Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-05-12
GIRRIRD COUNTY


/ Marriage license was granted on
4 Thursday to j. d. Mcmillan to wed NIits
4 Sue Bell Montgomery.
Miss NITg,a Worrelps select school
at Liws1n's school house closed Friday
With appropriate exercises.
"A pnonographIc entertainment was
given last night at the courthouse by
/ 1r. Denmdn, OF NiCholAsyils.
1 1t is rumored that Lancaster il soon
to have swell cnurcn wedding. Both
bride and groom are Garfard county peo
| pie.
Protracted meeting is IN progress at
i Brsz'ey's school-house conducted by
Rev. HendricksOn and much in,eres, ~
being manifested
Forest stapp, OF Buckeye, sold a
horse last week to Richmond party for
$40. sam Anderson sold to J. Ii. Nc
Carley lot OF hogs at s. So
- Elder George Gowen Is hold a meet.
ing'at Burgln. He expects to be absent
two sundays and his pulpit here Will be
filled by Elder j. T. Brown, pastor of the
Christian church at that place.
The official board OF the Christian
church decided to elect six additional
deacoas aud the following were chosen:
W. b. Moss, Robert Stone, Fred Stone.
A. Z. Robinson, J. j. Walker and I'd
Price
Elder r. VI Campbell. who has re-
Gently returned from San Francisco, has
accepted call from very nourishing
Christian church At GlasgoS at a salary
OF OF sl,2OO aud he and his wife leave
this week for hIs new field.
1t has been decided that the county
jail IL both unsafe and unhealthy Al far
~ the prisoners are concerned. The old
doors are 10 be torn away and new ones
added, aud new Walks and new sinks
will also be put IN AS well AZ water pipes.
Another one of those entertaining
Evolutionary contests will be given here
the 3O,h, under the auspices Of the Bap-
tist church. Six towns wiil have repre-
ssntatlyes, Lexington, Cynthiana, Dan.
vile, Georgetown, stanford and Laucas-
ter. The prize to be won viii be a diA-
mund ring.
1t WAS with deep regret that the Ian
caster people learned OF the alarming III.
nsss OF Mrs. Jane Young, OF Lexington,
the venerable mother of DR.. F. o. Young
and Lieut.. Lucien Young, of the L. :.
navy. She had a stroke of apoplexy Fri
day and was reported dying. She used
to live here
There were two picnics Saturday,
one given by Miss Margaret Murphy to
the kindergarten pupils. This gathering
OF so many bright, happy hearted chill,
dren was at the iron bridge on the new
Dsnyille pike, and Mics Knapp West en-
;ertained the pupils under her charge in
9Th and 9th grades on Dix River, near
Mr. Joel Walkers.
The route for a new street will be-
between DR.. Herrine's residence and J.
X. Vests, running back near the site
where the old slaughter pen Was and will
be about OF mile in length. Messrs
+. Brown, J. NJ. Higginbotham and John
T. Stormes were appointed committee
TO meet the directors of the Buckeye
pike and make further arrangements.
The third annual commencement Of
the coIored public school was held at the
court house Friday evening There were
ii graduates and the essays read were
crratable to both teacher ami pupils.
Some Of the subjects we've. "rhe Voy-
age Of L'e,' An Object" Africa,
what shall We DO To- Ue Saved and
Progress The diplomas were deliver
ei 10y Superintendent !. Hunt NcMurtTy
and The prizes by Mr. Letcher OSsl-y.
TIE d,clamatory medal Was won by
Hamlet Roe, youth of Is, and the
smallest of the graduating class A mum.
Der OF white people attended and they
considered the exercises quite credit TO
the principal, X. w. Fletcher,
j. K. Currey, OF Harrodsburg, was
here Saturday. Rev. L. II. Campbell is
attending the Southern Baptist conven-
ton at Chattanooga. Mrs. r. L. Thomp-
son is the guest OF friends in Mt. Vernon.
Mrs. :. 7. Grant and son, Master Fred,
visited Mrs. II, A, Price and family Sun.
day. Mrs. Henry Tankersley has return
ed from protracted stay of four months
to friends in Indiana. j. q. Saunders
has returned from visit to his parents
in HarrodsbuTg. Miss Mollie Burdette,
of Stanford, is being entertained by Lam
caster friends. Mrs. WIN. Quinn is WIS.,
iting in Illinois. A. Ii. Rice is at home
from business trip to Nashville, Chat
tsnoogs and other points. Mrs. A. B.
Rue, OF Harrodsburg, has been the guest
OF Mrs. w. o. Risney. Mrs. Martha Sal
ter is reported very i'll.
w. j. Clark, of the Standard Cattle
Co, AIMEE, Neb., has recently purchased