Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-02-20
Garrard County
DEPARTMENT.
ROHI. R. WERT. Editor.
DEPARTMENT.
LANCASTER.

LANCASTER.
The Citizens National Bank will be
ready to go to work by next Monday,
County Court day.
Mr. II. A. B. Marksbury has sold this
year about 500 worth Of Skunk skins,
and he says that it hasn't been good year
for Skunks either.
The few warm days last week made the
grass and small grain shoot up little.
With favorable spring we will probably
have an average wheat crop.
MIR. James Hemphill is having the
store room in which he has bee doing bu-
siness remodelled. He will open up with
new stock Of goods in a short time.
"A squad Of 81 cOnvicts passed down
on Friday mornings train en- route for
Roundstone, where they will be worked on
the X G. r. K. extension. They seemed
to be very comfortably provided for.
A sale Of the personal property Of JEFF
ferson Dunn, decd, was had at his late
home near Bryantsville, last Thursday.
The stock sold brought an unusually good
price, and other personality sold we'll.
MIR. w. o. Sweeney has opened up
clothing, gents furnishing goods, boot and
shoe store at the old stand of ]. g. Swee-
ney & Son. Mr.. w. o. Rigney will con-
tinue in the same business at the old stand
Of Rigney Il Sweeney.
The Methodist Church, South, at this
place, held their regular Quarterly Meet
ing last Saturday. The Rev. J. Rand,
Presiding Elder Of the Danville District
conducted the services. He also breaches
tonight Monday, and probably longer.
The question Of taxing the turnpikes
Of this county, was tried before Judge
Walker, Saturday, who decided that they
should be taxed according to certain val
uation per mile and not according to the
value Of the stock. The various compa-
mics didn't want to be taxed at all in any
manner, but they will have to come to
time unless higher tribunal reyerses the
decision Of Judge Walker.
Judge NJ. H. Owsley came home Sat-
urdsy. He will open his Court at DAN
vile, Tuesday. The Judges chances OF
being the next Governor Of Kentucky are
growing more Asitering as the time for the
Convention at Louisville draws nearer.
Jones' little game Of having few men in
several counties to declare the counties for
him didn't bluff worth a cent. Jones has
been feasting on the idea Of wearing Gu
bernatorial honors, for several years, II ac-
tons indicate any thing. II will really
be too utterly too bad for the poor fellow
TO be beaten.
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Bryant spent
several days the latter part Of last week
with Mrs. Judge Owsley. They are now
in the Bryantsville neighborhoOd. Jim
hasn't determined positively where he will
locate in business. Judge NJ. j. Durham,
Of Danville, was in town Saturday, look
ing after the interest Of the Lexington,
Nicholasville and Danville Turnpike Road
Company. Judge George Denny, Jr., will
20 to Nicholasville Tuesday to assist in
the defeose Of Geo. Leteber. X. II. Tom
linson was in Washington county the lat
ter part Of last week on legal business.
In passing through the Touring mills
of George Denny, sr., a Co, few days
since, we were surprised at the great guam
tity Of machinery II contained. All Of the
most improved machinery for making eve
~ grade of -four, including the patent pro-
cess -four has been put in and their mills
are now second to none in the State. They
are now shipping their patent process -four
to almost every town in Central Kentucky.
The citizens Of this community should
freely patronize this company SO as 10 en-
courage other men who have money TO In
vest in manufactures in our midst. There