promise, considering his
age.
As the following anecdotes have been
going the rounds in this county for long
time, and have caused many q hearty
laugh by those acquainted with the par
ties. and as they have never, TO our knowl-
edge been Published, we conclude to give
them to the public In the absence Of other
matter Of interest. Several years ago there
lived in the North end Of this county an
eccentric mechanic, kind Of Jaek-of-sil.
trades, named Edmund Butler, familiarity
known rs the "Barnburner." Upon one
occasion the Bsrnburnsr had need Of
. gusge-plans for the purpose Of max
ing a new rim for his wife's spinning-
wheel, and As he had no tool Of that kind
in his own, he concluded 10 step over TO
Mr.. rs shop at Mill Springs and borrow
one. T. was . scientific architect and
house builder, and kept fne assortment
and quality Of tools used In his business,
and consequently did not like to loan then,
10 be taken away from his shop, and 20 in
formed the Bsrnburner; but told him II he
would bring his work there he could have
the use Of any Of his tools he wished. b.
told him that was all right, be rsckosed.
and left. Shortly after that Mr.. rs vile
was taken sick and craved q squirrel to
eat. Mr.. T.. having no gun, concluded 10
step over 10 neighbor Buffers to borrow
his rife. telling him why he wished the
loan Of It. Butler iaiornled him he had
q very fne rife, but as il was liable 10 be
damaged BY being taken away from home
he could not le. IL out, but II T. would
drive his squirrels up there he might shoe,
~ many Of them as he ehose. ..... Upon an
other occasion, while Dr. r. vas living at
Mill Springs, a malignant epidemic Of
FluK was prevailing In the country, and
Butler was frequently engaged IS coffin
maker. but was q slow workman. One day
10 the Doctor was passing he called TO see
II b. had finished . coffin that ought 10
have been ready, but a. Il vas not dons,
the Doctor reprimandsd him severely for
his tardinsss. Butler replied that he had
been a little slow tina, time. but II the
Doctor would let him know when he got
another call. he would Immediately CON-
menes lacking the plank and maybe he
would have that one ready In time.
DR.. Leo Harrison and family, Of Paris,
Texas. are spending the summer North in
consequence Of III health. While on his
way from Albany 70 Cumberland Falls. .
few days ago. he was so Frustrated BY the
heat that he has been confined II the Har-
din House here since. bot l. now improv-
ing. .....M Mrs. Eta Edmlsion, Of Stanford,
and children. are visiting At her fathers in
this place. Miss Lima Owens IL here
Waiting her sister. Mrs. Millsr......Mr JEFF
Jones, also Of Lincoln. has been with Us
several krs Eliza Jones has re-
turned after spending two weeks very
pleasantly 10 Lincoln and Madison eoun-
tiss...... Mrs. Eta Baker and Willie Gngg
will start to-day on visii 10 Adsir county.