Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-02-27
B0YLE COUNTY.

The ladies OF the Baptist church took
in S220 on Thursday and Thursday night
the proceeds OF the lunch and supper pre-
pared by them at the vacant store-room IN
the Clemens House building. Their mel
profits we're $3.50.
Col. J. w. Guest on Saturday bought
Of Cecil Bros & Rue, a pair Of fine bay
horses. They were for Z. L. Israel, o.
New Orleans. They are to be used a,
coach horses by Mr.. Israel, who il veal
thy citizen Of the Crescent City. FernclifFe
the fine stallion recently purchased by
Cottrell, Of Mobile, has arrived at Magno-
liza Farm, where he will remain the CON-
ing season.
The banquet given by the newly elect
ed speakers Of the next 22d, was very nice
affair. 1t was prepared by Gilcher & Bro,
and served at their hotel. Those present
were B. @. Boyle, Will Briggs, Harry B.
Briggs, Clsgget, Caldwell, Dunlap, DENLY,
knight, HUysett, Mathews, Missile, Bar.
bour, Hickman, Meicalf, Stevenson, Earle,
Vaughn, Mckee, ST., Mckee, Jr, Grant,
Sandidge, Gregory, Of Chamberlain Society
Veal, Rosser, Whetthorne, Hubbard Will
son, Allen, Walton, McEIrOy, Farrand,
Frisbie, Dimmit, Goodman, Titterington,
Davis, Hayden, Burger, Bourne, sumrall.
McAllaster, Pulliam, Sr. Pulliam, Jr.,
Mckee, ST., Mckee, Jr., Of the Dienologian
Society.
The Grand Jury at the present term
Of the Circuit Court went 10 the trouble to
indie, J. K. Bruce, Of Mitchellsburg, for
selling liquor to inebriates, giving or sell
Jog beer to minors, and other little pranks
Of like character. With an unusual
promptness a deputy sheriff was sent on
Saturday to notify Mr.. Bruce Of the COM
pliment paid him. He concluded to re-
turn to Danville to go through the trifiDg
formality Of giving bond for bic appear
ance, &c When near town he stopped at
the house Of friend for few moments
conversation, and while the deputy sheriff
walked out the back door and did not return
This treatment by Mr.. B., Of the Grand
Jury is regarded az extremely discourteous,
and g. j. would but serve him right, il they
would decline 10 recognize him in any way
in the future.
"A child-like and bland individual
named He'll, has been coming the giraffe"
over a number Of our unsuspecting citizens
during the past week. He would go to diff
ferent houses, generally when no one but
ladies we're at home; and exhibit for sale a
quantity Of table cutlery, knives and forks,
composed, as he said, of a mixture OF steel
and silver, which would cause them to re-
main the same color after being worn and
sbarpened. He had sort of winning
way about him and generally made sale,
il the lady happened to have money about
the house. lie exhibited also samples of
fine handkerchief, laces aud other goods
attractive 10 fernele eyes, aud took orders
at marvelously low figures. never expected
to deliver the goods) 1t is needless to say
that his knives and forks we're Of the COM
moBest plated variety, and Of little or no
value. One gentleman, on the part Of his
wife and two other victims, compelled him
to diNgorge S35, after which he left town on
the first train.
In this land Of many changes, there
are few homesteads that remain in the pc.
session Of one family so long as the Mock
farm in this county. For more than one
hundred years this 6ue tract Of over 500
acres has been in the possession Of repre-
sentatiyes Of this family. The present pro-
prietors are Messrs. II. c. & w. Il. Mock,
the former devoting his attention chiefly TO
the cultivation Of the farm and the raising
of fine stock. The good fences and the
freedom Of the fields from briars and under.
growth, show him to be an adept in this
branch OF the business He has raised ma
ny fine horses and has at present a number
of promising colts, the get Of such sires as
Messenger Chief and Rienza. These cele-
brated stations were at the head Of the
stud last year and learn will be for the
coming season. The younger brother, Mr..
w. X. Mock, while a silent approver Of
fine stock raising and tine farming, devoles
the greater part Of his time to An industry
that has given him, as well as his ances-
tors, an enviable reputation. l mean the
manufacture Of pure, unadulterated, old
fashioned sour mash whisky. Away back
in the last century, his great grandfather
erected the FIRST distillery ON the banks Of
HaTrods Run, and the ruins thereof are
still to be seen. But though the mellow
nectar of that lar vanished day has long
since evaporated aud even the odor there
Of, like that Of eOntemporaneous forest
flowers, has gone, there is plenty "just as
good" in the cellars and warehouses Of the
big-hearted grandson. was out there re-
Gently don't tell il in Danville) aud Was
shown through the Spacious warehouses,
where everything was a model Of olesnli-
ness, aud where the vast stock Of whisky VI
various ages had nothing to do but 10 mel
Low and improve with time, liks good
mans conscience. The new distillery is
nearly completed, bot will not be put into
operation the present season. The greater