Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-07-28
BOYLE COUNTY.


e $. Hood has sold his stock Of goods
and rented his store-house to r. L Rey-
nolds 4 Son
Phil Woods, who was so unfortunate
as to have nearly the whole Of his stock Of
goods burned mp some time ago, has COM
menced business again with small stock
of goods. We admire his energy and vim.
The Central Kentucky Millers Assoc
citation will meet next Monday. the Slst
inst, at Stanford. At the last meeting at
Danville, the time was set for August 9TH.
but as that day is the day Of the August
election, il was thought best to change the
time as above stated. All millers are cor.
daily invited.
Wheat is being threshed rapidly in
our vicinity, the yield per acre being great
er than the most sanguine expectation Of
even the farmers themselves. Prices on
wheat have dropped considerably in the
last ten days. Buyers are disposed to hold
of even at the low figure Of IS cents per
bushel, many predicting that the bulk Of
of the wheat in this section will be bought
for 75 or so cents. Several buyers from
Cincinnati bought a large quantity Of wheat
in this county at 81 per bushel, but when
il tumbled down to IS and 90 cents, they
refused to take it, thus leaving the farmer
to stack his wheat or thresh and sell at
the present prices.
There is some excitement in this
county in regard TO the new county road
law which . be submitted at the August
election 60 he voters Of Boyle, Lincoln
and Garrard counties, for their adoption
or rejection. There are many ugly looking
features in this proposed new county road
law, which il adopted will be the most
grievous burden, especially to the poor
white man and negro, that was ever i'm
posed upon free people. The poll or
per capita tax feature Of this law increases
the poll tax not only on the young man
but upon the old man, who, under the old |
system, is exempt from working on the
roads by reason Of his age, and il he is
not able to pay his tax, he is forced to
work upon the County roads until the
debt is paid. There are many old men in
our county who are not able to pay the
present poll tax Of two dollars which is
levied upon them for the protection the
county and State afford them. But when
an additional poll tax is levied upon them
for the pupose Of working the coGbty
roads, over which they have not even a
horse to travel, il is wrong and unjust i n
the extreme, and there would be no danger
Of this new county road law being adopted
IN either county il the masses Of the voters
or would even take the pains
10 read the law carefully. Not only is this
aw unjust to the poor man, but il is equal.
y unjust to the property holder who lives
n an incorporated town, as it forces him to
,ay 10 cents upon the hundred dollars |
worth Of his property to wOIK a county
Dad he never travels over aud which I'M d
Ter the old system he is exempt by {
eason Of his having to pay aaxes for
he support OF his city government. Nine :
enths Of Of the voters who come to the I
oils to vote next Monday week, not hav- [
ng read the new law, or investigated its 4
rovisions, will very likely not vote at all
n this question; and just here the danger !,
es, of its being adopted by small mi n
GRITTY Of the voters of the county; for il =
My twenty vote for it. and nineteen !.
gainst it, it is adopted. There is, perhaps,
o one county road law that could be
lapted to every county in the State with o
ut working injustice to majority of the n
tizens of some Of the counties Conse. .
uently, this law may work all right in U
nion and Henderson counties, and yet
Dt suit Boyle, Lincoln and Garrard. u