Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1892-12-16
LANCASTER, eARRARD COUNTY

meat store near Miller's Hotel
Communion services were held at
the Methodist church Monday night.
George lawson has rented the poor.
house farm and will take possession Jan.
LIST.
Ella Newell, an old coored woman, |
has been granted pension at the rate |
of 50 a month.
The Presbyterian Sunday. school
scholars will give an entertainment at
the church Christmas eve.
The union meeting will be held at
the Presbyterian church Sunday night,
when Elder ] Q. Frank will preach.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. b. Hughes have tit
ted up an elegant suite OF ROOMS in the
Thompson block, on Richmond street.
Sugar Greek. swollen by the recent
rains, washed away the bridge at Antioch
Monday night The damage has been
repaired and travel between here aud
Buckeye resumed.
There is an old nursery song that
says
- bow best friend Is his mother"
/ OF the average politician II may be
/ said,
a politicians bes, friend IS him5elf.'
Mr. j. G. Bryant, OF Lexington, ioT-
mcrly Of Gar-ari county, ia recommend
Ell for the position OF T.. ). marshal for
the district Of Kentucky upon the ground
that he is a msn Of great personal cour-
/ age and will strike terror to the souls OF
the law breakers. II Mr.. Bryant can
suppress the evil.doers, by al. means APP
point him and let the terrorstriking
commence.
Miss Grace Hacker, OF Richmond, is
the guest OF her sister, Mrs. Joe Carr.
Miss Matte 2. Brown left Thursday for
Middlesboro, where she will visit her
sister, Mrs. Parks. Mrs. Pattie Gill will
leave in January 10 visit her daughter
Mrs. DR.. Joe Rogers, of Bloomington,
Ind. Mics Pattie Beazley has returned
from visit 20 Dauvile. Mrs. Ell Mont.
gomeTy and daughter, Miss Lizzie, ol
Nashville, visited Mrs. II. A. b. Marks
bury this week. Mr.. John Logan left
Tuesday for Cincinnati. Will Walker
has returned from the mountains. Mrs
]. /. Hamilton visited Marksbury thi,
. week. The Misses Lackey, OF Stanford
who were the guests of Miss Matte FL
kin, returned home Thursday. Mis-,
Nan Harris entertained the Sunfowel
Club Tuesday evening. About 20 cou
plies we're present
Ten OF the preachers OF Elmira, y
, Y, headed by Rev. Thomas X. BeecheI
have declared against Sunday funerals
They agree that, except in cases of ex
, IRENE necessity, they ought TO be avoid
ell on general principles. II this objec
, ton is based on the improperly OF de
livering funeral discourses upon Sunday
, possibly the ministers are right, as thei
time is presumed TO be occupied il
!, preaching 10 their congregations OF visit
ing the sick. They might, therefore, b
reas Jnably excused for needing th
|. Scriptural advice as TO letting the dea
. bury the dead, &c, or they might wit
some show OF reason claim that il was
useless waste OF time to be devoting tn
sabbath to eulogies OF the departed
The question OF the right OF mini,
! terial officer to decline 10 recognize la,
that was not passed by a constitution.
!. majority, has been the subject OF niue
!. discussion, and the recent opinion
Judge Pryor has been read With interes
The American aud English Eucyclopu
4 dia OF Law makes this reference to I'll
:, subject. IL is the right and consequen
:. ly the duty of the judicial tribunals |
, determine whether a Legislative enac
!, meut drawn in question IN suit pen,
=. ing before them is repugnant to the COZ
s,itution OF the United states or OF III
a state, and il so found to declare il inol
:, emtlve and void This view is sal
: ported by numerous decisions in III
=, Supreme Court OF the t. =, an in a.
:, courts Of Maine, New Hampshire, VeI
J. NUM- hdooANAlubtAANt Nouuitlltukt Nc
/. York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Mar!
lard, Virginia, Alabama, Georgia, Flor
ia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Indian
aud Illinois Further reference is mad
,. to the subject AS follows
r. The courts will take judicial mott,
:. of the journals Of the legislative House
)r and ii it should appear from these re
ords that any act did not receive the re-
" uisite majority, or that in respect to
te the Legislature did not follow any T
le quirements OF the constitution, or tn
in in any othe, respect the act was not co
stitutionally adopted, the courts may a
mp upon this evidence and adjudge the sta
lst ute void. This is supported by dec
to ions OF the courts in Illinois, New Yor
n Michigan, Alabama, New Hampshil
New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Inc
be ana, California and Louisiana. This la
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