The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1893-01-07
Top Drawer.
LOCAL.

COLLECTOR OF FIFTH DISTRICT -
Mr.. John b. Martin, jr., of Owenton,
who was a clerk in the State Audi
tors office in 1888, is an applicant for
Collector of Revenue in the Fifth
District-in Louisville. Mr.. Martin
is a brother-in-law of ex Lieut.. Gov.
Bryan and also Of Mr.. Attilla Cox,
who formerly held the Office under
President Cleveland and who it is
now said will be rendered the posi-
ton of Commissioner of Internal
Revenue. No one can be better quail
fled to fill the office at Louisville than
Mr.. Martin, nor can anyone present
stronger claims for the appointment,
and pin may be stuck in this now as
a direct pointer, that President Cleve-
land is not likely to look further than
Mr.. Martin when the time for the APP
pointment arrives.
GOOD GUEssERs The large doll
that was on display at Sower& Ahler's
for some time past was won by Lille
B. Park, who guessed that 1888 beans
were in the jar, which on being
counted by committee composed of
Messrs. Albert Wolfe, John Kopp
and Peter Sewer. was found to con-
tain 6,337 beans. Mr.. M. j. Hall, of
the Switzer precinct, was the lucky
guesser of the number of seeds in the
gourd at Mr.. John.T. Buckeyes store,
which a committee composed of
Messrs. George A. Lewis, E. j.
Roberts and ]. B. Dryden found con-
tain 557 seeds. A Favorite Range
valued at fifty dollars was the prize
that went to Mr.. Hall.
KENTUCKY PARLOR- The Column
bian Club of this city, with Mrs.
VIM. Lindsay as President, met at
the parlor of the Capital Hotel Tues
day and arranged for committees to
raise Frankfort's pro rata sum re-
quired for furnishing a Kentucky
parlor at the Worlds Fair. Miss
Ida Symmes, of Louisville; Mrs. Susan
Brown, of Greensboro, and Miss Lucy
Hill, of Lexington, were present at
the meeting and displayed much
interest in the plans of the club.
FRANKFORT AT CHICAGo-Messrs.
Walter Franklin, John Grant and
Ferd Van Derveer, of this city, have
all secured employment at Chicago,
the two former at the Worlds Fair
and the latter as an operator at the
Postal Telegraph Company. They
live together at the home of the faith
er of Merrill Buckner, who was for
merly of Paducah, and student at
the Kentucky Military Institute.
THE COOLEST NIGHT-Thursday
night the thermometer struck bottom
at % below zero which, it is said, was
the coolest weather experienced here
since 1885. Fine sleighing and skat-
ing are now enjoyed by the young
people, and if the weather holds out
few days the floating ice in the
river would warrant the predict on
that the Kentucky will be turned
into skating park.
CITY HEALTH-It is remarkably
good, and few or no dangerous cases
of contagious or infectious illness is
reported. The Health Board, in their
communication to the city council
Tuesday night, said that the death
rate has been less than IL to the l.
600 for the past few months, and that
there was no danger whatever from
fever of any kind.
SHERIFF's BoOKs-Auditor Nor
man, as the new revenue law directs.
has completed form of books and
tax receipts for the sheriffs of the
counties, and yesterday sent out speci-
men copies of the forms to all those
officers, who are required to keep
their books and receipts accord
ingly.
THE New CITY COUNCIL Next
Tuesday night the new city council