Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-05-02
MT. YEREoR DEPARTMENT.
Som. n suaett. Editor.

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The frost Of Friday night bit the
beans.
The acreage planted in corn in this
county the present year is sud by intelli-
gent observers 10 be twenty per cent great
er than in any former year.
The Rockcastle county hoater il not at
all happy this year. The candidates are
too slow in beginning field work. The
hoater is getting ready to swear that he
will "winter his vote"
The wind, which bad been blowing
from the North for several days, was COM
ing from the South yesterday, and il was
reported that winter was at last crawling
down out of the lap Of Spring.
Two saloon-keepers in this town have
paid the special tax for U. s. license to sell
liquor by retail during the year ending
April 80, 1888 50 it seems that the sup
ply Of the oh-be-joyful will continue to
hold out IL is hoped that as they will sell
whisky, they will keep good article.
Mr.. e. W. Adams has caught the spirit
Of improvement that seems to be slowly
getting abroad in this long while dull and
sleepy old town. His dwelling house has
undergone repairs, and the application of
a mucilsginous compound of plumb ef aiiri
has greatly improved its external appear.
ance.
Mrs. Fanny Jackson, n very old lady,
the wife Of the venerable Jarvis Jackson,
died at her husbands residence in Laurel
county last week. She was a woman Of
many excellencies, both Of mind and heart.
Her loss will he deeply felt. The coffin in
which her remains we're inferred was made
of walnut lumber which was sawed seventy
years ago.
-FIsHY-W IT, spradlin and John b.
Fish caught two Jumpers in Roundstone,
Saturday. that weighed FIVE pounds each.
DIR. j. j. Brown and ID. C. Pointer caught
three "Ted horse" Billy Gresham's trap
Sunday. The three weighed twenty eight
pounds. 1t is rather a scaIy trick for an
angler TO furnish accounts Of the sport to a
newspaper man without, at least, offering
one little h'h as evidence. Newspaper
men are no suckers.
Phil Tanner, former citizen OF this
county, once walked from Cumberland
Gap to his home on Negro creek. Eve
miles from Mt. Vernon, distance Of 92 |
miles in day. Mr.. Tanner is dead, and
his remarkable pedestrian feat was accom-
Plished many years ago, but it can be sub.
stantiated that he accomplished the jour
ney in the time mentioned. Mr.. Hiram
Roberts, citizen Of Lincoln county, left
the Gap on horseback at the same time
that Timer left il on foot. The latter
reached his home some two or three days
in advance Of Mr. Roberts
ABOUT PEOPLE MANY friends Of q.
o. X. Mccall mention him as being good
timber out Of which to construct County
Judge The party might go much further
and not fare 80 we'll. Mr. John l.. White
head, poet philosopher, postmaster and
pharmacist, il in Louisville this week.
Miss Birdie benson, one Of the prettiest
girls in Rockeastle, was visiting Miss Clara
Sunday Hon. J. X. McClary,
Of this place, will be an applicant for the
position Of Federal Judge in the new East
srn Kentucky District. lie will have a
solid backing from both parties In all this
lection. Maj. John S. Cooper, Of Louis.
'ille, agent Of the Qusrtermaster's Depart
nent, is in town and has rooms at the
Joplin House" lie Is here TO take proof
4 claims against the u. 5. for losses in .
'urred during the war, and will remain !