Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1891-05-22
MT. VERNON, ROCK cAsTlsGouNTY.

Willis Griffin will shortly resume
operations at his mill.
-Stragglers from the late Louisville
convention and races are still coming in.
The rain that fell here Wednesday
scarcely laid the dust 1t is unnecessary
to add that rain is badly needed.
The delegates who attended the
Lexington Convention from this county
were G.. ID. Cook and Squire T. w. Tate.
MIR. VIM. Geer, for some years fore
man and conductor OF work train, is now
running through freight south OF Row
land.
The Christian church is being re-
plastered Services are being held in
the court house until the repairs are
finished.
MIR. Edmonds, the engineer killed
in a collision near Birmingham a few
days ago, ran on this division for some
time as fireman.
Our commercial traveller friend, Thos.
W. Floyd, has invented an ingenious and
useful buckle, for which he has made
application for patent.
One small drummer with seven big
trunks has tendency to call the pious
mind OF the railroad agent to his early
Sunday school training.
"A Pine Hill man, who has generally
kept up with the times, has renounced
that portion of geography wherein it
states that the earth turns on its axis
and moves around the sun, and is thor
oughly convinced that the sun DO
move"
DIR. A. Lowell shipped to Middles-
borough a carload OF tire.cay, which |
was mined near this place. Sample lots
had been tested heretofore and the arti- |
Gle pronounced good by the furnsce men.
Should the sample car come up to the
standard expected OF it, big trade will
be established in the fire clay business.
Miss Matte Newcomb is in receipt |
Of large and beautiful collection OF
more than 200 sea shells, sent by her
brother. william, from Galveston.
With the assortment there are other Gu
riosities, such as a saw tish's bill, a num-
mified toad fish, nest fish and small
alligator. A neatly bound set OF Waver-
Iy Novels accompanied the presents.
Mr.. Dick Moberly tells us that yes.
.erday near Conway, this county, a
number of boys chased rabbit into
, brush pile that was over sink hole.
They fired the brush to make the animal
,ome out After il burned for time
lanes rolled up to height of hundred
eet with loud report, and continued
burning for hours. The fire is still go-
ng on though at a reduced height OF
lame. At another point, two miles
lway, another spouting tire similar in
nature broke out and is still burning.
Considerable excitement in the neigh
yorhood IL is supposed to be natural
,as.
T. w. Geer is ballast inspector and
telegraph operator at %" Quarry.
Capt. Frank Harris, the accommodating
master OF trains, stopped over few
minutes with us Wednesday. Mr.. VIM.
stewart, a prominent farmer near vii. .
lie, is seriously ill., Mr., George Jackson,
who was engaged on the Signal, resigned
ais position two weeks since on account
If his health. Mrs Nesbitt, whose
school closes this week, gave a delightful
party to her pupils Tuesday night Mrs.
w. NJ. Weber will attend the closing ex-
,rcises at Hamilton College, Lexington,
. here her daughter is attending school.
Mr.. ID. y. Williams and wife visited =
scafiold Cave during the week. Mr.. =
Samuel Mcclure has been given a sec
ion on the h. c., near Sinks. Mr.. q.
r. O'Bryan, formerly agent at Living
ton, now ticket agent for the l.. d N,
passed down the line Monday on his
way to see the Magic City. Mr., +. w.
)enney and wife left Monday for visit
O Missouri and Western points. Mr..
Willie b. Myers, who has been conduct
ny the business of Novels 4 Co., for
he last eight months, has gone to Wood
zine to accept another position. Mr.. j.
". Stephens manipulation of the Morse 4
ode, nights, at Livingston, was here !.
'unday to see the young ladies. Mrs. =,
!. w. Parrss was at Crab Orchard We'd
,esday at the burial Of her cousin, Mr..
iormley. Mr.. J. w. Nesbitt is at Gray's
hippinp slaves.