Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1892-06-10
MT. VERNON. ROGgcASTlE COUNTY

: Mrs. Burnside's musical entertain
, ment will take place on the night OF the
= oath.
The house OF Widow Griffin. near
. Wilde, was DESTROYED by fire few
: nights since
Nathan Whitaker, who lived on
/ Rockcsstle river, dropped dead from
heart disease few DAYS since.
Mrs. Ella LaLgiord caught a 20 inch
bass, weighing four pounds, near Lang
ford station in Round Stone, Wednes-
dav.
From a Tennessee paper | learn that
Jack MaCall formerly OF this county,
now of Hurricane, Tenn, is rejoicing
over the advent OF twins at his house.
Grover and Peter are their names.
A disastrous hail storm occurred @
miles southwest OF this place Monday.
Corn, oats, wheat, etc, in many places
was literally beaten from the ground.
Mr.. Reuben Brown died OF heart di-
sease Tuesday. He had been blowing
and when shower came ny he ran 60 a
spring-house on the farm. He was found
| shortly afterwards dead.
A l3-months-old child OF JAS Moore
was drowned Wednesday evening in a
pool near the house. The little fellow
crawled out from the door unnoticed aud
when found few minutes afterwards.
he was in the water lead
Mr. John Buchanan, OF Grab Or
chard, was here Tuesday. Mr.. d. c.
POINTER is in Louisville and Mr. c. ".
Adams is holding things down at the
store Dr. John Williams has returned
from Dsnyille Misses Maggie Spradlin
and Daisy Dye are here from Fountain F.
Head. Tenn. Miss O. Vivian Weber has
arrived from Hamilton College.
Rev. ]. c. Carmical's horse ran away .
with him az he was coming down the .
bin Just south Of town, Wednesday.
Both bride reins broke and the horse
dashed down the hill at q high speed.
When nearing the school the rider was
thrown over the horses head, the ami .
mai Jumping over the PROSTATE form,
one foot striking him in the back. Inju- .
ries not serious.
Aunt Pop Proctor, who had a stroke
OF paralysis few days since, Is resting
some easier. Mrs. VI. c. Miller ard chill
dren, OF Austin, Texas, are with relatives
here. Col. Richard Thomas was in from
Cincinnati the first OF the week. Mr..
and Mrs. q. w. Mcclure aud daughter,
Bessie, attended the closing exercises OF
the Blind Asylum, Louisville. Misses
Lena Mcclure ard Mary Ferguson, stu
dents OF the institution, returned with
them. Mrs. A. Pennington is of two
weeks visit in Jackson county. Ashley
Owens, late of Missouri, now Of Living
ston. was here Monday, looking as we'll
as he did 40 years ago.
Another bloody murder occurred in
the eastern part OF this county this week.
Bill FAN shot and killed Jesse Helton.
Fair, who was drinking, went to Helton's
house carrying with him an old banjo. +
Helton vas not at home, but arriving a
few minutes afterwards, found Fair play
ing the banjo and the children dancing. .
Helton abhorred a banjo and ordered
Fair TO desist, which he refused to do.
Helton then ordered him to leave the ,
house and upon his refusal to do so Hell
ton took him by the shoulder and push
sd him through the door. Fair drew a
Il revolver and sent ball through Hell
.on's bowels, which caused his death the .
next day. The dead man was married
md had always been a peaceabe man. | I
nave been unable TO learn the reputa- .
ion Of the slayer. Fair was arrested at
Livingston sunday night while attempt
ng to board a train, was jailed here and .
preliminary trial held "Wednesday and
,ond placed at $4,000, which the PRISON
was unable To give