Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1892-05-06
LONDON, LAUREL COUNTY.

LuNUUN, lAuhtl CUuhIr.
The water works in the Catching
building is now in operation.
Joe Johnson is building new
house in the Johnson addition to Lon
don.
Matt Steele and r. Morgan are plac.
ing a sa v mill on the George Mckee
property.
Pleas Gregory, living few miles
out Of town, had the misfortune to lose
aweek-old baby "Wednesday night.
The date of the democratic meeting
is May lith instead OF the 18th. The
mistake occurred 10 reading the original
call.
The pensioners were in town We'd
nesday in full force to receive their pay
and business was brisk among the mer-
chants.
Ed Hackney and Gran Brown have
gone to Ely's, on the Cumberland River,
10 catch "mess" OF fish.
The Eureka Manufacturing Compa-
ny have closed out business at this point
and will move their planning mill to
billions Switch
A druggist here was telling me that
he bought some well recommended in.
sect powder last summer aud the ants
eat it up before he sold it.
Lewis ID. Sampson. the Barbourville
editor has been with us again. This is
his old home and he has a splendid sub
scription list among his many friends in
Laurel.
The miners at Pittsburgh, East
Berns,adt and Altamont are all on a
strike on account OF the operators desir-
ing TO cut down the price OF coal and
consequently the miners wages.
Last Sunday a travelling preacher
named Paul Bagley, claiming to be from
Mabelvale, Ark, preached two sermons
on the streets aud the curiosity OF the
thing caught several sinners as listeners,
who couldn't have been reached in any
other way. His sermons were very
learned and he left London with $40
more than he came in town with.
All who know Ed Canifax and his
wit under certain conditions can appre-
ciate the following: Ed is a painter and
is continually going from point 10 point
Ed mss doing little painting in red
and was going down the street with a
grip in his hand when fellow painter
across the street asked him what house
he was travelling for Eds retort was
quick that he was travelling for board
ing house"
/ Prof I. A. Hays, of Berne City, In
diana, and Miss Norah Lovelace, were
married at the home OF the brides
brother, 5 A. Lovelace, Thursday morn
ing at S O'Clock. The wedding was a
very quiet affair, but few OF the im.
mediate relatives of the bride being
present. The happy couple will make
their home in Indiana and carry with
them the best wishes OF the writer and
everybody else for the Joy and happi-
ness that those only know who have en-
ioyed true love without the experience
OF that old adage that true love never
runs smoothly"
Five prisoners. led by the notorious
Craig Grags, escaped from the London
Jail Monday night by pricing out cross
bar OF the cage. The following are the
names OF the parties: Craig Gragg, for
robbing the Pittsburgh depot Enoch
Boone, seducing girl under 10; VIM
Osby, carrying pistol; John Parrot aud
Larkin Cress for selling liquor. Cy
Ping, in for selling liquor, got out at the
same holes Tuesday night while Jailer
Lowell was out hunting the other pris.
oners, They had struggled in a crow
bar about 81 feet long with which they
did their work and which they took
with them. Craig Gragg is as hard tC
catch and harder to hold than a flea.