Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1895-08-27
The London Fair and Other Notes Picked
Up by the !. !. Man.

IL early in the year and impatiently
await the ihird week in August. There
is no opposing faction TO this enterprise
in Laurel county, as lie found in almost
every county in which fairs are held, but
with one accord her people work to the
advancement OF its interests and a. q
consequence the Laurel county fair is a
success financially and other wise.
The exhibition which closed Friday
was one OF the best in the history OF the
association and Notwithstanding the
hard times that 30 many people com
plain Of sSnice dividend was declared.
Judge w. Thrown is president, q. II.
Moses, secretary, and X. VI. Jackson,
treasurer, and in the board of directors
are such untiring workers as ex-senator
Ed Parker, o. NJ. Randall and others
who know no suck word as failure"
The show Of stock was first class and
the races would have been credit to
the fairs in the bluegrass circuit FRI
days cards contained iree.ior-sll trot,
which was won by Lena s., owned by
Staggner X Wilcox, Of Madison, the fast
est heat of which was 2:22l An un-
named gray mare belonging to Mr.. B. w.
Givens, OF this county was second and a
BaTbouryille horse was third. The run.
ming race was won by T. J. Henson, Of
Barbourville, with Scott Farris second
and ID. W. Vandeveers Minstrel FLY
third. The mule race was won by Mr..
Riddle, Of Montgomery the walk-trot-
running race was won by Mr. Henson,
the green running race by ex Senator Ed
Parker and the bicycle contest by Rob
ert Asher, OF Bell, with Put Geer, OF
Stanford, second. Mr. Geer won the foot
race on the day before in a jog and
would very probably have won the bicy-
Gle race had he had better wheel.
The crowd Friday was estimated at 3, .
600 and more orderly or better pleased
one never gathered Everybody seemed
10 feel that it WAS good to be there while
the home people did all in their power
for the delectStion OF their visitors. There
was an entertainment OF some kind in
town each night and the light fantastic
was tripped till late hour both Thurs.
day and Friday nights.
The last premium awarded was proba.
bly, the one in which there was most in
tsrest conferred. 1t was to the prettiest
girl on the gounds and after much wrang.
ling among the judges Miss Ollie Smith,
OF London, was given the distinction.
Miss Lottie Dillon, OF Crab Orchard, got
a vote for first tie. Miss Smith is a beau
tilul young lady OF the blonde type, very
graceful and sty lish and is said to be as
lovely OF character as che is OF face and
figure.
j. w. Basin, formerly OF Lincoln, got
the blue tie on his saddle colt by +. p.
Woods famous sire, Eagle Bird. The
colts dam is his fine combined mare and
Mr.. b. is about as proud OF il as the sv-
ersge father is OF his first born.
Bicycles are thicker here than fiddlers
are in the Plutonisn regions. A great
many OF the fair sex ride them and there
are some experts among them, notably
Mrs. DIR. Jackson Owens. OF Pittsburg
and Mrs, Fred Plgg, OF London. Bloom
ers have not yet struck this good town
and it is to be sincerely hoped that they
will not.
The largest crowd ever in London ID
expected to be present to hear Gen. Har
din and Col. Bradley on Saturday Sept
eth. The speaking will be at the fail
grounds and seats will be arranged iol
5000 people. 1t will be big day here
and the mountain counties for hundreds
Of miles around will be represented.
Capt. Frank Riley, the popular pro-
prietor OF the Riley House, and one Of
the best democrats in the country will
likely entertain Mr.. Hardin, while Col
Bradley's relatives, admirers aud follow
ers will see that that gentleman does moi
suffer for pleasant quarters.
think can truthfully say that the
mountains are all right, politically.
talked with democrats from Clay, Knox
Bell, Harlan, Whitley aud Laurel anc
while some Of them do not agree with
Mr.. Hardin on the currency question
found only two who said they would mo-
support him. On the contrary some O
these gentlemen say that Mr.. Hardin by
his expression OF his silver views hsl
made himself stronger and that he will
get some republican votes. James Gar.
rard, from Clay, says that his county viii
give the ticket 800 more votes than /
gave either Gov. Brown or Gov. Buck,
ner and that the surrounding countie
will also swell the democratic vote.
Mr.. William Welsh, formerly of Stan
ford, bat who now has a coal mine a
Pittsburg, has spent most OF the summe
in securing oil leases in the mountain
counties. He is associated with seyera
wealthy Eastern gentlemen and the,
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