Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-03-06
MT. VERNON DEPARTMENT.
Sam. NJ Burnett, Editor


There are no candidates for the Legis-
lature in this county.
We had good weather all last week,
for which, praise the Lord.
Seven Of the ten convicts who escaped
recently from a camp on Roundstone have
been recaptured.
All persons indebted 10 Jack Adams q
Son, either by note or account, will please
settle at once and save trouble
Mr.. ]. f. Vowels' new building is
rapidly approaching completion. II will
be quite handsome structure.
The nightly fires in the clearings on
the hill-sides indicate that the farmer lie
getting his new ground" ready for seeding
purposes.
Miss Lizzie Hopper, Of Lancaster,
opened a school at this place yesterday
morning. The prospects for good school
are very encouraging.
-RELIGIoUs Rev. Mr.. Brock, OF the
Methodist Church breaches here regularly
the 4th Sunday in each month. Elder j.
L. Allen will preach next Sunday.
The reports Of smallpox South Of
here has caused some excitement at this
place. A strange negro coming from the
direction Of Williamsburg, is Stunned as
was leper Of old.
The boys about town have concluded
it Was not a string band they wanted after
all. They have bought some horns and
recognized under the name Of the Mt
Vernon Cornet Band.
"A new town will be built not far from
Boone's Gap in this county, on the K. G.
Z. r. and will probably be called Hunting
ton. As Alvah Pullins, Of Gsrrard coun-
ty, ia the first white man who put his foot
on the banks Of the upper Roundstone, the
town ought In all justice to be called Pull
linsburg.
ABOUT PEoPLE-Mr. Isaac Stuart has
returned from Barbourville Mr. M. j.
Miller is 10 Garrard county. Mr.. William
Flannery, bright and popular young
Louisville gentleman has secured a posi-
ton with Shanahan 4 Sons, Railroad Con-
tractors. on the X. G. Capt. +. p. Kellog,
Of the K. c. was here last week.
Mr.. G. A. Redd has sold his farm Of
1905 acres near town to a Mr.. Evans, of
Ohio, for $ll 500. Mr.. Redd will proba-
bly, locate in Lincoln or Madison county.
The sale was made by Francis & Miller,
Real Estate Agents Of Stanford. Mr.. Da-
vid Thompson, Of this county. has pur-
chased the farm of John II. Woodcock
near Lancaster, containing $50 acres for
$4,000. MIA. I. Fish has sold farm Of
300 acres on upper Rounlstone, to the X.
c. r. r Co. for 81 400.
The North American Review for March
is the best number Of that Magazine that
has appeared during the present year. A
leading paper is that by Mr.. Henry George
on "Money in Elections" Moncure ID.
Conway has an article on "Gladstone," and
Mr.. Richard A. Proctor furnishes a very
interesting contribution on "The Pyramid
of Cheops" According 10 Mr.. Proctor's
idea the Great Pyramid was temple be-
fore il became a tomb. The astronomical
observations made there, we're, in fact, re-
ligious observances. "The astronomers
were priests; their astronomy was star
worship" "The subjugation Of the Mis-.
sissippi," by Robert S. Taylor. Railway
Influence in the Land Office" by George
W. Julian; protective Taxes and Wages"
by Prof w. @. Sumner, and Educational
Needs" by Professors Hall and Adler,
President Hunter and DR.. Mary Putnam
I.cohi and other anera Of intereal