Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-27
PULASKI COUNTY


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{ the heavy rain Of Sunday.
Sheriff shepperd is making himsel
E quite popular by bis efficiency. His dep
uties are also doing good service.
Mr.. Harvey Sloan, one Of our bes
farmers, is contemplating the erection Of
new residence the coming summer.
"A light frost was visible here wednes
day morning, and il is thought that III,
fruit crop is injured 10 ZONE extent
The money, slO5 lost by Mr.. Hender
son, was found by little daughter q
John A. Woods, and returned TO It's owner
The large slave mill Of Tate, Pencil
u Co., was put in operation lsst Monday
day
Another storm visited this section
Monday afternoon, and considerably dam
age'l trees and fencing, and hail fell thick
and fast for time.
--Gossiping rumor suspiciously hints
that the marriages Of preacher, a gov.
eminent Official and drummer, all we'll
known here, may be expected soon.
The large sign Of Claunch & Pettus
fell against the front show window Of their
store Tuesday afternoon, and demolished
the glass. The sign was not securely put
up.
Judge Thompson, Of Lebanon, was
here this week in the interest Of Hon. J.
Proctor Knott. The Judge is a very affa-
bic gentleman and a most excellent can
vssser.
The sheriff Of Clinton county arrived
here Tuesday evening, having under ar
rest james Matthews. charged with killing
Bud Allen, at Barrea Fork in this county
last week.
i understand that arrangements are
being made for the return Of ]. L. Owens.
the young lawyer Of this place who was re.
Gently sent to private lunatic Asylum at
Cincinnati.
"A large amount of the capital Of this
place has recently been invested in bank
and Gas Co. at Meridian, Miss. Robert
Gibson invested $4,000 snd DR.. George
Perkins $1,000.
Henry Denton, son of Judge Denton,
was adjudged lunatic Wednesday and
will be sent to the asylum Friday. Mr..
Denton is a clever citizen and his many
friends regret his misfortune.
Berry, a 16.year-old son Of Frank
Ledbetter, was horribly mashed last Sun
day by tree falling on him. He was
running through a field on the farm Of
James Jones to escape the storm.
A new coal company has been organ.
lied here to be known as the Happy Hol.
low Coal Co. Their mines will be located
at Happy Hollow in this county, on the
Southern road, and tits said to be the best
on the road.
The marriage Of W. c. Owens and
Miss Nettie Hicks took place in the Pres
byteriap church, which was filed to its
utmost capacity. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. J. II. Williams, a little
after 8 o'clock, after which the couple left
for Mr. Ovens home, ten miles East of
town.
The storm which passed over portions
Of this county last Sunday demolished a
Catholic church at Commercial Summit,
on the Southern Railway. The track Of
the storm through the forest was made
with such terrific force that the trees we're
blown fiat to the earth as If no more than
grass
The second jury in the case Of Frank
Johnson and John Cowan, the negroes
charged with chicken stealing, decided
Johnson was guilty and should serve the
State two years, and acquitted Cowsn. The
ease of Bates 4 Miller vs.. Nave occupied
The Court Tuesday, and resulted in YER.
iict for defendant. The trial OF Buck
Merit, Young man charged with the
murder Of Robinson, was commenced We'd
nssday morning.
As the testimony developed, the case
Igains' Merritt for the murder OF Robinson
s a very bad one. All the witnesses sgree
hat he walked up behind bis victim (who
was drowsy and staggering from intoxica-
ion) and shot him, without any cause or
except that he said that Rob-
nson had told lie on him. But he had
no words or quarrel with Robinson and
pretended to be friendly at the time Of the
killing. Merritt is about nineteen years
Did.
A babe Of Bud Bowyer was horribly
nd probably fatally burned last Monday.
Bowyer is young married man and lives
n the Juggernant district in this county
md the babe is his only child and about
line months old. Its mother had tied il
n chair, which was left near fireplace,
md left the room for a few moments.
When she returned she found her child ly
ng with its face in the fire place on Goals o
Ire. IL was taken up alive, but its eyes
we're burned out, ITS tongue burned to a
'risp and the flesh from its right cheek was
'urned of, leaving the bone bare. DIR. Al
en- was called to see the little sufferer and
lid what he could to relieve it, but thought