Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1890-04-11
CRAB ORCHARD.

'MVenlng HAS Dtgun.
Straw hats and pink bonnets have
made their appearance.
A new bellry on the Corner Hotel
shows that the spirit Improvement has
not wholly disappeared.
Shelton Blankenship SAYS that he is
a candidate Tor magistrate in this precinct
at theAugust election. Next!
Some of our pleasure loving young
folks are talking about attending the
mop ut Middlesboro Ola the 10Th.
Nh. John Higgins has rented the
Jones property across from the "Old
Corner" hotel and removed las family
thereto.
"A couple OF bill-posters were here
saturday putting up flaming pictures
Tor frruchs circus. winch spreads it,
canvas at stanford, Apr 18th.
Mis- Polly King, mother OF Tom
4 Wren, who is in Jail at Stanford ior the
killing oi his tather.in-law. Beaver.
tail Baker, died Thursday OF measles.
She j. the fifth member OF the Wren
family to die m the hast two months.
We are glad to learn that our young
friend, T. T.. Hughes. Who since Jan. list
has made the Lancaster News such an
entertaining sheet. will Ice retained by
Mr.. Mars as business manager of his
new publication. Bob IL a iavorite
with Lancaster society and as a delnea
tor OF the ioiblcs. freaks, psstimes etc, Of
town life has no superior among the
younger e. aitsmen. Ills s,in,illations we
hope will make special feature OF the
paper.
The city council ct their meeting
Friday night fixed the minimum of the
liquor license nj 500. and Monday three
saloonists hung their green doors and
uncorked their decanters 10 the thirsty
popnlace W. \. Carson at the Harris
House. Saml. Hardin at the "Old Corner
Hotel. and Wallin Bros. st the depot.
The dizziness and lassiiude which has
made our town q kind OF sleepy Hollow
to the residents, has seemingly vanished;
at least there is more life. more activity
and more noise on the street both by
day and 10y night. The whisky men
claim the honor OF bringing about this
new order OF things.
DR.. =. Blair has gone TO Pineville To
practice his profession. Robert Edmis.
ton. OF the Peoples Bank, at Middles-
boro. is here visiting his parents. Miss
Lizzie Sutnpter. who has been spending
the winter with DR.. Blair's family, re-
turned to her home, near Paris, Thurs
day, Il. W. IAllard, the popular flour man
oi Lebanon. was in town Saturday talk
ing up the excellence ui his various
brands. Miss Lizzie Buchanan is visit
iug her sister. Mrs. J. T.. Davis, at Knox
willie. Mr. Curtis Brown, who during
Mr.. j. 4. Newland's illness held down
the railroad Office so adeptly here. re-
turned 10 his home at New Haven. He
is gentleman OF fine business qualiica-
tions and rare social traits and won many
friends during his stay here. Mr.. J. Will
Willis Chcli, one Of Pinrville's handsome
heaux. was down Tuesday 20 see one OF
our pretty damsriS.
Fourteen wears ago four mischievous
urchins attended school N the old Brick
Seminary in stanford. aud as the phrase
) goes, were chums and very thick togeth.
/ er Like other BOYS these four had
! their idle dreams aud while they chased
the living ball! slid on the ice, or played
leap-iog upon the verdant slopes OF the
; hill, would at times talk magniloquently
p OF what they'd be- were they men
George said he would be great pioneer
and Indian tighter. like his grandfather
Leslie said he would Ice a circus clown
a kind of Dan Rice sort ol fellow; HAIRY,
knew that hr would he clerk and Boil
iancied that lac would Ice painter. lla,
= Think you with Wadsworth the child il
father of the man These iour are liv-
ing yet, hut living not the lives their
young imaginatiOns Swallowed forth.
George is drug clerk in his native town;
Leslie "holds down hill clerks desk
in the l.. X Y. offices at Louisville;
Iiarve with brand.new license in his
pocket stands before the Stanford bar a
promising young attorney, and Bob,
musing upon the vicissitudes OF the past,
relates these things to show that
"A boys will is the winds will.
And the thoughts oil youth are long.
long thoughts"