Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-09-14
Mt. VERNON DEPARTMENT.
Managed byJohn 8. fish.

Everybody up here Is GLAD that you
have secured Col. Sam NJ. Burdett as your
Lancaster correspondent. We all hope
that his attachment will be as permanent
az his letters are always attractive.
"A heavy frost fell here last Monday
night. A great deal Of the corn in this
county is rather late and consequently is
damaged very greatly. Corn in the up
land was not injured so much as ON the
creek bottoms where there was more mois-
ture.
Col. ID. A. Shsnahan has left us. He
departed on the 2 o'clock train this morn.
ing. A few friends stayed with him until
the last. We are all sorry 10 see him leave
us and our parting was sad one; but alas !
the best Of friends must part to meet
again "When the clouds roll BY" The
"little fellow" was accompanied by DR.. s.
A. McVesry.
An attempt was made 10 burglarize
Walker Newcomb's store last night. The
thief tried to bore through the door and
unfasten the lock. but failed to find the
right place. He bored in all eight holes
in the door and in the weather-boarding
at the side Of the door. He was evidently
scared, as he left brace and bit and crow
bar lying on the ground at the side Of the
house.
Mrs. M. p. Newcomb and Mrs. John
Adams, Sr., have died In the last few days.
Perhaps a more lengthy obituary notice
will appear in n short time. Mrs. Hattie
Fish, wife Of Jesse Fish, and daughter Of
our Circuit Clerk, died this morning about
3 o'clock Of consumption. This is the Sec
ond Of his daughters who has died this
summer Of the same disease. Mn. Fish
was only about 22 years Of age and had been
married a little over one year.
--Messrs Stewart 4 Son have finished
their work on X. c. r. r. They have only
one little fill 10 make and can not finish
that until the abutment of the bridge is
completed. Mr.. John Bullio, the bridge
contractor, is doing all he can to hurry the
work on his contracts and will soon finish
the same. MesIrs. John and Ashley Owens
are putting on the ballast as fast as the
road is graded for them. There Is now
about 10 miles Of the road completed and
ready for the track in this county.
WIN. M. Weber is visiting relatives in
New York State. James Msret hrs return
ed from the cities. He has bought another
engine for his factory at this place. Miss
May Adams has gone to Bell Seminary at
Geo. G. Fish is attending the |
University at Lexington. Miss
Mollie Brooks, Of Crab Orchard, was visit
ing relatives at this place during the
week. Miss Lou Joplin is visiting her sis
Ter, Mrs. Helen Brooks, at Paris, Ky. DIR.
w. p. Mckee is in Louisville this week.
60 to J. L. Whiteheads for your
school books, inks, paper, pencils and all |
school supplies, which you can get at the
lowest prices. He also has on sale daily
and weekly papers, leading periodicals, and
he works Of the principal writers Of Fic.
lion and Poetry. II he hasn't got what
you want he will get il for you-in fact
any book published in the United States
furnished at publishers' prices. Fresh
drugs and medicines, tobacco and cigars
canned fruits and groceries. He also keep
a good supply Of paints. oils, soaps, per-
Iumes, clocks, watches, jewelry and no.
lions too numerous 10 mention. Go see
Tor yourself, and be convinced that no one
can undersell him. Orders filed BY mail
Tree Of postage. Address, J. L. White
head, Mt. Vernon or Williamsburg. Ken.
lucky. me