Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-05-08
Mt. VERNON, ROcSCAsILt COUNTY.

Inc drouth has done great damage
here.
The brick work on the Presbyterian
church will coon be up.
80 Mr. w. b. Whitehead mas set his saw
mill a. Adam-' pond in Wes, of town.
The band boys are making exten-
sive preparations for their entertain
m"nt
Elder John Csrmichal preached ex-
c''lent sermons TO the Baptist brethren
lasi Sunday.
Messr-. w. Il T Cress are taking
lesses on land for an oil company of
Pennsylvania
The patent line kin Of Smith & Mil
Ter is nearing completion, 90 our place
vi have two kline
Editor Smiths game chicken ranch
is ilourishing IL contains some OF the
finest strains IN the State.
MIR. Dad Mcclure was cut in the
head last Saturday evening by stone
dung by some unknown person
Mr. J. W. Marler has sent TO the
State chemist samples of accommodations
iroul the Marler cave. He thinks he has
a fortune in the stud as fertilizer.
MIR Ro /. PIKE, OF Poe Hill, who
had his hand blown of with dynamite
some time ago is making a success in the
nsvs butch business with the Southern
News Go on l.. & n.
Mr.. w &. Adams, Of Brodhead, is
preparing to go into the chicken business
/ on large scale. lie is already running
an incubator Of 200 capacity, assisted by
a Mr.. Bowers, An experienced man.
Misses kinuaird and Cocks accom-
| panied y large party OF young folks on
/ fishing excursion TO Rsniro Greek lsst
Saturday. All had a most pleasant time
while the fish still serenely enjoy their
freedom
We are told by Mr. Grant Baker that
the skeleton OF man found near Hazel
Patch some years since is still uuburied
IL il near Funnel No. Q upon hill side
IN the BUSHES in rough box GA top of
the ground with a large stone for n COW
erIns Toe scene Is yet visited by many
people
--One Of the best articles which We
have read upon the money question was
The Crime Of the age by Prof J. ).
R@pper;. This article appeared in the
NJ Vernon Eagle of last week aud al
though not harmonizing with the views
Of the editor, Mr. +. 3 Smith, he very
c)urleously gave il quite a compliment.
tary notice.
The railroad made no appropriation
for ballast this year, bat Rladm aster
Smith, who ia a hustler from away back
has managed affairs of his department so
we'll he is enabled 20 save enough for
purchase OF six cars per day from
Welsh's quarry and thinks viii be able
TO Increase the order soon. NJ Smith is
probably the youngest rosdmaster on the
system aud IL he continues in his present
course he will reach the superintendency
and even a higher p pint in his chosen
work
A new variety OF bug has made its
appearance in the potato patches here. II
ia about one fifth the sizs OF the potato
bug is red with black spots. Il cuts holes
in the leaf instead OF eating from lis
edges. In watching the sections OF these
huge, the writer discovered them destroy
ing the eggs deposited on the leaves by
the potato bug. II appears that they cal
an egg or two then take few bites from
tha leaf 1t was observed in one instance
, that one bug destroyed four eggs within
Is minutes Toe new bug, 40 far "A ob.
served, does not injure the plant so much
as the old variety. They are not very
, numerous yet
-Nrs. J. w. Nsshtt and sister, Mrs
DR. Flanagan, of Missouri, are vsitin.
their parents al Ravenswood, this coun
ty MIR. and Mrs. Ernest Painter wer,
guests Ct Judge Carter last week. Dr. ]
T Flanagan aud family, of Bosworth
Mo, visited Mr. ]. W. Nesbitt this week
Mr.. Jop Thompson and family have re
turned TO Garrsrd county after visiting
numerous relatives. Mrs X. l.. Thomp
son and family are guests of Mrs. VIM
Poynter Mr,sC o. Williams is in Louis
, Vile Dr. John Mason Williams has re
! turned to Louisville to a lucrative prsc
, tice ami a chair in the medical college
: Mr. Stevens, OF Ohio, Was here last wee
arranging to sink test oil well. Loo
:, out for boom.