Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1891-05-08
MT. VERNON, RoGKCAsTLe COUNTY.

Frost destroyed muct eardeH hu'N
Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
A ticket can now be purchased
from this part Of the state TO Germany
for $50.
James p. Taylor was adjudged lu-
matte and sent to the Lexington asylum
Tuesday.
i note from the papers that Mr.. T..
f. Downs has been appointed superln-
tendent OF the northern division of the
Gulf. Colorado Il Santa Fe railroad, run
ming from Purcell Indian Territory, to
Galveston, with headquarters at Gle
blrne, Texas.
lightning came in on the wires at
the depot here Saturday night and made
a deaiening report as it passed from the
switch board TO the ground wire. 1t
passed under the floor and fused the
ground wire, setting fire to some old
rubbish Operator Wick Owens, after
recovering from his fright, discovered
flames under the floor, which he sub.
duel after prizing up a plank from the
floor and dousing on some water.
The house of Mr.. James Dolan, at
Pine Hill was burned Saturday night
with all its contents. The fire took
place at > o'clock and the family barely
escaped. 1t is thought the house was
robbed and fired as there was 800 IN
the house and the fire first started from
a portion OF the house where there was
no stove or fireplace. The citizens oil
Pine Hill and vicinity as well as those
Of Mt. Vernon, made liberal donations
for the iamiy's relief.
DIR. Lowell has young lady visitor
at his house. aged five days. Mr.. j. W.
Brown left Sunday for Arkansas Harbor,
Texas. where he will be for some weeks
and probably three months. We hope
he will conclude to remain in Rockcastle,
as We can i'll afford to lose citizens OF
Mr.. Browns worth and standing. Misses
Ida and May Adams are visiting in Lou
isvile. A crowd II young folks took an
excursion to Livingston and Sinks to
hunt wild flowers. Willis Adams, Jr.,
and wife went TO Louisville Monday.
Under an act OF the Legislature OF
1918. a bill providing for the appropria-
ton of lands for educational institutions
in this state boundary OF land was
granted to the Rockcastle Seminary.
This grant was dated in 1892 the land
was in Adair county, now Metcali, on
the Little Barren river. In 1889, +. T.
Fish, OF this place, was appointed agent
TO sell or dispose OF the lands Mr..
Fish was negotiating for its sale when
the war came up, ana shortly after its
close he died and the matter was allowed
To rest and had been almost forgotten
until short time since Mr.. James /.
White discovered the old records and
went To work to see what could be done.
He visited Metcalie county and had tine
land shown him. The tract contains
probablv 5000 acres and IS valuable Tor
: timber and minerals and the railroad,
which will be built from Glasgow to
Rurksyille will pass through or near it.
/ This land was exempt from taxation,
Int it appears that former sheriff, who
ought 10 have known better, sold 800
acres of it for alleged taxes due. Mr..
White while at Edmonson, the county
seat. succeeded in having the deed
transferred to the seminary trustees
without cost. The magistrates had a
called court here Monday last and APP
pointed the following gentlemen as trus'
tees of Rockcast:e Seminary; James |.
White. NJ. C. Williams, J. q. Firth, L..
NJ. Houk and w. A. Hammonds. This
board is empowered TO sell the Metcalie
lands and use the money in putting up
building, etc. An appropriation was
made for having the lands surveyed and
! for incidental expenses. This board