Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1892-10-14
DANvillE.


George Law renee is making pair |
OF No. IL shoes for a colored ''gemman" |
OF this county. His only fea- is that |
they may prove trls too small.
Mr. Arthur Johnson. who has been
here very sick, has become so much bet |
ter that he will in few days return to
Calera, Ala, where he has drug store.
Mis- John J. Samuel left for Louis.
vile Thursday, where her husband has
opened new drug store on the south
east corner of Brooke and st. Catherine
streets. Mr.. II. +. Samuel will leave
next Tuesday, having sold his handsome
residence to Col. q. Il. Anderson.
Sheriff Bailey received Wednesday
about two wagon loads OF the booths,
machinery and things necessary in order
to vote under the new election law. 1t
was indeed an "amoosin' sight and re-
called the remark Of the Frankfort solon
that owing TO the complications OF this
election law the citizen who attempted
TO vote under it would be in great dan.
ger of being sent to the penitentiary.
There are now l67 pupils at the pub.
/ lie school, so many indeed that third
/ teacher is badly needed. Among those
/ TO whom credit is due for unceasing ei-
l forts looking to the erection of the SPLEEN
did new building now occupied by this
school. none should be more prominent
than Prof. j. W Rawlings, county SUI
perintendcnt lie is vigilant in all mat.
ters pertaining 10 public schools and is
certainly the right man in the right
place. There are 81 pupils in the col
ored school.
Mrs. Amanda Mock Ofutt died
Wednesday morning at o'clock after a
long illness. She was a sister of Messrs
II. e, W. Il. ond ]. T. Mock, OF this
county. She was a good woman and
leaves her husband, Mr.. f. q. Offutt,
and host Of friends, to mourn her loss.
, John Baughmsn, colored, was re-
turned to the insane asylum Tuesday
A number OF years ago John was shot in
the head and dubbed with musket by
another negro, near Crab Orchard. II
was thought at the time he would die,
but he finally recovered with several
pieces Of silver in his skull to take the
/ place Of fractured skull bone removed.
. lie married and has several children and
! got along fairly we'll until recently when
> he began TO have various decisions
r among them that he has several Elves
a. he calls il; that is, that while be ID
Iohn B,ughmau he is at the same time
? several other individuals lie was sent
p TO the asylum last spring, but slipped
/ of aud came home in July and as he
e was 50 much better than when he wa,
e sent the authorities permitted him tC
remain. Last Sunday be began talking
e crazy nonsense TO his wife and ate
4 burning some OF her clothes got Il gun
r and il is said tried to shoot her. II,
/ kept out of the way OF the officers unit
4 Monday night, when they nabbed him
!. and took him back to Lexington Tues
= day morning.
:. -Whe Judge Morrow adjourned tn,
e Boyle circuit court 10 days ago he left az
!. order that Pomp Bates be permitted I,
q give bond in the sum of $1,000. POM
y was a niger and as is the case generally
10 when niggcrs or poor folks get int
- trouble, there was no great rush OF ap
plicants to become bondsmen, so POM
70 remained in Jail until five minutes to !.
20 o'clock Tuesday night, when he CAV,
4 bond and was released, the terms of hi,
> bond being that he should appear TO
= trial at the court OF very last resort
70 The name of his surety is a certain grin
;, old gentleman known as Death. POM
n was convicted twice OF being connecte,
= with the killing of George Wells, a
e junction City, in February, 1880. Hi
J. case had been revened twice by th
court Of appeals. and according to tn
J. last opinion handed down, but preciou,
little remained to be tried ii the accuse,
Il had lived until another term. After hi
n first conviction he was taken to the pen
, itentiary aud came back with an Hines
that has since developed into consump
, ton. He wanted to die among his pee
o Pile in Clay county, but fate ruled other
It wise. His remains were shipped t,
= Manchester Wednesday at noon.
e WIN. p. Temple, highly respected
e citizen OF Dsnville, died Monday nigh
about IL O'CLOCK, it is thought of hear
r trouble, although it had not been sus
e pected before that he was so afflicted
It He went to hear Bro. Barnes preaci
Monday night and after services wen
= home, went to bed and to sleep. Ate
T time he walked up aud feeling pair
5 in one spot in his stomach asked his wifi,
8 to give him a little soda and water. She
4 did SO, but her husband was not relieved
: and continuing to suffer physician wa;
( sent for. He came, but could give NJ
! relief, Mr.. Temple dying in two or three