Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-01-03
WAYNE COUNTY



Born to the wife Of w. T. Francis,
Esq, Friday, Dec. SOth. daughter.
Captain 7. J. Oats has again gone
South with a lot Of stock for the Augusta
market.
Hon. p B. Thompson, NJ c., has ten
dered the West Point Cadetship to Mr.. ].
C. SauAey, Of this place.
Mr.. james Duncan and Miss Linnie
Cofiey were married at the residence of the
brides mother, on Thursday last, by Elder
c. W. Sewell.
Mrs Eta V. Baker left for her home
in Atlanta, Georgia, last Friday, after
having spe mt several months with friends
and relatives here.
Il shall have to pick crow with the
typographers Of the INTERIOR il they
don't give a little more attention to the
grammar Of my reports.
DIR. ii. c. Stone and family will leave
in few days for their new home in Fay
eiteville, Ark. We wish the Doctor abundant
success in his new location.
The farm Of Samuel Ingram, deceas-
ed, lying in Elk Spring Valley, was sold
at auction to-day, and was bid in by Mr..
]. P. Ingram for S5,320.5O.
Prof. Sewell is absent on a 2 weeks
vacation visiting his family in Louisville
He expects to preach at this place on the
I'd Lords day in January, morning and
night.
"A sale of the personal effects Of Rev.
Aaron Harris, deceased, will take place
next Friday. His farm lying on Cumber-
land River will be offered for rent at the
same time.
Mr.. Levi P. Baker, Of Atlanta, passed
through Friday on his way home from
Missouri. where he had been waiting at
the bedside of his invalid father for sew
eral months.
"A son Of Rev Jno. Alcorn, while play
ing with an axe the other day, made a
glancing lick and struck younger brother,
a child two years old in the face, severing
the lower portion Of the nose, and extend
ing the cash into the cheeks on each side
Mr.. Eben. Hayes, aged 20, died sud-
denly Of pulmonary hemorrhage at his
fathers residence near town, on the 22d
inst. Eben. was a member Of the Church
Of Christ, and expressed himself perfectly
prepared for death at any moment, some
days before the sad event occurred .....
Denton Morris also died of consumption
on the same day as above. In fact, Eben.
Haynes had been assisting in laying out
Morris, and was returning home, a dis
lance at 100 yards, when he Was attacked
with hemorrhage, and died before he
reached home.
A quantity of tubing amounting to
several wagon loads, passe d through town
Thursday last for the Otter Creek Oil
Company. This company will resume
operations at an early day, and will thor.
oughly test the Otter Creek region as to its
oil producing merits. Mr.. James Rogers
has written to parties here that he will
also begin work on the Harman's Greek
property very soon. The reports that the
former well bored by this company. was a
failure, is mistake. We learn that oil
was struck" but whether in paying guam
titles or not, has not transpired
Mr.. William Baker, formerly Of this
county, but lately Of Carroll County, Mis-
souri,, died at his home near CaHoltop, on
the goth inst, aged 80 years, after a pain.
ful illness of several months duration. lie
had been for many years a faithful mem
Der Of the Church Of Christ, and IA be in
creased in years his faith increased, until
he was filled with the spirit Of his divine
master, and his amazing lone Was his con
slant theme as long as his mental faculties
remained unimpaired. OF him il can be
truthfully said "Blessed are the dead
which die in the Lord from hencefortb;
Yea, saith the Spirit, that they rest from
their LAHORE; and their works do follow
them"