Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1891-04-24
HUSTONvI

gelding to Pony Beszley last week for
500 and mate to G.. T. Sandidge for
same amount.
Mrs. Mollie T. Williams has just re-
ceived and opened the largest and love
liest stock OF millinery ever brought to
Hustonville. Prices to suit the times.
The Bluegrass Hedge Co. is doing a
land Office business in our vicinity.
Farmers are persuaded that it is the
coming fence and few years hence rail
and board fencing will be one Of the
bluegrass traditions.
The Weatherford Hotel is undergo.
ing thorough overhauling, remodeling
and touching up, which completion will
lift Hustonville clear above all contro-
versy as to what town in Kentucky is
the drummers' Mecca
One man had his field ready and be-
gan planting corn last week. Many will
strain point to plant some this week.
Many will need an early variety to finish
with and the old weather man says there
will be no rain after May.
Tack" Nall and "Slick" Green have
demonstrated their superior artistic taste
and skill AS lead spreaders, paper-hang-
ers, decorators, etc, in their finishing
touches to the new Vendome Hotel.
which was thrown open TO the public
yesterday.
1t is worth much time and consider
able sacrifice to see John feed DR..
Browns baby alligator. John finally
succeeds in getting grip behind the
shoulders, which insures his fingers
against the vicious snaps of the saurian
and then proceeds to load him with a
ramrod.
Miss Edna Camnitz and little How
ard entertained IL of their juvenile
friends last Friday night with an old
time candy-pulling, after which the
youngsters were marshaled on waxed
floor and delightful dance was enjoyed
till long after the hour that usually finds
them snugly tucked in their little banis-
tered beds. A score of chaperones were
the admiring wall.howers N the even
ing.
At our annual election OF town trus.
tees l.. G, Carpenter, j. II. Taylor, |. f.
Steele, John and jim Goode were elect.
ed. Al Burns was elected marshal with
out opposition and has abandoned the
sulky and ribbons to give his time to
the maintenance of good order in our
goodly town. John w. Reds name
was placed on the poll-book for city
Judge without his knowledge and he de-
clined the honor thrust upon him. Hem
ry Camnitz was persuaded to lend digni-
ty to the office and must henceforth be
addressed as your honor.
The last fall sale of the Williams
farm near Moreland was not ratified till
last week. Will Hudson, OF Columbia
gets the house and 40 acres: Ben King
gets the portion adjoining his farm,
which was knocked off to him at origi-
nal sale. Tone HUM gets the old house
and enough land for nice little farm,
whilst S. q. Smiley, of Moreland, and a
nephew, of Birmingham, Ala, get near.
/ ly $50 acres OF the last of the farm for
less than SIS per acre, certainly one OF
the greatest bargains in good blue grass
land since pioneer days. The parties
whose bid for that portion of the farm
was accepted last fall, declined to take
1t and there is much grief over split
/ milk"
wink" Alcorn and wife, of Greens
burg, were visiting here last week. Miss
Lucy Givens returned from pleasant
visit TO Greensburg. Miss Mary Lusk
has been compelled to suspend her
course of studies at Daughters College
Harrodsburg, by advice OF her physician,
who foresees serious injury to her eve
sight in such application. Shack Huff
man is again here, after protracted re.
cuperation at Covington, Newport and
/ the Ohio village across the river. j. b
/ Cook went to Cincinnati last Sunday on
I business. Bailey Drye was recently
seen in the City of Mexico. 1t had been
two years since his relatives had hearc
of him. Miss Lena Woods, of Garrard
is visiting her sister, Mrs. John Reid
/ Billy Williams was at home few hour,
last Saturday and Sunday and confirms
your paragraph, which stated that tn,
Walter A. Wood Co. have more ma
chimes in Lincoln county than all thei
competitors. They owe Billy much o
their popularity.