Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1892-04-29
LIBERTY, CASEY COUNTY.

People are now planting corn rapid
ly between here and NIiddeburg.
Browns hack line to Mckinney had
10 employ an extra vehicle to convey
the 20 passengers from here on Tuesday
morning.
As predicted an immense number Of
the county people, together with a res
pectable number from the surrounding
counties, were present at county court,
Monday.
"A writ OF iorcble entry and detain n
or, sued out by John b. Brown. against
Forest Barger, was tried before a Jury
on the premises, Tuesday, and the dam
ages were assessed against Barger.
Among the noted men from other
counties here on Monday we noticed w.
u. Tate, Of Stanford. h. L. Tanner and
Ben Lane, OF Mckinney. The everlast.
ing and fluent tongued Lewis Withers,
OF Stanford, with long train OF buggies
was also on hand.
&C. p. Brown, Steve Drye, Jim Goode,
Jim Allen and another, not recognized,
all OF Hustonville, passed through this
morning, en- route to Dunnvile on fish
ing excursion. AS they all have thirs.
ty reputation, it is supposed that they
had enough OF Gale Browns best on
hands to frequently Intricate their
whistles and keep them in good condi.
ton.
Your London correspondent has
been Dragging about four Laurel county
men killing IL squirrels in one day
! That may be a remarkable achievement
| for the lawmakers OF Laurel. but il isn't
mo whar' in comparison with the SOUR.
rel hunters OF Casey county. few
days since County Clerk Geo. A. Prewitt,
w. II. Wilkinson, George Portman and
Deputy Sheriff Logan Sharp went cut
and in hall day killed 80 squirrels and
a rabbit. Our mountain Sang diggers"
will have 90 pick their fints aud try
again.
We had a grand day Monday. In
the first place, We had the Mckinney
brass band with us, which made a fine
display, leaving out their rather dusky
compilations, inherited, perhaps, from
their African ancestors. They were bril-.
liantly uniformed and executed their
music well for their practice and de
ported themselves excellently. They
won the good will of the people. But
the greatest attraction of the day. espe-
cislly to the Old farmers and horse ian.
ciers, was the exhibition Of the bloode d
horses. 1t is not the intention OF your
correspondent to tell which was the fin
est horse, or which performed the best
even il he had sufficient "horse sense
to do SO. which he disclaims, for he has
too good feelings for all the parties TO
attempt to criticize in n field in which
he is not posted, but only TO notice those
in the ring. There was James p. Crow,
of Mckinney, with Belmont Chief. Sui
march and Dictator Wilkes Smith Pow.
ell, OF Hustonville, with Ericsson, Jr.; j
/
Brown jim; John Steele Carpenter, OF
Hustonville, with Wallace Denmark
Lexel and Tom Robinson. Among oul
home horses were George w. FRYE with
lugelow; Jesse Brown with Vidette; w.
T. Wilkinson with Ringold; Osborn Port.
mans Frank +. ;. Fisher Middleburg
with Eagle Denmark; and Fayette Pile,
with Messenger Chief. There We're 9th
er horses present from this locality, but
not being on exhibition we failed to gel
their names. Most OF the harness hors
es were trotted on the track. but som,
were not. II there had been Judge
properly selected with .umpires, W,
would have reported the results with
their decisions; but in the present stat,
OF the case with opinions somewhat diff
fering in relation to their special favor
ties, we let each one present be his Owl
Judge in regard to he best performer Of
the finest horse.