Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-07-21
LANCASTER, 6ARRARD COUNTY.

MIR i. W Harris is taking the list of
taxable town property.
The Danville base ball club came
over Wednesday afternoon aud were de-
feated by the local nine by the score OF
20 to 10
-Garrard county has two places to be
filed by Collector Rodes, but the appi-
cants are as thick as fiddlers in hsdes.
Here's hoping they will all succeed.
Judge Bethshsres, OF Paducah, has
declared the local option law unconsti-
tutionsl and il is said that action will
be taken upon the same in the Court OF
Appeals in September.
Since the park in the centre Of the
public square has been converted into q
base ball ground for the use OF the busy
BOYS of the town, there is scarcely a
clean ami used for the purposes for
which il was intended, il would be an
ornament to the town.
MIR John Wanamaker has policies
upon his life amounting to sl,500,000.
This is pretty large sum to pay for
John when be "shuiies oil this mortal
COLL" but then il is said that John out oil
the proceeds OF his cheap clothing store,
in connection with his Sunday school
man aged TO contribute about a hundred
thousand TO help elect Mr.. Harrison and
I III ia ha la m or
he certainly has right TO continue &c
lay up treasures on earth TO be used foi
better purposes when he goes hence.
Our town was hopored by a visit
from Mr.. George G. Webster. manager o
D the Kelley Institute at Crab Orchard, OF
Tuesday last. lie has charge of thu
: States OF Indiana and Kentucky and ha
been successful in every respect he i
y a gentleman OF culture, genial in hi
manner, kind hearted and sympatheti
, and ever ready to lend helping han,
: to those who need assistance. II is
pleasure to meet a gentleman OF such a,
; tainments, and he may be assured tina
he will always meet a cordial WELDON
in our hospitable town.
1t will be great relief 10 the pub
: lie generally when all the public office
at the disposal OF the government oil
Gals are filled. There ia more noise an
excitement kept up over who shall b
!, post. master at some country cross roads
or watch at some dstilley than there
over the crops by which the people III
TO be led, and the prices that are I
bring relief to the country, at tim
when IL is shaken from centre TO clrcuu
ference by financial panic, the like {
which is not within the memory OF th
oldest inhabitAnt, and the outcome {
which no man can ioresee.
Ed Marshall, brother of Thomas
: Marshall. died on tue 10th inst. in IA
- Francisco. He was celebrated oratC
" and had a tempestuous career. He vi
V a soldier ia the Mexican war, fought SCI
era, duels and WAS conspicuous ss a pol
'' tician in Kentucky and California. i
. delivered lecture in Lancaster man
10 years since on the life and character
." John &. Breckenridge. lie read fro
IL manuscript and had only small aud
= ence. HIS lecture did not come up
public expectation.
y" Speaking OF John Z. Breckenridge 7
- calls the fact that he frequently addres
!" ed the voters of Garrard at the old cour
!" house in Lancaster and always attract,
" large audiences. Roger Hanson was 1
- 30 in the habit OF visiting our town al
addressing the people in the days VIII,
- he was an old line whig. He once III
with more than his match in Garfield,
democratic speaker, who accidental
= camped on his trail.