Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-05-26
GARRARD COUNTY.


DR. and Mrs. James B. Kinnaird en-
tertained Friday evening in honor OF
Miss Nina Atkinson, OF Henderson.
Leslie Anderson, while playing base
ball Saturday, had his right hand split
between the second and third fingers.
The good Methodist ladies' had an
other court day dinner Monday and in
creased their treasury quite a number Of
dollars.
Elder George Gowen, who has been
engaged in two weeks meeting at Bur-
gin, up to Saturday has had Is additions
to the church. The meeting will proba-
bly, continue through this week.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Nc
Creary Christian church gave a supper
Saturday evening 1t the residence of Mr..
+. W. Lswless, realizing a good sum
Quite delegation OF Lancaster people
attended.
Mr.. W. II. Smith is very low. The
eating cancer has DESTROYED the greater
part OF his face and has now reached bis
tongue and OF course he can not live but
q very short time. His suffering is ex.
circulating in the extreme.
Rev. W. Z. Nelson's sermon Sunday
morning on "Abhor That Which is
Evil and Cling to That Which is Good"
has been pronounced by many to be his
finest effort since he has been preaching
Tor the Presbyterian congregation here.
The Ladies' Aid Society me, SstuI-
day afternoon with Mrs. Elizabeth Simp-
son. The PRESBYTERIAN Mite Society
will meet Tuesday with Mrs. Mary
Allen Weisiger. The Bible Reading
Circle with Mrs. Hunley Singleton Fri
: day afternoon.
The Demorest contest given by the
, pupils OF Miss Amanda Anderson g
; school at Mason school house Friday al
: terooon Was very enjoyable. There we're
ak competitors, 5 young ladies and one
! gentleman. The silver medal Was award
ed to Miss Lucy Msrsee.
The new train that was put on the
: l.. & y. railroad last Wednesday and
!, passed through Lancaster drew quite a
! crowd to see it and since We are tired oil
, staging it, as the l. J. says, som, too
3 advantage OF the fact that We once more
= have another train and took a ride.
q Died, in Jesssmine, Thursday, Mrs.
! Mshsla Totten, step-mother OF Judge
VIM. Totten. She was ST years old and
Was the sunt OF DR.. w. y. Mays, OF Paint
Lick, and sbouts week ago was at the
a funeral Of her sister, Mrs. Mays, sppa-
renty in good health. The remains
we're brought here for interment.
The residence OF Mr. Fred X. Sutton
near Msrksbury. was burned to the
:. ground Wednesday night. The fire orig
mated by some member OF the family
placinss lamp on a mautlepiece too near
=, the wall. Mrs. Sutton and six children
, were Ill OF the measles at the time and
some OF them barely escaped with their
lives.
. An entertainment consisting OF mu-
It sic aud recitstions will be given Thurs
, day afternoon by the pupils OF the grad
e ed high school, The advanced pupils o
Mrs. b. S. Governs music pupils will Civ,
e a recital Friday night. The entertain.
a ment will consist OF piano and vocal So
= los trios, duets and guitar and mandolin
n IN usic
Monkey John" or more properly
l. John Shsnks, created quite a consterns
n ton Thursday by setting ire to his bee
X clothes in Jail, thinking in the confusion
a that always follows fire he might b,
able to escape, but he was ioiled in BIZ
a attempt. He became badly frightened
= lest he should perish in the flames and
/. gave the alarm and at once n large crow,
a gathered. The flames were extinguish'
ed with little damage.
10 Miss Lettie Brown, OF Lexington, il
b the guest CT her grandmother, Mrs. Ell
II zabeth Beszley. Mrs. Lima Letcher, O
= Henderson, is expected tomorrow l.
1. visit her cousin, Miss Margaret Mason
!, Mrs. Mary l.. Anderson is visiting Mrs.
- B. Carter at Osrtersville. Miss Mstti
% Powell, Of Hustonville, is being enter
- tanned by Misses Lizzie and MAtti
Thompson. William Lusk, OF Madison
Is with his brother, George d. Lusk
Dexter Ballou. OF Stanford, . student Q
!, Hogsett Academy, Danville, is the CUES
:, OF his brother. II. M. Ballou. and family
Mrs. John L. Greenleaf, OF Richmond, il
a spending few days with Mrs. Emm
!. Kaufman. Miss Dove B. Harris is visit
ing her niece, Mrs. w. T. Browning, Q
Lexington. Miss Pauline Arnold, OF Je
leo, 10 Q visitor OF Miss Myrtle Wildi
70 Miss Mary Eta Stevens, one Of the sssis
"a tant teachers in the Deal and Dumb In
u stitute ut Dsnvills, 10 ct hume to spsn
10 her vacation with her parents, Mr.. An
n Mrs. Breathitt Brown. Mr.. George A
- McRoberts, OF Stanford, was visiting i
D. Upper Garrard Sunday. Hon. ]. Spec
ID smith, OF Richmond, republican cand