The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1893-05-06
Top Drawer.
LOCAL.

ern Union Telegraph Company ap-
pointed Mr.. Charles Newton to the
, vacancy Of manager Of their tele-
graph Office in this city, vice Miss
Fanny Taylor, who resigned to make
her home in Cincinnati, with her
mother. Mr.. Newton is gentleman
of long experience in telegraphy and
his appointment will give general
satisfaction and insure the efficient
conduct of the business of his office.
He entered upon his duty last Mon
day.
CHANGES OF PRISON GUARDs-Capt
H. Clay Payne, guard at the peni'
Tertiary in this city for twelve years,
was removed by the Warden Monday
and Mr.. Frank Egbert appointed to
succeed to the vacancy.
PosTMAsTERs - This county re-
ceived two new appointments of post
masters this week: j. g. Bridges, of
Elmville, and w. H. Poe, of Swallow
field.
LA JoYA-At Lexington, Monday,
La Joya, Col. Jas. A. Peppers Hindoo
filly, won the Melbourne Stud Stake
worth 81, 45o. Isaac Murphy rode the
FLY.
STEALING LOGS On Tuesday John
Toler, of Lee county, had Jesse Oliver,
of the same county, jailed in this
city on the charge of stealing logs
from him. The hearing will take
place to-day.
REFLECTED SUPERINTENDENT -
Tuesday night the School Board did
the proper thing by unanimously re-
electing Prof McHenry Rhoads Su-
perintendent of the Frankfort City
Schools. Prof Rhoads is an efficient
educator, who has made great prog
ress towards the perfection of the
public school system of this city, and
the retention of his services by the
Board is generally complimented by
the patrons Of the schools.
BURGLAR Tuesday night, about
$50 o'clock, Miss Miller, daughter
of Mr.. George w. Miller, on Murray
street, South Side, was greatly alarm
ed while in room up stairs, by see
ing a man crawl from under the bed
and jump from the second story win
dow. 1t was supposed that he had
secreted himself there during the
day with the intention of robbing the
house, but whether white or colored
the young lady could not determine.
She rallied from her fright and an
nounced the burglars escape, but all
efforts so capture him were unavail-
ing.
FUNERAL-Rev. J. X. P. South will
preach the funeral of j. j. Smith, who
was drowned in Benson creek last
winter, at Antioch Church next Sun
day morning at eleven o'clock.
NINETY YEARS OLD-On Tuesday,
May I'd, Mr.. John p. Daley, of this
county, celebrated his ninetieth
birthday by giving dinner to his
family and friends. Those present
besides the family were Judge l..
Hord, Capt. r. @. Steele and Mr.. A.
w. Leitch. The guests spent very
pleasant day talking over old times
with Mr.. Daley and enjoyed splen-
did dinner.
j. M. FoLEY-Yesterday Chief of
Police Williams and officer Henry
Brown arrested j. M. Foley, a tramp,
who was said to have been loilering
around the scene of the railroad
wreck at Polecat Gut. Foley was
placed in Jail ON the charge of ''sus-
pect," who may have been guilty of
perpetrating the wreck and he will
have an examination to-day, when
the reasons for the arrest will be
made known.
ADMINISTRATOR Gibson, on
Wednesday qualified before the
Court, with j. Brown Taylor as sure
ty, as the administrator of the estate
of VIM. Gibson, deceased.